Written answers

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

  • Department of Finance
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      6. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concerns expressed by the head of the Fiscal Advisory Council that standard variable rate mortgage customers are very vulnerable to increases in...
    • EU Meetings
      9. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussion that took place recently between Finance Ministers in Athens; the decisions made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/14]
    • Household Debt Statistics
      11. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on figures from the Central Bank of Ireland which show that the total lending to Irish households fell back to €106 billion in February, the...
    • Tobacco Seizures
      12. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the sharp decline in revenue seizures of illicit tobacco products; if this reflects a reduction in resources available to the Revenue...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      13. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on light touch regulation in the financial services industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15986/14]
    • IBRC Investigations
      14. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the potential bank recapitalisation liabilities to the State should rate fixing allegations made in a US lawsuit prove to be accurate; if his...
    • Tax Code
      15. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent OECD paper the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy on the taxation of multinational companies and its potential impact on Ireland;...
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support
      16. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which budgetary projections have remained on target since exit from the bailout; if particular issues have arisen which might need particular...
    • Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
      17. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for legislative reform of the manner in which the Financial Services Ombudsman operates, including an increased levy on industry to fund a more...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      18. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money paid by his Department for consultancy or any other type of accounting or auditing work to PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG in the past two...
    • Tax Code
      19. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take regarding the future of the windfall tax on rezoned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/14]
    • VAT Rate Application
      20. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the review of the EU VAT directive and with regard to the campaign by MEPs, supported by national public representatives, if he will extend...
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support
      21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request permission to repay Ireland’s IMF loans prior to the maturity dates without triggering the need to repay other loans under the EU-IMF...
    • Banking Sector
      22. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has expressed concern to the European Commission at the delay in concluding an agreement on the restructuring plan for Permanent TSB; and if he will make...
    • EU Directives
      23. To ask the Minister for Finance with respect to the revision of the EU anti-money laundering directive, if it remains Irish policy to resist this measure although it is believed that a public...
    • Tax Code
      24. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place regarding potential income tax reductions and or changes to the USC in budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Banking Sector Remuneration
      25. To ask the Minister for Finance the principles he will follow when deciding on the voting position on the issue of bankers’ remuneration at the annual general meetings of banks in...
    • Government Bonds
      26. To ask the Minister for Finance if the ECB seeking his Department to dispose the €25 billion of sovereign bonds to the open market in 2014. [15982/14]
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      27. To ask the Minister for Finance the latest developments in the Government's efforts to achieve retrospective recapitalisation of the Irish banks and to reduce Ireland's debt burden; and if he...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      28. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with testimony given to the Joint Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure and reform by the special liquidators recently, when a person...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      29. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners have seen only a 3% rate for deferrals and exemptions from the local property tax compared to the 15% rate predicted by...
    • Tax Code
      30. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for a global tax on individual net worth; if he has had discussions at an EU level on the feasibility of a global wealth tax; and if he...
    • Bank Charges
      31. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increases in bank charges and the consequent impact on personal and business customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16175/14]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      32. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which mortgages in respect of family homes continue to be treated in a sympathetic manner by lenders along the lines set out by the Central Bank...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on any consultation that has taken place between Professor Morgan Kelly and the Central Bank in view of Professor Kelly's recent...
    • Tax Code
      34. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of capital acquisitions tax, consideration can, subject to the wishes of a parent, be given to reducing the length of time a foster child is...
    • Banking Sector
      35. To ask the Minister for Finance his strategy for creating a sustainable and competitive banking sector. [16062/14]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate, in respect of mortgage loans which are passed from banks and other lending institutions to debt collection agencies, the extent to which...
    • Black Economy Issues
      37. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the various forms of black economic activity, particularly the illicit tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/14]
    • Credit Availability
      38. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the announcement that KfW will provide credit facilities in the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16174/14]
    • State Banking Sector
      39. To ask the Minister for Finance his position on retaining the State's shares in Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB. [15984/14]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      40. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to protect the viability of small and medium enterprises which are overburdened with debt due to property assets; the contact he has...
    • Banking Sector
      41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Royal Bank of Scotland’s review of Ulster Bank, the poor financial performance by Permanent TSB and if the possibility of merging the...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      42. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will be in a position to assess the cost to the State of the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      43. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to ensure that the European Commission investigation into aspects of Ireland’s corporation tax regime is concluded in a timely...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Employment Data
      44. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons aged 16 to 25 who are not currently engaged in employment, education or training; the percentage of the population between 16 and 25 this...
    • Departmental Contracts
      45. To ask the Taoiseach the duration of the merchant agreement where payment by debit or credit card is accepted for services provided by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      46. To ask the Taoiseach if he will introduce a Dáil reform that would allow any Deputy to ask questions of local, regional, national or international importance of him following Leaders'...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      48. To ask the Taoiseach the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      50. To ask the Taoiseach cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha...
    • Legal Matters
      51. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of judicial review cases issued in past four years handled by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor; the number of cases...
    • National Reform Programme
      55. To ask the Taoiseach the number of organisations that have made a submission to the consultation on the national reform programme 2014 to date. [16263/14]
    • EU Issues
      57. To ask the Taoiseach the amount the blue star programme costs; the percentage of this cost borne by the Irish taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16270/14]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      58. To ask the Taoiseach if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his attention;...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      59. To ask the Taoiseach the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written Parliamentary Question. [16598/14]
    • Census of Population Statistics
      60. To ask the Taoiseach the proportion of adults aged over 60 years in the 2011 census in each district electoral division (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position regarding Rwandan President Paul Kagame and UN allegations regarding his involvement in Congo....
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó...
    • Passport Application Refusals
      65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on a passport appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he is kept updated by his officials regarding the current situation in Ukraine. [16257/14]
    • Arms Trade
      67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department was made aware that by signing the arms trade treaty in 2013 that they needed an EU decision by the...
    • Irish Communities Abroad
      68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he intends to incorporate the recently announced Diaspora policy review by his Department into the review of foreign...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16592/14]
    • Missing Persons
      70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if further contact will be made with the French authorities in relation to a missing Irish person in France (details...
    • Human Rights Issues
      71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an update is available from the recent assessment team that was in Burma on behalf of his Department; the...
    • Food Security
      72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if food security is being examined as part of the review of Ireland's review of foreign policy and if there is further...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication...
  • Department of Finance
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the property tax for houses adapted for use by persons with a disability (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a...
    • Fuel Rebate Scheme
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to resolve the difficulties being faced by those seeking to avail of the diesel rebate fuel scheme; if his attention has been drawn to...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance an bhfuil aon socrú déanta chun árachas a chur ar fáil do shealbhóirí tithe nach bhfuil in ann árachas tí a fháil...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence, details supplied, regarding the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16307/14]
    • State Properties
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €204 million in receipts from the sale of State property as listed in the March month end Exchequer returns; and...
