Written answers
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Tourism Industry
Question 107: To ask the Taoiseach the basis on which visitor statistics are complied from the point of view of tourism; if the length of time spent in the State or the purpose of the trip is...
- Department of Education and Science
- Schools Recognition
Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when permanent recognition will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford, bearing in mind the school...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has made any purchases of land in County Cork in the past three months; and if so the land that has been...
- Departmental Funding
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the funding arrangements in respect of an organisation which funded various schemes under the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the announcement that a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has been approved to design stage,...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when money will be allocated for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for the purpose of renovations and...
- School Accommodation
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the devolved scheme for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their redundancy payment. [4564/11]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of primary and secondary schools in County Kildare that employed special needs assistants; and...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application under the summer works scheme from a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if...
- School Transport
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the entitlement of a student (details supplied) to use school transport. [4628/11]
- Recognition of Qualifications
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the case of a person (details supplied). [4630/11]
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a summer works scheme application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary;...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed new school at a location (details supplied) in County Dublin. [4660/11]
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Staff
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lift the recruitment embargo on clerical officers to speed up the processing of social welfare claims. [4648/11]
- Tax Collection
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for a tax rebate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement...
- Tax Code
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied). [4532/11]
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been any further in camera court proceedings since 23 December 2010 concerning any aspect of the injection of State funding into any...
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for mortgage interest relief from the community welfare officer in respect of a...
- Medical Cards
Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare....
- Health Services
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding necessary dental procedures for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4515/11]
- Hospital Services
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Health Services
Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider correspondence (details supplied); if she will ensure that the Health Service Executive will provide...
- Medical Cards
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be granted as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Prescription Charges
Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 20 January 2011 if the prescription charge should be applied twice to the same...
- Health Services
Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a payment will be restored to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Care Services
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will support the setting up the European Missing Childline number of 116000. [4608/11]
- Medical Cards
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been refused a medical card; and if she will reverse this...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to see an ear, nose, throat specialist. [4623/11]
- Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will be supplied with hearing aids. [4624/11]
- Child Care Services
Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an application can be made for a child (details supplied) in County Wexford already on the early childhood care and...
- Health Services
Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [4668/11]
- EU Directives
Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the implementation of the EU Blood Directive; her views on the latest Commission report on the...
- Adoption Services
Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will reassess the suitability of adopting parents who have already been assessed either by...
- Department of Transport
- Marine Safety
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will release the preliminary findings into the report in relation to the tragedy of the [i]Evelyn Marie [/i]which sank off the coast of...
- Pensions Provisions
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will assist a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/11]
- Registration Procedures
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will consider changing the procedure for the registration of new coaches in the State along the lines proposed in correspondence (details...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Prisoner Releases
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will explain the circumstances of temporary release and or early release for persons on six months prison sentences; and if he...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...
- Garda Training
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 8 December 2010, the rules and regulations which apply to the use of batons by gardaí;...
- Residency Permits
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review the request for residency in respect of a person (details supplied). [4557/11]
- Garda Equipment
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost incurred by him for the purchasing of Garda shirts; if he will provide a per shirt price and a total purchase cost for each...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for citizenship. [4581/11]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by an organisation (details supplied) as a result of delays in...
- Garda Training
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of gardaí that are being trained in drug impairment testing; when this training will be completed; when will the recently...
- Prison Committals
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons committed to prison for non-payment of fines and non-payment of debt in 2010; if he will provide comparative...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [4595/11]
- Garda Investigations
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on reports that an undercover British police officer infiltrated some legitimate community protest groups in recent times;...
- Legal Services Ombudsman
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when it is expected that a Legal Ombudsman will be appointed. [4617/11]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide the top 20 nationalities of successful applicants for citizenship for each year from 2000 to 2010. [4629/11]
- Court Procedures
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if plaintiff-in-person can be denied access to a court if they lack the ability to pay. [4661/11]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount of money spent on an inquiry (details supplied). [4669/11]
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Redundancy Payments
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4531/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will request the Health Service Executive and other State agencies to support a person (details supplied) now resident in the State...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will readjust the assessment of the live register figures to include persons who are aged 18 years or over but who are not entitled...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding reductions in welfare and benefit payments (details supplied). [4670/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for mortgage interest relief in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal of a decision for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [4530/11]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for disability allowance will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4544/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection If he will review his decision to freeze the payment to private sector operators until 2014 in respect of the free travel scheme taking...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide supports to a person (details supplied) who has left a care setting in Northern Ireland to take up residence in the...
- Departmental Research
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will conduct research into the impact of the Budget 2011 cuts on individuals, families and local retail; if he will outline the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that Irish persons who are currently considering emigrating will not be frozen out of the social welfare...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will take emergency action to speed up the processing of appeals for domiciliary care allowance which are taking an average of 13.3...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the number of community employment places available. [4646/11]
- Price Inflation
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to respond to a number of flagged price hikes of essential goods including the price of quality meat and the price of...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a hearing on their appeal of social welfare benefit. [4671/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused domiciliary care allowance. [4674/11]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Pension Provisions
Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare is in receipt of a reduced payment; and if he will...
- Contract Payments
Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if payment will issue to a company (details supplied) from County Limerick who carried out works as...
- Social Housing
Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria for social housing in respect of non EEA nationals; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Natural Gas Grid
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 4 November 2010 and No. 82 of 8 December 2010, he will provide...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has made any proposals to the Department of Finance for change in the remuneration of the chief executive...
- Child Care Services
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will support the proposed European missing child line number of 116000. [4609/11]
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Foreshore Licences
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a foreshore lease will issue to facilitate the construction of a slipway (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he...
- Grant Payments
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4504/11]
- Departmental Staff
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when agreement on the redeployment of staff at the local agricultural office in Ennis, County Clare will be finalised; and...
- Grant Payments
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be paid their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement...
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food where the literature for the agri environment options scheme, formerly REP scheme, is printed. [4636/11]
- Grant Payments
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the new entrants grant of €5,000 through the National Reserve will issue in respect of a person (details supplied)....
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Job Creation
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding jobs created in County Louth in the past three years; the moneys invested by the State in each case;...
- Work Permits
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding a spousal work permit application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4522/11]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the allowance paid to Permanent Defence Force cadre staff in respect of working in conjunction with the Reserve Defence Force...
