Written answers

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Limistéir Gaeltachta
      12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an staid reatha maidir le haon limistéir Ghaeltachta nua atá beartaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé...
    • Commemorative Events
      13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total expenditure of his Department to commemorate the 1913 Lockout; the further plans he has to commemorate the event; and if he...
    • Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda
      14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh aon phlé aige leis an Roinn Cumarsáide faoi aon phleananna atá aige chun forbairt a dheánamh ar an...
    • Seirbhísí Eitilte
      15. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun síneadh a chur leis an Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí maidir leis an...
    • Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge
      16. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an scéim “Líofa 2015” a chur ar bun sa stát seo; agus mura bhfuil, an...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      17. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure that is followed by his Department when appointing members of the public to State boards or other agencies under the...
    • Annals of Inisfallen
      18. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress he has made in securing the return of the Annals of Inisfallen to the Irish State; the communications has he had with the...
    • Commemorative Events
      19. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions he has had with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to issuing an invitation to members of the...
    • State Properties
      20. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to promote and provide public access to State controlled lands designated as being of scientific interest; and...
    • An Tóstal 2013
      22. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh níos mó post ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht in 2013 de bharr na dturasoirí a bhaineann le Tóstal...
    • Cosaint Fostaíochta
      23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé soiléiriú ar thodhchaí Arramara Teo; agus cad atá á dhéanamh aige chun...
    • National Monuments
      25. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of National Monuments which have been reported to his Department as damaged to date in 2013; the actions he has taken to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      26. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the advertisement on 4 June, seeking Board members for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, the Chester Beatty Library, the...
    • Deer Hunting
      27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the further measures he has planned to protect the red deer stag; if he intends to change the licensing in this area; and if he will...
    • Irish Language Issues
      28. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made with the review of the Official Languages Act; when legislation will be published on this matter; and if he will...
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      29. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his priorities for the coming year; if he is satisfied with the current negotiations for a budget allocation for his Department in...
    • Heritage Projects
      30. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent of his contact with the Dublin Civic Trust regarding the rejuvenation of Dublin’s Georgian squares; if his...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues
      31. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of efforts to find a relocation option for the turf cutters on Coolrain Bog, County Laois; and the progress to date in...
    • EU Directives
      32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the application of the EU Habitats and Birds Directive; the difficulties that may have arisen regarding its...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues
      33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will review the content and conditions of contracts issued to turf cutters under the cessation scheme; the number of contracts...
    • An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
      34. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé cinnte de go mbeidh an t-éileamh a rinne na 66 eagraíocht Gaeilge, Gaeltachta, cultúrtha...
    • Food Promotion
      35. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the policy his Department has in relation to visitor attractions under the aegis of his Department promoting Irish produce; and if he...
    • Heritage Projects
      36. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support the development of a museum and heritage centre in the Dublin docks, following on from the work being undertaken by...
    • Expenditure Reviews
      37. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date on a website portal and joint commercial and marketing strategy as outlined in the comprehensive review of...
    • Ulster Canal Restoration Project
      40. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Ulster Canal restoration project; the remaining steps that must be taken to complete the project; if he...
    • Fóram Pleanála Uile-Éireannach don Ghaeilge
      41. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir leis an ngá atá ann Fóram Pleanála Uile-Éireannach a...
    • Arts Funding
      43. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views of the impact of cutbacks to the National Irish Visual Arts Library; and his further plans to ensure that there is an...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      44. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to maximise the use of State exhibits and exhibitions currently held in storage; and if he will make a...
    • An Curaclam Scoile (1 comment)
      46. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh aon phlé aige leis an Roinn Oideachas agus Scileanna maidir le hathbhreithniú ar an gcuraclam do scoileanna...
    • The Gathering Initiatives
      47. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which The Gathering has been utilised through the promotion of the arts as a means of projecting a positive national...
    • Wildlife Protection
      48. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline his response to the first national report on bird of prey persecution and poisoning which showed that there were 33...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      49. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to publish legislation relating to the future governance of the National Library and the National Museum; and if he will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      50. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total expenditure by his Department to carry out surveillance on protected bogs under EU law; the services that were obtained as...
    • Commemorative Events
      52. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline his activities and engagements carried out at the Great Irish Famine international commemoration in Australia; if...
    • Job Creation Numbers
      53. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which full time and part time jobs have been created through the medium of the arts in the course of each of the past...
    • Comhlachtaí Poiblí
      54. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh aon phlé aige leis an Roinn Cumarsáide maidir lena chinntiú gur i nGaeilge amháin a bheidh an t-ainm ar...
    • City of Culture
      57. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding Limerick’s designation as City of Culture for 2014; the supports he intends to give to local arts and...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      58. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cathain atá sé ar intinn ag an Aire cinn Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla a fhoilsiú; agus cad iad na...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Millenium Development Goals
      61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Government will honour its commitment to support developing countries by meeting the millennium development...
    • Passport Applications
      62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [36798/13]
    • United Nations Issues
      63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is intended to continue to support the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Integrated Border Control project in...
    • EU Funding
      64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will end all Irish and EU funding to the Orange Order until sectarian violence ends. [36883/13]
    • Exports Data
      65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the target for goods exports to be achieved in 2013; the measures he has taken to encourage trade in our goods exports; and...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent case in which it is reported that Israeli soldiers illegally detained a five...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 562 of 9 July 2013 and 164 of 16 July 2013, the number of notifications given to...
    • Nuclear Plants
      68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and the EU accept that there is no nuclear site near Teheran in Iran and if he will actively support the...
    • Departmental Funding
      69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the organisations awarded funding from his Department under the annual civil society...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his recent engagements with the Governor of the US State of California, Jerry Brown, on his recent visit here in July 2013;...
    • EU Meetings
      71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcomes of the Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels on 22 July 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when an Irish consul will be appointed to Libya; when an Irish embassy will be established in Libya ; and if the Libyan...
    • Rapid Response Initiative
      73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline current operations of Ireland’s humanitarian standby roster, the Rapid Response Corps; the number...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the re-configuration of the EU Affairs and Co-ordination Division in conjunction with the Department of...
    • Passport Service Issues
      77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the transfer of the passport service to the Department of Justice and Equality which is...
    • Trade Missions Issues
      78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his political and trade mission to China that took place in July and August 2013; if he...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the United States of America to fill the vacancy of ambassador to Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland was requested, through the EU, OSCE or otherwise to take part in or assist in any form international election...
    • Trade Missions Issues
      81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the recent deal to provide full market liberalisation of Irish salmon exports to China, following...
    • Overseas Development Aid Issues
      82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the details of Irish Aid's recent joint review of its work on nutrition in Malawi; and if he will make a...
    • Human Rights Issues
      83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in order to register the opposition of the Irish public to the repression of gay persons in Russia....
    • Foreign Conflicts
      84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his concerns, if any, at the rising tension between the United Kingdom and Spain regarding the issue of Gibraltar; if he...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered altering its diplomatic accreditation to Egypt as a result of recent civil unrest and events taking...
    • United Nations Issues
      86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's priorities for the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York; and...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the diplomatic missions of Ireland through embassies, consulates, honorary consuls and...
    • Register of Electors Issues
      89. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures in place for allowing Irish diplomats posted abroad to vote in elections here; if such persons are allowed...
    • EU Meetings
      90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update and discuss the outcomes of the most recent General Affairs Council that took place; and if he...
    • Overseas Development Aid Issues
      92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's commitment to spending the internationl target of 0.7% on overseas aid by 2015;...
    • Overseas Development Aid Provision
      93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department provides aid to Egypt; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of aid that was allocated to...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial...
    • EU Meetings
      98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the outcomes of the emergency Foreign Affairs Council meeting that took place on 21 August 2013...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria in August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the possible loopholes contained in the EU arms restrictions against Egypt; and if he will make a statement...
    • Diplomatic Representation Issues
      110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans, if any, to reopen the embassy in the Vatican in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/13]
    • Passport Service Issues
      111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the mechanisms that have been put in place to have the passport office notify passport holders when their passports are...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of interns that have been based in his Department and the period of time in each case from 2011 to date in...
    • Departmental Funding
      113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that a fundraising event was held in the Irish consulate in New York in May 2012 for the redevelopment...
    • Overseas Development Aid Issues
      114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the main points in the Irish Aid Annual Report 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Foreign Conflicts
      115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will advocate comprehensive political talks with Syria. [38535/13]
    • Passports Data
      116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons in possession of an Irish passport who are not resident here. [38585/13]
    • European Year of Development
      117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on a recent proposal at European level to designate 2015 as the European Year of Development; and if he will...
    • European Council Meetings
      118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the parameters of the discussions held with Ministerial colleagues at the Informal General Affairs Council in Vilnius,...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to Belfast; if he will detail the meetings he had during that visit; and if he will...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent Amnesty eport in relation to the victims of violence in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • European Council Meetings
      125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions at EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the humanitarian disaster in Syria and adjoining...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the arrest of Irish citizens in Egypt; the discussions he has had with the...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the most recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and Members of the...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; the proposals...
  • Department of Finance
    • IBRC Bond Issues
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding developers bonds worth €7,517,371 that were held in the now liquidated Irish Bank Resolution Corporation for housing estates in...
    • Tax Reliefs Eligibility
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act (1997) to return to the original situation whereby patients who self-refer to physiotherapy may claim...
    • VAT Rates Application
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance if VAT will be levied on water charges when he introduces them. [37288/13]
    • Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in implementing key legislation which will allow the Financial Services Ombudsman to have the power to name and shame misbehaving...
    • Universal Social Charge Payments
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the way a person who is employed by their own company and is then contracted out by this company to another company for a service pays the...
    • Tax Code
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will divert a percentage of any taxes raised through consumption taxes on tobacco or high sugar or fat products towards an oral healthcare programme;...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the amount of money raised from the local property tax in each local authority area in County Cork; and if...
    • EU Funding
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the number and location of projects for which his Department has secured funding from the European Investment Bank in 2013; and the...
    • Vehicle Registration Issues (1 comment)
      141. To ask the Minister for Finance the font styles that are permitted to be used on Irish car registration plates; the date on which the last review of such fonts was conducted by the relevant...
    • VAT Rates Application
      142. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in commercial water charges next year when Irish Water add VAT to the bills, his plans to ensure that small and struggling businesses...
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the registrations of just 126 motor homes here in 2013 compared with 1014 in 2009 and 880 in 2010, if he will review the performance of the sector...
    • VAT Exemptions
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available from his Department to the aviation leasing industry including exemptions from VAT and other forms of taxation and an estimation of the...
    • Pensions Levy Issues
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) pays more in PRD tax than on their superannuation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36908/13]
    • European Banking Union
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance the approach of the Irish Government to current proposals encompassing the ECB, the European Commission, the national Governments of the 28 Union and l7...
    • Prize Bonds
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the special case of prize bonds, if he will consider raising the anti money laundering requirement purchase threshold from €25 to...
    • VAT Rates Application
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the current VAT rate on coal, based on the fact that there remains a price differential of 7.5% in terms of VAT between this...
    • State Banking Sector
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage sharehold that the Government has in the Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37016/13]
    • National Treasury Management Agency Expenditure
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount being spent by the National Treasury Management Agency on a yearly basis on surveillance both inside and outside the jurisdiction; and if he will...
    • National Treasury Management Agency Investigations
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance the nature and means of surveillance and searches being undertaken by National Asset Management Agency and service providers on its behalf of the developers...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance if discussions have been held between officials in his Department on reintroducing a car scrappage scheme in the coming twelve months; if discussions have...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 on 18 July 2013; his views that the IBAN format for account identification will be suitable for the single euro...
    • Departmental Agencies Issues
      157. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of silent SMS messages the Revenue Commission or any agency under his remit has instructed providers to send in...
    • Tax Compliance
      159. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of outstanding liabilities with the Revenue Commissioners in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Telecommunications
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering introducing a freephone number to contact Revenue in view of the fact that mobile devices cannot avail of the current freephone number...
    • European Central Bank Issues
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements his Department has in place for a liaison office to the European Central Bank in Frankfurt Germany; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that the taxation system for multinational companies is retained to ensure that this country remains an attractive destination for these...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      163. To ask the Minister for Finance if all of our moneys paid in property tax will go towards funding badly needed local services or will the money be used to reduce the national deficit; and if...
    • Budget Submissions
      164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the budget submission from NCBI on the 17,300 persons living with significant sight loss here. [37220/13]
    • European Central Bank Issues
      167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports recent proposals by the European Central Bank to publish the minutes of the Governing Council meetings that are held on a monthly basis, as...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      168. To ask the Minister for Finance if receipts will be issued to persons who pay the local property tax; when same will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37257/13]
    • Central Bank of Ireland Issues
      169. To ask the Minister for Finance the pension entitlements and any other redundancy benefits that is being paid out and was paid out to the former Financial Regulator (details supplied); and...
    • Credit Unions Issues
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure the future of credit unions in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the current proposals he and his Department...
    • Fiscal Policy
      171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the parameters of the medium-term economic plan for Ireland once we exit the international bail-out programme; and if he will make a...
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      172. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason individual homeowner mortgages were not disposed of at a discounted rate in the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, although other...
    • Banking Inquiry
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a recent survey that two thirds of business owners believe that politicians should be kept well away from any inquiry into what went on in...
    • Personal Debt
      174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any concerns over the independence of StepChange Debt Charity as the selected third party service provider for the Central Bank's pilot scheme for...
    • Tax Rebates
      176. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick is entitled to a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37319/13]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      177. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the right to tax relief on the cost of maintaining a guide dog to families who have the use of an autism assistance dog; and if...
    • Property Taxation Application
      178. To ask the Minister for Finance if a building that is used as a dwelling but which has no toilet facilities is liable for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Credit Unions Issues
      179. To ask the Minister for Finance the total paid to a special manager (details supplied) in County Kildare since their appointment. [37369/13]
    • Departmental Bodies
      180. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed amalgamation of the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman and the Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman; the progress made...
    • Excise Duties Issues
      181. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on freezing the excise duty on motor fuels in respect of the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37394/13]
    • Tax Agreements
      182. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax returned to the Vodafone group; if so, the reason and the cost to the State; and if he will provide any other companies which operate internationally...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will provide a certificate to persons wishing to sell their home to prove that the local property tax has been paid up to a...
    • European Council Meetings
      184. To ask the Minister for Finance the parameters of the discussions held with ministerial colleagues at the 3252nd Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council meeting in Brussels on 9 July...
    • Pension Provisions
      186. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to refund the pension levy deducted from pension funds in view of the new requirements which show many of them to be in an actual deficit situation;...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      187. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      188. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory...
    • Crime Prevention
      191. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are being taken by State owned finalcial institutions to cobat ATM fraud; his views on the current level of scamming that is taking place;...
    • Credit Unions Restructuring
      192. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of the Credit Union Restructuring Board; its activities since it was established; his views on whether having the board independently separate from...
    • VAT Rates Reductions
      193. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the decision to reduce the VAT rate from 13% to 9% and the significance of this reduction to the tourism sector in Kerry and throughout the country...