    • Health Insurance Levy
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of funds collected under the health levy in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16731/14]
    • VAT Rate Application
      80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will rule out any plans to apply VAT to activities in the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/14]
    • Bank Charges
      81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide full details, for each bank, of maximum level of charges relating to certain products and services which have been approved by the Central...
    • Deposit Interest Rates
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the 2014 rate of 41% DIRT is not just applicable from January 2014 but rather can be applied to savings schemes set up in 2013 or earlier years and...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      83. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the lack of progress at the Brussels EU summit meeting on direct bank recapitalisation of Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Single Resolution Mechanism
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the agreement on the single resolution mechanism reached in the recent Brussels EU Summit meeting; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
      85. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding fund raising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16003/14]
    • Property Taxation Collection
      86. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have outsourced any work regarding the collection of the local property tax and household charge; and if so to what companies; the...
    • Tax Rebates
      88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of deductions for universal social charge and PAYE in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason in...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      89. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he will make a...
    • Negative Equity Mortgages Value
      91. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding negative equity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16108/14]
    • EU Programmes
      92. To ask the Minister for Finance when the 2014 stability programme update will be published. [16115/14]
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      94. To ask the Minister for Finance cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      95. To ask the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Bank, Permanent TSB and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in respect of the remaining mortgages held on its books will reach the June 2014...
    • Tax Code
      96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland regarding equalising corporation tax rates between...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance if the first bond has been sold yet by the Central Bank this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16222/14]
    • State Debt
      101. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of interest the €25 billion we borrowed to buy off the promissory notes is costing us this year; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify what will happen to the €500 million that will be taken in by the Central Bank of Ireland when the first bond is sold this year; and...
    • National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
      107. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the development of a proposal within the confines of public expenditure and reform constraints in accordance with ongoing...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
      108. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason resolution targets for small and medium-sized enterprise debt at the State-owned banks are not published; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      109. To ask the Minister for Finance the communications he has had with the European Central Bank regarding the possible sale by the Central Bank of Ireland to the market of Government bonds...
    • Revenue Commissioners Resources
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Revenue Commissioner's staff devoted to chasing the property tax as a proportion of total staff; and what the intake would be from redirecting...
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      113. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8 regarding a write down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16304/14]
    • Property Taxation Administration
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax telephone number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16313/14]
    • Bank Codes of Conduct
      115. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions are advising customers that the statutory codes of protection for mortgages are...
    • Property Taxation Assessments
      116. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [16323/14]
    • Banking Sector
      118. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and the reason home loans of the ICS Building Society (details supplied) which is part of Bank of Ireland Group have to be offered for sale as they...
    • Property Taxation Yield
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance that allowing local property tax as a deductible expense against the income of a business which lets private residential property would reduce the yield from...
    • Bank Codes of Conduct
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Central Bank’s code of conduct for business lending to small and medium enterprises is applicable to all buy-to-let...
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance if the relationship framework with banks prevents him or the Central Bank from giving a direction to ensure that a full suite of standardised mortgage...
    • Property Taxation Data
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have been subject to each of the following sanctions in respect of the household charge for 2012: mandatory deduction at source from...
    • Tax Yield
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from stamp duty on credit and debit cards and yield from stamp duty on cheques in each year from 2008 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure associated with interest relief on buy-to-let properties in each year from 2008 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Yield
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from the high earners restriction in each year since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16418/14]
    • Employment Investment Incentive Scheme
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditure, the number of participants and jobs supported under the employment and investment incentive and seed capital scheme in each year since...
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of participants and jobs supported by the special assignee relief programme in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Banking Operations
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the value and the number of payment protection insurance policies mis-sold by banks on a bank by bank basis; and if he will...
    • Bank IT Systems
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ever received a full report into the computer failure at Ulster Bank in summer 2012. [16497/14]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of stakeholders that met during the pre-consultation phase of the 2013 review of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears; and if he will list these...
    • Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to empower the Financial Services Ombudsman to further represent the interests of consumers, particularly in the field of mortgage arrears; and if...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance the frequency with which the Central Bank carries out assessments of lenders' compliance with the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. [16505/14]
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation that they have agreed the sale of 64% of the €1.8...
    • Tax Credits
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance when an application for a incapacitated child tax credit will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make...
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance the fraction of the book value that was paid recently by Lone Star and Oakland Capital for the non-performing loans which had been originally drawn down from...
    • Property Taxation Yield
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the amount of local property tax collected in each local authority in 2013 for the LPT due in that calendar year; the...
    • Property Taxation Administration
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have written to each local authority in the State requesting the rate they intend to charge for the local property tax in 2015 if...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16591/14]
    • Tax Code
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering revising the way first-time home buyers are treated in terms of stamp duty following the expiry of the exemption; and if he will make a...
    • Single Resolution Mechanism
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently agreed single resolution mechanism for banks; if he is concerned by the size of the fund and the timetable for its creation; and if...
    • Credit Availability
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that businesses in County Meath can access credit from banks and other lending institutions; if he will provide figures on...
    • Tax Yield
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of funds collected under the income levy in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16732/14]
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      158. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs for health expenses in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/14]
    • Revenue Commissioners Investigations
      159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will reconsider a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16744/14]
    • Living City Initiative
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the consultations to determine the areas to be included in the living cities initiative in each of the four cities involved; the status of the...
    • Economic Data
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the quarterly Exchequer returns are in accord with expectations with particular reference to the post-bailout environment; and if he will...
    • Bank Charges
      166. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks; the basis for such charges,...
    • Credit Availability
      169. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which Government policy towards assisting small and medium-sized enterprises by way of enhanced lending for working capital or other purposes...
    • Job Creation
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance the most successful initiatives taken by Government in the past three years to regenerate growth and job creation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Insurance Costs
      172. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which insurance costs here are comparable with those in other European and adjoining jurisdictions, with particular reference to the need to...
    • Revenue Documents Issuance
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance when a P21 will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if another statement will be provided in the interim; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      174. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department, it will be deemed to have come to his attention; if he...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if redundancy payment will be granted in respect of persons (details supplied). [16161/14]
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in relation to teachers pay scales, his position where a primary teacher that was made permanent in 2008 and is teaching in one part of the...
    • SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Places
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a course in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16807/14]
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15965/14]
    • Summer Works Scheme Applications
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to make funding available for specific works in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Transport
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he...
    • Physical Education
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third level training places available for the teaching of physical education; the current number of PE teachers at post-primary...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has conducted any assessment or audit of the physical education facilities and teaching resources available in post-primary...
    • School Establishment
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider Kilternan, County Dublin as a greenfield site for the building of a new secondary school based on its expanding population...
    • Cóiríocht Scoile
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le seomraí ranga buana breise a chur ar fáil do scoil (sonraí tugtha); cén...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which July provision is being facilitated in a school (details supplied), including ensuring that parents are not penalised for...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for a devolved building project; if he will...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sources of funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for health and safety works; and if he will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of children by county currently waiting for places in Redhill House, Patrickswell, County Limerick; and...
