Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Transport

Seán Haughey

276. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority will regulate battery-powered rickshaws in view of the fact that the necessary legislation to facilitate the making of regulations has been passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/17]

Residential Property Prices Register

Seán Haughey

156. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that there is consistency in the prices published for houses on the property price register under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011; if the published prices include or exclude VAT in all cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41877/16]

Tracker Mortgage Data

Seán Haughey

259. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent disclosures to the effect that banks denied mortgage customers their contractual right to a tracker interest rate; the role of the Central Bank in this regard; the action he will take in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/16]

Library Services

Seán Haughey

455. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on the loss of jobs here in book-selling arising out of the outcome of the national public library tender and the academic library tender; whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that no Irish company was awarded full marks in the tender process in view of the fact that certain technology has not been introduced here; his plans to delay the sanctioning of these tenders pending an investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1203/17]

Control of Dogs

Seán Haughey

472. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce additional legislation to deal with the problem of noise from barking dogs in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41372/16]

Social and Affordable Housing

Seán Haughey

483. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the Government allocation of €18 million for the redevelopment of O'Devaney Gardens will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41662/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Evictions

Seán Haughey

495. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to ensure that residential tenants renting a property are not automatically evicted if the property is being sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1159/17]

Occupational Therapy

Seán Haughey

1028. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly persons living on the State pension applying to Dublin City Council for housing adaptation grants are faced with a three-year waiting time for an occupational therapist's report in Dublin central; the way in which and when he will make sufficient funds available to clear the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/16]

Addiction Treatment Services

Seán Haughey

1029. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the number of residential detox beds available in the public health system in Dublin for each of the years 2011 to 2016; the current waiting list for residential detox places in Dublin; the number of registered addicts in Dublin for each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41661/16]

Mobile Telephony Services

Seán Haughey

1505. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consideration he is giving in relation to the position of mobile phone networks and the effect that Brexit might have on existing mobile phone customers regarding their contracts and tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1502/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

143. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding directly to the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government and Dublin City Council for the operation of the ambulance service provided by the Dublin Fire Brigade; if this funding can be increased to reflect the current costs of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

144. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will commence immediately, by way of the new governance arrangements set out in the findings of the expert panel on the pre-hospital emergency care services Dublin published in December 2015, a process to eliminate the shortfall in the Dublin Fire Brigade available capacity to meet demand in order that the use of fire appliances to respond to ambulance calls is reserved for those calls that are clinically appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40281/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

178. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will implement as a matter of urgency the findings of the expert panel on the pre-hospital emergency care services Dublin published in December 2015; his views on whether this report provides a mechanism to address the operational inefficiencies and the issue of a fully integrated ambulance service in the Dublin area identified in the recommendations of the December 2014 HIQA report on pre-hospital emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

179. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the national ambulance service and the Dublin Fire Brigade are provided equal status and equal treatment regarding the operation of ambulance services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40284/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

180. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his views on whether current dispatch functions should be retained by the Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Haughey

181. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the Dublin Fire Brigade should maintain control over its own clinical governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40288/16]

Public Transport Provision

Seán Haughey

630. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the public transport infrastructure in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/16]

Property Tax

Seán Haughey

80. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on escalating fees being imposed by property management companies in private housing developments; her plans to phase out such fees following the introduction of the local property tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38565/16]

Property Tax Administration

Seán Haughey

121. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if consideration was given to home owners who already paid stamp duty on purchasing their houses when the current local property tax, LPT, provisions were being established; if he will consider introducing a tax credit for home owners in these circumstances who are paying LPT in the interests of equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/16]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Seán Haughey

235. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact this was approved by the Social Welfare Appeals Office some time ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38566/16]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Haughey

257. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the Government of Pakistan to pardon a person (details supplied); if he will highlight the person's case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38567/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Seán Haughey

26. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours the Dublin north central local health area can expect in 2017. [38041/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Haughey

91. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the reason 1,102 persons were waiting more than a year for inpatient and day case treatment in Beaumont Hospital in October 2016; and the reason the numbers waiting more than a year have increased by more than 18,000% since April 2014. [38040/16]

School Services Staff

Seán Haughey

168. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will facilitate the continued employment of a caretaker in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37669/16]

Legislative Measures

Seán Haughey

731. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the provisions of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37317/16]

