Written answers
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Crime Levels
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2010, and broken down by each...
- Garda Reserve
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the total number...
- Probation and Welfare Service
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on whether staffing levels within the Probation Service are sufficiently adequate to deal with any increase in the service's...
- Garda Deployment
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the gardaí has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for frontline...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to representations made by the group, Justice for the Magdalenes; if he intends to act on the...
- Cabinet Committees
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is a member of the recently established Cabinet Committee on White Collar Crime; the number of meetings held to date; the...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report of the Garda Diversion Programme that teenagers came to the attention of...
- Commercial Rent Review
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if it is intended to implement the recommendations contained in the report of the working group to look at the issue of commercial...
- Gaming Industry
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he will publish the report on gambling; the discussions he has had in relation to a super casino proposal for County Tipperary...
- Crime Levels
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 to date in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used;...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent data from the Health Research Board pointing to an increase in heroin use, particularly in...
- Sex Offender Treatment Programme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of convicted sex offenders presently serving a prison sentence; the location in which the sentence is being served; the...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the Garda Commissioner has sought additional powers to allow the Garda to better deal with white collar crime; the nature of the...
- Sexual Offences
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will amend the rules governing remission of prison sentences to provide that those convicted of serious sexual offences will...
- Electronic Monitoring of Offenders
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide an update on the pilot scheme to electronically tag a number of offenders; the cost of the pilot scheme so far and...
- Prison Building Programme
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress on the Thornton Hall project; if he will confirm that no prisoners will be able to be accepted in Thornton Hall before...
- Garda Strength
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total strength of the Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those who...
- Garda Operations
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is aware of allegations of Garda brutality arising from the Union of Students in Ireland demonstration on 3 November 2010...
- Garda Síochána Inspectorate
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the head of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate (details supplied) at the...
- Proceeds of Crime
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance on the need to ring-fence the proceeds of crime which are seized by the...
- Sexual Offences
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 30 September 2010, if he will provide the information sought in question, and the reason...
- Prison Visiting Committees
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason 18 reports dealing with the prison system, including the reports of 14 separate visiting committees, were published on the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he expects to publish the judicial council Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/10]
- Probation and Welfare Service
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will make a commitment that projects working with young persons who are involved, or at risk of involvement, in criminal...
- Garda Investigations
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he expects to receive the report of the Garda investigation into allegations of dereliction of duty by a number of gardaí at a...
- Prison Committals
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of prisoners held here and the number of prisoners on temporary release at the latest date for which figures are available;...
- Rent Reviews
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on the recommendations that the Government should put to legal test the advice that retrospective removal of upward only...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of meetings he has had with the new Northern Ireland Minister for Justice, David Ford, MLA; if he is satisfied with the...
- Freedom of Information
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on extending the remit of the Freedom of Information Act to cover An Garda Síochána; if he will set out his understanding...
- Daylight Savings Time
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will discuss extending summer time hours with his counterpart in the United Kingdom to bring both countries in line with...
- Witness Intimidation
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will report on the number of persons who have acted as witnesses in criminal trials and now avail of around the clock Garda...
- Victims Commission
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the findings of the report published by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, which...
- Asylum Applications
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons residing here awaiting a decision on asylum status; the number of persons residing here who have been declined...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the functions of the Prisons Authority Interim Board; the structure of governance under which it operates and his proposals for its...
- Crime Levels
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent statistics released by the Central Statistics Office which showed a very significant number...
- Garda Investigations
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 42, 51 and 56 of 10 December 2009, the developments that have occurred as a consequence of...
- Garda Interview Procedures
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when arrangements will be made to instruct members of An Garda Síochána that it is not necessary to take a longhand note of...
- Prison Building Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the future plans for developments at Castlerea Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/10]
- Garda Investigations
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline the position in respect of the Garda investigation into matters arising from the Report of the Commission of...
- Juvenile Offenders
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on the reported significant increase in juvenile crime, with the number of juveniles charged with criminal offences in the...
- Irish Prison Service
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the recent report form the Inspector of Prisons, the Irish Prison Population - An examination of...
- Gaming Industry
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action the Garda intend to take regarding the continued operation, especially in the Dublin area, of gaming arcades and other...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the latest information available to him regarding the progress made by the Smithwick tribunal established by resolution of the...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when the decentralisation of the Property Registration Authority will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Bicycle Theft
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his view on statistics supplied by the Central Statistics Office that show a substantial increase in bicycle thefts in the State and...
- Gangland Crime
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to combat the increased level of activity among organised criminal gangs; if arising from any evaluation he has identified...
- Legislative Programme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the progress of the major review of gambling announced in May 2010; when he expects the process to be concluded; and if he will make a...
- Garda Strength
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent, if any, to which he has monitored the reported various categories of crime to each garda division throughout the country...