    • Special Educational Needs Data
      195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, information on the following for each year, 2011, 2012, and 2013, the total number of whole time equivalent...
    • School Transport Administration
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the current tendering process for school bus contracts in County Cork; if there is open and transparent competition; the...
    • Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to make funding available for works in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
    • Autism Support Services
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Dublin who has been unable to attend Foxfield SNS, due to behavioural issues, and whose parents...
    • School Closures
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist parents who are now left with the task of obtaining a new school place for their children due to the sudden announcement on...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships at level five and six that are available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16365/14]
    • Multidenominational Schools
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a multidenominational primary school in the Dublin 6 area; the results of the previous consultation of parents; and if he will...
    • Dental Services Expenditure
      203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department provided to the Dublin Dental Hospital in 2013; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a direction...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is responsible for appointing any members to the board of the Dublin Dental Hospital in 2013; if so, if they report to him and if they...
    • SOLAS Funding
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons affected by the abolition of the additional training allowance of €20 per week under Budget 2014 for those...
    • State Examinations Commission
      207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 4 March 2014, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated; and if...
    • Legal Matters
      208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to 44 court actions currently being defended by the State Claims Agency the subject matter of which is serious allegations of abuse...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Masters allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ombudsman for Children Remit
      210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the scope of authority available to the Children's Ombudsman and the role to investigate complaints made to the Ombudsman...
    • Education Policy
      212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he sees any conflict in teachers marking their own students in the junior cycle student award; if he will reconsider this matter; and if he...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the gap in ICT education as shown in the recent programme for international student assessment study on 15 year old...
    • Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the discussion paper by the Nevin Economic Research Institute regarding the funding of the higher education system and...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that have been put in place for children with Down syndrome starting school this September; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Enrolments
      216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school places in respect of persons (details supplied). [16534/14]
    • Education and Training Provision
      217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department will be allocating to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork in 2014 to assist it in meeting the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans for a second level school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the schedule being followed and proposals for the...
    • Higher Education Courses Provision
      221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that are allocated to FETAC level 5 students for nursing each year; and the criteria necessary to be allocated a college...
    • School Accommodation
      223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is prepared to give a funding commitment to a school (details supplied) which will allow it to secure a lease to remain at its current...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16589/14]
    • Technology in Schools
      225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 27 February 2014, the reason the professional development service for teachers is sanctioning the...
    • School Textbooks
      227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of the decision to use workbooks in national primary schools; the persons involved in this decision; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the eligibility criteria for higher education grants to ensure that they are reflective of families large expenses; and if he...
    • School Textbooks
      229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 11 March 2014, regarding decisions on the use of workbooks, in his answer on the use of textbooks,...
    • School Transport Administration
      233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 on the 1 April 2014, if he will define what he means by the term rebated; and will he explain his...
    • Gaelscoileanna Issues
      234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of a gaelscoil in the Celbridge area of County Kildare in view of the fact that parents in this area...
    • Schools Administration
      236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines in place to permit amalgamations of schools; the level of consultation, surveys and assessments that are carried out prior to...
    • School Management
      237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legislative and or administrative basis for putting in place a board of management for primary schools; if it is mandatory for such a board...
    • Institutes of Technology
      238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of the investment and development of the Dublin Institute of Technology which is preparing to relocate its constituent colleges to...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department, the communication will be deemed to have...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Relief Schemes Funding
      240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be sanctioned for stage 2 of the flood alleviation measures and drainage works for the Claregalway, Lisheenavalla and...
    • Sale of State Assets
      241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment on the roll-out of disposal of State assets in...
    • Sick Pay Scheme Reform
      242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the plan to reduce sick leave arrangements for physiatric nurses due to the stressful and demanding work being carried...
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of former Garda stations that have been offered for sale on behalf of the Ofice of Public Works in 2013 and 2014; the...
    • Departmental Funding
      244. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the manner in which proceeds from the sale of former Garda stations will be deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Stations Closures
      245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the former Garda stations that are in possession of the Office of Public Works; the date on which each of the stations was taken out of...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax;...
    • Pension Provisions
      248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the payment details requested in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Pension Provisions
      250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason persons working in the public service who will be entitled to a State pension at 66 are not allowed remain working until they...
    • Freedom of Information Legislation
      251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any review is being carried out on the freedom of information legislation; the main purpose of this review; and if he will make a...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if public sector workers will be permitted to opt out of pension contributions to pursue their own pension plans; the reason such...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      253. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, oral and written parliamentary question. [16596/14]
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the recent competition by the Public Appointments Commission for temporary clerical officers, when it is likely that...
    • Public Sector Staff Remuneration
      255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pay rises were discussed at his last meeting with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/14]
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department, the communication will be deemed to...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to increase financial flexibility for business in Border areas. [15967/14]
    • Companies Law
      258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to amend the Companies Bill 2014 to include (details supplied) in respect of accounts for small businesses; and if he will...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      259. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor...
    • Departmental Transport
      260. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that do not hold an insurance policy;...
    • Companies Law
      261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will make any amendments to company directors legislation to ensure a more robust response against company directors who are...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Education Policy
      263. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to developing an online tool to allow prospective new employers to efficiently ascertain data on...
    • Job Creation
      264. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for further job creation in Tallaght Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16553/14]
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      265. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16594/14]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      266. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports his Department is currently offering to small and medium enterprises in particular accessing capital to expand; and if he...
    • Horizon 2020 Strategy Funding
      267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with current Irish representation on the EU committees that determine the work packages of Horizon 2020...
    • Science Funding
      270. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department supports Science Foundation Ireland proposals to develop Ireland as a research testbed; if he will fund this...
    • IDA Site Visits
      271. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency visits to County Donegal in the first three months of 2014; the number of confirmed...
    • Action Plan for Jobs
      273. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific measures included in the Action Plan for Jobs 2014 to target unemployment in County Donegal in view of the fact that 2014...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      274. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
      275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the actions she will take to stop the discrimination by private landlords against rent allowance tenants as they are ending up homeless and on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Occupational Pension Schemes
      278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the definition of a member under the occupational pensions schemes (Member Participation in the Selection of Persons for Appointment As Trustees)...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of motor vehicles in the possession of her Department or agencies of her Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if she...
    • Departmental Transport
      280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of motor vehicles in the possession of her Department or agencies of her Department that do not hold an insurance policy; the manner in...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
      282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the fact that her Department has estimated the reform of the State pension contributory eligibility in September 2012 would save...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Numbers
      283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a rate band analysis of all State pension contributory awards since 1 September 2012, broken down by number of awards, gender...
    • State Pension (Contributory) Expenditure
      284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the State if the home credit scheme had been in place, based on claims for State pension contributory from Sept 2012 to date in 2014....
