Written answers
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
11. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on an annual basis on maintaining family quarters in the Curragh Camp; the amount of rent collected from these properties; and the...
- Defence Forces Deployment
12. To ask the Minister for Defence the basis upon which members of the Irish Defence Forces, a declared neutral country under the rules of the Hague Convention, can participate in military...
- EU Battle Groups
13. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Government has approved Defence Forces participation in any future battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52903/13]
- Gender Balance Issues
14. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have a target for gender balance among members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52906/13]
- European Council Meetings
15. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the most recent meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council of defence ministers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- UN Missions
16. To ask the Minister for Defence if, in the wake of the recent violent attack on Irish troops serving in the Golan Heights, he believes that Irish troops are now being viewed as a legitimate...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
19. To ask the Minister for Defence if and when further recruitment to the Defence Forces might be contemplated; the degree to which the strength of each sector continues to be monitored with a...
- Emergency Planning
20. To ask the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the national emergency co-ordination committee will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/13]
- Air Ambulance Service Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the emergency aeromedical support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52681/13]
- Defence Forces Deployment
23. To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the recent violent attack by Malian Government soldiers on protesters in the rebel held north east of the country; that...
- Air Corps Equipment
25. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to upgrade the range of aircraft available to the Defence Forces Air Corps. [52778/13]
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
26. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason he did not attend this year's biennial RACO conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52905/13]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East Issues
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Gaza following comments made by the UN Humanitarian Co-Ordinator on 1 November 2013...
- Diplomatic Representation
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to extend the embassy and consulate network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53218/13]
- Departmental Websites
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate in tabular form any expenditure by his Department since January 2012 on the Department's website; the...
- EU Directives
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline...
- Department of Finance
- Money Laundering
37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the actions Ireland must take, whether through his Department, the Oireachtas or the Central Bank, to comply with the EU...
- Tax Reliefs Eligibility
38. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 17 October 2013, if the consultation process with the Department of Health in connection with this request has...
- Tax Code
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if interest paid to persons in respect of the lump sum agreed with them by a State body following the acquisition of their land by compulsory purchase order...
- Property Taxation Assessments
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on a local property tax valuation received by a family (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement...
- Tax Reliefs Cost
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the costs of tax and PRSI relief for private pension provision for the years 2006 to date in 2013. [53234/13]
- Property Taxation Administration
43. To ask the Minister for Finance in the absence of local property tax registered property details being provided, if persons will be subjected to a penalty for delay in payment for failing to...
- Tax Code
44. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding gift tax. [53252/13]
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the AIB defined benefit pension scheme; the annual cost savings associated with changing the scheme from defined benefit to defined...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost of consultancy services and external advice engaged by his Department in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53329/13]
- Banking Sector Remuneration
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of requests the board of AIB made for former directors to surrender part of their pension voluntarily; the total number of replies received;...
- EU Directives
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when it is...
- Tax Exemptions
51. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to sanction a similar exemption from income tax to the annual allowance of €1,000 paid to volunteer members of the Garda Reserve to other...
- Departmental Legal Costs
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years; and if he will...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Bus Éireann Investigations
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the names of members of the public who make complaints to his Department regarding corruption within Bus Éireann in the...
- Public Sector Staff Issues
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a circular to all the boards of management of schools to ensure that all special needs assistant contracts are correct and...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant appeal. [53246/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Delays
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a query that Student Universal Support Ireland referred to him a number of months ago regarding two student grant applications...
- Book Rental Scheme
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department plays in book rental schemes; if he has provided any funding for same in 2013; if any public moneys have been allocated...
- School Accommodation
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Galway is being designed with a view to replace all existing prefabs; and if...
- School Transport Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 October 2013, if he will address the additional queries in relation to the issue of school transport...
- EU Directives
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when...
- Departmental Legal Costs
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years;...
- EU Directives
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Foreign Direct Investment
65. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of foreign direct investment that has taken place in a county (details supplied) over the past five years, broken down by...
- Job Creation
66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken by Industrial Development Authority Ireland to attract investment and additional employment to north Dublin...
- Companies Law Issues
67. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the term "servant" appears in a number of instances in existing companies legislation and in the proposed...