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      195. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount Ireland pays annually in penalties for not complying with EU regulation to abolish vehicle registration tax; and the amount the Government receives...
    • Excise Duties Issues
      196. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding excise duty and below cost selling of alcohol; if he will implement the...
    • Pension Provisions
      197. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/13]
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      198. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37745/13]
    • Tax Code
      199. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is critical that the taxation measures that improve the competitiveness of agriculture and encourage investments and restructuring are...
    • Fuel Laundering
      200. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the estimated loss of over €200 million a year through the illegal sale of fuels, that is, washed diesel being sold as proper road diesel,...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
      201. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding switcher mortgages on tracker rates for the various lenders and their current positions in relation to same (details supplied); and if...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      202. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the plain packaging of cigarettes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37787/13]
    • Public Liability Insurance
      203. To ask the Minister for Finance the average cost of public liability insurance here as compared to the average cost across the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Property Taxation Collection
      204. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the local property tax deduction from a pension has not commenced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the action being...
    • Excise Duties Yield
      205. To ask the Minister for Finance the extra revenue that was generated by the €1 levy on wine in Budget 2013; if he would provide in tabular form the 2010, 2011, 2012 and most recent...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      206. To ask the Minister for Finance if the introduction of last year's proposal to reduce the standard fund threshold for pensions, projected to raise in the region of €250 million, would...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      209. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has undertaken any study on the probability of the need for any future recapitalisation of Irish banks; his views on the likelihood of same;...
    • VAT Rates Application
      210. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the difference in VAT rates (details supplied) [37894/13]
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      211. To ask the Minister for Finance if a system of auditing banks is in place to ensure that they are delivering on lending promises and targets; the body that oversees such an audit; and if he...
    • Mortgage Schemes
      212. To ask the Minister for Finance the connection Springboard Mortgages has to Permanent TSB; if he will confirm that Springboard offered sub-prime mortgages; and the number of these mortgages...
    • Household Charge Collection
      213. To ask the Minister for Finance the statistics for outstanding household charges for counties Carlow and Kilkenny; the number of these outstanding payments that will incur penalties; and if...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form...
    • European Stability Mechanism
      215. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts to date to separate legacy banking and sovereign debt; the efforts he will make in the future; if he is confident of a positive deal for Ireland;...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to AIB's practice of not allowing customers to transfer their tracker mortgages when moving homes; if he will meet with the...
    • Tobacco Smuggling
      217. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount allocated annually towards reducing the illicit tobacco trade, counterfeit and illegal; the amount the State estimates is lost in tax revenue...
    • VAT Rates Application
      218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the basis on which the applicable VAT rate for a given product or service is determined; if he will undertake a comprehensive review of the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the existing primary legislation and regulations provide adequate protection for consumers against exploitation by so-called pay-day...
    • State Savings Schemes
      220. To ask the Minister for Finance his concerns regarding the recent reduction in interest rate returns from the State's savings schemes will lessen the attractiveness of these products and the...
    • Bonds Redemption
      221. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 16 July 2013, the reason four billion one hundred and forty four million fifty five thousand two hundred and...
    • National Payments Plan Implementation
      222. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish or phase out the use of cheques; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38126/13]
    • Banking Sector Investigations
      223. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding allegations of fraud by a financial institution. [38127/13]
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the European Commission's plans to regulate the shadow banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38243/13]
    • Mortgage Repayments Issues
      225. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding each bank received for the specific purpose of dealing with distressed family home mortgages; and the amount of that allocated funding...
    • Tax Rebates
      227. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a tax refund in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38357/13]
    • Household Charge Collection
      228. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who opted to pay their local property tax by way of weekly deduction from their social welfare payment; if he will confirm the total...
    • Household Charge Cost
      229. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the cost of setting up the system for the collection of the local property tax including the cost of the time spent on the...
    • Departmental Reports
      230. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an update on the matter raised and any decisions made on foot of this report....
    • Tax Code
      231. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a tax on online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38525/13]
    • Local Government Fund
      232. To ask the Minister for Finance the dates on which funds from the Local Government Fund have been transferred to the Central Fund in 2013 under section 7 of the Motor Vehicles (Duties and...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      233. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding each bank has received for the specific purpose of dealing with distressed mortgage holders. [38534/13]
    • Tax Code
      234. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a small tax on net assessable household wealth above a basic €1m allowance; if he will provide estimates of what such...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      235. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of existing business and agricultural reliefs on capital acquisitions tax, his views on reducing the discount given on market value before the tax...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      236. To ask the Minister for Finance if a property can qualify for the exemption from the local property tax for permanently and totally incapacitated persons under the Finance (Local Property...
    • Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
      237. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason disabled drivers who purchase second hand vehicles are disallowed from participating in the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme when...
    • VAT Rates Application
      238. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to leave VAT at 9%. [38742/13]
    • Tax Collection
      239. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of windfall gains tax taken in by the Revenue Commissioners each year respectively since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      240. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant...
    • Exchequer Savings
      241. To ask the Minister for Finance the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were reduced by 10%; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • English Language Training Organisations
      244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a regulatory body and or regulations in place covering the area of foreign language students studying here including payment made to...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider either the boundaries of the school transport scheme or the cost of transport to the child's chosen school (details...
    • FÁS Training Programmes Data
      246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of FÁS training courses currently in each of the north east counties, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan; the title and short...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway recently enrolled in junior infants class is not entitled to free transport; and if he...
    • School Transport Provision
      250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann make a profit from school transport in view of the existence of minutes of a meeting on 29 June 2011, which he attended, with...
    • School Accommodation
      257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the over-capacity and on-going demand for school places, the current status of the application for new accommodation, including...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information regarding the status of a Student Universal Support Ireland higher education grant application made by a person...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which qualification income guidelines affect eligibility for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details suppled) in...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive notification of the result of their Student Universal Support Ireland appeal; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve a full time special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide figures as of 16 July 2013 the number of persons that have Student Universal Support Ireland grants at an appeal stage; and if...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Funding
      268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who wishes to complete an apprenticeship; and if he will make a...
    • School Textbooks
      269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a difference in price between the English and Irish versions of the same school book (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • School Patronage
      270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the patronage applications received by his Department for the new post-primary school set to open in North...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Teacher Statistics
      273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of individual primary schools and secondary schools where the number of English as an additional language teacher was...
    • Gaelscoileanna Issues
      274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the list of Gaelscoileanna that have opened since 2008. [36977/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Delays
      275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that are still awaiting Student Universal Support Ireland grants on the 16 July 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for special educational needs supports has been processed by the National Council for Special Education in respect of a school...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant special rate top up grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • European University Institute
      279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work Ireland has undertaken as the chair of the High Council of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy; and if he will make a...
    • Universities Global Rankings
      280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question 223 on 18 July 2013 regarding U-Multirank, if he will confirm that all third level institutions here,...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will immediately reverse the decision to cut special needs assistants hours by 15% as this decision will have serious implications for...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an educational grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [37177/13]
    • State Examinations Issues
      283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers with one or two years experience, who have fixed term regular part-time contracts that applied to the SEC for...
    • Gaelscoileanna Issues
      284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will protect the 40 years of progress and the work that has been done and the ethos of the Irish-medium schools; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding pre-school places in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37209/13]
    • Teacher Redeployment
      286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a person being placed on the supplementary special panel. [37214/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all grants that are available to Irish students who have accepted postgraduate and masters level courses at universities in...
    • Education and Training Boards Staff
      288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form on the record of Dáil Éireann the new board members of each new of the 16 new Education and Training...
    • School Curriculum
      289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department has developed a strategy to modernise the State education system to reflect a curriculum based on ethical...
    • Third Level Course Accreditation
      291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if hewill take steps and measures to ensure that third level education institutions here are not allowed to commence courses until they receive...
    • Transition Year Issues
      292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the schools in 2011/12 that provided voluntary and compulsory transitional year programmes; the number of...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who participated in summer training schemes in 2011/12; the amount of days in lieu awarded to PS teachers...
    • Minimum School Entry Age
      294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has discussed with Minister for Education in Northern Ireland the possibility of standardising the minimum age for when primary school...
    • School Enrolments
      295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes to school enrolment policies at primary level; if the proposed changes will have a lead in period in terms of their...
    • Residential Institutions Issues
      296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the operation of a group (details supplied) to help the survivors of industrial schools; the amount of State funds that have been...
    • School Curriculum
      297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider implementing a review of the leaving certificate agricultural science syllabus, in view of the fact that 7,414 students sat...
    • University Libraries
      298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills from which publicly-funded university libraries the public is as a rule excluded. [37370/13]
    • Access to Higher Education
      300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that students who have their Leaving Certificate results rechecked do not miss out on a third level place due to the long delay...
    • Public Sector Pensions Issues
      301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding pension contributions in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37398/13]
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for a victim of abuse in industrial schools, now residing in the United States and currently receiving counselling through the...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve funding for an autism unit (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the current status of this project; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that students will be entitled to a third level grant from Student Universal Support Ireland if, satisfying all other...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [37560/13]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of plans for the new building for Griffith Barracks MDNS; and if he will confirm that building work...
    • School Holidays Issues
      314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the return of schools in the last week in August is damaging to the domestic tourism industry, in view of the fact that the...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37594/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the Student Universal Support Ireland website clearly states that under the student grant scheme, PLC students are only...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will specify the elegibility criteria for joining the special needs assistants supplementary panel for filling permanent posts; and if he...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in terms of the criteria set down by the student grant scheme which states that an applicant is judged as having dependent/independent residence...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the situation regarding recently established panel rights for special needs assistants; the way this operates on a...
    • School Curriculum
      323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal (details supplied) to stimulate economic growth and increase employment through the introduction of entrepreneurship as a...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an assurance that there will no changes to the pupil teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37805/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland refused to assess a mature student (details supplied) from County Clare independently from their...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has a valid Garda National Immigration Bureau Card was refused a Student Universal...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a college of further education (details supplied) and its teacher allocation needed to ensure that it can deliver its...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the timetable and up-to-date position regarding the commencement of work on the extension to a college (details supplied) in...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether 39 students in an infant classroom is acceptable practice by school management; the steps he has taken to ensure such a...
    • School Transport Appeals
      330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a decision of the school transport appeals board with respect to a family (details supplied) in County Laois; if he will...
    • School Transport Provision
      331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the post-primary school transport scheme in view of the difficulty that it is causing families; if his attention has been drawn...
    • School Funding
      332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the resources that are available to schools to ensure that they have sufficient funding available to them to acquire adequate...
    • Stay Safe Programme
      333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork where it has been alleged that Government policy is being...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the largest class size and the number of students in the largest class size bracket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department requires a person working as a special needs assistant, and who wishes to accept...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a long-term education plan in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dubln 13. [37920/13]
    • Weight of Schoolbags
      338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being taken to reduce the weight of school bags for pupils which is having an adverse affect on posture and the ability of children...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an Irish citizen (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who satisfies all the relevant criteria to avail of help and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in...
    • Teaching Contracts
      342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered this Deputy's proposals from the meeting of the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection of July 2013 on...
    • Third Level Fees
      343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered alternative models of student contribution towards higher level course provision; if he is concerned that access to higher...
    • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
      344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills of the 59,000 first-time applicants to Student Universal Support Ireland which were submitted for the 5 August deadline, the number that have...
    • School Transport Provision
      345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann publishes a profit and loss account; if Bus Éireann make a profit on school bus routes; if there is a written contract...
    • Proposed Legislation
      346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of draft legislation regarding the international education mark; if this legislation will cover third party study abroad providers...
    • Home Tuition Scheme Provision
      349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that, in some circumstances, home tuition is provided even where a school placement is available to a child; the criteria that...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of additional classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will...
    • Back to School Costs
      360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he is making to reduce the cost for parents of children beginning school and children returning to school after the summer holidays;...
    • State Examinations Commission
      361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the State Examination Commission's assertions that errors which appeared on State exam papers this year were attributable to...
    • Ministerial Meetings
      362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of the Union of Students of Ireland as the representative body of many third level students here to hear their...
    • Special Education Review
      363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the policy advice on special needs education that he received from the National Council of Special Education; if an...
    • Site Acquisitions
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in terms of finding a location for...
    • School Funding
      371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of procuring ICT equipment for learning, particularly regarding special needs education in mainstream schooling, if there are any...
    • Literacy Levels
      372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress of the roll-out of the national literacy and numeracy strategy and in particular the interaction of the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to take to reduce the percentage of primary school children attending classes of 30 or more pupils; and if he will make a...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for student grant. [38236/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for student grant. [38237/13]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the policy recommendations set out by the National Council for Special Education in its Policy Advice Paper on the Education...
    • School Accommodation
      382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a national school (details supplied) in County Cork to replace prefabs with permanent accommodation; and if he...
    • University Rankings
      384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that the majority of Ireland's seven universities dropped places in the QS world university rankings table; and if he will...
    • School Accommodation
      385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if St. Michael's House has received a lease from the Vocational Education Committee at Greendale School, Dublin 5; and the position regarding the...
    • School Transport Availability
      386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the way a student may avail of free travel when there is no bus service to the school in their catchment area but there is a...
    • Teacher Registration
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teacher de-registration in respect of a person (details supplied) in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Student Grant Scheme Delays
      390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there will be no delay in processing higher education grants this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Site Acquisitions
      391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to develop a new education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline, County Cork; the new school facilities that...
    • Student Support Schemes Issues
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the progression stipulation of the student support scheme regulations is impacting negatively on...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed update, including a description of the works planned or underway, on development projects at schools in a town...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include illness benefit as an eligible payment for the special rate of maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the post-primary school transport scheme, if the eligibility rule requiring a pupil to live at least 4.8 kilometres from the...
    • State Examinations Issues
      396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Leaving Certificate Chief Examiner has to ensure that exam results for each subject fit within a bell shaped curve statistical chart in...
    • Teacher Substitution Scheme
      398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost per annum to the supervision and substitution scheme in the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/13]
    • Postgraduate Course Fees
      399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that Universities and Institutes of Technology are increasing their fees for postgraduate courses each year in view of the...
    • Third Level Participation
      400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the lack of grant support for living costs for postgraduate students prevents some persons from undertaking postgraduate...
    • Student Grant Scheme Payments
      401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that were provided with grants for postgraduate studies for the college year 2012/2013; the amount that was spent; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason membership of the special needs assistant supplementary assignment panel is restricted to SNAs who were made redundant after 1 May...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38529/13]
    • School Enrolments
      405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the numbers of voluntary amalgamations will increase as a result of the increases in pupil enrolment thresholds for the...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include Down syndrome in the list of low incidence complex disorders that will enable children with Down syndrome to receive special...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the refusal of a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Child Protection Issues
      412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will supply the details of the contact person in his Department that deals with children at risk (details supplied). [38615/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that there is a register of special needs assistants applying for an SNA position in a school; and if this exists, if he will...
    • Bullying in Schools
      414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support an initiative (details supplied) regarding bullying for 2013-2014 [38617/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include a provision in Budget 2014 for the continued education and structured environment for severely disable children over 18...
