1118. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the rates paid to foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/20]
1005. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of three broadband connection points in County Kildare; when they will be available for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4958/20]
715. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of works proposed for St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4961/20]
714. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the next steps in the delivery of a new stand-alone mental health unit to replace an existing unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4960/20]
713. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on a new endoscopy unit for Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4959/20]
398. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the grant for community closed circuit television systems; the way in which local groups can apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4962/20]
270. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building projects (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/20]
269. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/20]
268. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4965/20]
267. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4964/20]
266. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4963/20]
262. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the site selection process for a new school build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/20]
35. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of engagement between his Department and the Department of Education and Skills on the site selection process for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/20]
478. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will give consideration to establishing a national peatlands park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53726/19]
477. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the terms and conditions of the per cent for art scheme under public procurement capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53725/19]
458. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress being made towards increasing the percentage of maritime area designated as marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53727/19]
439. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available for cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53878/19]
432. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the annual profile of expenditure of the rural regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53732/19]
427. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on her engagement with private childcare providers; if she will consider a framework to meet them to listen to their concerns and hopes for the future of the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53873/19]
425. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to funding structures for ECCE providers to ensure they receive a payment in December 2019 to assist with cash flow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53823/19]
415. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to increase capacity on rail lines to County Kildare; if he will consider an expansion of the lines to four lines from Hazelhatch to south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53880/19]
400. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of funding through the National Transport Authority an education programme available to primary schools to ensure that children are trained in safe cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53729/19]
399. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the transfer of each port of regional significance to local authority ownership structures since the introduction of the national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53728/19]
396. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the take-up of the LocalLink rural hackney grant pilot scheme announced in 2019 for 15 rural areas nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53694/19]
395. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further expand the usage of the rural transport LocalLink services following the success of the extended weekend late night pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53693/19]
394. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the usage of the extended rural transport LocalLink services that cover weekend and late night journeys which were initiated as a pilot; if data is available on the journeys taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53692/19]
318. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €42; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/19]
317. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €62.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/19]
240. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when additional categories will be added to the scheme for work permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53879/19]
230. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason fundamental research is not allowed under the disruptive technology fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53733/19]
229. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual profile of expenditure of the Project Ireland 2040 disruptive technology fund from 2018 to its closure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53730/19]
216. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in each year of the past decade and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53724/19]
177. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost based on the recent pilots of having 100 annual cross-Border exchanges between schools (details supplied). [53734/19]
137. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the status of the financial incentives for the provision of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53874/19]
101. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the opening of a new consulate in the north of England; if provision is made for same in forthcoming departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53735/19]
85. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the implications for working schedules in the Defence Forces based on recent decisions regarding breaches of the working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/19]
84. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of progress of the White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53876/19]
731. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the annual profile of expenditure of the Project Ireland 2040 urban regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53731/19]
73. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of work to identify a suitable site for a new post-primary school in the Curragh, County Kildare; his engagement with the Department of Education and Skills on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53018/19]
65. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the ongoing review of technical pay within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53031/19]
362. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of delay being experienced in the Valuation Office appeals system; the steps being taken to address backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/19]
351. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing parent’s benefit by one week in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52500/19]
350. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of setting up an administrative regime in order that the approximately 150,000 qualified adults who receive the qualified adult payment at the same rate as at present directly from her Department rather than through the payment of another person. [52498/19]
319. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on high-performance sport in advance of the 2020 Olympics; the level of expenditure planned for the period through to the 2024 Olympics; and the expected performance targets for each competition. [52497/19]
126. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the three-year CCTV community scheme; the number of communities that availed of the scheme in each year of its operation; his plans for a follow on scheme when the current scheme comes to a close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52506/19]
125. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the year in which there was the most ever sworn members of An Garda Síochána; and the strength of the force in that year. [52505/19]
124. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated extra cost in 2021 of increasing the number of sworn gardaí to 15,000 by the end of 2021; the estimated extra cost in 2022 to increase it to 15,200; the estimated extra cost in 2023 to increase it to 15,400; the estimated extra cost to increase it to 15,600 in 2024; and the estimated extra cost to increase it to 16,000 in 2025. [52504/19]
123. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated extra cost in 2021 of increasing the number of the Garda Reserve to 2,000 by the end of 2021; and the estimated extra cost in each of the years 2022 to 2025 of maintaining that number. [52503/19]
122. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated extra cost in 2021 of increasing the number of civilians working within An Garda Síochána to 4,000 by the end of 2021; and the estimated extra cost in each of the years 2022 to 2025 of maintaining that number. [52502/19]
121. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost in 2021 of increasing the number of sworn gardaí to 15,000 by the end of 2021; and the estimated extra cost in each of the years 2022 to 2025 to maintain that level of strength. [52501/19]