Written answers
Thursday, 25 February 2010
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Water Charges
Question 9: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation for domestic water charges is expected before Dáil Éireann; when a water metering programme...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with the 100,000 people on social housing lists; his plans to extend the long-term leasing...
- Departmental Reports
Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports that he is awaiting on issues concerning the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funds allocated under the social housing investment programme for regeneration works for each local...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses that have been repossessed for non-payment of council loans; and if he will make a...
- Homeless Persons
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in eliminating long-term homelessness by the end of 2010; and if he will make a...
- Waste Management
Question 15: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions he has had with the Dublin City Manager and the operators of the Poolbeg waste energy facility...
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of borrowing decisions by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority which required approval since...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding sites that were previously transferred from the Office of Public Works to private...
- Water Services
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons for the deferral of a programme to replace and re-lay water mains pipes in an area (detail...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funds allocated to each local authority under the housing aid for older people scheme for 2010; when these...
- Building Regulations
Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to comply with the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2002/91/EC in relation...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he plans to bring before Dáil Éireann legislation relating to a directly elected mayor of Dublin; if he...
- Environmental Policy
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the preparation of River Basin Management Plans according to information available to...
- Election Management System
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the interdepartmental task force on e-voting machines has met in 2010; if they are in a position to...
- Water Services
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the most up to date estimate of the percentage of our public water supply that is unaccounted for water; and...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projects to replace public water supply infrastructure made of lead that have been funded by his...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that 43% of householders paying loans under shared ownership schemes are in arrears; the...
- Building Regulations
Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken, regarding defective infill used in the building of homes, by builders (details...
- Water Quality
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to address the problems experienced in County Galway with cryptosporadium in the public...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that there are in excess of 100,000 people on local authority waiting lists, he will...
- Water Quality
Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he proposes to upgrade the domestic drinking water supply; the efforts that have been made...
- Waste Management
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy on waste management with particular reference to reduction, reuse, recycling, incineration and...
- Archaeological Sites
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make the recently excavated viking site in the north side of Dublin a national monument; and if...
- Community Warden Service
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the community safety warden scheme. [9533/10]
- Turbary Rights
Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he plans to complete the review on the designation and purchase of bog; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Redundancy Payments
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the person (details supplied) in County Cork, who was made redundant in February 2009, will be paid their...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment schemes in existence. [9757/10]
- Redundancy Payments
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a redundancy lump sum from the social insurance fund will issue to a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in domestic gas prices that will arrive from the carbon tax as announced in Budget 2010; the percentage increase; and when this increase...
- Vehicle Scrappage Scheme
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if persons will qualify for the motor scrappage scheme, when a spouse is the registered owner of the vehicle and the insurance policy is in the name...
- Public Procurement
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if furniture was purchased in Northern Ireland in respect of a Government Department in 2009; if so, the location at which the furniture was sourced;...
- Tax Collection
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax position of a person who has retired to Ireland but owns certain pension rights in the US and the UK, countries which generate some annuity...
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance the income received to date and the expected income to be received by the State arising from the bank guarantee scheme of 30 September 2008 and from...
- Mortgage Arrears
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to assist people with mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9719/10]
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of customer deposits on hand, both personal and corporate, at Anglo Irish Bank on the date of the State guarantee scheme on 30 September...
- Civil Service Staff
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants, by grade and Department, who have applied for the incentivised early retirement scheme; the number of applications...
- Tax Collection
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance when a correct notice of tax assessment will issue in accordance with tax return sent to Revenue Commissioners by a person (details supplied) in...
- Flood Relief
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of funding for flood alleviation measures at a location (details supplied) in County Cork. [9743/10]
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the capital ratios required to be maintained by Irish banks as part of the regulatory system; the role of the Financial...
- Tax Code
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT on Government services applied in December 2009 is obligatory on local authority refuse collections; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Properties
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that a centre (details supplied) will be relocated within weeks; the purpose for which the complex will be used; if he has...
