Written answers
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourism Development
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to better support tourism in rural areas; and the percentage of the overall budget allocated to developing rural...
- Tourism Industry
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure that a competitive business environment is maintained in the tourism industry; the further...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives in place to improve local sports facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18955/11]
- Sports Development
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his strategy to develop all-Ireland co-operation in the area of sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/11]
- Taxi Regulations
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason full-time taxi drivers, one licence, one holder, are not represented on the new taxi sector review group, set up to...
- Stadium Projects
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand on his comments confirming that he asked the Sports Campus Authority to continue developing the National...
- Suicide Prevention
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential role of sport in suicide prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18958/11]
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the acquisition or ownership transfer of leisure facilities in National Asset Management Agency ownership has been considered...
- Tourism Policy
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the tourism renewal implementation group; the remit of this group; the progress made to date; and if he will make...
- Public Transport
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of a recent report into the published accounts of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus conducted by a company (details supplied)...
- Tourism Development
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which an overall and forensic assessment of the tourism industry has been undertaken with a view to identification...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of a recent report into the published accounts of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus conducted by a company (details...
- Regional Airports (2 comments)
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the prolonged process and delay in initiating the required upgrading of the main gateways from Cork and...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which information on the activities of a publicly owned semi-State company, namely Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company,...
- Olympic Games
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure the Olympic torch passes through Ireland in the run up to the London Olympics in 2012; and if...
- Departmental Strategies
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the national sports facilities strategy will be published; the process by which the strategy is being...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
Question 53: To ask the Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt an bhfuil plean aige comhionannas cló a chur i bhfeidhm idir ainmneacha Gaeilge agus Béarla ar chomharthaí bóthair...
- Road Network
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fully commit the €19 million earmarked by the previous Government for the widening of the Aughnacloy to Strabane...
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Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent, if any, to which comparisons have been made between transport costs here and those in neighbouring jurisdictions...
- Standardisation of Measurements
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support maintaining the current trailer height limit of 4.65 m for trailers registered here in view of European...
- Tourism Industry
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the potential negative impact on tourism in counties Donegal, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim has been or will be assessed...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Emigration Statistics
Question 59: To ask the Taoiseach the way he measures emigration numbers from a given county and if he will utilise inactive PPS numbers of Irish citizens as an indicator. [19062/11]
- Departmental Staff
Question 61: To ask the Taoiseach the staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; the numbers of such staff; and if these staff are based in Ireland or...
- Parliamentary Questions
Question 62: To ask the Taoiseach when he will bring forward propsals to provide for written parliamentary questions during the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representations
Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on the Israeli soldier (details supplied), who has been held hostage since 25 June 2006; if he has asked...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it was appropriate for the Irish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (details supplied) to attend a Royal...
- Department of Finance
- Motor Taxation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19133/11]
- Tax Code
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax credit facility exists for a sub-contractor where they have already paid staff and tax and they have not been paid by the main contractor...
- State Borrowing
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rates paid on each drawdown from the European Financial Stability Facility and European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism; the cost to...
- Tax Collection
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [19081/11]
- Financial Services Regulation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the reports by Ernst and Young and McCann Fitzgerald on corporate governance issues at Irish Nationwide Building Society. [19100/11]
- Tax Code
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is in receipt of correspondence from persons (details supplied) in County Cork regarding his policy on classifying alcohol intermediate...
- Liquor Licences
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the denial by the National Excise Licensing Office of a liquor licence to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if the new reduced 9% VAT rate will be extended to cover the laundry and dry cleaning industry which is a main service provider to the tourism...
- Property Raffles
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the legal restrictions and tax implications that may apply to a property owner who may wish to dispose of their home by public raffle through sale of...
