1756. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the new Metro North project; the expenditure on the project to date; the expected and projected timeline for the completion of each stage; if the projected costings for the completion of the project have been revised in any names; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24721/16]
1755. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the DART extension project to bring services to Balbriggan; the timeline and costing projections for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24720/16]
1723. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered requiring drivers convicted of certain offences where appropriate to retake the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24396/16]
1722. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources provided to the Road Safety Authority for the promotion of road safety in view of the increase in fatalities on roads in 2016 to date; if he will consider increasing the level of resources allocated to the Road Safety Authority for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/16]
1695. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the European Commission, upon the abolition of roaming charges across the European Union in 2017, to allow for free roaming only for a consecutive period of 30 days and for no more than 90 days in a year; his views on whether, given citizens have the free right of movement, this should not be impeded by unnecessary costs such as roaming charges; his further views on whether the implementation of these conditions would amount to the indirect retention of roaming charges; if he will raise this issue with his counterparts from other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/16]
1662. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the levels of vehicle emissions originating here over the past decade; the way in which vehicle emissions are monitored here; if he has considered expanding the approach utilised to take emissions other than carbon dioxide into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/16]
1258. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total spending by his Department, including details of all increases or decreases on an annual basis for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25482/16]
1105. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to further support community-based organisations (details supplied) that provide important services for persons with learning disabilities; his plans to increase supports for people with learning difficulties following the completion of their time in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24727/16]
1104. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to increase the amount of care provided under the home care package to allow patients, in cases where it is appropriate, to receive treatment in their own homes and to assist in the reduction of the strain on hospital beds; his views on whether such an initiative would increase the efficiency of the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24714/16]
1103. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average cost of care provided under the home care package per patient per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24713/16]
1102. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average cost of hospital accommodation per patient per night; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24712/16]
938. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of Leader funding granted within each electoral area, since 2011 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24722/16]
741. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the spending on social protection payments, including details of all increases or decreases by payment, on an annual basis for each of the years from 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; the total spending by his Department in the same format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25485/16]
615. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total amount of spending on the provision of social and affordable housing units, including details of all increases or decreases on an annual basis for each of the years since 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/16]
568. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress of the Pyrite Remediation Scheme; the number of applications received to date, by category; the number of homes approved for remediation; his projections on the number of homes to be remediated to by the end of 2016 and in 2017; the number of homes in which the process has taken place by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24718/16]
466. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of development for Lusk Community College is expected to be completed; the details on the facilities which will be delivered as part of this next phase of development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25759/16]
439. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of spend on schools building projects, schools extensions and additional accommodation provision, with detail of increases and decreases, on an annual basis, for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; the total spend by his Department in the same format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25481/16]
402. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24725/16]
401. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project to provide a school (details supplied) with a new school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/16]
395. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of any developments regarding the establishment of a college of further education in the Swords area of north County Dublin, given the fact that Fingal has the fastest growing population in the State; if he will support the development of such an educational facility to cater for the demand which exists in Swords and the greater north county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24553/16]
310. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the failure of the European Commission to publish the report on its decision in the case of a company (details supplied); if he will engage with the European Commission to secure the publication of its report, taking into account that a redacted version could be published to omit market sensitive information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25898/16]
309. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify the European Union treaty which requires a company registered in a jurisdiction within the European Union to make payment to a State following a finding of the European Commission; the legal and practical basis upon which the Revenue Commissioners would act to collect payment from a company following such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25897/16]
226. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the local property tax receipts by year, in tabular form, since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24719/16]
160. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to ensure schools and teachers are made fully aware of the Garda vetting procedures in place for teachers taking up new employment; the measures she will put in place to avoid a repeat of the situation in 2016 whereby many teachers were without the required Garda vetting at the start of the academic year and therefore unable to teach, causing undue stress for the teachers in question and putting increased pressure on the resources of the schools involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25773/16]
134. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated to An Garda Síochána for personnel, resources and vehicles, including details of all increases or decreases for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016 in tabular form; the total spend by her Department in the same format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25483/16]
14. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to strengthen enforcement of speeding and drink driving laws in view of the increase in fatalities on roads in 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/16]
2. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby management companies are uncommunicative with homeowners with whom they have a management agreement; the action she plans to take in order to ensure management companies uphold their responsibilities to homeowners and residents within estates which are under their remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24715/16]
109. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the free travel scheme for persons who are eligible to cover travel on Nitelink bus services in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21706/16]
72. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to student universal support Ireland, SUSI grant applications, he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to address the situation whereby a self-employed person, or their dependant, is required to submit tax return information for the current year as part of the application, given the closing date for tax returns is not until October; his views on whether it is appropriate to modify the requirements to allow for the submission of tax return information, as submitted to the Revenue Commissioners in the year previous, to fulfil the requirements of the SUSI grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21708/16]
70. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position regarding the requirement for those who are self-employed, or a dependant, to provide information on their tax returns for the current year when applying for a student universal support Ireland, SUSI grant, given the deadline for the submission of tax returns to the Revenue Commissioners is not until October of the following year; the action he will take to address this issue which affects self-employed and dependants who wish to further their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21707/16]
592. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason primary care psychology services are not provided for children in north County Dublin; the reason the Swords Mater CAMHS has not treated a child from the routine waiting list over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/16]
120. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the cost of remediation per unit and remediation per phase has increased as a result of inflation in the construction sector; if he will provide comparative costings in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20327/16]
119. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can provide details of the number of homes remediated under the clause contained in Part 3, section 17, exceptional circumstances, (3) of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/16]
118. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out in tabular form the number of properties which entered into the pyrite remediation scheme with category 2 diagnosis following visual inspection from an engineer, and where the diagnosis was later reversed to category 0 following sample core testing prior to remediation taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20325/16]
464. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the primary function of the agricultural sector is the provision of public goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/16]
550. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Dublin Bus and Fingal County Council to ensure residents in Knocksedan estate in Swords, County Dublin, are provided with an adequate bus service to meet their needs; the action he will take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/16]
217. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take about the requirement for the replacement of the K block in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17252/16]
216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take in relation to a school (details supply) which urgently requires funding for a new floor in the physical education hall; if the provision of an adequate and usable physical activity facilities is of the utmost importance in terms of ensuring the health of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/16]
149. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance under section 13 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 whereby home owners are responsible for the local property tax for their property for the whole of the subsequent year following 1 November of a given year, even if they sell the property soon after; if he will amend the legislation to modify this to make local property tax payable by persons only for the timeframe for which they have ownership of a given property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17253/16]
154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme, including when he will issue a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/16]
501. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new, permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40044/15]
216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through capital acquisitions tax for each year since 2011, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/15]
186. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's view on private waste firms using a pay-by-weight service from July 2016; if he will engage with such firms in relation to customers who will be adversely impacted by this, due to waste caused by medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39807/15]
273. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide information, in tabular form, on allocations made under the auspices of her Department for projects in the Dublin Fingal area since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33689/15]
214. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the second phase of the building project for Lusk Community College; if she will provide information on the provision of adequate sports facilities, including changing rooms, and a library for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33688/15]
164. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the projected costs associated with the development of the primary care centres in Balbriggan and Swords in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/15]
59. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applicants from the Dublin Fingal area to the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/15]
42. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 5 February 2015, her views that this case was adequately investigated given that payment of rent supplement was reinstated within a week of suspected fraud being reported; if she will provide information regarding what her Department constitutes as fraud in relation to rent supplement payments; the action she will take given that rent supplement payments in this case were not used by the recipient for their intended purpose; the further action she will take to prevent such instances occurring in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33013/15]
1586. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow chauffeurs, who hold public service vehicle licences, to utilise bus lanes when carrying passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30427/15]
383. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on whether there has been an increase in the number of break-ins to taxis; if so, if such an increase could be attributed to the semi-permanent branding, with details, which taxis are required to have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26432/15]