Parliamentary questions

Programme for Government Implementation

Catherine Connolly

444. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she has put in place to deliver 135,000 jobs outside of Dublin as per the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23116/16]

Equality Issues

Catherine Connolly

445. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the initiatives in place to assist women in the workforce given that more than 70% of those on minimum wage here are women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23117/16]

Trade Agreements

Catherine Connolly

446. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the European Commission is acting ultra vires having delivered on 6 July 2016 a proposal to the Council of Ministers to provisionally apply the entirety of the comprehensive economic and trade agreement. [23118/16]

Rural Transport Services

Catherine Connolly

42. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the input his Department had into to the Galway transport strategy; to provide details of any reports provided by his Department to the Galway transport unit; the remit of the consultants involved together with any reports and-or findings presented by them; the plans in place for a light rail system for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21981/16]

State Airports

Catherine Connolly

82. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority regarding the cost of mitigation measures consequential on its decision to develop the second runway, with particular reference to reducing the impact of noise and the impact on the transport network in the area. [21982/16]

Inland Fisheries Regulation

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to review pike management operations using gill nets and electrofishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21012/16]

Legislative Measures

Catherine Connolly

98. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of statutory undertakers under the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2013, the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Local Government Act 2001 and any statutory instruments subsequent to the stated enactments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21743/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Catherine Connolly

61. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans that have been put in place to protect the Irish fishing sector in view of the UK decision to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21011/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Catherine Connolly

191. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) including when the person will receive an appointment. [21465/16]

Mental Health Services Report

Catherine Connolly

12. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he has commenced the promised review of A Vision for Change, when he will complete it, the composition of the review team, its terms of reference, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20606/16]

Mental Health Policy

Catherine Connolly

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason the independent monitoring group set up to monitor the implementation of A Vision for Change and which sat for two periods, 2006-2009 and 2009-2012, did not sit after 2012 given that it was a fundamental recommendation in A Vision for Change; his plans, if any, to reconvene such a monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20607/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Catherine Connolly

44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ultrasounds; the backlog that exists for ultrasounds in Galway University Hospital for infants up to four months; the reason there is a backlog for such an essential service; the steps being taken to resolve this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/16]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Catherine Connolly

111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when irregularities and concerns first came to or were brought to his attention and that of the Health Service Executive in the matter of a charity (details supplied); the steps that were taken or reviews carried out; the documentation available on these reviews; the safeguards that have been put in place to ensure the continuation of the services provided by this charity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20608/16]

Ministerial Hospital Visits

Catherine Connolly

118. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if he has met with Saolta and-or the management of Galway University Hospital on health issues (details supplied) and the planning for a new hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20604/16]

Crime Data

Catherine Connolly

166. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licensees who have been prosecuted and or convicted of an offence under section 4 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21080/16]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Catherine Connolly

340. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications for foreshore licences received, granted and not granted in each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive, and in 2016 to date; the reason for not granting the licences and for the backlog in processing licences; the steps he is taking to eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/16]

Flooding Data

Catherine Connolly

456. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to deal with the ongoing flooding issues in Cong, County Mayo, with particular reference to Drumsheel Lower, Cregaree and Barna in relation to the Cong canal, given that no works have yet been undertaken by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21213/16]

Health Services Reform

Catherine Connolly

509. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health regarding the coroner's inquest, the Health Information and Quality Authority report and the internal and external reviews into the death of a person (details supplied) to outline in detail and in tabular form the number of recommendations that have emanated from these reviews, specifically each of those recommendations; the recommendations that have been implemented; the number of recommendations that remain to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/16]

Arts Funding

Catherine Connolly

46. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to bring funding for the arts in line with the European standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19898/16]

Disability Activation Projects

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to indicate the Department or agency or private sector operator that will have responsibility for the implementation of the fit to work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18800/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Catherine Connolly

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the introduction of the fit-to-work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18799/16]

Marine Plan Implementation

Catherine Connolly

21. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to designate marine protection areas as required under Article 13.4 of the marine strategy framework directive; if legislation is necessary in the first instance; if so, when that will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/16]

Seaweed Harvesting Potential

Catherine Connolly

31. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the implementation of eight recommendations by the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in relation to the Report of the Committee on Developing the Seaweed Industry in Ireland published in May 2015, which specifically considered the commercial aspects of harvesting seaweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/16]

JobPath Implementation

Catherine Connolly

139. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature and duration of the contracts and the financial arrangements made with two companies to deliver JobPath; if persons in receipt of disability payments are included; the status of the implementation of JobPath; how he is overseeing the effectiveness of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Connolly

142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of rent he is paying for the Intreo centre at Fairgreen in County Galway; the terms of the lease; the nature of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/16]

New Skills Agenda for Europe

Catherine Connolly

9. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding he has applied for in the European Commission's New Skills Agenda for Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18292/16]

