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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36410/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the terms and conditions of the areas of natural constraint scheme if he will consider in the case of breeding Conamara ponies, relaxing the requirement for horses to foal every second year in order for the animals to be eligible for inclusion in the stocking rate calculation; if he acknowledges, the importance of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 349. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36115/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will be made to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36116/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a voluntary community organisation is entitled to refund or exemption of vehicle registration tax under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994; if there have been any recent policy changes in respect of this exemption; and the steps an organisation should take if problems are encountered with the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a recruitment campaign for tour guides at heritage sites managed by the Office of Public Works is planned; if such a campaign will take into account the experience and years of service of tour guides; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35782/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Reform Plan Update (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the e-Government Strategy 2012 to 2015; and if work has commenced on a new strategy. [35783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Provision (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in redesigning the www.gov.ie website to make it more accessible and user-friendly, and to ensure its compatibility with the latest technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35784/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report on the property management action plan published by the Office of Public Works in July 2013, with particular reference to the mapping register which shows core data on all State property, and also to the optimising power at work initiative. [35785/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (13 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding obtaining a hackney licence in each of the past five years, the number of persons who have taken the area familiarisation tests and who have passed; if he will provide the average number of times it takes to pass the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35491/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 6. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the progress of the recruitment campaign for the Defence Forces; and how he envisages this will impact their regional structures. [34384/15]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to the recruitment campaign for the Army, which was launched on 4 August 2015. What progress is being made on it?

Other Questions: Defence Forces Recruitment (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his response. I welcome the Government's commitment to maintaining a strong defence base of at least 9,500 personnel and also the recruitment campaign. It is good to hear the induction will take place in 2016 in respect of the Army recruits. Obviously, the Minister's predecessor reorganised the defence structures. A regional balance is important in terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Union Naval Force Operation–Mediterranean (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the role the Defence Forces are playing in the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean; and his future plans for this role. [34385/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide up-to-date figures for applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, with particular reference to counties Galway and Mayo; and how commonage plans as part of the scheme are progressing. [34202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures within An Garda Síochána for handling and transporting blasting gelignite; if An Garda Síochána is routinely available to police blasting procedures, or if the blasting procedures are fraught with delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (7 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Springboard places, by year, since its launch; the average take-up rate of the courses; the number of specific courses available; and availed of, in County Galway. [34883/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of the reform of the junior certificate, the changes that are planned for the Irish language curriculum with particular reference to the spoken language elements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33953/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Oct 2015)

Seán Kyne: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of her Department's pre-fabricated replacement scheme if she will provide a list of the number of schools which have benefitted nationally, and also in counties Galway and Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33952/15]