Written answers
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Military Aircraft Landings
11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made by aircraft from the United States in 2013 for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon Airport; the...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact he has had with Aer Lingus in relation to recent pension problems, including threatened industrial action and legal action....
- Tourism Promotion
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the success of the global greening initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15046/14]
- Light Rail Projects Status
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Luas cross-city project; if the project is currently meeting its deadlines; the difficulties the...
- Dublin Bus Services
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the tendering of orbital bus routes around Dublin and, in particular, the routes that serve the...
- Taxi Regulations
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed legislative changes he will be bringing forward in the area of taxi regulation; and if he will provide a cost-benefit...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his view that problems in the Dublin Airport Authority pension scheme are an impediment to the secure development of the airport...
- Sporting Events
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date toward the hosting of the rugby world cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/14]
- Legislative Programme
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the Shannon aviation services and miscellaneous provisions Bill 2013; and if he will make a...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce confirmation of successful applicants under the current round of sports capital funding. [14997/14]
- Sports Funding
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered implementing a cross-departmental funding approach, similar to that which applies in the North of Ireland, for...
- Public Service Obligation Services
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the continuation of some form of subsidy for flights between counties Kerry and Dublin; if he recognises the economic...
- Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sports capital applications received for County Carlow, in tabular form showing the number in the less than €50,000...
- Public Transport Initiatives
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work he will do to ensure that streamlining of urban bus services as seen in the recent Swiftway plan does not mean the end of routes...
- Sporting Organisations
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have made any contact with Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland to discuss the decision not to send the Irish team to the...
- Tourism Promotion
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a similar tourism offering to the Wild Atlantic Way for the east of the country; and if he will make a statement on...
- Cycling Policy
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make cycling in Dublin city and all cities here safer for commuters; the number of accidents involving cyclists last year;...
- Road Projects
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recommend the progression to construction of the road between counties Kerry and Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom in the...
- National Cycle Network
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tourism and recreation initiatives for the midlands currently under consideration by his Department. [14998/14]
- Road Traffic Legislation
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will be taking to facilitate the enactment of further provisions of the Road Traffic Acts which have yet to be commenced....
- Road Projects
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when work will commence on the Gort to Tuam, County Galway, motorway; the amount of Exchequer funding provided for this road in 2014; and...
- Tourism Employment
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which job opportunities continue to emerge throughout the tourism sector; the areas that have shown greatest promise in this...
- Transport Infrastructure
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the transport infrastructure that has been undertaken during the course of the current capital investment...
- Tourism Policy
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department's review of tourism policy. [15143/14]
- Swimming Pool Projects
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the discussions he has had with the local authorities in relation to the swimming pools programme; if it is expected...
- Ministerial Meetings
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met the CIE chief executive officer, the Dublin Bus CEO, the Iarnród Éireann CEO and the Bus...
- Roads Maintenance Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the National Roads Authority develop a design standard for regional county roads; and if he will make a statement...
- State Bodies Mergers
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way it is envisaged that the relationship between the National Transport Authority and the new body arising from the merger of the...
- Regional Road Network
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed interchange to facilitate the Kerry Group at Osberstown, Naas, County Kildare; if he will...
- Public Bike Schemes
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the extension of the city bikes scheme to counties Cork, Galway and Limerick. [15064/14]
- Vehicle Clamping
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in relation to the regulation of clamping in the State, if he has investigated the Scottish regulatory model which outlaws the practice...
- Sports Funding
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that proper and adequate funding is provided for our female athletes and sports persons. [15100/14]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish position regarding the independence campaign of the Lunda Tchokwe nation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Issues
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at the Foreign Affairs Council of Ministers the need for the European Union to give maximum support to the...
- Emigrant Support Services
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to engage with and assist Irish emigrants in the UK who have fallen on hard times; and if he will make a...
- Department of Finance
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed by film companies who receive section 481 tax breaks. [15557/14]
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on plans to introduce a grant towards the fuel costs of disabled drivers and disabled passengers including the likely start date;...
- Property Taxation Data
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the additional element of the local property tax on houses valued at above €1 million in 2013 and to date in 2014. [15462/14]
- NAMA Operations
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place within his Department to prevent the prospect of persons who moved properties into the National Asset Management Agency buying them...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify apparent discrepancies in statements from both him and his Minister of State regarding debt resolution for buy-to-let properties; in his own...
- Financial Services Regulation
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend section 57BX of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004 in order that persons can make complaints about...
