Written answers
Thursday, 13 October 2011
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Fraud
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing an amnesty for persons who become aware that they are in receipt of an overpayment through no conscious...
- Public Services Card
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information on the new public service identity card including a complete list of the personal data that will be...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the year on year increase in social welfare appeals from 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and the number of additional staff who have...
- Departmental Staff
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which adequate staff remain available to her or can be acquired to address the ever growing issue of backlog due to the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of appeals outstanding for jobseeker's allowance and family income support schemes; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the refusal to count credited contributions accrued while on maternity leave when calculating a person's eligibility for...
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the recent Central Statistics Office reports on the increase in poverty and child poverty here, the measures she intends to...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will revise and publish the guidelines governing the decision making of community welfare officers when it comes to discretionary...
- Employment Support Services
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that participation in JobBridge can result in the loss of fuel allowance with the effect that a household can be...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of part-time firefighters have been refused jobseeker's payments on the stated...
- Employment Support Services
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recent media focus on the JobBridge scheme exposing displacement of real jobs; and the further steps...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied and in a position to make adequate budgetary provisions to meet the ongoing effects of the economic downturn with...
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish an analysis of the distributive and poverty impacts on families of budget 2012 tax or welfare package prior to the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide an exemption to the qualifying criteria for rent allowance in respect of victims of domestic violence and their...
- Legislative Programme
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28931/11]
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the proposals from Social Justice Ireland for the creation of 100,000 part-time jobs in the public,...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has met with or sought further clarification from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, a body licensed and...
- Department of Finance
- Disabled Drivers
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused a primary medical certificate; his views on this...
- Motor Fuels
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the substantial revenue loss to the State from the illegal laundering and resale of diesel and kerosine fuels and the huge costs...
- National Treasury Management Agency
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Treasury Management Agency is the appropriate body to manage the State's shareholdings in semi-State companies in view of the secrecy...
- Motor Fuels
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the excise on fuel in the upcoming budget; if he will carry out an impact assessment on Border filling stations before such a...
- Bank Assets
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that section 61 of the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010 provides him with the ability to move any asset or liability...
- Credit Unions
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the report of the Commission on Credit Unions to be presented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/11]
- Tax Collection
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of general practitioner practices that were audited for tax compliance annually since 2007; the number found to be non-compliant; and if...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has...
- Mortgage Arrears
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding State help for struggling mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29319/11]
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the planned eurozone bank recapitalisation programme will have any impact on the covered institutions here in view of the fact...
- EU-IMF Support Programme
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the interest rate reductions applying to funds available to Ireland under the European Financial Stability Fund and European...
- Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, for each eurozone country, of the amount of Government bonds held by each of the covered institutions; and if he will...
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive statement on the promissory note arrangement in place for the recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish...
- Mortgage Arrears
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the specific measures he has implemented to date since coming into office to assist persons in difficulty with their mortgage repayments. [29345/11]
- Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of European Central Bank and Central Bank of Ireland funding currently extended to the covered institutions; his plans to reduce the...
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to impose losses on the remaining unsecured, unguaranteed senior bondholders at Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society;...
- EU Funding
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if the European Central Bank has indicated to him, either formally or informally, that the ECB would, under certain circumstances including the...
- Official Engagements
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance the dates and details of any meetings he has had, since coming into office, with the chief executives, chairpersons and boards of each of the covered...
- Tax Code
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the top rate of value added tax in view of the commitments in the memorandum of understanding with the EU and IMF; if he will raise the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the school bus provision in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the disproportionate...
- Employment Support Grants
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to secure more funding for a course; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Curriculum
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include teaching of driving skills in the mainstream curriculum or in the transition year programme; and if he will make a...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will revise clause 17.3 of the higher education scheme, which restricts retraining and upskilling due to progression failure...
- Schools Funding
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Protestant fee paying schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29234/11]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need for special needs assistants, SNAs, at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20; if he will...
- EU Funding
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific opportunities that will arise in County Kerry for redundant workers as a result of the recent announcement of €55 million...
- Irish Language
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal for the improvement of the Irish language (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the planning and design of new school buildings (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on...