    • School Transport Provision
      416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the changes in the primary school transport scheme that have commenced in September 2013 as they relate to closed schools and...
    • School Enrolments
      417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding catchment areas for schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38625/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Education and Training Boards Issues
      419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if all Education and Training Board CEOs salaries were reduced by 10%. [38642/13]
    • Teaching Contracts
      420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if the weekly teaching hours of third level lecturers were increased to 18 per week. [38643/13]
    • School Textbooks
      421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year cost of providing free schoolbooks to primary and secondary school children. [38645/13]
    • School Staffing
      422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the monetary full year saving to the Exchequer arising from the Haddington Road Agreement measure to increase academic staff working hours by an...
    • School Equipment
      423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that prior to the commencement of the 2013/2014 academic year parents were being asked to borrow sums...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake an assessment of the need for a primary school in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11, in view of the current age...
    • Departmental Funding
      427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38803/13]
    • Exchequer Savings
      428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were reduced by 10%; and if he...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      431. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full update on the River Dargle flood defence scheme, with specific reference to the delay in underpinning the Bray...
    • Drainage Schemes Status
      432. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a drainage project of the Nanny River in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37075/13]
    • Public Procurement Regulations (1 comment)
      433. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of circular number 06/12 regarding public procurement in view of the High Court decision which was delivered by...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Funding
      434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the flood relief programme on the Clare River at Claregalway County Galway; the amount of funding for this...
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      435. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the Kill O'Grange Garda Station; and if he will consider it being used by local community and or sporting groups. [38442/13]
    • Commercial Rates Valuation Process
      437. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made by the Valuation Office in the national commercial rate revaluation; the areas which have been reviewed...
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      438. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the former Garda Staion in Ballyragget in County Kilkenny (details supplied). [37029/13]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      439. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he and his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under various Government...
    • Office of Public Works Projects
      440. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list the Government buildings which have been fitted with reverse osmosis filters to the water supply. [37053/13]
    • Freedom of Information Legislation
      441. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering amending the Freedom of Information Act to include companies that are owned by local authorities. [37116/13]
    • Office of the Ombudsman Staff
      442. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of expressions of interest he and his Department received from persons interested in being appointed to the Office of the...
    • Freedom of Information Legislation
      443. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider including Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Coillte Teoranta, Commissioners for Irish Lights,...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      445. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      446. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are...
    • Public Sector Staff Remuneration
      449. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants now below the minimum wage under the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Sector Staff Issues
      450. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the options available to a person (details supplied) following a severe pay cut after the Haddington Road Agreement. [37640/13]
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      451. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for the Office of Public Works to steam clean a Garda station (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if he will make a...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      452. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures taken by his Department to reform regulations and procedures in relation to public procurement in order to make it easier...
    • Departmental Properties
      453. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of premises his Department currently rents; the locations of each of these premises; and the costs of the rent. [33246/13]
    • Lease Agreements
      454. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the failure of the Office of Public Works and the Chief State Solicitor's...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      455. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland and the UK are the only two countries where a court case must be taken in order...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      456. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Office of Public Works Enniscorthy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38025/13]
    • Planning Issues
      457. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in ensuring that the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin, is wheelchair accessible; the date on which the Journey of...
    • Proposed Legislation
      458. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a register for all lobbyists will be introduced; the way the introduction of such a register will contribute to a more open and...
    • Office of Public Works Projects
      459. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the monetary and staff value, including personnel time, design work, planning guidance...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      463. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when groups will be able to apply for lottery funding under the heading natural environment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Sector Staff Remuneration
      464. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of part time public sector workers whose annual pay was reduced on a pro-rata basis following the introduction of the...
    • Exchequer Savings
      465. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure consolidation path increase in savings from prior year expenditure figure for 2014. [38662/13]
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      471. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the position of Clerk of the Dáil and Secretary General of the Oireachtas Commission will be subject to an open recruitment...
    • Top Level Appointments Commission Report
      472. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the recent analysis report completed by TLAC on public sector appointments. [38669/13]
    • Jobs Initiative
      473. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all JobBridge interns hired to date in his Department to include appointed position, length of employment...
    • Pension Provisions
      474. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a list of the annual pension payment to former Ministers and Taoisigh following the Haddington Road...
    • Oireachtas Members' Remuneration
      475. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the annual monetary payment made to Oireachtas members in allowances (details supplied). [38672/13]
    • Exchequer Revenue
      476. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the income raised for the Exchequer from mobile phone...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
      477. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department is monitoring the current Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks currently underway in Washington DC;...
    • Company Law
      478. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he or officials in his Department have discussed changing current legislation dealing with the disclosure of profits by supermarket...
    • Industrial Relations Issues
      479. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to legislate for collective bargaining through the trade unions as contained in the programme for Government; and if he will...
    • Consumer Protection
      480. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider introducing legislation to give effect to a cooling-off period for the purchase of goods or services that arise...
    • Health and Safety Issues
      481. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the increasing amount of farm accidents this year, his views on whether a new campaign highlighting the need for increased...
    • Exports Data
      483. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Irish chemical industry has supplied chemical materials to Syria in the past 20 years. [38739/13]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      484. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if targeted measures will be introduced to increase working capital in small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement...
    • Work Permit Applications
      485. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for an employment permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...
    • IDA Supports
      486. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of performance reviews of employment grants conducted by the Industrial Development Agency that found that posts for which...
    • IDA Job Numbers
      487. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency for which a third level qualification is required for each year since...
    • IDA Supports
      489. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available to the aviation leasing industry; the drawdown of these supports and the number employed in this sector. [36902/13]
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      490. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his proposals to obtain markets for Irish manufacturing and professional service companies in the Middle East and North Africa; if...
    • Immigration Policy
      492. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the conditions attached to Croatians in relation to access to the labour market here following the enactment of the European Union...
    • Industrial Development
      493. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits carried out by the Industrial Development Agency to County Wicklow to date in 2013; if they were accompanied by...
    • Legislative Process
      494. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the parties, in addition to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General, involved in the drafting of the...
    • Trade Missions Issues
      495. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the outcomes of his five day trade and investment mission to China and Japan in July 2013; and if he...
    • Job Initiatives
      496. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any special initiatives will be undertaken by his Department or the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist in the...
    • Trade Data
      497. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline Ireland's economic and trade co-operation with Morocco; if he will provide a breakdown in the annual trading...
    • Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure
      498. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the funding allocated through the microenterprise loan fund scheme through Microfinance Ireland for a particular area...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      500. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a company (details supplied) in County Offaly is allowed to refuse to recognise a Labour Court recommendation that the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      501. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the consumer protection and competition Bill; if he will clarify if the legal drafting has been...
    • Departmental Functions
      502. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he intends to move or relocate the Employment Permits Section of his Department and align it with the Irish Naturalisation and...
    • Work Permit Criteria
      503. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views that there is an adequate degree of separation between the Deciding Officers in his Department on matters of Employment...
    • Work Permit Application Numbers
      504. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of work permits granted by his Department in each year from 2007 to present; if he will tabulate the nationalities of the...
    • EU Meetings
      505. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the parameters of the discussions held with Ministerial colleagues at the Informal Competitiveness Council meeting in Vilnius,...
    • Work Permit Criteria
      506. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will review the highly skilled occupations list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37455/13]
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      507. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      508. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are...
    • IDA Expenditure
      511. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports the Industrial Development Agengy or his Department give to a company (details supplied) that recently announced its...
    • Product Labelling
      512. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current legal standing for products sold to Ireland to have country of origin on their labelling; if products are permitted to...
    • Trade Agreements
      513. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will discuss the recent EU trade deals that took effect with Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; if he will detail the bilateral...
    • Employment Rights Issues
      514. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify the legality of zero contracts under Irish employment law; whether or not they are permissible; if so, if he will...
    • Work Permit Applications
      515. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      516. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has had communication from a company (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he has received any information from the company...
    • Job Creation Numbers
      517. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs that have been created in the digital gaming sector here in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      518. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years...
    • Exports Growth
      519. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to encourage and enable indigenous Irish firms to export to Latin America particularly in the context of that...
    • Innovation Vouchers Initiative
      520. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number and aggregate value of innovation vouchers expended to date in 2013; and if there are any plans to extend and augment this...
    • Registered Employment Agreements
      521. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will update his response to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 25 June 2013 regarding the recent Supreme Court decision upholding...
    • IDA Site Visits
      522. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline on a county basis the total number of Industrial Development Agency visits to each county in 2012 and to the end of...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      524. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his...
    • Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
      525. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the full year saving to the Exchequer if all salaries of the CEOs of non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of his...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Pensions Legislation
      527. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform defined benefit pension legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36858/13]
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      528. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare benefits the Croatians will be automatically entitled to if they decide to move here. [37033/13]
    • Gender Recognition Issues
      529. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the recognition of transgendered persons. [37218/13]
    • Departmental Agencies Issues
      530. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to have the Pensions Board renamed the pensions authority and its chief executive renamed the pensions regulator; the person she intends...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      532. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [37556/13]
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      533. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a dietary supplement allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Dental Services Provision
      534. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reinstate preventive and restorative care under the dental treatment benefit scheme for PRSI payers and introduce a new voucher system...
    • Departmental Schemes
      535. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of teaching posts and other educational positions that will be filled in the 2013/14 academic year through the JobBridge programme; and...
    • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
      536. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the introduction of a third band of employers PRSI contributions on the balance of all salaries exceeding €100,000 as a...
    • School Meals Programme
      537. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost of doubling the school meal programme. [38644/13]
    • Social Welfare Benefits Issues
      538. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the respite care grant by €325 to €1,700 per annum. [38655/13]
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      539. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any additional financial support available to a person who received a bereavement grant to assist them with the costs of a headstone;...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      540. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures taken by her Department to allow those who avail of temporary work opportunities to return to social welfare protection in a timely...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      541. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an overpayment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      542. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a State non-contributory pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
      543. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on one parent family payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      544. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on disability allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      545. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      546. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
      548. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the eligibility for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      549. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      550. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason carer's allowance was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if their application will be reviewed with a...
    • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
      551. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering allowing job seekers to gain experience of workplaces without losing their social welfare payments; and if this is being...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      552. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an appeal for invalidity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      553. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent supplement payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider exempting those persons contacted for recovery of payment for periods over 20 years and under the amount of €1500; if...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      556. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the duration after which a person on jobseeker's benefit can participate in a community employment scheme in view of...
    • State Pensions Reform
      557. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if provisions will be put in place for workers retiring in 2014 who will no longer avail of the State pension transition and who will suffer...
    • Local Employment Service Issues
      558. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information for each Local Employment Service, the number of staff at year end 2012; the number of mediators...
    • Employment Support Services
      559. To ask the Minister for Social Protection regarding the jobs plus scheme that was put into effect on 1 July 2013, if a woman who is receiving a one-parent family payment is offered a job...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      560. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who applied in January 2011 for disability allowance; and if she...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      561. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who never received notification of their...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
      562. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason supplementary welfare has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the ongoing appeal in respect of...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      563. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this case is...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the statutory basis upon which her Department can deduct payments from persons who were overpaid a social welfare payment many years after the said...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      565. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare [37092/13]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      566. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for State pension, non-contributory and contributory in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      568. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      569. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the main measures that will be contained in new legislation to have fathers' names on birth certificates becoming compulsory for the first time; if...
    • Social Welfare Code Reform
      570. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she considering introducing a welfare cap on persons or households, in a similar manner to that which has recently been introduced by the British...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      573. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if Intreo offices will be provided in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37123/13]
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      574. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason social welfare recipients have to attend a social welfare office, in addition to collecting their payment from the post office when they...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      575. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Community Work Initiatives
      576. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form the financial allocation for all implementing bodies under the Tús programme since its...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      578. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent support was withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
      579. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family payment was withdrawn in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if she will reinstate their...
    • National Internship Scheme Numbers
      580. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of internships through JobBridge have positions that have been advertised by the Health Service Executive to date since the start of the...
    • Employment Support Services
      581. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to bring forward proposals that when persons go on the live register that they be supplied with an information booklet explaining...
    • National Internship Scheme Places
      582. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that it is appropriate for the new Education and Training Boards taking out paid advertising in regional and local media to attract...
    • Illness Benefit Appeals
      583. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 11 July 2013 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare if her attention has been...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      584. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      585. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Widow's Pension Payments
      586. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an increase for qualified child on their widow's pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      587. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review entitlement to supplementary welfare in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Employment Support Services
      588. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding entitlement to a technical employment support grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      589. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      590. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which €270.00 means were assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of their application for...
    • State Pensions Reform
      591. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions being put in place for persons who reach the age of 65 years in 2014 and are not eligible for the State pension until they reach the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      592. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37268/13]
    • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
      593. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the advisory group on tax and social welfare will report back on their findings and recommendations with regard to in-work supports for one...
    • Family Income Supplement Eligibility
      594. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in the forthcoming budget she will review downwards the qualifying hourly threshold to enable applicants to qualify for family income supplement...
    • State Bodies Issues
      595. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to have the Pensions Board renamed the Pensions Authority and its Chief Executive called the Pensions Regulator; the person she intends to...
    • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
      596. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the report she commissioned (details supplied) will be used as part of the Departmental discussions in the allocation for...
    • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments
      597. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a county-by-county breakdown of the funding made available as part of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance by her...
    • Free Travel Scheme Payments
      598. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual subvention that is paid to Dublin Bus by her Department for the free travel scheme, providing a bus pass to citizens over the age of 66...
    • Live Register Data
      602. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any person who was previously self employed and who was refused jobseeker's allowance by virtue of the means test is included in her Department's...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
      603. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the ESB occupational pension scheme specifically the contributory defined benefit pension scheme; the date on which this...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      604. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of all media advertising to her Department for each of the past five years; the efforts her Department is making to ensure that local...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      605. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of her Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      608. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite an answer. [37536/13]
    • Employment Support Services
      609. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be accepted on a course funded by Momentum. [37537/13]
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      610. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans in relation to retaining the half rate carer's allowance at its current rate; if she plans to change this payment; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      611. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person signing for credits who applied for a commmunity employment scheme was told that they were not eligible for the scheme; and if...
    • Jobs Initiative
      612. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of firms that have taken on persons as part of the jobsplus scheme since its launch date; the number of persons that have recently become...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      613. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      614. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if receipt of a UK winter fuel payment will have any effect on eligibility for fuel allowance here; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      615. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in respect of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will...
    • Widow's Pension Applications
      616. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of an application for widow's pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      617. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason disability allowance was refused on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      618. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment may be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      619. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an assurance that carers will not be subject to further cuts in Budget 2014; that income supports will be protected for those in...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      620. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the conditions or criteria required for a person to qualify for credited contributions while in receipt of carer's allowance or carer's benefit; the...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      621. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the habitual residency condition for the carer's allowance in view of the fact that it acts as a barrier to persons returning...
    • Claims Processing
      622. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action her Department has taken to reduce and streamline processing times for social protection payments with a view to minimising hardship on...
    • National Carers Strategy Status
      623. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to assist family carers to avail of education and employment opportunities during their caring years to help and support them...
