Written answers
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Tourism Industry
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the pre-clearance facility at Shannon Airport has had an impact on the number of tourists visiting the region; and if she will...
- Departmental Functions
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the responsibilities that have been assigned to her Department following the recent re-configuration of portfolios; and if she will...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she plans to support the local authority swimming pool programme [13844/10]
- Film Industry Development
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the way she plans to capitalise on the recent success the animation industry here, with several films nominated for Oscars recently;...
- Public Service Reform
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she will be submitting proposals in relation to Public Service transformation in respect of her Department; and if she will make a...
- Public Service Contracts
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she will confirm reports that an under bidder in a contract (details supplied) was granted a compensation payment; her views on...
- Sports Funding
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the breakdown of the funding from the sports capital programme since its inception per county and per head of population; when she...
- Cultural Ambassador
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the duties and responsibilities of the recently appointed cultural ambassador to the United States; and if she will make a statement...
- Sports Tourism Promotion
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her strategy to attract high profile international events, particularly sports events to the country, similar to the Volvo Ocean...
- Tourism Industry
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her views for the recovery, development and growth of the tourism sector; the extent to which the Irish tourism market can become...
- Royalty Rights
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she has received representations with regard to royalty rights for actors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13934/10]
- Visa Applications
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she plans to discuss the difficulties relating to visa requirements for tourists with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law...
- National Concert Hall
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she plans to proceed with the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall at Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2; the position regarding...
- Tourism Development
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the role of the tourism development policy unit in regard to regional tourism structures and enterprise development in the tourism...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there will be a Sports Capital Programme in 2010; and if so when same will be announced. [13842/10]
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Census of Population
Question 95: To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of Oireachtas Members and Members of the European Parliament from whom representations were received regarding the inclusion of a question on autism...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Work Permits
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employment permits that are currently held by domestic workers employed in private homes here, such as...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of the rebranding that will be required as a result of the decision to change the name of his Department, including...
- Department of Finance
- National Treasury Management Agency
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be considering the issuance, or the issuance by the National Treasury Management Agency under Government guarantee, of index linked bonds...
- Pension Provisions
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be considering, within the context of the National Pensions Framework, the reduction of the €5.4 million cap on the size of pension...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 2 March 2010, if he is now in a position to provide the information requested seeking the amount of...
- Tax Code
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide for a waiver of stamp duty in respect of a person who is not a first-time buyer, but is forced to move home in order to...
- Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Delegation of Banking System Functions Order 2010, SI 115, was prepared by the parliamentary counsel or by the Department of Finance; the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of re-naming and re-branding those Departments which have been changed in the recent redistribution of portfolios; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the reply to Parliamentary Question Nos 561 of 23 March 2010 and 167 of 9 March 2010 (details supplied), the legal position of the estate...
- Tax Code
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which jobseeker's benefit income is treated for income tax purposes in certain cases (details supplied). [14250/10]
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [14027/10]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [14044/10]
- Health Services
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [14045/10]
- Medical Procedures
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No 284 of 23 March 2010 the reason she has requested an organisation (details supplied) to carry out...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the legislative measures that she will introduce immediately to have head shops closed permanently in view of the concerns that have...
- Children in Care
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the way a person (details supplied) went missing from Health Service Executive care in Donabate, County Dublin; and...
- Hospital Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make appropriate arrangements to review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; if, in view of statements...
- Ministerial Representations
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on her meeting of 25 March 2010 with an organisation (details supplied), and the actions she will take on foot of...
- Vaccination Programme (1 comment)
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will accept the recommendations of the vaccine damage steering group; the reason for the delay in putting a scheme in place for...
- Child Abuse
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all reports of child abuse in a given year are responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14104/10]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total amount of money paid for solicitors and barristers in respect of guardians [i]ad litem[/i] per year for each of the past five...
- Drug Treatment Programme
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on drug treatment facilities for children; the number of residential detox and residential rehabilitation...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding made available to dyslexia services over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Reports
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the recommendations in the report into the death of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the...
- Health Services
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the circumstances in which the Health Service Executive takes charge of the management of the bank account of a person in long-term care...
- Department of Transport
- Road Safety
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is preparing legislation on compulsory driving lessons for class B licence holders; if this will be part of a Bill to be given legislative...