- EU Funding
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the European Globalisation Fund application that he has made on behalf of the former employees of a company (details...
- Curaclam Scoile
Question 67: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna maidir leis an 50% - 60% den obair a dhéanfaidh na daltaí trí phunann scoilbhunaithe, an ndéanfar meastóireacht ar an nGaeilge mar...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Election Management System
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person responsible for providing insurance cover for buildings that are used for the purpose of polling station at election...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown...
- Expenditure Reviews
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to complete the comprehensive spending review; if he is satisfied with the level of co-operation and engagement...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Departmental Agencies
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has granted approval for the appointment of a new north west regional manager of the Industrial Development Agency in...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of Chairperson...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding received by the National Consumer Agency in the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011. [29327/11]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when legislation to re-establish joint labour committees will be brought forward; and if he will commit that the new...
- Department of Social Protection
- Civil Registration Office
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Civil Registration Office (details supplied) is currently closed to members of the public from Monday, 3 October 2011 until...
- Employment Support Services
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has conducted any review of the impact of the JobBridge scheme announced in May 2011; the number of new jobs she estimates have been...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue in respect of an application for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [29170/11]
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (detailed supplied) from County Kilkenny will be included in the local community employment scheme. [29175/11]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way it was concluded in respect of refusal of an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if an exception...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of their application for illness...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the liability of self-employed persons for minimum PRSI contributions to secure an entitlement to contributory...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 285 of 27 September and No. 371 of 4 October 2011, if she will now consider the entitlement to...
- Departmental Staff
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will be hiring temporary staff to cope with any backlog at an office (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a grant (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [29231/11]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately,...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare regarding their jobseeker's benefit application; and...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance on hand and pending decisions at present; the anticipated timescale to clear any...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals currently on hand for carer's allowance; the extent to which this figure has fluctuated over the past three years and...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for old age pension, contributory and non-contributory, received in each of the past three years and to date in...
- Employment Support Services
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which her Department proposes to assist in retraining and up skilling in conjunction with other Departments with particular...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects her Department to be in a position to improve access to back to education allowance with the objective of...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 6 October 2011, the extent of review or investigation carried out to date in respect of any...
- Employment Support Services
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has called for the qualifying period for JobBridge...
- Community Services Programme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the community services programme will be funded in 2012; if any changes are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare on their application for domiciliary allowance...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- EU Regulations
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on allowing controlled burning of grass and heather when weather conditions are favourable in order to prevent...
- Turbary Rights
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who have applied to sell their interests in the raised bog sites designated as special areas of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans on a matter (details supplied) regarding Muckross House, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Caiteachas Rannach
Question 127: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é an méid airgid atá curtha ar fáil sna meastacháin athbhreithnithe do chaiteachas ar thithíocht sa Ghaeltacht,...
- Scéimeanna Rannach
Question 128: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil i gceist aige faomhadh a thabhairt do na dréachtscéimeanna atá molta ag Foras na Gaeilge ag cur san áireamh an...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of...
- Hydraulic Fracturing
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the questions he has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to report on in relation to the process of...
- Broadcasting Services
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding Saorview in respect of an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Waste Management
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation will be enacted to regulate the metal recycling industry, in view of the increase in scrap...
- EU Directives
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a submission (details supplied) by the Irish Farmers' Association regarding the spreading of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 135: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of...
- Burial Facilities
Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the EU regulations on emissions and air pollution that apply to the operation of crematoriums; and if he...
- Unfinished Housing Estates
Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if demolition is being considered in the case of some badly planned and unrequired ghost estates in the...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Citizenship Applications
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the requirements to obtain naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Garda Deployment
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality having regard to the serious break-in on 21 March 2011 last at the home of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, the extent to...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the licensing laws as they apply to the bar trade, especially in regard to opening and closing times; his plans to...
- Garda Deployment
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the deployment of gardaí at District Court cases, the position of Garda Síochána policy with regard to the presence...