    • Free Travel Scheme Applications
      624. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a bus pass will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37643/13]
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      625. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family allowance has ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if payment will be reinstated; and if...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
      626. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter regarding a pension in respect of a person (details supplied) [37655/13]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
      628. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the list of eligible conditions for the long term illness scheme; if the chronic condition of Hirschsprung's disease will be...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      629. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37687/13]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      630. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of borrowers who have obtained independent financial advice following a proposed mortgage resolution by their lender under the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      634. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the refusal of a social welfare appeal against the refusal of a disability benefit claim will be reviewed in respect of a person (details...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
      635. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there has been an increase in the number of applicants refused social welfare assistance while waiting for their application for another scheme...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      636. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37811/13]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      637. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on jobseeker's allowance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement...
    • Live Register Data
      638. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the self-employed. [37826/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      639. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Issues
      640. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      641. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of each social protection scheme; the cost of each scheme for 2013 to date; and the numbers availing of the payment for...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      642. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • National Internship Scheme Eligibility
      643. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on a blind pension are not eligible for the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37872/13]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      645. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if compensation paid by the State (details supplied) is assesed as means for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      646. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by her Department for each of the past five years to date in...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      647. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to address the anomalous position of workers who work for low wages for less than 19 hours a week over more than three days...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      648. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      650. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail all addresses and estates in a county (details supplied) that are not permitted to be in receipt of rent allowance/supplement;...
    • Youth Employment Initiative
      651. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she wil report on the progress of Ireland's application for funding under the youth employment initiative, the closing date for which is...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      653. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      656. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance. [38152/13]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      657. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance allowance. [38153/13]
    • Back to Education Allowance Appeals
      658. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for back to school clothing and footwear alowance. [38154/13]
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      659. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for carer's allowance. [38157/13]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      660. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38165/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      662. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38172/13]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      665. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38178/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      666. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38180/13]
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      667. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for carer's allowance. [38185/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      668. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for disability allowance. [38189/13]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      671. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [38198/13]
    • Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
      672. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the parameters of the main recommendations made by the advisory group on tax and social welfare in their third report on extending social insurance...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
      673. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is compulsory that jobseeker's benefits are paid through the post office and the reason for same; if there are circumstances in which a client...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      674. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      675. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made between her Department and the Revenue Commissioners on working to improve communications between the two...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding
      676. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the efforts made to ensure that additional resources are deployed to North Donegal Money Advice and Budgeting Service following recent confirmation...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Issues
      677. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information from each Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, office across the State; the numbers of persons...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      678. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Delays
      680. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the delays in the appeal mechanism for social protection appeals for all of the social protection payments in view of the fact...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      681. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      682. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Scheme Operating Guidelines
      684. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the changes made to the Community Employment Manual, updated earlier this year; if she will detail the impact of...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      685. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      686. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance overpayment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      688. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal against disallowance of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      689. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [38419/13]
    • Social Welfare Offices
      690. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding plans to redevelop the social protection office (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      691. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Issues
      692. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an incapacity supplement claim will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [38550/13]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
      693. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a response....
    • Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals
      694. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal of jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      696. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file of an appeal for invalidity pension will be sent to the appeals office for consideration in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      697. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [38618/13]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      698. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the refusal of disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
      703. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allocate more customer service staff to phone lines operated in the administration of rent supplement for the mid Leinster division to...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      705. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allocate more medical officers to the Department to enable medical assessments to take place in a timely manner as per targets set; and...
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals
      706. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for mortgage interest relief in respect of a person (details...
    • Rural Social Scheme Administration
      707. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of places on the rural social scheme in Cavan/Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38817/13]
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
      710. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps her Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of her Department advertise...
    • Exchequer Savings
      711. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year saving to the Exchequer were the CEOs' pay of all commercial semi-States under the aegis of her Department reduced by 10%; and if she...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Wildlife Conservation
      714. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the urban fox population has increased in the past few years, if it is an area of concern for health, what are other...
    • Special Protection Areas Appeals
      717. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a special protection area in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Wildlife Protection
      718. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will change the policy that bans the cutting of hedges from March until September; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Mapping Strategy
      719. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if work has commenced on the creation of a national terrestrial and marine habitat map; and if he will outline the stages that have...
    • Invasive Species
      720. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if EU funding is available to Ireland to help tackle the problem of the invasive species known as Japanese knotweed; if so, if he...
    • National Landscape Strategy
      721. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the National Landscape Strategy will be finalised as it was due in November 2012. [36867/13]
    • National Parks Projects
      722. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in establishing a national park in the north midlands cut away bogs; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      723. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details in tabular form by location of the number of hen harrier birds in each of the SPA's Slieve Aughty, Slieve...
    • Heritage Sites Issues
      724. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which it has been possible to categorize and utilise for tourism and educational purposes, the numerous heritage sites...
    • Arts Promotion
      725. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which his Department, directly or through bodies under his aegis, has been in a position to offer assistance to...
    • Film Industry Development
      727. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he is in a position to assist with the promotion and development of the film industry with particular reference...
    • Heritage Sites Issues
      729. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has, directly or through the good offices of bodies under his Department's aegis, facilitated or encouraged...
    • Arts Promotion
      731. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he continues to encourage job creation through the medium of the arts; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cultural Policy
      733. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he and his Department might consider the promotion of jointly-sponsored cultural events with the US over the next...
    • Waterways Ireland Remit
      734. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by Waterways Ireland to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia Japonica, along the Royal Canal,...
    • Cultural Policy
      735. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht subject to Decision 1622/2006/EC, when he expects Ireland to be in a position to be entitled to host and to be designated as a...
    • Commemorative Events
      736. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has been approached regarding a centenary event to mark the gun landings by the Irish Volunteers on Kilcoole Beach,...
    • Commonage Framework Plans
      737. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the July 2013 report entitled "Review of Commonage Lands and Framework Management Plans", produced by the Joint...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      738. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      739. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are...
    • Turbary Rights
      743. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will supply an up to date list of all bogs on which turf cutting has ceased or will cease up the the end of 2016. [37691/13]
    • Grant Payments
      744. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37722/13]
    • Capital Expenditure Programme Issues
      745. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years...
    • Wildlife Protection
      746. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost to the State per mink culled through State schemes in recent years; his plans to increase the number of mink culled; and if...
    • Special Protection Areas Designation
      748. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to the proposed Meenlaragh to Falcarragh Special Protection Area in County Donegal, if he will consider amending the...
    • Irish Language Issues
      749. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person has a right to have all their dealings with the State dealt with through the medium of the Irish language; and if he will...
    • Arts Plan
      750. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures taken by his Department in conjunction with the Arts Council to protect the State's investment in regional arts...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      751. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a body (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is designated as a cultural institution or a national, local or regional museum, under any...
    • Heritage Convention
      753. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will discuss the main elements of the World Heritage Sites Conference in Dublin Castle in September 2013; if he will provide in...
    • National Monuments
      755. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which all buildings, sites and locations associated with the 1916 Rising are listed and or preserved; and if he will...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit
      756. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will reinstate the road from the jarvey stand entrance via Muckross Abbey to Muckross Hotel entrance in the Killarney National...
    • Arts Promotion
      761. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of applications for support received so far this year in his Department, or by bodies under his aegis, from various...
    • Arts Funding
      763. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has identified the availability of funding from EU sources for the promotion and development of festivals...
    • Arts Promotion
      766. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he and his Department continue to promote traditional music and song at various levels and media; and if he will...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      767. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he and his Department have examined any proposals or projects within the remit of his Department which might...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      768. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his...
    • Exchequer Savings
      769. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full year saving to the Exchequer if all non-commercial State sponsored bodies CEO salaries under the aegis of his Department...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Fisheries Protection
      771. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the conservation levels of salmon stock in both the Suir and in the Nore have reached acceptable...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
      772. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the current proposed limits on the use of crop based biofuels currently being negotiated in the European...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Staff
      773. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by Inland Fisheries Ireland to close their Blackrock office and transfer...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      776. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is any possibility of fast-tracking Eircom's network for a national plans for broadband roll-out to a specific...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      778. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if lo-call and local numbers could be displayed for all Departments and local authorities to provide persons with an...
    • Offshore Exploration
      779. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Departments interaction with a company (details supplied) surrounding its decision to cease exploration of offshore...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      780. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will discuss the proposed strategic framework for specific wind energy export proposals and their assessment and...
    • Electrical Contractors
      782. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the legislative basis that registered electrical contractors must register by 1 October 2013; and if he will make a...
    • Mobile Telephony Services Provision
      783. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter regarding mobile phone charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37314/13]
    • Broadcasting Service Provision
      784. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications for sports broadcasting here as a result of a recent court case; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure
      785. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the insulation installation scheme in terms of whether he plans to reduce funding or discontinue the...
    • Road Signage
      786. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the fact that the road signs across the State refer to Derry City as Derry if he will clarify the policy of...
    • Telecommunications Regulation Issues
      787. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the proposal from the European Commission Directorate General for Competition under the direction of...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
      788. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the implications of the recent decision of the European Commission to approve an extension to the backstop date for the...
    • Energy Prices
      789. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reduce the overall cost of electricity here especially for export companies where electricty is a high...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      790. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of broadband and high speed broadband in various areas (details...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      791. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      792. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Issues
      795. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of gigawatts of energy that come from renewable energy sources here; and if he will provide a breakdown of the...
    • Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction (1 comment)
      798. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a new media or television licence will mean that all houses will have to pay the licence fee; if the new legislation...
    • Internet Safety Issues
      799. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that Internet service providers require customers to make an active choice regarding filtering adult...
    • Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction
      800. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the fact that every household, business or institution here with a television or equipment capable of...
    • Post Office Network
      801. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered the Irish Postmasters' Union 2012 Report on The Future of the Post Office Network in Ireland; the...
    • Oil Technicians Registration
      802. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to establish a register for oil technicians carrying out work here; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      803. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past...
    • Digital Television Service Provision
      804. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that when TV signals turned digital, persons were told the existing infrastructure and antenna would...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      805. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the increased use of smart phones and other such devices is placing additional pressures on mobile communications...
    • Mobile Telephony
      806. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered an awareness campaign to alert persons to the benefits of an App added to their telephones showing...
    • Energy Prices
      807. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the operation of the Office of the Energy Regulator and the reason the rationale for allowing...
    • Postcode Implementation
      808. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on plans to roll out a national postcode system; the benefits of such a system; the...
    • Energy Efficiency Fund
      810. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the €35 million of seed capital provided for energy efficiency projects in Budget 2013 that has been...
    • Bioenergy Strategy Development
      811. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the current stage of the development of a bioenergy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Warmer Homes Scheme Data
      813. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons in County Limerick that availed of the free home energy upgrades through the better energy warmer...
    • Communications Regulation
      814. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role the Commission for Communications Regulation play in the regulation of levies placed on credit top ups for...
    • Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction
      819. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if persons who are presently exempt from payment of a current TV licence will be exempt from the future public service...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      820. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has taken on board the safety recommendation by the Air Accident Investigation Unit of the Department...
    • Corrib Gas Field Issues
      821. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that consultants and inspectors hired by his Department have access to gas tunnels as part of their...
    • Television Reception
      822. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding a reception signal for Saorview in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; when this matter...
    • Broadcasting Service Provision
      823. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine the possibility of providing online services such as RTÉ Player to Irish citizens in Northern...
    • Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction
      824. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of submissions to date on the Consultation on the Introduction of a Public Service Broadcasting Charge;...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
      825. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to meet the 2020 European targets for renewable energy; if there are any plans to provide incentives for the...
    • Energy Schemes Data
      827. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of successful applications that were awarded grants under the better energy scheme and its predecessor...
    • Exchequer Savings
      828. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions
      831. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there are no waivers on fines for the Non Principal Private Residence and if his attention has ben drawn to the...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      832. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the price of paying three months car tax versus twelve months car tax can be arranged so that regardless of how long...
    • Commercial Rates Issues
      833. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the way rates are charged on businesses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      834. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will change the current system from unladen weight to gross vehicle weight. [37279/13]
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      835. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that since the licence fee for dogs licences increased from €12.70 to €20, more than...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      836. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding certificates of discharge and exemption as prescribed for in the...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      837. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional funding for County Kildare LEADER Partnership as they are facing a shortfall in funding for...
    • Security of the Elderly
      838. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his view on the accessibility, particularly for elderly persons living alone in rural locations, for funding for the...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      839. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a monthly direct debit payment option for motor tax (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      840. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the law in order that property developers are unable to apply for further planning permission without...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      841. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an educational programme that dog wardens give communities over dangerous dogs, if it is time for a public...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      842. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes made to the motor tax, which came into effect on 1 July 2013, if there will be an exception for vintage cars;...
    • Regeneration Projects Funding
      843. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the response to the request for a meeting from groups (details supplied) to discuss a local...
    • Local Authority Services
      844. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to ensure that local authorities take the service of private housing estates into charge. [36843/13]
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      845. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has concluded his review on the social housing assessment provisions to provide a wider discretion to giving local...
    • Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
      846. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to have a new scheme in place to enable tenant to purchase their local authority houses. [36845/13]
    • Fire Safety Issues
      847. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has to introduce legislation to ban the use of Chinese Lanterns due to the fire hazard they represent; and if...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
      848. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is funding available in 2013/2014 through the dormant account distribution scheme; if applications for funding...
    • Parking Charges
      849. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of unpaid parking fines for the years 2008 to 2012. [36878/13]
    • Local Authority Housing Issues
      850. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of unpaid housing rents for local authority dwellings for the years 2008 to 2012. [36879/13]
    • Local Authority Finances
      851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the borrowing criteria for local authorities. [36880/13]
    • Water Services Funding
      852. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if capital funds will be provided to relay the water pipe in the mid-Kerry region from the Gerah reservoir to Killorglin...
    • Irish Water Establishment
      853. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements that have been put in place for the establishment of the call centre for Irish Water for the purposes of...
    • Security of the Elderly
      854. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been spent on the senior alert scheme from January 2013 to date in 2013; if he expects the...
    • Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group
      855. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all income and expenditure by the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group were shown in the annual accounts...
    • Housing for People with Disabilities
      867. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the additional €10 million in housing funding for persons with a disability can be used towards the retrofit of...
    • Height Restrictions
      868. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on legislation to deal with height restrictions on hedges and trees on both public and...
    • Fire Stations Provision
      869. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received over the previous seven years from a local authority (details supplied) in County WIcklow...
    • Shared Ownership Scheme
      870. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the following information on the shared ownership scheme, the number of shared ownership loans per...
    • Irish Water Remit
      872. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that Irish Water / Uisce Eireann is accountable to his Department for the purposes of answering...
    • Local Authority Funding
      873. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding a local authority (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive under the Energy Efficiency...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      874. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 18 July 2013; if he will outline in tabular form, the complete list of...
    • Chains of Office
      875. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Chains belonging to current Mayors and Cathaoirleachs of current Town Councils, that generally rotate on an annual...
    • International Conventions
      876. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of submissions his Department received through the public consultation phase on the implementation of the UNECE...
