Written answers
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Charities Regulation
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the projected time envisaged for the establishment of the Register of Charities; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 81 and 82 of 4 March 2009, if phase two of the dial to stop drug dealing...
- Céanna agus Cuanta
Question 82: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé ar intinn aige airgead a chur ar fáil leis an bhalla cosanta, an Baile Thoir, Oileán Thoraí, a...
- Community and Voluntary Organisations
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the restrictions on recruitment and the filling of vacancies contained in the circular issued by the Department of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way the reduction of €47.4 million in the Estimate for his Department, announced in the 7 April 2009 Budget,...
- Departmental Staff
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons working on temporary contracts in respect of his Department and each of the State agencies or...
- Reachtaíocht atá geallta
Question 86: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén obair atá déanta ar an mBille um Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [16713/09]
- Irish Language
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had or plans to have with the Department of Education and Science regarding the findings of the...
- Departmental Staff
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of vacancies, in respect of his Department and each of the State agencies or boards for which he has...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if and the amount by which funding to the National Drugs Strategy will be increased on foot of the Government decision...
- Irish Language
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to eliminate wasteful spending in regard to the implementation of the provisions of the Official...
- Corrib Gas Project
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on his role in recent talks to try to resolve the Corrib gas dispute; the reason for the...
- Departmental Reports
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of reports he is in the process of producing; the basis of each report; if he has employed consultants in...
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
Question 94: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le hoibreacha deisiúcháin ag cé (sonraí tugtha) agus an bhfuil sé ar...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of community or other groups, voluntary or statutory, from which his Department has received applications...
- Leader Programmes
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the Leader programmes; if the various groups are in a position to allocate funds for 2009; and...
- An Teanga Ghaeilge
Question 98: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfoilseofar an Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge agus an Plean Gníomhaíochta don Ghaeilge sa Ghaeltacht roimh Shos...
- Departmental Funds
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has sought or recouped funding under any of the grant systems as operated by his Department or its agencies; if...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of employees in Waterways Ireland; the grades of those employed; the number employed in Northern Ireland;...
- Community Development
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of day care facilities in each county funded prior to the 7 April 2009 budget through the community...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which he will improve, extend or expand expenditure or services in 2009 under the RAPID or CLÁR...
- Housing Grants
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of grants paid under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts to persons in the Waterford Gaeltacht in each of the...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of leased accommodation within his Department; the position in regard to the proposal of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will explain the full background to the recent transfer of €1million from his Department to the Department of...
- Community Development
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has discussed the decline of rural services with his Cabinet colleagues; his views on whether recent budgetary...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of drug-related parent support groups here; his plans to increase the number; and his views on supporting...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in the context of correspondence furnished to her Department (details supplied), she will take steps to...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support a matter (details supplied). [16922/09]
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the cycle to work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16914/09]
- Public Service Contracts
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will carry out an immediate review of the pre-qualification process required from building contractors in the tender process for public...
- Property Prices
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Valuation Office is conducting a review of retail and commercial valuations throughout the country as provided for in the Valuation Act,...
- Tax Code
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress he has made since budget 2009 towards tackling the issue of offshore betting; if research or legal opinion has been commissioned by...
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that income from the bank guarantee scheme for 2009 will amount to €455 million; the reason this is €45 million less than the...
- Tax Code
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making charitable contributions to educational institutions tax deductible for the donor in order that the tax relief would accrue to...
- Department of Health and Children
- Child Care Services
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the implementation of the early child care supplement from January 2010; if she has plans to extend the age limits of the...
- Health Services
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seeks help towards weekly travel costs for medical...
- Mental Health Services
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 2 April 2008, the details of submissions made to her by the Health Service Executive...
- Health Services
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [17211/09]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in having a person (details supplied) in County Carlow called for assessment; and if she will arrange to have...
- Medical Cards
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a person (details supplied). [16828/09]
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [16829/09]
- Health Services
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to have repayment issue to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is awaiting such payment for a long...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure a bilateral agreement between Russia and Ireland is signed before the Adoption Bill 2009 is passed; her views on the...
- Health Services
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if services will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16845/09]
- Mental Health Services
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 2 April 2008, the details of the submission made by the Health Service Executive to her...
- Eating Disorders
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who died as a result of eating disorders in 2007 and 2008. [16865/09]
- Health Services
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the capital funding is available to Health Service Executive west for the provision of a high dependency unit...
- Medical Cards
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [16871/09]
- Hospital Staff
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, regarding representations made to her on 9 April 2009 by An Bord Altranais which outlined the reason she should grant approval to...
- Health Service Staff
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in the Health Service Executive by grade category per annum since 2004 to date in 2009; and if she will...
- Hospital Charges
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the €100 charge for admission to public hospital out-patient departments, casualty or accident and emergency departments...
- Medical Cards
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [16907/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people employed to handle communications within the Health Service Executive and her Department including the grade and...
- Ambulance Service
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need for an emergency ambulance service at Edenderry, County Offaly, having regard to the fact...
- Hospital Services
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek assurances from the Health Service Executive in respect of claims made at a recent conference (details supplied) that...
- Health Services
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been successful in their application for subsidised travel payment to the Western...
- Medicinal Products
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the use of Tysabri; if new applications for the drug are currently being considered and allowed; and if she will make a...
