Written answers

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Disposal of State Assets
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has moved any further towards a decision on which State assets to sell under the EU-IMF deal; and if he...
    • Natural Gas Grid
      Question 55: 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...
    • Electricity Generation (1 comment)
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 19 October 2011, the further progress that has been made with the...
    • Petroleum Exploration
      Question 58: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make available the 2003 MacKenzie Wood report on the likely return to the Exchequer from oil and gas...
    • Public Sector Remuneration
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if permission has been given to semi-state companies under the aegis of his Department to exceed the salary cap...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress he has made in developing a policy for the provision of high-speed fibre and wireless broadband...
    • State Agencies
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the proposed merger of the Commission for Communication Regulation and the Broadcasting Authority...
    • Broadcasting Standards
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent if any, to which amending legislation is required in the wake of a recent settlement entered into by...
    • Energy Resources
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his strategy regarding future plans for the refining of oil and oil products here over the next ten years; the...
    • Petroleum Exploration
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with the relevant Ministers in the UK Government and the Northern Executive in...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made with regard to making broadband available to all households; if his attention has been...
    • Petroleum Extraction
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had a report or assessment on the impact of hydraulic fracturing from the Environmental Protection...
    • Energy Market Regulation
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reforming the energy market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37211/11]
    • Disposal of State Assets
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if consideration is being given to part-privatisation of Bord Gáis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Petroleum Exploration
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy in relation to shale gas exploration on land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37219/11]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 74: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money paid in severance packages to retired and retiring chief executives of State and semi-state companies in the past four years; and the annual...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 75: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 76: To ask the Taoiseach if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under his aegis...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 77: To ask the Taoiseach the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of the civil...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Special Economic Zones
      Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he and his UK and Northern Ireland counterparts have given consideration to the establishment of a special...
    • North-South Ministerial Council
      Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on whether a full round of sectoral meetings has taken place since the last plenary meeting of the...
    • Constitutional Amendments
      Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether a referendum will be necessary to facilitate the type of treaty change he is discussing with...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in respect of an application for an Irish passport in the case of a person (details...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a figure on the amount of Irish aid committed to Haiti since the earthquake in 2010; if he will...
    • Good Friday Agreement
      Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the British Government the arrest and detention of a person (details supplied) due to an...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in respect of an application for an Irish passport in the case of a person (details...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department...
    • Conflict Resolution
      Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of the conflict resolution unit in his Department; the number and grade of personnel assigned to...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation or otherwise communicated to the Russian Government...
    • Egyptian Elections
      Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the serious political developments in Egypt. [37623/11]
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on the employment incentive scheme, which was to replace the business expansion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing, as a minimum, that moneys paid in order to prove the existence of heave-inducing pyrite by householders, which can...
    • Strategic Development Fund
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date in establishing a strategic investment bank, which was agreed in the Programme for Government. [36941/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the introduction of an international financial transactions tax or Tobin tax. [36944/11]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension schemes of the commercial State companies are subject to the 0.6% annual pension levy; the total pension fund value of the commercial...
    • Tax Code
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised in a full year by extending the universal social charge to all income, including dividends and rental income but...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual fees paid to the Government-appointed Bank of Ireland public interest director (details supplied) from 2009 to the end of 2011 in tabular...
    • Alcohol Pricing
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the loss of jobs in the vintners industry over the past five years and the fact that the health lobby now accepts...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the current annual salary that the National Asset Management Agency chairperson (details supplied) is in receipt of. [37046/11]
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding mortgage interest relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37047/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for VAT from a turnover of €75,000 per annum to a turnover of €100,000 per annum. [37056/11]
    • Alcohol Pricing
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislation to tackle below-cost selling of alcohol. [37057/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing some exemption to the VAT or vehicle registration tax charged on seven- to nine-seater minibuses for publicans who...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [37102/11]
    • Tax Code
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the current universal social charge ceiling of 4% for medical card holders to widows and widowers in budget 2012 announcements....
    • Tax Collection
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if arrears of income tax due and referred to the sheriff for collection are based on actual, agreed or assessed figures, or a combination of both;...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not included the €0.4 billion raised by the universal social charge in his carry-forward for 2012 (table 2.1, Mid-Term Fiscal...