    • Litter Pollution Issues
      877. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the categories and schemes of funding that have been made available by his Department to local authorities for the...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      879. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money provided for projects in the Leader Programme 2007-2013 in tabular form, the amount sanctioned...
    • Housing Issues
      880. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding empty houses that are causing major problems in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [37208/13]
    • Environmental Protection Agency Governance
      881. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to lift the legal immunity enjoyed by the EPA, so that they can be made accountable for...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
      882. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding housing adaptation grants in respect of persons with disabilitites (details supplied); and if he...
    • Noise Pollution Legislation
      883. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish legislation to address noise pollution; if he still envisages the introduction of fixed payment...
    • Electoral Reform
      884. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative basis, either through an Act of the Oireachtas or statutory instrument, that sets the basis for voting...
    • Local Government Reform
      886. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he and his Department have considered as part of the reform of local government to allow and make provision for an...
    • Household Charge Collection
      887. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a building that is used as a dwelling but which has no toilet facilities is liable for the household charge; and if he...
    • Water Meters Issues
      888. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in determining the pricing scheme for the water meters currently being installed; if there will...
    • Electoral Reform
      890. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending of the electoral franchise to non-Irish citizens voting in referenda; and if he will make a...
    • Recycling Policy
      891. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the number of tetra recycling facilities available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/13]
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      892. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      893. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
      896. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancies Board discuss and exchange specific information regarding individual cases with the...
    • Private Rented Accommodation Provision
      897. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the 7.5% rent increase on housing accommodation as this increase makes it more difficult for people who are...
    • Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
      899. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      901. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support proposals (details supplied) regarding improper regulations and the effects on the consumer and the...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      902. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Meath County Council has received its full allocation of funds from the local property tax in 2013 and the household...
    • Waste Management Issues
      903. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position with the second report (details supplied) from the inter-Departmental working group which was established to...
    • Priory Hall Development
      904. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on Priory Hall; if he will support the residents in relation to this housing issue; and if he...
    • Job Retention
      905. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will act immediately to save jobs at a company (details supplied) who are concerned with serious environmental...
    • Local Government Reform
      906. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the model upon which he is basing his local government reform plan; if it has proved effective elsewhere; and if he will...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      907. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the furture direction of community development here; where the money will be spent; the advice he would give to current...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      908. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the funding to provide for the needs of the homeless in the mid east region including County Kildare has been increased...
    • Health and Safety Issues
      909. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has any concerns regarding health implications of smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/13]
    • Fire Service Issues
      910. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the number of false alarm calls that have been made to Waterford city and county fire services in each...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      911. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a system of one month short-term motor taxation for emigrants who return here for...
    • Water Meters Installation
      912. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the company behind the creation of water meters being currently installed here; and if an Israeli company (details...
    • Planning Issues
      913. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amounts raised in planning applications for change of use per local authority from...
    • Graffiti Issues
      914. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken at national and local authority level to address the problem of graffiti in certain locations; if he...
    • Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants
      915. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a grant aid scheme for water harvesting for households, farms and businesses as it would assist in...
    • Land Ownership
      916. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 26 June 2012, if he will provide an update clarifying the ownership of lands...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      917. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the direction or advice his Department is giving to local authorities in relation to the provision to allow deductions for...
    • Planning Issues
      918. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his role in relation to the Liffey Valley special amenity area and the need to ensure that...
    • Foreshore Licences Applications
      919. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 9 May 2013, the reason for prolonged delays with an application for a...
    • Register of Electors Issues
      921. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a voter registration drive will be launched nationally in conjunction with local authorities and community groups in...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      922. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, in tabular form, the amount of funding that has been allocated to local authorities in counties...
    • Fire Service Issues
      924. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe for the roll out of a new computer aided mobilisation project system for handling fire...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision (1 comment)
      925. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of leasing arrangements that have been established between Westmeath County Council, Longford County Council...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      927. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give approval at an early date for the allocation of funds to a residents' association (details supplied) in...
    • Pyrite Issues
      928. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on a pyrite issue; and if he would respond to correspondence on same (details supplied)....
    • Insurance Coverage
      929. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued directives of any sort to alter insurance practices by insurance companies involved with businesses...
    • Local Authority Housing Issues
      931. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing funding to allow local authorities to specifically fund remedial works to allow vacant local...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      932. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
      933. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of an extension to a sewerage scheme at a location (details supplied) in County...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      934. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter relating to declarations regarding restoration projects of cars off the road (details supplied) on...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      935. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when revised regulations on the development of wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Air Pollution
      936. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is permissible to sell smoke-emitting fuels in areas where it may not be burned; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Government Reform
      937. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider proposals to abolish urban councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38041/13]
    • Water Safety
      938. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the assistance from his Department to the Irish Water Safety Organisation will be augmented in the coming year in...
    • Departmental Statistics
      939. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish a centralised collection and analysis of data pertaining to the construction industry; and if he...
    • EU Directives
      940. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in 2013 of eliminating the number of infringements incurred by Ireland in terms of EU environmental...
    • EU Programmes
      941. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress since 2011 of the implementation of the EU's Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe; and if he will make a...
    • Election Management System
      942. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost differentials between holding voting hours between the usual 7am to 10pm as opposed to the...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      946. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the introduction of a scheme under local authorities, where Clerks of Works assigned to local...
    • Waste Management Issues
      947. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on progress being made in implementing the resource opportunity waste management policy,...
    • Shared Ownership Scheme
      948. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his attempts to address the needs of those who entered into shared ownership schemes with councils but have seen their...
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      949. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received an application for grant approval from Louth Leader Partnership in respect of an...
    • Voluntary Housing Sector Issues
      950. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enable tenants of voluntary and social housing organistions to purchase and own their own homes; and if he...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
      951. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe in which he plans to have tenancy agreements and disputes arising with voluntary and social housing...
    • Drainage Schemes Status
      955. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a Cork main drainage scheme; when he expects the scheme to get underway; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Motor Tax Evasion
      960. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the best available figure or estimate of the number of vehicles that are being driven in breach of current car tax...
    • Architectural Qualifications
      962. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the position of the Architects Alliance will be implemented in the context of the architects register review;...
    • Water Services Funding
      963. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county and project breakdown of funding allocated under his Department's Water Services Investment...
    • Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
      964. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has decided to cut funding to local authorities for the provision of housing adaption grants for persons with...
    • Architectural Qualifications
      965. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a Statutory Instrument similar to SI 341 of 2012 to have a course in educational...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      967. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the main outcomes in the Inter-Departmental Group Report on Local Property Tax Design of a local property tax; and if he...
    • Local Authority Staff Remuneration
      968. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the full year saving to the Exchequer if all city and county manager's pay was reduced by 15%. [38647/13]
    • EU Directives
      969. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is preparing a review of the implementation of the Shellfish Waters Directive 2006/113/EC to send to the...
    • Housing Grant Payments
      970. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form for the years 2007 to 2013, the amount of funding provided by his Department for the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      974. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation which will prevent landlords refusing tenants on the basis that they are in receipt of...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      975. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of...
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
      976. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi-State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Haddington Road Agreement Issues
      979. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the Haddington Road Agreement will affect retired members of the Gardai; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/13]
    • Crime Prevention
      980. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which his Department has studied and is aware of instances of online and credit card fraud here; the measures being taken to...
    • Visa Agreements (1 comment)
      981. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the details of the mini-Schengen proposal and plan between Ireland and the British Government to enable business travellers...
    • Irish Sign Language
      982. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Irish Deaf Society have established a campaign for official recognition of Irish Sign Language, if he will take on...
    • Passport Applications
      985. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) is entitled to apply for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37545/13]
    • Visa Applications
      986. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in issuing a visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37816/13]
    • Road Safety Strategy
      988. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the installation of point to point speed cameras for sections of road with particular problems with speeding motorists; and...
    • Garda Operations
      990. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the number of Garda CCTV systems and community based CCTV systems currently operational in Counties Longford and Westmeath; if...
    • Garda Recruitment
      991. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to maintain the existing Garda Siochana panel in place since 2008 for the purposes of future Garda recruitment; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Operations
      992. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the increase in public order offences and anti-social behaviour in the Grand Canal Square and Hanover Quay...
    • Garda Reserve
      993. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of police reservists who commenced work as police reserves with the force that are still with the force; and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders Issues
      995. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports that €700,000 of taxpayers money has been spent trying to deport a person (details supplied) who was based in County...
    • Legal Aid Application Numbers
      996. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of persons waiting for free legal aid in County Tipperary; the number of persons waiting for free legal aid throughout the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      997. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he...
    • Garda Strength
      998. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current total strength of An Garda Síochána including the Garda Reserve; if he will provide in tabular form the strength of each...
    • Garda Expenditure
      999. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Siochana had to pay over €12 million to the Revenue Commissioners and if he will provide details of this issue; and if...
    • Data Protection
      1000. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact the inclusion of civil registration records in a forthcoming EU Data protection...
    • Magdalen Laundries Issues
      1001. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that 130 survivors are in the care of the former laundry proprietors, the steps being taken to ensure that Magdalene...
    • Garda Vetting Application Numbers
      1002. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a wide ranging review of the current Garda Vetting process and its structures in view of the fact that over 3,500...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      1003. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the delay in receiving Garda clearance (details supplied). [36993/13]
    • Garda Operations
      1004. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following on from the death in Castlebar of two elderly gentlemen in their homes, the proposals that he and An Garda Siochana have to tackle the...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      1005. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the recent cuts to the charitable lotteries fund which has put immense pressure on the services provided by the Asthma Society of...
    • European Council Meetings
      1006. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on discussions held in Vilnius, Lithuania at the informal meeting Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council of...
    • Visa Applications
      1009. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will facilitate the extension of a Stamp 3 visa in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Communications
      1010. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of silent SMS messages the Gardai or any agency under his remit has instructed providers to send...
    • Visa Applications
      1011. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for stamp 4 status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1012. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
    • Visa Applications
      1014. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for permission to remain in the State in respect of persons (details supplied) in...
    • Court Accommodation Provision
      1015. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the savings to the State which it is anticipated will arise from the proposed closure of the courthouses at...
    • Subsidiary Protection Applications
      1018. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for subsidiary protection in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin;...
    • Court Orders
      1019. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering introducing a deduction at source facility for welfare recipients who have incurred court fines. [37105/13]
    • Visa Applications
      1020. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • DNA Database
      1021. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the status of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Deployment
      1022. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide current figures detailing the total deployment of Gardaí for the Wicklow division in the Eastern region, divided down...
    • Legislative Programme
      1023. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on legislative consolidation and the whole statute book, in view of the time-consuming nature of trying to follow numerous amendment...
    • Constitutional Amendments
      1024. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013 attempts to remove the President of the High Court as an...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1028. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37139/13]
    • Visa Applications
      1030. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of determination of an application for permission to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1031. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the termination of eligibility for citizenship status in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if...
    • Residency Permits
      1032. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to make an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1033. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Residency Permits
      1034. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 will be updated and or entitlement to residency be examined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath to facilitate...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1035. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the calculable reckonable residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in order to facilitate an application for...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1036. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the calculable periods of reckonable residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in order to facilitate an application for...
    • Garda Operations
      1037. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [37189/13]
    • Citizenship Applications
      1038. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Visa Applications
      1040. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to granting permission to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders Re-examination
      1041. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of eligibility for residency/citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
    • Residency Permits
      1042. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of eligibility in respect of application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Magdalen Laundries Issues
      1044. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will change his mind on the grave injustice to the Bethany Survivors Group. [37202/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1045. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      1047. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a safety and security plan for local residents in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 17 to deal with anti-social behaviour....
    • Residency Permits
      1048. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position regarding residency/citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1049. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected position in relation to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and...
    • Residency Permits
      1050. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of an application for permission to remain/long term residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Garda Investigations
      1052. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 12 April 2005 (details supplied), if he will provide an update on same [37223/13]
    • Visa Applications
      1053. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for a visa in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Residency Permits
      1054. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1055. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected residency status eligibility for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
    • Residency Permits
      1056. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of application for permission to remain pursuant to Section 3(6) of Immigration Act 1999 and section 5 of...
    • Crime Levels
      1057. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the significant impact of fraud on the elderly from deceased estates; the crime prevention measures in place...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      1058. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support a matter regarding anti-social acitivity (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [37302/13]
    • Firearms Licences
      1060. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the legal position regarding S.I. No. 307 of 2009, section 4, as raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork ; and...
    • Property Ownership
      1061. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if family members or members of the public are entitled to view deeds of transfer held by the Property Registration Authority of Ireland under...
    • Garda Operations
      1062. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way citizens may correct a false or inaccurate Pulse record. [37357/13]
    • International Agreements
      1063. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the implications of the Cape Town Convention, specifically the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on...
    • Garda Stations Refurbishment
      1064. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if particular Garda stations (details supplied) in County Wicklow are fully wheelchair accessible for members of the force, staff and the...
    • Court Procedures
      1065. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the purpose of Statutory Instrument 302 of 2013, Circuit Court Rules (Taking of Evidence for EU Courts) 2013; and if he will...
    • Prison Investigations
      1067. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations initiated by the Irish Prison Service under their policy document on anti harassment, sexual harassment and...
    • Rights of Way Registration
      1068. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the Property Registration Authority to register a right of way over lands from the date of a valid application; and...
    • Pension Provisions
      1069. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a Garda special pension has been presented to him for his own determination, and if not, the reason it has not been...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1070. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1071. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the...
    • Departmental Bodies
      1074. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the role and current work of the National Crime Council; its total funding allocation for each year since 2007 to date in...
    • Asylum Applications
      1075. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for subsidiary protection in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
    • Commission of Inquiry
      1076. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will hold a commission of inquiry into the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy. [37582/13]
    • Prison Staff
      1077. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the decision to discontinue paying towards the security bill of a home of a former prison officer (details supplied) in County...
    • Garda Investigations
      1078. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update concerning a serious matter for the Dublin Bay north residents (details supplied) [37600/13]
    • Visa Applications
      1079. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rights and responsibilities an individual from the Ukraine, a non EU country, has here when they have been approved for a Stamp 4 for five...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      1080. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding anti-social activity in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [37639/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1081. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the state under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...
    • Proposed Legislation
      1082. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Assisted Decision Making Capacity Bill 2013. [37693/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1083. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will...
    • Garda Strength
      1084. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Garda Commissioner has stated that the figure of 13,000 Gardai is the critical low line figure and the assurance of...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      1085. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a Certificate of Universal Garda Clearence in view of the delays currently being encountered by persons applying for...
    • Courts Service Issues
      1086. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No. 160 of 24 January 2013, and No. 435 of 26 March 2013, if he has received an updated report on the...
    • Penalty Points System
      1087. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No. 718 of 23 October 2012, and No. 652 of 11 June 2013, regarding the technical and administrative measures...
    • Crime Prevention
      1088. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to incidents of speeding and joyriding in certain parts of north Dublin (details supplied); if he can prioritise...
