Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Summer Works Scheme Expenditure

Thomas P. Broughan

523. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to schools for the summer works scheme in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33150/19]

Assisted Decision-Making

Thomas P. Broughan

656. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if significant funding up to €10 million will be sought in budget 2020 to implement the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33389/19]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Thomas P. Broughan

811. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single persons and families with children in direct provision centres per county; the number in this type of emergency accommodation for periods (details supplied), respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32918/19]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Thomas P. Broughan

812. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of single persons and families with children seeking asylum being held in hotel rooms, bed and breakfasts and guesthouses by county; the number in this type of emergency accommodation for periods (details supplied), respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/19]

Garda Training

Thomas P. Broughan

893. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who undertook public order commanders tactical advisers and instructors courses in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33151/19]

Rehabilitative Training Allowance

Thomas P. Broughan

1181. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if media reports that the rehabilitation training allowance that is currently paid to school leavers with disabilities who wish to take up training will no longer be paid to new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31959/19]

Cancer Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

1200. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing funding of the national cancer control programme by 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32016/19]

Cancer Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

1201. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the Skin Cancer Prevention Plan 2019-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32017/19]

Medical Card Expenditure

Thomas P. Broughan

1443. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of removing the prescription charge for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32927/19]

Hospital Charges

Thomas P. Broughan

1475. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking in Budget 2020 to reduce charges for cancer patients; the estimated cost of removing inpatient charges for cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33135/19]

Health Services Charges

Thomas P. Broughan

1476. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking in budget 2020 to reduce charges for cancer patients; the estimated cost of removing the prescription charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/19]

Hospitals Car Park Charges

Thomas P. Broughan

1477. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking in Budget 2020 to reduce charges for cancer patients; the position regarding the provision of reduced hospital parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33138/19]

HSE Staff Recruitment

Thomas P. Broughan

1478. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health when the clinical lead in sexual health will be filled; the number of persons that applied for the post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33153/19]

Industrial Disputes

Thomas P. Broughan

1547. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will take all necessary steps to urgently resolve the dispute between the HSE and a union (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33385/19]

Disability Support Services Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

1548. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans to commit to a multi-annual investment programme of €211 million per annum in each of the years 2020 to 2024 to fund community services for persons with intellectual, physical, sensory and neurological disabilities including personal budgets, personal assistant services, home supports, respite care, day services, residential and community services supports and adult therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33386/19]

Medical Card Reviews

Thomas P. Broughan

1549. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his views on making medical needs of citizens the primary condition for the granting of medical cards, rather than other factors such as income, in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33387/19]

HSE Regional Service Plans

Thomas P. Broughan

1550. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the creation of regional structures in the HSE will lead to better front-line resources for patients and better overall efficiencies and will avoid additional layers of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33388/19]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Thomas P. Broughan

1591. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking in budget 2020 to reduce charges for cancer patients; the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €100 for families and €72 for single persons, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33462/19]

Hospitals Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

1990. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health his plans to publish the de Buitléir report on the process of removing private medical work from the public health system; his views on whether a recent decision on private work facilities at the national children’s hospital undermines the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34512/19]

Pesticide Use

Thomas P. Broughan

2025. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is liaising with its EU counterparts regarding the possible links between glyphosate and cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32681/19]

Pesticide Use

Thomas P. Broughan

2071. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the use of glyphosate on food crops; if he is examining banning glyphosate further to the decision of the Austrian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32680/19]

Electric Vehicles

Thomas P. Broughan

2270. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his targets for the adoption of a full electric vehicle fleet for Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33382/19]

Abbey Theatre

Thomas P. Broughan

2271. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans, and the timeframe, to provide electric vehicle charging points at the Houses of the Oireachtas and departmental offices in Dublin and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/19]

Railway Stations

Thomas P. Broughan

2416. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the lifts at Howth junction and Donaghmede DART station have been broken since 1 January 2018; the amount Irish Rail has spent on repairs to the lifts at the station since 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/19]

