Written answers
Thursday, 14 November 2013
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Trade Missions Participation
10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of his trade mission to the Gulf region; if he foresees any benefits this will have for the agrifood...
- Horse Racing Industry Funding
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he ignores the Indecon report commissioned by his Department in 2012 which stated that the grant to the greyhound and horse...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that co-funding for the Common Agricultural Policy Pillar 2 will be maximised; and that Ireland will benefit from...
- Departmental Communications
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hours spent by staff in his Department since he came to office in the preparation of ministerial newsletters; the cost...
- Animal Welfare Issues
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to provide an outlet for horses surplus to the horse industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Forestry Grants
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if permission for winter planting for forestry grants will be extended to the 31 January 2014 to enable farmers who intend planting...
- Agriculture and Marine Sectors
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the agriculture and marine sectors have contributed to economic growth year on year over the past five years with...
- Beef Industry Issues
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends asking the Council of Agriculture Ministers to set up a European wide investigation into the operation of beef...
- Beef Imports
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the wake of the recently announced trade agreement between Canada, US and the European Union, adequate safeguards have been put...
- Parking Charges
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has arrived at a decision in respect of the proposal to introduce paid parking charges at Howth Harbour, County Dublin. [48143/13]
- Aquaculture Licences Applications
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action points that will be contained in the Irish National Aquaculture Plan, required under the European Maritime and Fisheries...
- Trade Agreements
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the possible effects on Irish agriculture of the free trade agreement with Canada; the effect a free trade with the USA would have and...
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the possible uses of hemp grown here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48352/13]
- Mink Farms
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been implemented to improve standards with regard to the keeping of minks, with reference to the damage that can...
- Inland Fisheries Stocks
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to use the 5% of TAC under the CFP to facilitate small scale and inshore fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rural Development Policy
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support agricultural development in less favoured areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Agriculture Schemes Penalties
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the penalty process for single farm payments and disadvantaged area scheme payments, as farmers are being unfairly...
- Commonage Division
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when liaison committees will be set up in commonage areas as agreed by him with representatives of farm organisations from counties...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Northern Ireland Issues
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has had to have further discussions with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and with Members of the...
- Humanitarian Aid
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further assistance will be provided as a matter of urgency towards the humanitarian efforts in the Philippines; and if...
- North-South Ministerial Council
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent North South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48711/13]
- Election Monitoring Missions
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to parliamentary Question No. 65 of 18 June 2013, if he will clarify when and the reason the selection interviews...
- Passport Application Refusals
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if alternative arrangements will be entered into in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
- Department of Finance
- National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in euro the National Pensions Reserve Fund provided in a bridging loan facility to Irish Water to meet the costs arising to the end of 2013;...
- Property Taxation Administration
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will change the date of 1 November being the effective date for payment of property tax in the following year as this disenfranchises persons who sell a...
- Credit Unions
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the differences between a credit union and its members in County Kilkenny (details supplied) and that of the case outlined in the Sunday Times on the 29...
- Property Taxation Collection
40. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax. [48645/13]
- Tax Reliefs Availability
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the scope of the home renovation incentive scheme to allow homeowners to avail of the grant if they wish to put in the safety precaution...
- Insurance Industry Issues
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank was aware of any issues of concern at Irish operations of Royal and Sun Alliance prior to the company's announcement of the suspension of...
- Credit Unions
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the background to the decision of the Central Bank to seek High Court approval for the transfer of Newbridge Credit Union to Permanent TSB;...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility
47. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 20 December 2012, if he will provide the corresponding figures in respect of 2011 and, if available, 2012. [48724/13]
- Tax Code
48. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 29 January 2013, the changes, if any, that have been made to capture data on the location of foreign property that...
- EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Finance when a final decision will be made on whether or not the Government will apply for a precautionary credit line as part of our exit from the current Troika...
- NTMA Cash Reserves
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash reserves currently held by the National Treasury Management Agency; the anticipated amount that will be held at 31 December 2013; if the...
