12. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken with Prime Minister Theresa May since the recent cabinet reshuffle in the United Kingdom and the appointment of a new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. [1790/18]
194. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if coaches will be able to park overnight in the coach park soon to open in the docks area if parked in advance of the 7 p.m entry deadline; and if not, the facilities that exist in Dublin for overnight coach parking. [3875/18]
98. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the incidents of non-payment of amounts charged for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the actions taken in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/18]
97. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used to calculate the amount charged for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; if he has satisfied himself that these criteria are appropriate and represent full cost recovery for An Garda Síochána; his plans to review these criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/18]
96. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount An Garda Síochána recouped for the provision of police services on a non-public duty basis under section 30 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in each of the years 2015 to 2017, by headings such as sports event, music event, non-music event or other headings that are used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3872/18]
49. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the UK Secretary of State for the Exiting of the European Union's comments in December 2017 that the agreement between Ireland and the UK was a statement of intent and not legally enforceable, his views on these comments; and his further views on whether the commitments agreed to are legally enforceable. [3850/18]
4. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the steps he will take to support a peaceful settlement in Palestine. [3849/18]
41. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the barracks in use in Dublin; the deployment of forces between those barracks; and if there are plans for an amalgamation or co-ordination of the resources in this regard. [3450/18]
658. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the roles the three regional spatial economic strategies under the national planning framework will play in mitigating climate change; and the relationship that will be established with the regional climate change adaptation plans which are to be co-ordinated under different geographical regions of local authorities. [3266/18]
478. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles the three regional spatial economic strategies under the national planning framework will play in mitigating climate change; and the relationship that will be established with the regional climate change adaptation plans which are to be co-ordinated under different geographical regions of local authorities. [3267/18]
1698. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 13 December 2017, the status of the ongoing review. [1810/18]
1336. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which his Department assesses if a company granted a licence to explore or exploit offshore hydrocarbon resources under the petroleum affairs division is in keeping with its work programme commitments; and if there are penalties for falling behind in those commitments. [1998/18]
1330. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which oil deposits from the Kish basin will be processed, if onshore or offshore; and the details of his discussions with the industry, including a company (details supplied) on this matter. [1827/18]
1329. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of extracting oil from the Kish basin and the Porcupine basin. [1826/18]
1328. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated price of oil on which his Department is basing its future energy projections in terms of energy security. [1825/18]
1327. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of tax revenue the State has collected from the Corrib gas project by tax on labour, tax on profits and tax on resources; the amount of tax that has been written off against company costs related to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1824/18]
1326. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if companies engaging in offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation are required to guarantee supply to the State or sell resources at a reduced rate to the State or Irish companies. [1823/18]
1325. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the processes in place to independently monitor the environmental and climate impacts of the offshore oil and gas industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1822/18]
1324. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 28 granted licensing options that are progressing to frontier exploration licences, in tabular form. [1821/18]
1323. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which his Department considers if an environmental impact assessment or appropriate assessment is required for offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation; if impacts on carbon emissions are considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1820/18]
1322. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic acquisitions conducted by the State and others from 2010, by month, year, survey area name, project code, name of relevant licence, survey identification, company and contractor conducting the survey, in tabular form. [1819/18]
1321. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of consents to drill his Department issued in 2015, 2016 and 2017, by month, year, name of licence, name of company and contractor, name of field; if oil or gas was found in each well; if appropriate assessments or environmental impact assessments were conducted for that particular licence; and the consents which resulted in findings of a commercially viable deposit, in tabular form. [1818/18]
1320. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of consents to drill his Department will issue in 2018, by month, day, name of licence, name of company and contractor, name of field and the stated likelihood of finding oil or gas deposits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1817/18]
1319. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland’s EU and UN commitments to mitigate climate change are considered as part of his Department’s efforts to promote exploitation of offshore hydrocarbon resources, including the commitment under the Paris Agreement to engage in global efforts to keep a global temperature rise this century below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/18]
1318. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated yield from oil and gas deposits by barrel and price; and the likelihood of finding deposits in each field in terms of a ratio, for example, a 30 to 1 chance and so on. [1815/18]