- State Property
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to a submission to him from the Chief State Solicitor, he has considered the application for waiver under section 31 of the State...
- Department of Health and Children
- Public Service Staff
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if employees of the Blood Transfusion Board who are clerical officer grade three and who act as donor attendants are regarded as public...
- Hospital Services
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of an operation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9738/10]
- Child Care Services
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding for a community child care service (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be provided. [9747/10]
- Hospital Services
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons treated for foot ulcerations, which did not require a full or partial lower limb amputation; the number of those...
- Health Service Statistics
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who were registered blind in each year since 2004 in each of the counties of Cavan, Monaghan, Louth, Meath and in...
- Medical Inquiries
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reverse her decision not to proceed with an inquiry into the practice of symphysiotomy in maternity hospitals here in view of...
- Adoption Services
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Adoption Bill will become operational; the countries she expects Ireland to actively engage with in the adoption process; and if...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services that are available to people suffering from dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9712/10]
- Budgetary Expenditure
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the current expenditure and revenue budget allocated to a delivery organisation (details supplied) in 2010. [9718/10]
- Medical Cards
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of live full medical cards and general practitioner visit cards in issue on a county basis; the number of persons covered by...
- Health Services
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children on a waiting list for orthodontic assessment and for orthodontic treatment in Cork City and county; the steps...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received to date in 2010 for persons in Cork City and county under the new nursing home support scheme; the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 21 January 2010, when the Adoption Bill 2009 will be enacted; the countries with which...
- Community Care
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when extra home help will be offered to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Care Services
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will meet with the chief executive officer of a foundation (details supplied) in County Kildare to discuss their report, There's...
- Hospital Services
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if essential surgery will be arranged for a child (details supplied) as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9786/10]
- Health Service Staff
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons working for an employer (details supplied) in County Cork are deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Financial...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in respect of the treatment abroad scheme operated by the Health Service Executive under EU regulation 1408/71 and in accordance with...
- Hospital Procedures
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bed days used by persons with diabetes treated for foot ulcerations which did not require a full or partial lower limb...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the tender drawings and contract documents will be finished by the design team in April 2010 for the Community Hospital, Ballinamore,...
- Health Services
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be treated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9811/10]
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 12 November 2009, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [9863/10]
- Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is correct that the most recent national policy specifically for persons with intellectual disabilities was Needs and Abilities,...
- Departmental Records
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the different Health Service Executive areas keep records of the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders; if so,...
- Mental Health Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 19 January 2010, the membership of the two sub-groups formed to review issues concerning...
- Department of Transport
- Coast Guard Service
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding a planned building project (details supplied) in County Cork under the aegis of his Department. [9742/10]
- Public Transport
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a route licence in respect of a school run from Fore to Mullingar, County...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Citizenship Applications
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 8 July 2008, the position regarding an application for a certificate of...
- Private Security Services
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will investigate a private security company (details supplied) in view of the concerns regarding a person allegedly...
- Garda Deployment
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí involved in deportations in 2008 and 2009. [9684/10]
- Public Service Pay
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of Garda overtime or subsistence in respect of deportations in 2008 and 2009. [9685/10]
- Public Order Offences
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [9688/10]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a certificate of naturalisation will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Investigations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the garda inquiry into the Stardust fire in 1981 following the findings of the Coffey report that...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9733/10]
- Garda Investigations
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the resources available to the Garda Fraud Squad as part of its current investigations into transactions involving banks...
- Asylum Applications
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for leave to remain on humanitarian grounds and subsidiary protection in the case of...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if...
- Garda Investigations
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will reopening an investigation of this case....
- Garda Recruitment
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if new recruits are currently being accepted by the Garda Síochána; when the next phase of recruitment will take place;...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the responsibility of his Department to oversee the progress in ratification of the UN Convention of...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to expedite an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Counterfeit Passport
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meetings with his Israeli counterpart regarding the use of fake Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on...
