442. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company; and if the minutes of same will be provided. [10236/19]
441. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Drogheda Port Company; and if the minutes of same will be provided. [10235/19]
440. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Port of Waterford Company; and if the minutes from same will be provided. [10234/19]
439. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Shannon Foynes Port Company; and if the minutes arising of same will be provided. [10233/19]
438. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Port of Cork Company; and if the minutes arising of same will be provided. [10232/19]
437. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of his last meeting with the board of the Dublin Port Company; and if the minutes of same will be provided. [10231/19]
199. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to present legislation to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10140/19]
364. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to create a community transport service for those with disabilities needing to attend services which are a substantial distance from their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/19]
267. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the date parents will be entitled to take two weeks' additional paid parental leave; the persons who will access same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7634/19]
606. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers per hour on the new Bus Éireann Ballincollig-Carrigaline route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6584/19]
59. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the status of plans to identify immediate and long-term measures to address the increasing cost of employer and public liability insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4742/19]
617. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to add amendments to the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to protect those renting in a development in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4334/19]
580. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70 years for those on community employment and job initiative schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4335/19]
513. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if emergency funding will be made available to repair the crack in the surface at the throwing circle in a stadium (details supplied) to allow high-level athletes to train there rather than travel outside Dublin and miss college lectures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/19]
546. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that athletic therapy and training is not recognised by a company (details supplied); if representations will be made to the company to include this in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54073/18]
558. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that vehicle users submitting licence renewal forms to the National Driver Licence Service before the expiration of their licences and who receive new licences with dates starting before the expiry of their previous licences means users do not receive full value from the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52977/18]
266. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of active gardaí by division and rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52980/18]
265. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of active gardaí by division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52979/18]
264. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of active gardaí per year in December up to and including December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52978/18]
187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to resolve the issues persons are experiencing in securing an appointment to register for an appointment with the INIS; if persons with upcoming expiration dates on their visas have been informed that they can stay here during the waiting time for appointments; if not, if they are allowed to travel during the Christmas break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51088/18]
160. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 will be commenced before the end of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51103/18]
150. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he will be taking with regard to the Saudi Arabia Government in the wake of the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51089/18]
59. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017; the progress on the drafting of amendments to the Bill; if it will be treated as a priority for enactment in the next Dáil term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50522/18]
215. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018 to move on to the next Stage; when it will be signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49733/18]
214. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of mandatory testing for sepsis in hospitals in the future in the event that the testing becomes faster and cheaper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49732/18]
213. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if patients are being mandatorily screened for sepsis in hospitals; if not, his plans to implement mandatory screenings in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49731/18]
168. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the data related to anti-depressants seized by An Garda Síochána by number of tablets and capsules seized, the number of grams seized when not in tablet form, the number of cases involved and the value of the drugs seized in each of the years 2007 to 2017, in tabular form. [49736/18]
167. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the data related to Z drugs seized by An Garda Síochána by number of tablets and capsules seized, the number of grams seized when not in tablet form, the number of cases involved and the value of the drugs seized in each of the years 2004 to 2017, in tabular form. [49735/18]
166. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the data related to benzodiazepines seized by An Garda Síochána by number of tablets and capsules seized, the number of grams seized when not in tablet form, the number of cases involved and the value of the drugs seized in each of the years 2004 to 2017, in tabular form. [49734/18]
439. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if it is still policy to introduce minimum unit pricing simultaneously with Northern Ireland to avoid the negative impact on cross-Border trade with reference to section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; if his position on the matter has changed; if so, his plans to introduce minimum unit pricing ahead of Northern Ireland; if so, when he will proceed with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48066/18]
438. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to install a spinal unit in Beaumont Hospital as part of upcoming development work at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48063/18]
175. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the comments by a person (details supplied) regarding tax breaks for those who invest in the development of football here; if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48064/18]
86. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reinstate the free passport for old age pensioners in view of the fact that this is a form of official identification for some pensioners that do not hold driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48087/18]
37. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the National Creativity Fund 2018 to 2019; the details of the project that a body (details supplied) has made under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47352/18]
613. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the policy towards e-cigarettes will be updated in view of the Healthy Ireland 2018 finding that 41% of smokers who successfully quit in the past year used an e-cigarette to do so; if he will consider commissioning a second health technology assessment or other research into their effectiveness as a cessation tool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/18]
412. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sexual offences referred to the Garda youth diversion programme that were accepted by that programme in each of the years from 2004 to 2016, by category (details supplied) in tabular form. [45151/18]
238. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of acute service centres available here for persons that suffer from migraine; the number of persons that visited each dedicated centre each year; if he has plans to establish new acute service centres in this regard; if so, when they will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44307/18]
89. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the map of the school planning areas was last revised; and when it is next due to be revised in view of changing demographics. [42116/18]
690. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available to young artists here to encourage their development and to encourage employment in arts and culture here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42219/18]
663. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views regarding the backlog of appeals with An Bord Pleanála; if assistance or support is being provided to An Bord Pleanála to assist it in clearing the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/18]
628. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she is taking to clear the backlog in processing times for illness benefit applications; the actions she is undertaking to have general practitioners move over to the new application forms to prevent the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42214/18]
580. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the breakdown of funding for grassroots sport to each sporting organisation for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42213/18]
579. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the breakdown of funding for grassroots sport to each county in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42212/18]
578. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or officials from his Department have met an organisation (details supplied) regarding plans to join the bid to host a tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42211/18]
577. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his discussions with the organisers of a tournament (details supplied) regarding Ireland potentially hosting the 2026 tournament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42210/18]
555. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the renewable energy infrastructure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/18]
554. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the energy matrix which is renewable energy, that is, wind, water and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/18]
553. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of supports on offer to renewable energy start-ups here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/18]