172. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status and timeline for a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/19]
145. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 20 June 2019, if the State does not cover the treatment costs of ex-servicemen and women suffering from post traumatic stress disorder; if ex-servicemen and women suffering with the condition are granted medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/19]
70. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce the waiting list for home support hours in the north-west Dublin local health office area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/19]
272. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who worked in the public sector prior to April 1995 does not have entitlement to a State pension (contributory); her plans to change this rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27200/19]
332. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason a unit (details supplied) in a hospital is being closed; the measures being taken to accommodate the services and patients at the unit in a new location; the impact of the closure on staff in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26152/19]
170. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding regarding Caranua; the funding received by Caranua; the funding to be received; the number of open applications with Caranua awaiting payment for services; when the Caranua fund is due to cease operations; the assurances which can be given to applicants the fund will remain open until they have received the services for which they have applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26149/19]
186. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to respond to a previously submitted query (detail supplied). [25870/19]
182. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to respond to queries raised in correspondence regarding cycling infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/19]
47. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cases lodged with the State Claims Agency for a condition (details supplied) in each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/19]
46. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the mental health supports and services available for ex-servicemen and ex-servicewomen for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/19]
45. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members referred to the HSE for psychiatric services and placed on a waiting list to see a psychiatrist since 26 July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25903/19]
211. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason a service is no longer being provided under the medical card scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25821/19]
353. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the division of spending within the 2018 €50 million NTPF allocation; the financial split that occurred between the public and private hospital systems; the amount paid to each public and private hospital that participated in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25001/19]
49. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the staff numbers in his Department in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24803/19]
28. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with the Defence Forces representative associations on the report of the Public Service Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24477/19]
23. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces personnel entitled to postal voting in recent elections were all able to do so in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24479/19]
22. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel from the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps who took part in protection duties for the visit of President Trump; the total of the allowances paid for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24476/19]
14. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if members of the Reserve Defence Force are being paid on average 18% less than the rates being given to their counterparts in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24480/19]
7. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on claims by the former head social worker for the Defence Forces that he was ignored repeatedly when he warned the Minister of State's officials regarding increased poverty levels being endured by serving military personnel and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24478/19]
5. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if all Defence Forces personnel entitled to postal votes in the recent European and local elections received ballot papers in time to cast their vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24687/19]
3. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel from the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that took part in protection duties for the recent visit of the President of the United States of America; the average length of the service provided by each member involved; the average allowance paid for this service to each member of the Defence Forces involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24686/19]
1. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when proposals will be brought forward to improve pay and working conditions for members of the Defence Forces; if he is satisfied that the recommendations of the Public Service Pay Commission relating to the Defence Forces are sufficient in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/19]
230. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24412/19]
867. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is considering the reintroduction of the household benefits package for carers who do not live with the people for whom they care, which was abolished in 2012 for new carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23357/19]
320. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline and status of the commencement of section 212 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23363/19]
226. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter will be examined regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23356/19]
173. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the processing times for complaints lodged with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; if his attention has been drawn to the delays in investigating and deciding complaints; the steps being taken to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24117/19]
107. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there was a delay in issuing postal votes to Defence Forces personnel for the 2019 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23456/19]
105. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the vacancies among instructors in the Defence Forces across each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23426/19]
104. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the ratio of instructors to trainees at the Curragh Army camp transport section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/19]
103. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of cook allowances and back pay agreed in recent years for the Army Ranger Wing of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/19]
122. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number and types of surgical procedures and treatments carried out in 2018 and to date in 2019 by each public and private hospital under the NTPF scheme; the number by each public and private facility contracted under the fund; the quantum and types of procedures and treatments provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22990/19]
430. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the notice periods for childcare providers to give a parent whose child is occupying an ECCE place; if days or weeks notice is required in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22710/19]
227. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to recognise a condition (details supplied) as a disability; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and suffering caused as a result of the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22410/19]
156. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/19]
135. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address correspondence he received regarding a passport issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22302/19]
56. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 67 of 27 February 2019 and 69 of 22 February 2019, if the Revenue Commissioners have contacted local authorities to resolve the information gaps in their operational records regarding the fact that they did not maintain a list of the areas in which Part III of the 1956 Act is in operation; if the Comptroller and Auditor General has examined the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/19]
55. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that industry sources estimate that around 30,000 unlicensed gaming machines are in operation across the State and that the Revenue Commissioners is missing out on €15 million in gaming machine licence fees annually; if he or officials from his Department have met or discussed this issue with the chair of the Revenue Commissioners; the explanation provided by the Revenue Commissioners for not meeting its statutory responsibilities to collect these moneys; the reason the Revenue Commissioners have only recently, since late 2017, commenced a compliance campaign against unlicensed and illegal gambling operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22418/19]
54. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Finance the outcome of the national compliance project on the gaming and amusement sector conducted by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22417/19]
38. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces who are citizens of another EU country; and the service branch each is in. [22333/19]
95. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the accommodation issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; if the construction of the permanent building for the school will be expedited to ensure that the school community is in its permanent home by February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22157/19]
81. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if civilian personnel under the aegis of his Department are checked and security vetted by the Garda central vetting unit prior to being assigned to working there both as new entrants and transferring in from other areas of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/19]
676. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 9 October 2018, the status of the awarding of medals to staff of the Dublin Fire Brigade and national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22006/19]
630. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to engage with community employment supervisors to find a satisfactory pathway to address the pension issues for such supervisors and assistant supervisors based on the 2008 Labour Court recommendation and in view of the Fianna Fáil motion on this issue which was passed by Dáil Éireann in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21757/19]
400. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if software (details supplied) is being used by the HSE; if not, the reason therefore; the cost breakdown for the software; if new software has been or will be acquired; his plans regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/19]
381. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the clinical trials conducted on sodium valproate prior to its licensing in 1975; if no clinical trials were conducted here, the international clinical trial data used as the basis for its approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/19]
380. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if the healthcare assessment and needs of children suspected of having foetal valproate syndrome will be prioritised; if there will be no delays in diagnosis and service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/19]
233. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the home tuition grant application process to make it less cumbersome and onerous for parents of children with autism; if his attention has been drawn to criticisms of the application process by parents because parents must acquire three refusal letters from schools; his views on whether the home tuition grant applications process could be more streamlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21385/19]
207. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been a change of policy to change the use of lodges in the Phoenix Park from use by staff to short-term market rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21376/19]
110. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address correspondence regarding the awarding of military medals to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21807/19]