Written answers
Thursday, 2 May 2013
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Numbers
9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of visas issued by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/13]
- Garda Retirements
10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí who retired in 2011, 2012 and are expected to retire in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/13]
- Family Reunification Policy
11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when his new policy on family reunification will be published and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20834/13]
- Asylum Support Services
13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to replace the direct provision system or put a system in place that would allow asylum seekers the right to work and live...
- Departmental Reports
14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Justice Quirke Report on the operation of the Magdalene Laundries redress fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Corruption
15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether whistleblower Gardaí are adequately protected by the confidential recipient system and existing whistleblowers'...
- Garda Strength
16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the total strength of the force in 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20753/13]
- Garda Deployment
17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that adequate resources and appropriate Garda units are available to the Superintendent in charge of the Lucan and Clondalkin...
- Proposed Legislation
18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce consolidated and reformed legislation on domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20844/13]
- Crime Prevention
19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in addressing border region criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20773/13]
- Asylum Applications
20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the result of the review promised by his Department last year in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Proposed Legislation
21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time frame for the publication of the new Immigration Residency and Protection Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20838/13]
- National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues (1 comment)
22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will publish an Implementation Plan for the National Disability Strategy. [20853/13]
- Joint Policing Committees Remit
23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he had consulted with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on the way the existing Joint Policing Committees...
- Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the full operation of the Personal Insolvency legislation mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20783/13]
- Visa Numbers
25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of business visas issued by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the immigration investor and start up...
- Community Policing
26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in view of the reduction in direct Garda resources and funding, he will consider setting aside funding to subsidise Community Alert and...
- Garda Investigations
27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Programme
28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will conclude a review of the existing legislation on prostitution here. [20849/13]
- Human Trafficking
29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the figures for potential and suspected cases of human trafficking in 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Cross-Border Co-operation
30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will work with the Northern Ireland Minister for Justice to explore the potential value of a Donegal/Tyrone/Derry community policing board...
- Departmental Strategies
31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the work that has been carried out to compile an Integration Strategy; when the strategy will be published and implemented; and if he will make a...
- Garda Transport Numbers
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of Garda vehicles operational in the following years; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [20845/13]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting times for Garda vetting in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/13]
- Garda Training
34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm his intention in relation to the continued operation of the Garda Training College in Templemore, County Tipperary; if he will...
- Criminal Assets Bureau
35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the work of the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20782/13]
- Insolvency Service of Ireland Application Numbers
36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected numbers of person availing of the Personal Insolvency Services under the three mechanisms in 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
- Penalty Point System
37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the report in to allegations that a large number of penalty points were removed by senior Gardaí without an adequate...
- Divorce Process
39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the length of time a married couple have to be separated before they can attain a divorce. [20851/13]
- Garda Investigations
41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 June 2012, the current status of the Garda review of the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County...
- Crime Levels
43. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality steps that are being taken to ensure incidents of racism are not under-reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/13]
- Proposed Legislation
45. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to bring forward legislation or amending legislation to facilitate separate family law courts. [20852/13]
- Human Trafficking
46. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve shortfalls in the identification of human-trafficking victims as highlighted by the OSCE and several US Trafficking in...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Consular Services Expenditure
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 23 April 2013 if he will confirm the salary and related costs of diplomatic...
- Irish Communities Abroad
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to engage with Irish citizens who work and reside abroad. [20906/13]
- Consular Services Representations
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representation he has made to the Lithuanian authorities in relation to a person (details supplied) who is in prison in...
- Department of Finance
- Property Taxation Administration
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will look into an administrative error that has arisen in respect of two persons (details supplied) in County Cork who are obliged to pay the local...
- Vehicle Registration Numbers
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cars taxed in each emissions category for the purposes of VRT and the VRT rate associated with each of these...
- Euro Coins Production
53. To ask the Minister for Finance further to reports that it costs the State 1.65c to create a 1c coin, if he will confirm the unit cost of creating the following specie - 2c, 5c, 10c, 50c, 1...
