10. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans to restore the cuts to funding for drugs and alcohol treatment, particularly in relation to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14631/15]
552. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford to provide adequate services to support their four children who suffer from fragile X syndrome, particularly in view of the apology they received in 2014 from the Health Service Executive over the mistreatment of these persons by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/15]
551. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the supports and services that are in place for sufferers of fragile X syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/15]
539. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours sanctioned in County Wexford in the years 2012 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/15]
538. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures that are in place to ensure fairness in the system of allocating respite services contracts to external service providers, and that contracts are allocated on the basis of quality of service rather than longevity of the relationships with the service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/15]
537. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has considered, or would consider in the future, providing respite services for persons with intellectual disabilities directly, rather than subcontracting the service out to private companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/15]
504. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the reason Regorafenib Stivarga is not currently available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, whose oncologist has recommended this as a potentially life-saving option in that person's cancer treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14212/15]
358. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enact the Garda Síochána (No. 3) (Amendment) Bill 2014; and if it will be commenced in its entirety, or in a piecemeal fashion. [14372/15]
357. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the payments made to a person (details supplied) as chairperson of the Garda authority; the functions this person has been undertaking and the nature of the contract awarded to this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14371/15]
325. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the GoSafe company to operate speed cameras in the year 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13868/15]
19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedures in place for carrying out investigations into cases of historical child abuse by State institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14399/15]
8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children deemed at risk who have not been allocated a social worker, particularly in view of the recent Health Information and Quality Authority report on child welfare services in County Cork, which highlighted long waiting times for the allocation of social workers for vulnerable children, resulting in these children remaining at risk for prolonged periods of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14398/15]
112. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason much of the promised legislation relating to reform of An Garda Síochána has been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13491/15]
111. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the new arrangement whereby the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission now takes on responsibility for the role of a confidential recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13490/15]
24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when we may expect the legislation relating to the establishment of a Garda authority, in view of the fact that she had promised that this body would be up and running by the end of 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13397/15]
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the independent review mechanism is not conducting full investigations into the cases but rather assessing whether they merit full investigation, the reason it is taking so long; when the findings of the assessments will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13396/15]
19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that Garda whistleblowers are being adequately served by the new arrangement whereby the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has now taken over the role of the confidential recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13395/15]
14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that sufficient progress has been made in relation to addressing the problems highlighted in the Garda Inspectorate report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13398/15]
5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that it is over one year since the departure of the former Garda Commissioner, if she is satisfied with efforts made to change the culture and workings of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13489/15]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will update Dáil Éireann on the appointment of a replacement for the former Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC; if she is satisfied that the Commission is sufficiently resourced to deal with challenges facing it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13488/15]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for a universal jurisdiction of human rights; to enable the charging and conviction of persons who breach international human rights law in cases of but not limited to genocide, war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, whether these breaches have occurred inside or outside the State; for these purposes to amend the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 and the International Criminal Court Act 2006
10. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if there are limits to the powers of local branches of banks in negotiating and seeking a resolution for borrowers who are in mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13120/15]
167. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recommendations made in last year's Indecon Bord na gCon report that have been fully implemented to date; the measures being taken to implement all the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12809/15]
163. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the nature and length of sanctions imposed by Bord na gCon on greyhounds who tested positive for banned substances in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12808/15]
26. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the EU's regulatory co-operation provisions in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12046/15]
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the business sectors which have lobbied the Government in relation to the transatlantic trade and investment partnership talks; the percentage that were supportive; the sectors that opposed specific proposals and the sectors in total opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12047/15]
20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in improving access to State contracts for Irish firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11689/15]
16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has conducted an analysis of levels of low pay in the public service; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11690/15]
451. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects to have legislation before Dáil Éireann to provide for cautions and convictions for lesser crimes to be deemed to be spent; if she does not have such plans, the reason there is no such provision envisaged and the reason Ireland will not be introducing such legislation, which is the norm in the vast majority of legislative jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11341/15]
139. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he has undertaken an evaluation of the work of the Defence Forces in Afghanistan since being reassigned under the Resolute Support Mission on 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11617/15]
127. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the protocol that exists when the Defence Forces are called upon to carry out aid-to-civil power duties, in terms of chain of command, with particular reference to whether the Defence Forces or An Garda Síochána are responsible for decision making in relation to the duty. [11618/15]
42. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures Department is considering into prevent fracking here, in view of the recent US geological survey which found fracking waste to be the primary cause of a dramatic rise in earthquakes even in areas which previously did not experience earthquakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10513/15]
37. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she will take to implement the recommendations of the recent report, The Socio-Economic Contribution of Music to the Irish Economy and, in particular, the promotion of arts within the context of employment creation and creative industries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10190/15]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to promote the commercial, educational and export possibilities of the indigenous music industry here, which according to a recent report commissioned by the Irish Music Rights Organisation could open up significant opportunities in the short, medium and long term; if her Department has studied the Canadian and Icelandic music industry models, which include both macro and micro initiatives for musicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10191/15]
575. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections that were carried out by the Irish Aviation Authority in 2014 on civil aircraft transiting through Shannon Airport to ensure compliance with the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10100/15]
574. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made in 2014 by aircraft from the US for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon Airport under the Air Navigation and Transport Act (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973; the number of requests that were refused and the grounds for those refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10099/15]
573. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to subsidise Bus Éireann commercial services to smaller towns and villages in view of the recent announcement of plans for the removal of a number of commercial services, including route No. 5, which links a number of rural communities in County Wexford and the south east region to Dublin and County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10098/15]
572. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the recently announced changes to Bus Éireann bus routes serving rural communities and, in particular, the withdrawal of bus route No. 5 through Clonroche, Bunclody and other parts of County Wexford and the south east, which will result in there being no public transport linkage between these towns and Dublin and County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10097/15]
334. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on commissioning an independent report concerning prostitution and trafficking here; the impact of the proposed legislation to criminalise the purchaser in the sex trafficking industry; to make a comparison with other models in Sweden and elsewhere; the methods and resources An Garda Síochána will be expected to use in investigating and detecting offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10312/15]
333. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the terms of reference for those tasked with the independent review mechanism; the set of rules that apply to the practice and procedure of the mechanism; the full set of possible remedies that may arise once these reviews are concluded; if the reviews will be provided without redaction to the families and complainant; any appeal mechanism that applies from her decision; the reason she chose this method to properly investigate these claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10311/15]
332. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide for discussion of the recent report of the Garda professional standards unit into the cancellation of fixed charge notices; her reason for not publishing a redacted version of the second report; her plans to introduce legislative changes on foot of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10310/15]
331. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to discuss in Dáil Éireann the Garda inspectorate report into serious crime, dated November 2014; if she and the Garda Commissioner are both committed to implementing every one of the 200 recommendations therein; if she will provide a timeframe and an update on the progress that has been made on implementing each of those recommendations in tabular form, with a particular focus on the categorisation and compiling of crime statistics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10309/15]
330. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policies and procedures surrounding EvoFIT, the new Garda facial recognition software, particularly relating to the compilation of its database; her views on the compliance of Garda policy and procedure with data protection laws in general; if EvoFIT and policing policy in this regard have been specifically pre-checked for compliance with privacy and data protection laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10308/15]
329. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána codes of conduct in place to guide Garda conduct when dealing with persons with disabilities; her views on having the official Garda Síochána code of conduct published in the spirit of transparency and the public interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10307/15]
16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to ensure that internships carried out under the JobBridge scheme are of a high standard as regards the quality of mentoring and overall work experience; the process whereby employers are selected for the scheme, and in particular the specific criteria they must meet in order to be included; the criteria for the selection and monitoring of employers for the new First Steps scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9335/15]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that it is appropriate that persons are compelled to take up Gateway positions which could leave them worse off financially; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9334/15]
43. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on introducing a comprehensive housing strategy that addresses the housing challenges that prevail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9107/15]
28. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the details of the proposed social housing programme, in terms of the number of newly built units that his Department expects to deliver in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9108/15]
121. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methods that are in place within the education system to ensure that international best practice is being implemented for children with autism within the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8777/15]
119. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no consistent policy regarding individual education plans in operation in schools for children with special needs as per the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8776/15]