- Tax Reliefs
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the cost of mortgage interest relief for the financial year 2010; the projected cost for 2011; the cost to his Department to date...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family (details supplied) in County Mayo have to pay €200 per child for school transport when children getting on at the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school extension (details supplied) will proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19016/11]
- School Transport
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused transport costs to take them to school; and if he will make...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs teacher (details supplied) in County Carlow will be paid the special needs allowance. [19047/11]
- School Services Staff
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of chaplains employed by him in schools; if he will provide a county breakdown of the locations at which they are employed;...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he considers it fair that 700 students in County Donegal and thousands across the State are facing a cut in their student support...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Louth and east County Meath which have been affected by cutbacks in the provision of special needs...
- School Staffing
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the staffing requirements of a primary school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will be given further detailed and urgent...
- National Framework of Qualifications
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he recognises any qualification provided by an institute (details supplied); if so, when he began to recognise these qualifications;...
- School Transport
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that has been given to the concerns of the Church of Ireland community in regard to the school transportation review;...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional places for mature students and post-leaving certificate students that are being made available for this coming...
- State Examinations
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 23 June 2011, if he will provide details of the colleges that provide a second chance...
- Departmental Staff
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of arts education organisers around the country; his further plans to improve this crucial service in...
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- Flood Relief
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person who has responsibility for a matter in the national grid areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Work Permits
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a...
- Job Creation
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps each of the State agencies under his aegis are doing to promote job creation in County Meath; and if he will make...
- Industrial Development
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs in companies currently in County Meath that are being supported by Industrial Development Authority...
- Department of Social Protection
- School Meals Programme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the school lunch programme to which every child here is entitled; if she will consider allowing each school to make its...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for back-to-school and communion and confirmation grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the safeguards in place to ensure that retained firefighters are not discriminated against due to their need to be in employment that is...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the length of time it is currently taking to process family income supplement reviews; her views that...
- Employment Support Services
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has been seeking work for two years but, due to a means test, does not qualify for...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent allowance will be reinstated as soon as possible in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Arts Plan
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider engaging with Allied Irish Banks in an effort to encourage wider public access to their extensive and...
- Tourism Promotion
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he, his Department and agencies under his aegis are taking to promote County Meath as a cultural and heritage...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total cost to the State of the Fergus Cahill-Frontier Economics Limited report completed at the beginning...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Proposed Legislation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if legislation will be required to carry out a flood risk report in the preparation of the city and county...
- Nuclear Safety
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the Sellafield nuclear plant will be subject to EU-wide stress tests organised at a...
- Building Regulations
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been briefed by Dublin City Council on its investigation into alleged breaches of the Building...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding proposals to introduce water and property charges for persons who have built houses...
- Constituency Boundaries
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the context of the new Constituency Commission to establish new Dáil constituency boundaries the...
- Local Authority Grants
Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to regulations applied by local authorities requiring small, community based...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the High Hedges Act 2011 which was recently enacted in Northern Ireland; his views that similar...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to change the Part 5 provisions relating to social and affordable housing or if the schemes will...
- Waste Management
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the full extent of the progress made to date in the remediation programme for the Kerdiffstown landfill...
- Scéimeanna Uisce
Question 129: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cén uair a cheadófar do Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe duine a fhostú in Inis Meáin, Árainn, le faireachán a...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- EU Funding
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has applied for or received any moneys or grants for the period 2007-2013 under the drug prevention and information programme of...
- Witness Protection Programme
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocated to the Garda witness protection programme for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, and to date in 2011; and if...
- Garda Deployment
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, other than those involved in immigration control, based at Cork, Dublin and Shannon Airports. [19099/11]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/11]
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a management agreement for the licensing of aquaculture on Lough Foyle, County Donegal, to be operated by the Loughs...
- Grant Payments
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will accommodate farmers who are successful under the dairy equipment scheme by allowing for a later date for...
- Food Exports
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of County Meath food companies that Bord Bia is promoting through its events in overseas markets; and if he will...
