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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Transfer Data (29 Jan 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average social transfer in 2012 for the top 10% of income earners and the bottom 10% of income earners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Retail Sector (29 Jan 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received notification of motions passed by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council, Leitrim County Council, Longford County Council and Offaly County Council, supporting the findings in the recent Retail Ireland black market report which outlines proposals to tackle the activity of criminal gangs in the laundering of fuel,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (31 Jan 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether society here is digitally complacent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (5 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to clamp down on illegal environmental crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5574/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of rainfall fallen here on a county basis over the last 12 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health when the redeveloped Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and the new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cork University Hospital, both completed last October but remaining unopened, will be made functional; when he expects the personnel necessary for the units to be recruited; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are currently no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to the State of the 139 Garda stations closed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6042/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this matter. The programme for Government includes a specific commitment to seek a mechanism to compensate those women who were excluded on grounds of age alone from the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital redress scheme. The issue was raised as a topical issue last June, when the then Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, assured...

Topical Issue Debate: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: Clear commitments were made. We are talking about 35 women who were excluded. The Minister gave a commitment that their position would be examined urgently and quickly, but that has not happened. I ask the Minister of State to convey to the Minister that the matter needs to be dealt with urgently in order that the concern, worry and stress of the women in question can be brought to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends increasing the number of places on the agri-environment option scheme 3 scheme to cover all eligible applicants; when applicants will be notified as to whether they have been accepted into the scheme; when their contracts will commence and if farmers without land in designated areas will be accepted into the scheme; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated by his Department in each of the last two years to each of the following, Horse Sport Ireland, Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon; the relative contribution of each of these sectors to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Unemployment Measures (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to support youth employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7334/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Redundancy Scheme (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if applicants from the Department of Social Protection early retirement scheme will be considered under the next retirement package programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the increase in medical students/graduates, if the shortage of medical intern placement has been bought to his attention, which will have serious implications for medical graduates in the immediate years going forward; if he will have the matter examined to increasing the number of places available for students;; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health if he will discontinue the graduate nurses' recruitment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for two Dublin children’s hospitals has been cut in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Black Economy (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has noted the decision of the elected members of councils (details supplied) who have passed motions calling on the Government to focus on tackling the black market and illicit trade which is estimated to cost the taxpayer €861 million each year; the action he will take; if he has issued a response to the elected members in each of Councils in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the details of the voluntary agreements between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and nine energy suppliers, announced in March 2012 relating to energy saving targets for energy suppliers; his views on whether enough is being done by the energy suppliers to tackle energy reduction; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline by individual energy supplier, the specific energy reduction targets achieved per quarter to date, under the energy saving targets for energy suppliers scheme; his views on whether the overall targets will be achieved by the end of the three year cycle in 2013; the penalties that will apply per energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline by individual energy supplier, the specific energy reduction targets achieved solely in the residential sector per quarter to date under the energy saving targets for energy suppliers scheme; his views on whether the overall targets will be achieved by the end of the three year cycle in 2013; the penalties...