Written answers
Thursday, 15 September 2011
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of the resources allocated to the Ballymun regeneration programme, Dublin, that has been spent...
- Local Authoring Staff
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce the number of local authority managers and the number of directors of services as part of...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his findings as regards using the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for ghost estates; and if he will make a statement...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the new social housing policy and its focus on providing social housing through leasing and...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the provision of adequate treatment, storage and transmission facilities in respect of domestic...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will publish the full list of powers and responsibilities that he proposes to give to a...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the growing concerns among thousands of council housing applicants, many of whom have been...
- Water Quality
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to any breaches of international limits for trihalomethanes in public water...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which many persons who bought their homes from a local...
- Retail Sector Developments
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has completed his study on the economic impact of eliminating the cap on the size of retail premises;...
- Local Government Reform
Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will introduce a local government reform package; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being removed from the housing list of local...
- Enterprise Support Services
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to set up a one stop shop to support local enterprise at local government level. [23966/11]
- Building Regulations
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to put in place measures to mediate a just resolution between private rental tenants and owners who...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to end motor tax gapping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24095/11]
- Local Authority Housing
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the use of choice based lettings by local authorities in the provision of housing in situations...
- Planning Issues
Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for designating the eastern docklands of Dublin city as a strategic development zone under the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the lack of adequate provision for affordable housing for first-time home...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that noise nuisance is a significant source of anti-social...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for local authorities to take responsibility for the payment of rent supplement. [24116/11]
- Housing Management Companies
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to ensure fair treatment of private rental tenants and homeowners in estates...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he plans to introduce new guidelines for local authorities on social housing applications...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will publish the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011; and if he will...
- Expenditure Reviews
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to abolish or reform the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; when he intends to undertake...
- Planning Issues
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unauthorised development complaints made to local authorities in 2010; his views on the way the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- International Terrorism
Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has identified the Irish passport holders who were victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States;...
- Department of Finance
- National Asset Management Agency
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties under the control of National Agency Management Agency in the east Cork area, in particular in the towns of Midleton,...
- Exchequer Savings
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding future budget cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24305/11]
- Personal Debt
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to help the growing number of persons in mortgage arrears and negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Asset Management Agency
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent the disposal of distressed properties controlled by National Asset Management Agency have been acquired by first time buyers or investors;...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consider having school text books available as PDFs in order to better facilitate the learning environment of children with...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken back allocations for extracurricular activities in schools as outlined in circular 43/2009; if the funding is available;...
- School Curriculum
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made with the expansion of enterprise education programmes at second level to all second level students in particular...
- School Staffing
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make immediate contact with the school authorities (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and deal effectively with their concerns...
- School Transport
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been provided with door to door school transport to attend a school in...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any provision will be made for students who are already in third level education and who are in receipt of non-adjacent higher...
- School Curriculum
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on the implementation of project maths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24375/11]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeals or review options open to parents who are unhappy with a special education needs organiser's allocation for their child; and...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Departmental Schemes
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the continuation of the preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24301/11]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Job Creation
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will discuss with the management of the Industrial Development Agency the need to establish an effective local presence...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application for back to school allowance; and if she will...
- Social Insurance
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine in its entirety the treatment of former self-employed people under the social welfare system, the lack of recognition...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their back to school allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rules governing the back to education allowance, principally the use of progression as a fundamental condition of...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing files from the carer's allowance section to the appeals office; if she will examine the case of a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the payment of rent allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Staff
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the severance package provided to past Secretaries General in his Department; and if he will make a statement...
- Turbary Rights
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will furnish a response to correspondence (details supplied) in respect of bog compensation; and if he will make a...
- Inland Waterways
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the proposal to restore the Ulster Canal; when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if he...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- EU Directives
Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a definition of wetlands regarding the land and improvement legislation; if he will...
- Waste Management
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that changes to the waste management regulations here do not result in increased costs...
- Severe Weather Events
Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the full list of the measures being taken by him to prepare for the potential for extreme cold weather this...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he is continuously adding 4.5% to the cost of shared ownership loans given that neither his...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority staff that have indicated a preference to take early retirement or redundancy...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on housing waiting lists in each local authority on a county-by-county basis; the...
- Water Services
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which plans have been evaluated or advanced for the provision of enhanced domestic water...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authority sewerage treatment plants, currently the source of groundwater pollution, are likely to...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- International Agreements
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Citizenship Applications
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when this...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made in the development of the personal insolvency Bill to bring in changes to current bankruptcy legislation; and...
- Garda Operations
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda operation Balloon; the number of vehicles seized for non-insurance or no driving licence; the number of...
- Child Protection
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to establish a Garda child protection unit in the R and J districts of the Dublin region; if so, the number of gardaí by...
- Garda Operations
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda operation Bóthar; the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation; the number of gardaí...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency and citizenship status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the full extent of any...
- Deportation Orders
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status, current or expected, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of citizenship and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and...
- Residency Permits
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree of progress to date in the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views that one national vetting bureau should incorporate all statutory agencies that guarantee the protection of children; and if...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision is expected on an appeal for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if funding will be made available to repair a pier (details supplied) in County Waterford; the way this funding might be...
- EU Directives
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if Ireland is on course to abolish conventional battery farming of hens as directed by the European Commission through...
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason non-special areas of conservation farmers will get paid for two months more than SAC farmers (details supplied)....
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payments under the REP scheme, including 2010 balance payments, will be awarded to farmers; the reason for the delay...
- Grant Payments
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a forestry premium has not been awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...
- Milk Quota (1 comment)
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
- Department of Health
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card holder who has a blood test carried out by a general practitioner is covered under the medical card; if so, the reason some general...
- Hospital Staff
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health the current patient-consultant ratio at Tallaght Hospital, St. James's Hospital, St. Vincent's Hospital and Connolly Hospital, Dublin; and if he will...
- Health Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health the number of blue light transfers to the Dublin hospitals from the Galway, Mayo and Roscommon region in the past available 12-month period; the...
- Hospital Staff
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant cardiologists at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant; the average...
- Health Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health the location of each angioplast laboratory for the treatment of myocardial infarction; the timeline for treatment to be most effective; the steps...
- Medical Cards
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/11]
- Health Services
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health the progress of a person (details supplied) in County Laois.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/11]
- Medical Cards
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Hospital Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the appropriate procedures and practices were followed in respect of the care that was administered to a person (details...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- National Emergency Plan
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken by him to prepare for the potential for extreme cold weather this winter; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code (1 comment)
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a delay of 12 days is occurring at the Applus centre in Cork to process VRT payment thereby placing substantial...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he proposes to introduce a new sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/11]
- Cycle Facilities
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategy for designing off-road cycle tracks; the bodies and functionaries that determine the locations of such tracks, and...
