Written answers
Thursday, 12 November 2009
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Agencies
Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the resources available to the National Employment Rights Authority; and if she will...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made with the approved funding of €10 million by the FÁS board to provide training for...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 9: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendations of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programme...
- Legislative Programme
Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to update the current partnership law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40932/09]
- EU Directives
Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to the implementation of the Temporary Agency Workers Directive agreed at the...
- Employment Support Services
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she is taking to facilitate the recently unemployed to start their own businesses; and if she will...
- Labour Inspectorate
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of fully trained and deployed labour inspectors with the National Employment Rights Authority; the...
- Cross-Border Trade
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the gravity model study by the Economic and Social Research Institute, which shows that trade...
- Labour Inspectorate
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate to date in 2009; the way this...
- Enterprise Development
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to implement the recommendations in the Forfás report of the overview of the main...
- Unemployment Levels
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the high level of unemployment among persons aged 20 to 25 years; the measures she proposes to...
- Export Sector
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40910/09]
- Redundancy Payments
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of claims waiting to be processed within her Department at the latest date for which figures are...
- Work Permits
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to streamline the issuing of work permits; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on misappropriation and misuse of public...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the continuing problems facing small and medium sized enterprises as a...
- Work Permits
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to review the work permit rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40890/09]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in the interests of clarity and accountability she will in future ensure that all parliamentary questions...
- Pension Provisions
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the deficit in the Industrial Development Authority's pension fund; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Reports
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on publication of the research report entitled Issues and Challenges in the Recruitment and...
- Export Sector
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support indigenous exporters; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the burden on small and medium sized companies of local authority rates; if...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she last held a meeting with the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the issues discussed; and if she will...
- Grocery Industry
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on her proposed code of conduct for the grocery sector. [41052/09]
- Pension Provisions
Question 32: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the deficit in the FÁS pension fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40964/09]
- Industrial Development
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign investors she has, through the Industrial Development Authority, brought to each of the...
- Departmental Reports
Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the report entitled Towards a Framework for...
- Smart Economy
Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her intention to appoint an advisory council of business leaders as outlined in her smart economy document;...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to lower the business cost base here in view of the assertion of the Competition Authority that the...
- Employment Statistics
Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created and lost by the Industrial Development Authority to date in 2009 on a county basis...
- Services Sector
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to implement the recommendations of the services strategy group; and if she will make...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to support small business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40909/09]
- Live Register
Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the differential between the redundancy figures and the live register figures; and if she will...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the former Director General of FÁS resigned voluntarily from his position; and if she will make a...
- EU Directives
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which her Department has responsibility remaining to be implemented; the...
- National Skills Strategy
Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on the progress of the national skills strategy; if she will ensure that the implementation...
- Cross-Border Initiatives
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on references in the 2006 bilateral agreement on an all-island economy (details supplied) regarding...
- Companies Legislation
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to preparation of the promised legislation to ban cross-directorships and to...
- Job Losses
Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 119 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that...
- Industrial Relations
Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the growing number of industrial disputes in which employers have ignored...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support science and innovation; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Enterprise Development
Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if she will...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts 1991 to 2006 to uphold right of...
- Public Procurement
Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to streamline the public procurement process for small business; and if she will make...
- Job Protection
Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding she provided to maintain jobs in small industries which has been committed and paid out...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on FÁS published on 10...
- Workplace Accidents
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and workplace deaths recorded in each year from 2002 to date in 2009; her...
- County Enterprise Boards
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support the role of county enterprise boards; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that...
- Job Creation
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of company start ups there been since 1 January 2009; the way this compares to the figures from...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the resources available to the office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; and...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recommendation of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that...
- Employment Rights
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken to address the exploitation of migrant workers; and if she will make a statement on...
- Job Losses
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the interim report of the mid west task force established following the announcement of job...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her Department in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009; the...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in the graduate placement and short-term work schemes which were announced...
- National Minimum Wage
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received a report from the Labour Court regarding a possible change in the national minimum wage;...
- Unemployment Levels
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to address the continuing employment crisis in view of the continuing high level of...
- EU Funding
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that have applied for assistance under the €100 million European Stabilisation Fund...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the International Monetary Fund's opinion that Ireland is the most expensive country in the...
- Smart Economy
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the high level action group on green enterprise; when she expects to receive this...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on introducing a new type of work scheme for skilled workers in receipt of social welfare payments;...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will honour the commitment made to allow employers to offset against tax a redundancy scheme refund...
