Written answers
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourism Promotion
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to unlock the potential to dramatically increase tourist numbers travelling from China to Ireland following the visit...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Taxi report and a schedule for legislation...
- Light Rail Project
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the relative cost benefit analysis ratios of each of the Luas BXD, the Metro North and the DART underground; and if he will...
- Haulage Industry
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the cuts to the Luas services and previous cuts to bus services in and around Luas lines will mean that the public service...
- Public Private Partnerships
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide figures as to the total cost to the Exchequer, in 2010 and 2011 respectively, of cash transfers to PPP toll...
- State Assets
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his preferred options for the future shareholding in Aer Lingus in the event of disposal of Government shares or any...
- Road Network
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any evaluation or study has been undertaken or is planned to be undertaken by him into establishing the appropriate level of...
- EU Funding
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the inclusion of sport within the Erasmus for All programme. [16561/12]
- Tourism Industry
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he intends to address the recent findings from a survey carried out by a company (details supplied) that only 1% of...
- Penalty Points System
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed with the Department of Justice a plan to ensure that penalty points are applied to driving licences in...
- Air Services
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will rule out the loss of control of the slots at Heathrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16871/12]
- Public Transport
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with the Railway Procurement Agency, National Roads Authority and other bodies including taxi representatives in...
- Driving Tests
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, under the regulations for learner drivers, many service providers driving...
- Public Transport
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that no destinations serviced by Bus Éireann in counties Derry, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Antrim, Armagh and...
- Road Safety
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on the progress that has been made by the Road Safety Authority on their study of the Irish collision database...
- Public Transport
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop better integration of public transport services in the border region. [16855/12]
- Tourism Promotion
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the potential offered by the development of the cruise industry in Ireland; if he will identify the parts of the...
- Road Network
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he envisages that the private public partnership contract for the bypassing of the Newlands Cross N7 project will be...
- Tourism Promotion
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions if any, being taken in conjunction with the Stormont Assembly, to promote Derry, as the city of culture 2013. ...
- Road Network
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to fund the upgrade of the N63 Roscommon/Galway road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16547/12]
- Public Transport
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that Iarnrod Éireann will be maintained as a publicly owned transport company into the future. [16849/12]
- Marine Safety
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of supplying fishermen with electronic devices which will assist in finding them alive...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will endeavour through his Department to respect all of the State's obligations in regard to peace process agreements...
- Public Transport
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is putting in place to ensure that cuts to public transport companies funding and fare increases do not hit...
- Cycle Facilities
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress in establishing a greenway facility along Galway-Clifden route, County Galway; and his views...
- Road Network
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with major traffic issues which continue in Slane, County Meath, in view of the decision by An Bord Pleanála...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to re-establish a sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16548/12]
- Air Services
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the outsourcing of corporate functions by Aer Lingus.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16541/12]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department...
- Missing Persons
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has taken up with the Dutch Ambassador the case of missing Irish man (details supplied) who went missing in the...
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to appoint a new Honorary Consul in Nova Scotia in the near future; and if he will make a statement on...
- Residency Permits
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of...
- EU Presidency
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he will take to ensure that a cost efficient process is put in place in respect of Ireland's EU...
- Departmental Websites
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the website EU matters which is attached to all Government websites is updated regularly; the way this is being...
- Official Engagements
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to meet the new Apostolic Nuncio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10579/12]
- North-South Implementation Bodies
Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the first North-South Implementation...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update from any meetings or committees he has attended in relation to full implementation of...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position in relation to Syria; the contribution he made at the EU Council in relation to the situation there; his...
- Constitutional Amendments
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be meeting the civic society groups in relation to the upcoming referendum on the EU fiscal treaty; and if...
- Official Engagements
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Ministers and Ministers of State that travelled abroad to represent Ireland for the St. Patrick's Day...
- Sale of State Assets
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of the sale of State assets such as Coillte was discussed with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping during...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and...
- Departmental Properties
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to re-introduce a scrappage scheme for the auto industry. [17151/12]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance since the Government was formed the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without advertising the availability...