Educational Disadvantage

Catherine Connolly

12. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinitiate the suspended delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme, given the necessity for it in particular areas and the disadvantage some schools which would qualify under the programme are experiencing; when he will complete his review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18291/16]

Proposed Legislation

Catherine Connolly

227. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish further required amendments in relation to the Foreshore Act 1933 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/16]

Climate Change Advisory Council

Catherine Connolly

240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he established the advisory council pursuant to section 9(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; the names of its chairperson and members; if and how often it has met; the recommendations it has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/16]

Maternity Services

Catherine Connolly

417. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of reports from the National Maternity Hospital and the Rotunda Hospital, given the recommendation by the Health Information and Quality Authority following its investigation of Portlaoise hospital that monthly safety statements be published by each of the maternity hospitals; if he will require all maternity hospitals to publish reports; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18211/16]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

70. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures and processes she has put in place by the Reception and Integration Agency for the open competition for the management of State owned accommodation centres; the resources she has allocated to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17370/16]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

71. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken and she will undertake pursuant to the programme for Government's commitment to reforming the direct provision system, with particular focus on families and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17371/16]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 24 May 2016, the status of the progress update for the 173 recommendations as outlined in the McMahon report; if the report is not available, the reasons for the delay and when it will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17372/16]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

73. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 17 May 2016, to outline in detail and in tabular form, specifically which 90 recommendations of the McMahon report have been fully implemented; specifically which further 26 recommendations have been implemented and to what extent; which 57 recommendations have not been addressed and the reason for each recommendation's exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17373/16]

Departmental Agencies Reports

Catherine Connolly

74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 17 May 2016, for an update regarding the lack of reporting by the Reception and Integration Agency from which there has been no monthly report since September 2015 and the reasons for same; when the October 2015, November 2015, December 2015, January 2016, February 2016, March 2016, April 2016 and May 2016 reports will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17374/16]

National Transport Authority Data

Catherine Connolly

269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 14 June 2016, if the National Transport Authority produced and submitted a written report independent of Galway City Council to Galway City Council following its analysis of the traffic situation in Galway city culminating in the subsequent draft Galway transport strategy. [17406/16]

Disability Act Employment Targets

Catherine Connolly

300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which he has implemented the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the resources he has allocated to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17008/16]

Fit for Work Programme

Catherine Connolly

301. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the nature of work competency assessment in respect of the fit for work programme, including by whom such assessments will be carried out; the criteria for such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17009/16]

Fit for Work Programme

Catherine Connolly

302. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the introduction of the fit for work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17010/16]

Fit for Work Programme

Catherine Connolly

303. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the penalties or sanctions he will apply to persons who do not engage with the fit for work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17011/16]

Fit for Work Programme

Catherine Connolly

304. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the Department or agency or private sector operator, that will have responsibility for the implementation of the fit for work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/16]

National Transport Authority Data

Catherine Connolly

64. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the report the National Transport Authority carried out in the past 12 months on traffic congestion and possible solutions thereto in Galway city; if he will provide this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15608/16]

Road Projects

Catherine Connolly

578. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to publish the criteria his Department used to evaluate which roads building projects to include in its submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform capital review; how each of the major scheme indicative list and minor scheme indicative list projects scored numerically against each of these criteria; what stage one of the Galway bypass includes and excludes, specifically regarding the purchase of land and the construction work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15752/16]

Care Orders

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the number of supervision orders applied for in the courts by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla, since it was established in January 2014, the number of supervision orders granted consequent on these applications and consequent on an application for a care order, but where the court granted a supervision order instead. [15262/16]

Hospital Equipment

Catherine Connolly

164. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his views that two dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scanners at University Hospital Galway are not functioning due to staff shortages and cutbacks, notwithstanding the 20 year waiting list in this region; and the immediate steps needed to allow the machines to function. [15158/16]

Child and Family Agency Data

Catherine Connolly

254. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide a breakdown by county of the number of supervision orders applied for in the courts by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, since it was established in January 2014. [15298/16]

Special Areas of Conservation

Catherine Connolly

376. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the process relating to the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s ongoing examination of compensatory measures with regard to alternative special areas of conservation, particularly in relation to the Galway Harbour extension; the criteria, guidelines and directions that are in place in relation to this process; and the proposed locations of potential alternative designated special areas of conservation. [15074/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Catherine Connolly

112. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will make a decision on the construction of a boundary wall between a school and a residential area, given health and safety requirements and that the necessary documents, costings and revised costings have been submitted; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13970/16]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

464. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the position in relation to persons living in direct provision centres and who have residency, whereby a person is unable to access his Department without an address outside of a direct provision centre, but without the assistance of Social Protection and rent allowance, a person is unable to source an address; the number of persons in this position in each of the direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12867/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Catherine Connolly

465. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the policy with regard to paying jobseeker’s allowance to those persons living in direct provision centres, and who have residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12868/16]