    • Legislative Process
      1089. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the enactment of the Spent Convictions Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37849/13]
    • Citizenship Ceremonies
      1090. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of citizenship ceremonies held since March 2011; the location of same on a county basis; the cost...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1091. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of citizenship applications granted per annum since 2011; the number of applications pending a decision; the number rejected;...
    • Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
      1092. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the range of rehabilitative programmes, counselling and psychology services available in the prison service to sex offenders;...
    • Immigration Policy
      1093. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reform the immigration, residency and asylum systems, particularly in relation to introducing a statutory appeals...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1094. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in...
    • Electronic Tagging
      1095. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the post-release electronic tagging of sex offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37969/13]
    • Daylight Savings
      1096. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider not putting the clocks back this October; if his attention has been drawn to the many benefits that would accrue from such a...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      1097. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) which was being investigated by the Síochána Garda Complaints Board [38024/13]
    • Legal Aid Applications
      1098. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delays in granting free legal aid; if he will outline exactly what delays are being incurred; and if he will make a statement...
    • Age Identity Cards
      1099. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda age cards that have been issued each year over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38107/13]
    • Garda Reports
      1100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm if An Garda Síochána carries out surveys or commissions reports on the state of the morale of the force; if so,...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for naturalisation. [38235/13]
    • Notaries Public
      1102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current legal status of a notary public here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make...
    • Prisoner Transportation
      1104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the safety regulations pertaining to prisoners being transported throughout the State. [38294/13]
    • Personal Insolvency Practitioners
      1105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for increasing the number of personal insolvency practitioners from 37 for the entire State. [38295/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Legal Aid Application Numbers
      1107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have and are seeking free legal aid from the Newbridge Free legal Aid Centre, County Kildare; if there is a waiting...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      1108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [38388/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible to extend the validity of an existing Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare while awaiting a...
    • Courts Service Issues
      1113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the proposals to close court offices in County Kerry and locations around the country, if there has been a cost benefit analysis...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      1114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take on the matter of anti-social activity at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38533/13]
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      1115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Garda clearance certificate will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Legal Services Regulation
      1116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to include legal executives within the Legal Services Regulation Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38574/13]
    • Residency Permits
      1117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a...
    • Traveller Community Issues
      1118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Traveller ethnicity will be put before the Government for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38587/13]
    • Refugee Status Appeals
      1119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and...
    • Visa Applications
      1120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases in his Department currently awaiting decision based on the Zambrano judgement; and the measures being taken to address the...
    • International Agreements
      1121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent implications for Ireland as a result of European Union proposals to transfer and process passenger name record data...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      1122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residential institutions redress related cases against the State that are currently with the High Court; and the number that are...
    • Prison Committals
      1123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the full year saving to the Exchequer of commuting all prison sentences of six months or less for non-payment of fines and replace it with...
    • Garda Strength
      1125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda sergeant and inspector posts which are vacant in each district in the Dublin metropolitan region. [38734/13]
    • Garda Transport Data
      1126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new additional Garda public order vans and unmarked Garda cars which were purchased in 2012 and to date in 2013. [38735/13]
    • Crime Prevention
      1127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of Garda stations in the Dublin metropolitan region that operate the Garda community text alert scheme; and if there are...
    • Bench Warrants
      1128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants currently outstanding in the Garda R and J districts of the Dublin metropolitan region. [38737/13]
    • Road Safety Issues
      1129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, the number of fatal road collisions in which one or more of...
    • Garda Investigations
      1130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason support was not forthcoming in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38750/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      1131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing legislation that would allow for a recoupment scheme for persons who are in receipt of criminal legal aid and...
    • Asylum Applications
      1133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and...
    • Garda Investigations
      1134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made on investigations into the Belturbet bombing of 1972 which caused the deaths of two young persons; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Deployment
      1135. To ask the Minister for Defence which are the banks that currently avail of Army escorts for delivering cash to their bank branches; if he will advise who pays the Army for this service: if...
    • Naval Service Vessels
      1136. To ask the Minister for Defence if the LÉ Emer of the Irish Naval Service will conduct a farewell tour in advance of her decommissioning later this year; the counties and ports she...
    • White Paper on Defence
      1137. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of submissions his Department received on the publication of the White Paper on Defence in the late 1990s and 2000; when the first publication of...
    • Departmental Staff Promotions
      1138. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all of the ranks and levels in all areas in his Department and in the Defence Forces that require Government approval for...
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      1139. To ask the Minister for Defence the details of the recent appointment by the United Nations Secretary General of a member of the Irish Defence Forces to lead the UN Truce Supervision...
    • EU Meetings
      1140. To ask the Minister for Defence the parameters of the discussions held with ministerial colleagues at the informal meeting of Ministers for Defence in Vilnius, Lithuania on 5 and 6...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1141. To ask the Minister for Defence the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media,...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1142. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1145. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form...
    • Defence Forces Fatalities
      1146. To ask the Minister for Defence if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the Joyce and Doherty killings in South Lebanon in May 1981; on...
    • Departmental Bodies
      1147. To ask the Minister for Defence the steps his Department intends to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant...
    • State Bodies Staff Remuneration
      1148. To ask the Minister for Defence the full year saving to the Exchequer if the pay of all commercial semi-State CEOs under the aegis of his Department was reduced by 10%; and if he will make...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Funding
      1151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the hiring of contract researchers (details supplied). [37200/13]
    • Coillte Pension Scheme
      1152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the deficit in the Coillte pension scheme; if he understands this scheme to be a defined contribution scheme or the...
    • Forestry Premium Payments
      1153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of the remainder of their forestry grant; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      1154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment option scheme 3 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he...
    • Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
      1155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the changes to the eligible area regarding the single farm payment and disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will...
    • Forestry Sector
      1156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a forestry application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
    • Foreshore Licences
      1157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the most definitive/current list available of all foreshore leases/licences in County Kerry; and if he will make...
    • Harbours and Piers Development
      1158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list, in order of priority, the projects Sligo County Council submitted for consideration for funding under the 2013...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      1160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to compensation payments under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 for Ireland (details supplied), the amount of...
    • Beef Industry Irregularities
      1161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a British rural commission that has recently condemned the slow pace of the investigations into the horse meat scandal...
    • Agriculture Schemes Penalties
      1162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that over the past number of years inspection penalties suffered by farmers have gone up by 500% and where the increase...
    • Horticulture Sector Issues
      1163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will to bring forward grant aid packages in 2013 for the development of horticulture; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      1164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the amount of capital funding and investment his Department has allocated to harbours and piers...
    • Commonage Framework Plans
      1165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of commonages in County Donegal and his views on those properties in view of the report on the review of...
    • Animal Identification Schemes
      1166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or officials in his Department will consider asking the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to...
    • International Agreements
      1167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department are monitoring the negotiations on securing an agreement between the EU and China on quality food products,...
    • Commonage Division
      1168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the EU policies that have resulted in the de-stocking of many hills over the past number of years which has resulted in...
    • Fodder Crisis
      1169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when then the inter-agency fodder committee will meet again to enable farmers can act early to deal with any shortage of fodder that...
    • Commonage Framework Plans
      1170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the July 2013 report that was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas entitled Review of Commonage Lands and Framework...
    • Kerry Bog Pony
      1171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Kerry Bog Pony, traditionally used for hauling peat from the bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      1172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of Pillar II funding already committed under on-going contracts for various schemes for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016;...
    • Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme
      1173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline details on the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme; if he will detail in tabular form, the amount...
    • Soil Fertility
      1174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the data available to him regarding soil fertility levels, including soil phosphorus levels; the action his...
    • EU Meetings
      1175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the parameters of the discussions held with colleagues from other EU member states at the Informal Meeting of EU Forest Directors in...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments...
    • Milk Quota Cessation
      1181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when dairy quotas will be lifted; his views on whether lifting the production restrictions will enable Irish farmers to expand their...
    • Trade Agreements
      1182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the recently implemented EU trade deal with Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama and the effects it will have on the...
    • Organic Farming
      1183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the key elements and general parameters of the recently launched Organic Farming Action Plan 2013-2015 by his...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
      1184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environmental option scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      1185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a certificate, permit, or licence for anerobic digestion will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations
      1186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the report from Inland Fisheries Ireland on sea lice and related issues was not forwarded to the European Commission as...
    • Harbour Authority Properties
      1187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the health and safety issues raised in relation to Shanoon, Dunmore East, County Waterford (details supplied)...
    • Agriculture Schemes Penalties
      1188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a previous agreement whereby his Department agreed that there would be no retrospective penalties imposed for...
    • Departmental Funding
      1189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if capital expenditure funding will be provided for on-farm investment including targeted agricultural measures, the horticultural...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      1190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm and area aid payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      1191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the payment of agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      1192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the development of anaerobic digestion as a means of producing electricity and providing an added...
    • Agriculture Schemes Penalties
      1193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the average single farm payment penalty imposed on Tipperary farmers under the categories of...
    • Farm Inspections
      1194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide figures for the number of Tipperary farmers notified in advance of a single farm payment on farm inspection, as...
    • Agriculture Schemes Penalties
      1195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancies between single farm payment penalties across the different counties; if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      1196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Sugar Quotas Abolition
      1197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the agreement to abolish all EU sugar quotas from September 2017 will assist in re-establishing the sugar...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years...
    • Salmon Hardship Scheme Issues
      1199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to replace jobs in communities that depended heavily on drift net salmon fishing; the amount that been spent to date in...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      1200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when will applicants in the agri-environment option scheme 3 start receiving their payments; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Forestry Grants
      1201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to pay a forestry grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Household Incomes
      1202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether farmers' incomes of less than €15,000 should have no further cuts imposed on them as that money is...
    • Forestry Sector
      1203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when permission to plant approx 40 acres of forestry will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Fodder Crisis
      1204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that has been paid to Co-ops that participated in the importation of fodder scheme to alleviate the hardship...
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension
      1205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or support mechanisms for the suckler herd and if he is committed to the suckler herd and its continuance; and if he...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      1206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the targets on Irish agricultural emissions as negotiated between his Department, the Department of the...
    • Low Carbon Roadmap
      1207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in the creation of a low carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy framework, which is...
    • Sea Lice Controls
      1208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his remarks on 8 May 2013 regarding the issue of sea lice, his views on the indication by a company (details supplied),...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      1211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if area aid is being claimed or has ever been claimed in respect of land (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      1213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for four visitor moorings for the tourist town of Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
    • Food Labelling
      1214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline some of the measures taken by his Department and the relevant agencies to improve the food traceability system...
    • Rights of Way Provision
      1215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a mechanism exists to allow him, as successor to the Irish Land Commission, to give a right of way to a bog to a community...
    • Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
      1217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify REPS entitlement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
      1218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      1219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the proposal by the European Commission to advance 2013's Common Agricultural Policy direct payments; the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      1220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first tranche of single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
    • Farm Retirement Scheme
      1221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a further early retirement scheme which will allow older farmers to retire and encourage younger farmers to...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      1222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce further tax reliefs to farmers in budget 2014 to allow older farmers to transfer land to younger farmers; and...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      1223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a review of a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Farmers Early Retirement Scheme Payments
      1224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the suspension of an early retirement pension scheme payment to a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Felling Licences Applications
      1225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application from Cork County Council for a felling licence to assist with flood alleviation works in...
    • Milk Quota Applications
      1226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding new entrants to the dairying scheme for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38572/13]
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      1227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the need for the harbour in Dunmore East, County Waterford, to be dredged; if he will ensure that...
    • Milk Quota Trading Scheme
      1228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the details of the final milk quota trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38612/13]
    • Young Farmers Installation Scheme
      1229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that will be put in place for young farmers who entered farming in 2010 in view of the re-instatement of installation...
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      1230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the works carried out at Howth Harbour under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development...
    • Fodder Crisis
      1231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure to date under the fodder aid scheme 2013; the total payments to individual farmers where animal welfare issues...
    • Meat Processing Plant Operation Applications
      1232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application (details supplied); when this application will be finalised; and if he will make a statement...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure under the disadvantaged areas scheme in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and the total financial provision under the...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      1234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department intends to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under its remit advertise...
    • State Bodies Staff Remuneration
      1235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full-year saving to the Exchequer if the pay of CEOs in all commercial semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department were...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Early Years Strategy Implementation
      1238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the future need for preschool and crèche services to meet the national quality standards as outlined in...
    • Children in Care
      1239. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will include a provision to have grandparents made a party to proceedings for children in care and to support the work done by...
    • Children's Rights Referendum
      1240. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the outcome of the children's referendum; if the challenge thereto has been heard in the Supreme Court yet; and if...
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      1241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the children and parents directly affected by and featured in the recent RTE documentary on crèches, in view of the...
    • Foster Care Provision
      1242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1,009 of 16 July 2013, the procedure to be followed in order to become a relative carer in respect...
    • Child Protection Issues
      1243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding child welfare and protection services; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Youth Services Provision
      1244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of children referred to the youth advocacy programme in each county....
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1246. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total cost of all media advertising to her Department for each of the past five years; the efforts her Department is making to ensure...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1247. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of her Department to which ministerial appointments are...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      1250. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the impending end on 31 October of the current non-Hague adoption process ceasing the eligibility of Irish adoptive parents to...
    • Strategy for Young Carers
      1255. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update with regard to the implementation and advancement of the recommendations outlined in the Study of Young...
    • Children in Care
      1256. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the monitoring/regulatory supervision of court appointed Guardians ad litem; if it is appropriate for such persons to...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      1257. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she wil provide an update on her Department's engagement with counterparts in Russia to date in drafting a bilateral agreement between...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1259. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by her Department for each of the past five years to...
    • Youth Services Funding
      1260. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding cuts to the youth service grant; and if she will...
    • Preschool Services
      1263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if evaluations for the pre-school educational year are taking place; if the results of such evaluations will be made available to the...
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      1265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to change the level of funding currently allocated to the family resource centre programme in Budget 2014; and if she will make...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      1268. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate the adoption ratio, the number of individuals/couples making themselves available to adopt compared with the number...
    • Foster Care Policy
      1269. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average age of successful foster carer applicants when first fostering for each Health Service Executive region; and if she will make...
    • Domestic Adoptions
      1270. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average age of applicants for the adoption of children when first granted an adoption broken down by Health Service Executive region;...
    • Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
      1272. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi State CEO's pay under the aegis of her Department were reduced by 10%; and if...
    • Departmental Agencies Board Remuneration
      1274. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the full year saving to the Exchequer if all State agency board members fees, non-commercial State sponsored bodies and commercial...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      1275. To ask the Minister for Health when recruitment will begin within the Health Service Executive for speech and language therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/13]
    • Alcohol Pricing
      1276. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government is considering banning sports sponsorship by alcohol companies and replacing the lost revenue by imposing further special taxes on alcohol...
    • Dental Services Provision
      1277. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the severe lack of appropriate dental care for children in the Castleblaney/Broomfield area of County Monaghan (details supplied). [37264/13]
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      1280. To ask the Minister for Health if any assessment has been made to date on the impact of the introduction of pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging with regard to consumption levels...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1281. To ask the Minister for Health the current national interest rate applied to savings or similar investments for the purposes of calculating eligibility for a medical card for persons aged...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction Issues
      1282. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been done to date to bring forward legislation on stem cell research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36861/13]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      1283. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of services to persons with borderline personality disorder; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those with...
