294. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by children with disabilities in the developing world; if Irish Aid is in a position to offer direct support for those with disabilities in view of their specific needs and the fact that NGOs on the ground have pointed out that this group is ten times less likely to attend school in the developing world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39827/17]
293. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the growing market for organ harvesting, particularly in China; if action at EU level has been taken to condemn and combat this growing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39826/17]
70. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether persons seeking employment who wish to upskill by completing a postgraduate degree are treated fairly by her Department. [39617/17]
60. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the introduction of the public services card will adhere to the highest standard of data protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39618/17]
1518. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person is deemed unavailable for work for the entire month rather than two days and a jobseeker's payment refused completely rather than for two days in a circumstance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35731/17]
1286. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the person who will represent the State at the upcoming Aarhus meeting of the parties in Budva, Montenegro, from 11 to 14 September 2017; his views on the importance of the meeting in view of an ESRI report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35416/17]
1285. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the Aarhus Convention, if the State will support the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention compliance committee which found that countries (details supplied) were in breach of the public participation requirements of the convention in respect of the transboundary consultations provided for in the decision to approve the development consent for the nuclear power project in the UK; his plans to resist attempts by the UK, the EU, other parties to the convention and the nuclear lobby to undermine and weaken these findings of non-compliance which may occur at the September 2017 meeting of the parties for the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35415/17]
894. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the arrangements for personal assistants working overnight; the definition of a five-hour shift for a disturbed night; the definition of three hours for an undisturbed night in view of the fact that now the eight hours between 12 midnight and 8 a.m. will be considered as normal work (details supplied). [35636/17]
503. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the frustrations and difficulties of section 39 disability organisations aligned with section 38 State employees that endured austerity measure cuts and are now facing pay restoration out of their current resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31348/17]
468. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which to address the matter of substandard work carried out in the past by developers who are already building new developments. [33254/17]
467. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review the policy of relying on the private sector to build homes and instead give local authorities more of a central role in building in order to address housing lists in view of expert views, as well as the fact that supply does not equate to more affordable homes. [33253/17]
466. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to set up a building regulations advisory authority to allow broader input from industry experts (details supplied) that wish to have input into the area of planning control; his views on whether this would be beneficial in improving an imperfect system. [33252/17]
465. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for additional resources to fund home extension projects for local authority tenants through the overcrowding extensions; his views on whether this will help alleviate the housing lists and stop the increasing trend in over crowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33251/17]
66. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the work of the Criminal Assets Bureau at local and regional levels; and the work of the profiling groups that are targeting lower and middle level drug dealing in communities in Dublin. [32682/17]
51. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the extent of intimidation of families and young persons in respect of drug dealing and drug debt, particularly in Dublin; the way in which this can be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32681/17]
141. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on tax relief for unmarried fathers based on maintenance support payments made to their children's mother; and his further views on whether it is fair that tax relief is given for payments to former partners and not in respect of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/17]
143. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the working of the recently enacted Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act 2016 in the central division of the Dublin metropolitan region. [31711/17]
142. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on restorative justice and the implementation of community courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31710/17]
31. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the worsening situation regarding car insurance costs; and his further views on the fact that many persons are seeing little difference in premium quotes since the recommendations of the working group have been published or partly implemented. [31349/17]
143. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the IMF projection that Ireland will have the lowest level of public spending to GDP ratio in the entire eurozone by 2021 with current policy trends; and his further views on whether such a low level of spending will have consequences for the future provision of public services and infrastructure. [31356/17]
111. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the increase in poor condition and short-term contracts and general insecurities in modern employment are contributing factors in the increase in employment figures and the stagnation of the tax base; and his plans to tackle this situation. [31357/17]
69. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address matters in relation to the CETA agreement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30979/17]
59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of families in emergency accommodation being supported by community child care subvention; the status of free travel and other measures for families in emergency accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31163/17]
39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a decision will be made to the request for 24-hour services at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31161/17]
37. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied with the services offered by her Department to non-national children, in particular those in direct provision; and her plans to allocate additional resources to non-national children residing here. [31164/17]
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are sufficient numbers of adults presenting to provide fostering for children in need of foster parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31165/17]
31. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered concerns raised by persons working and managing child care centres and with members at questions with regard to the changes to community employment suitability in the sector and the effects this is having on community child care, in particular in marginalised communities; and the way in which she will address these concerns. [31162/17]
27. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans on the future of the school completion programmes; the status of the employment audit; and the status of SCP as a community strategy response as identified in the ESRI report. [31241/17]
44. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a cost benefit analysis has been conducted regarding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if she is satisfied, in view of the extent of the criticism and concerns, that the economic benefits are substantial and worthwhile. [30400/17]
16. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 30 March 2017, if her Department held further negotiations regarding Ireland joining the European Southern Observatory in view of the potential benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30399/17]
64. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the CERT in Amiens Street ceased offering chef training in 2011; and if the building is still equipped to train chefs. [29965/17]
41. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to calls by an organisation (details supplied) for emergency measures to be put in place to solve a shortage of chefs across the country (details supplied); the status of the CERT national hospitality training centre in Amiens Street; and his views on whether 5,000 chefs will be needed to fill vacancies by 2018. [29964/17]
110. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national fibre broadband plan; the timeframe to have full fibre in areas not covered in phase one of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29818/17]
66. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of better energy home grants approved in 2016 and in the first half of 2017; his plans to enhance this grants process to give incentives to homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/17]
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he approved the €23 million of Exchequer funding that went to Bord na gCon in the State purchase of the former Harold's Cross greyhound stadium; his views on whether the agreed price was value for money for the land in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/17]
11. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the harbour works on Cape Clear Island, County Cork, will be completed. [28158/17]
65. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the outstanding issues which are delaying the signing off of the new national drug strategy are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27845/17]
57. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the range of facilities and services for the new primary healthcare centre in Summerhill, Dublin 1; and when he envisages completion of construction. [27844/17]
1893. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had engagement regarding the extension of a location (details supplied) in order that it be integrated with the Royal Canal greenway. [29026/17]
945. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on the more efficient use of canals as tourism resources; her plans to increase accessibility to the Royal Canal from the Liffey basin, which is currently experiencing accessibility problems due to limited lifting of the Scherzer bridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22133/17]
265. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% to the hotel industry (details supplied). [27420/17]
264. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue that would be generated from the restoration of the VAT rate for the hospitality sector from 9% to 13.5%. [27419/17]
263. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the adjustment which is made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the fiscal space for budget 2018. [27418/17]
89. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to strengthen enforcement regarding areas prone to gorse fire; her views on whether at present there are adequate fines and consequences for persons that start these fires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27356/17]
60. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when she will bring the memorandum to Cabinet relating to the report of the Moore Street consultative group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27357/17]
31. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to fully restore public service pensions for persons over the threshold of €34,132 (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the frustration of persons who face further reductions from 1 January 2018 in view of the fact that the economic outlook is improving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/17]
238. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated waiting time for a person (details supplied) to seek an appointment with an occupational therapist in a health centre; his views on whether this waiting time is satisfactory in view of this person's health concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/17]
87. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 3 May 2017, his views on whether it would be more beneficial to categorise various groupings of persons on disability allowance by type of disability or severity of disability in order that groups that work with persons with particular disabilities can plan resources on a needs-based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/17]
69. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the specific community employment drug rehabilitation programmes in view of recent changes to community employment eligibility and so on; and if his attention has been drawn to the special skill sets required for the supervisors on those particular schemes. [25901/17]
312. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether the current backlog and processing time for social welfare claims is acceptable; the steps he is taking to alleviate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25906/17]