- Tax Rebates
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the fuel rebate for bus owners recently introduced in the budget is limited to those who use over 2,000 litres of fuel per month as this unfairly...
- Budget Targets
77. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether overall budget 2014 projections will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/14]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of savings in the administration charges for school transport that will be achieved in 2014 following his press announcement of 30 July...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the requirement for an apprentice mechanical automation and maintenance fitter to have perfect colour vision is not stated on the SOLAS...
- Sick Pay Scheme Reform
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the changes to sick leave arrangements for teachers which commence in September 2014 will include the facility to review on a case-by-case...
- Schools Data
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names, addresses and roll numbers of all the two-teacher, three-teacher and four-teacher primary schools outside of the gateway cities and hub...
- Disadvantaged Status
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools built in towns with RAPID areas since the designation of DEIS 1 schools took place; the names, addresses and roll numbers of...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to further their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the provision of an academic personal assistance programmes for persons with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement...
- Teacher Training Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the training of undergraduate level teaching staff for persons with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that his Department will not pay any non-binding pay recommendations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Ireland's allocation under the ESF 2014-2020 programme. [15571/14]
- School Accommodation
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved and paid in respect of capital works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved and paid for capital works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a...
- Autism Support Services
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 358 to 362, inclusive, of March 2014, in view of the fact that his Department’s document Model A...
- Schools Building Projects Status
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for a new capital works project for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a...
- School Patronage
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate a second level Educate Together school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Enrolments Data
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the demographic increases that have led to the need for a large number of new schools and classrooms in the Dublin city area, if there...
- Schools Data
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who will graduate from primary schools in the Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W and 8 areas at the end of this school year; if he will...
- Schools Complaints Procedures
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to parents who believe their children are being badly treated at school but do not know where to turn; and if he will make a...
- School Closures
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will visit County Kerry to see the logistics involved for children as young as four years old travelling to and from some isolated small...
- Broadband Services Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when e-fibre broadband will be available to schools (details supplied) County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15661/14]
- Site Acquisitions
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made towards securing a site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15662/14]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Pensions
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public servant who has reached the age of 50 years is eligible to retire on a full pension even though they are a few months short...
- Legislative Process
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 is expected to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; when it should be concluded;...
- Office of Public Works Properties
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when an area of land (details supplied) in County Galway designated to be a car park and which is within Office of Public Works...
- EU Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the allocations for Ireland under each of the ERDF and ESF programmes for 2014-2020. [15553/14]
- Office of Public Works Expenditure
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of expenditure on rent by the Office of Public Works in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on a property in north...
- Architectural Heritage
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected opening date for the refurbished Derrynane House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/14]
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the list of applications and amounts involved that his Department has received from Kerry County Council under the current minor flood...
- Architectural Heritage
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the projected opening date for Skellig Michael; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/14]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Company Law Reform
122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish in full the recommendations on the laws of insolvency applying to small and medium enterprises made to him by the...
- IDA Jobs Data
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by IDA Ireland in each NUTS II and NUTS III area in each of the past six years; the number lost in IDA...
- Regional Aid
124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the inclusion of County Kerry in the map for future regional aid; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Social Protection
- Disability Act Employment Targets
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that persons with Down's syndrome are one of the most under-represented groups in the labour market, her plans to address this...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker's appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had an oral hearing on 3 March; and...
- Employment Support Services
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 25 March 2014, if she will outline the budget allocation for each centre; and if she will make a...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an oral hearing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Household Benefits Scheme
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the telephone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15502/14]
- Rent Supplement Scheme
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the refusal of some landlords to accept a rent supplement as payment is legally permissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's allowance in resect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Welfare Services
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appointment to see a community welfare officer can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Disability Allowance Applications
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made in respect of an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of deserted wives payment who are employed during school terms as both escorts and drivers of children with special needs have...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding accommodation in respect of a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15610/14]
- Family Income Supplement Applications
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in determination of an application for family income supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Death Certificates Issues
149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a death certificate can be issued before an inquest has taken place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Social Insurance
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide better social protection cover for self-employed persons and their families when their businesses fail; if she will provide a...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- State Visits
151. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Irish entertainers that offered their services to perform at the upcoming State visit of President Higgins to England;...
- National Monuments
152. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process and criteria that must be met to have a monument or building designated a national monument and added to the list of...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment of bog compensation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Strips
156. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will be willing to consider leasing the air strips in Cluain Leacht an Abba, Cleggan and in Inishbofin to a company or...
