393. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 for the upgrade of existing housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10207/17]
392. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 for the funding of housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/17]
391. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 with regard to the purchase of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10205/17]
390. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 with regard to housing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10204/17]
389. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current position in relation to the establishment of a statutory register of architectural technologists, in view of the establishment of the QQI standard in architectural technology almost a year ago; and the likely timeframe for its introduction. [10203/17]
73. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his plans to fill the one remaining position on the NAMA board under section 19 of the NAMA Act 2009, with due consideration for the expertise and experience listed in section 19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/17]
69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will reassess the role given to NAMA to address the current housing crisis; if consideration will be given to suspending the NAMA plan to build 20,000 houses by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/17]
62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if the figure of €10 million for a commission of investigation into NAMA changed or altered in any way following the release of the 2017 Revised Estimates, which included estimates for a relevant commission of investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/17]
60. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will initiate an external review of NAMA's legal department, further to evidence given at the Committee of Public Accounts concerning non-disclosure agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10010/17]
68. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department is considering different methods of gathering housing completion data in view of the concerns raised both by housing experts and in the media regarding the accuracy of using ESB connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/17]
34. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a report (details supplied) which found that the annual rate of rental inflation, which reached 13.5% in q4 of 2016, was the highest since 2002; the measures he is taking to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/17]
16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Rebuilding Ireland plan relies too heavily on the private sector for the delivery of social housing; his plans to empower local authorities to significantly increase their capacity for building social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9022/17]
14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that a large proportion of the social housing solutions promised in the Rebuilding Ireland plan will come under housing support schemes, rather than consisting of new builds; if his Department has carried out any analysis on the longer term implications of this on the housing sector and on security of tenure for tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9021/17]
12. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the immediate measures his Department is taking to improve the enforcement of standards in the private rental sector and the standardisation of the reporting of compliance and resolutions by local authorities in response to recent reports in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9020/17]
71. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health services that are provided to persons in prison; the details of efforts to monitor the mental health of prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7832/17]
70. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the study Transition: From Direct Provision to Life in the Community which was funded by the Irish Research Council; the measures her Department is undertaking to prepare those in direct provision for life after direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7831/17]
69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to expand Ireland's refugee programme, particularly in view of the recent study by the Economic and Social Research Institute which finds that Ireland has the capacity to accept more refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7830/17]
41. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 16 December 2016, if her Department has any plans to implement the recommendation made by the McMahon report which would permit new asylum applicants who do not receive a decision on their status within nine months to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7675/17]
39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of material she provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to the other whistleblowers which the person has refused to include in the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7674/17]
38. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be allocated to GSOC to enable it to carry out its role as confidential recipient more effectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7671/17]
14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 to further empower the Policing Authority in order to make the Garda Commissioner directly answerable to the authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7672/17]
150. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a promised new school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if the building will still be completed within the timeframe of the five year school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7765/17]
53. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the proposed European defence action plan put forward by the European Commission in November 2016, and in particular the provisions to focus on capability needs and support the European defence industry; his further views on the proposal to allow the use of European Investment Bank finances for investment in the defence industry; his plans to raise any concerns regarding the action plan at an upcoming meeting of the EU Council on defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/17]
50. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times aid to the civil power functions were carried out by Defence Forces personnel in Shannon Airport with regard to US military aircraft in 2016; his views on whether the ongoing use of Shannon Airport by the US military could make Ireland, in practice, part of a military alliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/17]
674. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the high number of young persons held on remand here which, according to her Department, reached 263 in 2015 and of whom 93 received detention orders; the measures her Department is taking to tackle the over-use of detention on remand for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/17]
673. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mental health or counselling supports her Department is providing to the over 2,500 homeless children across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7224/17]
578. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 2 February 2017, if chlorpyrifos is still approved for use here in a form (details supplied); the details of the acceptable exposure levels for chlorpyrifos-methyl; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7154/17]
126. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time probation officers employed in each individual prison from 2012 to 2016 and currently employed in each individual prison; if there has been a reduction in staffing levels in terms of probation officers between 2010 and 2016; and the number of prisons that currently only have one part-time probation officer. [7294/17]
79. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the resources, existing or additional, that have been allocated to Tusla to facilitate the arrival and integration of unaccompanied child refugees from the former Calais camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7040/17]
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of any study and research undertaken by her Department in association with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the damage to children affected by parental imprisonment and the way in which it could be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7041/17]
116. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalent Residential Tenancies Board minimum rental standards inspectors currently employed in County Wexford. [6454/17]
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 8 December 2016, if she will provide a breakdown by county of the 13,000 jobs created in the south east since the start of 2015; if she is satisfied with job creation efforts by her Department in County Wexford to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6351/17]
12. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures her Department has planned in County Wexford in respect of the goal of increasing foreign direct investment in regional areas by 40% with regard to the recently launched Action Plan for Rural Development; her views on the low number of site visits made by IDA Ireland to County Wexford in the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/17]
215. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the specific factors involved in determining priority for patient waiting lists for organ transplants. [6242/17]
212. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the status and timeframe for the proposed organ transplant opt-out scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6227/17]
63. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider investing money in the Dublin to Rosslare harbour rail line in view of the fact that over €700 million has been spent on two upgrades to the M11 from 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6105/17]
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role of heavy and light rail transport in Ireland's efforts to meet the EU 2030 emissions targets; the steps his Department is taking to ensure rail transport plays a key role into the future of transport policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6104/17]
542. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure that Ireland is in compliance with Article 20 of the Common Fisheries Policy (details supplied); the current supports that are in place and support programmes that are planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5917/17]
69. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the findings of an organisation (details supplied) which states that Ireland has managed to reduce its 2020 to 2030 carbon reduction commitments to a mere 0.4% through the exploitation of loopholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5794/17]
50. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of any research that has been carried out by Inland Fisheries Ireland to determine the factors affecting salmon and eel stocks on the River Slaney; if salmon and eel fish stocks have increased in the River Slaney since net fishing licences were suspended and the eel management plan came into place; if Inland Fisheries Ireland has considered intervening in repopulating fish stocks on the Slaney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5793/17]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that there are approximately 2,000 extra cattle to be killed every week here; his plans to deal with the challenges this will pose for the beef industry in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4930/17]
24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has read the recent revised risk assessment by the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding the use of chlorpyrifos, which found that this chemical can lead to serious attention, memory and motor difficulties in children; his views on its continued use in insecticides used here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4929/17]
141. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if his Department has an official position on whether serious mental conditions are physical malfunctions in the brain or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/17]
51. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 1 December 2016, the timeframe for evaluating the pilot peer support initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/17]
78. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of jobs she plans to create in County Wexford with regard to the Action Plan for Rural Development; the measures her Department has planned in County Wexford to increase foreign direct investment by 40%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4135/17]
75. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the new culture grant in Italy, whereby every 18 year old in the country is entitled to €500 to be spent on cultural endeavours such as concert or theatre tickets, language courses or books; if she has considered introducing a similar incentive for young persons here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4134/17]
172. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the investigation into the rescue of over 200 dogs in January 2016 by Wexford County Council, the WSPCA and the NWSPCS in Ferns, County Wexford has now concluded; the person or body that carried out these investigations; his views on the role and responsibility of the local authority in the investigation and welfare groups in this incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/17]
31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself with the legislative measures undertaken or in motion by his Department to improve standards and transparency in public office, for example, the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015; if his attention has been drawn to the continuing concerns of advocacy groups such as TASC regarding ethics codes, the arguably permissive approach to gifts and ongoing difficulties in ensuring adherence to the transparency code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3422/17]
22. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 17 January 2017, the details of the types of future State use being considered by his Department for the vacant State-owned properties on the list; if there are plans to repurpose any of the buildings for social housing or emergency accommodation usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3421/17]
185. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures his Department is taking to improve data collection, maintenance and access across the public service as part of its reform programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3461/17]