Parliamentary questions

Medical Products Supply

Eamon Ryan

633. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the provision of prefilled naloxone injections as a means of making provision to save the lives of persons suffering from an opiate drug overdose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37750/16]

Rail Services

Eamon Ryan

745. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, following the opening of the Luas cross city as far as Broombridge station, the Irish rail timetable will be amended to allow the Sligo train stop at Broombridge to create inter-connectivity between the two routes, particularly for the morning service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37748/16]

Public Procurement Regulations

Eamon Ryan

16. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on applying spending sustainably to the public sector, that is, adding sustainability criteria as part of the public sector tendering process (details supplied). [36560/16]

Open Government Partnership

Eamon Ryan

25. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce transparency in sustainability reporting in Government-owned entities (details supplied). [36561/16]

Northern Ireland

Eamon Ryan

3. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will request that the Northern Ireland Executive establish the north south consultative forum at the next meeting of the north south ministerial council. [35214/16]

Northern Ireland

Eamon Ryan

8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting regarding the UK exit from the EU with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster. [36046/16]

US Presidential Election

Eamon Ryan

22. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if, during his recent conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, there was any discussion of the Paris Agreement or climate change. [36342/16]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Eamon Ryan

47. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the numbers of young persons being refused access to social protection benefit since the introduction of the JobPath programme; his views on whether this is a result of changes in Government policy or the method of implementation of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/16]

School Patronage

Eamon Ryan

238. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the recent patronage decision made for a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area for the provision of a gaelcholaiste or Aonad in the Dublin 15 area; if there has been any communication between his Department and potential patrons for such a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36362/16]

Jobseeker's Benefit Payments

Eamon Ryan

267. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a recipient of jobseeker's payment and jobseeker's benefit would fail or have a sanction of reduced payment applied against them; if there has been any recent changes to those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/16]

Child Benefit Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

326. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost per year of reinstating eligibility for child benefit to persons up to 19 years of age who are still in school; his views on whether such a reinstatement is justifiable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36361/16]

International Agreements

Eamon Ryan

343. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an itemised list of all international treaties and conventions which the State or plenipotentiary thereto has signed, but not ratified, in tabular form; the date, title and purpose of the agreement in each case; the date the agreement was reached; the date the agreement was opened to signatories; the date the State signed the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/16]

Sports Capital Programme

Eamon Ryan

551. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital programme grants process for 2016 will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36360/16]

Rent Controls

Eamon Ryan

60. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to regulate the rental market by linking rents to the consumer price index; his further plans to make secure rents and protection for tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

168. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the appropriateness of appointing a person (details supplied) to the Cork expert advisory group. [35699/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

169. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans in appointing an external adviser (details supplied) to the Cork expert advisory group; and his views on whether this appointment may influence the direction of the Cork expert advisory group.. [35700/16]

Surveillance Operations

Eamon Ryan

92. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the representations the State has made regarding UK surveillance of Internet traffic to and from Ireland; and the EU rules that govern the regulation of such monitoring of information passing between and through member states. [32082/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

115. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the precise criteria on which she will grant or refuse naturalisation in the context of civil proceedings, arrests or spent convictions for minor offences; if persons are denied naturalisation on the grounds of spent convictions, particularly those that do not involve violence or fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34844/16]

Naturalisation Eligibility

Eamon Ryan

148. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the general requirement of not having received State support in the three years prior to a naturalisation application does not apply to social insurance benefits, such as jobseeker's benefit, claimed as a right on the basis of PRSI contributions or their British or EU equivalents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34845/16]

Banking Sector

Eamon Ryan

7. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the investigation of the German Sparkassen model for the development of local public banks that operate regionally, as outlined on page 48 of the programme for a partnership Government. [34056/16]

Carbon Tax Exemptions

Eamon Ryan

76. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the reason combined heat and power engines are exempted from carbon tax in view of the fact that the signing of the Paris Agreement suggests significant efforts will need to be made to divest away from fossil fuels. [34067/16]

Carbon Tax Exemptions

Eamon Ryan

77. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the foregone taxation revenue from exempting combined heat and power engines from carbon tax. [34068/16]

Wind Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

188. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether sufficient offshore wind energy could be constructed in the Irish Sea by 2020 to reach the 2020 renewable energy target. [34064/16]

