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Other Questions: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her response. The totals to date are similar to the figures that she has given for the past 12 months. I am sure that, like me, she has been speaking to staff on the ground. It has been clear since the outset of this process that senior management is intent on ensuring that turf cutters are removed from SAC-designated bogs without being provided alternatives....

Other Questions: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: -----and that the Minister's Department and its senior officials have singularly failed to achieve any scale of relocation?

Other Questions: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: There is absolutely no doubt but that this Government has provided more resources in this regard than any previous Government. The Department has forked out €11 million in annual payments, turf deliveries and once-off payments. The reality for the cohort of turf cutters who want to continue, however, is that the vast majority of them have yet to be relocated 18 years down the road....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (18 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason her Department has not disclosed the location of the bogs that are to be designated as special areas of conservation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23542/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for tax refunds submitted by PAYE workers in 2014; the total refund paid to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 342. To ask the Minister for Defence the current number of personnel permanently based at Custume Barracks in Athlone in County Roscommon; the number of staff who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 343. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel permanently based at Finner Camp in Ballyshannon in County Donegal; the number who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 344. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel permanently based at Aiken Barracks in Dundalk in County Louth; the number who perform operational duties in the Dublin area, on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for a procedure at University Hospital Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 491. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to private ambulances services by each hospital in the Saolta Hospital group in each of the years 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (23 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the number and location of the intermediate care vehicles in the national advocacy service western region; the plan for additional vehicles and the locations concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25146/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that persons are financially better off in employment than they are on welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24628/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Functions (24 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to facilitate the sharing of information with the Department of Education and Skills and with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24629/15]

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: Eight months to fill a maternity vacancy.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: What of the fair deal scheme review?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: I have questions on two promised Bills. High-risk sex offenders are roaming the country and gardaí are trying to monitor them with two hands tied behind their backs. At the same time, 60 electronic tags, for which the State is paying more than €100,000 per annum, are sitting in a cardboard box and cannot be used because we are waiting for the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 29. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24844/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 32. To ask the Minister for Defence the current number of personnel permanently based at Custume Barracks in Athlone, County Westmeath; the number of staff who perform operational duties in the Dublin area on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (25 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funds spent to date on producing catchment flood risk assessment and management study flood maps; if he is aware that insurance companies are ignoring such maps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25538/15]

Other Questions: Student Support Schemes (30 Jun 2015)

Denis Naughten: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has investigated the reason counties with the lowest disposable income have seen a significant drop-off in the number of students availing of a higher education grant; if it is the case that the grant is no longer sufficient to meet the costs for students who cannot commute to college; and if she will make a statement on the matter....