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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Courses (20 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a review of the relevant rules here and discuss the concerns of a number of the professional bodies which, as stakeholders, have conveyed their concerns regarding the exploitation of many trainee pilots here to his Department on a number of occasions following the resolution of the European Parliament on social...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number, broken down by type, of crimes reported in each of the electoral area wards in Galway city for 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on an issue in regard to vehicle registration tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28590/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s engagement with the European Commission regarding the forgotten farmer; if he has sought recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; if not,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of recent emissions scandals, the owners of pre-2008 vehicles will continue to pay much higher rates of motor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27114/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money which has been allocated to Galway City Council and Galway County Council under the local government fund and any other funding scheme which allocates funding to the local authorities for each of the years 2002 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27115/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration Documentation (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all births, deaths and marriages are now recorded digitally; if the details of parents and grandparents names, ages, addresses and siblings will be included on the certificates to allow comprehensive genealogical searches for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27117/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 422. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider setting up a task force to find solutions to the problem of persons on social protection payments facing so many disincentives, through loss of benefits, that they feel they cannot return to work; his plans to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money which has been allocated to the Galway hospitals broken down by Merlin Park Hospital and University Hospital Galway from 2002 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27116/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 813. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beekeeping activity does not qualify to participate in the knowledge transfer programme run by his Department considering that it is part of Ireland’s €4 billion Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 (details supplied); if he will amend the terms of this programme to include other agricultural activities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if access to Land Commission data from pre-Cromwell through Griffith Valuation to the present time for County Galway can be made available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Election of Vice Chairman (22 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: I second the nomination of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust: Mr. Colin Bell (22 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: I thank Mr. Bell for attending. I sympathise with him on the loss of his son, Kevin. Unfortunately, every Member of the Oireachtas has received telephone calls from loved ones, family members and constituents regarding the death of somebody abroad. The first call is to us and then we call the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I acknowledge the tremendous work the Department does...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 945. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding that will be made available by the Government to assist Galway to prepare for its role as European City of Culture 2020; the form that funding might take and the extent to which funding is available for any substantial capital projects considered necessary to make the year a success; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 1043. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some nursing homes are now adding a weekly surcharge to nursing home fees, which must be paid in addition to charges for discretionary items; his plans to have these surcharges added to the nursing home fees when calculating the clients contribution as part of the fair deal, as this is putting some clients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 1067. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be restored for the provision of prescribed compression garments for persons with primary lymphoedema in the HSE west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24584/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Communications Market Regulation (16 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 1654. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to end the use of 1890 and 1850 numbers for contacting State agencies and other public bodies, which are resulting in additional costs to customers with free call phone packages to normal landline numbers by as much as 35 cent a minute; the further steps he will take to have these numbers phased...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: I fully support the decision to appeal the unjust ruling by the European Commission on Apple’s tax affairs. The future of our country depends on it. It is being claimed in some quarters that the outcome of all this will have no impact on Ireland’s ability to attract foreign direct investment in the future. Does anyone really believe that in the boardrooms of these major...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (19 Jul 2016)

Noel Grealish: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake to provide some form of subsidy to Irish students attending UK universities and other third level institutions in the event of Brexit resulting in a substantial increase in their fees to enable them to complete their studies at a cost not greater than they would have incurred in a third-level institution here; the number...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Noel Grealish: 331. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the competent regulatory body at national level overseeing compliance with all environmental and planning regulations for an application for a foreshore licence or lease (details supplied); if there is more than one body involved; and the specific areas for which they have competence. [22082/16]