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tracker mortgages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17035/12]
- Tax Code
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement regarding increases in petrol prices due to taxation. [17040/12]
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will discuss with the recapitalised banks the situation where residents in Priory Hall would have their mortgage frozen from the date of...
- Tax Code
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the way a holder of carbon tax credits may avail of the rebate if their current business transaction is not profitable and no tax is payable. [17125/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and securities firm (details supplied)...
- Economic Statistics
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to further revise downward the growth projections for 2012 in view of the fact that the growth figures for 2011 have underperformed by...
- Financial Services Regulation
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a proposal to amend the Investment Intermediaries Act 1995 (details supplied).. [17153/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past three years.. [17264/12]
- Departmental Properties
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body concerned is the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a submission regarding school transport (details supplied); his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills since the Government was formed the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without advertising,...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a school (details supplied) in County Cork for any future school building programmes in his Department based on the...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council of Ireland is purchasing a new building, the way that this will be funded; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the decision to delay the school building project at a school (details supplied) until 2015/16. [17081/12]
- School Enrolments
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a standard enrolment policy for all primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17087/12]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has been omitted from the school building programme announced, in view of the...
- School Staffing
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of primary and secondary schools in County Cork that have been notified that they will lose a teaching...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford were to secure a suitable site at no cost to his...
- School Staffing
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will not cut staff at DEIS schools (details supplied) [17121/12]
- Schools Recognition
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he will not grant permanent recognition to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past three...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and securities firm...
- Departmental Properties
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body concerned...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform since the Government was formed the number of vacancies on State boards that have been filled by his Department without...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past...
- Departmental Properties
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation since the Government was formed the number of vacancies in State bodies that have been filled by his Department without...
- Joint Labour Committees
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are any plans for the introduction of joint labour committees into the hotel industry in the near future; and if he...
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and...
- Departmental Properties
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body...
- Department of Social Protection
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection since the Government was formed the number of vacancies in State bodies that have been filled by his Department without advertising the...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- National Internship Scheme
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a provision could be made to allow young persons who are living at home, and therefore ineligible for jobskeer's allowance or benefit,...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 145: 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...
- Disability Allowance
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the medical assessor or the deciding officer examined an applicant for disability allowance (details supplied) before...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the eligibility criteria for participation on the community employment programme whereby an individual who is signing...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be held for an appeal submitted to the social welfare appeals office (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for...
- Social Welfare Cheques
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of social welfare allowances paid weekly by cheque; the cost to the State of issuing payment by paper; if...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when payment will be processed; and if...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.113 of 8 March 2012, the basis on which it is contended that a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeline as to when and the way the pathways to work programme will be rolled out in Waterford city and county; and...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department's statement in relation to community employment schemes outlining that groups can apply to have their training budget...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delay in dealing with appeals in the social welfare appeals office with particular reference to an appeal lodged in...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by her Department for each of the past three...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht since the Government was formed the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without...
- Museum Projects
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will refrain from making any decision regarding the approval to build on the historic site of 14/17 Moore Street,...
- Turbary Rights
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is in a purchase a parcel of bogland at a location (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [17148/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and...
- Departmental Properties
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Energy Resources
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline by county and in tabular form, the total number of wind farms on State owned or leased land...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking...
- Departmental Properties
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Appointments to State Boards (3 comments)
Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his...
- Strategy on Homelessness
Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the review of homeless services in the Dublin region; and his plans with regard to the...
- Departmental Advertising
Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the amount of money spent on radio, TV, newspaper and online advertising, in tabular form...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government as of this date, the percentage of households eligible for the household charge that have registered; the...
- Foreshore Licences
Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any progress has been made in relation to a foreshore licence application (details supplied) in County...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all residential property owned by Government Ministers is exempt from payment of the household charge;...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing estate (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties sold to local authority tenants on a leasehold basis as opposed to freehold basis;...
- Architectural Qualifications
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the grandfathering clause for architects; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Planning Issues
Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reopen a review into certain planning decisions in Carlow, Meath, Galway and Cork county...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant residential properties and properties under repair by housing type in Trim town and...
- Control of Dogs
Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will sponsor another advertising campaign regarding effective control of dogs to prevent attacks on...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tenancy agreements offered by voluntary housing...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on an issue in relation to the household charge and coming property tax...