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      1284. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment will be provided by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as the person who is not a suitable candidate for...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1285. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that applies to an Irish citizen aged over 70 years who is in receipt of a British pension and is seeking a medical card; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1286. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36887/13]
    • An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann
      1287. To ask the Minister for Health the reason An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann is commonly referred to as the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in the sector;...
    • Hospital Services
      1288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of hospitals that have a protocol for the treatment of sepsis in place [36906/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1289. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36920/13]
    • Hospitals Expenditure
      1290. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a financial breakdown of the current budgetary performance of every hospital providing acute services within the Health Service Executive...
    • Suicide Prevention
      1291. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has implemented since coming into office to reduce the numbers of deaths by suicide; the measures he is planning to implement by the end of...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1292. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of ambulance coverage black spots identified by the national ambulance service; the steps being taken to address the poor response...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      1293. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of planned acute psychiatric beds; the estimated cost of providing these beds; the number and location of overcapacity of beds within...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      1294. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the unacceptable long waiting times for routine orthodontic treatment for patients in County Kerry that now stands at three and a half...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1295. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person...
    • Hospital Transfers
      1296. To ask the Minister for Health the level of savings that has been achieved by the Health Service Executive in relation to their transport budget by availing of the rural transport scheme in...
    • Hospital Administration
      1297. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an automatic answering system and auto attendance system for switch boards is being installed in Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, despite...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      1298. To ask the Minister for Health the appointments made for community mental health services in 2012 and to date in 2013; the funding provided for these services over the past two years; if he...
    • Nursing Home Services
      1299. To ask the Minister for Health the appropriate legal minimum ratio of nursing staff to patients in nursing homes; the minimum standard of care as set by his Department in nursing homes; if...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1300. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1301. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the increase in the number of medical card refusals particularly in cases where applicants are seriously ill; the reason mortgages/home loans...
    • Nursing Home Services
      1302. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to of the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who has transferred from Tallaght hospital to a private nursing...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1303. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card application will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1304. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that children suffering from arthritis and rheumatological illnesses are dealt with in view of the waiting lists that in some...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      1305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants on the waiting list for wheelchairs in County Kerry; the length of time they are waiting; the action he will take to address these...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1306. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the paediatric rheumatology service for children in Irish hospitals; if he will outline on each date when current and previous...
    • Regulation of Sunbed Use
      1307. To ask the Minister for Health his future plans to regulate the use of sunbeds with particular reference to the need for regulation in respect of minors and in addition to the failure of...
    • Disabled Drivers Grant Applications
      1308. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed in order to obtain a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Charges
      1309. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the €100 emergency department charges, if he will confirm the number of charges not actually paid because they are sent to persons who...
    • Hospital Services
      1310. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding rheumatology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/13]
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      1311. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the matter of general practitioners plans to charge medical card holders for previously free warfarin blood tests; if his attention has been...
    • Occupational Therapy Services
      1312. To ask the Minister for Health if and when recommended occupational therapy will be offered in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been discharged from both the...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
      1313. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (dtails supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37126/13]
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      1314. To ask the Minister for Health if he will put funding in place to ensure that persons will not have to wait an inordinate length of time for orthodontic treatment (details supplied); and if...
    • Organ Donation
      1315. To ask the Minister for Health when the opt out policy on kidney and heart donors will come into effect. [37199/13]
    • Home Care Packages
      1316. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37201/13]
    • General Practitioner Services
      1317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support general practitioners who are under a lot of pressure and who are being forced to lay off staff. [37215/13]
    • Hospital Services
      1318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the lack of a real paediatric rheumatology service in our children's hospitals and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      1319. To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards that are now in place following the CJD incident at Beaumont Hospital. [37219/13]
    • Disability Support Services Issues
      1320. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services available to a physically disabled person in Dublin 13 and where the person can seek advice. [37222/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1321. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois may expect to have a date for surgery. [37241/13]
    • Hospital Services
      1322. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37242/13]
    • Health Services Issues
      1323. To ask the Minister for Health if a wheelchair could be obtained to aid the parent of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37249/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1326. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise an operation in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37256/13]
    • Health Services Issues
      1327. To ask the Minister for Health if he has a health and safety plan to deal with the rat crisis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37261/13]
    • Health Screening Programmes
      1328. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate funding has been made available for vision care; the extent to which funding has been made available to fulfill the commitment to...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1329. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment. [37265/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1330. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37266/13]
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      1331. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any implications for persons who travel to the Six Counties to have six different prescriptions filled; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Issues
      1332. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 26 May 2011, if he will provide an update on an investigation. [37274/13]
    • Health Promotion Issues
      1333. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place to support breastfeeding and if he will consider a marketing campaign to promote breastfeeding and the associated benefits; and if he...
    • Cancer Incidence
      1334. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any assessment or report by the Health Service Executive in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3 regarding the high rate of cancer locally....
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1335. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the young adults attending Stewart's Care in Palmerstown, Dublin 20 and protect their services. [37282/13]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      1336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add rheumatoid arthritis to the list of qualifying illnesses under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Applications
      1337. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37294/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1338. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/13]
    • Dental Services Waiting Lists
      1339. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a dental appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37296/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1340. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37297/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1341. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons with motor neurone disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37305/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect to receive a hospital appointment. [37311/13]
    • Health Services Issues
      1344. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the current security of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37318/13]
    • Hospital Complaints Procedures
      1345. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to order an investigation into the treatment of patients in Baggot Street hospital in the 1960s and if he has received any complaints in that...
    • Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
      1347. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an indication as to when the working time directive with regard to persons working in our health service will be fully implemented; and if...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1348. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37353/13]
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      1349. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the mental health services in County Kerry do not suffer further cuts to their budget or resources in 2013; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Issues
      1350. To ask the Minister for Health if particular health centres (details supplied) in County Wicklow run by the Health Service Executive are fully wheelchair accessible for staff and the...
    • Medical Card Drugs
      1351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients who get a hospital prescription have to then go to a general practitioner for further prescriptions before they can get their medicine on...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1353. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37463/13]
    • Courses Accreditation
      1354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the crisis facing the 21 students studying audiology in Athlone Institute of Technology whose course has been cancelled; the steps he...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1355. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media,...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are made; the statutory...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      1361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a proposed primary care centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this project will go ahead as planned; and if he will...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      1362. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed €35 million allocation on mental health. [37554/13]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      1363. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37557/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1364. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an urgent hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1365. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was cancelled in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37571/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that more funding is provided to the Health Service Executive to enable surgeons to carry out more surgeries for scoliosis patients; and if...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1367. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37595/13]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1369. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to protect funding for the services for the mentally and physically disadvantaged for the coming year; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Guidelines
      1370. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation for patients in psychiatric hospitals and smoking areas (details supplied). [37599/13]
    • Care of the Elderly Provision
      1372. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a forum for long-term care and funding that should be provided to facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37602/13]
    • General Practitioner Services
      1373. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the free general practitioner card scheme. [37605/13]
    • Medical Procedures
      1374. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has had two faulty hip replacements and one subsequent repair; if any...
    • Hospital Services
      1375. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for the development of a rehabilitation service at Roscommon County Hospital; the current position regarding the recruitment of a...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      1376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in relation to a homeless situation. [37615/13]
    • Care Services
      1377. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake an audit of respite services to identify gaps in existing service levels and to assess current and future need for these services; his...
    • Home Help Service Expenditure
      1379. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no cuts to home help services in view of the severe difficulties this will cause service users and their families; the steps...
    • Care Services
      1382. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional supports to a family (details supplied) in County Dublin. [37637/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      1383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been waiting over a year and a half for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      1385. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37646/13]
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      1386. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs. [37657/13]
    • Patient Transport Provision
      1387. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position in relation to medical card holders and ambulance service to clinics, as patients have been told that as and from 1 August...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1388. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37664/13]
    • Optical Screening Services
      1392. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for ophthalmic assessment for primary or post primary students in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical cards which have been issued to children at birth on medical gounds may be refused on renewal despite no change in their medical condition...
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      1396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to cutbacks in St Michael's House, Dublin 9 [37683/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      1398. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in arranging an appointment for a neurosurgical procedure in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
    • Dental Services Provision
      1399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report outlining the dental check-up services provided to children in each of the Health Service Executive clinics in the State;...
    • Hospital Services
      1400. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of the 4 July 2013, if he will provide an update on the re-establishment of the thrombolysis service; when it is...
    • Health Services Issues
      1401. To ask the Minister for Health when phase II of the TRASNA programme will be implemented; the planned location for the remaining Teledocs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      1402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to reinstate the acute and chronic pain management clinic in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda and to...
    • Health Services Staff Data
      1403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health service employees that were employed in County Waterford during the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number...
    • Hospital Staff Issues
      1404. To ask the Minister for Health if the orthaeopedic surgical rotation in Waterford Regional Hospital is currently operating at full capacity; if not, if he will confirm the efforts being...
    • Blood Transfusion Service
      1405. To ask the Minister for Health if the Irish Blood Transfusion Service is to commence accepting blood from haemachromatosis sufferers; the indicative dates and locations; and if he will make...
    • Symphysiotomy Report
      1406. To ask the Minister for Health when the final Report by Professor Oonagh Walsh into the practice of symphysiotomy will be published. [37719/13]
    • General Practitioner Services
      1407. To ask the Minister for Health his intentions for an out-of-hours facility (details supplied) in County Cork; the number of doctors currently on call; if any changes have recently taken...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1408. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37729/13]
    • Disability Diagnoses
      1412. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for an autism diagnostic assessment for children nationally; his views on whether a six to eight month wait in Cork North Lee is acceptable;...
    • Vaccination Programme
      1413. To ask the Minister for Health further to the protection of young school girls against cervical cancer, if all school girls who needed this vaccine have actually received all three shots...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1414. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide Health Service Executive Ambulance Service records (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37753/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1415. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the refusal of medical cards to certain cohorts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37754/13]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1416. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ambulance service in Kenmare, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/13]
    • General Practitioner Services
      1417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a general practitioner visit card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      1418. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding an issue in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. [37759/13]
    • Dental Services Provision
      1419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate preventive and restorative care under the dental treatment services scheme for medical card holders and introduce a new voucher system...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      1420. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate sufficient number of staff in all Health Service Executive areas to ensure patients of the HSE's public dental service and orthodontic...
    • Dental Services Provision
      1423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explore with the Irish Dental Association the potential participation of dentists in health promotion and chronic disease management; and if he...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      1424. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a full-time Chief Dental Officer to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37774/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1427. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37786/13]
    • Health Services Staff Training
      1429. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide adequate funding and resources for the Coolgrane Training Centre, Killarney, County Kerry to ensure the vital services this training centre...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      1430. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the statistics regarding hoax ambulance calls in County Kerry for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1431. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 was refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1432. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/13]
    • Disabilities Services Funding
      1433. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [37820/13]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      1434. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services in each of the Health Service Executive regions; if the waiting list is...
    • Hospital Services
      1435. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of the day care service at Swinford District Hospital, County Mayo; when was he made aware of same; and if...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      1437. To ask the Minister for Health if he will accelerate the provision of the special chair already agreed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37827/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1438. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37839/13]
    • Health Insurance Levy Issues
      1440. To ask the Minister for Health if the current practise of the Government in-patient levy on private health insurers and the new charge on private health insurers for the full cost of a...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1441. To ask the Minister for Health if dyspraxia is considered a disability; the services and supports available to persons with dyspraxia; if clinics or counselling are available to ensure that...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      1442. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of the 477 additional staff committed to under the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013 in order to...
    • Hospital Services
      1443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will he confirm that Toghermore House, Tuam, County Galway, will continue in its function as of November 2012, and that all 17 of the beds will remain...
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      1444. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the figures for children currently awaiting an orthodontic treatment place with particular reference to counties Louth and...
    • EU Directives
      1447. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1050 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the EU cross border directive on medical...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to no longer issue medical cards to cancer patients and patients with other severe illnesses; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1449. To ask the Minister for Health if he wil reinvestigate a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37880/13]
    • Health Services Provision
      1452. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be provided with a prosthesis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37892/13]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      1453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff that have exited the health service since 2011 through retirement and voluntary redundancy; the cost savings accruing from this reduction;...
    • Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation
      1454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the development of a national plan for rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Provision
      1455. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of case workers in local health offices to provide a one-stop-shop service for family carers and those for whom they care;...
    • Care Services
      1457. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a long-term care plan in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [37919/13]
    • General Practitioner Services
      1458. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to remove the DOC service from the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth following recent cuts to the North East Doctor on Call...
    • Hospital Acquired Infections
      1459. To ask the Minister for Health his response to recent Health Information and Quality Authority reports which show that many hospitals are failing to follow basics hand hygiene techniques;...
    • Hospital Services
      1460. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the development of the National Paediatric Children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37950/13]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
      1461. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37953/13]
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form...
    • Hospital Facilities
      1463. To ask the Minister for Health if signage for a clinic (details supplied) at Kerry General Hospital will be erected to help avoid patients from having to ask for directions; and if he will...
    • Health Services Issues
      1465. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a charge payable from the holder of a medical card direct to a general practitioner for medical card holders who receive a 'flu jab; and if he...
    • Sale of Electronic Cigarettes
      1467. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/13]
    • Psychological Services
      1468. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure to be followed to obtain an appointment to see a child psychologist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1469. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was taken to try to reduce the amount of nappies that are being used by persons who have no other choice but to use them, such as disabled...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      1470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive beds in the Louth/Meath region that are allocated for respite care services; the number of such beds that are not used...
    • Health Services Issues
      1471. To ask the Minister for Health where the currently unused Teledoc machines to be used as part of the TRASNA programme are being stored; the cost of such storage; the catalogue price for the...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38013/13]
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      1473. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cut-backs in funding for disability services have led to a situation where the residential care offered...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1474. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cuts to services. [38023/13]
    • Hospital Consultants Recruitment
      1475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital consultant posts that have been advertised in the 12 months since the salaries for new entrant consultants were cut that have actually...
    • Proposed Legislation
      1476. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate sunbed use here; his views on the use of sunbeds by under 18 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38052/13]
    • Private Home Care Provision
      1478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by county, year and by care company of the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive in the...
    • Health Services Provision
      1480. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pilot project providing a GP service for persons with no medical cards is only being provided to the Roma community at Tallaght Hospital,...
    • Mental Health Guidelines
      1481. To ask the Minister for Health the funding being provided in 2013 to the National Service User Executive, established under Recommendation 3.5 of A Vision for Change; the funding provided...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      1484. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all of the community based mental health teams are in place in counties Galway, Mayo and Roacommon areas; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Act Review
      1485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will forward to this Deputy details of the report of the expert group to review the Mental Health Act 2001 which was due to be published in the second...
