Written answers

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

  • Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      Question 47: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants on the current waiting list for Garda vetting approval; the year-on-year increase in applicants from 2008,...
    • Prison Accommodation
      Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an individual breakdown of the recommended capacity of each prison; the current number of inmates incarcerated in...
    • Restorative Justice
      Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to expand the community restorative projects in Tallaght, Dublin 24, and Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a...
    • Traveller Community
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give details of his proposals, revealed in Geneva, Switzerland, on 6 October 2011, to confer ethnic status on Irish...
    • Judicial Appointments
      Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the judicial council; if it will have a role in judicial appointments; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Garda has failed to investigate an allegation made against a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [30796/11]
    • Prison Inspections
      Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to get a full report on the extent to which those aspects of the recommendations of the Inspector of Prisons and Places...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information on the Garda clearing rates for crime on a divisional basis, broken up into types of crime; and if he...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to close any Garda stations here; the timeframes associated with either decisions on closures or actual closures; and if he...
    • Crime Strategy
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the formulation of a new State anti-crime strategy; the timeline and any possible initiatives to be...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which crystal methamphetamine has become a problem for the Garda; if he regards crystal methamphetamine as having the...
    • Human Trafficking
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of his review of the current legislation on human trafficking and prostitution; and if he will make a...
    • Courts Service
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the proposed upgrade of the ICT system for the courts as well as the appointment of approved persons as receivers in...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30800/11]
    • Drug Dealing
      Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans or initiatives to deal with low and mid-level drug dealers, not only to arrest and convict, but to disrupt their operations...
    • Magdalene Laundries
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects receipt of the interim report from the group assessing the State's responsibilities regarding the victims of the...
    • Cash for Gold Industry
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress made and a timeframe for the report of the group within his Department that is looking into...
    • Drug Trafficking
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the relationship between this State and other EU countries in the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-N); and if...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the living conditions of asylum seekers living in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Deportation Orders (1 comment)
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role of a company (details supplied) in deportation flights from Ireland; the way this company is operating here; and if he will...
    • Courts Service
      Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an admission by the Courts Service that an error was made by backdating a High Court order in the case of a...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether, when prisoners have flushable toilets in their cells, having to perform toilet functions in front of others...
    • Prison Accommodation
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking to address overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31264/11]
    • International Time Zones
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 10 and 16 of 23 June 2011, if he will report any developments or discussions that have occurred...
    • Joint Policing Committees
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the review of joint policing committees; when this will be finalised and any findings thus far; and if...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001;...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to keep Garda stations open; the number of stations in the greater Dublin area; the opening and closing hours of...
    • Fuel Smuggling
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken by the Garda to deal with the problem of illegal diesel being sold to reputable outlets; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the proposed civilianisation policy being discussed between himself and the Garda Commissioner and any...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which all levels of crime have been committed by persons while on bail in each of the past ten years to date; the way...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 81: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number of whole-time...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 86: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 88: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31400/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 89: To ask the Taoiseach the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources, including...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency funding shortfall; its effects on the agency's...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the trade function has moved under his remit, if not when will this occur, if it has happened, to what extent; and...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports or travel documents will issue to a person (details supplied) who was born outside Ireland but whose...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements that he, any body under his...
    • Election Monitoring
      Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will list persons sent abroad since May 2010 to monitor elections and referendums in tabular form; the process...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he supports the exclusion from the EU of produce from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories; and...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passport application forms have been amended to show the €65 fee for passports for citizens aged over 65 years;...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31394/11]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding staff who have moved from southern Departments to the all-island bodies in terms of their...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software,...
  • Department of Finance
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal to create 500 new jobs (details supplied). [31431/11]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the saving that could be made to the Exchequer from reducing the earnings cap on pension contributions from €115,000 per annum to €80,000....
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his policy to check the tax compliance of companies and persons before they are awarded State contracts; if he will consider directing the...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount he expects to raise through the domicile levy otherwise known as the tax exile levy, by the filing date of 31 October; the amount that...
