225. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total allocation of funding his Department and all local authorities have given to each individual approved housing body in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21513/17]
191. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown areas in Dublin 15; the location of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21651/17]
107. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Dublin metropolitan region west; the number of gardaí in Dublin metropolitan region west, by station, for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21657/17]
144. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the way the Passport Office implements its customer service charter, which states that the office is committed to providing effective assistance based on each individual's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/17]
188. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on extending the cut-off for entitlement to children's allowance to allow children who turn 18 years of age who are still in secondary education to continue to receive the children's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/17]
43. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the status of work on the new national drugs strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/17]
7. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased counting the number of private beds in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/17]
1456. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure a pay agreement reached (details supplied) will be fully implemented as part of the planned unwinding of the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/17]
998. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the details of performance related bonus schemes in operation in the HSE; the numbers who have participated in each of the past 12 years and to date in 2017; the details of each payment; the criteria involved; the amounts paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/17]
939. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health when the HSE decided not to reimburse persons for a drug (details supplied); when the HSE informed the company of this decision by letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/17]
501. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy and effectiveness of a system (details supplied) used for predicting traffic changes for proposed developments; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by community groups and persons regarding the effectiveness of this system; the number of local authorities that use or recognise this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20589/17]
467. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the Building Control Act; if he is considering a proposal received by a body (details supplied) in this regard; when decisions will be made following consideration of the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/17]
382. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS band school (details supplied) will have exclusive access to a full-time home school community liaison teacher; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has had no contact from his Department since the matter was first raised, despite his response to a previous parliamentary question to the effect that departmental officials have been engaging with the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20556/17]
360. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to consider and implement the changes proposed by the Public Service Pay Commission on the issue of pay inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/17]
359. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality between newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/17]
255. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per theatre per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/17]
254. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre nurses per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/17]
275. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way a secondary teacher who is in an ASTI affiliated school, but who is not a member of the ASTI or other trade union, can sign up to and avail of the terms and conditions of the Lansdowne Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18208/17]
271. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS band school (details supplied) will have exclusive access to a full-time home school community liaison teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18173/17]
247. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine issues raised by persons regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17936/17]
121. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been having difficulties obtaining the relevant stamps to remain here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17708/17]
224. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify comments he made in a speech on 22 March 2017 to the Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare in which he indicated he wanted to strengthen incentives for providers to effectively respond to unmet health care needs; the providers he had in mind; the incentives in place that he was referring to; the future incentives he is planning and the detail of same; the meaning of ramping up activity-based funding; the activity-based funding measures currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17170/17]
637. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if roadside drug testing will proceed as planned or if there will be any changes in view of the recent discoveries regarding Garda roadside testing; when roadside drug testing will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16242/17]
495. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hospital staff are completing and filling in forms without the consent of patients and requesting them to sign those forms; if this is allowed under the existing policy and procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16151/17]
494. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the way in which hospital staff obtain signatures for forms from the patients who hold private health insurance and received treatment in public beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16150/17]
493. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy for staff who oversee the completion and signatures on forms from patients in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16149/17]
492. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the procedure and policy in place within the HSE for obtaining signatures on forms from patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/17]
410. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to fully restore pensions of retired public sector workers, which were reduced as a result of FEMPI legislation; when this restoration will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16437/17]
348. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the detail of the proposed changes to the structure and function of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service; the reason this restructuring is being undertaken; the way this restructuring benefits clients of the service; the research that was undertaken that supports the proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/17]
37. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Reserve numbers in each Garda division for each of the past five years and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15751/17]
8. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the drug squad numbers in each Garda division for each of the past five years and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15750/17]
141. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who have withdrawn from the free general practitioner care for the under-sixes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15573/17]
140. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of general practitioners who have signed up to the free general practitioner cards for the under sixes scheme, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15572/17]
136. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of elective surgeries performed by speciality, by month and by hospital, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15562/17]
135. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the number of private beds in each public hospital in each month for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15561/17]
134. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce theatre technicians into the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15560/17]
551. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures or plans he has put in place to mitigate against the risk of Brexit affecting Ireland's bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15060/17]
71. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach the details of payments made by his Departments, their agencies or bodies under his aegis to broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, inclusive; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14781/17]
225. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14720/17]
216. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14718/17]
212. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14726/17]
198. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14730/17]
189. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there is any reason for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14719/17]
188. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department monitors any broadcaster's statutory spend requirements; the way in which he assures himself the accounting cost is confined to the year of broadcast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14575/17]
175. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis, to any broadcasters here in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14716/17]
157. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Health the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14725/17]
134. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of any payments made by her Department, its agencies or any bodies under her aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14717/17]
130. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14728/17]
125. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14724/17]
122. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any payments made by his Department, its agencies or any bodies under his aegis to any broadcasters here in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016; the broadcaster to which the funds were provided; the reason for the payments; and if there are any reasons for payments to broadcasters in 2017. [14729/17]