    • Banks Recapitalisation (1 comment)
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the bank bailout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37202/11]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if all State organisations have handed over moneys accrued from the pension levy and universal social charges to his Department. [37204/11]
    • Estate Administration
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 5 July 2011, the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations in place for opening bank accounts; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that those living in institutions that...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the amount of tax retained by airline companies on foot of cancelled plane tickets or unfilled seats; if he will...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no tax reliefs are offered to parents who pay for their children to attend public third level institutions, as opposed to parents paying...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the respective figures for taking the following groups out of the universal social charge: those earning below €10,000, €11,000, €12,000,...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if an overpayment of income tax liability of €1,741 will be repaid without any further delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate firms engaged in personal finance which are not banks or building societies (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to vehicle registration tax or VAT relief or any other incentives for publicans who provide small minibuses...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of each tax break or tax relief that remains open; the cost to the Exchequer; his plans to close off any tax reliefs...
    • Personal Debt
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford should be expected to pay what they consider to be an unfair higher interest rate on their...
    • Tax Code
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will look into restricting the dual income standard rate increase in terms of income tax to couples who are on low to moderate incomes; and if...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide this Deputy with a list of residential properties under the control of the National Asset Management Agency in the Dublin City...
    • Tax Code
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if it can be arranged that the National Council for the Blind can take off VAT at source in relation to products that blind persons purchase from...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons over the age of 65 and 70 years, respectively, whose income places them above the eligibility criteria for automatic...
    • Tax Code
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be foregone by amending the universal social charge to raise the threshold for the 2% rate to €6,000 and €8,000...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under...
    • Tax Code
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role external employment coaches will play in the new employment and training organisation that is scheduled to replace FÁS; if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the new post primary school in Maynooth, County Kildare; if there are to be two separate schools covering the junior and...
    • Sports Clubs
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding access problems in respect of a club (details supplied). [36980/11]
    • Psychological Service
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Third Level Expenditure
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 48, 49 and 52 of 19 October and Nos. 66, 67, 68 and 70 of 20 October 2011, when the Higher...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 17 November 2011, the annual public service pension and the annual Higher Education and...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements put in place by him to facilitate community use or use by non-commercial voluntary organisations of schools built...
    • FÁS Training Courses
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Safe Pass courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37115/11]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons refused higher education maintenance grants in 2010 and 2011 on the basis of failing to meet the residency...
    • Infrastructure Investment
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan by the Department of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Infrastructure Investment
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital budget of his Department for the next five years over and above the 40 new schools announced in June 2011. [37195/11]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support and options for finance available to an unemployed architect who has secured a place in a teacher training college from...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37257/11]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not require companies to state or prove that they are complying with the CWPS or NECI pension schemes; if he is in a...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Restaurants Association of Ireland is proposing that tourism and hospitality studies will be part of the second level...
    • Hospitality Sector
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding workplace apprenticeships for the restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date with the survey undertaken by the Teaching Council on the qualifications of staff teaching mathematics; the...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programme for 9,000 workers made...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current student-teacher ratio in primary schools; and if this number will be increased in budget 2011. [37380/11]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 16 November 2011, if the rejection letter of 4 May 2011 could be reconsidered in view of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37384/11]
    • School Staffing
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated savings to the State from the loss of 2,000 primary school teaching posts. [37421/11]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of providing financial support to postgraduates in the form of grants and fees. [37422/11]
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when partial redundancy will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to the Department for the end of...
    • Departmental Reviews
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review of small national schools undertaken by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a substantive response will issue regarding correspondence to the Minister of State (details supplied). [37498/11]
    • School Transport
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine and reconsider the introduction of phase 2 of the closed school rule; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Institutes of Technology
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the full list of capital projects at Cork Institute of Technology; and the capital projects at CIT that...
    • Infrastructure Investment
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the full list of capital projects included in the three bundles of public-private partnership projects in the higher...
    • School Closures
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has divested the old school building of a school (details supplied) in County Cork back to the Diocese of Cork and Ross; if not,...