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla,...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit Payments
      289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the estimated cost to her Department this year of persons who will be pensioned off at 65 years from State employment and will apply for...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the social welfare supports that are available to those who are working with zero hour contracts; the supports these persons are entitled...
    • Social Welfare Code
      291. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to explain the reason a new personal public service number was given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 when the person was issued with a...
    • Departmental Staff Safety
      293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the measures in place for the protection of staff in her Department's offices; if glass partitions are always provided; the training and...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to explain when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where a person is participating on a community employment scheme through the spousal swap mechanism to set out the number of additional hours paid...
    • Public Services Card
      298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if fadas are facilitated on public services cards (details supplied) if not, the reason why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16371/14]
    • Pension Provisions
      299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out her position on the ongoing difficulties with the Irish aviation superannuation scheme; and if her Department has been examining any...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons over the age of 55 years can take part in a community employment scheme for up to six years. [16431/14]
    • Employment Support Services
      303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the progress of the Gateway initiative scheme; her views on the progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16479/14]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if amendments can be made to the maximum rent limits to accommodate a young parent who has been homeless for some time to enable them to access...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Pension Provisions
      308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the conditions under which a person currently in receipt of the transition pension may take up employment or be involved in the...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      309. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the costs to her Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16597/14]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [16626/14]
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a reply will issue to a representation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16643/14]
    • Community Welfare Services
      314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the centralisation of the community welfare service to new main centres, as it is resulting in the removal of community welfare...
    • Social Welfare Payments Administration
      315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding correspondence issued by her Department which in effect encourages a post office...
    • Work Placement Programmes
      316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the term of eligibility for Tús workers from the current position of one year as this is extremely restrictive;...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review her response to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 15 November 2011 in view of the fact that the Labour Court did in fact consider...
    • Departmental Staff Training
      321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the training that staff, such as case officers, receive regarding labour activation and job-seeking activities; if additional training opportunities...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Hedge Cutting Season
      322. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider introducing a more flexible approach to defining the annual period when hedge cutting along roads is prohibited...
    • Special Areas of Conservation Designation
      323. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the details of any compensation fund available to land owners in 2014 who have had land designated under an SAC,...
    • Turbary Rights
      324. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current list of bogs in County Sligo on which turf may be cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15978/14]
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      325. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department for which motor tax is not required;...
    • Departmental Properties
      327. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a boundary fence (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16069/14]
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      328. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge...
    • Commemorative Events
      329. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in releasing funding for the restoration of the gymnasium in Richmond Barracks, Dublin 8 as part of the...
    • Air Services Provision
      330. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad paisinéir a d’iompair Aer Árann go dtí Oileáin Árann anuraidh faoin gcóras...
    • Foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge
      331. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon tithe a choinnigh níos mó ná 12 scoláire anuraidh; cén líon díobh sin a...
    • State Papers Issues
      332. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding reducing the period before State papers can be published from 30 years to 20 years in line with the UK; if he...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      333. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost to his Department to process and respond to priority, oral and written parliamentary questions. [16585/14]
    • Departmental Schemes
      334. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any schemes administered by his Department to help small community groups who wish to publish books on the history of...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      335. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has considered concerns expressed by fishermen regarding the seal population; his views on whether this is a problem; the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      336. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason he gave approval to Údarás na Gaeltachta to sell State-owned shares in Arramara Teo.; if he will reconsider this...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      337. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will ensure that when a communication in respect of wrongdoing is received in his Department, it will be deemed to have come to...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Broadband Services Provision
      338. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that businesses in County Meath can access high speed broadband; and if he will make a...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      339. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to...
    • Post Office Network
      341. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to plans to close the post office at Park Shopping Centre, Prussia Street, Dublin 7; and...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      342. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      343. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding broadband in respect of an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      344. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding funding (details supplied) that has been allocated; if some of this allocation could be spent on...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      345. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a cost-benefit analysis of the proposal to export wind-generated electricity to Britain. [16510/14]
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      346. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to his Department to process and respond to priority, oral and a written parliamentary questions. [16587/14]
    • Broadband Services Provision
      347. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate and examine the reason there is no broadband service in Rossbeigh, Glenbeigh, County Kerry,...
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      348. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on his interaction with the panel of experts established to review the GridLink project;...
    • Energy Policy Review
      349. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new national energy policy will be implemented; if he will look at a variety of energy supplies such as biomass,...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      351. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that when a communication in respect of wrongdoing is received in his Department, it will be deemed to...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      352. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding breed-specific legislation; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Property Taxation Yield
      354. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities will receive 80% of the local property tax collected in their areas in 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      356. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to allegations that the Galway Clinic in Doughiska was operating as a medical facility...
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      357. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form by county, the number of applications that are with his Department for applications for...
    • Local Authority Housing
      358. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which provision can be made to revive the local authority house building programme without impacting...
    • Water Quality Issues
      360. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his position regarding the ongoing difficulties caused by the presence of hard-water that are being experienced by...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      361. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is no provision for a self builder to sign a certification of compliance and completion, particularly...
    • Local Authority Housing
      363. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding local authorities providing loans to persons to purchase private properties; if he will provide a...
    • EU Regulations
      364. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be any services put into place for assisting steel fabrication companies in Ireland with adopting the...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      365. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to...
    • Election Management System
      367. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the positions of invigilator at polling stations for the European and Local Elections 2014 can be filled by those on...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      368. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó...
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      369. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding available for the senior alert scheme in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16162/14]
    • Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
      370. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a report on the rental accommodation scheme programme to include the following information, the number...
    • National Roads Authority Remit
      371. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding correspondence being issued by Laois County Council; and if he will...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      372. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to Mayo County Council for Traveller accommodation in the past five years by his Department;...
    • Planning Issues
      373. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a recent planning application to Galway County Council (details supplied) which was appealed to An Bord Pleanala by...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
      374. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to deal with the delays in relation to the implementation of Private Residential Tenancies Board...
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      375. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in relation to the consideration of a foreshore licence in respect of a person (details...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
      376. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding plans by his Department and Sligo County Council to proceed with a waste water treatment works for...
    • Water Meters Installation
      377. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the roll-out of the water metering programme, if Irish Water is complying with international standards in the...
    • Building Regulations Amendments
      379. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the building regulations to ensure carbon monoxide alarms are put in all new buildings; if...
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      380. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on granting an offshore licence for refurbishment works on Dun Laoghaire baths; and if he...
    • Local Authority Funding
      383. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in a letter to Sligo County Council dated 18 December 2013, his...
    • Building Regulations Amendments
      384. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way it was determined which groups or associations would be recognised under the Building Control (Amendment)...
    • Water Services Provision
      386. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the setting up of Irish Water, what will become of those water schemes that currently own their own...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      387. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he will instruct Cork County Council to take in charge an estate (details supplied); if the estate is now...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
      388. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 1 April 2014, the total fund now available to the Pyrite Resolution Board; if...