Childcare Services

Thomas P. Broughan

2550. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of continuing the CETS and CCS schemes with the national childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32920/19]

Family Support Services

Thomas P. Broughan

2551. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of allocating a family support worker to each homeless family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32921/19]

Family Resource Centres

Thomas P. Broughan

2557. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated amount it would cost in 2020 if the budget for family resource centres increased by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33149/19]

Childcare Services Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2558. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing 300 extra therapy staff for children's services commencing in budget 2020 to 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33392/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2732. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing each social protection payment by €5, €7 and €10, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32911/19]

One-Parent Family Payment Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2733. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the income disregard for the one-parent family payment to €160, €180 and €200 per week, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32912/19]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2734. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of granting a cost of disability payment of €20 to recipients of social protection payments related to their disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32913/19]

Fuel Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2735. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32914/19]

Fuel Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2736. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the fuel allowance was increased by €2.50, €5 or €7 per week, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32915/19]

Fuel Allowance Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2737. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a credit for those in receipt of the fuel allowance to offset increased carbon taxes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32916/19]

Jobseeker's Payments

Thomas P. Broughan

2738. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of fully restoring jobseeker's payments to persons under 26 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32917/19]

Direct Provision System

Thomas P. Broughan

2747. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the daily expenses allowance for persons in direct provision to €50 per child per week and €75 per adult per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33139/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2895. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of families with children experiencing homelessness and being held in hotel rooms, bed and breakfasts and guesthouses by county; the number in this type of emergency accommodation for periods (details supplied), respectively in tabular form; the number of such families that have family support workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2896. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of families with children experiencing homelessness in hubs by county; the number in this type of emergency accommodation for periods (details supplied), respectively in tabular form; the number of such families that have family support workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32929/19]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

2919. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of restoring housing adaptation grants to 2010 levels and committing to a minimum of 7.5% of all social housing in 2020 to persons with a disability on housing waiting lists in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33390/19]

Capital Assistance Scheme Data

Thomas P. Broughan

2920. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the current expenditure on the capital assistance scheme; the amount allocated for 2019 for accommodating persons moving out of congregated settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/19]

Rental Accommodation Standards

Thomas P. Broughan

2982. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the fact that around 90% of rental homes in rent pressure zones failed to meet the 2017 minimum housing standards according to a recent media report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34511/19]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

17. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 577 of 18 June 2019, if the funding available for disadvantaged urban communities will be increased in Budget 2020; if he is planning new initiatives in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/19]

Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme

Thomas P. Broughan

33. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department is involved with an interdepartmental taskforce to ensure that lower income urban areas grappling with serious issues of antisocial behaviour and crime will have adequate resources from crime prevention initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30071/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

143. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which he and his EU colleagues are responding to attempts by the Hong Kong authorities to apparently suppress the civil and political rights of the population to assembly and freedom of expression, in defiance of measures provided under Hong Kong's Basic Law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31146/19]

Human Rights

Thomas P. Broughan

144. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further steps being taken by him and his EU colleagues to urgently bring to an end the repression of the Uighur community in Xinjiang by the Chinese authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31147/19]

Credit Unions

Thomas P. Broughan

203. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance his policy on the financial industry funding levy and its impact on the credit union movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31148/19]

National Debt

Thomas P. Broughan

204. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt; and the amounts of interest paid on the debt for each year from 1994 to 2018 and to date 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31149/19]

Tax Code

Thomas P. Broughan

205. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on proposals from the EU for an aviation fuel tax; the way in which this will impact on Irish rates and levels of excise duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31150/19]

Public Service Vehicles

Thomas P. Broughan

379. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to protect and ensure the safety of taxi drivers in view of reports of alleged assaults following the refusal to pay fares; if he is satisfied that legal protections for all public transport workers are adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31394/19]

Health Services Staff

Thomas P. Broughan

494. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the number of dementia advisers by 10% and 20% in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30669/19]