- Letters of Freedom
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of letters of certificate or no-impediment letters of freedom that were issued in 2009; the number of such letters that are...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- National Museum
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the reinstatement of the Natural History Museum; when the museum will be reopened to the public; and if he...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when grant moneys from lottery funding due to a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded. [9748/10]
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in Cork. [9674/10]
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused disability allowance in view of the fact that they were first...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when additional payments to compensate social welfare dependent families for cuts in child benefit will become available; and if...
- Social Insurance
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the PRSI contributions in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare for the years 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999 and...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 26 January 2010, if an oral hearing will be granted to facilitate an appeal in...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [9785/10]
- Pension Provisions
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding a claim for contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if Revenue...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding lone parent application in respect of a person (details supplied); if child benefit is currently being paid...
- Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of an operation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9797/10]
- Pension Provisions
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who has a Paymaster General pension below...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for social welfare payment in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [9802/10]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) is retained by the Army Ranger Wing. [9680/10]
- Search and Rescue Service
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of man hours and cost of an operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9734/10]
- Defence Forces Properties
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Defence if adequate time will be given to find alternative accommodation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Environmental Policy
Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions he has had on the need to create a single agency on the management of rivers and river basins...
- House Prices
Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a public register of recorded house sale prices would add to the stability of the...
- Litter Pollution
Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the amount of fly tipping in the rural countryside. [8407/10]
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of landmass here designated as proposed National Heritage Area or Special Areas of...
- Litter Pollution
Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if towns are [i]de facto[/i] members of the Irish Businesses Against Litter League; or if membership of the...
- Registration of Title
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason there is no mechanism for the de-registration of quarries, which could lead to ambiguity in...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the full extent of funds available to the various local authorities by way of the local loans fund to...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued instructions to the various local authorities, the results of which is a review of contracts...
- Voluntary Housing Agencies
Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to acquire part of the housing stock owned by voluntary housing agencies which were originally...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications for disabled persons grants on hand in the various local authorities in County...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding provided to the various local authorities throughout County Kildare to meet the housing...
- Waste Management
Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of incineration waste management facilities in existence or proposed throughout...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 952 of 3 November 2009, when he expects a decision to issue in respect...
- Long-term Leasing Initiative
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a detailed statement regarding representations made by him to banks, financial institutions...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Flood Relief
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the person who is responsible for the maintenance of the banks on the River Shannon, particularly at Meelick...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has a deteriorating level of service under the national...
- Energy Prices
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reductions in price of gas that have been implemented since September and October 2009; and the cumulative...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Animal Diseases
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the options available to dairy farmers for the effective treatment of fluke in cattle arising from recent...
- Grant Payments
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment under the suckler cow welfare scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
- Fodder Aid Scheme
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the compensation that is available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Grant Payments
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payments under REP scheme four; and if he will make a...
- Crop Losses
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to provide compensation to fruit producers whose crops were affected by the recent weather conditions in...
- Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for building works by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when he expects a...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a refurbishment project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when the project will...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for building works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when he...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on figures (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants made redundant in recent weeks. [9664/10]
- Departmental Reports
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a report (details supplied). [9714/10]
- School Staffing
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 2 February 2010, when the Deputy will receive a reply. [9715/10]
- Aitheantais Scoile
Question 200: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén fáth nach bhfuil Gaelscoil ar bith sa liosta de seacht scoil nua ar fhógair sé le déanaí go mbeidís oscailte i Meán Fómhair...
- School Accommodation
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans for the provision of a new school at Citywest, Dublin 24; the contacts he has had on the matter; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the developments of the building project for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare since 9 November 2009; the degree of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding expended on the summer works scheme in primary schools in 2009; the number of schools that received this...
- Digital Schools Award
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the digital schools award in primary schools; his plans to enable all schools to achieve this award; and if he will make...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding from the capital budget projected to be spent on information and communication technology in primary schools in...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 18 February 2010, if his Department has concluded their examination of the tender report;...
- Third Level Fees
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) is eligible to any grant aid assistance for completion of their course; and if he will make a statement...