    • Tax Code
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of VAT that applies to bicycle helmets; his views that it is appropriate to levy VAT on such a critical piece of safety equipment and in...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30783/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the action being taken to address the issue of the use of transfer pricing to reduce tax paid here by multinational corporations; and if he will...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance when he is due to report on the section 23 consultation process. [30842/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine ways of reducing the VAT rate on domestic energy, to alleviate fears and hardship that energy costs are having on persons with...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number of whole...
    • State Banking Sector
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an internal memo circulated recently within AIB instructing all account managers not to pay standing order claims...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in processing an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the Revenue Commissioners; when a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending clauses (1) and (111) of paragraph [i]a[/i](11) of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999; if he agrees the time limit...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency...
    • Tax Code
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has not received a P45; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/11]
    • Mortgage Debt
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding mortgage debt issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31003/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, Corepay, to his Department. [31057/11]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if financial institutions are obliged to lower the interest on a mortgage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31145/11]
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release NAMA Q2, 2011 accounts in advance of meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts on 26 October 2011; and if he will make a...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Government bonds that were assets of Allied Irish Bank immediately prior to the 31 July recapitalisation; the amount of Government...
    • Tax Code
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason medical expenses involving hair transplant for female patients suffering from alopecia are not allowable for tax relief; if he will...
    • Bank Staffing
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all the current members of the senior management team of Anglo Irish Bank. [31191/11]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licensed premises that were audited for tax compliance annually since 2006; the number found to be non-compliant; and if he will make...
    • Tax Code
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the curtailment of property reliefs will have a detrimental effect on those who have invested in properties; his plans to...
    • Bank Assets
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 13 October 2011, the reasons the courts could refuse to approve the transfer of an asset or liability of...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to a refund of the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31486/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance following the publishing of a report (details supplied), his plans to increase the tax on cigarettes in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software and external resources such as...
    • Budget Submissions
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a pre-budget submission regarding an increase in the price of cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31529/11]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department (details supplied); the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding grants on minor works in first level and second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30781/11]
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures FÁS has put in place to enable person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 and approximately 20 young persons currently...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a devolved grant application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a school building project has not been advanced in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford despite being...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for regularisation of land at a location (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30820/11]
    • School Staffing
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teaching posts at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Third Level Courses
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if staff at University College Dublin were aware of the plans to downgrade the postgraduate diploma in education from level 9 to level...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be given on an appeal regarding the refusal of a third level grant to a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Home-School Liaison Scheme
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a case regarding an overpayment of a home tuition grant calculated and paid by his Department in respect of a person...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the tenancy entitlements in respect of a club (details supplied) in Dublin 5 and in view of the reality of the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in County Meath in which prefabricated buildings are in use at primary and second level; the position of each school on the...
    • School Transport
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to appointing a new dedicated national co-ordinator for the leaving certificate applied programme following the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school's (details supplied) applications and appeals in respect of special needs assistants and resource hours will be decided...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31391/11]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the criteria within which the National Council for Special Education operates when allocating resources to...
    • National Internship Scheme
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 28 September 2011, when a circular for the national internship scheme will be prepared for...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when persons (details supplied) will be approved student grants from Mayo Vocational Education Committee. [31439/11]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the technical guidance document TGD-008 amended last March which specifically prohibits qualified and competent...
    • Third Level Fees
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider putting arrangements in place through the Higher Education Authority to enable third level students to pay...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a reversal or amendments to modify the changes in criteria to qualify for the non-adjacent rate for third level...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the stage it is now at; the timeframe to...
    • School Staffing
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange much needed services to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford. [31487/11]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of mature independent students awarded a full maintenance grant in 2010 and 2011; the cost of same; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure the views and request of a local community are acceded to in the designation of an area as part of the catchment area...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Presidential Remuneration
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if 70% of the President's remuneration package is tax free; and if he will clarify the total worth of the President's...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be any provisions in budget 2012 to reduce the number of quangos. [30845/11]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nationality of the firms which were successful in applying for public contracts in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date...