- Air Navigation Orders
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the process for the granting of exemptions from articles 6 and 7 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Work Permits
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of visas held by domestic workers employed in the private homes of foreign diplomats here such as housekeepers,...
- Youth Diversion Projects
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of participants that were engaged in Garda youth diversion projects across the State in 2007 to 2009; and if he...
- Courts Service
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on allowing the small claims court procedure to be used by businesses to cover debts; and if he will make a...
- Peace Commissioners
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a list of the Peace Commissioners in the State held in his Department; if so, if he will provide that list; if...
- Garda Investigations
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a missing person (details supplied), the discussion he has had with the...
- Garda Vetting Services
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda vetting requirements that are in place for persons working in direct provision centres; the enforcement measures...
- Asylum Support Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on establishing separate women-only accommodation for single women seeking asylum, in view of the fact that they...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who has been seeking naturalisation since December 2009....
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the rebranding that will be required as a result of the decision to change the name of his Department,...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department issues citizenship certificates in both Irish and English or just in the Irish language; his views on...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Passport Applications
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [14079/10]
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- National Museum
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her views on the decision by the National Museum to lease a storage site (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
- Hotel Sector
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism if her Department has been liaising with the Department of Finance towards resolving the current impasses in the hotel sector...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 151: To ask the Minister Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of re-naming or re-branding her Department; the expected time frame within which the re-branding, to include websites, headed...
- Tourism Promotion
Question 153: To ask the Minister Arts, Sport and Tourism her preferred options for the promotion of cultural activities for the future with a view to creating a greater awareness of our culture...
- Arts Council
Question 154: To ask the Minister Arts, Sport and Tourism her plans to promote cultural activities, directly or indirectly throughout County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which she plans to support the various sporting tourism or cultural groups or associations throughout County Kildare...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her plans to develop indoor and outdoor sporting facilities, both active and passive in the short to medium term; and if she will...
- Tourism Industry
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism her plans to combine tourism culture and sport as a means of promoting the national image; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Community Development
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons participating in the rural social scheme with a breakdown of the longevity of claims at...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he is taking to have head shops closed permanently in view of the significant and increasing levels of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of the rebranding that will be required as a result of the decision to change the name of his Department,...
- Community Development
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the community supports for older persons scheme; the funding that was provided under this...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for family income supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and...
- Pension Provisions
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of the proposed raising of the pension age; if there will be any exemptions to this scheme; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs on the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [14036/10]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will consider the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has sought a backdated payment of...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal will be concluded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the position regarding same; and if...
- Pension Provisions
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if new legislation will be required to implement the national pensions framework; when he will introduce this legislation; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of the rebranding that will be required as a result of the decision to change the name of the Department, including the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is no longer receiving child benefit in respect of their...
- Social Insurance
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in employment that will be affected by the increase in the amount of full rate contributions required for...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has had their social payments suspended since 30 December 2009; and if...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will include a sewerage scheme in County Kerry in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010; and if...
- Planning Issues
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will take steps to amend the planning Acts in order to ensure that a change of use of premises for use...
- Local Authority Status
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to confer urban district council status on Tuam Town Council, County Galway; and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Departmental Bodies
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Sustainable Energy Ireland has changed to Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland; the cost of...
- Energy Resources
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the work that has been done to date in relation to possible gas reserves at Lough Allen; and the further works...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Animal Carcase Disposal
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will identify the four authorised plants for the slaughter of horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Grant Payments
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REP scheme four payment for 2009; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Programme
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the Animal Health and Welfare Act legislation; when same will come before the House of the...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Staffing
Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the cost of reducing the staffing schedule for all primary pupils from Junior Infants to First Class inclusive to 20:1;...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the various measures relevant to her Department in Annex D of Budget 2009 have been completed; if not, the date by...
- School Transport
Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will announce when the value for money review of the school transport scheme, including catchment boundaries,...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if a person currently in receipt of one parent family allowance will also be entitled to a maintenance grant for third...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if the proposed new Gaelscoil in Gracedieu, Waterford City will commence construction in 2010; and if she will make a...
- School Patronage
Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the patronage awarded to County Dublin VEC in April 2008 in respect of a second level school in Lucan south; the number...
- Third Level Charges
Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will instruct third level institutions to permit students to pay the registration fee of €1,500 in two...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when she will announce details of the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/10]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the reason seven special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 are being made redundant in view of...