- Building Regulations
Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to amend the building regulations which need to be focused upon the interests and...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department...
- Departmental Properties
Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Commercial Rent Reviews
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the list of bodies and individuals who have made submissions to his Department with regard to upward only rent...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without advertising...
- Garda Operations
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a policy that public events and festivals be supported by the State through a policy of ensuring that no charges...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 12 January 2012, the current position in the matter of the determination to entitlement to...
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an alleged incident regarding a diplomat (details supplied); and if he is in a position to comment...
- Departmental Funding
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the funding for organisations (details supplied) for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 [17156/12]
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past three...
- Departmental Properties
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body concerned...
- Departmental Property
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 12586/12, if he will comment on the specifics attached (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past three years. [17261/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and securities firm (details...
- Departmental Properties
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body concerned is the...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm reports that the minimum retention period to achieve the minimum stocking level has been increased from...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without...
- Grant Payments
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 17 January 2012, if he will advise when this payment will be made as the...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new agri environment options scheme and the criteria for eligibility of same. [17123/12]
- Farm Partnerships
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce legislation to deal with the current inequality where only dairy farmer can enter into a partnership....
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and...
- Departmental Properties
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the...
- Department of Health
- Child Care Services
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children in State care who were charged or convicted of any criminal offence in 2010 or 2011; and if she will make...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will list the Bills published by her since the new Government took office. [17116/12]
- Adoption Services
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No.587 of 14 January 2012, when a reply will issue [17136/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by her Department for each of the past...
- Grant Payments
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a special needs grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if he will advise on how to...
- Health Services
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the necessary speech and language resource will be provided to ensure that a specific speech and language disorder class can...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without advertising the availability...
- Health Services
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress being made by him on establishing individual health identifiers for patients [17053/12]
- National Carers Strategy
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to bring the carer's strategy before the Committee on Health and Children for consultation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be entitled to free general practitioner visits under the long term illness...
- Data Protection
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health the way a person can retrieve their personal card stored on the DNA database resulting from the blood samples taken from newborns and the exact...
- Health Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding assistance for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17088/12]
- Medical Cards
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Service Staff
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath did not qualify for the early retirement scheme as per his Departments' circular 07/210 in...
- Social Workers Register
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health the reason recent social worker graduates who paid €100 registration fee last year are expected to pay €295 for 2012 when there will be no...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health if he has fully investigated allegations of fire safety concerns at a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork including the reported use of...
- Medical Cards
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past three years. [17266/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish a schedule of payments made from public funds to a multinational bracket investment banking and securities firm (details supplied)...
- Departmental Properties
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body concerned is the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport since the Government was formed, the number of vacancies in State boards that have been filled by his Department without...
- Airport Development Projects
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is intended to provide funding for Ireland West Airport Knock, County Mayo, for the development of an expansion of the...
- Air Services
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all airports, State and private are being charged for services by the Irish Aviation Authority on the same basis; and if he...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the potential sources of funding available from his Department for a volunteer sports organisation (details...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of offices held by Tourism Ireland outside of Ireland; and the number of staff in the Tourism Ireland offices.; and...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will facilitate a debate in Dáil Éireann on the taxi industry review and its findings. [17107/12]
- Tourism Industry
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is possible to provide any form of grant aid towards the upgrade and restoration of listed buildings in Kilcock, County...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of sports grant awards by applicant and location of various groups or agencies throughout County Kildare in 2011;...
- Tourism Industry
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the hosting of the Olympics in the UK is likely to benefit the tourism and sporting sectors here; and if he...
- State Airports
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he sees any future developments in the share holding at Aer LIngus to affect air transport or to be...
- Transport Costs
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can take any practical action to address commercial or other transport costs thereby assisting economic recovery; and if...
- Departmental Funding
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to examine further the possibility of reviewing capital projects which benefits have a positive economic benefit...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid to each external property consultant, surveyor and estate agent engaged by his Department for each of the past...
- Departmental Properties
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of leases held by his Department, agencies or quangos that have upward only rent review clauses in which the body...