- Banking Sector Issues
54. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 23 April 2013 and confirmation that the Central Bank of Ireland has engaged BlackRock International to provide the...
- National Treasury Management Agency Remuneration
55. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 23 April 2013, if he will provide an explanation for Expenses of the NTMA as they relate to the net funds drawn...
- Maternity Benefit Issues
56. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding tax on maternity benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20884/13]
- National Debt
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the debt repayments and interest repayments for Ireland for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he...
- Banking Sector Staff Issues
59. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to cap the number of consultants who are allowed work in AIB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/13]
- Tax Code
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the amount of capital gains tax that has to be paid on co-operatives' shares when they are sold in view of the fodder crisis and...
- Carbon Tax Collection
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the carbon tax for solid fuel applies only to the sale of dried turf; if the tax applies to the sale spreads of peat which must then be dried and rared; and...
- Departmental Funding
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide bridging loan finance to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to allow it to issue the Exchequer funded element of area based...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
64. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to put in place a formal timetable for banks to deal with restructuring small and medium enterprise loans in a manner similar to the targets set...
- Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he was willing to intervene with the State supported banks in 2011 to force them to pass an ECB rate reduction but will not now intervene in respect...
- Mortgage Arrears Rate
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he concurs with research of the Central Bank of Ireland that rising standard variable interest rates will increase mortgage arrears; the way this can be...
- Property Taxation Administration
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that errors in compiling the list of liable persons for the local property tax could result in Revenue making an incorrect deduction from a...
- Budget 2014 Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to publish a medium term fiscal statement in advance of Budget 2014; if this will update the planned fiscal adjustment over the period 2014 - 2015;...
- Bank Stress Tests
69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the 2013 PCAR exercise to commence and be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21027/13]
- Credit Unions Regulation
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions subject to lending restrictions; the nature of such restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21028/13]
- Excise Duties Yield
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would provide, in tabular form, the total amount of money raised in excise duties on alcohol in each category of alcohol excise as laid out by the...
- Income Statistics
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the latest estimates available to the Revenue Commissioners for the tax years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 of the total number of...
- Tax Yield
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the tax take broken down by county or bailiwick for income tax PAYE and non-PAYE, VAT,corporation tax and capital gains tax for the years...
- Tax Collection
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when it might be possible for the Revenue Commissioners to reach conclusion in respect of liability for income tax, pending and or due in the case of a...
- Tax Credits
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason participants on the TÚS scheme are not entitled to the job assist tax credit; the legal basis for this decision; the reason for same; and if he...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between March 2011 and March...
- Department of Education and Skills
- HGV Driving Courses
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any discrepency on a county basis between the number of hours of lessons offered to participants on HGV driving...
- Third Level Quality Assurance Compliance
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, broken down by years for each since 2000 and for each institute of technology and university, the cost of...
- HGV Driving Courses
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any discrepency on a county basis between the number of hours of lessons offered to participants on HGV driving...
- Higher Education Institutions Issues
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, broken down by years for each since 2000 and for each institute of technology and university, the cost of...
- Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of money spent on external legal fees divided between human resources and other issues since 2000,...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question NO. 251 of 22 January 2013, if he will provide an update in the status of an application (details supplied); and...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any training or education opportunities available for young persons with hearing difficulties in the Dublin area; if he will outline...
- Schools Health and Safety Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the health and safety guidelines that pertain in respect of supervision of primary school children; if there is a pupil-adult ratio regarding...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he if will be maintaining the current student - teacher ratio of 17:1 in the further education sector in the budget for 2014. [20902/13]
- Bullying in Schools
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any secondary school here, funded by the Exchequer can refuse the placing of an information poster to support LGBT students from an...
- Schools Recognition
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal that proposes to continue to provide a valuable educational...
- University Libraries
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the public should but does not have the right to enter and use the libraries of publicly-funded universities in view of the...
- State Bodies Mergers
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to merge the State Examinations Commission into his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20953/13]
- Departmental Reports
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when will the report on the Review of the Feasibility and Options for a National High Performance Computing service will be published which was...
