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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Strategy for Renewable Energy (23 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the launch of a €10 million ocean energy competition by the Scottish Government for the development of marine energy devices, that is the Saltire Prize which aims to accelerate the commercial development of wave and tidal energy technology, if such a competition would be feasible here; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Strategy for Renewable Energy (23 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the launch of a €10 million ocean energy competition by the Scottish Government for the development of marine energy devices, that is the Saltire Prize which aims to accelerate the commercial development of wave and tidal energy technology, if such a competition would be feasible here; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Provision (18 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current waiting time to access early intervention services for children in the Tralee area, County Kerry, is approximately seven months; the actions that have been taken to reduce the waiting time to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Provision (18 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current waiting time to access early intervention services for children in the Tralee area, County Kerry, is approximately seven months; the actions that have been taken to reduce the waiting time to access these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Correspondence (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been in contact with the Northern Ireland Secretary for State, Theresa Villiers, recently regarding the corporate tax rate in Northern Ireland; if there will be any change in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Local Training Initiatives Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allowances and funding that are currently provided to local training initiatives by FÁS in relation to training for participants and grants for supervisors, materials and administration; the amount FÁS may allocate to a local training initiative to cover the audit fees, as an audit is required by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the level of engagement and integration between the institute of technology colleges and Industrial Development Agency in the current national and international employment opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45269/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of households with an income in excess of €100,000 in receipt of child benefit. [45048/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimate number of households with an income in excess of €100,000 in receipt of child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45272/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the invention grants in renewable energy that exist for students, companies and individuals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regional Authorities (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered reconfiguring the regional authorities that were laid out in the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order 1993 as the current configuration has caused counties, such as County Kerry, to become disadvantaged in comparison to County Limerick and the border, midlands and west...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Accidents (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies being pursued to reduce the number of farm accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45268/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive budget for home help services in County Kerry is on target. [45049/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the SouthDoc service in County Kerry in view of the financial difficulty that has recently been highlighted in the media as well as the 2007 cuts to overall funding for the service and the 2009 10% pay cut to workers in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (17 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in using the Bus Éireann website; his plans to make it more accessible for users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45270/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any companies or persons participating, being developed or assisted in Ireland through the European Commission proposed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44526/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential additional revenue that would be acquired through extending the universal social charge 3% surcharge, which currently only applies to the self-employed, to all income earners more than €100,000 irrespective of source. [44434/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is in a position to clarify the criteria for the selection of Kerry Group’s Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas County Kildare supported by Enterprise Ireland; if he considered balanced regional development and the synergies and economic benefits such a development would have next to Kerry Group’s...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the planned launch of the 4G LTE mobile networks in Europe and particularly in the UK including Northern Ireland in the coming months, he will provide a timeframe for the expected auction of spectrum and the completion of the 4G network here. [44435/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 Oct 2012)

Arthur Spring: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 3 May 2012, if he will provide an update on the appointment of the Chairperson and the nomination of the majority of non-architect members to the Professional Conduct Committee in line with Section 23 of the Building Control Act 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter....