Written answers
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the role of the taxi regulator; his further plans to reform the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Air Services
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that generic authorisations for landing or overflight clearances for unscheduled civilian aircraft are...
- Public Transport
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase investment in an all-Ireland public transport network. [8615/11]
- Road Network
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the awarding of the construction contracts set out as Goals 2011 in the annual report 2010 and programme...
- Air Services
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view that Ireland has been used as a stopover on known rendition circuits; the discussions he has had with the Department of...
- Public Transport
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is committed to the full roll out of integrated ticketing; and when he expects this to be completed. [8584/11]
- Air Services
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a regime to ensure aviation leasing companies who do business with intelligence agencies declare to the...
- Rail Network
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to prioritise rapid construction of a Dublin-Navan rail link. [8623/11]
- Public Transport
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to privatise bus services. [8582/11]
- Rail Network
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on delivering a major transport infrastructure project in Dublin and, in particular, his further views on building a...
- Rail Services
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding policy on freight transportation by rail; if he is in discussion with CIE regarding the future of rail...
- Rail Network
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for metro north. [8628/11]
- Road Network
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maintenance costs of roads built since 2004; the amount of money broken down by road and local authority areas in tabular...
- Road Safety
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the road safety strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8545/11]
- Air Services
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the Irish Aviation Authority establishes and maintains an up-to-date register of aircraft known to have been...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the review of capital spending in his Department to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Transport
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which public transport projects he favours outside of Dublin having recently outlined his position on public transport projects...
- Port Development
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with CIE regarding the future of Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Network
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Leinster orbital route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8617/11]
- International Agreements
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his view of his Department being the lead Department engaging with the International Civil Aviation Organisation; if he will set...
- Cycle Facilities
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to the national cycle policy framework. [8611/11]
- Road Safety
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and location at which motor accidents have taken place on the M4 motorway between Lucan, County Dublin and Kilcock,...
- Air Services
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish an inter-agency civil aviation monitoring and inspection system. [8610/11]
- Transport 21
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the progression of Transport 21. [8618/11]
- Road Network
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make central Government funding available to local authorities to repair ramps which have been damaged due to bad...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Civil Service Staff
Question 67: To ask the Taoiseach the grade of person eligible to apply for the position of Captain of the Guard in Leinster House; and the criteria used to arrive at a decision on such an...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise the plight of the dancing boys of Afghanistan, who are young boys in extreme poverty that are being sexually...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason VAT is charged on the public service obligation levy. [8679/11]
- Departmental Functions
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance when the legislative steps will be taken to allow for the proposed changes to the structure of Government Departments. [8715/11]
- Tax Collection
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if stamp duty reimbursement will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Banking Sector Restructuring
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that it is likely that in the near future there will be no building societies operating here, if he will ensure that there is...
- Departmental Properties
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide full and detailed particulars of rental property in Portlaoise, County Laois, currently leased to the State, with particular...
- Tax Code
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the €3 travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/11]
- Civil Service Staff
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is committed to reforming civil servants privilege days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/11]
- Fiscal Policy
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made contact with US regulatory authorities to collate the dollar assets of Irish banks in order that they can be used as security to...
- Departmental Staff
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the precise responsibility of a person (details supplied) at his Department; the grade they hold; the circumstances of the transfer of this person...
- Departmental Reports
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the comprehensive spending review, the person who is conducting the review and if there is external assistance provided for the review...
- Tax Code
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that no changes to VAT are proposed in the forthcoming jobs initiative. [8796/11]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that no amendment to the Finance Act 2011 will be proposed in the forthcoming jobs initiative in the tax treatment of pensions....
- Property Valuations
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that information gathered from the stamp duty regime is used to compile data on house valuation to inform a...
- Public Sector Pay
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance that will be rendered and the participation that will take place by him or his officials in the EU-International Monetary Fund reverse...
- Irish Government Bonds
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the names and addresses of each person or association acting on their own behalf and or on the behalf of clients and the amounts...
- EU-IMF Fund
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the EU-IMF programme for assistance, if he will provide the actual draw downs of funds in euros on a quarterly basis for the duration...
- Tax Code
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who received a delayed payment from the Health Service Executive has to pay the universal social charge on the total amount; and if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Enrolment
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the funding and put in the necessary measures to open a school (details supplied) by September 2011, bearing in mind...
- School Staffing
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher unhappy in the school where they are teaching can leave that school and go back on the panel and be placed in another...