- Prompt Payment System
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken to ensue compliance by Government Departments with the new arrangements announced on 20 May...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will extend the work placement programme to support more workers in vulnerable employment; her views on...
- Employment Support Services
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the existence of a group (details supplied), an independent non-profit...
- Retail Sector
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she is taking to curtail the drop in volume and value of retail sales here since the volume of...
- Job Creation
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent she directly or in conjunction with other Departments proposes to put in place a job creation plan...
- Industrial Relations
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by June 2009...
- Export Credit Insurance
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to introduce an export focused short-term State supported credit insurance scheme to supplement the...
- Job Losses
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 350 jobs at a plant (details supplied) in...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of additional social economy or job initiative schemes to assist with the...
- Consumer Rights
Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the sales law review group on the proposed consumer rights directive; and if she...
- Technical Employment Support Grant
Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who were assisted under the technical employment support grant since its inception; the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recent report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General into management and control...
- Job Protection
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she is taking to protect and maintain a critical aviation engineering industry for air transport...
- Export Sector
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing exporters here in view of the recent strengthening...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on a redundancy issue (details supplied). [41113/09]
- EU Funding
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 13 October 2009, if a college (details supplied) in County...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will expedite payment of a redundancy payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41152/09]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the committees, sub-committee, monitoring group and advisory group below board level within FÁS where the...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be awarded their redundancy payments in view of the...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 7 July 2009, if she will provide an update with regard to her...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will qualify for training under a scheme; and if she will make...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when her attention was drawn to the problems in relation to FÁS in the north east; if she has received...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps, if any, she has taken to ensure that consumers here do not have to go outside the jurisdiction for...
- Employment Statistics
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in the economy in each of the past 24 months and to date in 2009; and if she will...
- Job Creation
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which she has identified the most salient issues creating a barrier to job creation; her...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all of the groups, bodies or agencies under the aegis of her Department are accountable to her or the...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she proposes to take to reduce costs in the manufacturing and services sector; and if she will...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if discussions have taken place with an airline (details supplied) regarding the €10 air travel tax; if he will report on these discussions; if...
- Tax Yield
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from the health levy to date in 2009; the amount raised for each of the past five years; the number of persons paying...
- Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the correct level of tax credit or allowances in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who works 12 hours per week and is in...
- Insurance Industry
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has inquired into the cause or causes of substantial increases in motor insurance premiums in the past 12 months; his proposed action arising...
- Tax Code
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the taxation of public sector retirement lump sum payments in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41105/09]
- Departmental Offices
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the rental cost of all Department offices in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41106/09]
- Tax Code
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the new flexibility introduced by the European Union regarding the application of VAT in member states, he will consider proposals...
- Tax Collection
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Meath is entitled to a tax refund for the tax year 2009. [41143/09]
- Public Sector Staff
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 16 September 2009, the position regarding the way in which the different type of panels will be dealt...
- Tax Yield
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the loss of tax revenue from abolishing the Air Travel Tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41169/09]
- Road Network
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance when the works in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, will be complete; when the Castleknock gate will be re-opened to traffic; and if he will make a...
- Tax Yield
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the yield from an income levy of 3% rate applied to all income including social welfare and rental income with no threshold or...
- Fiscal Policy
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a reduction in VAT in Budget 2010 due to difficulties encountered by Border towns and traders; his further views on a special tax...
- Disabled Drivers
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposals to review the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Health and Children
- Ambulance Service
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will disclose information pertaining to a fatal accident (details supplied) regarding the dispatch of the ambulance service, the...
- Health Services
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to assistance for their medical condition; and if she will make a statement...
- Hospital Services
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [41097/09]
- Health Service Staff
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 52 additional infection control staff promised in 2006 to be recruited to date; the number which have yet to be...
- Preschool Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the issues raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41115/09]
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the moneys that remain unpaid under the general medical scheme to general practitioners in each of the years since the establishment of...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41122/09]
- Vaccination Programme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not entitled to the H1N1 injection; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied). [41148/09]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for an MRI scan at Waterford General Hospital; and when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will expect to...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will part fund the rent of an art assist appliance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds, inpatient, outpatient, psychiatric, private and other in public hospitals here in tabular form; the total population...
- Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41182/09]
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 17 September 2009, if the Health Service Executive review is completed; if phase 3c of Naas...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes recommendation that the National Treatment Purchase...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Exchequer funding that supplements funding from the proceeds of the National Lottery, including details of all programmes; the...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the Exchequer funding allocated to the Hepatitis C Tribunal and other tribunals to date in 2009; the cost of each tribunal per annum...
- Child Care Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the transitional arrangements for the national child care investment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41214/09]
- Health Service Staff
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bonus payments awarded to the Health Service Executive staff in 2007; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement...
- Medical Cards
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people eligible for the full medical card, the general practitioner card, the long term illness scheme and the drugs...
- Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes to the threshold of the drugs payment scheme since 2005, including the date that announcement was made; the date that...
- Hospital Charges
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount owed to hospitals at the end of 2008; the amount owed by private health insurance companies for same; and if she will make a...
- Ambulance Service
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of the review of the ambulance services in the Dublin region, including the purpose of the review; when it...
- Services for People with Disabilities (1 comment)
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community and voluntary agencies funded by the State at the end of 2008 in relation to disability and mental health; if...
- Disability Support Service
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the value for money policy review of disability services which is under way; when this review will be completed; and if...
- Health Service Staff
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programme recommendation that staff should be required to work...
- Medical Cards
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a European health card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be offered psychiatric services at St. John of God Brothers, Stillorgan, County...
- Medical Cards
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41249/09]
- Department of Transport
- Road Network
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding transferred to the National Roads Authority since 1997 to date in 2009 for current and capital spending purposes;...
- School Transport
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from South Dublin County Council requesting funding for a pilot school transport project as part of...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce measures which will require all traffic fines to be sent out by registered post; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Prison Committals
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons imprisoned for non-payment of a civil debt or fine in the first quarter, second quarter, third...
- Crime Levels
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted and convicted under Section 11 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 in...
- Work Permits
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 3 November 2009, if the application will be reinvestigated in respect of a...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce legislation to create a central registrar of wills similar to the one that exists in the UK; and if...
- Ayslum Applications
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Security of the Elderly
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 795 of 3 November 2009, if funding will be provided for the provision of...
- Security of the Elderly
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding elderly persons who need pendant alarms in view of the fact that the relevant scheme is...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Insurance
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of revenue that would be collected from the removal of the employee's PRSI threshold of €127 per week; the amount of...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average waiting time for means assessment for jobseeker's allowance, carer's allowance, non-contributory State pension,...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the payment of benefit to parents who have separated and have joint custody of their children; if the payment of...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when invalidity appeal will be heard in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- National Parks
Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a formal decision and statutory recommendation to the relevant local authorities is expected to be made...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if priority will be given to the Listowel main drainage scheme, County Kerry, in the upcoming water services...
- Waste Management
Question 201: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 946 of 3 November 2009, if he will make provision in the 2010 Estimates...
- Planning Issues
Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the planning and development regulations to give an applicant a right to make a submission...
- Water Quality
Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an appropriate assessment is required for waste water discharges by local authorities that discharge...
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 204: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €500 million that was secured from the EU as package for the cessation of turf cutting is still...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fisheries Protection
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the recovery of salmon stocks on the river Suir; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement...
- Aquaculture Development
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the operational programmes for fishing will commence in order to allow funding for the aquaculture sector; and if he...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of REP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [41164/09]
- EU Regulations
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the pan European law allowing the sale of raw milk in the EU with a special derogation to each member state,...
- Grant Payments
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of a single farm payment...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if provision will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to enable them to be collected at Caragh to...
- School Staffing
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 20 October 2009 and 1140 of 3 November 2009, if the education partners forwarded their...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm receipt of correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); his views on the local authority's request;...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether there is potential for some training programmes which are delivered by FÁS transferring to the vocational...
- School Curriculum
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has plans to introduce sports science as a second level subject to Leaving Certificate level, including the study of dietetics,...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the plans for the decentralisation of 300 personnel from his Department to the site at Lynn, Mullingar, County...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the salaries of employees of the Education Finance Board are paid by his Department directly or from the €12.7 million...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if equipment will be provided to a student (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of their educational needs. [41166/09]
- School Transport
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school transport appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will support the appeal. ...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the correct pay scale entitlements; and if...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the existing contractor for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has withdrawn their application in relation to the...
- Schools Amalgamation
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that he will not proceed with the amalgamation of small rural schools as proposed in the Special Group on Public...
