38. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether in cases in which one parent is in receipt of carer's allowance for a child and then passes away, the system should allow for an automatic or at least smoother transfer to the surviving parent rather than requiring a new application, which brings additional stresses in addition to financial difficulties at an already very difficult time for the bereaved family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39444/17]
1470. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a certification authority issuing secure certificates for Internet communication (details supplied); if that authority falls under the auspices of the State; if certificates are used to access State services; and if there is a certificate exchange with other European states to access citizen information. [38559/17]
772. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when home help hours will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36898/17]
324. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to revoke a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37150/17]
1485. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate the delay regarding a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35151/17]
1274. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a broadband upgrade in view of the fact that the current levels of broadband speed at this address are unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35055/17]
877. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the number of home help hours awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35616/17]
766. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment with a speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35314/17]
676. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a child psychologist within the primary care services of Kildare north is expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/17]
266. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the way in which the July education programme is paid to recipients later in the calendar year; if the payment date can be brought forward to when the hours in the programme are worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/17]
752. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the request for a CAT scan for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34160/17]
479. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33604/17]
403. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expand the office of the Data Protection Commissioner over 2018 (details supplied). [34191/17]
266. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the situation whereby a teacher is hired on a fixed-term contract but is listed as a substitute teacher on his or her payslip (details supplied) without receiving the pay and conditions of a substitute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33592/17]
340. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will he review the EU basic payment scheme to include willow as one of the crops eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33178/17]
94. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to retain and properly resource the Garda Technical Bureau as a stand-alone dedicated crime investigation unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32690/17]
70. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the responsibilities between him and the Ministers of State at his Department; and his views on whether an additional Minister of State with responsibility for equality and law reform would be useful for his Department. [32676/17]
448. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will award funding for a day care centre place to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32621/17]
396. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if will expedite a surgery date for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32310/17]
394. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to outline his plans to commence the consultation process on a national biosimilars policy, which he indicated he would commence in March 2017; the reason for the delay in launching this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32268/17]
376. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for additional seven day residential care for a service (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32167/17]
88. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the sections of the Constructions Contracts Act 2013 that still remain to be commenced; the timeframe for completion of the said sections to be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32251/17]
58. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures his Department has put in place to safeguard the unique heritage of the Curragh plains or is in the process of putting in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/17]
45. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills his projections for growth in higher education student numbers over the next decade; the way in which he proposes that demand will be met; the projected costings involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31572/17]
35. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Skills the responsibilities of the newly created role of the Minister of State with responsibility for higher education; and the way in which it integrates with the existing role of the Minister of State with responsibility for training, skills and innovation and with his Department and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. [29463/17]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the rapid installation of broadband infrastructure; to improve availability of broadband and telecoms services nationally; to provide for the sharing of broadband and telecoms services infrastructure by state agencies (including Transport Infrastructure Ireland) to telecoms and broadband providers; to provide for planning permission to include requirement for ducting to be laid within curtilage of home in new applications; to create a central public register of telecoms infrastructure including ownership; to provide for future cost-effective installation of infrastructure to accommodate future national broadband and telecom connectivity requirements and to provide for related matters
683. Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Defence Forces receiving technical pay group 3 in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30788/17]
512. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the way in which the figure of €75 was determined in respect of the grant allocated to qualifying families under the pay-by-weight scheme; if this is the maximum grant figure; the detail of the consultation process taken or to be taken with relevant stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31439/17]
379. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of a matter relating to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31076/17]
362. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will be carried out for a person (details supplied); if his Department can expedite this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30963/17]
75. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the levels of engagement between her Department and the governing bodies of CERN. [31262/17]
74. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is considering advancing Ireland's efforts to join CERN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31261/17]
27. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has assessed the considerable economic, educational and research opportunities that the State could avail of as a member of CERN; if her Department is engaging with the possibility of Ireland joining CERN as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30413/17]
9. Deputy James Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has considered the need for a dedicated stand-alone office of a chief science adviser that would be free of other responsibilities and solely responsible for advising the Government and its members on scientific and research issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30412/17]
290. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 31 May 2017, the stage the review process is at regarding community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30435/17]
61. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the increasing travel demand across the Dublin region in general; the position regarding the implementation of the Leinster outer orbital ring road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/17]
38. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate a budget for the provision of park and ride facilities in a number of towns (details supplied) in County Kildare in which the requirement for park and ride is crucial in order to increase usage of public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/17]
520. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the passenger numbers for train stations (details supplied) in County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; if the opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel and extended leap card zone has increased numbers in these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30179/17]
95. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the methodology being used by a company (details supplied) in its roll-out of fibre broadband; if his attention has been drawn to the sporadic nature of the roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29484/17]
213. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of need will take place for a person (details supplied); if this will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29205/17]
1821. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2017 sports capital programme; when decisions on applications will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/17]
1307. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the services, facilities and staffing levels that will be allocated to the new primary health care facility due to open in Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27791/17]
1268. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the UK’s competition and markets authority decision to investigate the manufacturers of the medicine Remicade as a result of the latter’s alleged abuse of a dominant market position arising from its use of an anti-competitive discount scheme intended, it is alleged, to prevent the use of more affordable biosimilar medicines; if his attention has been further drawn to similar practices in the market in Ireland; his views on whether a similar investigation is required in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27675/17]
1222. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the date of an operation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/17]
905. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reopen the garda station in Kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29102/17]
66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the situation whereby persons purchasing a house following a separation are not exempt from stamp duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26317/17]
65. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the situation in which litigants involved in family law matters have to pay 23% on their legal fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26313/17]