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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobs Initiative (12 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Gateway scheme in view of the fact that participants with children and other dependents, earning an extra €20 per week, are subject to income tax and pay related social insurance, so that taking part in the scheme actually reduces their net income, when the end of the fuel allowance season is taken into account...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (12 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 190. To ask the Minister for Health his views on speculation that consideration is being given to introducing a charge per item for holders of long-term illness cards, which will make it more difficult for persons to manage their condition effectively, costing more in the long run, as a result of the negative impact on their health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Visits (12 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of Irish State, ministerial, Minister of State and any other official State visits which are planned to Israel and-or Palestine this year. [6372/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fundamental constitutional difference between schools in receipt of any State funding or public moneys and schools exclusively privately funded by parents according to their means in relation to religious discrimination in admissions to schools (details supplied). [6477/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Industry (12 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the direct revenue to the State from the exploitation of the nation's natural resources; and the expected revenue over the next ten years. [6479/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Mare Nostrum Project (17 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: There is no doubt that a massive humanitarian crisis is unfolding, with thousands of people who are being exploited by smugglers and fleeing in desperation from the appalling circumstances into which they have been thrown being left to die. It is not an overstatement to say the European Union, in its latest stance on this issue, is responsible for murder. As Deputy Mick Wallace said, more...

Topical Issue Debate: Mare Nostrum Project (17 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: Our starting point has to be the fact that these tragic deaths are avoidable and that the proof of this was in the activities of Mare Nostrum when it was in operational, as it had succeeded in saving the lives of more than 100,000 people. While people have been rescued since the programme was terminated, funding has been cut back and the terms of the replacement operation have changed, with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (17 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the recent loan of €250,000 granted by Bord na gCon to a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary, in view of reported debts on the part of both Bord na gCon and the company receiving the loan and reports of the company's inability to pay Bord na gCon's race entry fees; if he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drugs in Sport (17 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 27 January 2015, if he is satisfied with the current standards of drug testing in the greyhound industry, in view of his comments that no confirmed cases of stanozolol have been reported in Bord na gCon samples to date, despite reported widespread use of this drug in the industry; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft Landings (17 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 419. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 3 February 2015, if he will answer the question asked, which dealt with his responsibility with regard to the authorisation of the transit of foreign military personnel through Irish airspace or on civilian aircraft, in view of the fact that the transport of military personnel is not covered by...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Airport Security (18 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 11. To ask the Minister for Defence his views regarding the number of occasions, and the cost thereof, on which Defence Forces personnel have been involved in aid to the civil power duties at Shannon in 2015. [6887/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: UN Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 22. To ask the Minister for Defence his views regarding the current status of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights; and if he is satisfied with the continued involvement of personnel of the Irish Defence Forces in this operation. [6886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (18 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the high level of use, across the public health and disability services, of early career psychologists, and the fact that such posts have no official pay grade or structure; his views that this is systemic exploitation; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (18 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that two warplanes of the United States of America, a Hercules C130, number RU 3591, and a CC40, number 5835, were present at Shannon airport on 11 February 2015; if he will provide assurances that these planes were not carrying war materials to the Ukraine; the information on which he bases his reply; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 27 January 2015, if she will report on any progress made with the Teachers Conciliation Council in order to address the anomaly of allowances granted to teachers who completed a further degree course during the school year 2011 to 2012. [7253/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Corruption (19 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the environment in An Garda Síochána is an appropriate one for whistleblowers; if she has formally discussed these matters in 2015 with the Garda Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7106/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Exploration Revenue (19 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of revenue the Irish Exchequer has received from the exploitation of the national natural oil and gas reserves here, in each year, for the past three years; and the estimate for revenue in this area in the current year and the next five years and beyond. [7422/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Care Orders (24 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 157. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on care orders; and the steps that are open to parents, when they are dissatisfied with the manner in which Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has conducted matters. [7706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ombudsman for Children Remit (24 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 165. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to extend the power of the Ombudsman for Children, including areas actively under consideration, and a timeframe for delivery, in view of the urgency, in relation to children in direct provision. [7707/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (24 Feb 2015)

Clare Daly: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to assist those who invested their pension fund with a company (details supplied) and whose fund was misappropriated, leaving them without any retirement income, in view of the fact, that as a result of legislative change, neither the regulator nor any of the directors have been held accountable to date; and if he will make a statement on the...