    • Electronic Invoicing
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the pilot programme for the introduction of electronic invoicing will be put out to tender; the details of same; and if he...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding staff who have moved from southern Departments to the all-island bodies in terms of their pension...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the State if all overtime paid to Secretaries General, deputy Secretaries General, assistant secretaries,...
    • Public Sector Pay
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the numbers of public sector workers earning less than €20,000, €30,000, €40,000, €50,000, €60,000, €70,000,...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30788/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm if public servants' contracts of employment, in general, only require one month's notice of a person's...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the status of his negotiations with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the overrun on Garda...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department (details...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which he will bring forward the legislation to re-establish joint labour committees in view of their importance...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 93 industrial and provident societies have failed consecutively for the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30891/11]
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants or funding available to a person (details supplied). [30926/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of cash for gold companies that currently exist here; the number of new cash for gold companies that have been...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the services currently being provided through the Industrial Development Agency office in Letterkenny, County Donegal; the...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if regulation 30 of SI 299 of 2007, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, is the only...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31396/11]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will bring forward legislation to criminalise the problem of forced labour, which is necessary for Ireland to become...
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if mortgages from local authorities fall under the remit of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts)...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his response to a submission made to him dated 9 August 2011 from an organisation (details supplied); if the issues raised...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a start-up grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total expenditure in 2010 on information and communications technology, ICT, including staff costs, support and...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that approved retirement funds are liable to PRSI at class S and those with an annuity of an...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding mortgage interest supplement appeals which are taking more than six months for a decision; if they will be...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the possibility of allowing unemployed persons who intend to emigrate to encash their accumulated funds in the...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a reduction in the JobBridge criteria from 12 weeks to four weeks to facilitate students who wish to participate in...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31549/11]
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection about the recommendations the advisory group on tax and social welfare has made to date; the date on which she expects the group to advise...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are circumstances under which a person may have an extension granted to the duration of their participation in a community...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of her Department. [30789/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 250: 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 Mayo; and if the...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is undertaking to ensure she can afford to pay the State pension. [30823/11]
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the maximum rates payable for rent supplement, either in general or in a number of specific local authority areas; and...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision regarding a disability allowance claim; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all non-commercial State agency employees under her Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30894/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under her aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30942/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by her, any body under her aegis or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to the taxpayer of all works related to the name change of her Department from the Department of Social and Family Affairs...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [30991/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons (details supplied) in County Meath are entitled to mortgage interest subsidy; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, Corepay, to her Department. [31063/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31066/11]
    • Internship Programme
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the case of an person (details supplied) in County Donegal who is in receipt of €40 weekly jobseeker's, and who is being...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the impact that the FÁS funding cuts over the past four years have had on a youth centre (details...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to education allowance programme requires the applicants to be on jobseeker's payment for more than nine months...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an oral hearing will take place with respect to an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under the age of twenty five years who are currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and or benefit payments;...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the policy grounds on which the eligibility criteria for the back to education allowance scheme was compiled, with particular reference to...
    • Departmental Records
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be furnished with a statement of their rent allowance for 2010; and if she will make...