- Deportation Orders
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons deported from the State in 2010; the cost of deporting those persons; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Deployment
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of Garda personnel engaged in providing driver and security services to the members of the Government, members of the...
- Department of Education and Science
- European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43073/10]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for major capital works at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if her...
- European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the possibility of securing funding through the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for the staff of a company...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will expand on the possibility of FÁS providing a full range of Lean Sigma training courses in view of the fact...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if a successful contractor has been chosen for the building of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and when...
- Educational Grants
Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied) in relation to the post leaving certificate maintenance grant...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an emergency works grant for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if, given that new construction tenders are being sought, funds have been ringfenced for the completion of a school...
- Schools Funding
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of children across the school system considered gifted in their abilities; the supports available to...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions No. 105 of 29 September 2010 and No. 80 of 9 November 2010, the contact, if any,...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43176/10]
- Languages Programme
Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the additional funding to complete a fire safety and central heating upgrade currently under way in a...
- School Accommodation
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if negotiations between the Office of Public Works and her Department in respect of the transfer of a site to a school...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one section of flat roof and the entire main A-roof of a school (details...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be placed on the architectural list and when the architectural list...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the savings she has made as a result of the recommendation contained in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/10]
- Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of smuggling of cigarettes and other tobacco products into the State and to ensure that those found...
- Crime Prevention
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of visits made by the RCC Suibhéir to the port of Galway in the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Budget Submissions
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the pre-budget submission of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- School Accommodation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the plans the Office of Public Works has for the building in the future; and if...
- Tax Yield
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax accruing to the Exchequer in each of the past five years; the amount received in the past ten months of 2010; the...
- Pension Provisions
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Trident Consulting report on future pension provision for teachers; and his views on its findings and his...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if negotiations between the Office of Public Works and the Department of Education and Science in respect of the transfer of a site to a school...
- Tax Code
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/10]
- Tax Collection
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to have the Revenue Commissioners put on hold a demand for a VAT payment for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford as...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the total savings his Department has made as a result of the recommendations contained in the report of the special group on public service numbers...
- Department of Health and Children
- Preschool Services
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the numbers of children availing of the preschool scheme in 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of this scheme; if it has been...
- Nursing Home Inspections
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of nursing homes that have been inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority since the commencement of...
- Medical Cards
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an over 70's medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43172/10]
- Adoption Services
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a transitional agreement to facilitate adoption applicants who have already submitted applications in advance...
- Health Service Staff
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43187/10]
- Ambulance Service
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will indicate the cost to the Health Service Executive west of providing a private ambulance service within the area; the cost of...
- Departmental Transport
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money that has been spent on taxi transport by her Department and by the Health Service Executive in each of the past ten...
- Child Care Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding will be released to a community play group (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Service Staff
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the terms of the redundancy package on offer to administration staff in the Health Service Executive, with particular...
- Medical Cards
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is possible for organisations to receive funding on more than one occasion from the lottery funding available to her Department....
- Hospital Services
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will set out capital allowance allocations to Mallow General Hospital for the years 1993 to 2009 inclusive [43237/10]
- Health Services
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to receive a decision on an application for dental treatment; and if she...
- Department of Transport
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has introduced regulations under section 3 (4) of the Road Traffic Act 2006 to deal with a number of distracted driving issues including...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Telecommunications Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43179/10]
- Criminal Prosecutions
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if any prosecution has been taken for dangerous driving causing death where the collision may be due to distraction caused by using a...
- Crime Levels
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of recorded cases of tiger robberies, in which staff or relations of staff of financial institutions were taken hostage in...
- Garda Operations
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if the confidential recipients appointed under S.I. No 168/2007 Garda Síochána (Confidential Reporting of Corruption or...
- Legal Aid Service
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the estimated annual cost to the State of the Legal Aid Board administering the criminal legal aid scheme; if heads of a Bill have...
- Judicial Appointments
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he regards it as appropriate that solicitors appointed District Court judges, immediately or a short time after their judicial...
- Garda Training
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of money allocated from the Garda budget for the running of the Garda College in Templemore; the amount of moneys that...
- Human Trafficking
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views that under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008, owing to the broad definition of "trafficking" in the Act, labour...
- Prison Staff
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of prison officers in the prison service at present; the numbers working in each prison; if there are any plans to recruit...
- Prisoner Transfers
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of money that was spent by his Department and by the prison service on taxi transport for prisoners in each of the past...
- Commercial Rent Review
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the steps he is taking to provide a publically accessible database of commercial leasehold interests and rents payable; his views on...
- Deportation Orders
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Stations
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans for the transfer of gardaí from a station (details supplied); when contracts will be signed for the refurbishment of this...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reasons for the chronic delays in Garda vetting; the measures being taken to speed up the process; if he will provide extra...