Sports Facilities Provision

Seán Haughey

211. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed redevelopment of Dalymount Park in Phibsborough, Dublin 7; if he has considered the feasibility study and costs that were submitted by Dublin City Council for the redevelopment; the support, financial or other, his Department will provide for the re-development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/16]

Road Traffic Legislation

Seán Haughey

532. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce legalisation as soon as possible to regulate rickshaws; if Galway City Council has banned rickshaws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35873/16]

Air Pollution

Seán Haughey

226. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the provisions of sections 24 and 26 of the Air Pollution Act 1987, in view of the fact that local authorities seem to have inadequate powers to prevent the ongoing pollution of the atmosphere by domestic householders arising from the operation of wood burning stoves, despite securing convictions in the courts for breaches of the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35272/16]

Mental Health Awareness

Seán Haughey

227. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that mental health awareness is promoted in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34670/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Seán Haughey

273. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to a school (details supplied) to allow it to install a lift, a ramp, a wheelchair-friendly entrance and an additional wheelchair-friendly toilet in order that the college can be easily accessed by the disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35140/16]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Haughey

414. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he is making to stop the appalling slaughter of innocent civilians in Aleppo, Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35141/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Seán Haughey

155. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the development funding announced in budget 2017 to implement the national mental health policy, A Vision For Change; the money available to the HSE in 2017 for this purpose; if he will increase this funding in order to allow for much needed improvements in mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33921/16]

Middle East Issues

Seán Haughey

244. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the killing and persecution of Christians in Mosul, Iraq generally and throughout the Middle East, by Islamic State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/16]

Teacher Recruitment

Seán Haughey

145. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide full details regarding the extra teaching posts announced as part of budget 2017; the way these teaching posts will be divided between primary and post-primary schools; if qualified post-primary teachers of history and religion can apply for these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32728/16]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Seán Haughey

90. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda in Coolock have adequate manpower and resources to deal with an ongoing problem of anti-social behaviour in the Edenmore area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31487/16]

National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times

Seán Haughey

99. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health his views on the September 2016 figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund which showed that 2,936 persons are waiting more than 18 months for an outpatient appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/16]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Seán Haughey

137. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with European Commissioner, Michel Barnier; if Commissioner Barnier appreciates the special difficulties of Ireland with regard to an exit by the UK from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30875/16]

Student Support Schemes

Seán Haughey

120. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme, the disability access route to education scheme and the HEA student assistance fund scheme available to students of private third level colleges such as Griffith College in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29395/16]

Child Care Costs

Seán Haughey

646. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to ensure the provision of affordable child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29775/16]

Immigration Policy

Seán Haughey

163. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise concerns regarding the dismantling of the refugee camp in Calais with his French counterpart and at an EU level; if he will make representations concerning the safety of unaccompanied minors in this camp going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28823/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Haughey

186. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their cataract operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28874/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Haughey

187. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their cataract operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28875/16]

Educational Disadvantage

Seán Haughey

194. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the DEIS scheme; if existing schools in the scheme will be examined in any future review; the timeframe envisaged for such a review; if schools will be consulted regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28580/16]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Seán Haughey

349. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the State will endeavour to purchase one of Padraic Pearse's signed 1916 surrender letters which will be sold at auction in Dublin by a private collector in November 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28577/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Seán Haughey

452. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will amend the legislation dealing with the long-term illness scheme to ensure that the mitochondrial disorder known as CPEO is classified as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28468/16]

Fish Farming

Seán Haughey

562. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that Inland Fisheries Ireland continues with its fish farming operations; if he will provide significant capital investment to deal with the deficiencies that exist at Inland Fisheries Ireland's trout production facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/16]

Road Safety

Seán Haughey

247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission independent and indigenous research into the effectiveness or otherwise of zebra crossings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/16]

Defence Forces Reserve

Seán Haughey

264. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will restore gratuity payments and other benefits previously received by members of the Reserve Defence Force; if he will ensure these members are not financially disadvantaged by undertaking their normal duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/16]

UK Referendum on EU Membership

Seán Haughey

66. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the establishment of an all-island dialogue to deal with issues arising from Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26582/16]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

139. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend existing legislation in order to allow pensioners draw down the full amount of an approved minimum retirement fund prior to 75 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26459/16]