- Business Regulation
68. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce legislative or regulatory measures to make provision for mandatory audit rotation in the instance of public...
- Jobs Data
69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will substantiate claims that the Irish economy is producing 3,000 jobs per month by providing a breakdown of the jobs for a...
- EU Directives
70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Departmental Legal Costs
71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past...
- Department of Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Work Placement Programmes
73. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making the Gateway scheme accessible to those on a disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53164/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a person's jobseeker's allowance appeal (details provided). [53167/13]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to re-evaluate the rent allowance limits in view of the current rental market; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rents...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent allowance has ceased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; if same will be reinstated; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent supplement may be paid to a person living in a mobile home in a fixed location; her Department's policy in relation to same; and if she will...
- National Internship Scheme Placements
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the JobBridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53205/13]
- Departmental Staff Sick Leave
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of sick days taken by staff of her Department over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53211/13]
- Live Register Numbers
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who signed off the live register over the first 11 months of 2013; if she will provide a breakdown of the reason for same; and...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason this Deputy, who has asked to restore the State pension (transition), has been refused, as the least the Government should do is increase...
- Social Welfare Appeals Data
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applicants refused a social welfare payment who do not go to the Social Welfare Appeals Office; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) in Dublin 3 regarding rent supplement. [53286/13]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
- Respite Care Grant Appeals
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 whose respite grant appeal was lodged in March 2013; the reason of...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proposed changes to the community employment scheme; the implications these changes will have on the sponsoring bodies, participants and the...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are over 18,000 people awaiting results for reviews within her Department on disability allowances; if, this is not the correct figure, if...
- EU Directives
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of EU directives related to her Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when it...
- Departmental Legal Costs
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost incurred in her Department as a result of Oireachtas members initiating legal challenges in the Courts for each of the past five years; and...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- State Visits
94. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of visits that have been arranged by his Department for foreign dignitaries who are on official State visits to Ireland to...
- EU Directives
95. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Departmental Legal Costs
96. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas members initiating legal challenges in the Courts for each of the past...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- International Agreements
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is proposed to include in an intergovernmental agreement between the Government and the British Government on the...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the 2007 target of 500MW per year to be generated by ocean energy will be met. [53257/13]
- Post Office Network
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding paying Government payments through An Post; and if he will make a...
- International Agreements
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if under the memorandum of understanding between Ireland and the UK on wind energy, Ireland will forfeit all its claims...
- EU Directives
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline...
- Departmental Legal Costs
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Local Authority Funding
105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed allocation of moneys raised through motor taxation, including any money...
- Household Charge Collection
107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons subject to penalties for non-payment of the household charge; the total value of these penalties;...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Management
108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans in relation to dormant accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53161/13]
- Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (1 comment)
109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the requirement by the Private Residential Tenancies Board for landlords to re-register tenants at a cost...
- Planning Issues
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to require developers to ensure that information submitted in planning applications is...
- Housing for People with Disabilities
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to delays in the development of a group home for women with physical and sensory...
- Proposed Legislation
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to parliamentary Question No. 21 of 5 December 2013, the reason the condition was changed from the majority of...
- Environmental Impact Statements
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a Natura impact statement and an addendum to the environmental impact statement in support of lease applications for...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the empty housing estate in County Sligo will be demolished in view of the need for social housing there; if there is a...
- EU Directives
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline...
- Departmental Legal Costs
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Liquor Licensing Laws
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on the suggestion that a condition of the granting of drink licences to pubs and restaurants would be the mandatory stocking of...
- Departmental Records
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current location of a file (details supplied) apparently recalled by the Department on 6 October 1995; the reason the file was recalled; and...
- Irish Prison Service
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when the Irish Prison Service will publish an implementation plan for the second year of its strategic plan; and if he will make a...
- Garda Retirements
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason all the data requested with regard to a loss of earnings application in respect of a person (details supplied) have not been supplied...
- Inspector of Prisons Reports
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions the Department will take to address the findings and recommendations contained in the recent interim report of the Inspector of...
- Garda Deployment
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide assurances to local residents that all necessary Garda resources are being used following the reported increases in burglaries...