- Inland Waterways Development
157. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update in relation to the proposal to restore the Ulster Canal; when specific funding will be put in place for...
- Coastal Erosion
158. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned that Ballinskelligs Castle, County Kerry may be washed into the sea; if he will act on my previous correspondence...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he is taking to provide and improve the rollout of broadband services in rural areas of Longford/Westmeath...
- Renewable Energy Incentives
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available and the plans in place for grants to be given to citizens who purchase and install wood stoves and...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Unfinished Housing Developments
163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria being used by his Department when determining which unfinished estates are to be demolished; the consent...
- Water Charges Exemptions
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be any exceptions to water charges for persons living with illness or disability where increased water usage...
- Water Services Funding
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for water leaks; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff by grade within his Department who received performance-related bonuses in the years 2010, 2011, 2012,...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the rules and conditions whereby persons from abroad can invest here and apply and be approved for an Irish passport for...
- Proposed Legislation
169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is intended to change the law to ensure that properties being sold due to financial problems cannot be advertised for sale without the...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the position of Garda vetting process in respect of a person (details supplied) as there seems to be significant delay in the...
- Garda Transport Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars based in Connemara at present; the stations they are based in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15518/14]
- Commission of Inquiry
172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will initiate a full independent inquiry into the allegations that he has received of serious systems failures, corruption, malpractice and...
- Sports Fraud
173. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is criminal justice legislation which provides for a definition of what constitutes sports fraud, which can involve match fixing or...
- Legal Aid Service
176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of clients ofLegal Aid Board centres which operate a triage system who are getting to see a solicitor within one month. [15566/14]
- Fixed Charge Processing System
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is now a mechanism in place to inform all offenders of the cancellation petition policy of the fixed charge processing system as...
- Asylum Applications
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will arrange to have all documentation in relation to an asylum application returned in respect of persons (details supplied) in County...
- Copyright Infringement
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if plagiarism is recognised as both a criminal and a civil offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15628/14]
- Departmental Legal Costs
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No.149 of 27 March 2014, why the requested information was not in fact furnished (details supplied) and if he...
- Pension Provisions
187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will amend the Garda superannuation scheme for 81 former members who have been deprived of their preserved retirement benefits due to the...
- Legal Aid Applications
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail the means test carried out by the Legal Aid Board for persons who are seeking their services; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Correspondence
189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the letter from the former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan regarding recording and retention of telephone conversations...
- Irish Prison Service
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any phones in Irish prisons are being or have ever been recorded or monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15678/14]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- VAT Rate Application
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that processors have passed on the increase in the unregistered farmers VAT rebate to their farmer...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 19 February 2014, when a decision on REP scheme 4 will issue to a person (details...
- Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 18 February 2014, when an application for DES grant will be finalised in respect of a...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- On-farm Investment Schemes
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes that will be funded under the on-farm capital investment proposed for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; and if...
- Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will fully compensate farmers for the cessation of the sheep grassland scheme; if he still intends to incorporate it into the...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who has no single farm payment entitlements but has been applying for the disadvantaged areas scheme for the past five...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who will be the contact agency and-or person for citizens seeking information regarding the EU's rural development fund. [15551/14]
- EU Funding
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the designated agency or person to be contacted by citizens seeking information regarding the EU's Maritime and Fisheries Fund...
- Departmental Offices
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to have adequate administrative staff available to deal with farmers' queries at all times at the DVO office in...
- Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration that is being given to farmers who are below the age of 40, are not considered new entrants due to the time at...
- Land Parcel Identification System
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a land parcel identification system, LPIS, overpayment appeal in respect of a person (details...
- Harbours and Piers Funding
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide funding to upgrade a pier (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Wildlife Conservation
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered concerns expressed by fishermen regarding the seal population; his views on whether this is a problem and, if...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider exploring the potential of a wine industry here, following Scotland's recent activity in this area; and if he...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services Regulation
210. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out her views on amending the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 and the Child Care Act 1991 in order that all paid childminders would...
- Department of Health
- National Children's Hospital Issues
213. To ask the Minister for Health if a unit (details supplied) will be provided at the satellite children's hospital to be built at Connolly Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Applications
214. To ask the Minister for Health to detail when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in...
- Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
215. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is putting a methadone clinic in St. Otteran's Hospital, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15476/14]
- Hospital Appointment Status
216. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork referred to Cork University Hospital will be given an appointment for a procedure; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services (1 comment)
217. To ask the Minister for Health the plans he will put in place, and when, to care for a young Irish person (details supplied) who was injured in an accident in the US and is currently...