    • Local Authority Members' Remit
      389. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibilities and powers of county and city councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16563/14]
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      393. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16590/14]
    • Homeless Accommodation Funding
      396. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the context of the national directive in respect of section 10 funding for homeless and related services which has...
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      402. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any dredging works have been carried in the past 20 years to Ring Harbour, Clonakilty, County Cork; if there are any...
    • Building Control Management System
      403. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the withdrawal of the building control management system; the way this service is now being delivered; the...
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      404. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 1 April 2014, if he will seek expert advice in relation to making owners more...
    • Urban Renewal Schemes
      405. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures-supports his Department is taking to support and revitalise town centres. [16687/14]
    • Departmental Agencies Reports
      406. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if investigations into the fire at the Oxigen plant in Ballymount have been completed; if he will supply the report; and...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      407. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the 5,000 social housing units being delivered each year through a variety of sources,...
    • Septic Tank Inspections
      408. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Street Nomenclature
      409. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the process to be undergone in order to change the name of a street in a town; and if he will make a...
    • Construction Industry Register Ireland
      410. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm and provide the membership of the Construction Industry Register Ireland evaluation committee; if he...
    • Homeless Accommodation Provision
      411. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will strengthen the language of S10 of the Housing Act 1988, specifically to place minimum statutory obligations...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      412. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department it will be deemed to...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Human Trafficking
      413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a requirement for special training for airline staff to enable them to identify victims of trafficking among passengers...
    • Garda Recruitment
      414. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the career progression options available to a person who has a proven track record, credible history and excelled in their role within the Garda...
    • UN Conventions Ratification
      415. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, following the signing by Ireland of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture on 2 October 2007, on ratifying this...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      418. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that has been paid to private solicitors by the Civil Legal Aid Board in 2013 and to date in 2014. [15961/14]
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      419. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to have motor tax; and if he...
    • Child Abuse Issues
      421. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct GSOC to carry out a section 106 investigation into the practices, policies and procedures in relation to the Garda national...
    • Prison Accommodation Provision
      422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 25 March 2014, if prisoners on remand under 18 years of age will continue to be detained in St....
    • Commissions of Investigation
      423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the recording of calls at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      424. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Garda Retirements
      425. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the exact date upon which the head of the Garda Special Branch recently retired; when he expects that this vacancy will be filled; and if he will...
    • Garda Operations
      426. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct that additional high visibility patrols be assigned to the Temple Bar area, Dublin and adjoining streets each weekend to...
    • Crime Data
      427. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the crime statistics for Dalkey, County Dublin in 2011, 2012 and 2013. [16275/14]
    • Garda Stations Closures
      428. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional supports that have been put in place since the closure of the Kill O' The Grange Garda station in County Dublin such as mobile...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      430. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views (details supplied) regarding Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16310/14]
    • Peace Commissioners Appointments
      433. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support the concept of automatically appointing Commissioners for Oaths as Peace Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Property Management Company Issues
      434. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the introduction of a limit on the amount of management company fees charged to apartment owners; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Investigations
      435. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the name of the investigating garda; the Garda PULSE number; the outcome of the Garda investigation and the name of the garda that made the final...
    • Human Trafficking
      436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons of all nationalities that have been detected by the Garda as victims of trafficking for...
    • Firearms Licences
      438. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will request the Garda Inspectorate to carry out an inquiry into the administration of the firearm licensing system by An Garda...
    • Visa Applications
      439. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a host regarding requests for information from hosts in supporting applicants for visitors visas by INIS who does not...
    • Departmental Administration
      444. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in being informed of the section 41 letter dated 10 March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16389/14]
    • Garda Transport Data
      447. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked Garda squad cars that are based in Balbriggan Garda station in north County Dublin; his plans for more marked squad cars to...
    • Charities Regulation
      450. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16453/14]
    • Visa Applications
      451. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Egyptian citizen legally residing in an EU member state within the Schengen area for PhD research, who gets a short or long stay visa for...
    • Public Order Offences
      453. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the anti-social behaviour happening at two locations (details supplied) in County Meath; the steps being taken...
    • Garda Operations
      454. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the continued service of a company (details supplied) in operating speed checks on behalf of An Garda Síochána; and...
    • Human Trafficking
      455. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to meet the State's legal obligations regarding the prosecution of victims of trafficking for forced labour; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Strength
      459. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel in Cork city; the number of gardaí assigned to the Togher area; the figures for crime in Togher in the past 12...
    • Surrogacy Issues
      460. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce new rules and procedures in relation to the surrogacy issue; when these are expected to be in place; the transition rules...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      461. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16595/14]
    • Legal Aid Service Expenditure
      462. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown on free legal aid costs on a county basis; the number of persons who are in receipt of legal aid repeatedly; the...
    • Visa Applications
      463. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary travel visa will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Money Laundering
      465. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 445, the number of private member gaming clubs and high value cash trading operations that are supervised...
    • Legislative Programme
      466. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the legislation on prostitution here after the publishing of the Oireachtas justice committee report on prostitution in Ireland; if...
    • Visa Applications
      467. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for a de facto visa in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a...
    • Coroners Service
      468. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action open to a citizen who believes that a coroner has not behaved appropriately, has failed to adequately protect the files that were in...
    • Data Protection
      469. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda Síochána code of practice for data protection was not laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      470. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that when a communication on wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his...
  • Department of Defence
    • Commemorative Events
      471. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the 1916 commemoration at Arbour Hill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16126/14]
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      472. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Transport
      473. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that do not hold an insurance policy; the manner in which...
    • Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
      474. To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis on the obligatory retirement age for privates and corporals in the Permanent Defence Force; the...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      475. To ask the Minister for Defence cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      476. To ask the Minister for Defence the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16588/14]
    • Defence Forces Parades
      477. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason on 3 September at Cathal Brugha Barracks before the first troops departed for Syria, he left the stand after the Ministerial inspection while the...
    • Defence Forces Properties
      478. To ask the Minister for Defence if those living in an housing estate (details supplied) under his charge are subject to the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16694/14]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      479. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that when a communication on wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his attention;...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Special Areas of Conservation Designation
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 4 February 2014, if he will compensate aquaculture operators in Kenmare Bay for having...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor...
    • Grant Payments
      483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in paying the Burren life scheme which was due to be paid out in mid March following a visit from officials...
    • Milk Quota Applications
      485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is in receipt of an application for milk quota reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford;...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge...
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the current breed specific regulations under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 are not having an adverse impact on...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their rural environment protection scheme payment; and if he will make a...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment for 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, when will it be...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agri-environment option scheme payments in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
      493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the capital expenditure, both Exchequer and EU, on the various schemes funded under his Departments on-farm...
    • Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
      494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for the dairy equipment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Single Payment Scheme Administration
      495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding single farm payment penalties; on foot of...
