54. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; his views on the latest ComReg report which highlights that only 7,623 households and businesses have a fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13935/17]
321. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding supplied to the State by the European Commission to bring homes of inferior energy ratings up to a better standard during the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12542/17]
320. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of grants provided to ensure energy saving upgrades to properties; the number of grants issued over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/17]
319. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider plans to retro-fit estates to ensure better energy saving through better ventilation and insulation; if his Department has availed of any of the EU funding of €23 billion in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12540/17]
318. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has being drawn to a recent statement from the European Commission regarding Irish mobile phone operators breaching EU laws if they attempt to impose high roaming charges by modifying consumers' contracts once they are abolished across the EU; his plans to enforce ComReg to monitor operators to ensure they do not modify consumers' contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/17]
219. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); if this person will be eligible under the cross-Border health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12539/17]
191. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department conducted an environmental impact study to ensure there would be no serious impact on a range of wildlife species and habitats here, especially highly threatened nesting birds and pollinators found in hedgerows and upland, before making the proposed changes to the Heritage Bill that will allow for the burning of vegetation in March and the cutting of hedgerows in August; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12545/17]
160. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider conducting all reviews of social welfare payments to customers at once rather than over a number of seperate occasions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12543/17]
109. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the State has received to date from the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative in an effort to tackle youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12536/17]
811. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the State has adopted the European Commission's quality framework on traineeships, which was a key element of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/17]
810. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest report which showed that the gender pay gap has widened by 6.5% in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/17]
799. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to a consultation process to amend the injuriesboard.ie book of quantum in an effort to tackle high compensation payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11879/17]
667. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ban on a product (details supplied) in the US state of Wisconsin; his further views on whether this could have wider implications for beef and dairy exports to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/17]
610. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied) in Dublin; if this person would be entitled to the cross-Border health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/17]
609. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will review the application and appeal forms for medical cards for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/17]
450. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views on the report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that showed an increase in the number of food alerts for 2016 which was the highest in a decade; the actions his department will take to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/17]
357. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the production cost of each passport; if volume reduces the marginal cost in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/17]
336. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of communication and advertising costs spent by his Department to promote employment services and supports over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/17]
335. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all programmes run nationwide by the State under the youth guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/17]
334. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of private sector employers that have engaged with the youth guarantee scheme to date; the number that have offered full time employment to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/17]
333. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria in place to assess whether job offers under the youth guarantee scheme are quality offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11948/17]
332. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of participants in the youth guarantee nationally in the past three years; the number of participants who were offered full time employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/17]
331. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to subsidising or making a grant available to persons over 70 years of age applying for passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11881/17]
280. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to introducing a vacant property tax as outlined by a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11875/17]
175. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the State has adopted the European Commission's European alliance for apprenticeships, which was a key element of the youth guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/17]
168. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance his views on the European Commission's report on the economy, which highlighted the State's dependence on corporate tax revenue as a concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11877/17]
143. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance his views on the European Commission's report on the economy, which criticised the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11876/17]
125. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017, which aims to reverse the mandatory closure of pubs and all licensed hospitality businesses on Good Friday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11878/17]
63. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to obtain the maximum benefit from the European year of cultural heritage in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11753/17]
53. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to use the medium of the arts to project a positive national image, promote tourism and generate renewed economic activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11752/17]
769. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any contact between his Department and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regarding the possibility of reviving the Rally Ireland event in the FIA World Rally Championship calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/17]
768. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will work to ensure that the Ladies Irish Open is included on the Ladies European Tour list of events for the 2018 calendar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10153/17]
753. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to research compiled by University College London which showed that the condition, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, existed in a number of retired footballers which increased the risk of the development of a form of dementia; his views on the opinion of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland that the findings will mean a new way is required to approach coaching on the way to head the ball safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/17]
737. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated fine should the State miss its carbon targets for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10168/17]
601. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if his Department is running any campaign to increase the number of HPV vaccines here; his views on the fact that approximately 50% of children are getting the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10152/17]
600. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative staff in the HSE and the total cost in salaries over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10151/17]
599. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of management staff in the HSE and the total cost in salaries over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10150/17]
598. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will request a meeting with a company (details supplied) and seek a price reduction in the drug Respreeza, which is used to treat patients with severe lung disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10149/17]
469. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the State’s response to the official declaration of famine in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10169/17]
468. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with EU partners regarding a potential legal challenge to a US border tax proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10162/17]
467. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on US President Donald Trump’s change of policy regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10148/17]
387. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) on 15 February 2017 regarding the treatment of tenants by a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10166/17]
386. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to legislate to force those persons who rent rooms in a house to register as landlords and ensure that the accommodation they provide is of a minimum physical standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10165/17]
385. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to legislate to prevent overcrowding in houses which rent out rooms to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10164/17]
384. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend tenants' rights to those persons who rent a room in a person's house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10163/17]
383. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department plans to change planning conditions which prevent the rejection of applications in suburban areas of high density buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/17]
382. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has plans to change the way it monitors house completion rates from new electricity connections in view of concerns that new electricity connections can be triggered to work on existing buildings or previously vacant sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/17]
381. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the action his Department is taking to tackle the annual rate of rental inflation of 14.5% in Dublin, as reported in the latest rental price report by a company (details supplied) for the last quarter of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10157/17]
380. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the latest rental price report by a company (details supplied) for the last quarter of 2016, which noted the average cost of renting is at the highest level on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10156/17]
323. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on non-academic staff at Trinity College Dublin not being given access to permanent contracts; the action his Department is undertaking to resolve the dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10170/17]