    • Social Welfare Fraud
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare fraud inspectors in County Meath; the amount of social welfare fraud that has been detected; the amount that...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 18 October 2011, regarding an application for mortgage interest relief for a person (details...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a widow's pension in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31314/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for rent allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31365/11]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent supplement appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue;...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community work places that have been allocated under the Tús scheme to Ashbourne, County Meath; the number of these places...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the medical grounds on which the application for carer's allowance was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under her aegis. [31399/11]
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 5 October 2011, if she will direct this Deputy to the studies or qualifying research that...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for farm assist will be processed and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of payments made to medical card holders or registered benefit recipients who were later found to be deceased during 2009 and...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be eligible for participation in a community employment, CE, scheme; if...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a signing on policy for all qualified adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31501/11]
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies in County Sligo that have had or have any interns through JobBridge; the number of same; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources,...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to a previously withdrawn parliamentary question if there is an outcome to this case and the claims for jobseeker's allowance and...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has a timeframe set out for the review that she wishes to carry out of the operation of the programmes and initiatives funded by...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department, the number...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by that him, any body...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will ban open season hunting on the curlew in November until such a time as a full and through analysis of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Warmer Homes Scheme
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Mureas, a company operating under the warmer homes scheme, is not completing applications approved...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which the proposed pay as you save home retrofitting scheme will come into operation; the measures...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the formation of the inland fisheries forum; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the following information regarding the agency operating under the aegis of his Department...
    • Postal Service
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the recent changes to postal services in Ashbourne, County Meath and the fact that the nearest...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 331: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer....
    • Energy Policy
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has reviewed chapter three of the International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook published in April...
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated additional cost of the Meath-Tyrone interconnector project, having regard to the fact that a...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a grant assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [30939/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any...
    • Broadcasting Services
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the towns and townlands in west Cork which will not be covered by the new Saorview digital television service...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 337: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31053/11]
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding a date for broadband roll-out at a location (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes in County Meath that have been approved for work under warmer home scheme; if he will...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31389/11]
    • Broadcasting Services
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is any facility for Irish citizens in Northern Ireland or the UK to access Irish television stations...
    • Natural Gas Grid
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the Western Development Commission paper, Why Invest in Gas, which outlines the clear benefit of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware,...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the options available to a community that is availing of Government supported broadband scheme delivered by a...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Election Management System
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the right to vote in EU and Dáil elections to non-EU immigrants who have been...
    • Local Authority Services
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish a centralised debt management service for local authorities; and if he will make a...
    • Building Regulations
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the financial assistance available to the residents of Priory Hall, Dublin 13, who have had to leave their...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding for precinct improvement works at a location (details...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are mandated to consider if persons on social housing lists have had their housing...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30782/11]
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Monaghan County Council will be reimbursed for expenditure already incurred (details supplied); and if...
    • Public Sector Pay
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the saving to the State if all local authority salaries were capped at €100,000 per year. [30880/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the...
    • Waste Management
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to move towards a county-wide franchising system for waste collection rather than the current...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the pyrite working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him,...
    • Fire Service Personnel
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the correct pass mark to be obtained in the breathing apparatus training course undertaken by fire fighters;...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the successful applicant for the post of Sligo regeneration community liaison person; the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31056/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Housing Finance Agency sourced loans on the open market in the early 1980s or if this money was...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If he has any plans to review the retail planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 20 July 2011, if the Dun na Rí estate in County Clare has...
    • Water Charges
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will apply to vacant rental properties that are yielding no income and are not in use....
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a development (details supplied) in Dublin 18, which is lying idle; if...
    • Mortgage Arrears
      Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a code of conduct on mortgage arrears to be applied by local authorities will be introduced; and if he...
    • Rural Development Programme
      Question 372: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the rural development and RAPID programmes are being specifically identified; and the information...
    • Housing Developments
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be given to Galway County Council to allow the Cluid Voluntary Housing Project in...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason South Dublin County Council believe it is discriminated against as per the motion passed on 10...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names of persons on the board of An Bord Pleanála, the Environment Protection Agency and the Private...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a commitment to ensuring the welfare of the Booterstown Nature Reserve, County Dublin, which...
    • Tax Code
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concern among vintage car and tractor enthusiasts in respect of the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will begin accepting applications for the capital assistance scheme that approved housing bodies can...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if mortgages from local authorities fall under the remit of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in...
    • Election Management System
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the electoral law, in regard to election material that it is an offence to print...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position under SI 84 of 2011 regarding assessment of housing need whereby a person has already moved out...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware,...
