251. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is data to support the perception that the average age of intoxicated drivers is getting younger; the average age for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/17]
250. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will halt all construction on the new Luas stop during evening hours due to the negative effect it is having on students preparing for exams at Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/17]
249. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus includes pregnant women on the signs which reserve seating for the elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/17]
248. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that transport infrastructure projects in north Dublin will consider access to and from Beaumont Hospital in the future including projects such as the bus rapid transport and metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/17]
247. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if studies on congestion projections have been made for the M50; if reviews have been conducted on the way to relieve the pressure on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21218/17]
244. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the UK’s withdrawal from Euratom; the way in which that will impact the Irish public; if he has made contact with his UK counterpart on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/17]
187. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the conditions or criteria required to allow a person to be eligible for the cross-border healthcare directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21239/17]
186. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the rationale for imposing parking fees at the new children’s hospital; if he will revise this stance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/17]
185. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if the lower cost per square metre of the new children’s hospital, €4,200 per square metre compared to an average of €4,700 per square metre in the US, is indicative of a lower quality of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/17]
184. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the expected start date of a review of church-State relations in hospitals; the time such a review would take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/17]
183. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the uptake rate for vaccines, specifically for measles; the timeframe expected to reach a 95% uptake rate; if there is currently a risk of a measles outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21225/17]
182. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a grant for making a prosthetic eye; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/17]
181. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a dental service grant for dental implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21222/17]
145. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the environmental consequences that are expected now that boat permits have been increased from two to 15 for landings on Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21224/17]
134. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose maternity benefit is delayed; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for receiving maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/17]
119. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of tonnes of raw sewage that are allowed to flow into the waters here; the beaches which are most affected by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21226/17]
82. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Finance the reason it took a significant length of time for oversight officials to charge a bank (details supplied) for terrorist financing; the reason oversight officials did not flag suspicious transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21232/17]
70. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers who were employed by the State in 2008; the number of prison officers who are currently employed by the State; the ratio of prison guards to prisoners in 2008 and currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21235/17]
69. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of extra armed gardaí that would be necessary at Dublin Airport to ensure that it was adequately prepared in the event of a terror attack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21230/17]
68. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce a referendum on pre-nuptial agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21220/17]
1444. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if transitional services exist for 18 year olds being phased out of State care; her views on whether they are effective in preventing homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19985/17]
1443. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the vast differences in child care orders between towns; if she will address the concern that children in care are subject to a geographic lottery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19981/17]
1434. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason her Department cannot access income information from the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated number of families which will miss out on the child care subsidy as a consequence; when this will be ameliorated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19689/17]
1410. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider addressing the State's non-compliance with the EU part-time workers directive by implementing the French model of honest contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19695/17]
1406. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the permit system for fishing workers from outside the European Economic Area can be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/17]
1361. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19988/17]
1360. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that the Irish Sports Council have no database on file of participants in sports nationwide; his further views on whether it is valuable to keep track of the number of participants in each sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19984/17]
1279. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider implementing a refundable deposit scheme for recyclables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19986/17]
1261. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the aim of the new proposal to implement a television licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/17]
1166. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that need to be undertaken to protect illegal workers in the fishing industry from exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/17]
996. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); the person's position on the waiting list; if the operation can be referred to another hospital in order that it can be completed sooner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20014/17]
987. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow existing persons on the fair deal scheme to be able to move back to their own homes; when the plans will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19989/17]
986. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if nurses are required to undergo grief training; if so, the percentage of nurses that have undergone grief training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19987/17]
985. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a suicide prevention programme similar to a programme in Detroit, USA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19979/17]
938. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has neglected to offer paediatric heart transplant services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/17]
937. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who had their pre-scheduled operations at Cork University Hospital cancelled over the Easter weekend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/17]
936. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider implementing a time maximum at which hospitals must release a body to relatives for burial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/17]
935. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if grants are available for home gym equipment for persons with Down's syndrome; if not, if he will consider creating such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19693/17]
934. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the record number of persons left on trolleys in view of the fact that the €40 million winter initiative was not effective in addressing the issue; if one of the central focuses of his plan will be acquiring additional nursing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/17]
933. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to restore the former gross income limits for the over-70s medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19688/17]
866. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the timelines for the retendering and procurement of a provider for the diabetic retinopathy screening service which is due for renewal in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19457/17]
865. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will incorporate the freestyle libre glucose monitoring unit into the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/17]
864. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if increases in spending on stroke care are necessitated to keep up with the aging population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19455/17]
863. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health the cause of the record number of data protection breaches within the HSE; the reason doctors and nurses are allowed to take confidential files out of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19450/17]
862. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allocating funds to the prevention of smoking as a way to reduce the €460 million that smoking costs the health system each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/17]
773. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation regarding surrogacy allowing couples to be recognised as a child’s legal parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/17]
627. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the allegation that gay men have been detained in prison camps in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/17]
546. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the new special investigation unit for welfare fraud; if it will ultimately yield a cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/17]
462. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/17]
461. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on claims by the chief executive of a charity (details supplied) that Brexit will have a major effect on homelessness here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/17]