    • Fee-Paying Schools
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of pupils attending fee-paying private schools for the school years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012; and if he will...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how the valuation office calculates the value to be attached to a building for the purpose of setting the rates to be charged....
    • Heritage Sites
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which access to major heritage sites continues to be available to the public; if his attention has been drawn to...
    • National Lottery
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if EU-IMF sanction has been obtained allowing the State to retain the proceeds from the sale of the licence for the National...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an application for funding from Dublin City Council flood defence unit with the aim of hiring an...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the programme of revaluation of all commercial and industrial properties that is currently being carried out...
    • Property Valuations
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Valuation Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Election Management System
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the person who determines the amount paid to those who work at polling and count centres at election time; and if his...
    • Disposal of State Assets
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide Members of Dáil Éireann with the draft programme of asset disposals before it is sent to the staff of the...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the revenue that would be raised by introducing a public service pension deduction at a rate of 15% and 20% respectively for...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider offering the State lands bought for the decentralisation of the Health and Safety Authority adjacent to a...
    • Public Sector Remuneration
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount a €100,000-per-year cap on pay for all public and civil servants and other groups including politicians and...
    • Public Sector Staff
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he has been able to recruit outside experts into the public service; and how he intends to make progress...
    • Civil Service
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has been able to overcome the obstacles which have prevented professional civil servants from applying for...
    • Public Sector Remuneration
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual public service pension a former Revenue Commissioner (details supplied) is in receipt of. [37041/11]
    • Public Service Reform
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings that will be realised in 2012 from the public service reform plan recently announced; and if he will make a...
    • Public Sector Staff
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the net saving for the Exchequer due to the removal of 22,500 posts from the public sector. [37426/11]
    • Public Sector Remuneration
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons currently in receipt of public pensions in excess of €100,000; and the cost to the State of these...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of each member of the board of the National Lottery; when each members term is up for renewal; and if he will make a...
    • Public Sector Remuneration
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service employees that have incomes within the following parameters: 0 - €20,000, €20,001 -...
    • Public Procurement
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value and volume of contracts awarded to Irish companies by Government Departments and agencies compared to the value of...
    • National Monuments
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 15 November 2011, if he will confirm whether the Office of Public Works paid a...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
    • Enterprise Support Services
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any structural or financial supports available for new companies operating in the...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to implement the draft statutory instrument which he published for consultation in June 2011 requiring...
    • EU Directives
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the dates on which meetings have been held by him or his Department regarding the implementation of the agency workers...
    • Registry of Friendly Societies
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that societies registered by the Registrar of Friendly Societies are required by...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the general terms and conditions of employees who have ten years and five years' employment,...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is considering legislation to stop the practice of the reselling of tickets for music, sport and other recreational...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits made by the Industrial Development Agency and potential investors it is working with to County Kerry in...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of potential investors in County Kerry that Enterprise Ireland is working with in 2011; the number of Enterprise...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a recent proposal to help entrepreneurs in establishing formal links with incubator and accelerator programmes...
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the publication date of the results of the consultation process undertaken by the national committee on internal window...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the status of the Industrial Development Authority border regional office, located in County Cavan, has been downgraded;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the claim for a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors across...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37339/11]
    • Social Insurance
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the return to the Exchequer from increasing PRSI by 0.5%. [37419/11]
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expense to the State in the past three years for which records are available from refunding redundancy payments to multinational...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal on an application for lone parent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement that have been receiving the payment for the following time periods: less than six...
    • Social Welfare Fraud
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the discrepancy between figures supplied by her to the media for welfare fraud, cited at €483 million for the year...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for back to school clothing and footwear allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the oral hearing on an appeal will be held in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to date of the proposed decentralisation of Department of Social Protection staff and functions to Donegal town; and if she...
    • Budgetary Measures
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a child poverty impact assessment was carried out in relation to potential cuts in the forthcoming budget; and if so, if the findings...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the maximum rate of jobseeker's allowance for persons under 25 years is less than that for persons over 25 years. [37032/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal to the chief appeals officer against a refusal for carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details...