- Credit Unions
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if Permanent TSB have been indemnified against any future losses at Newbridge Credit Union in excess of the losses covered by the injection of €53...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
54. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any implications for the Insurance Compensation Fund from recent events at RSA Ireland; if RSA Ireland sought assistance from the Insurance...
- NAMA Portfolio Issues
55. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the National Asset Management Agency can assist in improving the supply of houses available to rent or purchase in the Dublin region; and...
- NAMA Portfolio Value
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of artwork disposed of by the National Asset Management Agency to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48779/13]
- Home Repossession Rate
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned at the significant rise in the number of home repossession actions being taken by banks during the month of October; and if he will make a...
- Banking Sector Issues
58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it would be beneficial for the economy if the banks passed on the ECB interest rate reduction; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Staffing
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired teachers who are currently employed in non-fee paying secondary and primary schools as a substitute teacher; his views...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total income and breakdown of income from registration and assessment fees for the Teaching Council as...
- Plean Teanga
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil nó an mbeidh cúinsí sochtheangeolaíochta curtha san áireamh agus scoileanna le haghaidh stádas DEIS á...
- School Staffing
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to reinstating an EAL teacher based in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow owing to the specific...
- Schools Building Projects Status
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48614/13]
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the potential cost to the State of increasing the number of special needs assistants employed by his Department from the current figure of 10,575...
- Departmental Reports
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make available the findings of the report on post-primary provision in Limerick initiated in November 2012; and if he will make a...
- School Enrolments
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was expelled from their school and currently endeavouring to secure a...
- School Patronage
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 2 October 2013 if his Department have instructed all school management bodies and National Parents'...
- National Strategy for Higher Education
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the implementation of the priority areas from the National Strategy for Higher Education, specifically the...
- Freedom of Information Manuals
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects his Department to publish a section 15 and 16 freedom of information manual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48720/13]
- School Transport Appeals
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if favourable consideration will be given to the appeal in the matter of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- School Enrolments
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be possible to facilitate the second level Protestant ethos school placement requirements in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Arklow Sewerage scheme; the estimated cost of the work; his plans to progress the scheme now that the report...
- Freedom of Information Remit
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason Bord na Móna and Coillte are not included under the Freedom of Information legislation; and if he will make a statement...
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the contractor on the Bray flood relief scheme (details supplied) referred the dispute, which has resulted in...
- Public Procurement Regulations
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the protocols that apply where a civil or public servant involved in procurement is a sibling or close family member of a director of a...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Commission for Public Service Appointments avails of the services of a private firm...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Portfolio
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will immediately request the Industrial Development Agency in the interest of health and safety to provide public lighting...
- Department of Social Protection
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
84. 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; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons broken down by payment and by year, in September of each year from 2008 to 2013 inclusive, in receipt in each of the following...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review records in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [48620/13]
- Voluntary Work Option Issues
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider ensuring that all social welfare officers are required to promote volunteering to those who are currently in receipt of the...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their invalidity appeal; and if she will expedite an answer. [48646/13]
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding social welfare entitlements for person's over 62 years old; if she will...
- FÁS Local Training Initiatives Places
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare might be offered a FÁS driving tuition course; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will take place in respect of a supplementary welfare payment arising out of an entitlement to alternative social welfare...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when appeal will be determined in respect of disability allowance application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent and rent support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if the case will be reviewed as a matter...
- Social Welfare Appeals Data
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of appeals received in the social protection appeals office in each of the past five years; the...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if this person's file has been...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Landscape Strategy
104. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends to commence the making of a national landscape plan which would identify, in the interest of environmental protection,...
- National Deer Cull
105. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a proper cull should be carried out every year on the deer population (details supplied); if any culls are occurring at present;...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Services Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any grant aid exists or if funding may be procured to assist residents in a Cluid housing association complex to...
- Road Safety
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence regarding the use of Sat Nav in south Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any assistance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who spent €2,200 on a stair lift and...
