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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal no longer qualifies for DEIS status despite considerable levels of economic disadvantage in the area as a result of the decline in the main industry in the locality; if he considered the level of economic disadvantage of the area in determining the appeal of the vocational education committee...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details regarding the number of school transport appeals submitted to the School Transport Appeals Board; the number granted and the criteria surrounding the appeals that were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47766/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a student who qualifies for free school transport and who with regard to the Irish language is now travelling to a school that is not the nearest post primary school, should have to pay for school transport; if it contravenes the criteria as determined by his Department and Bus Éireann having regard to ethos and language...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Management System (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total sums of money, in tabular form, paid out of Exchequer funds for the remuneration of polling station and count staff for the last local election, general election and referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47830/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Management System (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the figure for the average daily rate per person paid to polling station and count staff for the last local election, general election and referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47831/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the possibility of reserving polling station and count staff positions for those on the live register where practicable; his views on whether such an initiative would be cost effective; his plans to include a general recommendation to this effect in the guidelines issued to returning officers in advance of each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the requirements in respect of the advertising of polling station and count staff positions in advance of each election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47833/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated to Donegal County Council for the upgrading of the sewage treatment scheme in the twin towns of Ballybofey and Stranorlar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered correspondence sent by this Deputy to his Department in relation to a community group (details supplied); when this Deputy may expect to receive an answer to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47835/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application submitted to the Garda Central Vetting Unit in July 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48005/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications currently held by the Garda Central Vetting Unit; the current processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48006/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Leases Database (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the commercial leases database will be made available to the public by the Property Services Regulatory Authority. [48660/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the Report of the High Level Group on the jobs initiative for the Killybegs region; his plans he has to create jobs in the alternative industries identified in the report to lessen the economic dependence of the region on the highly seasonal seafood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47597/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Report of the High Level Group on the Jobs Initiative for the Killybegs region presented to him in October of 2011; the number of jobs that have been created in the Killybegs region as a result of the initiative; the total amount of moneys invested in the region by Government agencies through grant aid or otherwise as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting the advance single farm payment on the 22 October 2012; the reason for the delay in processing these payments; the steps taken by him to resolve the issue speedily in view of the financial hardship caused to farmers as a result of the delay; when he expects the backlog to be cleared up; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for delay in processing an application for the agri-environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [48536/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Exchequer of reducing accident and emergency arrival charges by €10 [47383/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health if he has explored the option of standardising general practitioner charges across the State, for example, capping the charge at €40; and if such standardisation would have a cost to the Exchequer. [47384/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 711 and 712 of 23 October 2012, and in respect of his Department’s €330,000 expenditure on the domain name Ireland.com as part of the €495,000 overall paid for the domain name from the Irish Times, if he will provide an outline of the revenue headings and quanta of profit from...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: This week, an elderly couple came into my constituency office. One was 80 years of age and the other was 90. One of them was visually impaired. They were distressed because they had received a letter from the Health Service Executive to say their medical card was up for review, even though they were able to show the staff in my office that their card does not expire until 2015. The...