    • Social Insurance
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on concerns among employers, particularly small employers, regarding the suggestion that the first four weeks of a person's sick...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timetable envisaged for the replacement of FÁS by the new employment and training organisation announced by the Government; and if...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason child benefit cannot be means tested at present; her plans to implement means testing for child benefit; and if she will make a...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on illness benefit will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one parent family allowance or basic payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 259: 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. [37182/11]
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to a query regarding the number of self-employed persons who are unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Equipment
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of computer servers that are leased by the Department and each State agency under the aegis of her Department; the amount of...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) County Kerry; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to introduce a partial capacity benefit for those who are unable to work full-time due to disability but are able to do...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance was stopped in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Live Register
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering any initiatives to incentivise the hiring of unemployed persons on the live register in areas that have...
    • Work Placement Initiatives
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application (details supplied) for inclusion in Tús as a community organisation with a work placement; and when...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she has taken to reduce the processing time for applications for carer's allowance; if her attention has been drawn to the fact...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37322/11]
    • Job Losses
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons made redundant in County Kerry in 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37325/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings to the Exchequer from reducing child benefit by €5. [37423/11]
    • Live Register
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the live register figures for each social welfare exchange in County Donegal. [37439/11]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed within her Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to her Department for the end of 2008,...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision in respect of their disability allowance appeal; and if she will...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for a non-contributory pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow;...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments that are considered non-primary social welfare payments by her. [37527/11]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 can expect to receive their statutory redundancy payment which is due since early 2011; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the households benefits package (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37541/11]
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is expected to supply details of their income in respect of their 24 year old...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the status of the...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection to indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by her Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence attached regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry. [37729/11]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Calafoirt agus Céanna
      Question 299: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a cheadófar deontas le haghaidh solas poiblí a chur ar fáil ar Ché Leitir Caladh, Leitir Móir, Contae na...
    • Protected Structures
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available for restoration and repair of chimneys in listed buildings; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Air Services
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the opening hours for the airport on Inis Mór are different from the opening hours of the airports on Inis...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the sale of bogland in a special area of conservation in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he expects to be in a position to offer assistance to the arts, notwithstanding the effects of the...
    • Irish Language
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which interest in the Irish language continues to be fostered and encouraged, if thought is being given to...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he hopes to offer financial assistance to heritage projects in the next four years; and if he will make...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which applications have been made to his Department for grant aid toward performances or productions by...
    • Heritage Sites
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of heritage sites, buildings or other structures in County Kildare; if any are in danger of damage or...
    • Hunting Licences
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether the issuing of 4,200 licences for hunters to kill deer is excessive; if he will outline the calibre of...
    • State Agencies
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the savings that have been identified by him from the decision to merge the Coimisinéir Teanga's office with the...
    • Heritage Sites
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the excavated foundations of the Swan Gate, Athenry, County Galway, have not been either moved to a new location...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail all grant facilities provided by him for individual artists and groups; the funding provided for each for...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Broadcasting Services
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he intends to encourage and facilitate ready and equal access through broadcasting for indigenous performers...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of jobs that are expected to be created in the renewable energy sector under the auspices of NewERA....
    • Energy Prices
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding ESB prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Energy Conservation Schemes
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes in County Kerry that have benefitted under the warmer homes scheme to date in 2011; and if...
    • Electric Vehicles
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide up-to-date information on the roll-out of electric vehicle charge points around the country;...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to the...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new REFIT scheme, known as REFIT 3, is expected to receive clearance from the European Commission for...
    • Helpline Numbers
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date in implementing the European Commission's designated 116 123 number for persons in...
    • Broadcasting Legislation
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any amending legislation of the Broadcasting Act is likely, necessary or contemplated in the wake of a...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which positive results have been indicated in the course of on- or offshore exploration on foot...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which a full evaluation has been done as to the total requirement in terms of broadband or other...
    • Mobile Telephony
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the quality and coverage of the mobile telephone service throughout the country is adequate or equal to the...
    • Social Media
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which social media can or should be regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Postal Services
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which, directly or through An Post, he has monitored the development of the postal and packaging...