Wind Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

189. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has commenced a cost benefit analysis on offshore wind; the scope of this report; his plans for engaging with Irish and international companies seeking to invest in offshore wind energy here and the timescale for completion of the report. [34065/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

190. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if taxpayers will be expected to carry the cost of EU penalties for not complying with our targets for greenhouse gas reduction and required share of energy from renewable sources by 2020. [34066/16]

Dublin Bus Fleet

Eamon Ryan

196. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to buy new buses for the Dublin Bus fleet; if such buses will give additional capacity or just replace existing buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34063/16]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Eamon Ryan

200. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of total posts and vacant posts in child protection teams broken down by grade and area, including administrative staff, social care workers, access workers and all grade of social workers. [34062/16]

Brexit Issues

Eamon Ryan

9. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with the leaders of the UUP, SDLP and Sinn Féin that took place on 3 November 2016 in Stormont; and the understandings that were reached regarding the legal and constitutional developments in regard to the invocation of Article 50 during the Brexit process. [33825/16]

Child Care Costs

Eamon Ryan

22. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she will protect against the dual income trap, as articulated by a person (details supplied), the result of which is a greater level of support being provided for one parenting choice over another; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33818/16]

Child Care Services

Eamon Ryan

508. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the consultation on the new affordable child care scheme will include consideration of supports for alternative child care choices, including in respect of those parents raising children at home. [33831/16]

Trade Agreements

Eamon Ryan

33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to consent to provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ahead of upcoming EU council meetings and the EU-Canada Summit. [30968/16]

Public Transport Provision

Eamon Ryan

8. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the Dublin metro and the DART east-west interconnector. [32780/16]

Air Pollution

Eamon Ryan

21. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to regulate to allow local authorities to restrict the movement of high emission vehicles in urban centres to reduce air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32781/16]

Environmental Regulations

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government opposed a proposed ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas which was discussed at the recent European Council Agriculture Ministers' meeting. [32510/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

93. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the terms of reference of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32498/16]

Local Government Reform

Eamon Ryan

94. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the means of selecting the members of the recently established committee to review the reports of the Cork local government committee. [32499/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

148. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds. [32497/16]

Climate Change Policy

Eamon Ryan

174. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he will ensure the national climate dialogue complies with the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. [32494/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Eamon Ryan

175. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's prediction in regard to the amount by which Ireland will miss its 2020 EU emissions targets; and, apart from budget 2017, the policy changes being explored to reduce the likely overshoot. [32495/16]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eamon Ryan

176. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made in relation to bringing to an end the burning of coal and oil and the use of natural gas in our electricity generations stations. [32496/16]

Cabinet Committees

Eamon Ryan

5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met; and when the next meeting is to take place. [31825/16]

Energy Conservation

Eamon Ryan

19. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage at which the development of smart metering for every home is; and the way such a scheme will be funded. [32081/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Eamon Ryan

2. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details and outcomes of his discussion with Mr. Michel Barnier following their recent meeting. [30640/16]

Consular Services Representations

Eamon Ryan

29. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action his Department is taking to secure the release of a person (details supplied). [31811/16]

Trade Agreements

Eamon Ryan

57. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the trade deals that have been signed with the Egyptian Government in the past five years; and the primary export industries from Ireland to Egypt. [31812/16]

Tribunals of Inquiry Data

Eamon Ryan

72. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the policy for the archiving of materials from the Moriarty tribunal; and the locations in which they are currently stored and will be stored in future. [31309/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Ryan

159. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the reason visa processing has been outsourced to a company (details supplied) in the following eight countries: China, Peru, Nigeria, India, Ghana, Pakistan, Turkey and Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32134/16]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration

Eamon Ryan

160. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the reason there is a discrepancy in the addresses stated on some embassy websites and visa summary sheets in respect of where applicants send their supporting documentation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32135/16]

VAT Rate Application

Eamon Ryan

187. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements that exist regarding the collection of tax from Internet purchases made here from the UK; where the tax is collected; and if the Government monitors purchases and sales on the Internet. [32129/16]

School Patronage

Eamon Ryan

233. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the result of the recent patronage competition for secondary schools in County Dublin, Firhouse, Lucan, Swords, Carpenterstown, Castleknock, Malahide and Portmarnock will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32131/16]