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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments made from her Department to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo, from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, inclusive; the exact periods that those payments referred to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a full and comprehensive reply will issue to a group (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9350/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide a copy of an agreement signed between persons (details supplied) and the office, in the 1980s, regarding entitlement to traverse a bridge. [9040/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8896/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive payment under the bovine viral diarrhoea compensation scheme for five calves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8985/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a meeting will be arranged for a herdowner (details supplied) in County Mayo with the officials in his Department administering the rural environment protection scheme, in order to resolve outstanding issues. [9121/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review has taken place regarding the issue of delivering equality of opportunity in schools status to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: Unfortunately this application was deemed to be invalid under the 2014 round of the SCP. I do not consider it appropriate to publish details of why individual applications were deemed invalid. However, a letter issued to the club contact outlining the reasons. If the club wishes to have a copy of this letter resent, or wishes to discuss the contents of this letter, they...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (3 Mar 2015)

Michael Ring: I support the proposals recently approved by Government to reduce alcohol consumption and tackle alcohol misuse. The proposals are outlined in the Heads of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, published by the Minister for Health on 3 February. They include measures relating to pricing, availability, information and marketing of alcohol. I had previously expressed concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (25 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Department file in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be sent to the Agriculture Appeals Office, in order that a decision can be made, in relation to an appeal that was lodged on 16 October 2014 by this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8355/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (24 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: 445. To ask the Minister for Health when the employment file of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be released by the Health Service Executive, in view of the numerous requests made by relatives of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: According to the Department's records, all allocations made to the club referred to by the Deputy have been fully drawn down. The club made an application under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme. Unfortunately, this application did not meet the minimum requirements and was found to be invalid. I do not consider it appropriate to publish details of why individual applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: There is no application on record for this organisation under the 2014 Sports Capital Programme. However, it was possible to identify this project, which was applied for by another organisation and I will answer in respect of this application. Unfortunately, this application did not meet the minimum requirements for the 2014 Programme and was found to be invalid. I do not consider it...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Organisations (18 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring:  I have no role in relation to the arbitration process. This is matter between the persons and the sports club mentioned by the Deputy. However, I have asked the CEO of the Irish Sports Council to bring the Deputy's question to the attention of the relevant National Governing Body and to ask them to contact the parties involved. 

Topical Issue Debate: Rural Transport Services (17 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is an important issue. To be fair to the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, when he brought in this scheme he did so to deal with the defects. The Deputy is correct in that there are many rural areas that do not have a taxi service. If it was commercially viable people would provide the service. There has to be a balance. I am going to ask my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: 278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the single payment scheme for 2012 following recent contact by his Department officials to this person. [6995/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the grassland sheep scheme. [7063/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (17 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. Since 2000, 58 projects have been or are being dealt with under the Programme of which 49 have been completed and the other 9 projects are at various stages of the Programme. No decision has been taken on any new round of the Programme. My priority now is the completion...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (17 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534, 535 and 542 together. I expect to be in a position to announce details of the 2015 Sports Capital Programme in the near future. Any interested group should register now on as this will be the only way to apply under any future rounds of the Programme.

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2015)

Michael Ring: Deputy Fleming stole a march on Deputy Healy-Rae.