- Teachers' Remuneration
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for reaching the fifth point on the pay scale for a primary teacher who entered at point three on the pay scale in 2010. [21019/13]
- Schools Building Projects Status
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school extension (details supplied) County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Education Grants
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons who have applied for the education grant from the old Education Finance Board back in September 2012 need to reapply to the Residential...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility to a higher education grant, when a person has applied for and been awarded a grant to pursue a degree course but was unable to...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between March 2011...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Arts Promotion
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to the development of an arts centre (details supplied); the progress or actions that have taken place thus far;...
- Public Procurement Regulations
102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes he is intending to make to the public procurement process; if he is engaging with employers’ and workers’...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Support Schemes
105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 25 April 2013, the way small and medium enterprises may apply for the scheme outlined in...
- Information and Communications Technology Issues
106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the report on the Review of the Feasibility and Options for a National High Performance Computing Service will be published which...
- Credit Guarantee Scheme Application Numbers
109. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for funding received to the credit guarantee scheme since it has been established; the number of approved...
- Consumers Association of Ireland Funding
110. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of his previous statement that it is essential that all public bodies ensure that value for money is key consideration in any...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
112. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between...
- Department of Social Protection
- European Court of Justice Rulings
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the decision by the European Court of Justice in the appeal by workers at the former Waterford Crystal company in respect of their...
- Employment Rights Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the workers of a large Irish based company whose Irish operation was terminated several years ago will be covered by the recent decision of the...
- National Internship Scheme Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a business (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify as a JobBridge employer in view of the fact that the nature of their business is not...
- Rural Social Scheme
116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allocate additional placements on the rural social scheme taking into account the demand on placements from farmers who are experiencing...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any training or education opportunities available for young persons with hearing difficulties in the Dublin area; if she will outline...
- Employment Support Services
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will have the INTREO services rolled out to the Kilbarrack Social Welfare Office, Dublin, before year end; and if she will make a statement...
- Dental Services Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding dentures in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20948/13]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 23 April 2013, if the application can be reviewed again (details supplied). [20951/13]
- Pension Provisions
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the position (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20952/13]
- Farm Assist Scheme Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the instruction circular, if any which has been issued by her Department to officials dealing with reviews/applications under...
- Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the current waiting times per social welfare payment for the processing of applications by her Department; and...
- Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the current waiting times per social welfare payment for the processing of appeals by her Department; and if she...
- Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is currently reviewing disability applications from July 2012; the reasons for the backlog; the attempts made by her Department to...
- Social Wefare Appeals Process
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is the policy of her Department that children are prohibited from accompanying their parents to an oral hearing for a Department care...
- European Court of Justice Rulings
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take in view of the recent ruling in favour of former Waterford Crystal pension members; her plans to introduce new legislation...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which reference has been made to liabilities such as arrears of mortgage, arrears of income tax and lack of income have been taken...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21062/13]
- Social Welfare Benefits Applications
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way it is expected the family of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin can exist in view of the refusal of jobseeker's allowance and rent...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has taken up employment, nightshift only, and who has...
- Illness Benefit Appeals
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review or accept an appeal regarding refusal of illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payment might be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between March 2011...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Arts Centres
140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans in relation to the development of an Arts centre (details supplied); the progress or actions that have taken place thus...
- Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
141. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is currently any scheme or funding available in his Department similar to the Gaeltacht Area House Grants scheme to allow...
- Protection of Architectural Heritage
142. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he plans to introduce legislation to compel banks to deal with the issue of abandoned property held in safe keeping in view of the...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
143. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- RTE Revenue
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 on 23 April 2013, if he will confirm if Radio Telefís...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Seniors Alert Scheme
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when will a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their personal alarm pendant; and if he will make a...
- Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on the work of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas; and if he...
- Water Charges Introduction
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been taken regarding houses paying for water before a meter has been installed; if so, the way this...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which any evaluation has taken place of the serious local authority housing shortage with particular...
- Water Services Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date towards the implementation of a modern water policy to take account of the current and growing...
- Fire Service Issues
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of structures of the fire services part-time and whole time throughout the...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is expected to increase local authority housing stock in line with the local authority housing...