- Local Authority Funding
109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has responsibility for determining how the local property tax revenue is spent; if he will outline his...
- Motor Tax Exemptions
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding motor tax declarations in respect of off-the-road vehicles(details supplied). [48596/13]
- Irish Water Funding
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the full cost of the domestic water metering programme of €539 million, excluding VAT, will be paid out by...
- Water Services Funding
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all projects that received funding under the water services investment programme in...
- Water Quality Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps residents in a village can take if they are unhappy with the results of a county council's water quality report...
- Water Meters Installation
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is funding available to assist jobseekers who wish to take the mandatory one day course in water meter...
- Local Authorities Management
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the north west assistant general secretary of the IMPACT trade union...
- Local Authority Staff Remuneration
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of the gross lump sum, the gross severance gratuity and annual pension that has been paid to the retired Sligo...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been sanctioned to begin works on sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; when it is envisaged...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will provide approval for a contract to be signed (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a...
- Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policies and protocols which govern the management of local authority houses; the factors which influence a decision...
- Irish Water Remit
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will elaborate on the statement made by the head of the Revenue Commissioners at the recent finance committee...
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the non principal private residence charge; if this charge has ceased for householders;...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Asylum Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will deal with the major justice issues in Anne Cadwallader's new book Lethal Allies, which deals with British collusion in Ireland. [48599/13]
- Garda Vetting Applications
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite a Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [48602/13]
- Garda Districts
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of search warrants issued to each Garda district drugs unit in the Dublin metropolitan region for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and to...
- Road Traffic Offences
133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the top twenty locations in the State where the highest number of motorists exceeding the speed limit have been detected, either through the use...
- Garda Deployment
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reductions in Garda resources and numbers operating out of Blanchardstown Garda station that have taken place in 2011, 2012 and to date in...
- Ministerial Correspondence
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to correspondence on the case of a person (details supplied). [48642/13]
- Irish Prison Service
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of occasions when a director of a State agency, the Irish Prison Service, established in 1999, has reported a conflict of interest or...
- Garda Investigations
138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the assault of a person (details supplied). [48709/13]
- Departmental Staff Promotions
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a competition for promotion held in 2011 for the position of assistant principal officer gave...
- Ministerial Appointments
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the persons that he has appointed or reappointed to the Parole Board; if he will provide the criteria to determine who to appoint...
- Residency Permits
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency-eligibility and or entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin;...
- Deportation Orders Issues
142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has spent the...
- Residency Permits
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in this case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a...
- Deportation Orders Issues
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is intended to proceed with a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Citizenship Applications
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency and or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
- Residency Permits
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status, eligibility for updated stamp 4 and-or entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Asylum Applications
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has studied the content of the original report in respect of determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied)...
- Visa Applications
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if family reunification will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Properties
152. To ask the Minister for Defence if he considers it unusual that Kildare County Council has included only seven structures, on the Curragh Camp, in its inventory of listed buildings included...
- Defence Forces Family Clinics
153. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will reverse his decision to close the medical clinic at the Curragh, County Kildare in view of the fact that members of the Defence Forces habitually...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Land Parcel Review
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the clawback of single farm payments and the ongoing land parcel review; if he will clarify the number of land...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Appeals
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of the suckler cow welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a single farm payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a disadvantaged area scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide 50-50 co-financing with national top-ups to provide a combined EU-national annual budget of €660 million...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding area aid and single farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Animal Diseases Issues
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the current delay in the collection of reactor cattle; the steps his Department is taking to...
- Poultry Industry
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposal to establish a poultry council has been progressed; if Exchequer or EU funding will be provided towards the work of...
- Direct Payment Scheme Applications
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their direct payments for 2013 in view of the fact that the dual claim...
- Food Industry Development
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has encouraged the growth of niche sector of the food industry with particular reference to areas...
- Food Imports
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continue to ensure the strict enforcement of traceability with particular reference to ensuring...