    • Energy Prices
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which, directly and in conjunction with his EU colleagues, he has monitored the growing costs of...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 337: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which electricity supplied to the national grid is now generated from non-fossil fuels; the...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 17 November 2011, the number of employees in local authorities...
    • Mortgage-to-Rent Schemes
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, with regard to comments made on 12 October 2011 that two pilot mortgage-to-rent schemes were due to be...
    • Tax Code
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that would be raised by increasing all motor tax rates by 2%; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding the non-principal private residence charge; and...
    • Election Management System
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who work at polling stations could be taken from the live register; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding repossession of properties acquired with local authority loans; the numbers of...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the commission dealing with pyrite will report its findings; and the actions that will be taken...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the progress of a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo. [37005/11]
    • Radon Gas
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the inclusion of a radon gas test as part of the building energy rating system in view...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence regarding housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if measuring the sound levels at a location (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is the responsibility of...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ask all local authorities to respond to a request (details supplied). [37093/11]
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the Local Government Auditor's report presented to the...
    • Community Development
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the persons who are members of the high level steering group set up to consider options for streamlining the...
    • Waste Management
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress made toward a national bin waiver scheme. [37189/11]
    • Community Development
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to fund the refurbishment of an estate (details supplied) which has been applied for by Meath...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has plans to amend the current process for extending planning permissions; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to accommodate incremental payment plans in circumstances in which a...
    • Fire Stations
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide a fire service to replace the voluntary service in Castlegregory, County Kerry; and if...
    • Cláir Forbartha Pobail
      Question 362: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cén uair a íocfar airgead a bhí ceadaithe le hiarratasóirí faoi scéim Leader a raibh a ndeontais ceadaithe dóibh...
    • Community Development
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding in respect of the RAPID programme for Rathkeale, County...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the Planning and Development Act to address the concerns outlined by a group (details...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed in each local authority, expressed as whole-time equivalents, as returned to...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed within his Department, expressed as whole-time equivalents, as returned to his...
    • Building Regulations
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his future plans, if any, to amend the Building Control Act 2007 to facilitate the use of the title...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 15 November 2011, in a situation in which a property...
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 375: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to grant an exemption from the flat-rate household charge to persons who paid a significant amount...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the practice of putting up two similar planning applications at the same...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the GIS planning information system being developed by him in conjunction with the National Asset...
    • Fire Services
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the reserve list for the fire service in County Meath; the position on the list of...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be delivering a carbon budget this year to Dáil Éireann, as was the practice of his...
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to sign the commencement order for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 383: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to indicate the number, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry; and if he...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his estimate, at current prices, of the cost per unit of building a local authority house, factoring in the...
    • Private Rented Accommodation
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost to him of the rental accommodation scheme; and the number of units currently being rented in...
    • Community Development
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress he has made with the community and voluntary sector in areas of high unemployment; and the...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether Ireland will achieve the 2020 targets set by the EU of reaching a 20% emissions...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a social dividend from National Asset Management Agency properties will be leveraged to alleviate the...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review correspondence in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will initiate a national study on the impact of gambling; the dates on which he will begin, conclude and publish this study; and...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing financial measures to encourage gardaí to live in the community in which they serve; and if he will...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the rates paid for each asylum centre here; and how rates differ between centres. [36992/11]
    • Gambling Regulations
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the regulation of gambling events, including all forms of card games, in licensed premises; and if he will make a...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to correspondence regarding the business leases review Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in the matter of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when stamp 4 will be updated to facilitate employment requirements in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow;...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if due regard was given in the matter of determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be upgraded from stamp 3 to stamp 4; and if he will...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the present or expected position in the matter of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will arrange for an update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 407: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if extended residency status will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a certificate of naturalisation. [37201/11]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the law to introduce the concept of parents being responsible for crimes committed by their children who are...
    • Private Security Industry
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has asked the Private Security Authority to investigate allegations that some non-EEA nationals have been approved for private...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the status of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37436/11]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that the final documentation and application fee has been received by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding provided by him and/or the Probation Service for the running of Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin 15, for...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of...