- Ambulance Service Issues
218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will have a case (details supplied) investigated regarding the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15494/14]
- Medical Card Delays
219. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a full medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [15498/14]
- Home Help Service Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12 with home help care; and when they may expect the home help care to commence....
- Hospital Appointment Status
221. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15511/14]
- Hospital Procedures
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2013; the number of these patients who had diabetes; and if he will make a...
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make arrangements to ensure that a premises that was used for as a doctor's clinic for persons with medical cards (details supplied) is retained at...
- Orthodontic Services Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive an appointment for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15556/14]
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy in relation to mixed gender wards in hospitals; the number of hospitals that carry out this practice; the names of those...
- Medical Card Eligibility
233. To ask the Minister for Health further to correspondence (details supplied), the reason two conflicting responses were given to the medical card query; the reason the case was suddenly...
- Medical Card Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in respect of determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
- Hospital Appointment Status
236. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an urgently needed appointment for an MRI scan will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Medical Card Applications
237. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in determination of an application for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
238. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include paediatric inflammatory bowel disease on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/14]
- Primary Care Centres Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of time and money that was spent by the Health Service Executive on architects, solicitors and so on to have a property (details supplied) designed...
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
240. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the pay for graduate nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15617/14]
- Hospitals Inspections
241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Information and Quality Authority is not responsible for the standards in private hospitals (details supplied) and the body that monitors...
- Ambulance Service Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service and the need to ensure its retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointment Status
243. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15632/14]
- Services for People with Disabilities
244. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the negative impacts of reconfiguration efforts on a service in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Reviews
245. To ask the Minister for Health if persons in residential institutions will be sent reminder letters in the event of no response being received to medical card review notices; if he is...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
246. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned by the findings of the "Prime Time Investigates" programme on the ambulance service, broadcast on 27 March 2014; if he will take immediate...
- Departmental Funding
247. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of financial support supplied by his Department for any programmes conducted by the IMO, the Irish College of General Practitioners, Spunout.ie,...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety Statistics
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the number of fatalities on our roads this year; if he is satisfied with the operation of the Road Safety...
- Road Tolls
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason drivers are being charged full motorway toll prices when it is being operated as a dual-carriageway; and if he will make a...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for funding for a sports capital grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Projects
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding arrangements that have been put in place for the construction of the Gort-Tuam motorway; when the contract for this project...
- Driver Licences
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the means open to a person (details supplied) in County Cork to make a formal complaint regarding the service provided by the National...
- Penalty Points System
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of recommendation 4.4 contained in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report entitled The Fixed Charge Processing System:...
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects tourism to grow on foot of the development of the Wild Atlantic Way; the extent to which specific markets...
- Sporting Events
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the rugby world cup or the hosting of other major sporting events can be seen as a means of economic benefit to...
- Tourism Promotion
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate, based on tourism figures for 2013, the extent to which expansion opportunities are likely to emerge in 2014 with...
- Transport Policy
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which efficiencies in the transport sector, both public and private, are achievable through co-ordination and integration...
- Aviation Issues
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which national and international airports here can interlink with global transport with a view to maximising passenger...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the determination of major capital sports grants in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sports Funding
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which studies have been carried out and comparisons made with other jurisdictions with a view to ensuring that Irish...
- Airlines Regulations
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he sees the respective roles for Aer Lingus and Ryanair to develop in the coming years; and if he will make a...
- Ferry Services Provision
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which his Department continues to examine the efficiency, effectiveness and development of all aspects of sea transport in...
- Job Creation
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department continues to evaluate employment creation opportunities, directly and indirectly through co-ordinated efforts...
- Road Safety
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road safety measures taken that have impacted most positively on road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Network
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department continues to examine existing roads and motorways with a view to determination as to the extent to...
- National Cycle Network
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application by Cavan, Leitrim and Sligo county councils for funding towards the development of a greenway on an...
- Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of applications for sports capital programme received by his Department from Kerry clubs in the current round; and...
- VAT Rate Reductions
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the data his Department has available to highlight the positive impact on the industry of the 9% reduced rate of VAT since its...
- Private Bus Operators
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided by the National Transport Authority towards the provision of a new bus service where Bus Éireann ceased...