- Irish Language Issues
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by his Department to progress the recognition of Irish Sign Language as an official language; and if he will make a...
- Youth Services Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding that will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that it saves his Department thousands every...
- Legislative Measures
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to implement legislation to protect good samaritans who engage in good deeds in good faith but may find themselves being sued for...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has raised with the British Prime Minister the allegations raised in the Anne Cadwallader book, Lethal Allies, regarding new evidence it...
- US Surveillance Issues
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the response he has received from the Garda Síochána regarding whether the telephone of the Taoiseach was bugged by the United States...
- Visa Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will arrange to have an application for a visa reviewed as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford;...
- Magdalen Laundries Issues
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure in place for a Magdalen laundry restorative justice applicant who does not respond within the two months of being offered a lump...
- Coroners Service
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the number of coroners approved by his Department who practise in County Mayo; the number of inquests held and completed by...
- EU Directives
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Recruitment
132. To ask the Minister for Defence if he intends to hold a new recruitment drive for the Defence Forces in 2014. [53231/13]
- Defence Forces Properties
133. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which the various military establishments decommissioned in recent years throughout the country have been disposed of to date; the extent of the...
- Defence Forces Equipment
134. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which Army road and off-road vehicles continue to be upgraded in order to ensure reliability in the event of emergency; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Strength
137. To ask the Minister for Defence the total strength of the Defence Forces including reserves, male and female; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53320/13]
- Defence Forces Deployment
138. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops currently deployed overseas; the extent to which further deployments are pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
139. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he has ongoing dialogue with the various representative bodies, such as PDFORRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53322/13]
- Departmental Expenditure
140. To ask the Minister for Defence if he expects expenditure in his Department in the coming year to remain within budgetary guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53323/13]
- Defence Forces Strength
142. To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects retirement to affect the numbers in the Defence Forces in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Directives
143. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of EU directives relating to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when it is...
- Departmental Legal Costs
144. To ask the Minister for Defence the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years; and if he...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Properties
145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in respect of a request from his Department regarding the site for a tourism kiosk (details supplied) in...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 9 October 2013, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare;...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 REP scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo had a reduction made on their 2013 single farm payment; and if he will make a...
- Scéim na hÍocaíochta Aonair
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar an dara cuid den Íocaíocht Aonair Feirme do 2013 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe...
- Fish Landings
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landings by non-Irish fishing vessels into the ports of Cobh, Castletownbere, Dingle, Renard, Fenit, Galway, and...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for the dredging of Dunmore East Harbour, County Waterford; the position regarding this project; and if...
- Coillte Teoranta Reports
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the Woodland League in calling for the report of the review of Coillte, initiated by the last Government in...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when area aid and single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on...
- EU Directives
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Departmental Legal Costs
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Cafés Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on an application for a youth café by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Childcare Education and Training Scheme Expenditure
158. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the process adopted that resulted in Early Childhood Ireland and Border Counties Childcare Network being awarded €900,000...
- Children in Care
159. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in care who have had more than three care placements in a year for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [53223/13]
- Early Years Strategy Publication
163. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a draft of the national early years strategy will be ready; if she plans to carry out a public consultation on the strategy; and if...
- Proposed Legislation
165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the changes to the Child Care Act 1991, specifically regarding child care preschool regulations and the explanatory notes that accompany...
- HIQA Investigations
166. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an updated report on the Health Information and Quality Authority investigation into Dublin North West social services;...
- EU Directives
167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of EU directives related to her Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Departmental Legal Costs
168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs incurred in her Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five...
- Department of Health
- HSE Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been paid in compensation over the past three years by the Health Service Executive either through the courts or by settlement; and if he...
- Medical Card Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be awarded in view of new medical information in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the care of a person (details provided) in County Donegal; if contact has been made with Wellington Hospital; and if he will...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
173. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to receive an appointment for her awaited medical procedure, considering she was placed on a...
- HSE Staff Remuneration
174. To ask the Minister for Health the types and values of allowances paid to senior managers and advisors at grade 8 or above employed by the Health Service Executive; if any such manager or...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
175. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Waterford was referred to a consultant in January 2008 and has been on the waiting list for a...