- Local Authority Services
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the traditional services provided by local authorities are likely to continue in the context of the...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities have received adequate provision to meet the disabled persons housing...
- Waste Management Issues
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation which would cap the fees charged by waste management companies to domestic users, which...
- Water Quality Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Donegal County Council is the competent body for designation of the bathing waters in Lough Foyle at Carnagarve,...
- Departmental Schemes
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any scheme in place in his Department for former council tenants or those on low incomes to avail of financial...
- Housing Inspections
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be carrying out reviews under the intensified inspection programme on rental properties in Fingal, County...
- Environmental Management Costs Issues
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the waste electrical and electronic equipment charge associated with the following...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Bodies Reports
169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will lay the latest annual report and accounts for the Irish Film Classification Office before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [20868/13]
- Immigration Policy
170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of business visas issued by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the immigration investor and start up...
- Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility
171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the provision that has been made within the Insolvency Service of Ireland rules for the foster care allowance which is paid out by the Health...
- Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues
172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an individual who is an authorised person by the Central Bank of Ireland to deal in financial services and who is qualified to deal in...
- Legislative Programme
173. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the Courts Bill 2013 to be fully enacted; his view on whether the en-actment of this Bill will result in more staff being...
- Visa Applications
174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue on an appeal for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Traffic Regulations
175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of heavy goods vehicles or any other vehicles that were brought to weigh bridges by the Garda Traffic Corps in the years 2010, 2011,...
- Garda Operations
176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Nascar; the number of persons arrested and charged to date; the number of successful convictions obtained to...
- Anti-Social Behaviour (1 comment)
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the reasons given by Gardaí for issuing ASBOS, behaviour warnings and good behaviour contracts...
- Garda Strength
178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which an increase in Garda numbers is required to bring the strength of the force up to the level comparable with best...
- Charities Regulation
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when all sections of the 2009 Charities Act will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20929/13]
- Garda Divisional Headquarters
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in the building plans for (details supplied); when he expects progress to be made; if the project has gone to...
- Garda Vetting Applications
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 901 of 16 April 2013, if he will arrange for the vetting application to be expedited in view of the fact...
- Prison Visiting Committees Issues
182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on the make-up of prison visiting committees; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of people on each committee of each...
- Garda Stations Closures
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if will give an assurance that there are no plans to discontinue the use of Santry Garda station as a Garda Station; and if he will make a...
- Family Reunification Appplications
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when family reunification can be arranged or approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if the necessary...
- Deportation Orders
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress if any made to date in the determination of entitlement to long term residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Citizenship Applications
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding long term residency/eligibility for naturalisation and entitlement to an Irish passport in respect of a child (details...
- Residency Permits
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to and validity of qualified residency under Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make...
- Garda Resources
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which Garda strength here and access to adequate modern levels of technology, transport and forensics is available to Gardaí;...
- Crime Statistics
191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the statistics show fluctuation in the levels of various crimes reported in County Kildare in each of the past five years to...
- Garda Resources
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the necessity for the maintenance of an adequate network of Garda stations throughout the country in both...
- Courts Service Issues
193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in achieving the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission in the context of traditional reform/setting up of the...
- Crime Statistics
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons known to have absoconded while on bail in each of the past four years to date; those recaptured; and if he will make...
- Crime Levels
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of rape reported in each of the past four years to date; the extent to which each case has been investigated and...
- Legal Aid Service Reform
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals, if any, to update and streamline the administration of legal aid with particular reference to speeding up the process and...
- Legal Services Regulation
198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding reform of the legal profession; the extent to which negotiations are continuing with respective interest groups; and if he...
- Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prisoners serving long-term sentences in respect of first time offences have been referred for rehabilitative training and or...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between March 2011...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new computer system for AOS 1 will be in place; when payments under AOS 1 will be processed; if his attention has been drawn...
- Fish Quotas
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a submission regarding the seafood industry (details supplied) that was presented to him in March...