- Legal Services Regulation
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a publicly accessible website will be introduced to access the disciplinary findings on misconduct by solicitors and barristers such...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Residency Permits
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when stamp 4 will be updated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an outstanding application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
- An Seirbhís Chúirteanna
Question 150: To ask the Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais cén treoir ata tugtha aige don tSeirbhís Chúirteanna maidir le seirbhís chúirte a chur ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht; agus an...
- Legal Fees
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of payments earned from a State or semi-State contract or tribunal that each junior counsel and senior...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the need for the law regarding wards of court to be reformed in order that relatives of the wards of court can...
- Residency Permits
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Residency Permits
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to be outlined to date in respect of determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...
- Residency Permits
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in respect of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to be followed in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22;...
- Residency Permits
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position with respect to an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22;...
- Deportation Orders
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to be followed in respect of deferring a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and...
- Residency Permits
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo;...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Direct Payment Schemes
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the importance of the direct payments to farm incomes, if he will ensure that at all times every possible effort...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding his views on reedbed technology as a way of dealing with farmyard effluent; if he has changed its...
- Grant Payments
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment will be awarded in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason he has set the minimum size for landing lobster at 110 mm when the European Commission has recommended 90mm...
- Common Fisheries Policy
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the area of inshore fishery that can be exempted from the Common Fisheries Policy restrictions on fisheries; and if he will...
- Grant Payments
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that have been paid their agri-environmental options scheme payment; when he expects that the payments...
- Registration of Title
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 6 October 2011, if he will confirm that incontrovertible evidence of the...
- Grant Payments
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of their single farm payment and...
- Grant Payments
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue under the disadvantage areas payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expected processing time for REP scheme 4 and agri environment options scheme at the Johnstown Castle office, County...
- Grant Payments
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of disadvantaged area payments being processed in his Department; the reason for delays in payment; the reason...
- Direct Payment Schemes
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of 2011 single farm payment applications received from applicants in County Roscommon; the corresponding figure...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number and value of 2011 disadvantaged area payments which have been made to applicants in County Roscommon; the number...
- Foreshore Licences
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will renew the contracts for the appointment of external valuers to evaluate existing foreshore licence...
- Grant Payments
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied). [29444/11]
- Department of Health
- Early Childhood Education
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an application will be processed in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that the forthcoming budget will be mindful of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision regarding their fair deal appeal. [29166/11]
- Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new blood bank premises in County Cork following agreement on funding and design and the availability of a site; his views...
- Health Services
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, for a primary health care centre in Clane, County Kildare, with particular reference to the ongoing demand and need for such as...
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on the indemnity refund for general practitioners under the primary care reimbursement service on an annual basis since 2007; the...
- Vaccination Programme
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health the maximum amount payable to general practitioners on the immunisation contract grant, for example, cost of a fridge under the primary care...
- Medical Cards
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay with a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement...
- Suicide Incidence
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who are employed in the Health Service Executive north-east area to deal with issues of suicide and self-harm; and if he will...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health if toilets for patients in wheelchairs are available in the emergency department of Drogheda Hospital; if in recent weeks there have been occasions...
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been paid in capitation fees on an annual basis since 2007 to general practitioners under the primary care reimbursement service,...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown separately, he has...
- Medical Cards
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a submission (details supplied); the actions that can or will be taken to alleviate the problems expressed; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be called for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/11]
- Health Services
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health the plans which the Health Service Executive has to amalgamate Roscommon and Galway PCCC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29336/11]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will make funding available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national lottery is being advertised on the website of the Health Service Executive; if this is appropriate in view of the rising...
- Hospital Services
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a detailed timetable of services from St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, County Cork, to the South Infirmary Victoria Hospital, County...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health if he has approved changes in the operation of the nursing home support scheme whereby approval for support under the scheme will no longer be back...
- Drugs Payment Scheme
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the system of medication support for mental health patients in Dublin has been changed; if he will reverse this change; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all appointments to State boards, including any appointments to the position of chairperson shown...
- Public Transport
Question 286: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Dublin Bus to improve the frequency of bus service in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he...
- Ferry Services
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to date in assisting the re-establishment of the Foyle ferry service from Magilligan, County Derry to...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/11]
