281. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of civil servants under her remit who have been re-instated in recent years after taking a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38732/15]
155. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants under his remit that have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38733/15]
346. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why the number of homeless children in Dublin has doubled in the past year; why he and his Government did not give this primary consideration in the recent budget by providing an immediate solution to the housing crisis that is affecting more than 1,000 children in Dublin, considering that Ireland signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1992, an article of which states that it is the responsibility of the State to meet the basic needs of a child, including providing adequate shelter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/15]
327. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a pupil (details supplied) with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36859/15]
326. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding bullying in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36855/15]
305. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36826/15]
252. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 22 September 2015, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36854/15]
191. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36860/15]
190. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36856/15]
188. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding an application for a visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36830/15]
187. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36829/15]
186. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36828/15]
185. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36827/15]
148. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36825/15]
139. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36991/15]
96. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is receiving the full entitlement of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36857/15]
709. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact Iarnród Éireann to ensure that audio announcements on all Dublin Area Rapid Transit services are clearly audible and working fully; the frequency in which Iarnród Éireann monitors the audio announcements to ensure they are working fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36547/15]
708. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask Iarnród Éireann to indicate the number of Dublin Area Rapid Transit services with four carriages departing from Howth station in County Dublin between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. during each working day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/15]
655. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding lower emission reduction targets for 2030 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36332/15]
641. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposal for a school (detailed supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36132/15]
640. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school placement for a person (detailed supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36131/15]
616. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support and advise parents whose children cannot receive a secondary school place due to living a few hundred metres outside the parish boundary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36640/15]
592. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding a new school proposed (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36331/15]
515. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through parking charges at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date; if the hospital has any control over the pricing structure of the parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36552/15]
514. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no general practitioner present in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 after midnight and at weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36551/15]
512. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a cataract operation for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3 and 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36529/15]
474. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health for an update on the plain packaging Bill; if there are serious legal issues in respect of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36330/15]
448. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding claims of abuse of service users of the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/15]
436. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if his officials met recently with representatives of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to discuss legal and technical issues with the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Act and Regulations arising from the Act; if he will confirm if he was reassured that these legal and technical issues can be resolved in time for the Act to come into force in May 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/15]
388. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide assurances that the vehicles allocated to the emergency response unit and regional support unit are high performance; if the number of vehicles allocated to both units will be increased in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36553/15]
386. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to open an independent investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36530/15]
365. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 22 September 2015, her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding judicial procedures and false claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36173/15]
355. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a recruitment drive for the Naval Service and for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36550/15]
297. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 6 October 2015, his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a small tourist business that is creating employment and uses an innovative model, and yet receives no support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36163/15]
251. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be lost if Capital Gains Tax was reduced from 33% to 30%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/15]
244. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will support a credit union (details supplied) in Dublin 13 with its concerns with the Consultation Paper 88 issued by the Central Bank of Ireland in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/15]
239. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if there is funding for a new business such as a Start Up Refund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36549/15]
180. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 30 September 2015, if she will provide a timeframe for the groups (details supplied) to meet the interdepartmental working group under the upcoming comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36401/15]
105. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35912/15]
104. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 6 October 2015, if she will confirm whether a contract exists between her Department and the one private commercial organisation who first enjoyed the benefits of the arrangement referred to; her responses to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 912 and 913 of 26 May 2015, where she stated that her Department had no contract with this or any other provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35892/15]
89. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the bombing of the hospital in Kunduz in Afghanistan by the armed forces of the United States of America on 3 October 2015, with a request under the Geneva Convention, and to support Médecins sans Frontières, who lost many of its staff in this bombing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35891/15]
88. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of each person who took part in Ireland's international election monitoring since the beginning of 2014, in tabular form; the cost of each trip involved, detailing the qualification and background of each person selected, and if they were appointed to the election roster; the appeals and review processes that exist for roster members who are unhappy at not being selected for missions; when the next intake to the roster is expected to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/15]
47. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department recently held promotional competitions for appointment at higher executive officer level; the number of male and female applicants who applied; the number short-listed for interview; the number successfully placed on a panel for possible appointment, by grade, in each case; if there is any review channel for candidates who are unsatisfied at decisions made during the recruitment process; if so, the number of complaints received, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35894/15]
46. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department recently held competitions for staff for various overseas visa offices; the number of male and female applicants who applied; who were short-listed for interview; who were successfully placed on a panel for possible appointment, by grade in each case; if there is any review channel for candidates who are dissatisfied with decisions made during the recruitment process; if so, the number of complaints received, by grade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35893/15]
17. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount in legal fees incurred by the Commission for Public Service Appointments for 2015 to date; and for each of the past four years; if consideration is being given to disputing the amount of any of these legal costs listed before the Taxing Master in the High Court, by taxation on a solicitor; and by a client costs basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35896/15]
16. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 23 June 2015, his views on concerns that the in-house complaints process results in only 4% of cases being re-examined; the reason for this low level; if he is aware that there are now three judicial reviews pending against decisions made by the Ombudsman; his views on an independent review of the in-house complaints process to ensure that it is robust and fair, and does not lead to unnecessary and expensive court challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35895/15]
462. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support former Aer Lingus workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/15]
422. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the issues listed in the policy for climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35395/15]
379. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will recognise post-leaving certification courses in order that those attending these courses can receive the same support and assistance as other third level students (detailed supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35392/15]
297. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a Primary Medical Certificate by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35544/15]