Written answers
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for long-term supports for home owners affected by pyrite; if any financial support is earmarked beyond next...
- Energy Schemes Issues
15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe for the retrofitting of 14,100 social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Spatial Strategy
16. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish an updated national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/13]
- Septic Tank Registration Scheme
17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of septic tank improvement grants distributed to date; and if he...
- Homelessness Strategy
18. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains committed to ending long-term homelessness by 2015; and the steps he is taking to achieve this target. [44847/13]
- Traveller Accommodation
19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where he sees the €1million cut in social inclusion funding taking place; and the criteria that will be applied....
- Housing Finance Agency Issues
20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific criteria and rationale used to determine the advancement of loans by the Housing Finance Agency which can...
- Local Government Reform
21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to prepare for a referendum on the establishment of a directly elected mayor for Dublin;...
- Irish Water Funding
22. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide full details of public funding from the Exchequer, the National Pensions Reserve Fund or any other...
- Local Authority Housing Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the reports that two senior executive officers in Louth County Council used their...
- Housing Assistance Payments Administration
25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way the housing assistance payment scheme will work; the persons who will be eligible for same; its role in the housing...
- Rural Recreation Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of rural recreation in 2014; the increase or decrease in funding available from his...
- Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the serious shortfall in funding for the housing adaptation scheme for older persons and persons...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where funding for the proposed €30 million social housing boost in the recent budget will be sourced from; how it...
- Homelessness Strategy
31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that funding cuts to Dublin City Council have resulted in a €4.5 million cut to homelessness...
- Wind Energy Generation
32. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when revised regulations on the construction of wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rural Development Policy
33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the services that will be impacted by the 49% reduction in funding to community and rural development. [44809/13]
- Water Quality
34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate the €2.2 million funding required by Donegal County Council to rectify the long-standing...
- Community Development Initiatives
35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there should be a process of adequate consultation with representatives of the community sector and...
- Waste Management Expenditure
36. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the increase in funding in budget 2014 of 19% for the environment and waste management, how this funding will be...
- Climate Change Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he plans to change the climate change policy in view of the recent International Panel on Climate Change report; and if...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his response to the ongoing housing crisis, particularly in Dublin; and if he will be undertaking to recommence investment...
- Motor Tax Collection
41. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing persons additional time to tax their machinery and pay any necessary arrears under the new...
- Leader Programmes Funding
42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when Local Development Companies will be in a position to accept new applications for LEADER funding; and if he will make a...
- Regeneration Projects Funding
44. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way 2014 funding for regeneration projects will be allocated; and the progress in the major regenerations schemes...
- Departmental Expenditure
46. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for the cut of €58 million from the housing budget, including €15.3 million from local...
- Local Development Companies Expenditure
47. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he plans to provide the local development companies at present operating the Leader programme with interim funding once...
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
48. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which funding for the €100 million investment in housing for the elderly in the recent budget...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
49. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the mechanism for the use of a new unfinished estate fund; and if he will make a statement on...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
50. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the outcome of the wind energy guidelines focused review, the deadline for which closed in February; and if he will make a...
- Community Development Initiatives
51. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected reduction in funding for the RAPID and LCDP programmes in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
52. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys accumulated to date in the dormant account fund since its inception; the amount available at present;...
- Shared Ownership Scheme
53. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency's review of the shard ownership housing scheme if he will...
- Wastewater Treatment Issues
54. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if planned upgrades for waste water treatment are likely to be delayed due to the establishment of Irish Water. [44820/13]
- Leader Programmes Expenditure
56. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total allocation of funding available under the LEADER programme 2007-2013; the amount spent to date; the amount...
- Environmental Impact Statements
57. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the court rejection of the Corrib gas terminal licence application if he will consider a system where...
- Local Authority Housing Mortgages
58. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 16 October 2013, in respect of which a generic reply was received in respect of...
- Environmental Compliance Issues
59. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the European Count of Justice has several cases against Ireland over non-implementation of...
- EU Funding
60. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed socioeconomic committee will be the channel for EU funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Foreshore Licences Applications
61. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to forthcoming amendments to the Foreshore Act if a company (details supplied) will be able to reactivate its...
- Budget Measures
62. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department carried out any impact assessments in the run up to budget 2014 to ascertain the possible social...
- Homeless Persons Supports
63. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that homelessness charities are not currently funded adequately even to operate...
- Departmental Budgets
65. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where the €2 million announced as part of budget 2014 or employment opportunities for long-term unemployed appears...
- Leader Programmes Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to front-load the 2012 and 2013 Leader rural development programme underspend into 2014; if he will extend the...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
67. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency social leasing initiatives, including,...