    • Garda Air Support Unit
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an assurance that the Garda Air Support Unit flying hours will not be reduced, as recent media reports indicate that...
    • Garda Transport
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria senior gardaí look for in vehicles when choosing to purchase new Garda vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has any responsibility to replace doors, windows and so on which were used to gain access to houses or...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the penalties that apply to a person seeking to have their vehicle returned after it was seized by An Garda Síochána; and if he will...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of licensed premises that applied for a late-night extension to serve alcohol until 2.30 a.m. for the years 2009, 2010 and...
    • Human Trafficking
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons that to date there have been no prosecutions for the offence of human trafficking for labour exploitation in this country;...
    • Cash for Gold Trade
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tighten up legal loopholes relating to the ease of disposal of stolen gold in the cash for gold shops, where...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to the criminal investigation currently under way in respect of practices at particular national car test...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider offering long-term residency visas in certain cases to non-national students completing PhD and postdoctoral...
    • Garda Policing Plan
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the policing plan for 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/11]
    • Visa Applications
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an appeal against a refusal of a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied). [37643/11]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for People with Disabilities in Ireland, PwDI, for the years 2012 and 2013; his reasons for the cut to its funding; the level...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or...
    • Commercial Rents
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence attached regarding the needs of Ireland's retail industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Army Barracks
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will publish the feasibility study and all other information that was used in the decision to close Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, County...
    • Defence Forces Operations
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times the Army bomb disposal experts were called out during 2011; if he will relate the incidents on a county basis; and if he will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of...
  • Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to sign the commencement order for the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the outstanding payment on a REP scheme application will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation in the area of animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36932/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for single farm payment will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway;...
    • Direct Payment Schemes
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding farm support schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37023/11]
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Coillte is being managed in a sustainable way and not focusing too much on the sale of land for...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive their area based payments. [37075/11]
    • Fur Farming
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be sure not to block a ban on fur farming. [37107/11]
    • Fisheries Sector
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no grant aid for new boats under 15 metres; the reason grant aid is available for boats over five years...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in County Mayo. [37272/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 8 November 2011, if he will confirm receipt of a further appeal on this case...
    • Direct Payment Schemes
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants for various farm schemes that are being delayed due to problems with digitisation; the average...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a payment of headage, REPS 4 and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Nitrates Directive
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expansion of the Irish diary industry, as set out in the Food Harvest 2020 industry report, is dependent on Ireland...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied). [37318/11]
    • State Agencies
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding an agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37337/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that all farmers with commonage lands who are leaving the REP scheme programme will be eligible for...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made since the employment development task force was established in Killybegs, County Donegal, on 3 June 2011;...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the new Bord Bia reappointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/11]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 25 October 2011, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person in County Cork (details supplied) will receive their single farm payment and headage payment; and if he will...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total tonnage of mussel seed taken, under joint management, from Ireland's exclusive fishery limits and relayed in...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 476: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a genuine mistake was made when making an application for single farm...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 478: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in- or out-of-court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and...
  • Department of Health
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will commit to ring-fencing, and bringing forward into next year, the grant awarded to a project (details supplied) in...
    • Children in Care
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to the State of placing a child with challenging behaviour into full-time private residential care. [37602/11]
    • Child Care Services
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the qualifications required for a person to operate as a registered childminder. [37060/11]
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 4 October 2011, if funding will be provided to the organisation; and if she will...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding inter-country adoptions. [37101/11]
    • Youth Services
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give a commitment not to impose any further cuts on funding for the Donegal Youth Service in view of the fact that...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff employed within her Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to her Department for the end...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate the numbers, if any, of in- or out-of-court settlements made by her Department directly or by bodies...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for Health if he will state when the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 will be passed by Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36923/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any change to the rules regarding eligibility for persons with mental health issues to a medical card or the availability of drugs...
