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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the Children and Family Relationships Bill; if the Bill is likely to be introduced on Second Stage before the summer recess; and if it is envisaged that the Bill will be enacted, including any ministerial orders or regulations, before the end of the year. [26684/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons availing of the direct provision facilities; the numbers who have entered the system in each of the past eight years; the numbers and locations of the centres; if records are kept of the number of persons originally in the direct provision system who have attained citizenship; her plans for the direct provision system; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the UK's patent box incentive which encourages and facilitates companies in reducing taxation obligations on the condition of registering patents in that jurisdiction; and his views on the way Ireland can compete with such an initiative in continuing to attract foreign direct investment. [27332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance in recognition of the increase in budget 2012 in the threshold at which the universal social charge, USC, applies which removed over 330,000 persons from this charge, if consideration will be given to reducing the overall rate of USC in view of the fact that the charge was initially introduced as an emergency taxation measure at a time of severe economic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have closed in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27333/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, due to Circular 22/2012, there is an obligation on special needs assistants to take a career break if undertaking a distance or online course in education or other subject areas, including a postgraduate diploma in education, formerly the HDip; and if so, the reasons for same stipulation in view of the hardship that it places on SNAs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Tax Code (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the UK's patent box incentive which encourages and facilitates companies to register patents in the UK and simplify taxation obligations which in turn increases the attractiveness of that location for foreign direct investment; his views on the way Ireland can combat such an initiative particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Remit (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the creation of local enterprise strategies by each of the local enterprise offices for its corresponding areas; if there are specific timeframes in which strategies must be prepared; if such strategies will include public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27344/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Establishment (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 255. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the possibility of opening outreach or sub-offices of the local enterprise offices particularly in larger counties, including in Clifden in County Galway; if there is scope to involve the local development companies in such a policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27346/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the contract for provision of social welfare payments was awarded to An Post; the duration of this contract; if there is an option to renew; if there is any legislation before the Houses of the Oireachtas that would alter this contract in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27341/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 315. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the ways in which a person with a jobseeker's claim can contact her Department if that person has secured very temporary employment; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who secure temporary employment are experiencing difficulties in informing her Department in order that the jobseeker's claim may be suspended; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 330. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a decision has been made on an appeal against the boundaries of a special protection area in Inishbofin Island, County Galway; if so, the results of the appeal; and if not, when a decision is expected. [27324/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 341. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the numbers and locations of post offices that closed in each of the years between 2005 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27330/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Island Communities (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 411. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans, under additional funding for islands, to help farmers with privately owned Islands with the cost of transporting stock and equipment from the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to farmers who volunteer lands to county councils for greenways, in terms of retaining the use of this land in calculating areas for entitlements and disadvantaged area payments as there are at present no compensatory payments being made to the farmers for this public good; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme, if his Department will provide farmers and/or planners with lists of farmers who have declared shares on any given commonage to make it possible to prepare plans. [27209/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme, the status of the maximum minimum commonage figures published in 2012 by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if these will be used in the preparation of rural environment protection scheme plans. [27215/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme, the level of training and support that will be provided to the process by the National Parks and Wildlife Services and his Department; and when ecologists and agriculturalists will be selected and trained to do this work. [27217/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme, the structures that will be put in place to ensure that sustainable commonage management plans reach a common standard across the country. [27218/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (24 Jun 2014)

Seán Kyne: 439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme, the reason the RDP leaves the issue of funding the costs of preparing GLAS plans to be borne by farmers alone when it could be funded/part funded directly by his Department under the knowledge transfer or collaborative support measures. [27219/14]