83. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the considerable capacity issues being experienced across the rail system; if there will be additional capacity delivered within the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29577/19]
81. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether local and regional roads are in a satisfactory and safe condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29575/19]
68. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it will be appropriate for an organisation (details supplied) to alter its governance structure following an internal review of governance in advance of the completion of other external reviews into the organisation, including that being conducted by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [29574/19]
67. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether there is sufficient public transport in rural Ireland; and the status of pilot projects in this regard. [29576/19]
53. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues being experienced across the rail system; if additional capacity will be delivered within the next couple of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29957/19]
336. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty point notices issued in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [28502/19]
335. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new Leap cards issued in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [28501/19]
153. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29129/19]
152. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29127/19]
147. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices developed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29128/19]
372. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the purchase of a facility (details supplied) in County Sligo; his views on whether the opportunity to purchase same should not be missed in the interest of providing care for persons with an intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27465/19]
125. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to reduce outpatient waiting times; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of patients waiting more than 18 months in Sligo University Hospital has increased by 1,901, 2,924.6%, since May 2016 and stood at 1,966 at the end of May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/19]
102. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of an adopted child (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed. [24937/19]
259. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21027/19]
147. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to the HSE social care division CHO 1 to allow for a home support service to be put in place for elderly persons who have already been approved for the service and have been advised that they are on a waiting list until resources become available; his views on whether such a situation is unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20954/19]
52. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the proposed developments at the Sheil Community Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [20876/19]
51. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the proposed developments at St. Patrick's hospital, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim. [20877/19]
238. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills whether no professional accountancy body has been recognised under the national framework since November 2012. [16636/19]
166. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health his plans to remove the BreastCheck unit from County Sligo in the near future; the reason this is the case; the reason patients based in the county are currently not being granted appointments in Sligo and are informed instead to select between Castlebar or Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15571/19]
97. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address a matter in regard to a new passport processing facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15138/19]
96. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a third passport processing facility is to be opened in Dublin at Tallaght and-or a second passport processing facility in Cork to add to existing facilities at Mount Street, Dublin 2, Balbriggan, County Dublin, and South Mall in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15137/19]
51. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will consider a refund of VRT in which the value of the vehicle in real terms is lower than the rate applied by them; the situations in which the Revenue Commissioners will consider a refund of VRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14547/19]
492. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a fire (details supplied) was due to the failure of the safety system; the number of requests for maintenance lodged by staff over the past three years; the number acted upon; when maintenance was last carried out on the fire safety systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/19]
485. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the products stocked and sold in the tuck shops in the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service are sold at recommended retail prices; if there is subsidisation of the products being sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/19]
484. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each tuck shop in the Irish Prison Service is audited with the benefit of stocktaking on an annual basis; if so, the person or body that audits same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/19]
483. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the turnover, profit and loss of each tuck shop operated across all 12 prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/19]
482. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of tuck shops in operation across the 12 prisons in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/19]
481. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the administration, governance, funding and oversight or supervision of the governor's discretional account has changed since 2012; if so, the changes made; the reason they were made; when and, if more than one suite of changes were made, the details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/19]
480. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if payments made from the governor's discretional account are subject to their absolute discretion; if not, if there is a governance approval structure which requires notification and-or sanction by a higher authority within the Irish Prison Service headquarters in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/19]
479. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the full list of purposes or items from which payments can be made from the governor's discretional account within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/19]
478. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the source from which the governor's discretional account within each of the prisons in the Irish Prison Service is funded; if there are multiple sources; if so, the sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/19]
477. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise purpose of the governor's discretional account within each prison in the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/19]
126. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the planned changes being considered or that may be made to crowd funding here; the timeframe in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12667/19]
48. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if the contract with a contractor (details supplied) has a clause that in circumstances in which construction inflation exceeds 4.5% annually the contractor is entitled to renegotiate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12220/19]
714. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the changes that have been made to planning and building regulations with respect to enclosed, multistorey or underground car parks in terms of fire prevention in which electric cars are to be parked; the position in relation to the parking and storage of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12128/19]
688. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the use of electric vehicles has given rise to reassessment of health and safety in design, construction and operation of underground, multistorey or enclosed car parks and parking areas generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12090/19]
684. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12302/19]
582. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the targets for the use of electric vehicles nationally; the targets and dates associated with achieving same; the measures he is leading on an all-of-government approach to achieve the targets; the level of electric vehicle usage, trends and projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12089/19]
434. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if fire certifications relevant to the underground car park at the new national children’s hospital include approval for the parking of large numbers of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12136/19]
433. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health if all fire certifications are in place and approved for the underground car park for the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/19]
217. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the qualification criteria for the immigrant investment programme; the turnaround time and number of applications for participation in the programme, which were determined and given approval or refusal within periods (details supplied) in each year since the programme was introduced; the number of staff exclusively dedicated to assessment and decision-making in respect of the applications; the Civil Service grade of such persons; the specialist professional expertise and qualifications they hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12247/19]
169. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss the educational needs of the person's child. [12137/19]
543. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reviewed; if this condition can be waived in the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10413/19]
528. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision in relation to an application for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10220/19]
407. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the methodology being applied to determine the projects to be delayed, paused or cancelled as a result of the announced reprofiling of €100 million in capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/19]
406. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the health capital projects which will be directly affected in view of the announced reprofiling of €100 million in capital expenditure; the delay or impact this will have on the process relevant to the delivery of the new St. Patrick's Hospital development at Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; the status of the project; the timeline for its construction and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8155/19]
405. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the health capital projects that will be directly affected in view of the announced reprofiling of €100 million in capital expenditure; the delay or impact this will have on the process relevant to the delivery of the new Sheil Community Hospital development at Ballyshannon, County Donegal; the status of the project; the timeline for its construction and delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8154/19]
403. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Health the impact the announced reprofiling of €100 million in capital expenditure will have on the new 27-bed inpatient mental health unit to serve counties Sligo and Leitrim at Sligo University Hospital (details supplied); if the proposed completion date of the fourth quarter of 2019 will be affected; the position regarding the progress of the unit; the timeline for the construction and delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8152/19]
232. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be reviewed; his views on whether this is unacceptable; if the case will be prioritised with a place made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8162/19]