- Department of Transport
- Cycle Facilities
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money dedicated towards implementing the National Cycling Policy in 2009; the projects which are to receive funding; and if he will...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has met with the Association of County and City Councils, the Association of Municipal Authorities and the Local Authority Members...
- Road Safety
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that there is an over site regulator for National Car Test centres to ensure quality control and that the public are receiving...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Stations
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the refurbishment and extension of the garda barracks in Athlone; and when work will commence and be...
- Asylum Applications
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seek leave to remain here on humanitarian...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who has applied for naturalisation; if in view of...
- Commissions of Investigation
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the McMurrow Statutory Commission of Investigation will issue its report; and if this report will be published. [16866/09]
- Visa Applications
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visitor's visa has again been refused to a person (details supplied); if same will be reviewed; and if he will...
- Garda Deployment
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [16908/09]
- Garda Investigations
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [16923/09]
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the development of a peace process in Columbia and the need for inclusive negotiations; and if he will push this at...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is lottery funding available for sports clubs to apply for; if there is a surplus fund that sports clubs can apply for...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Inland Waterways
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action that is being taken to encourage the use of narrow boats and house boats or barges on the Royal Canal and...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the value for money delivered by Meitheal Forbartha Na Gaeltachta Teoranta; the research done by his...
- Community Development
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the degree to which his Departmental budget is expected to be extended to meet social and economic requirements in...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the degree to which he will in 2009 offer extra financial or other assistance to community based voluntary groups...
- Community Development
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications for funding under the various schemes operated by his Department which were deemed...
- Rural Housing
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with An Taisce or ministerial colleagues in the matter of rural housing and the need to...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure by his Department from dormant accounts in each of the past three years to date; his Department's...
- Community Development
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications for grant aid received by his Department from various groups throughout County Kildare to...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the rules governing various social welfare allowances may be...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the funding provided to the money advice and budgeting service for direct financial assistance for their clients in each of the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who availed of the back to work allowance and the back to work enterprise allowance in each of the past five...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount spent by each of the non-commercial semi-State agencies or bodies under the aegis of her Department (details supplied)...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the new ceilings for rents under the rent supplement scheme; the guidance she is issuing to tenants who are expected to secure an...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Reserve
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Defence if the FCA as an organisation is being stood down; if summer training camps are being discontinued; if recruitment has ended; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Strength
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Defence if there are plans to introduce voluntary early retirement in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17100/09]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Archaeological Sites
Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he and officials from his Department are satisfied with the work carried out at a location (details...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding grants in respect of roofing a church (details supplied) in County Carlow; the grants...
- Traveller Accommodation
Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the application for funding and approval for Traveller housing at Milverton, Skerries,...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding phase two of the Mullaghmatt remedial works scheme, County Monaghan; and if he will...
- Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16887/09]
- Housing Grants
Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the allocations for the housing adaptation grant scheme for people with a disability, housing aid for...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 201: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16903/09]
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the manner in which the €200 million savings announced in the supplementary Budget of 7 April 2009 that...
- Local Government
Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the establishment of a town council in Carrigaline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
- Heritage Sites
Question 204: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings he has had with developers in respect of 14 Moore Street, Dublin 1 which is an historic site...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Pension Provisions
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will sign off on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16920/09]
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Animal Feedstuffs
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if food recycling companies remain licensed by local authorities following the dioxin crisis in 2008; if his Department has...
- Food Labelling
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legislative position both domestically and at European level with regard to the obligation to detail slaughter date for...
- Food Safety
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the specific role his Department plays in monitoring compliance with food safety and traceability requirements; the...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the withdrawal of supports under the fallen animals scheme, the corresponding five-fold increase in the cost...
- Grant Payments
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their forestry grant payment; and if he will make a statement...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), the reason requested information is not readily available...
- Grant Payments
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted the farm waste management grant. [16876/09]
- Animal Feedstuffs
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the quantity of meat and bone meal produced here per annum over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of rendering here relative to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17103/09]
- Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if Bus Éireann is obliged to pay €2 million to private operators under the school transport scheme from its own budget in view of...
- School Enrolments
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [16862/09]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the publication of the revised 2009 Estimates and the allocation of some €191million to the capital costs of second...
- School Enrolments
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a person (details supplied). [16873/09]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 726 of 22 April 2009, the number of school projects with details of each school, location and...
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 719 and 723 of 22 April 2009, if the 1,500 post leaving certificate places announced in the...
- Education Schemes
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 720, 721, 722 and 740 of 22 April 2009, the way the Higher Education Labour Market Response...
- School Staffing
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Wexford has an enrolment which would allow it to...
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he accepts the justification for including a school (details supplied) in County Wexford in DEIS band two; if he will include this...
- School Accommodation
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools in an area (details supplied) which are using prefab accommodation; the number of prefabs in each school; the length of...
- State Examinations
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [16924/09]
- Education Welfare Service
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [16927/09]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the third payment of student grants will be made to students in County Mayo by Mayo County Council; and if he will make a...
- School Enrolments
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are questions regarding religion and nationality of pupils on the enrolment forms for the new community national schools...
- Property Transfers
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 25 March 2009, if he will provide the list promised by him in that reply; and if he will...
- School Transport
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not entitled to free school transport even from a pick up point within the...
- School Accommodation
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will arrange for his Department to make contact with the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Cork as...