    • Mental Health Services Report
      1486. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recommendations contained on pages 133 and 145 of the 2006 document A Vision for Change, if these changes have been implemented; if not, the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      1487. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to progress the passage of the Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38125/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1488. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38203/13]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1489. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on a medical card review. [38204/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1490. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38205/13]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1496. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on a review for a medical card. [38211/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1497. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38212/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1498. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38213/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1499. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38214/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1500. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38215/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1501. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38216/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1502. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38217/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1508. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect a decision on an appeal for a medical card. [38223/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1509. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a medical card. [38224/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1517. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon (details supplied) in Midland Regional Hospital,...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      1518. To ask the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect an appointment with the audiology department, Midland Regional Hospita,l Portlaoise. [38233/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1519. To ask the Minister for Health when the person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon, Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore [38234/13]
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      1520. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical exam required for the purposes of a driver licence renewal for over 70 year olds is covered under the GMS scheme; if not, if he will confirm if...
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      1521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the position regarding cuts to St Michael's House (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38256/13]
    • Hospital Services
      1522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the orthopaedic surgery for children has ceased in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; if this means that the children's hospital at Tallaght...
    • Medical Qualifications Issues
      1523. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a health profession, that of nuclear medicine technologist, recognised by the State; the process of having such a health profession...
    • Vaccination Programme
      1525. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken by the Health Service Executive to meet its childhood immunisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38277/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cancer Incidence
      1529. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the 16% increase in prostate cancer among men during the past five years; the measures he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [38349/13]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      1533. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical mattress in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and when a decision may be expected...
    • Care of the Elderly
      1534. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports the establishment of a forum on long-term residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/13]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      1535. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for a surgical procedure taking into account that they are on an emergency waiting...
    • HSE Funding
      1536. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) in County Cork to provide training in the emergency services area; and if he will make...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      1537. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a new primary care centre in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps that have been taken to date to develop this...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1538. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38399/13]
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      1539. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the provision of a primary care centre at Rowlagh, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if this centre is to be provided by means of...
    • Health Services Provision
      1540. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding correspondence regarding the health condition of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if any decisions has been made...
    • Health Services Staff Data
      1541. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 10 July 2013, if any of the positions referred to in that reply have now been filled; if he will detail the...
    • Medical Card Application Numbers
      1542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card application forms that were received by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service nationally to date in 2013, broken down by the...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that were refused on an income basis per county in each month to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card application forms from residents in County Kildare that were reviewed by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each month to...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1547. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card applications that were rejected without medical evidence being reviewed by the primary care reimbursement service, per county, for...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card reviews undertaken that led to medical cards being granted by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, per county, for each month to...
    • Medical Card Numbers
      1549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been issued to patients determined as being terminally ill or in receipt of palliative care in 2012 per month and per...
    • Medical Card Application Numbers
      1552. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical card applications for the over 70’s that have been received per county, per month in 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1553. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical card applications for the over 70’s per county, per month that have been refused on income grounds in 2012 and to date in 2013;...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      1554. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of medical cards issued for the over 70’s that have been issued following a review of the medical circumstances per month, per county in...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1555. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of days taken to review medical information in relation to medical cards, from the date the application was received in 2012 and to date in 2013...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      1558. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify if a pharmacist is obliged to legally dispense an item for a patient even if it means the pharmacist will be at a financial loss in doing...
    • Dental Services Provision
      1560. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives that are in place to promote oral health and the supports available for persons to access dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      1562. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the budget provision for 2013 pursuant to Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the amount of funding allocated in particular to County Mayo; and...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      1565. To ask the Minister for Health the reason delays in the provision of new wheelchairs and existing wheelchair repairs have escalated to such point that severely mobility impaired children...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      1568. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a statement to allay public concerns, particularly among older men, regarding the current controversy surrounding prostate cancer testing at...
    • HSE Farm & Rural Stress Helpline
      1569. To ask the Minister for Health if the farm and rural area stress helpline offered by the Health Service Executive South will be extended to the Dublin Mid-Leinster region; and if...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      1570. To ask the Minister for Health if home-help will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38582/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      1571. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [38584/13]
    • Mobility Allowance Applications
      1572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of mobility allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38588/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1573. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the substantial increase in the number of persons being refused medical cards and replaced by a GP card; the number of persons, broken down by...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1574. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1048 of 16 July 2013, if he intends to provide funding for staffing resourcing in the next 12 months to enable the...
    • Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
      1576. To ask the Minister for Health the person that has overall responsibility for the public procurement for the Health Service Executive West [38650/13]
    • Cochlear Implants
      1581. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost to the Exchequer of providing bilateral cochlear implants for deaf children. [38656/13]
    • Hospital Services
      1582. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a lung transplant has been repeatedly delayed for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38657/13]
    • Nursing and Midwifery Metrics
      1583. To ask the Minister for Health if the regional nursing metric project officers pilot scheme will be rolled out on a national basis. [38731/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      1585. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Co. Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38745/13]
    • Dental Services Provision
      1586. To ask the Minister for Health if the sixth class dentist check up will take place this year for pupils of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38751/13]
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
      1587. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide contact names of local social workers or support groups in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [38752/13]
    • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
      1588. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision on their primary medical certificate application; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Card Applications
      1589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused a medical card; if all the medical evidence supplied was taken into consideration; and if he...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      1590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38786/13]
    • Respite Care Services
      1591. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues of cancellation of respite due to crisis accommodation cases at the Daughters of Charity, Navan Road;...
    • Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
      1592. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 28 May 2013, the progress that has been made to date in the development of a national rare disease plan; and if...
    • Domestic Violence Refuges
      1593. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate refuge accommodation for victims of domestic violence in Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38801/13]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      1594. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      1595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering increasing the current penalties for a driver caught driving without insurance, such as introducing a minimum fine...
    • Tourism Industry Issues
      1596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are proposals to re-open Thoor Ballylee, County Galway; if he will indicate the amount of money spent to date on improvements...
    • Vehicle Testing Centres
      1597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is not a VTN or DOE vehicle testing centre in south Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38743/13]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      1598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full list of routes operated by Bus Éireann that are wheelchair friendly; the date on which each route was...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      1599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all categories of vehicles permitted to drive as per the back of the new plastic card driving licences should be contained in Section...
    • Noise Pollution Issues
      1600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority are aware of an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow where noise pollution from the N11 has...
    • Rail Network
      1601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken by Córas Iompar Éireann to control the spread of Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, along the railbed...
    • Traffic Regulations
      1602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the maximum height of vehicles. [37003/13]
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      1603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant aid allocated to each county in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 for road strengthening and...
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
      1604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that Iarnród Éireann has taken to ensure the process for recruiting 20 new revenue protection officers is done in a...
    • Rail Services
      1605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a ticket machine will be put in place at a train station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Aviation Issues
      1606. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the implications the European Commission’s proposed Single European Sky will have for all Irish airports and the Irish Aviation...
    • Rail Services
      1607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnrod Eireann is in breach of any data, privacy or other laws by requiring that all customers purchasing a ticket on-line register...
    • Road Safety Issues
      1608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it has been brought to his attention that speed bumps installed on a particular road (details supplied) in County Wicklow that were...
    • Driving Licence Applications
      1609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he intends to bridge the discrepancy between licence renewals taking up to four to six weeks although one is required to produce...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      1610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether fixed charge notices for cyclists to be introduced in line with the road safety strategy is suitable for most rural...
    • Museum Projects
      1611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the setting up of an Irish museum of sport; if such a facility would be attached to a museum already in...
    • Vehicle Clamping
      1612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to clamp down on private operators clamping vehicles parked on private lands (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety Issues
      1613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the nationwide review of speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37198/13]
    • Aviation Issues
      1615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to date regarding a new national aviation policy; the number of submissions received during the consultation...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      1617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in place for motor home campsites, which incorporate price, value for money, on site facilities, distance to amenities...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      1618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will replace the current commercial motor tax regime with a pay-as-you-go road user charge to ensure Irish hauliers pay tax in...
    • Tourism Industry Issues
      1620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding to develop a mountain bike centre in County Kerry. [37301/13]
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      1622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to carry out remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Roadside Memorials
      1623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has ever set out a policy for gravestones or memorials to be located on roadsides here; the guidance given to local authorities...
    • Public Transport Issues
      1624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when current contracts for routes that Dublin Bus operates will be coming to an end; if he has satisfied himself that commuters and...
    • Aviation Issues
      1625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements that have been put in place for diversionary and unscheduled landings of Airbus A380 aircraft in Irish airports, in...
    • Road Safety Issues
      1626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parameters of the discussions held to date between his Department, the Road Safety Authority and the Garda regarding wearable...
    • Coast Guard Services
      1627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approach has been made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding the Irish Coast Guard regarding search and...
    • National Transport Authority
      1628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide costings for the National Transport Authority's Draft Integrated Implementation Plan 2013-2018 for the Greater Dublin...
    • Road Safety Authority Staff
      1629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process that will be used to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer of the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Dublin Bus Staff
      1630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the employment terms of all the different categories of employees within Dublin Bus; the grades and salaries within the organisation,...
    • Air Services Provision
      1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effects on the Irish aviation market if the merger of American Airlines and US Airways goes ahead in the United States; if he...
    • Coast Guard Services
      1632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown on a year-by-year basis of the number of call-outs of each of the coast guard units that serve the County...
    • Airport Development Projects
      1633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of an additional runway at Dublin Airport; the amount that has been allocated by his...
    • Integrated Ticketing
      1634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the introduction of the new public services card may be integrated into the existing Leap card technology on public...
    • Official Engagements
      1635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of engagements that the Minister of State with special responsibility for Tourism and Sport had on his August...
    • Pension Provisions
      1637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the deficit in the Irish Aviation Authority pension scheme; if he understands this scheme to be a defined contribution...
    • Departmental Advertising Expenditure
      1640. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      1641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial appointments are...
    • Public Transport Issues
      1644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request all providers of public transport, mainly Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann, through his Department and the National...
    • Coastal Protection
      1646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ship (details supplied) that ran aground off the Dublin and Wicklow coastline in August 2013 posed a threat to the coastline in...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      1647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding negotiations with provincial Canadian authorities to make it easier for Irish citizens living abroad to have...
    • Rail Services
      1648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has prepared costings on the amount needed to reopen the Navan, County Meath, to Drogheda, County Louth, rail line for commuters,...
    • State Airports
      1649. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who is responsible for ensuring that the weighing scales at Dublin Airport are accurate; the number of times they are checked to ensure...
    • Tourism Industry Issues
      1651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views from the perspective of the impact on domestic tourism on the fact that pupils at primary and post primary level are now...
    • Ports Development
      1652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate if the Dublin Port Company has decided not to fill in the 52 acres of Dublin Bay. [37734/13]
    • Haulage Industry Cabotage Regulations
      1653. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding haulage companies from Germany, Holland, Scotland and Northern Ireland flouting...
    • Rural Transport Programme Issues
      1654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assurance that in the reform of rural transport over the coming months any revised plan for County Kerry will...
    • Search and Rescue Service
      1655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 17 July 2013, if he has had any discussions or contacts with the RNLI in relation to the...
    • Coast Guard Services
      1656. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 17 July 2013, the steps that have been taken to fill the two outstanding vacancies among...
    • State Airports
      1658. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of reference for the Ireland West Airport Knock study group; the membership of the group and the method of selection of same;...
    • Air Traffic Control Services
      1659. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding air traffic control service levels at Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/13]
    • Aviation Issues
      1660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any change or changes to condition 7 of the aircraft licence 2003 at Weston Aerodrome, Lucan, County Dublin; and, if so,...
    • Road Safety Strategy
      1661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on progress being made by his Department to carry out policy reviews of drug driving legislation and speed limits...
    • Road Safety Issues
      1662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the review of speed limits nationally; the date on which new guidelines on road signage and speed limits...
    • Cycling Schemes
      1663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been made to his Department to commence work on the greenway from Glenbeigh to Renard greenway old railway line in...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      1664. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to...
    • Sporting Events
      1665. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on efforts to bring the Rugby World Cup to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Road Projects Issues
      1666. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how improved road access to Kerry from Limerick via Adare and from Cork via Macroom can be progressed as quickly as possible; the plans...
    • Road Safety Issues
      1667. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will call in the National Speed Limit Review Group with a view to progressing changes to speed limits on roads around the country;...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      1668. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will bring the case of Listry Bridge, on the R563, Killarney to Dingle Road, County Kerry, to the attention of the Road Safety...
    • Public Transport Issues
      1669. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann publishes a profit and loss account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/13]
    • Road Signage
      1670. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the requirement to have new signs placed on motorways at 0.5km intervals detailing the route number,...
    • Tourism Projects Funding
      1671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any supports available for a private enterprise that wishes to establish a sports/tourism facility for commercial purposes,...
    • Low Carbon Roadmap
      1672. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date made by his Department in the creation of a low-carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      1673. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority has fully notified other Governments of the recent changeover of Irish driving licences from a paper to a...
    • Traffic Management
      1675. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has ever considered the ideas of the Dutch road planner, Hans Monderman, in the management of traffic in urban areas;...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      1676. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the cost of a driving licence; if he will address the questions raised therein,...
    • Air Accident Investigations
      1677. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of the Air Accident Investigation Unit's Inspector on Call; the response time for the position in attending scenes of air...
    • Road Projects Issues
      1680. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the provision of a bypass in Adare as the delays and backlog of traffic are having a very negative impact on...
    • National Transport Authority
      1681. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Irish Rail's contract with the National Transport Authority only specifies the number of trains it has to run, as opposed to...
    • Vehicle Test Centres
      1682. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently no commercial vehicle testing centre in South Kerry; that owners of...
    • Road Projects Expenditure
      1683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money that has been allocated to date by his Department and separately the amount of those funds drawn down to date for a...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      1684. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the roads 2013 community involvement scheme for road works; if he will set out in tabular form, on a...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      1685. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines in place for a vehicle towing a trailer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/13]
    • National Car Test
      1686. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the best available figure or estimate of the number of cars on the road without an NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Safety Issues
      1687. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on EU proposals to put speed limiters in cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/13]
    • Road Projects Issues
      1688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding proposals to construct a bypass of Adare, County Limerick; if he is satisfied that the local authority have...
    • Rail Network
      1689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the reported upgrade and opening of the rail line linking Heuston Station to Connolly Station,...
    • Traffic Surveys
      1690. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the latest traffic counts that have been carried out on national roads at locations (details supplied); and if he...
    • Road Signage
      1692. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for legislation regarding signs and signage based on lands adjacent to different categories of roads throughout Ireland; and...
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      1693. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a section of roadway (details supplied) in County Kerry will be resurfaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38619/13]
    • Rail Services
      1694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen Killucan Train Station, County Westmeath. [38623/13]
    • School Transport Provision
      1695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department know whether Bus Éireann makes a profit from school transport. [38676/13]
    • Dublin Bus Services
      1698. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to address the negative social and economic impacts of the withdrawal of the 19 and 13 bus routes by Dublin Bus...
    • Road Projects Issues
      1699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided in the 2014 road works allocations in respect of the proposed development of the East/West route from...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      1701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next sports capital programme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/13]

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