Written answers
Thursday, 3 November 2011
- Department of Health
- Family Support Services
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeline for the establishment of the children and family services agency; if she will outline the proposed division of her...
- Eating Disorders
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has made a submission to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on TV advertising and its impact on children; and if she...
- Early Childhood Education
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the research and development activities she is undertaking in order to inform progression of the objectives of the literacy and...
- Youth Homelessness
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has completed the review of 2001 youth homeless strategy; and the position regarding the development of an implementation...
- Children in Care
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children over 18 years who are in receipt of aftercare services after leaving care. [32513/11]
- Departmental Funding
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the voluntary organisations to which she will provide funding over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Youth Homelessness
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who are registered as homeless for more than three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Asylum Applications
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date on addressing concerns relating to the care of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum; and if she will...
- Constitutional Amendment on Children
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the referendum Bill on the constitutional amendment on children will be published. [32514/11]
- Foreign Adoptions
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason neither the chairman nor the executive of the Adoption Authority has answered two letters from an organisation (details...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacant youth officer posts in vocational education committees; and when she expects these to be filled. [32506/11]
- Children in Care
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of the State for each of the past five years; and a breakdown in tabular form of the reasons...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish legislation to underpin the Children First guidelines. [32515/11]
- Youth Homelessness
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the announcement that funding to homeless services is being cut by up to 10%, the measures she is putting in place to...
- National Children's Strategy
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has identified the life skill support requirements for young persons with particular reference to the need...
- Children in Care
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in the care of the State who have not seen their social worker for more than ten months. [32509/11]
- Child Care Services
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she plans to expand the number of places in the child care education and training support programme. [32525/11]
- Youth Policy
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the operation of the Youth Work Act and the national youth work development plan; the progress being made by...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she has set out her legislative agenda over the next five years; the extent to which she has identified...
- Child and Family Supports
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms she will use to enhance the role of early intervention in child poverty and support programmes for vulnerable...
- Health Service Staff
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacant social worker posts; the location of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32510/11]
- Children in Care
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to expand the resources available to the national review panel of deaths of children in care. [32524/11]
- Child Abuse
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the numerous breaches of Children First regarding the Health Service Executive and Garda liaison in domestic...
- Children in Care
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to expand the [i]guardian ad litem[/i] scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32511/11]
- Child Care Services
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Health Information and Quality Authority will begin their public consultation on standards for oversight of the Health...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with the Department of Justice and Equality on legislation for the vetting of employees and sharing of soft...
- Child Care Services
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the cutbacks to the community child-care subvention programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips;...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the VAT charged on school ebooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32637/11]
- Banking Sector
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding distressed mortgages which are held by a lender other than the two pillar banks; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fiscal Policy
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the primary Exchequer deficit, excluding interest payments on debt, and payments for bank recapitalisation and bond redemption on...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Funding
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns amongst Protestant faith schools of the impact on their future sustainability of a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding autistic children in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works scheme grants for primary schools are to be paid this year; when the payments will start; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the special needs assistant is approved in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [32565/11]
- School Staffing
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants posts that were held back for the start of the new school year that have now been filled; the...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason redundancy payment was not paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the person may now apply...
- School Staffing
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the teaching vacancies in both post primary and primary schools that will arise form the February 2012 retirement...
- School Accommodation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32596/11]
- Psychological Service
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans on the appointment of school psychologists; and the progress that has been made in providing psychologists in schools. [32600/11]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the 10% of special needs assistant posts that were held in reserve have been allocated; and if he will make a...
- School Staffing
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the 10% of resource teacher posts that were held in reserve have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the third level grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Education Schemes
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of medical circumstances a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be considered for one further year of home...
- School Staffing
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue from him in relation to an issue (details supplied). [32645/11]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to the concerns outlined by a group (details supplied) in the preparation of the legislation to...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Proposed Legislation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set to introduce the Construction Contracts Bills in Dáil Éireann this term; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Job Protection
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim regarding the retention of jobs; the status of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees of agencies accountable to him; the number of staff issued with such...
- Department of Social Protection
- Redundancy Payments
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive their redundancy payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Mortgage Interest Supplement
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for mortgage interest relief applications to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32630/11]
- Child Poverty
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if will release a child poverty impact analysis in relation to budget 2012 and future budgets; her views on the need and usefulness of such...
