62. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance the number of quangos, State agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department that have been merged, reformed or abolished since 2011; the details of each of these measures in tabular form; the cost saving or service delivery improvement which has resulted; how many more he expects to be merged, reformed or abolished and the timeline for same; if he will provide a full list of all agencies and organisations under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1977/14]
43. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of quangos, State agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department that have been merged, reformed or abolished since 2011; the details of each of these measures in tabular form; the cost saving or service delivery improvement which has resulted; how many more he expects to be merged, reformed or abolished and the timeline for same; if he will provide a full list of all agencies and organisations under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/14]
956. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting list for obtaining a driving licence at each of the new driving licence centres; what he views as an acceptable waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1551/14]
937. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a new facility for the Coast Guard at a location (details supplied); when he expects this project to be commenced and to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1112/14]
936. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the benefits of The Gathering to the Irish tourism sector, the broader economy and to communities around the country are harnessed and that the lessons learnt during the year, links made with groups abroad and so on are not lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1111/14]
931. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to proceed with the extension of the Luas service to Bray; when this plan was shelved and the reasons for same; the capital cost of such an extension to the service; if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out on the extension of the service to Bray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1011/14]
829. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the position on plans for a hospice in a county (details supplied); if funding is in place for the provision of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1107/14]
825. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive provided funding for the building of a car park at St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4; the amount of funding provided; the overall cost of the project; the year that the building work took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1090/14]
819. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if any records exist in his Department in relation to senior executives or managers in organisations receiving funding under section 38 of the Health Act seeking sanction to be paid above the agreed salary with the Department or latterly the Health Service Executive between the years 1997 and the present day; if he will provide details of any such records which his Department may have; if he will ask the HSE to also check their records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1062/14]
818. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if his Department was made aware by a hospital or health care group of its intention to use one hospital facility (details supplied) as financial collateral for the development of a private hospital; when it was made aware of this; if any record exists in his Department relating to this matter; if his Department consented at official or ministerial level to such an arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1061/14]
817. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the amount of public funding provided by his Department to build, extend or renovate St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin; the year in which any such funding was provided; the specific purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1060/14]
816. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on any discussions he has had with officials in his Department or in the Health Service Executive relating to the funding of organisations under section 38 or section 39 of the Health Act; his views on corporate governance structures within these organisations and across the voluntary health and disability sector as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1059/14]
815. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form of all organisations receiving funding under section 38 of the Health Act; the amount received by each organisation in each of the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount they will receive in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1058/14]
814. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form of all organisations receiving funding under section 39 of the Health Act; the amount received by each organisation in each of the years 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount they will receive in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1057/14]
813. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national carers strategy; if he will also provide in tabular form a list of the recommendations and actions contained within the strategy; the current status of each such recommendation or action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1051/14]
809. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if the €35 million in ring-fenced funding for the development of mental health services in budget 2012 and the further €35 million in ring-fenced funding in this area in budget 2013 has now been fully spent in this area; the way this €35 million in 2012 and the €35 million in 2013 was spent; the number of additional staff that have now been employed in the delivery of mental health services as a result of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1021/14]
808. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to provide mental health services in the community; what such services consist of; in which locations and primary care centres mental health services are now provided; the number of Health Service Executive employed staff now working in this area; the number that are expected to be recruited in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1020/14]
807. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent inpatient beds available in psychiatric hospitals for young persons experiencing mental health difficulties; the location of these inpatient beds; the number of inpatient beds at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1019/14]
806. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health when he expects A Vision for Change to be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1018/14]
805. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of A Vision for Change; if he will provide in tabular form the current status of each recommendation or action in the policy document in terms of whether it is completed, in progress or not commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/14]
725. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will roll out the crisis intervention service emergency out-of-hours social work service for children and young people under the age of 18 years nationwide; if her Department has costed the national roll-out of this service; if she will provide details of the current CIS and how many referrals were made to the service in 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1056/14]
724. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department is funding or intends to fund or develop a one stop shop style website providing information on youth work, youth services and other information of importance and relevance to young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1055/14]
723. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of any websites or online resources which her Department funds to provide information to young people on youth work, youth services or other information of use or interest to young people; the amount of funding provided to each organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1054/14]
722. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a youth group or organisation working with young people in a town which has no youth worker may seek to obtain funding for such a post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1053/14]
721. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers currently funded through her Department or an agency under her remit; if she will provide a breakdown of these youth workers by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1052/14]
571. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the optimum strength of An Garda Síochána in terms of personnel numbers; if he will provide an update on his announcement to recommence recruitment to An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1117/14]
570. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reserve members in a county (details supplied); the stations to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1116/14]
569. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles in a county (details supplied); if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the type of vehicle and to which station or stations each vehicle is assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1115/14]
568. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in a county (details supplied); if he will provide breakdown in tabular form of the numbers by station and Garda rank or role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/14]
536. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national disability strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1109/14]
518. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding his Department has provided to a local authority to renovate and repair a property (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when the application was lodged for this funding; when the funding was awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1422/14]
498. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the new role of a chief executive of a local authority; the functions this role will administer; the main differences between this position and that which it is replacing of county manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1049/14]
497. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of undeveloped land that is in the ownership of local authorities for the purpose of providing local authority housing and a breakdown of this information for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1047/14]
496. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of people and families currently on local authority housing lists by local authority; the way in which these numbers compare with numbers from five years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1046/14]
493. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions that are in place in terms of local government reform measures to ensure the cultural identity of towns can be protected and retained following the abolition of town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1003/14]
482. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households who failed to pay the €100 household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1550/14]
365. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a report she received on domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance; if she intends to implement the recommendations of this report; if she will outline the timeframe for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1050/14]
364. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection when she envisages the administration of the rent supplement allowance transferring from her Department to local authorities; if she is satisfied that local authorities will have sufficient staff resources to oversee this transfer and administer this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1048/14]
363. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department's plans to implement the youth guarantee here; the amount of funding allocated for same in 2014; the tangible benefits she believes it will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1041/14]
335. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to specifically target the issue of youth unemployment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1044/14]
324. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will develop a national jobs strategy for young persons in an effort to better co-ordinate the various measures and supports in place and those which need to be put in place to help tackle youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1458/14]
302. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of any meetings he or his officials have had with youth groups or organisations working with or representing young people to explore ways of tackling youth unemployment here and ensuring that initiatives in place by Government in terms of employment and business support are accessible to young people and tailored for their needs where appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1045/14]
301. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects a single, one stop shop website to be in place providing details of all Government and State agency initiatives to assist small and medium enterprises here and people who wish to set up a business for the first time here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1042/14]
263. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons working in the public service and the Civil Service in each year from 2008 to date in 2014; the expected numbers in the public service and Civil Service by the end of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/14]
258. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Dargle flood protection scheme in Bray being funded by the Office of Public Works; the current status of the scheme; the works that have specifically been completed to date; the works that remain to be completed; the total budget the OPW has allocated for the project; when he expects the project to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/14]
257. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the applications that have been made from local authorities (details supplied) to the Office Of Public Works in 2011, 2012 and 2013 for projects to alleviate flooding; the amount sought in each application; the status of each application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1108/14]
216. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the implementation of the action plan on bullying for schools; the actions that have been taken to progress the implementation of the following recommendations contained within the plan; new national anti-bullying policy for schools, review of teacher education support service provision, co-ordinated training and resource development for Boards of Management and parents and a new national anti-bullying website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1006/14]
215. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the data his Department uses to determine the number of school places required in an area (details supplied); and based on that data the number of school places at primary level that will be required in that area for the next school year commencing in September 20014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1004/14]
214. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he proposes to take to ensure that there are adequate primary school places in an area (details supplied) for this September; the number of primary school places that are available in that area; the number of children that will be in need of a school place in that area this September based on data his Department uses to project such things; if his Department has been in discussion with the primary school in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1002/14]
199. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review being undertaken on Irish language exemption; if consideration will be given to children with autism and Asperger's syndrome; when he expects this review to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55480/13]