161. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full time Civil Service clerical officers that have either retired, resigned or been promoted from 1 January 2015 to 31 May 2017, by county and by Department, in tabular form. [26929/17]
160. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Civil Service clerical officers in full time employment as of 31 May 2017 by county and by Department, in tabular form. [26928/17]
134. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach the contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) per annum since March 2011, in tabular form by his Department or agency or body under the aegis of his Department; the cost per contract; and the basis for each contract. [27457/17]
100. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department has carried out research into Iceland's policies on arts and culture and in particular a policy (details supplied); if she will consider establishing a similar resource for the Irish music industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27359/17]
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of all contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) by An Garda Síochána between January 2011 and May 2017. [26463/17]
54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the contracts awarded relating to information technology and consultancy by An Garda Síochána between January 2012 and January 2016 in tabular form. [26459/17]
38. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce new legislation or regulations under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the National Archives Act 1986 which would require all public bodies and Departments to create and maintain official records of their meetings, activities and affairs in addition to sanctions for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26053/17]
22. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to amend the current legislation governing freedom of information to include a requirement that all freedom of information requests and responses be published as is the position in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/17]
258. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to raise the minimum wage to meet the living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26196/17]
257. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of discussions she has had with the Minister for Social Protection regarding the potential impact of international trade agreements such as CETA on the social protection system here, particularly in view of the fact that the only social protection-related issues included on the negative list in the CETA text refers to services relating to convalescent and rest houses and old people's homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26194/17]
248. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Bree, County Wexford is part of the Government's national broadband plan; when it will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26153/17]
170. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address his recent comments regarding restricting the right to strike in essential services; his views on whether such a restriction would be a breach of Ireland's international human rights obligations, for example, under the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26198/17]
169. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the outsourcing of particular aspects of unemployment services here to private companies, for example, through the JobPath scheme; if he has had discussions with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding international trade deals such as CETA and the potential impact they may have on the delivery of social protection services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26197/17]
168. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered introducing a basic income along the lines of pilot schemes in the Netherlands, Italy and Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26195/17]
93. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the ongoing campaign to tackle welfare fraud; if the 12 staff members he referred to in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 16 May 2017 work solely on the social welfare fraud campaign; if he has satisfied himself that the resources dedicated to this campaign represent an effective use of public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25936/17]
39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of research carried out by his Department into the savings expected to be made as a result of the current welfare fraud campaign; if, in view of the fact that only 21% of identified overpayments made by his Department in 2015 were actually fraudulent as opposed to claims and payments made in error and that in the past four years overpayments due to error on the part of claimants and departmental staff have cost more than fraud, his views on whether his campaign should focus more on reducing errors on the part of both the claimant and departmental staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25937/17]
342. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider sending officials from his Department to assist, in the first instance, and to promote Ireland as a favourable destination for refugees and unaccompanied minors in particular, in view of the reports that fast-track migrant centres in Greece and Italy are overwhelmed; the details of discussions he has had to this effect with his counterparts in the Department of Justice and Equality, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25830/17]
341. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to UNICEF's recent finding of a 500% rise in unaccompanied and separated child refugees since 2010-11 and the increasing dangers posed by traffickers; the steps he is taking to address the deteriorating situation for unaccompanied refugee children trying to reach Europe and Ireland in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/17]
340. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the imminent closure of three Elliniko refugee camps in Greece; if his Department is playing a role in the resettlement of the camps' inhabitants, in particular unaccompanied minors; if his Department has a presence on the ground in these camps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25828/17]
339. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider an official boycott of goods from illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories in view of the UN position that these ongoing settlements constitute a flagrant violation of international law and a serious obstacle to peace in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25827/17]
338. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Question No. 267 of 28 March 2017, if he has raised the issue of China's classification of all Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, citizens fleeing the regime and entering illegally into China as economic migrants at the UN level or bilaterally with China, in view of the fact that this classification prevents the UNHCR from carrying out its work in determining the status of DPRK citizens as refugees and results in many DPRK citizens being sent back to a regime in which they face grave danger in violation of China's obligations of non-refoulement under the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25826/17]
337. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current system in which voting on membership of certain bodies takes place in secret which was highlighted by the recent controversy surrounding the election of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in view of his Department's role in UN human rights bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25825/17]
90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on trading with a country that has received international criticism regarding its treatment of women and minorities in view of the findings of the UN Comtrade database, which found that Ireland's exports to Saudi Arabia in 2016 amounted to over €800 million; the details of Ireland's relationship with Saudi Arabia, particularly in terms of UN bodies; if Ireland played a role in the recent election of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25610/17]
82. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Defence Forces, including the Air Corps are party to an agreement between the RAF and the State concerning airspace defence; if specific training has taken place regarding this agreement; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/17]
71. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to an agreement between the RAF and the State concerning Irish airspace defence, if the Defence Forces including the Air Corps, are party to this agreement; if specific training has taken place regarding this agreement; if so, the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25611/17]
1. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the national security committee took place; the current members of the committee; the number of times the committee meets each year; and the role of the committee. [23329/17]
62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the plan to move homeless persons from hotels to industrial premises; the reason these buildings are being exempted from planning permission rules; if he is satisfied that the decision to exempt them is in compliance with building control legislation; if these buildings will be converted in compliance with BCAR regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25020/17]
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of his Department's official 2016 housing completion figure of 14,932 under the categories public and private units, approved housing bodies units, local authority refurbished voids and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25021/17]
40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the disparity between his Department's official figure of 15,951 housing completions during the past census period with the findings of the CSO that during the same period the housing stock increased by just 8,800; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25022/17]
32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the policies of his Department could be contributing to rises in rents in view of the CSO's finding that there was a 30% increase in rents in Dublin city over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/17]
30. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the accuracy of official figures for housing completion here; the reason for the disparity between his Department's figure of 14,932 completions in 2016 with the number of building energy ratings certificates issued in that year which was in the region of 3,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25023/17]
219. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the satellite dialysis unit in County Wexford; and when the unit will be completed and operational. [24868/17]
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to tackle the chronic shortage of post-primary autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special classes nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24672/17]
55. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the progress made on the development of a technical university for the south-east region since the TUSE project was initiated in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24671/17]
221. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will make a decision on whether a new secondary school facility is required for a school (details supplied); the reason the school has been waiting 15 months for such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/17]
92. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no implementation update reports have been published by the current Garda Commissioner with regard to the recommendations of the past three Garda Inspectorate; her views on the lack of commitment to the implementing of Garda Inspectorate recommendations by the current Garda Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24382/17]
91. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the designated judge under the 1993 and 2011 Acts and the interception of postal packages and retention of data, the detail of the most recent visit by the designated judge to the relevant authorities, including An Garda Síochána; the time they spent at each location; the number of files the designated judge examined; if she has satisfied herself with the detail of the most recent report in 2016 by the designated judge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24383/17]
84. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent public disagreements between senior civilian staff in An Garda Síochána and the Garda Commissioner; the effect this may be having on morale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24380/17]
49. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the current system governing the surveillance of private citizens meets best international standards of accountability following the recent revelations of Garda surveillance on a private citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24381/17]
83. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance further to a statement (details supplied) by NAMA's head of residential delivery to the Committee of Public Accounts on 25 October 2016, the NAMA loan sales that were initiated by reverse inquiry; the names of the loan sales and the successful bidders, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23645/17]
31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 3 May 2015, the number of the 117 prospective investors approached by the loan sale adviser that had originally approached the debtor expressing an interest in the portfolio; if any of these investors were one of the 12 that submitted first round offers or one of the eight invited into the second round of bidding on Project Shift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23362/17]
15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 3 May 2017, if Project Shift was discussed at NAMA Northern Ireland advisory committee meetings; if a person (details supplied) advised the debtor in question involved with Project Shift; if Project Shift was externally valued; when it was decided by NAMA to change it from an asset sale to a loan sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23361/17]
263. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated methane emissions from the State's beef and dairy cattle; the projected methane emissions from same; if the objectives of Food Wise 2025 will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23554/17]
262. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the research behind the claim that Ireland is recognised as having one of the most technologically advanced and carbon efficient food production systems; if there is a difference between the methane emissions of an Irish cow as opposed to non-Irish cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23553/17]
473. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of autism liaison nurses currently employed in County Wexford; if they are employed on a full-time or part-time basis; the recommended client to liaison nurse ratio in the community; the frequency with which the liaison nurse is required to make contact with each client and family; and the number of autism liaison nurses that would be needed to comply with the recommended client to liaison ratio and the number of required contacts with persons and families. [23216/17]
445. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the psychology services for adults with disabilities and autism available in County Wexford; the number of whole-time equivalent psychologists for adults with disabilities and autism currently employed in County Wexford; the number that were employed in each of the years 2010 to 2016; if the HSE in County Wexford operates a waiting list for psychology services for adults with disabilities and autism; the number of persons currently on the waiting list; and the average wait times for each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [23123/17]
79. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to attract potential foreign direct investment opportunities to County Wexford which may emerge as a result of Brexit; the number of vacant sites and factories the IDA has in County Wexford; the number of visits she has paid to County Wexford since she became Minister in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23039/17]
64. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the regulatory co-operation forum set up by the CETA agreement will function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23040/17]
33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the arrival of unaccompanied child refugees from the former Calais camp; the number of child refugees that are now fully integrated and living here since the programme began; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22338/17]