- Seniors Alert Scheme Issues
68. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided this year for the provision of security and warning equipment to the elderly; the proposed allocation...
- Housing Adaptation Grants Expenditure
71. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the 5,700 housing adaptation grants as announced in Budget 2014 to assist older...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East Issues
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent World Bank report in relation to the costs to the Palestinian Economy of €3.4 billion a year...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in relation to the Immigration Reform Bill in the United States; and if he will make a...
- Overseas Trade Promotion
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans that exist for trade growth with China, including any initiatives to support Irish Businesses considering...
- Alternative Energy Projects
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason there was a change in commitment regarding a bio-fuels cap as given in a previous parliamentary question, where...
- Department of Finance
- IBRC Staff
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the staff of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, particularly by supporting the Labour Relations Commission resolutions proposals. [44905/13]
- Tax Collection
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if jobs will be destroyed and businesses placed under massive pressure when they are forced to file early tax returns under the new EU rules; and if he will...
- Budget Measures
78. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the statement on page C 14 of Budget 2014, €0.6 Billion of the budgetary adjustment comes from additional resources and savings...
- Tax Credits
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of persons currently in receipt of the one-parent family tax credit; if he proposes to make provision when introducing the new single-person child...
- Budget Measures
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures announced in budget 2014 or in any previous budgets pending EU approval under state aid regulations, and their value individually and in total....
- Living City Initiative
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been made under the Living City initiative in counties Limerick and Waterford since its introduction in Budget 2013; and...
- Tax Reliefs Eligibility
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the issue of entitlement to tax relief on dental and-or medical expenses on services fully carried out outside the State; if he will confirm...
- Banking Sector Issues
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure that Ireland will not be vulnerable to a repeat banking crisis and to prevent a repeat of the banking practices which led to...
- Insurance Industry Regulation
85. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the financial implications for Irish citizens of the collapse of PMPA in 1983 and of Quinn Insurance, the measures he has put in place to ensure the...
- Tax Residency Issues
86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the taxation regime as it applies to tax exiles where it is obvious that their primary residences and their main centres of operation are...
- Home Renovation Incentive
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the target number of jobs and levels of investment generated by the home renovation incentive for each year up to and including 2016. [45290/13]
- Departmental Meetings
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings that he, his advisers or senior members of the Department have had with representatives of a company (details supplied). [45291/13]
- Tax Residency Issues
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Irish registered non-resident companies that have not declared any state of residence; the number resident in a recognised tax haven; the number...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the trade finance initiative currently being discussed with the European Investment Bank. [45293/13]
- Budget 2014
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis for the growth projections for employment as outlined in budget 2014. [45295/13]
- Pensions Levy Yield
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected receipts to be generated by the pensions levy in 2014 and 2015; the level of funds that relevant sections of the jobs initiative will receive; and...
- Property Taxation Administration
94. To ask the Minister for Finance if improvements will be made to the local property tax department in the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that any concerns regarding payment are responded to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Textbooks Rental Scheme
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announcement in budget 2014 regarding additional funding for the book rental scheme in primary schools, if the grant paid to...
- School Accommodation
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties pertaining to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick, which is attended by children of...
- Schools Building Projects Expenditure
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects Status
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a building project (details supplied) in County Cavan will progress to the next stage in view of the fact that there is an urgent need to...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the schools providing secondary level education for children with autism, serving the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 areas;...
- School Uniforms
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason some post-primary schools are requesting students to purchase expensive school blazers as part of the uniform that are only to be worn...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if eligibility for a higher education grant will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Departmental Correspondence
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to a query (details supplied) raised with his Department on 23 September 2013; the reason for the delay with the...
- Institutes of Technology Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the process of replacing a chairperson of an institute of technology (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Overseas Students Data
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Chinese nationals coming here for study over the past four years; his plans to grow this number; and if he will make a statement on...
- School Curriculum
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish post-primary schools teaching Mandarin; if there is a strategy in place to grow this number; and if he will make a statement...
- School Accommodation
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application...
- School Transport Provision
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on transport provision for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; when arrangements will be put in place to...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [45276/13]
- Site Acquisitions
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lack of progress in securing a new site for the provision of a new school building (details supplied) in County Cork; if his...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which any assessment continues to be done of requirements for drainage or flood prevention measures on a county basis; the...
- Child Care Services Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the provision of creche facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44919/13]
- Office of Public Works Staff
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will be employing any more engineering staff or any other staff in the near future in the Office of Public Works; and if he will...