- School Enrolment
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for primary schools accepting pupils; if he is required to provide a place for pupils once they have reached a certain age;...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a refurbishment project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when the project will move...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in respect of the possibility of vocational education committees, in the future, providing the training carried out by...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive its site visit to commence the process of appointing a design team....
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide on a yearly basis from 1960 to 1974 the number of individuals awarded the Department's qualification, the secondary...
- School Transport
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a free travel pass has been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Training and Work Experience Programmes
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding graduate interns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/11]
- School Accommodation
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Joint Labour Committees
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when the review of joint labour committee agreements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Code
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will sign into law the approval for persons with long-term disabilities to do work and retain social welfare benefits when it is...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 103: 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 106: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if children with autism spectrum disorder are eligible for the domiciliary care allowance; if there were any changes to the eligibility...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be granted an oral hearing against the decision to disallow their jobseeker's...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the grounds for the refusal of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal on a disability welfare application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [8838/11]
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Missing Persons
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he plans to implement the 116000 missing children hotline in line with 13 EU member states; and if he will...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made to roll out broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will...
- Energy Conservation
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the moneys that have been provided in 2011 for the warmer home scheme to assist householders on low income; and...
- Oil Prices
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current estimate in billions of barrels of oil equivalent of the extent of the oil and gas deposits lying...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Register of Electors
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Electoral Commission Bill due to be published during the summer session will provide for a...
- Planning Issues
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend legislation for planning permission that the proposer must sign an affidavit stating that...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the follow-on from the EU Commission meeting on the role of agriculture and forestry...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when approval will be given to Dublin City Council to go to planning permission application stage for a...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/11]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Juvenile Offenders
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding was cut to a WHAD project which made it possible for young persons who were...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that citizenship will be granted to enable a passport to be obtained in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Multi-unit Development Act 2011 in view of the fact that it excludes mixed-use multi-unit developments from the...
- Departmental Investigations
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate allegations (details supplied). [8695/11]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to address the delays in providing Garda clearance certificates to those participating in FÁS community...
- Departmental Functions
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise functions of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8712/11]
- Refugee Status
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship currently on hand for persons from Sierra Leone; the average and the maximum time taken to...
- Garda Promotions
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of promotions at the rank of inspector, superintendent and chief superintendent that have been approved; if additional posts...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Asylum Applications
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the basis for qualification for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and...
- Asylum Applications
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the balance of the single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [8705/11]
- Animal Welfare
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Irish Greyhound Board is in talks to send Irish greyhounds to China in...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the sheep fencing and handling scheme will go ahead to be given to first time applicants; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their ewe grant and REP scheme payment; and if he will make a...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Commemorative Events
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on the progress in 2011 in organising the Irish Famine memorial day; the date on...
- Department of Health
- Substance Abuse
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views on the levels of alcohol abuse and misuse here; his further views that reported levels of alcohol consumption ought to be...
- Departmental Surveys
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the SLAN survey will be going ahead in 2011. [8675/11]
- Public Sector Pay
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to reverse the December 2010 decision to phase out payments to student nurses doing fourth year placements; and if he will...
- Health Service Staff
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the number of vacancies currently available in the Health Service Executive for speech and language therapists;...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider adding Crohn's disease to the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that persons living with Crohn's disease...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow to help fund the volunteer to drive scheme which it...
- Health Services
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive treatment. [8696/11]
- Smoking Ban
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will end the harassment of smokers by the Health Service Executive and not remove the perspex shelter from a public house (details...
- Child Abuse
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding best advice and practice regarding a matter (details supplied). [8702/11]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare receiving treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund was refused...
- Health Services
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider providing funding for the establishment of a teen parents support programme to serve County Wicklow in order to...
- Pension Levy
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of employees paying the pension levy whose employment was terminated in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will publish a detailed plan for the reform of mental health services here; if the Health Service Executive put in place an...
- Health Service Staff
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will arrange for an inspector to be appointed to investigate the fact that no records exist in relation to an employee (details...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to proceeding with major road projects when there has already been considerable investment and work...
- Rail Network
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the proposed rail interconnector for Dublin city's rail services is a priority project; if he anticipates any delay in the...
- Public Transport
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give a commitment that Dublin Bus will be protected from privatisation. [8817/11]
- Airport Development Projects
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the commercial success or failure of Terminal Two at Dublin Airport; in view of its performance to date, his plans...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that funding arrangements are still in place for smarter travel projects and that the Drimnagh integrated...
- Public Transport
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus fleet for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if...
- National Car Test
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the national car test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/11]
- Taxi Regulations
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding persons operating illegally as taxi drivers. [8807/11]