1317. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation including particular fields have been afforded the status of national strategic importance; and the reasons for designating or not designating the sector as such. [1814/18]
1316. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of extracting oil from Irish marine waters that his Department is using as a basis for the national energy projections. [1813/18]
1315. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome for the majority of licensing options which will be concluding between the end of February and the end of June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1812/18]
65. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has provided a report on the Sparkassen public banking model; and his views on whether there could be a role for such a public banking system to assist small and medium enterprises. [53818/17]
4. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise the national capital plan in view of the climate advisory committee's report on the shortcomings of the national mitigation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53817/17]
261. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to bring forward guidelines for solar power development for use by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53481/17]
215. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1146 of 21 March 2017, when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form since, will be published and put to public consultation; and the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the reply. [53480/17]
61. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further action the European Union is considering taking with regard to the recent recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital by the US government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53232/17]
40. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with European counterparts in regard to the ongoing reports of large-scale human trafficking and slave auctions in Libya; and the position the Government is taking in regard to this issue. [53231/17]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Derelict Sites Act 1990 to increase the levy placed on derelict sites; to ensure the register of derelict sites compiled by a local authority is made publicly available on the local authority's website; to ensure protection for the rights of homeowners who have moved into residential care and own a derelict site; to amend the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 to extend the definition of a "vacant site" to include sites below 0.05 hectares; to ensure the documents associated with the entry of a site onto the register of vacant sites are made publicly available on the local authority's website; to increase the vacant site levy in each subsequent year; to increase the scope of the levy to include properties in negative or low equity; and to provide for related matters
74. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the process by which the Government decided to join the Permanent Structured Co-operation on Security and Defence, PESCO. [51717/17]
46. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has included lands currently administered by the Department of Defence in his review of publicly owned land that could be utilised for housing; and if he has had discussions with the Minister for Defence in relation to the long term optimal use of these sites. [52262/17]
31. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has given direction to Dublin City Council as to which arrangements could be considered optimal in the provision of affordable housing after the finalisation of the commercial agreement for the Poolbeg SDZ. [52263/17]
5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the timeframe and scope for the inquiry to be carried out by a person (details supplied) on the Department of Justice and Equality. [51716/17]
153. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to complete a review of the public spending code and introduce an infrastructure projects unit within his Department as recommended in the International Monetary Fund, IMF, public investment management assessment for Ireland. [51883/17]
152. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to publish the cost-benefit analysis of existing public private partnership projects; and the criteria used to select them as recommended by the International Monetary Fund public investment management assessment for Ireland. [51881/17]
145. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost profile of each public private partnership project; and the balance between construction and maintenance costs for each project in view of the existing commitments of €9.6 billion for existing public private partnerships to be distributed over the remaining years of the contracts. [51882/17]
115. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum and immigration cases who are being held up or are pending approval while awaiting the judgment of an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Court of Appeal judgment in a case (details supplied); and the status of those persons awaiting decisions dependent on that appeal. [51752/17]
94. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the right to work will be restricted for refugees in the category of work and-or timeframes; and the date on which the new provisions will apply to allow refugees to begin to work. [51751/17]
4. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach his plans to attend the climate change summit in Paris on 12 December 2017 and if he will report on discussions he has had with President Macron regarding the summit. [50599/17]
113. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the concerns articulated by the IDA regarding the effect that the interception of postal packets and telecommunications messages (regulation) (amendment) Bill could have on the development of the digital technology industry here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/17]
89. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a schedule of those philanthropic donors, foundations and corporations which have to date committed to supporting the OPW’s proposed national children’s science centre exploration station to be developed at Earlsfort Terrace, the National Concert Hall and the Iveagh Gardens. [49683/17]
88. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the process by which the Earlsfort Terrace, the National Concert Hall and the Iveagh Gardens site was selected by the OPW as the most suitable for the development of the children’s science museum exploration station; if the OPW received representations from third parties regarding the choice of site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49681/17]