- Firearms Licences
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if a firearms licence can issue to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [43238/10]
- Irish Prison Service
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 and the letter furnished by him in response to that question, to furnish to this Deputy in...
- Payment of Fines
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to detail in respect of each prison the number of prisoners who, in the period 1 November 2009 to 31 October 2010, having been...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost on a monthly basis of free legal aid in criminal cases over the past two years; the number of such cases involving members...
- Missing Persons
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons currently recorded under the heading of missing persons; the extent to which their cases are being monitored;...
- Public Order Offences
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of public order incidents reported in the past five years; the number of prosecutions which followed; and if he will make...
- Prison Accommodation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent of prison cell overcrowding at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43346/10]
- Residency Permits
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...
- Crime Levels
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour reported to each Garda stations throughout County Kildare in the past 12...
- Criminal Assets Bureau
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of cases in respect of which the Criminal Assets Bureau have seized the assets of those involved in criminal activity; the...
- Asylum Applications
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have applied for asylum here in each of the past five years; the number approved, deferred or refused or...
- Bail Applications
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the extent to which bail was granted in criminal cases in each of the past five years and to date in 2010 where the gardaí had...
- Crime Levels
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of crimes committed by persons on bail in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Investigations
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the action taken to monitor the movement of criminal gang members between this country and other EU and non EU locations; the number...
- Prisoner Releases
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of prisoners on the various forms of early day or special release on a monthly basis in each of the past 12 months and to...
- Deportation Orders
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of deportation orders made in the past 12 months which have been subsequently deferred; the reason for the deferral; and...
- Garda Operations
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if adequate resources are available to the relevant sections of his Department to combat juvenile or petty crime; and if he will make...
- Crime Levels
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gun crime offences reported in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the number of prosecutions and convictions...
- Garda Stations
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total number of garda stations listed for or deemed to require upgrading; the schedule for same; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Strength
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí deployed and currently serving at each of the garda stations throughout County Kildare; the way this...
- Crime Levels
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons apprehended carrying illegal firearms; the number of prosecutions, successful or otherwise taken arising...
- Organised Crime
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to extradite criminals currently living on the proceeds of crime outside this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Equipment
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if all Garda stations throughout the country are fully fitted with PULSE and all other modern technology; and if he will make a...
- Organised Crime
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues with a view to greater co-operation and co-ordination in the fight against...
- Criminal Prosecutions
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Departmental Staff
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the arrangements in place for the unmarried partners of diplomatic staff serving abroad; the way this compares to arrangements in the...
- Humanitarian Missions
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will put together a business plan to develop the Shannon region as a hub for international humanitarian aid and EU-UN peacekeeping...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the waiting time for applicants for jobseeker's allowance from date of application to approval or refusal at the following centres in...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the qualifying criteria for the back to education allowance having particular regard to the nine month waiting time in...
- Pension Provisions
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the advice available from his Department to persons who believe they may have an entitlement to a pension arising from time spent working...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average cost in administrative terms of a social welfare appeal. [43117/10]
- Social Welfare Code
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 10 November 2010, the investigations carried out by a social welfare inspector when...
- Tax Reliefs
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason mortgage relief is being refused to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [43177/10]
- Child Care Services
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers benefiting from the early child care supplement for each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views and observations in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/10]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Noise Pollution
Question 207: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 6 July 2010, if he will provide an update; and if he will make a...
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the names of the members of the residential tenancy board; the amount this board cost up...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will issue approval to Kildare County Council in respect of its proposed new sewerage collection...
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
Question 210: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Farm Plan Scheme
Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reintroduce a scheme (details supplied) and if so, the date of same; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Postal Services
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will protect the universal service obligation for the postal service operated by An Post (details...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons in County Leitrim still awaiting a payment under the single farm payment; the number who have received...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants in County Leitrim approved under the agri-environment options scheme; the number refused; the...
- Grant Payments
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 9 November 2010, if he will provide an update on the case; and if he will make...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons in County Roscommon approved under the agri-environmental options scheme; the number refused; the...
- Grant Payments
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of a specific scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43082/10]
- Direct Payment Schemes
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to cap farm payments for the biggest beneficiaries under the various schemes; if he will in future disallow...
- Beef Prices
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will intervene with the major beef factory processors to ensure reasonable price structures for producers; if he will...
- Grant Payments
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if funding that was available from the EU towards installation aid is still being provided; and if he will make a statement...
- Agricultural Financing
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to ensure that access to credit for viable farm business from banks continues to be available; and if...
- Grant Payments
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be paid the disadvantaged area scheme payment. [43335/10]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Departmental Agencies
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 27 October 2010 and Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 2 November 2010, if the...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Drugs Task Force
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make arrangements to facilitate community and voluntary drug projects in operating for the first six...
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will name the overseas missions to which Ireland is currently contributing Defence Forces personnel; if he will detail the numbers serving on...
