253. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to give the National Asset Management Agency a legal role to address infrastructural problems with land under its control. [15689/16]
252. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to initiate a change in tenancy laws so that tenants are still allowed to complete their lease, even if the landlord is selling the property. [15683/16]
167. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance his plans to recommend to the Central Bank a change in mortgage rules, specifically in relation to the ratio of 3.5:1 that is set between borrowing and income. [15688/16]
92. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Taoiseach the number of chief executive officers in semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department who are employed or not employed on a Hay contract. [15679/16]
214. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on implementing a driver awareness course similar to that in the UK which would facilitate the rescinding of penalty points for participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15079/16]
119. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the general practitioner visiting card scheme. [15078/16]
641. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding can be sourced to provide traffic lights and a junction (details supplied) within the budget for 2017 following the loss of this funding due to planning objections in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14754/16]
292. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for data he has relating to lands owned or held in County Dublin by Dublin Bus, CIE and Irish Rail. [14017/16]
119. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she supports the potential introduction of a new date rape detector kit being available to buy in pubs throughout the country; if she will introduce legislation to provide for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14019/16]
118. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the status of the Sexual Offences Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14018/16]
882. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce free parking discs to tax abiding tradespeople for their commercial vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13566/16]
881. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding can be sourced to provide traffic lights and a junction (details supplied) within the budget for 2017 following the loss of this funding due to planning objections in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13565/16]
832. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when fibre broadband will be available for Slaney Close, Dublin9, as it has been detrimental to a number of businesses operating there, as well as in the wider Dublin industrial estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12816/16]
745. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/16]
744. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint a senior dietician to support those with diabetes in Dublin North-West constituency as dictated in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan, which sanctioned the support of the implementation of the type 2 diabetes cycle of care initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13521/16]
400. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish the Dublin City Council extension grant which was discontinued in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/16]
190. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed by the Government on 30 March 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12815/16]
506. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to hire two clinical nurses for the Finglas addiction support team which has had two applications pending since 2014, despite funding being agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/16]
369. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to stop rolling one-year contracts in the public sector whereby employees do not receive the same benefits as their colleagues, including incremental pay increases, pension rights and the right to apply for internal vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11489/16]
96. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to request the Revenue Commissioners to release stamp duty records (details supplied) from 1999 onwards, which are already compiled but unreleased, in electronic format. [11749/16]
187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/16]
186. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/16]
185. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to re-open an application by a person (details supplied) under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11140/16]
1160. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to submit draft legislation to automatically remove the licences of taxi drivers convicted of a crime which makes them unsuitable to drive a cab. [10689/16]
955. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to ring-fence the budget for mental health services and to reverse recent cuts made to it. [10688/16]
606. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is possible to relinquish the site at the former Whitehall Garda station, and if works there now prevent it from being converted into a Garda station. [10429/16]
341. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative arrangements on behalf of Down Syndrome Ireland in the event of the closure of its literacy classes at the Mater Dei Institute of Education on Clonliffe Road in Dublin 3 due to budget cuts by Dublin City University which operates the campus. [10687/16]
136. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to include Whitehall Garda station in any review of station closures. [10430/16]
Bill entitled an Act to amend sections 49 and 51 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 to ensure the powers exercised by the Central Bank of Ireland to make regulations, conferred by the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 are fit for purpose; and to provide for related matters.
493. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the initial intended sequence of dublinbikes scheme expansions, as there have been clear changes in the demographics and transport needs of the city since this was first drafted; and his views that there would be a clear tourism and transport rationale to expanding it to the Glasnevin area. [8496/16]
492. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next smarter travel scheme round of grants will be made available; and if there is a possibility of including an expanded dublinbikes scheme into the Drumcondra and Glasnevin areas under the auspices of this funding. [8495/16]
491. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will implement action 105 of the Road Safety Authority’s Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020, which states that all cars should carry compulsory breakdown emergency packs for vehicles, including a glass-breaking hammer. [8492/16]
348. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the purpose the ring-fenced €35 million in new ring-fenced mental health funding was intended for; if it was allocated to anything specifically; and his views on the impact the €12 million reduction will have. [8477/16]
347. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views regarding the recent change in ring-fenced funding for the budget for mental health services; and if he will outline the budget for mental health services for the years 2009 to 2015 and the projected budget for 2016. [8476/16]
245. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health to set down the potential cost to the Exchequer of a reduction in the prescription charge to €1 with a corresponding cap of €10. [8479/16]
141. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the National Competitiveness Council’s report Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2016, which states Ireland is a high-cost location in which to do business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/16]
3. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial cost of restoring the telephone allowance, based on changed demographics and age profile. [8478/16]
814. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the uptake in electric vehicles; the incentives in place to encourage uptake; his plans for future incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/16]
797. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the green bin charges that will come into effect from 1 July 2016 and if there is scope to delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7010/16]
362. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of funding for a community project (details supplied) in Ballymun in County Dublin that wishes to restore resources for child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7011/16]
114. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6720/16]
113. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the cost of smuggling to the Exchequer; the seizures by category in 2015 and in 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6719/16]