- State Properties Data
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of land in public ownership in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will identify all lands owned by the public, including...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- European Safety Standards
115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for developing a safety strategy on the importation, procurement and use of Chinese lanterns; and if he will make a...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures available to sole traders to help them employ persons and to improve their business in general. [45277/13]
- Department of Social Protection
- Poverty Impact Assessment
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the implementation of a poverty impact assessment to assess the impact of the revised rent supplement limits announced in June...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue regarding levels of rent that those availing of rental assistance are supposed to negotiate in County...
- Youth Unemployment Measures
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons aged 25 or under in receipt of jobseeker's benefit; the number of persons aged 25 or under in receipt of jobseeker's...
- Social Welfare Code
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the forthcoming abolition of the transition State pension; the ramifications it will have for those who reach the age of 65 years...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that a formal appeal has been received in connection with an entitlement to widower's pension and an alleged overpayment in...
- Social Welfare Benefits Applications
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the mother of a young boy (details supplied) suffering from autism spectrum disorder in County Leitrim has been refused carer's benefit...
- Household Benefits Scheme
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the position in respect of the withdrawal of the telephone allowance and the extreme implications it will have for old age...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when invalidity pension will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's assistance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal in respect of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Guardian's Payment Appeals
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of an appeal in respect of an application for guardian's payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if an...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of rent allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Employment Schemes Funding
132. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the threat to the vital services provided under the community employment and job initiative schemes in a centre...
- Social Welfare Benefits
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection whether it is possible for a person in receipt of a social welfare payment that will remain in payment for six weeks after their death to specify in...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Deer Hunting
135. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the shooting licences available to persons to stalk deer in the Dublin/Wicklow mountains. [45323/13]
- Rural Recreation Promotion
136. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the round Lough Lein trail, County Kerry; the anticipated timeline for the project; and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Bord na Móna Operations
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will prevent the downgrading of Bord na Móna at Boora works Leabeg, Tullamore, County Offaly (details...
- Internet Access
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the Irish population that have access to the internet; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Strategic Environmental Assessment
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the details of the environmental assessment in respect of a wind turbine project in the midlands; the...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the data and report of the expert monitoring panel on electromagnetic field, EMF, emissions in respect of...
- ESB Pension Scheme Issues
141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with ESB regarding concerns associated with its occupational pension scheme; the reason it was...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the review of the national policy on wind energy and wind farms. [45272/13]
- Bioenergy Strategy Publication
143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the publication of the bioenergy strategy; the other measures he plans to put in place to incentivise...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Farm Improvement Scheme Expenditure
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a subsidy is still in existence for the installation of electricity in farm out offices; and if he will make a...
- Animal Welfare Bodies
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to help relocate the Ballymun Dogs Trust, which will be without a premises soon due to the regeneration of its...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which this country's carbon reduction targets continue to be met in line with international agreements; the...
- Fire Safety Regulations
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific fire safety building regulations which were not complied with in the case of Priory Hall; if he will...
- Constitutional Amendments
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the timeframe for the proposed referendum to reduce the voting age to 16. [35073/13]
- Recycling Policy
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the introduction of a deposit retention tax for certain metal cans and plastic bottles with the...
- Homelessness Strategy
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the preventive measures currently being used to ensure that those who move on from homelessness are able to maintain...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the replacement of rent supplement with the proposed housing assistance payment; and if he will make a...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is a need to ring-fence a proportion of the €100 million housing stimulus package...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that an adequate proportion of National Asset Management Agency units is ring-fenced for persons moving...
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is made available to Fingal County Council with respect to the scheme for alterations to...
- Emergency Accommodation Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money spent on emergency accommodation in the years 2008 to 2012,...
- Local Authority Charges Yield
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of companies here that are paying €500,000 and over in rates per annum; and if he will make a statement...
- Local Authority Services
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to tackle the issue of overgrown hedges and trees in privately-owned gardens; if he will consider...
- Seniors Alert Scheme Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown by county of the numbers of recipients of the senior alert scheme in 2011,...
- Local Authority Charges Yield
163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that was given to the local authority in County Kerry form all property charges, from December 2011 to...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of families currently recorded on the housing waiting list of each local authority; the extent to which a...
- Shared Ownership Scheme
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of shared ownership housing loans currently in arrears in respect of the rental part of their property;...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if in the context of funds provided for local authority house building in the recent budget are likely to be deployed to...
- Local Authority Housing Mortgages
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of local authority loans applied for in each local authority area in each of the past five years to date;...
- Water Services Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is expected to provide for the enhanced storage, treatment and transmission of domestic drinking...
- Fire Service Issues
170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which part-time or whole-time fire services currently exist throughout the country; the extent to which it...
- Water Pollution
171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which river or waterway pollution has been reported or detected in each of the past four years to date; and...
