Written answers
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment to establish a commission on climate...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed savings that were made by him since his appointment as Minister; the value of these proposed...
- Local Government Fund
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that section 4 of the Local Government Act 1998 has been repealed and that in future the...
- Register of Electors
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the survey by a group (details supplied) showing that more than 25% of young people are not...
- Grant Payments
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the allocation, including top up, under the aid to the elderly scheme and the disabled person's grant scheme...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority homes, per local authority, which are designated bed-sits; the number of them...
- Local Government Reform
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he plans to bring forward proposals for local government reform; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 53: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people, to date, who have made a full application under the home choice scheme; and if he will...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to help local authorities who have purchased homes from developers under the affordable...
- Environmental Protection
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to implement the programme for Government commitment to review the level of fines and...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change will be published; and if he will make a statement...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the cost his Department will provide for the sewerage system in Carrickmacross, County...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 5 of February 2009 if, in his opinion, the purpose of the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the person who establishes the market value of a property under the affordable housing scheme; if a maximum...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to implement the programme for Government commitment to publish comprehensive...
- Building Regulations
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made towards the provision by Sustainable Energy Ireland of suitable examinations...
- Register of Electors
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the requirement that people applying to be on the supplementary register must go to a...
- Building Regulations
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on fire safety in apartment buildings; his further views on new fire protection regulations; and if...
- Water Quality
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure drinking water throughout the country is of good quality; and if he will make...
- Waste Management
Question 68: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment in relation to a national strategy...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 69: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to introduce regulations that will prevent voluntary housing bodies from charging excessively high...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the 8% reduction in payments for professional services will apply to adjudicators and mediators engaged by...
- EU Directives
Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to transpose the environmental liability directive into Irish law; and if he will make...
- Waste Management
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment to reduce waste management charges...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of storage of electronic voting machines in 2009; his views on scrapping them in view of the need to...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names of local authorities which sought funding through his Department's capital assistance scheme; the...
- Waste Disposal
Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capacity that exists for waste disposal via mechanical biological treatment; the share of waste disposal...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken on foot of the independent report of 17 November 2008 into the Ringsend wastewater...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units given to voluntary housing associations under Part V; and if his attention has...
- Planning Issues
Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment to bring about sustainability...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give support towards the refurbishment of the old courthouse in the centre of Castleblayney town,...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas the details, including financial implications, of his plans...
- Waste Management
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, on foot of the recommendations of the Ombudsman, he will introduce a national waiver scheme for the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress his Department has made with regard to producing a legislative framework with regard to the sale...
- International Agreements
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to implement the programme for Government commitment to fully implement the Aarhus...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take to address the inadequacy of public housing programme to meet requirements with...
- Nuclear Plants
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to bring about the closure of the nuclear waste facility at Sellafield, England; and if...
- Dublin Bay Task Force
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the work of the Dublin Bay Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Ministerial Travel
Question 98: To ask the Taoiseach his policy concerning the use of helicopters for official Government business; if he is required to approve or sign off on requests for helicopter travel; and...
- National Honours System
Question 99: To ask the Taoiseach if he will seek cross-party agreement in introducing an honours system in this country. [10496/09]
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 100: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years and who are free to...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if export stimulus measures will be considered as part of an economic recovery programme. [10308/09]
- Employment Support Services
Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support a matter (details supplied). [10314/09]
- Work Permits
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconsider the application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for a green card...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants in her Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory...
- Department of Finance
- Flood Relief
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have carried out studies in relation to drainage needs or cleaning of watercourses, streams or rivers throughout the country...
- EU Funding
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the sources of European Union funding that has been applied for and drawn down since July 2007; if this information will be provided in...
- Tourism Industry
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a decision has been taken to shorten the season for a tourist site (details supplied); and the cost savings involved in making this...
- Financial Services Regulation
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if, subject to the provision of the Ethics in Public Office Acts, a bank (details supplied) will be required to make declarations of interest; and...
- Tax Collection
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a tax refund. [10303/09]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the moneys which will be expended in the next three years under national development projects; the projects that funding estimates relate to; and if...
- Tax Code
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [10369/09]
- Financial Services Regulation
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct covered institutions to greatly reduce or eliminate fixed rate release penalties on mortgages in view of the structural problems...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants who were obliged to retire on reaching the age of 65 years broken down by gender in respect of the years 2004 to 2008;...
- Tax Code
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 166 and 175 of 11 February 2009, if he will exempt Shannon Airport from the proposed €10 air travel tax;...
- Department of Health and Children
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 24 September 2008 and a subsequent meeting (details supplied), if she will report on the...
- Health Services
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the objective behind primary, community and continuing care reviews of home help services; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the investigation into patient care issues at a hospital (details supplied) in County Tipperary is complete; if so, when will the...