- Food Industry Development
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the Common Agricultural Policy reform programme to facilitate support for the development of the food...
- Fisheries Protection
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that all countries, EU and non-EU alike, have committed sufficiently to fisheries conservation policies; the way...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely potential for expansion in the beef, lamb, pig meat and poultry sectors in this country and throughout the EU in the...
- Common Fisheries Policy Reform
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine arising from agreements entered into in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy, the extent to which the Irish fishing industry is...
- Beef Industry Issues
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the beef industry is likely to be safeguarded in the future in view of the likelihood of substantial expansion in...
- Cereal Sector
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the cereal harvest for 2013 is up to expectation; his expectations in this regard in the future; and if he will...
- Animal Welfare Issues
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if animal welfare requirements in respect of extensions to farm buildings have been facilitated to the extent necessary by the...
- Farm Household Incomes
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the future viability of the family farm enterprise, with particular reference to the...
- Food Labelling
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of food traceability-labelling, if he will ensure that those responsible for breaches of the existing code are dealt with...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received from County Cavan for the disadvantaged areas scheme 2013; the number of applications fully paid...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for payments in respect of a person (details supplied); when digitising will be complete and...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Costs
183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a payment may be made to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48659/13]
- HSE Staff Responsibilities
184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Health Service Executive requires all social workers to read and sign off on the child protection and welfare practice handbook; the...
- Proposed Legislation
185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when legislation will be enacted and brought into force to give legal effect to the referendum for children as approved by the people; and...
- Autism Incidence
186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her view regarding children with autism; if there is any impact on them when wind turbines generate electricity are located close to the...
- Department of Health
- Orthodontic Services Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Health when orthondontic treatment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48578/13]
- Health Services Access
188. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of care for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and difficulties being experienced by patients in the Cork area attaining services;...
- Audiology Services Provision
189. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the audiology department in Naas hospital; if there is a clinic open to public patients who do not have a medical card; and if he will...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Health if a motorised chair or scooter will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they have been assessed by the Health Service...
- Medical Card Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Health if recipients of the one-parent family payment who returned to employment are no longer entitled to retain their full medical card for three years after...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the July 2013 waiting list data in the same form as that for August 2013 (details supplied). [48608/13]
- Vaccination Programme
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider asking the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to consider approving the meningitis B vaccine Bexsero to help protect citizens against...
- Health Services Staff Data
194. To ask the Minister for Health the reduction in staff numbers in a unit (details supplied) in view of the difficulties it its causing for residents in this unit; and if he will make a...
- Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times
195. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to curb the overcrowding in the emergency department at Connolly Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the...
- Health Services Reform
196. To ask the Minister for Health the progress which has been made by his Department over the past three years in advancing health initiatives, in particular the timeline for the introduction...
- Defence Forces Family Clinics
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will call on the Department of Defence to reverse the decision to close the medical clinic at the Curragh, County Kildare in view of the fact that...
- Medical Card Delays
198. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48730/13]
- Hospital Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health when it is expected the evaluation of a health status will be completed at Portlaoise regional hospital and the eye and ear hospital in the case of a person...
- Health Services Issues
202. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [48784/13]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the need for an allocation of funds to be made to complete plans for urgent safety measures at Ferry Bridge, Clarina,...
- Road Safety Authority Campaigns
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of expenditure used to fund road safety advertisements in broadcast and print media and elsewhere for the years 2011, 2012 and...
- Industrial Disputes
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports a swift resolution of the difficulties currently being experienced between Aer Lingus staff and management so as to avoid...
- Roadworthiness Testing
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending the NCT exemption for vintage cars and tractors to cover vintage lorries registered prior to 1980 in view...
- Integrated Ticketing
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce the Leap card system for Galway city, in view of the fact that there are two bus operators delivering scheduled...
- Road Safety
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the recent decision to lower the permitted height of loaded trailers; if his attention has been drawn to the concern in...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the application process for the next sports capital programme will be launched; the level of funding allocated for this programme;...