    • Severe Weather Events
      496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial support will be provided to a person (details supplied) in Country Kerry whose forestry was completely destroyed in the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of payments received by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo from his Department for the past three...
    • Fisheries Offences
      498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the point system in respect of serious fisheries infringements as set down in SI 3 (2014) that applies to fishing...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments due under the REP scheme will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay in...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any payment due under the REP scheme, the single farm payment scheme or the disadvantaged area based scheme as a result...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a clawback of €170 due as a result of a mapping error in respect of the REP scheme assessed against a person...
    • Íocaíochtaí Deontas
      502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim um Chosaint na Timpeallachta Tuaithe 4 le feirmeoir i gContae na...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written Parliamentary Question. [16584/14]
    • National Reserve Scheme
      504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a cap for new young farmers of farm income under the new national reserve scheme in order to be eligible for single...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a land parcel identification system, LPIS, appeal instituted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised;...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the entitlements for 2015 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Knackery Industry
      509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to assist horse owners with disposal of the animal if necessary due to the high costs involved; and if he will...
    • Animal Welfare Bodies
      510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend invitations to the Animal Rights Action Network to the Animal Welfare Conference on 16 May; and if he will also...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment option scheme 3 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Food Exports
      512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement of his Department with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and agencies such as Enterprise Ireland in...
    • Fodder Crisis
      513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the fodder crisis of winter-spring 2013, if his Department has drawn up plans to be enacted should such a serious crisis...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Domestic Violence Policy
      515. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated by her to services aimed at tackling domestic violence in County Louth, including women's refuges; the funding for...
    • Child and Family Agency Establishment
      517. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the way the Child and Family Agency has been rolled out in County Waterford; her views on the changes that...
    • Community Services Programme
      519. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views for relocating residential staff into community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16010/14]
    • Child Protection
      520. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the out of hours services of her Department in County Waterford will be extended as per the mission statement of the new agency; the way...
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      521. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of motor vehicles in the possession of her Department or agencies of her Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and...
    • Equality Issues
      523. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will support the rights of Roma children as a matter of priority. [16077/14]
    • Residential Institutions Issues
      524. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 27 March 2014, when the national review of residential care currently being undertaken by the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      525. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 27 March 2014, the amount of expenditure incurred for commercial storage facilities to store...
    • Child Detention Centres
      527. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of children detained in Oberstown boys' and girls' schools and Trinity House,...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      529. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the planned legislation to ratify the Hague convention and the engagement with the relevant stakeholders the plans...
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
      530. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the Adoption Authority of Ireland, when the position for the new CEO is expected to be filled in view of this position being...
    • Departmental Agencies
      531. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the Adoption Authority of Ireland if there is a business plan for 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      532. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and its 2013 figures, if she will provide a breakdown by country, a general outline of the...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      533. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and their report outlining a possible age limit for adoptive parents, if she will detail...
    • Departmental Agencies
      534. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Adoption Authority of Ireland will work with the Health Service Executive offices completing assessments in order that the social...
    • Departmental Websites
      536. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the communications posted on its website or given to the PAPS contacting the Adoption Authority of Ireland are so vague,...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      537. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to complaints from PAP's regarding emails not being replied to; if she will explain such inefficiencies...
    • Adoption Legislation
      538. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider reviewing section 98(1) and (2) to reduce the number of legal professionals to two and to include an adoptive parent;...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      544. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to Adoptions from Bulgaria if there is a quota for Ireland, in view of last year's figures only four referrals were made to...
    • Adoption Legislation
      546. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on any progress made since April 2013 regarding adoptions on the two years plus one year extension of the...
    • Child and Family Agency Investigations
      547. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm whether the new Child and Family Agency is involved in any legacy cases, investigated by Health Information and Quality...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      548. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the costs to her Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written Parliamentary Question. [16586/14]
    • Youth Services Funding
      550. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for future funding for local youth projects and services to be administered by Laois/ Offaly Education and Training Board; and if...
    • Early Child Care Education
      551. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any exceptions to be granted for a child who was born five hours after the deadline for the free ECCE places; the person that...
    • Adoption Legislation
      552. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a submission (details supplied) regarding adoption; her plans to address this very sensitive issue; if she will investigate...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services Provision
      553. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language assistance in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      554. To ask the Minister for Health if inner ear hearing aids are available under the GMS scheme; if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered for replacement inner ear...
    • Medical Card Reviews
      555. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      556. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/14]
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      557. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting lists being faced by children in County Tipperary who are awaiting speech and language assessment; his views on whether this wait is...
    • Dental Services Provision
      558. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has an entitlement to dental treatment under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Drugs
      559. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Pradaxa is covered under the GMS scheme; if not, the options available to patients who use this drug to alleviate the financial costs; and if he...
    • Medical Card Applications
      560. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will expedite this application; and if he...
    • General Practitioner Services
      561. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline all fees and allowances applicable to GPs, including those not included in the GMS scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      562. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health nursing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/14]
    • Health Services Staff Training
      563. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Royal College of Surgeons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15981/14]
    • Health Services Provision
      564. To ask the Minister for Health when committed supports will be in place for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15994/14]
    • Vaccination Programme
      565. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the introduction of Meningitis B vaccination; if the NIAC has met recently in this regard; and the outcome of same; and if he will make...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      566. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to the primary care facility under development at the Meath Hospital site, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the services provided there;...
    • Health Services Provision
      567. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive services, offices or administration currently housed on the Meath Hospital site; and the services that will be moved onto it...
    • Medical Card Applications
      569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [16002/14]
    • Medical Card Data
      570. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the number and proportion of over 70s who stand to lose a GP visit card in 2014; his estimate of the number and proportion of over 70s who...
    • Health Services Provision
      571. To ask the Minister for Health if chiropody care is available in the community free of charge to persons over the age of 70 anywhere in the State; where this is the practice; and if he will...
    • Accident and Emergency Services Provision
      572. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a patient who is referred to accident and emergency from an ophthalmologist is liable for the €100...
    • Pension Provisions
      573. To ask the Minister for Health if a lump sum payment is being made to a person (details supplied); their annual pension entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16019/14]
    • Hospital Staff
      574. To ask the Minister for Health to whom the chief executive of St. Vincent's public hospital Dublin will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16020/14]
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      575. To ask the Minister for Health the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Issues
      577. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests that the Health Service Executive made in 2013 and has made to date in 2014 under Section 8 of the Health (Alteration of Criteria for...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      581. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a county breakdown for January 2014 of the number of children awaiting an initial assessment for speech and language therapies; and the...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      582. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of enforcing the smoking ban per annum for the past ten years; the legal costs per annum; the amount an EHO is paid per out of hours visit to a...
    • Medical Card Applications
      583. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath [16071/14]
    • Hospital Services
      584. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the establishment of an acute medical assessment unit at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Issues
      585. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16076/14]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      586. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for the National Office for Suicide Prevention in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and the projected budget for 2014. [16093/14]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      587. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision for home help for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/14]
    • General Practitioner Services
      588. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the GP service that presently attends the rural community at Tullyvaragh, Broomfield, Castleblayney, County Monaghan one day...