    • Farm Management
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if farmers will be permitted to spread slurry until mid-November this year due to the exceptionally wet...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
    • Constitutional Issues
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter regarding Article 43 of the Constitution (details supplied) [30804/11]
    • Equality Issues
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the practice by employers applying for preliminary hearings to deal with legal issues before the...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is standard practice to handwrite on the passport of foreign nationals wishing to visit Ireland if their visa application has...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the provision of a garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30787/11]
    • Court Procedures (2 comments)
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the [i]in camera[/i] rule as indicated in the national report to the recent Universal Periodic Review in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the costs to the State of the legal aid scheme in 2010 and 2011. [30848/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30892/11]
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will issue a comprehensive explanation as to the reason the survivors of the Bethany Homes have been excluded from the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in approving citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied), namely, the total...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is evidence of male prostitution in an area (details supplied) in Dublin. [30932/11]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the refusal to grant naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will have a decision as to whether the Criminal Justice (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 is sufficient to cover the offence of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31061/11]
    • Criminal Prosecutions (1 comment)
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding false allegations. [31069/11]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the deterioration of parts of the city centre (details supplied). [31084/11]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce increased regulation in the cash for gold and scrap metal industries in view of the increased amount of...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process and steps involved in deciding to issue a deportation order against a non-Irish national; if he will state the length of...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget provided to the parole board for each of the past five years; if he will confirm his intention to establish the parole board...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reconsider an application for an Irish visa from a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the person, on...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for residency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a...
    • Rights of People with Disabilities
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the arrangements he has put in place to co-ordinate disability issues on a cross-departmental basis; and his...
    • Courts Service
      Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the 2012 service plans for Courts Service facilities in County Mayo; the courthouses that will be closed in that...
    • Prison Accommodation
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific time frame to bring prison conditions in line with international standards with particular regard to the issues of...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give a commitment that he will not sign up to the closure of any Garda station until joint policing committees, local...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resource challenges he foresees relating to the youth diversion scheme; if he has had discussions with other Departments regarding...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are in place to combat the rising theft of saleable scrap metals on farms; and the regulations in place to prevent...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 425: 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...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices that have been issued for alcohol-related disorder for the years 2007 to 2010, inclusive, and to...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures that gardaí must take when dealing with a vehicle which is travelling at high speed; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to direct Irish Internet service providers to employ means through which access to Internet sites depicting child sexual...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason behind the refusal to renew a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding anti-social behaviour in an area. [31373/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31397/11]
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin may expect to receive Garda clearance. [31422/11]
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will defer the deportation of a family (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Control of Firearms
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or the Garda Commissioner will set down guidelines which will inform applicants for firearm certificates of the meaning of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external...
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the penalty for cigarette smuggling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31532/11]
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      Question 438: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda vetting application in respect of a person (details supplied); if this will be dealt with as a matter of...
    • Expenditure Reviews
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he will ensure that budgetary reviews currently undertaken by him will not result in a reduction or diminution of...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the full of extent of technology required remains available to the gardaí notwithstanding the economic...
    • Prison Committals
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which an assessment has been carried out in to the number of prison spaces currently occupied by persons incarcerated for...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which provision is being made or enhanced to combat the activity of criminal gangs; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which provisions are being made to prevent money laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/11]
    • Prison Services
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which rehabilitative programmes remain available throughout the prison service with particular reference to those accused...
    • Courts Service
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent if any to which changes have been implemented to address any backlog in the courts system; if there are particular areas...
    • Witness Intimidation
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans if any to prevent intimidation of witnesses by criminals on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31579/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department (details supplied), the number of...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 12 October 2011, the established strength in each rank as provided in Defence Force regulations and the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31390/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Defence the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources, including...
  • Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an area-based payment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has applied for extra milk quota will be successful; and if he will...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under the aegis of his Department (details...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing of an application for the single payment for 2011 in respect of a person (details...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in REP scheme 2010 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding herring fishery in 2011 (details supplied); when he expects a decision to be made on the matter; and if...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their area based payment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all non-commercial State agency employees under his Department's aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30881/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 476: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons an application for the 2010 organic farming scheme was rejected in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 478: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31050/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant has been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of all payments issuing to a person (details supplied); and if he will expedite the matter. [31141/11]
    • Suckler Cow Quota
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a response will issue to an appeal lodged (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31151/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a final sheep payment to be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 13 October 2011, if he accepts the authenticity of a Land Registry sealed and...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an area-based payment; the reason for the delay; and if he...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Forestry Sector
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps whereby an applicant can change a forester or forestry company subsequent to the grant of technical approval...
    • Suckler Cow Quota
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reverse the decreasing number of suckler cows in the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Live Imports
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the number of calves being imported from Romania and other areas; if he is satisfied...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis. [31386/11]
    • Suckler Cow Quota
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way under the milk quota trading scheme, quota is distributed to the four priority categories; the number of...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce forestry premiums in budget 2012. [31412/11]
    • Fur Farming
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reaffirm his commitment to end fur farming; if the animal health and welfare Bill will deal with this issue; and...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who receive disadvantaged area aid payment in County Mayo; the number of farmers who have received...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area aid payment; and if he will make a...
    • Direct Payment Schemes
      Question 503: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received an application under the single payment scheme in 2006 or 2007 from a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason disadvantaged area payment has not issued in respect of the year 2010 to a person (details supplied) in view of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 508: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and...
    • Pigmeat Sector
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the survival here of the pig industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the payments for the disadvantaged area scheme and the single payment scheme to a...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reintroducing the reforestation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31558/11]
  • Department of Health
    • Adoption Services
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the waiting time for the release of adoption documentation to adoptees in the Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of her Department. [30778/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by her, any body under her...
    • Constitutional Amendments
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to hold a referendum on the substantive issue relating to the rights of the child; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 523: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to her Department. [31052/11]
    • Youth Services
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the impact that the City of Dublin Youth Service Board funding cuts over the past four years...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 526: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under her aegis. [31388/11]
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority applied to the Department of Finance for approval to appoint investigating officers and a regional...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health if the findings of the value for money report due at the end of this month will in fact prompt more investment when value is identified and...
    • Health Services
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health if mobility allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31483/11]
    • Action Against Tobacco Industry
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Australian Government has introduced legislation requiring plain or generic packaging for...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for the renewal of a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health when additional accommodation will be opened at Dingle Community Hospital in County Kerry (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reduced funding allocated to the Irish Osteoporosis Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30759/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30785/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the re-tendering process in respect of the provision of enhanced home care service; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 540: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the application will be...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction an early appointment for an MRI scan at Cork University Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [30832/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [30833/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed units available in facilities (details supplied); the number of beds currently empty in these facilities; the number of patients...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being made to increase the funding of the National Office for Suicide Prevention. [30846/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision to grant a doctor only medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • General Practitioner Services
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the extent to which general practitioners are double or triple jobbing. [30875/11]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients referred under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the number treated within this jurisdiction; the number treated outside...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the following information regarding the agencies operating under his aegis (details supplied) namely, the total number of whole...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Health his proposals for developing a dedicated cystic fibrosis care unit at Cork University Hospital or alternatively if he will provide funding to enable...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the transfer of Health Service Executive personnel, particularly regarding if transfers have been stopped, even if a post has...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by that him, any body under his aegis or State...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on infant formula that is given away free in hospitals by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30996/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card renewal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of the payroll system Corepay annual licence to his Department. [31059/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe involved to process and approve a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for an operation will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31072/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health the number of motorised transport grant applications received; the number of same approved; and the number rejected in County Donegal for each of the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the scheduled operation for a person (details supplied) has been repeatedly delayed since May of this year; and if this is a standard of...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health the reason an appeal for a medical card has been under review since May of this year in respect of a person (details supplied) ; and if he will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Health if and when an appointment for 19 February 2013, for an examination can be brought forward in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Health Services
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for Health when a nursing home (details supplied) is due to close; the number of patients that are to be transferred to other facilities; the location to which...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in Crumlin children's hospital, Dublin, at which the only paediatric rheumatologist is taking...