    • Health Services
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the inadequate level of physiotherapy support and speech and language therapy support for stroke victims in the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health when an over 70s medical card review will be processed; and when the card will be re-activated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Health Services
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health if the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36968/11]
    • General Practitioner Services
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a requirement for general practitioners who have medical card patients to have a walk-in element to their practice. [37021/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health the per capita current expenditure by the Health Service Executive in each of the 26 counties for 2009, 2010 and 2011. [37026/11]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health if he is following up with the persons in the Dublin area whose psychiatric medication was being paid for by the Health Service Executive until 1...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for the renewal of medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Health the capital programme for mental health in County Louth for the next two to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37069/11]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Health if nursing and therapist posts funded under the national stroke programme (details supplied) will be filled by the end of the year; and if he will...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse an application for a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Health Services
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the reason for the delay in providing speech therapy and occupational therapy for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare....
    • Hospital Services
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Health the hospital assigned to look after the needs of patients from Clondalkin, Dublin 22. [37176/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37183/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has still not been processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement...
    • Health Service Funding
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Health the capital budget of the Health Service Executive over the next five years, nationally and on a regional basis. [37197/11]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been stopped in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37246/11]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health the reason two staff nurses (details supplied) in the Health Service Executive west were refused permission to take a career break when other staff...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 22 March 2011, if he can reassure a person (details supplied) that the same uncertainty regarding their...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who failed to keep outpatient appointments in hospitals in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37323/11]
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Health the number of unused surgical beds in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37324/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for funding the Osteoporosis Society in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37346/11]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a Commission of Investigation pursuant to the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 or another form of credible inquiry about the...
    • Patient Safety
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that proper protocols and procedures have been put in place, and are being adhered to, by doctors, nurses, care staff, hospital...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for, and progress on, reviewing the long-term illness scheme as part of the extension of free primary care to persons covered under this...
    • Health Services
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37408/11]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be conducted in relation to the treatment of a person (details supplied) in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been taken to prevent funeral directors from embalming deceased members of the community at a hospital (details supplied) in County...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reinstated to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37445/11]
    • Community Care
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding provided for the running of Coolmine Therapeutic Community, Dublin 15, for each of the past five years; the amount that will be...
    • Alcohol Policy
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to targeted measures to deal with the damaging impact on people's health that is being caused by the availability of...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide nationwide figures in relation to the number of persons who have submitted medical card renewal applications; the current waiting...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the number of construction works carried out at each of the three children's hospitals in Dublin over the past ten years; the purpose and cost of...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/11]
    • Health Services
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that there will be no downgrading of the status of a nursing unit (details supplied) in County Cavan, in view of the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • General Practitioner Services
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop and improve the rural practice grant for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37637/11]
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented at accident and emergency units in 2010 who were not in possession of a medical card or a letter of referral from...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for St. Joseph's Hospital, Ballina, County Mayo; the number of beds that will be open during 2012; his plans for recruitment in the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Network (1 comment)
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that has been provided to replace the Tramore bridge, Kinsale Road, Cork; when the works will commence; and if he...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the possibility of allowing persons who lost their licences to use their cars to travel to work as is the...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants and funding available to a club (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [37106/11]
    • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the decision criteria that were used by him in selecting infrastructure projects to recommend to the Department of Public...
    • Road Network
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the nine projects submitted by Sligo County Council to the National Roads Authority for...
    • Railway Stations
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding a submission (details supplied) in relation to the redevelopment of Pearse train station; and if he will...
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the year 2012 should be identified as the year of hospitality or "Bring back the smile" year; and if he...
    • Tourism Industry
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the Restaurants Association of Ireland's proposal that all tourism and hospitality services should engage in...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a disabled parking permit was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will...
    • Student Travel Cards
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangement he has with the company that operates the student travel card scheme which offers deals on transport and other...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Dublin Bus to have buses stop in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement...
    • National Car Test
      Question 582: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he expects the number of cars failing the national car test to grow over the coming years as a result of the increase in the...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow motorcyclists to use bus lanes; if he has ever considered a similar proposal; and if he will make a...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a case regarding the nine-year rule for taxis (details supplied). [37590/11]
    • Tourism Industry
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a regional breakdown of the recent tourism figures issued by the Central Statistics Office for January to...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the appeals process for a private clamping operator (details supplied) in Dublin 6; his views on whether...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      Question 589: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies...

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