- Industrial Disputes
176. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's assessment of the possible impact on health services of an ESB strike; the precautionary measures in place; if all hospitals will be in a...
- Mental Health Services Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the closure of Curam Mental Health Clinic in Swords, County Dublin; if he is prepared to intervene in this matter (details supplied); and...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Health the provision for the fair deal in the Estimates of 2012, 2013 and 2014; the outturn in relation to spend in 2012 and 2013; the cutback in funding for 2014;...
- Hospital Admissions
179. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be transferred to a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53188/13]
- Hospital Facilities
180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of beds in the three paediatric hospitals, broken down by hospital site and by speciality; the projected...
- Hospital Staff Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Health the timekeeping or auditing system used in hospitals within the State to ensure that staff (details supplied) are physically in the hospital during contracted...
- Patient Statistics
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, by consultant, the number of public patients in each hospital within the State who were seen in 2012 by each consultant...
- Speech and Language Therapy
186. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some speech and language services at Stewarts Hospital have been cut to the most vulnerable of residents,...
- Departmental Staff Sick Leave
187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sick days taken by staff of his Department and the Health Service Executive over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
189. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there are currently four operating theatres closed in Cappagh Hospital; if he will detail the waiting times, by procedure, at Cappagh in...
- Hospital Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data report will be published; the reason for...
- Medical Card Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the general practitioner card income limit for a couple over 70 is double that of a single person, but the income limit for a medical card for a...
- Health Services Staff Issues
192. To ask the Minister for Health the reason staff within the environmental health service of the Health Service Executive were not allowed to join the staff incentivised career break scheme;...
- Hospital Charges
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on variations in hospital charges; his views on whether large disparities are unacceptable (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Medical Card Reviews
194. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a review being carried out on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will...
- Hospital Appointment Status
195. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Staff Training
196. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 27 November 2013, the reason his Department has ignored the suggestions provided (details supplied) at the Joint...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
198. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53267/13]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide comfort and assurance to persons who are availing of the fair deal scheme and who are in desperate fear their allowances will be cut through...
- Health Services Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate adequate health cover to an island on the western seaboard (details supplied) in County Galway in the event of the resident public health...
- Charitable Donations Administration
202. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that money received by charities and used as top-up payments is repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53292/13]
- Health Services Issues
204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to have a full inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied)) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- HSE National Service Plan
205. To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive service plan for 2014 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53315/13]
- Health Services Issues
206. To ask the Minister for Health the reason representations made to the Health Service Executive on 19 November regarding early intervention services have not yet been responded to; and if he...
- Mental Health Services Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health the reason urgent representations made to the Health Service Executive on 26 November regarding the safety of a suicidal child have to date not been responded...
- Services for People with Disabilities
208. To ask the Minister for Health the funding arrangements in place to avoid the delays experienced in securing appropriate services for persons with a disability upon graduating from school in...
- Residential Institutions Issues
210. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question of 4 December 2013 regarding mother and baby homes, the institutions other than the National Archives where copies of...
- EU Directives
211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when it is...
- Departmental Legal Costs
212. To ask the Minister for Health the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Licence Application Centres
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations of the new national driving licence service offices in County Dublin; if he is satisfied with the range of current...
- National Car Test
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to extending the 21-day period for NCT retesting for vehicle owners who are awaiting delivery of a...
- Broadband Services Expenditure
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of expenditure incurred by Iarnród Éireann to install wifi on its services in the years 2012 and to date in 2013....
- Rail Services
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current policy in relation to wheelchair access on the DART, commuter and inter-city trains; his future plans to make the trains more...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Dublin bikes scheme to Dublin North Central or Dublin North East areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tourism Promotion
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include the millennium celebration of the Battle of Clontarf 2014 on all relevant Tourism Ireland publications as the event...
- Road Projects Status
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the current state of negotiations regarding funding for the Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on...
- Marine Safety
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish marine safety notices in the relevant industry publications to ensure that the information is disseminated as widely...
- Irish Sports Council
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total costs incurred by the Irish Sports Council resulting from the recent legal action involving it and a board member; if the...
- Road Projects
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide the necessary funding as a matter of priority to address a very dangerous...
- EU Directives
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having...
- Departmental Legal Costs
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five...