- Harbours and Piers Funding
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full list of the applications made by a local authority (details supplied) for funding under the Fishery...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that his Department has been issued with a compulsory purchase order by Donegal County Council for part of the...
- Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is available for the purposes of providing agriculture handling facilities and agricultural sheds; if so, the...
- Fodder Crisis
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to make an application for emergency funding to the EU to deal with the fodder shortage; and if he will make a statement...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of an agri environment options scheme 1 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if...
- Departmental Staff Contracts
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of members of staff in his Department that are employed on temporary contracts; the way such members of staff have been...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area based scheme has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Nitrates Directive Issues
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an official in his Department will contact a person (details supplied) in County Limerick regarding a single farm payment and...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application in respect of a person (details provided ) for the disadvantaged area scheme 2012;; and...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Inter-Country Adoptions
216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the details of any bilateral agreements with Mexico for inter-country adoption; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Youth Work Projects Funding
217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason she at a recent Irish Presidency Conference where the theme was Quality Youth Work and Social Inclusion gave a commitment to...
- Department of Health
- Food Safety Promotion Board
219. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Food Safety Promotion Board; when the Board last reported to the North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services Funding
220. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in respect of the 2012 allocation of €35 million which was ring fenced but not spent; the additional community...
- Medical Card Appeals
221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20872/13]
- Medical Card Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the medical criteria being applied to the assessment of medical cards, and particularly those medical card applications that are over the...
- Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
224. To ask the Minister for Health the statutory basis for the current procedures applied by the PCRS when assessing undue hardship and unduly burdensome [20894/13]
- Medical Card Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the way in which current medical card criteria discriminates against persons who hold an occupational pension instead of a...
- Departmental Bodies
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering appointing a toxicologist to the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health [20901/13]
- HSE Expenditure
230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the per capita disparity in the Health Service Executive Regional Service Plan budget for the PCCC as published on 28 February 2013; and if...
- Tobacco Control Measures
231. To ask the Minister for Health in his capacity as a member of the Council of Health Ministers, if he is supporting the European Commission’s proposal to have a minimum pack size of...
- Mental Health Commission Remit
233. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Mental Health Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20954/13]
- Mental Health Services Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the position regarding assisted admissions for mentally ill patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Primary Care Centres Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposal to develop a Primary Care Centre at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
237. To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Chief Dental Officer; the reason the position has not been filled for some time; when he intends to advertise publicly to fill this position;...
- Nursing Home Services
238. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for residential nursing home care on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Reviews
239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a medical card will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of confirmation from the Department of...
- Hospital Staff
240. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the recruitment of additional rehabilitation medicine consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/13]
- Hospital Services
242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the decision was taken not to locate an acute stroke unit and or telemedicine stroke unit at Roscommon Hospital in view of Roscommon's geographical...
- Maternity Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information which is available on the incidence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder per maternity hospital for each of the past five years...
- Mental Health Services Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the new Health Service Executive access protocols should ensure that all 16 year olds are treated in a CAMHS facility from 1 January...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for orthodontic treatments in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; the number of these that have been on...
- Hospital Services
246. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has had two faulty hip replacements and one subsequent repair; if any particular...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
247. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the fact that this case is a priority; and if he...
- Ministerial Meetings
248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his visit to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, on 26 April 2013; if he gave guarantees to the Tallaght Hospital board that he will ensure full...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourism Industry Issues
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of the Irish economy in money terms of golf tourism in 2010, 2011 and 2012 on an annual basis; the proposals, if any, to expand...
- The Gathering Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when grants for The Gathering events will be paid to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20946/13]
- Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the number of applications from city and county councils for funding under the sports capital programme in...
- Diaspora Centre Establishment
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his emphasis on the Gathering, if he has any plans to establish a world class museum of the Irish diaspora; and if he will...
- Integrated Ticketing
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the Integrated Ticketing Project Board; the progress the board has made to date on integrated ticketing; the further steps...
- Road Signage
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if signage will be erected to notify motorists travelling the Wild Atlantic Way of attractions and places of interest that are located...
- Public Sector Pensions Expenditure
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form information on lump sum payments (details supplied) paid to retiring public sector workers between...