- Medical Reports
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way a medical adviser from her Department came to a conclusion that contradicts that of several medical experts. [32552/11]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if free travel for older persons and those with disabilities is being cut to off peak only times; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Job Initiative
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current situation regarding JobBridge internships in the area of direct work with children and young persons; if her attention has been...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 13 October 2011 if, considering specific provision is made to ensure that time spent on...
- Flood Relief
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the flood relief scheme for persons who need financial assistance due to the damage caused during the recent...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to the call from an organisation (details supplied) to reverse the fuel allowance cuts as we do not want elderly and...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32618/11]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by her; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Inland Waterways
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos 609 of 9 July 2009 and 123 of 5 November 2009, if funding will be made available to...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to amend the Wildlife Amendment Act 2010 to accommodate Ward Union Hunt as was committed prior to the general...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Exploration Licences
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the circumstances in which formal consultation is required in relation to licence applications for exploration...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Farm Management
Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will extend the 31 October deadline for the spreading of farm slurry, due to the continuation of...
- Local Government Charges
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who resides in rented accommodation while owning a principal residence they no longer live in...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance available to an elderly person in receipt of an old age pension to replace windows and doors...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter regarding the waiver of rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Animal Welfare
Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Dog Breeding Establishment Act will be signed into law in order that the relevant authorities can...
- Building Control Act
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have applied for technical assessment under the Building Control Act 2007 since...
- Building Regulations
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will immediately end the system of self-certification in the building regulations and return to a...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislative changes to the planning invalidations system; and if he will make a...
- Wildlife Control
Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a national programme of neutering and spaying of wildcats could be introduced in view of the fact that...
- Building Regulations
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding building regulations. [32666/11]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of issuing hard-copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Human Trafficking
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he can put in place measures to prevent that trafficking of children or minors; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if the...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider including those who are letting agents of residential property under those who must be licensed for provision of...
- Legal Services Regulation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legal services regulatory authority will be funded through a levy on the Bar Council and Law Society to cover each professional...
- Garda Stations
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed closure of Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32616/11]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of issuing hard-copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being...
- Defence Forces Personnel
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Defence the implications for personnel working in the naval base and dockyard of the intended expenditure on the clean-up of the former Irish steel plant;...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of issuing hard-copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only...
- Ambulance Service
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Defence the protocol involved for the deployment of Air Corps air ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32705/11]
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Animal Welfare
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Animal Health and Welfare Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32612/11]
- Grant Payments
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cavan in relation to the suckler welfare scheme...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that it will be attractive for young farmers to take over the family farms; the level of...
- Grant Payments
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the...
- Grant Payments
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Agencies
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the work of the task force on the Child and Family Support Agency to date; and the date on which...
- Children in Care
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have left the care of the State in each of the past five years; and the number of persons in receipt...
- Youth Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if State funding will be put in place next year in respect of a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Children in Care
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that adequate protection measures are in place or likely to be put in place to ensure to the greatest degree...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by her; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps...
- Health Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with frequency and extent of school examinations with a view to identifying at an early stage children's health problems; and if...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he hopes to put in place adequate diagnostic and support services for children with special needs; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health if a social worker will call to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [32584/11]
- Medical Cards
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in terms of an aspect of a medical card application; and if he...
- Health Services
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for community supports in respect of persons with multiple sclerosis, which in the past have facilitated hospital...
- Health Service Executive Regions
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 18 October 2011, if he will provide a breakdown of the size of the populations served by each one of the...
- Health Services
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health the provision being made for persons living in the Dingle area, County Kerry, who need to deal with emergency services and who need the provision of...
- Medical Cards
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [32664/11]
- Health Service Staff
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors working in Gaeltacht areas who have good Irish and are competent in the language; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the dental health centre clinic was taken out of Caherciveen and centralised to Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Service Staff
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive mid-west region last benefited from an increase in the number of home helps working in the region; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only...
- Hospital Services
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding the hospital treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [32706/11]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Grant Payments
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for grant aid will be forthcoming in respect of a premises (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the moneys spent by him and by the National Roads Authority on a road project (details supplied) in County Mayo on an annual...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps...
