Written answers
Thursday, 31 March 2011
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Arts Funding
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will maintain funding for the arts at least at its current levels over the course of his term in office. [6192/11]
- Tourism Promotion
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his tourism strategy for County Donegal. [6148/11]
- London Olympics
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps he will take to attract national Olympic teams from various countries to use Ireland as a springboard and preparation...
- Heritage Donations
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of tax relief for heritage donations awarded during each of the past five years under section 1003 of the Taxes...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to change the sports capital programme and the local swimming pool programme. [6188/11]
- Abbey Theatre
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the position regarding plans for the relocation of the Abbey Theatre including its possible location. [6185/11]
- Tourism Promotion
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will increase funding to the tourism marketing fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6146/11]
- Air Services
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport when he plans to negotiate with airlines (details supplied) to re-open closed routes. [6210/11]
- Tourism Industry
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the available resources for developing and co-ordinating niche tourism such as eco-tourism. [6189/11]
- National Library
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the date on which he will publish legislation to update the National Cultural Institutions Act in order to put the Genealogical...
- Film Industry Development
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to support the Irish cinema sector. [6186/11]
- Departmental Funding
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the extent, if any, of capital or current funding provided for sporting or cultural activities in County Cork for each of the past...
- Tourism, Culture and Sport Sectors
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he has had any discussions with tourism, sport and recreational groups coming within the aegis of his Department with a view to...
- Culture Sector
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to increase awareness of the value and benefit of cultural activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tourism Promotion
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will ensure close community consultation in developing sustainable tourism and outline the methods by which such...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the date on which the national sports facilities strategy will be published. [6208/11]
- Tourism Promotion
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will support the development of significant tourism projects between councils; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
Question 37: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a parent (details supplied) has not been allowed a passport for their son given that the child was born here; and if...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a subcontractor certificate for a business (details supplied) in County Cork. [6262/11]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for the summer works scheme. [6236/11]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to reversing the decision to increase the pupil-teacher ratio in Irish-medium schools to that of mainstream schools;...
- State Examinations
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be provided with a reader for their leaving...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the special needs assistant at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is retained; if he will expedite a...
- School Staffing
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent consideration will be given to the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) and if appropriate measures will be...
- Department of Social Protection
- Departmental Committees
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the interdepartmental committee on gender recognition will complete its final report; the action she has planned or is proposing to...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing on a farm assist appeal will be granted as soon as possible to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [6213/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding their application for illness benefit. [6219/11]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a social welfare appeals application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be dealt with as soon as possible and...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to payment of rent subsidy, carer's or domiciliary care allowance; and if she...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be re-examined in view of the hardship being caused to the family by the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport when the sports capital grant applications will be accepted again or when will grant applications submitted under this heading be...
- Grant Payments
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of grants and other payments to a project (details supplied) in County Laois. [6310/11]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Planning Issues
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when all of the remaining sections of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 will receive a...
- Pension Provisions
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will comply with the recommendation of the Ombudsman in respect of the case of a person (details...
- Building Regulations
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the Building Control Act 2007, Part 3, the person who appoints the stage 3 interview board and the...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Proposed Legislation
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when he will sign the commencement order of the remaining section of the Multi-Unit Developments Act; and if he will make a statement...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 959 of 29 September 2010, the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details...
- Crime Levels
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide statistics for an area (details supplied) regarding anti-social activities. [6233/11]
- Parking Regulations
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will support the case of persons (details supplied) regarding parking. [6234/11]
- Stardust Disaster
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding supports for the Stardust families (details supplied). [6257/11]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
- Residency Permits
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the procedure he or she must follow to obtain a resident permit;...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment for single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm when he will allocate the necessary funding to ensure that construction works on the breakwater at...
- Grant Payments
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment for 2008 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will...
- Forestry Sector
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of forestry and land under Coillte's control that has been sold since 1989; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Animal Welfare
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the publicised plans by the Irish Greyhound Board to expand greyhound racing to China, if his attention has been...
- Grant Payments
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if REP scheme payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be granted and if he will expedite the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Employment Support Services
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts that have been made to assist the workers recently made redundant (details supplied) in County Donegal...
- Department of Health
- Pension Provisions
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary is entitled to a refund of pension contributions made while working part-time for the...
- Medical Cards
Question 84: 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 he will make...
- Health Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a care package in respect of a person (details supplied). [6228/11]
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adults with an intellectual disability nationally who are on residential, day care and respite waiting lists. [6235/11]
- Health Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the payment due to a nursing home for a week of respite care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Prescription Charges
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will reverse the charge on prescriptions for medical card holders; if he will explain the rationale behind this decision; and if he...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme. [6256/11]
- Child Care Services
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the charging of rates on facilities that provide preschool services and the early childhood care and education...
- Health Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 has their orthodontic treatment completed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Services
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will restore front line services and capacity to Clonmel hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6266/11]
- Health Services
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate the delays in accessing orthodontic treatment, including the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Medical Cards
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons medical card holders are being charged by general practitioners in respect of certain health issues (details supplied); if...
- Health Services
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will confirm the home support that has been put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the reports of...
- Medical Cards
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued immediately in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [6315/11]
- Programmes for Government
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the changes he will introduce to assist Members to obtain information through the parliamentary question system from the Health Service...
- Medical Cards
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if he will expedite the matter....
- Health Services
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans in respect of the need to improve neurological services throughout the country and in particular the south east; the average...
- Medical Cards
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a medical card will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [6325/11]
- Health Service Executive Investigations
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the names of officials and those who attended a meeting with the former Minister, former Deputy Mary Harney, relative to a formal...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the persons responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the N2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6278/11]
- National Roads Authority
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will offer advice to families regarding damage (details supplied). [6258/11]
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport if consultations have taken place with a company (details supplied) or if he has given any directives or issued any guidelines in regard to...
- Air Services
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport, as the continuation of reductions of Kerry-Dublin flights is impacting severely on tourism and business in County Kerry and jobs at Kerry...
