Bill entitled an Act to provide for the amendment of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts 1937 to 2006, to provide for the provisions of the seventh amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann and to extend the franchise of the university panel of Seanad Éireann to all people who are over eighteen and are holders of an appropriate third level qualification from an Irish Institute of Higher Education and to provide for related matters.
679. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports and advice her Department will make available to workers laid off at a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52685/19]
672. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports that will be put in place by her Department and agencies under her aegis for employees that lost their jobs in a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52686/19]
300. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she has taken to protect jobs at a company (details supplied); if she has spoken with management of the company regarding protecting the jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52686/19]
284. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding which will be provided to Wicklow County Council in 2020 in lieu of the loss of commercial rates from Irish Water properties; the funding provided to date in 2019; the loss of income incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49255/19]
270. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a pension application by a person (details supplied). [49253/19]
269. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made to date by the interdepartmental group on the pension issue of community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49251/19]
262. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the clubs, groups and organisations that have received funding under the LEADER RDP programme in County Wicklow in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the level of funding provided to each group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49250/19]
242. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details on each application sent from County Wicklow for the sports capital grant 2019, by successful, unsuccessful and incomplete applications. [49217/19]
217. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the publication of guidelines pertaining to the supply of energy to the national grid through solar energy and solar farms in County Wicklow; the terms and conditions which prospective suppliers must adhere to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/19]
129. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health if there was a funding underspend from 2019 in the mental health services for CHO areas 6 and 7; if so, the amount; the location in which this funding was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49179/19]
127. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Wicklow awaiting home help hours to be approved, allocated or increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49177/19]
118. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles attached to each district in County Wicklow as of 20 November 2019; the year, make and model of the vehicles; the equivalent figures as of 1 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49173/19]
104. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools in County Wicklow that have autism units; the number of primary and secondary school students diagnosed with autism in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/19]
447. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to ensure quality and safety in childcare providers in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49113/19]
446. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to assist in planning for provision of further childcare places in County Wicklow. [49112/19]
402. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the costs associated with the launch of the national broadband plan in Laragh, County Wicklow, on 21 November 2019. [49143/19]
348. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the Arklow primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49145/19]
344. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre for Rathdrum, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49115/19]
230. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49139/19]
142. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement between his Department, local residents and Wicklow County Council regarding ongoing land management access and maintenance of the Glen of Imaal firing range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49108/19]
54. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed new primary care centres in Arklow and Rathdrum, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48885/19]
134. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to upgrade and refurbish St. Colman's Hospital, Rathdrum in view of the need to do so as stated by recent HIQA reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45646/19]
913. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2020 greenway application process will be announced; the details of changes to the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/19]
332. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a social support worker has been assigned to the temporary direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44907/19]
651. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the contact his Department has had with EUROSTAT on the classification of the Land Development Agency as being on balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43549/19]
129. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each secondary school in County Wicklow involved in the school building programme; the length of time they have been in their current development stage; the average times for all development stages to complete; the estimated time for projects to progress to completion in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42816/19]
159. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the timeline of events in the process carried out to date in the appointment of a full-time consultant medical oncologist with a special interest in sarcoma based at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, created by him in July 2016; if interviews were held in March 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42396/19]
143. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Garda national protective service and its roll out and operations in Wicklow Garda Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41472/19]
99. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the number of persons up to 30 September 2019 waiting for homecare support by county in tabular form; the number of applications for homecare support up to 30 September by CHO areas 6 and 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/19]
516. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the roll out of the affordable housing scheme and serviced sites fund; the number of housing schemes approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40947/19]
515. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there are grants for water well drilling for domestic houses. [40946/19]
513. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the fire station capital plan and the need to upgrade many fire stations such as Baltinglass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40907/19]
480. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the interdepartmental review of community employment schemes; when the review is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40945/19]
478. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the provision of a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors; when the issue will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40940/19]
408. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents of Blessington, County Wicklow, that BusConnects by itself will not provide adequate public transport capacity for the area; his plans to improve public transport in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40936/19]
391. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is planning to confirm plans with the European Commission this week to build gas import terminals here as a project of common interest that would allow the importing of fracked gas from the United States of America. [41035/19]
387. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to quell health concerns regarding 5G roll out; the actions he will take to ensure that information is provided on the health impact of 5G roll out here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40933/19]
359. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent proposals put forward at the EU Agriculture Council on the need to ensure there is no reduction in funding for CAP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/19]
273. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in introducing a thorough newborn screening programme to provide lifesaving essential early diagnoses of conditions such as MLD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/19]
181. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of food businesses by county that have applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme which opened in March 2018 up until the end of the third quarter of 2019; the number of such businesses that have been sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same. [41038/19]
180. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses by county that have applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme; the number of such businesses that have been sanctioned financing to date; and the total value. [40986/19]
160. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve and expand the existing community text alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40985/19]
156. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the number of persons living in direct provision centres nationally; his further plans to cease using hotels as emergency centres; the procedures for residents of these centres to make complaints against operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40908/19]
48. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Finance the rank of Ireland in the EU in terms of the level of motor insurance and business insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/19]
47. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Finance his views on the restoration of the VAT rate to 9% to improve competitiveness in view of the fact this is the highest rate of VAT on tourist accommodation in the EU; the Brexit effects on British visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40910/19]
644. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the roll-out and take-up of the multi-annual rural water programme announced in February 2019 and for which the deadline for applications was 14 March 2019; the number of applicants successful and unsuccessful by local authority area for each measure under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39863/19]
145. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Central Bank on the increased levy being imposed on certain credit unions in view of the vital role of the credit union movement in providing financial services to communities and the voluntary nature of its commitment to providing that service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39679/19]