    • Community Drugs Projects
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for community drugs projects this year; if there has been any cut in the funding during the year; the allocation to each drugs...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health the number of rehabilitation and recovery teams in County Meath to support persons with a mental health problem to enable them to live independently...
    • Health Services
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health his views on the lack of toilet facilities at the new accident and emergency unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; if his...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow [31366/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [31374/11]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all commercial semi-State companies under his aegis [31395/11]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health his priorities regarding the mental health sector taking into account concerns (details supplied) about the changes in the staffing levels in this...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health if the position of principal dental officer in his Department has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31403/11]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet a delegation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31417/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health the supports he is supplying to persons and families affected by genetic neuromuscular conditions; his views that every person with muscular...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of Loughlinstown hospital accident and emergency department; the safeguards that will be put in place for the hospital's...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders per year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31468/11]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an eye operation. [31474/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health when a mobility allowance claim will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [31488/11]
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any reduction in the number of beds in both the male acute admission unit and the female acute admission unit at...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health the scope and role of outside management consultants if they are introduced into University Hospital Galway and Mid-Western Regional Hospital,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources, including...
    • Alcohol Prices
      Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health his views on proposals regarding the introduction of a minimum price for alcohol; if it will result in a loss of jobs; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31531/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [31536/11]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health if a new motorised scooter will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a decision. [31537/11]
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in approving the transfer of a medical card patient to another general practitioner. [31540/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response. [31542/11]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health if an early appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [31545/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [31587/11]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 623: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person disqualified from driving here in January 2011 is automatically disqualified from driving in the United Kingdom;...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 624: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all non-commercial State agencies under the aegis of his Department. [30791/11]
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 627: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or any State body, such as the Taxi Regulator, keeps a record of all part-time taxi drivers and those who...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 628: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, in respect of his Department, any body under his aegis or...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 629: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding charges for the M6 toll plaza in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [30992/11]
    • Road Network
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public money that has been spent on drawing up plans for a bypass relief road for Claregalway, County Galway; the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost to his Department of the for the licensed payroll system, CorePay. [31065/11]
    • Driving Tests
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to indicate, in tabular form, the number of persons who applied for their driving test between 4 January and 4 April 2011; and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the members of the Road Safety Authority, RSA; the authority's policy on driving testing learner drivers; if...
    • Road Safety
      Question 635: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the present arrangements relating to the standards and requirements to be a professional driving...
    • Road Network
      Question 636: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a road project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the amount spent on a road project (details...
    • Road Safety
      Question 637: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the operation of the national car test facilities here; his views that 20 minutes is an adequate amount...
    • Road Network
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or the National Roads Authority has received a request for funding from Mayo County Council for an emergency road project...
    • Rail Services
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the expected availability of Wi-Fi broadband services on Intercity trains to and from Athlone,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 640: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will communicate with the Department of Social Protection as to the cost to the Exchequer of social welfare assistance...
    • Road Network
      Question 641: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue and profit raised from each toll bridge for each of the past three years for which figures are available; and if he...
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 642: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional steps being taken to promote cruise tourism here in 2012; the budget allocated for same; and if he will make a...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 643: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main offences for which penalty points were awarded in 2010; the way they compare with 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a...
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 644: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to public swimming pools in Ireland in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively, in tabular form; the amount...
    • Road Network
      Question 646: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to safeguard the N71 Bandon to Inishannon road, County Cork, against structural deterioration during the winter...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 647: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Irish Aviation Authority is not complying with the directive stated in the letter dated 15 December 2008, from a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 648: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external...
    • Road Network
      Question 649: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all local authorities submitted their revised restoration improvement three-year programme, restoration improvement schemes...

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