    • Medical Card Delays
      589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in response to a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 [16102/14]
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      590. To ask the Minister for Health cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó...
    • Medical Card Applications
      591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Staff
      592. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the shortage of junior doctors available to the departments of surgery at Letterkenny Hospital, in view of this service now...
    • Health Services Provision
      593. To ask the Minister for Health if the services of chiropodists and podiatrists are covered under the medical card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16213/14]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      594. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal is refused, if a person may retain their medical card while the appeal is being processed (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      595. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive speech and language therapy. [16246/14]
    • EU Directives
      596. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet families of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to discuss their concerns regarding the lack of implementation of the EU Cross-Border...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
      598. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16256/14]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      599. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spends on drug and gambling addiction; if he will provide details of the various programmes nationwide for preventing...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new vehicles that have been purchased by the National Ambulance Service in the past two years; the purpose of those vehicles; and if any of these...
    • General Practitioner Services
      601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will specify the evidential source of research relied upon by his Department in concluding that access to free primary care, disease surveillance and...
    • Hospital Services
      602. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, have in fact lost medical files in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      603. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 10 December 2013, if any progress has been made regarding securing alternative accommodation proposals as an...
    • Symphysiotomy Report
      605. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 18 February 2014, if he will provide an update on the matter and any decisions made on foot of this report; and if...
    • Home Care Packages
      606. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for a home care package; if there is a regional variation; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospitals Discharges
      607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds being occupied by persons who are waiting on home care packages to be passed; the financial cost of one of these beds being...
    • Home Care Packages
      608. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on home care packages for adults and minors by the Health Service Executive over the past three years; if he will provide a...
    • National Stroke Programme
      609. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1109 of 25 March 2014, when the audit referred to will take place; the reason for the delay in carrying out this audit;...
    • Home Care Packages
      610. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to children who suffer from intestinal failure if he will take action on the lengthy delay for the completion of home care packages in view of the...
    • Orthodontic Services Provision
      611. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not been referred for orthodontic services; the procedure during a routine appointment; and if he...
    • Cancer Research
      612. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated by Government bodies annually for the purposes of research for childhood leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      613. To ask the Minister for Health if an eye operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16349/14]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      614. To ask the Minister for Health the conditions for providing defibrillators in public premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16354/14]
    • Suicide Prevention
      617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicide prevention resource officers who are appointed to their positions on a permanent basis. [16360/14]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      618. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, has closed the living kidney donor list to new patients, while a theatre that was opened to facilitate more transplants...
    • Electronic Cigarettes
      619. To ask the Minister for Health if electronic cigarettes will be banned from all educational campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16362/14]
    • Charities Regulation
      620. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the annual wages of the chief executive officer of Cheeverstown as a section 38 voluntary service. [16368/14]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      621. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Dental Services Provision
      622. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn a direction issued to all staff in the Dublin Dental Hospital by their human resources department requesting all staff to stop...
    • Vacancies on State Boards
      625. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that serve on the board of the Dublin Dental Hospital; when was each appointed; the vacancies that exist; when the next vacancy will...
    • HSE Funding
      626. To ask the Minister for Health the funding from his Department the Dublin Dental Hospital received in each year from 2008 to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will receive an appointment for a hip replacement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      629. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      630. To ask the Minister for Health if it is currently the case that citizens who have private health insurance can choose to be treated as public patients within our hospital system; and if he...
    • Health Services Staff Remuneration
      631. To ask the Minister for Health if the salary agreed in respect of a person (details supplied) exceeds the national pay guidelines for the public service; if a special allowance was approved...
    • Health Services Provision
      632. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the case of a person (details supplied) with motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16426/14]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      633. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16427/14]
    • HIQA Reports
      634. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been completed and published on the closure of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; if he has any other investigations to carry...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      635. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of a certain drug (details supplied) has been reviewed in view of it being no longer available in the United States of America; if he will put in...
    • Health Services Reform
      636. To ask the Minister for Health the timescale which he is working to for the abolition of the Health Service Executive; the agencies, existing and proposed, which will take over each of the...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the weekly payment in respect of the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a family (details supplied) regarding a broken wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16455/14]
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      639. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support the 15,776 children waiting for speech and language assessment. [16456/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      640. To ask the Minister for Health if senior citizens have to declare savings in credit unions or banks when renewing medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
      641. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision was made to relocate an addiction treatment clinic (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for this decision; the type of services...
    • Hospital Staff
      642. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 26 March 2014, if he will reply to the question which had nothing to do with whether the additional remuneration...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      643. To ask the Minister for Health when person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be called for an appointment for an urgent double hip operation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Universal Health Insurance Provision
      645. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to introduce universal health insurance; if any report or research is available on same; the country he would like to...
    • Health Services Provision
      646. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current level of podiatry services being offered at Grattan Street Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16530/14]
    • Diabetes Strategy
      649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that diabetes patients are afforded podiatry appointments in a timely and frequent manor as necessitated because of their illness; and if...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
      650. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal scheme is under review; if so, when he will have a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16540/14]
    • Health Services Issues
      651. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reassure residents in County Meath that the officer response vehicles that are in use in the county are being used solely for the purpose of getting...
    • National Children's Hospital Status
      653. To ask the Minister for Health if he will present a detailed report on plans for a new national children's hospital on the St. James's Hospital site; if he is concerned at news that the...
    • Local Drugs Task Forces Remit
      654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm progress on previously announced plans to include alcohol in the remit of Tallaght Drugs Task Force; if he will appreciate the need for...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      657. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in Dún Laoghaire rehabilitation unit will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [16566/14]
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      658. To ask the Minister for Health the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16593/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry whereby the same income from social welfare was also...
    • Disability Support Services Issues
      660. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details provided) in County Mayo who has been awaiting a occupational therapist appointment since October 2013 will receive an appointment; his...
    • Hospice Services
      661. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to St. Francis Hospice, Raheny and Blanchardstown in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16644/14]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      662. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 11 February 2014 where the Health Service Executive stated that currently clients with medical cards can avail of...
    • Hospital Charges
      663. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 11 February 2014, where the Health Service Executive stated (details supplied); if he will clarify in regard to...
    • HSE Expenditure
      665. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following a recent FOI request it was established that the Health Service Executive west is unaware of the...
    • Medical Card Applications
      666. 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...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      667. To ask the Minister for Health if it is still policy that a medical card-GP visit card holder who genuinely engages with a review will not have their eligibility withdrawn before that review...
    • Health Insurance Prices
      669. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that health insurance premiums do not continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16677/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the processing of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford [16696/14]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      671. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of emergency ambulance calls in 2011; the total number that required a patient to be transported; the number of category 1 calls; and if he...
