Written answers
Thursday, 7 April 2011
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Departmental Bodies (1 comment)
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans he has to reform the immigration system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/11]
- Official Transport
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the changes that have been made to services for former Taoisigh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6580/11]
- National Disability Strategy
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [5319/11]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Military Neutrality
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reassure the Houses of the Oireachtas of his commitment to protect Ireland's tradition of neutrality. [6845/11]
- Passport Applications
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the criteria established for a UK citizen to acquire an Irish passport; the circumstances if any, in which these criteria may...
- Department of Finance
- Proposed Legislation
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the inequity between licensing laws governing pubs, in which a fee is charged based on the turnover of the premises, and licensing laws...
- Financial Services Regulation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding insider trading (details supplied). [7081/11]
- Pension Provisions
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to make a decision on an application submitted by the trustees of a pension scheme to include former Waterford Crystal workers in the...
- Personal Debt
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the recommendations by the mortgage expert group on mortgage arrears in full. [7089/11]
- Fiscal Policy
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will finance the increase in mortgage interest relief for first time buyers if relief for new buyers is not abolished from June 2011....
- Mortgage Indemnity Insurance
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce new universal mortgage indemnity insurance to protect borrowers from the future risks of negative equity; and if he will make...
- Economic Forecasts
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the growth rate predictions he is using in negotiations with the EU-International Monetary Fund in view of the disparity between the projections from...
- Universal Social Charge
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance when it will be possible to make submissions to the review of the universal social charge. [7095/11]
- Educational Schemes
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of providing for an additional 15,000 places in training, work experience and educational opportunities; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Reliefs
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application for tax relief in relation to vehicles purchased for use by persons with disabilities in respect of a person...
- Departmental Reports
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance when the reports that have been sought by the Department of Social Protection from the Office of Public Works in relation to the consideration of...
- Fuel Prices
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the rising cost of petrol, diesel and home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7170/11]
- Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to rationalise the system whereby lack of funding in FÁS would not preclude a person on jobseeker's from the Department of...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an appeal for a college grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will...
- EU Globalisation Fund
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way workers availing of the European globalisation fund are expected to fund the finishing of the educational programmes when the...
- Schools Building Programme
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a tender in respect of premises (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [7130/11]
- School Curriculum
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any funding schemes in place to fund a music programme for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if he will make a...
- School Transport
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport service will be provided for three children in County Kerry in view of the special needs of one of the children...
- School Staffing
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be entitled to be placed on the supplementary panel for primary school teachers....
- Grant Payments
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a maintenance grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [7135/11]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a...
- School Transport
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue in relation to the abolition of catchment areas for the school bus routes; and if he will make a statement on...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans on continuing the policy of merging vocational education committees; or if not, his plans in this matter; and if he will make...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures taken to secure new support for an organisation (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7146/11]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy consultation paper that was published in March 2011 by the British...
- Work Permits
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Code
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer of halving the lower rate of PRSI up to 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7097/11]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance appeal will be heard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding payment of supplementary welfare allowance towards the payment of interest on mortgage in respect of persons...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears of child benefit will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) will be decided; the steps taken, additional to those taken by the previous...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing
Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding housing schemes (details supplied). [7083/11]
- Departmental Funding
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a minimum funding allocation of €26,479 to fund an organisation (details supplied) in...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to exempt owners who bought homes under the affordable housing and shared...
- Voting Entitlements
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will be taking to allow non-citizens the opportunity to vote if they are living here for ten...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Control of Livestock
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make the owners of farmed deer liable for traffic accidents caused by straying deer similar to the legislation regarding...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a Spent Convictions Bill as priority legislation; if he intends bringing forward a more robust and comprehensive...
- Garda Operations
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the work he has undertaken to prevent further dissident atrocities. [7166/11]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied). [7104/11]
- Departmental Funding
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [7105/11]
- Garda Recruitment
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda recruitment will be resumed; the numbers of community gardaí in Dublin central in 2010 and currently in the following...
- Residency Permits
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a review application for the right of permanent residence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Animal Identification Scheme
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a recording system, similar to that for cattle and sheep, for farmed deer in order that there will be...
- Departmental Funding
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give Leader clerical officers access to funding from Access (1) for the development of food projects in view of...
- Grant Payments
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Funding (1 comment)
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding that will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); if any changes in funding are planned; and...
- Department of Health
- Health Services
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding Health Service Executive supports or housing projects (details supplied). [7084/11]
- National Lottery Funding
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will issue to an organisation (details supplied) in County Laois.. [7088/11]
- Medical Cards
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7098/11]
- Health Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure the continued provision of general practitioner facilities at a medical centre (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;...
- Medical Cards
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has not been awarded a medical card. [7151/11]
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans to extend a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage the project is at; when the Health Service...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to introduce legislation requiring labels on alcohol products to warn of the dangers of drinking during pregnancy; and if he...
- Children in Care
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 30 March 2011, if he will provide clarification on the nature of the care institutions...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Grant Payments
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the necessary funding to an organisation (details supplied) to develop a state of the art GAA Museum on the grounds of...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the granting of a private contract to a taxi firm to run a taxi rank outside their hotel; if his attention has been drawn to...
- Road Network
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport the persons responsible for the removal of litter from the grass verges of the N2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/11]
