290. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears of disability allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36073/16]
254. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the arrangements made for ex gratia or other payments to workers made redundant in the process relating to the termination in 2015 of the local and community development programme and its replacement by the social inclusion and community activation programme; the number of workers included in the payment scheme; the body by which payments were made; the authority used to make payments; the funds from which payments were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35937/16]
193. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an appeal to the primary staffing appeals board by a school (details supplied) was deemed unsuccessful; if he will give consideration to the allocation of a second teacher to this school in view of projected growth in enrolment over the coming years; when he will publish the staffing schedule for primary schools for the 2017-18 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35749/16]
9. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the North South Ministerial Council on 18 November 2016; and the issues raised and any decisions made. [36327/16]
1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he will consider providing a weekly update to Dáil Éireann on progress on planning, policy and Ireland's position on Brexit, whether oral or written. [34744/16]
138. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with information requested from his Department some months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/16]
4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans for reform of Seanad Éireann; and his further plans to ensure proposals are advanced before the next general election. [34743/16]
2. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to provide instructions to the National Economic and Social Council; and the detail of the subjects. [33720/16]
428. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a determination on the application of Wexford County Council to co-fund coastal protection works at Rosslare Warren Middle, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/16]
117. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has raised with the Italian authorities the delays being experienced by Irish officials in Italy in the processing of Syrian refugees for relocation here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34751/16]
74. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the costs of the Lansdowne Road agreement on Garda pay for 2017; the areas in which each cost arises and the numbers impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34748/16]
66. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention was drawn to a recent documentary (details supplied); when the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/16]
57. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the areas from which in her annual budget she proposes to find the proposed cost of the Labour Court decision on Garda pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34747/16]
46. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí that will be trained in 2017; the number of new entrants planned per class in 2017; if there have been any changes to her previous announced plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34750/16]
70. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to her letter of 6 October 2016, if the terms of reference for the five inquiries to be established under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 have been settled; when these inquiries will proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34008/16]
358. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if the eye medication MacuShield has been withdrawn from medical card patients; the reason for its withdrawal; and if a substitute medication will be made available to medical card patients. [33581/16]
270. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the implementation to date of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; the mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the Act; if he proposes any further public initiatives to draw public attention to the details of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33858/16]
126. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance the process which will be followed in appointing the chairperson of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; the date on which this position fell vacant; the date on which he expects the appointment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33769/16]
107. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the procedures her Department has put in place to ensure compliance with the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33856/16]
5. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has sought bilateral meetings with the First Minister for Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster, and the leader of the UUP, Mike Nesbitt, regarding Brexit and the all-island civic dialogue. [33516/16]
193. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32436/16]
47. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allow alcohol to be sold on Good Friday; if the sale of alcohol Bill contains measures regarding Good Friday licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32404/16]
364. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made within his Department on the establishment of a dedicated prevention and early intervention unit; the detail of the work programme planned for that unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31579/16]
642. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action which has been taken to enforce here the ruling of the European Court of Justice which determined that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office as working time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30796/16]
512. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the actions taken by the HSE to date to enforce amongst all HSE services the ruling of the European Court of Justice which determined that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office as working time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30797/16]
173. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 159, 161, 163 and 174 of 16 September 2016, when the provisions implementing sections 149 to 161 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30813/16]
310. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position regarding the revised Manual on Government Deficit and Debt, MGDD, published by EUROSTAT on 4 March 2016; the implications of these guidelines for the treatment of existing and future public-private partnerships, PPPs; the implications for future profit sharing between the State and PPPs; if he has had any discussion with the European Commission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29638/16]
42. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial vacancies that exist currently in each of the courts; the timescale envisaged to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29782/16]
129. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason persons (details supplied) in County Wexford cannot be granted a concessionary bus ticket for school; if he will review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/16]
632. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when the Wexford satellite dialysis unit will be in operation; if he is aware that the current location is experiencing planning difficulties; if he will seek to find an alternative site for this urgently needed facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26773/16]
1321. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list will receive the hospital treatment they require. [25707/16]
1320. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list will receive the hospital treatment they require. [25706/16]
1319. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list will receive the hospital treatment they require. [25705/16]
1279. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is on a waiting list will receive the hospital treatment they require. [25571/16]
159. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the provisions implementing sections149 to161, inclusive, of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 will be brought into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25763/16]
861. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on concern within the research community regarding possible reforms to the system used to allocate research grants; the specific plans, if any, to divest her Department’s control of the programme for research in third-level institutions, PRTLI, to Science Foundation Ireland; and her views on the fact that any potential divestment to Science Foundation Ireland would include measures to ensure that the PRTLI's traditional focus on capital, research infrastructure and students will remain and that PRTLI will retain its traditional role of enabling all areas of research. [24026/16]
26. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach his plans to reorganise his Department in response to Britain's exiting of the European Union; if this will involve the transfer of departmental functions or staff from other Departments; and the number of staff who will be working on Brexit exclusively in his Department. [22822/16]
23. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has made contact with the leaders of the main political groupings across the European Union, including the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, the group of the European People’s Party and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, in the context of Ireland's post-Brexit strategy. [22493/16]
21. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach when he is scheduled to meet the new British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May; the contacts he has had with the new Prime Minister since her appointment; his plans to meet the new United Kingdom Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, Mr. David Davis; and if he has instructed any of his Ministers to make contact with the new Secretary of State. [22820/16]
8. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach for an update on the discussions he has had on the Border issue with the British Prime Minister and the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland since the decision on Brexit by the British people, and if there will be some mechanism for political parties across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to participate in developing Ireland's strategy for dealing with the impact of Brexit. [22492/16]
7. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the discussions he had with the British Prime Minister, the First and Deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland and the First Minister of Scotland on the British exit from the EU. [21101/16]
444. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if an elected member of a local authority, who is currently in receipt of jobseeker's assistance, qualifies to take up employment through the JobsPlus scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22379/16]
140. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, further to the request of the Garda Commissioner in her press statement of 25 May 2016 and pursuant to her powers under the Garda Síochána Acts, she has referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, for the purpose of an investigation in the public interest, the matter of whether two senior Garda officers had sought to misrepresent before the O’Higgins commission of investigation the contents of a meeting they held with a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22700/16]