    • General Practitioner Training
      676. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of places on GP training schemes throughout the country in 2014; if he will outline same on a county basis; if he will outline on a county...
    • General Practitioner Services
      677. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the GP rural practice allowance and the supports in place for GPs operating in rural areas. [16707/14]
    • Hospital Admissions
      678. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of GP referrals to each general hospital in the country over the past 12 months; if he will outline same on a hospital by hospital basis; and...
    • General Practitioner Services
      679. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the draft contact for supplying GP care to under six year olds; the proposed timeline for the implementation of the scheme; and if he...
    • Commercial Rates Issues
      680. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive paid in commercial rates in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16710/14]
    • Nursing Home Services
      682. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the care plan in place in a nursing home (details supplied) in Dublin 6W for residents with Alzheimer's disease. [16712/14]
    • Hospital Charges
      683. To ask the Minister for Health the total income generated in 2013 under the public hospital statutory inpatient charge in 2013; the estimated figure for 2014; the corresponding figures for...
    • Medical Card Data
      684. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 April 2014; the total number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      685. To ask the Minister for Health the period patients in Longford and Westmeath must wait for hip replacement operations at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      686. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [16754/14]
    • Health Services Issues
      687. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth suffering from locked-in syndrome was refused funding from the Health Service Executive to be allowed...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      688. To ask the Minister for Health when a prosthesis will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16770/14]
    • Hospital Staff
      689. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure educational and awareness training among the medical profession regarding being alert to the symptoms of sepsis and taking prompt action....
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      690. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16820/14]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      691. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that when a communication on wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed to have come to his attention; if...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      692. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action his Department is taking to help Irish hauliers avoid the introduction of a heavy goods vehicle road user levy in the United...
    • Sports Funding
      693. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding to develop an all-weather pitch in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Pension Provisions
      694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will take any action regarding Aer Lingus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15979/14]
    • Motor Tax Exemptions
      695. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of motor vehicles in the possession of his Department or agencies of his Department that are not required to hold motor tax;...
    • Transport Infrastructure
      697. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned transport infrastructural spending by his Department for the period from 2014 to 2020 outside the greater Dublin area under...
    • State Bodies Mergers
      698. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied there will be an appropriate level of modal choice in terms of public transport options for the public following the...
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2014 was not included in the commencement order SI 147 of 2014 recently signed by him; when...
    • Costais Aistriúcháin
      700. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go...
    • Road Projects Status
      701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the M17 road from Tuam to Claremorris; the length of time the land in the area will be left sterilised;...
    • Driver Licence Applications
      702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for a four-month delay in processing a driver's licence from the National Driver Licence Service in respect of a person...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      703. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the numbers of applications he has received from counties Longford and Westmeath under the sports capital grant for the development of...
    • Rail Services
      704. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chief executive officer and chairman of Iarnród Éireann; the issues discussed; and when he proposes to...
    • Road Safety
      705. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage the National Roads Authority to develop lay-bys on the M4 and other motorways for tired drivers to pull into a...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Cork; when the grant will be allocated;...
    • Road Projects
      707. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide funding as a matter of priority, to extend the public lighting on a section of...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      708. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date on the Sandycove to Sutton project in County Dublin; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a...
    • Road Tolls
      709. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the current road tax system for hauliers to bring it into line with other systems across Europe; and if he will make...
    • Pension Provisions
      710. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if every effort is being made by his Department to support Aer Lingus workers and pensioners affected by the ongoing dispute in relation...
    • Road Projects Status
      711. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the motorway from Mullingar to Rooskey in County Longford will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16397/14]
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      712. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a capital grant for the upgrading of the N55 route between Granard, County Longford and Ballykiernan,...
    • Traffic Statistics
      714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the most recent traffic statistics survey undertaken on the N4 route between Mullingar and Longford; and...
    • Tourism Promotion
      715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the tourist potential of the Corlea archaeological settlement and biodiversity project at Keenagh, County Longford, which...
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there any exemptions for hearses from parking restrictions here similar to those in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      717. 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; and if he will make a...
    • Air Services Provision
      718. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of passengers who were carried on each of the public service obligation, PSO, air services to counties Kerry and Donegal...
    • Public Transport Issues
      719. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on an issue regarding a local bus company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16449/14]
    • Road Improvement Schemes
      720. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority and the Road Safety Authority to immediately investigate and improve the exit from...
    • Road Safety Strategy
      721. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to research (details supplied) and in particular to the allegation that road safety advice on stopping distances is...
    • Road Safety
      722. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way advice on stopping distances as contained in much road safety documentation has been determined; the publications or research...
    • National Roads Authority Projects
      723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current situation regarding the Slane bypass; the last communication his Department had with Meath County Council regarding same; and...
    • Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
      724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of sports capital applications received for County Meath in tabular form showing the number of applications made for less than...
    • National Roads Authority Projects
      725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the major road development works at Newlands Cross Dublin 22; if he will confirm the schedule being followed; and...
    • National Roads Authority Remit
      726. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for a person (details supplied) in relation to a CPC test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16561/14]
    • Rail Services
      727. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve transport links for the town of Killucan including the proposed reopening of Killucan train station as included in...
    • Public Transport Provision
      728. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide a bus service between Killucan, Kinnegad and Enfield in County Westmeath; and the rationale behind recent cuts to...
    • Parliamentary Questions Costs
      729. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs to his Department to process and respond to a priority, an oral and a written parliamentary question. [16599/14]
    • Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
      730. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is appropriate that a former Garda Commissioner is serving as the chair of the Taxi Advisory Council. [16635/14]
    • Coast Guard Services
      731. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans for Malin Head coastguard's staffing arrangements in preparation for upcoming retirements; if...
    • Departmental Funding
      733. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding has been allocated to Cavan County Council in respect of a project (details supplied); the level of funding provided...
    • Public Transport Provision
      734. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the possibility of rerouting the Cavan to Athboy bus service on a pilot basis to accommodate Clonmellon; and if he...
    • Local Improvements Scheme
      735. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reintroducing the LIS as this was of major benefit to families in rural Ireland living in cul-de-sac roads in poor...
    • Public Transport Provision
      736. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that plans for Metro North are not abandoned in view of the new bus rapid transit proposals, in view of the importance...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      737. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the application in respect of sports funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Roads Authority Projects
      739. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will now provide funding to the National Roads Authority to allow them grant an application made by Westmeath County Council to...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      741. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of the banks of the Royal Canal from Mullingar to Clondra in County Longford for cyclists; and if he will...
    • Road Projects Status
      742. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of his recently expressed opinions on the future operations of the Limerick tunnel, he will reconsider his support for the...
    • Roads Maintenance Issues
      743. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to immediately resurface the Iveragh Road, Killorglin, County Kerry from the roundabout...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      744. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that when a communication in relation to wrongdoing is received in his Department that the communication will be deemed...

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