210. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the review of the social inclusion and community activation programme; his plans for the programme; and the reason seniors are not included as persons under SICAP. [16935/17]
43. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will maintain the legacy posts that are vital in DEIS schools in disadvantaged areas in Dublin's north inner city. [16707/17]
42. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's role in the prevention and education pillar in the new national drugs strategy. [16701/17]
202. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to current problems faced by potential home buyers in traditionally flood prone areas that have had substantial remedial works to tackle flooding, in receiving quotes for home insurance; the outcomes that have come from talks between his Department, the OPW and the Irish Insurance Federation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16444/17]
112. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been arrested for dealing tablets since January 2017; the number charged; and the number before the court in the Dublin metropolitan region and outside it. [16060/17]
55. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the Revenue Commissioners are providing a suitable service for those persons who are not overly Internet efficient; and his views on whether more consideration should be given to older persons in particular in relation to the Revenue Commissioners online emphasis when dealing with front-line tax services. [16405/17]
49. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the policy objectives that are achieved by rendering the carer's allowance, which is already subject to a means test by the Department of Social Protection, subject to taxation; if other social assistance payments are treated similarly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16406/17]
248. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); her views on whether membership of the ESO, European Southern Observatory, is material to Ireland's interests in the drive to ensure Ireland’s position in the global knowledge economy; her further views on whether Irish membership of the ESO would bring significant rewards to Ireland including giving Irish researchers guaranteed access to advanced facilities and allowing Ireland to participate at the highest international level of research in the area; if her attention has been further drawn to the current time limited offer from the ESO, shortly due to expire, of a reduced rate joining fee, with the potential to spread this fee out over a number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15946/17]
135. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the extent to which the motor insurance market in particular and the insurance market in general has been influenced by statistics produced by An Garda Síochána which have now been confirmed as being unreliable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15945/17]
64. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the concerns and fears of those persons living in direct provision who are applying through the single procedure process. [15638/17]
15. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the archive of the interdepartmental committee on the Magdalen laundries will be made available. [15637/17]
66. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the establishment of an independent complaints mechanism for those living in direct provision. [15645/17]
65. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of young foreign national persons who have been in full-time education for at least three years. [15644/17]
15. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to enhance the numbers and roles undertaken by the Army Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15428/17]
465. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dangers of spreading dog faeces on tillage fields was included in the 2008 report by the Food Safety Authority; his plans to investigate the potential health risks of spreading dog faeces on tillage fields with regard to dog breeding establishment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15011/17]
343. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 1 February 2017, the efforts that have been made to invoke the urgency procedure to shorten the notification period with respect to the tablet regulations and to ensure protection of public health and safety in order that the relevant orders can be signed with respect to the Misuse of Drugs Act. [14963/17]
64. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by a group (details supplied) regarding the Adoption (Information and Tracing Bill) 2016; if she will address those concerns about the legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15030/17]
63. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the consequences of the new regulations from Tusla for community child care services and the impact on the services they provide, including reduction in hours of child care and possible closures. [15033/17]
57. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to include childminders in the affordable child care scheme; and if she is satisfied that the scheme is adequate to address Ireland's disproportionate child care costs in comparison with other EU states. [15031/17]
52. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase funding to youth services in Dublin's north inner city in view of the recommendations of the Mulvey report on the north inner city. [15029/17]
25. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the gap in services for persons under 18 years of age in emergency homeless services who are out of emergency accommodation between the hours of 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and their particularly vulnerable situation. [15032/17]
18. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her contingency plans to assist small and medium enterprises operating on both sides of the Border in view of the uncertainty surrounding Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14424/17]
10. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the lack of a democratic process surrounding the pending EU ratification on the CETA trade deal; the implications of the investor-state dispute mechanism for Ireland; her further views on the need to wait for the EU Court of Justice on the legality of the investment court system, ICS, before ratification by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14423/17]
35. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alleviate congestion by examining possible solutions such as an outer ring-road motorway to stop reliance on the M50 and examining current public transport costs, in view of the increasing traffic congestion in Dublin and the fact that major public transport projects, such as metro north, are not due for commencement or completion for a number of years. [14247/17]
1251. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delays to commuter and DART services in Dublin between 2014 to 2017 to date due to signal faults or failures; and the initiatives under way to ensure that public transport runs as efficiently as possible to encourage it as a transport means. [14263/17]
1170. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if possible restrictions to diesel fuel motor vehicles could come into effect here, as seen in continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14180/17]
1169. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has proposed amending legislation to allow electric cars utilise preferential public parking and pay reduced parking fees on public metering in towns and cities, for example, in order to promote environmentally friendly modes of transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/17]
1150. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the health risks of spreading dog faeces on fields (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14181/17]
1149. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Environmental Protection Agency has plans to act upon calls from interested stakeholders regarding reducing supermarket packaging; and his views on whether this is an area in which Ireland could be a leader, similar to the plastic bag levy. [14179/17]
1148. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on current plans to progress a low-carbon economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14177/17]
645. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to increase the number of national parks here (details supplied); her views on whether more national parks would have a positive effect on the environment, wildlife and tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14182/17]
111. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to close or move the training unit in operation in Mountjoy Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13001/17]
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the loans, funding and-or payments paid out by Bord na gCon to the Irish Coursing Club or any of its affiliated coursing clubs; and the numbers employed in Bord na gCon and their roles. [12194/17]
18. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider examining the way to co-ordinate the roles of various Departments (details supplied) in relation to animal welfare issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/17]
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans, in conjunction with the Minister for Education and Skills, to implement a multi-pronged strategy to address the level of youth suicide here. [6761/17]
651. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will treat with urgency the outstanding issues preventing the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Act, relating to tablets, from being implemented and thus enforced by gardaí. [7646/17]
643. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding for home care packages; the additional funding that is required to help alleviate pressures on hospitals by allowing patients to return home in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11905/17]
61. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the methodology behind the figure that more than 99% of hares used for coursing meetings are released unharmed back into the wild as she has previously stated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/17]
41. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of history within the framework for junior cycle; and his views on the merits of history as a core subject. [10414/17]
40. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the staffing schedules outlined in the DEIS programme; if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of applying the pupil teacher ratio of 20 to 1 to existing junior DEIS band 1 schools that currently retain additional teaching posts to allow a pupil teacher ratio of 15 to 1 in junior classes. [10415/17]
437. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to the wishes of a group (details supplied) to see a draft report, due to its concerns about the issue of race being adequately addressed. [9178/17]
419. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase funding towards walking and cycling initiatives in line with reducing carbon emissions, improved health and less congested cities and towns; his views on whether active modes of transport should be prioritised for enhanced funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9468/17]
85. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the archive of the interdepartmental committee on the Magdalen laundries will be made available. [9177/17]
84. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the need for an independent complaints mechanism for those persons living in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9176/17]
26. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether changes to the housing assistance payment could be beneficial in tackling the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9042/17]
7. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to community concerns in those parts of Dublin in which there is an increase in the extent of student accommodation and an increase in the number of planning applications for same; and the reason there is no social aspect to the student accommodation. [9043/17]
123. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has initiated any review of building regulations to speed the process of bringing voids back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9083/17]
57. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the trend of some EU countries applying conditions to development aid and countries using their development aid budgets for border protection. [8693/17]
46. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific proposals or contributions Ireland is making to the Foreign Affairs Council to ensure the safety of the Yazidi people subjected to genocide and slavery in northern Iraq by ISIS. [8692/17]
45. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions at EU level regarding the arrangements in place with Turkey regarding migrants; his views on whether it is appropriate to implement agreements with countries that disrespect human rights records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/17]