- Medical Cards
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans regarding the availability of a product (details supplied) under the medical card scheme. [10325/09]
- Health Services
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10335/09]
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date in relation to the development of the new national paediatric hospital; the contracts in place for this project; the...
- Medical Cards
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of letters sent out by the Health Service Executive to medical card holders in the over 70 years age group asking them to...
- Community Care
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether carers save the Exchequer in excess of €2 billion each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the case in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [10494/09]
- Health Services
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the case in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [10495/09]
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants in her Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years...
- Department of Transport
- Light Rail Project
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport if the metro north project is going ahead; and the approximate cost of same. [10313/09]
- Harbour Authorities
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport when the harbour authorities will be subject to the freedom of information legislation. [10347/09]
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years and who are...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Asylum Support Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location and cost of running accommodation centres for asylum seekers and refugees which are being rented and...
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the provision of a closed circuit television scheme in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if...
- Visa Applications
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 10 February 2009, he will elaborate on the reasons given for refusing a...
- Garda Investigations
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation with respect to the investigation into a death (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Visa Applications
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person holding a valid green card must apply and pay for a re-entry visa each time they leave the State; and...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 25 February 2009, if guidelines exist on the way good character is to be...
- Asylum Applications
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the case in respect of a person (details supplied). [10493/09]
- Garda Operations
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy and procedures that gardaí must follow in relation to detainees who self harm or attempt suicide while in Garda...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Passport Applications
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation with respect to an application for a passport in respect of a person (details supplied); when the application was made; the...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years and...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Funding
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the annual subsidy to the National Aquatic Centre in each full year since it reopened; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Security of the Elderly
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the scheme of community support for older people will be extended to provide support for carbon monoxide alarms....
- Rural Social Scheme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there will be new applicants admitted to the rural social scheme before April 2009; if new applicants will be...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will confirm that this Department will not be providing funding of new group water schemes during 2009; the...
- Community Development
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding which will be made available for the staffing of a hall (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in the context of the forthcoming budget, consideration is being given to a reduction in the signing on requirements to...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the monthly and annual cost of each additional 100 people claiming under the various back to work schemes and programmes operated...
- National Carers Strategy
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason she has not published the national carers strategy. [10490/09]
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil servants in her Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65...
- Department of Defence
- Ministerial Travel
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Defence his policy for using military helicopters in respect of transport within Ireland; if he is required to approve such travel requests; the names of...
- Defence Forces Staff
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will request that the military authorities alter the service record of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [10333/09]
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years and who are...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a regeneration project (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way a tenant ensures the enforcement of the requirements of the building regulations under the Building...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he has sought or received information from the various local authorities detailing...
- Waste Management
Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a decision has been made as to the future role for recycling, incineration and landfill in respect of...
- Air Quality
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he has studied the results of air pollution monitoring at various locations throughout...
- Housing Grants
Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allocate or approve, increases in the funding available to the local authorities for disabled...
- Estate Management
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the unprecedented growth in estate management companies and the tenuous...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that has been set aside for the lower harbour sewerage scheme in Cork; the planned starting date...
- Business Improvement Districts
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of business improvement districts in operation throughout the State and their locations. [10541/09]
- Local Authority Housing
Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the promised €28 million funding going to the Limerick Regeneration Agency in 2009 and its...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the average monthly rent per unit paid to commercial landlords by size of...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Inland Fisheries
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a ban on eel fishing; if he has considered the impact of such a regulation on the eel fishermen...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband services will be available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the local exchange...
- Energy Efficiency
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the schemes available to householders for insulation of houses; the way they avail of same; and if he will make...
- Offshore Exploration
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the continuing conflict in relation to the Corrib gas field and the request for transparency, he...
- Broadcasting Services
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the possibility of the promised diaspora channel going ahead in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the recent announcement (details supplied) regarding the extension of broadband to rural...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be awarded their farm waste management grant; and if he will make...
- Pigmeat Sector
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason factories (details supplied) are behind in getting payments for compensation in view of the fact that there are...
- Grant Payments
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted REP scheme four. [10375/09]
- Farmers' Markets
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the arrangements and management for the operation of the farmers' market at the East Pier, Howth, Dublin; if a tendering...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil servants in his Department, broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Staffing
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will allow a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to retain its teaching numbers for 2009-2010 in view of the fact that...
- School Transport
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the catchment boundary area for students attending a school (details supplied) in County Limerick....
- School Staffing
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review his decision to withdraw special needs teachers from a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan in view of the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [10345/09]
- School Enrolments
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is an appeals system in place for a person who has been refused admission to transition year; the options open to this...
- School Transport
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if persons (details supplied) in County Mayo can avail of the school transport fee waiver. [10373/09]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a maintenance grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of subcontractors engaged by the main contractor for the construction of the two new primary schools in Gorey, County...
- Compulsory Retirement Age
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants in his Department broken down by gender, who are not subject to a compulsory retirement age of 65 years...