- Local Authority Leases
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of properties currently let or leased to tenants on local authority housing waiting lists and or other;...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department has adequate resources available to meet the requirements of the various local...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Investigations
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of times a Garda investigation has taken place into death by suspected negligence in a hospital setting; and if he will make a...
- Penalty Points System
178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 30 April 2013, if he will provide, for each month of this year to date in 2013, the number of...
- Garda Operations
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on Garda Operation Spire; the number of persons arrested and charged to date as part of the operation; and the number of...
- Garda Deployment
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to ensure that additional Garda patrols will be in place during Halloween night in an area (details...
- Garda Operations
182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on whether any increased costs have been incurred from Garda resources as a result of additional policing required for the...
- Garda Recruitment
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to waive the age limit of 35 years old for recruitment to An Garda Síochána for reserve members of An Garda...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the requirements for Garda vetting for Irish citizens who have travelled and worked overseas for a number of years; if it is...
- Visa Applications
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the potential for growth for tourist visits from the Chinese market, the current processing times of tourist visas for Chinese...
- Garda Deployment
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 20 September 2011, the way the minimum establishment required for each Garda district is taken into...
- Charities Regulation
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a charity (details supplied) based in Dublin 3 is a registered charity; if he will provide an update on the regulation of charity shops; and...
- Visa Applications
189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for a joint spouse visa in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a...
- Courts Service Issues
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline envisaged for the refurbishment of the courthouse in Mullingar, County Westmeath, which has been deemed not suitable for Circuit...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the recent decision to reduce area aid payments from 34 ha to 30 ha in respect of lowland farmers in County Kerry;...
- Special Areas of Conversation Issues
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who are not allowed forestation on their lands because of the hen harrier will be compensated. [44914/13]
- Sea Lice Controls
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he proposes to protect the livelihoods of the 130 people on 32 fishing boats in Galway Bay dependent on the high-value...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged areas scheme appeals committee decision on a minimum stocking density in respect of a person...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged areas scheme payment; and if he will make a...
- Agrifood Sector Issues
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans or initiatives that are in operation or are planned to grow agri-business exports to the Chinese market; and if he will...
- Departmental Offices
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the opposition in County Roscommon to the proposed reduction in staff numbers and consequent...
- Department of Health
- Speech and Language Therapy
199. To ask the Minister for Health the speech and language therapy services provided at St. Patrick's rehabilitation and community care in Waterford city and the staffing complement to deliver...
- Hospital Procedures
200. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 25 September 2013, if he will state specifically when a cataract operation will be arranged in respect of a person...
- Medical Card Appeals
201. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application now under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [44917/13]
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to deal with the backlog of patient appointments for orthodontic treatment at Millhouse, Ashtown Gate, Dublin; the timeframe involved;...
- Medical Card Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the threshold announced in budget 2014 for over 70s medical card holders for married and cohabiting couples compatible with the threshold of...
- National Lottery Funding Applications
205. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a national lottery grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointment Status
206. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment at St. James's Hospital for an urgent bypass operation; and if he will make a...
- Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
207. To ask the Minister for Health the current target waiting times for patients to be treated in the accident and emergency unit of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9. [44990/13]
- Health Services Staff Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in the Health Service Executive’s mental health services in north Dublin in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the changes with respect to medical card eligibility arising out of budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointment Status
210. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment with their consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45007/13]
- Proposed Legislation
212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the consultation process in advance of the publication of a new dental Bill; the date on which this Bill will be published and...
- Medical Card Reviews
213. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/13]
- Home Help Service Applications
214. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45022/13]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in respect of the promised two primary care centres for County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Reviews
217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a decision to remove a medical card from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/13]
- Audiology Services Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry now waiting over three years for a hearing aid may expect to receive same. [45180/13]
- Patient Files
220. To ask the Minister for Health if a person is ordinarily allowed access to their recently deceased partner's medical records - general practitioner and hospital (details supplied); and if he...
- Public Access Defibrillator Programme
221. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding making defibrillators more accessible to the public (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45278/13]
- Medical Card Reviews
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45280/13]
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
223. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the widespread practice by general medical practitioners of charging medical card holders a fee for taking blood for...
- Medical Card Reviews
224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45288/13]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin receives a replacement wheelchair as a matter of urgency. [45301/13]
- Health Services Staff Issues
226. To ask the Minister for Health if the pension schemes of consultant hospital doctors employed by the Health Service Executive are varied where they transition from a type B contract to a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the decision of the Government to include provision for a new round of sports capital funding in the 2014 Estimates, the...
- Tourism Promotion
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to grow the number of visits by Chinese nationals; if he has a dedicated Chinese tourism strategy; if strategies are employed...
- Driving Licence Renewals
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the precise nature of new regulations which have been introduced in relation to licensing requirements for persons who are driving...