- Food Industry
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will outline each of the individual initiatives both he and State agencies under his aegis are using to promote Irish...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Programmes
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to her Department for the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19196/11]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to bring the Bill to allow for means-testing for home care packages and measures to assess eligibility for community services before Dáil...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health if the two-room colonoscopy suite, fully staffed, will proceed at Bantry General Hospital, County Cork, under the national cancer strategy programme;...
- Medical Cards
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on their medical card application. [19013/11]
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider funding the supply of a premises in the west Cork area to an established successful organisation for the purpose of opening an...
- Medical Cards
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision of the Health Service Executive to refuse the application of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied)...
- Hospital Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health if the eye unit in Limerick Regional Hospital is due to close on 11 July 2011; and if so the location at which a person (details supplied) will have...
- Health Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health the reason an allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford for travel to a monthly appointment with a consultant, has been...
- Hospital Staff
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will agree to the management of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, recruiting two consultant...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will work with the management of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, to facilitate an application to the...
- Parliamentary Questions
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for a Deputy to wait more than two months for a response from the Health Service Executive to a written...
- Pharmacy Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse cuts relating to pharmacists in respect of refrigerated items in view of the cost of dispensing these medicines and in light of...
- Health Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health the advice and support available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [19080/11]
- Health Service Staff
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health the date from which there has been no dedicated elder abuse officer in the southern region; when a dedicated elder abuse officer will be in place in...
- Health Services
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health the number of reported cases of elder abuse in the southern region in each quarter for the past five years, categorised by county and abuse type....
- Hospital Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health his views on issues in respect of Nenagh General Hospital, County Tipperary; the effect that the lack of non-consultant hospital doctors will have on...
- Departmental Funding
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the cross-party Oireachtas group established to support the work of the organisation assisting the alleged victims of a...
- Hospital Services
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of services at the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/11]
- Hospital Procedures
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health in view of a number of reports commissioned into services in Our Lady's Hospital Navan, County Meath, among them the Peyton Report, if the reports...
- Hospital Services
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be given an appointment at the orthopaedic unit at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make...
- Health Services
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health the advice and assistance available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [19193/11]
- Water Fluoridation
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health the procedure followed for the fluoridation of public water supplies; if it is carried out by a commercial entity; if so, the tender process...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals regarding the sports capital programme and for the funding that was provided to his Department under Budget 2011....
- Taxi Regulations
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no representative of self-employed, full-time taxi drivers on the new Taxi Review Body; and if he will make...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a European Commission draft directive on facilitating the cross border exchange of information on road safety...
- Road Network
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application to fund a new bridge at Cockhill outside of Buncrana, County Donegal. [19064/11]
- Sports Funding
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the sports inclusion disability officer positions under the sports partnerships scheme; and if he will...
- Road Network
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a submission (details supplied); the actions taken to address this matter; if compensation will be paid...
- Rail Services
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ascertain from CIE whether the journey time for the train between Rosslare, County Wexford and Dublin can be reduced...
- Regional Airports
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the various State supports for each of the airports throughout the country can be reviewed collectively with a view to an...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of applications received by county for grant aid from the proceeds of the National Lottery or similar funding;...
- Departmental Funding
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out the various allocations of funding made by him directly or arising from recommendations to or through his...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has had discussions with boards, directors or executives of the various bodies, groups or agencies...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the purpose of the new roof ID for taxis being brought on stream in August; and the way it will achieve this aim. [19224/11]
- Public Transport
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with his Northern counterpart and the relevant service providers to address the fact that...
- Rural Transport Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is undertaking to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to retaining and expanding the rural transport...
- Public Transport
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the decision-making process in respect of metro north, BXD, DART underground and the DART extension....
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the reappointment of the board of the Dublin Airport Authority when this matter arises. [19230/11]
- Public Transport
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the State subvention for Dublin Bus. [19231/11]
- Air Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in developing new routes to Irish airports. [19232/11]
- Cycle Facilities
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the development of a city bicycles scheme for Galway and other cities. [19233/11]
- State Airports
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest figures available on a monthly basis for the numbers of US troops landing at Shannon Airport. [13736/11]
