Written answers

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

  • Department of Social Protection
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the current review of rent assistance will be finalised and made public; if she will confirm, with respect to County Kildare, if her...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of retirements in her Department since march 2011; the total number of staff currently employed by her Department; the total...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her proposal to abolish disabilty allowance for 16 and 17 year olds and to cut the payment to 18 to 23...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting lists for welfare claims in her Department; the measures she has taken to address this issue; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the delays in decisions being made with respect to carer's allowance applications; the current average...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the negative effect the changes to the income disregards rules introduced by her in Budget 2012 is...
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when she will remove the mortgage interest supplement 30 hour rule and the prohibition on putting a house up for sale while...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will facilitate the provision of a County Kerry money advice and budgeting service office in Killarney to help deal with the large...
    • Farm Assist Scheme
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of farm assist; if there are applications outstanding; her future plans for this programme; and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the time it is currently taking to process a standard application for carer's allowance; and if she will allocate extra...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance payment ceases when carers of children under the wing of the Jack and Jill Foundation are reviewed...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she intends putting any provision in place, other than jobseeker's benefit, for the 14,000 65 year olds affected by the rise in the...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the fees system for paying GPs for medical certificates; the costs for these fees in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if she...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the review of labour market activation policy, including community employment, has concluded; the key findings of the review process to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her rationale for changing the Data Protection Act and declaration on the new FÁS registration form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the respite care grant; and the changes that she is considering. [28035/12]
    • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the aspects of their work the advisory group on tax and social welfare has reported on to date; if she will give details of the key...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the review of the domiciliary care allowance promised, the measures she will put in place to ensure that the same number of...
    • Child Benefit
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to reform child benefit and in particular her suggestion reported recently in the media that it...
    • Job Initiatives
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made in developing the pathways to work plan; if a decision has been made on the use of private contractors; and if she will...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes in Palmerstown, County Dublin, Lucan County Dublin, Clondalkin Dublin 22, Saggart County...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans regarding the half-rate carer's allowance; and the changes that she is considering. [28034/12]
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the financial review of community employment promised to be concluded by March has concluded; the key findings of the review process to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has received communication from applicants for various social protection payments or community based charity...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the effects that the changes to the income disregards rules introduced in Budget 2012 are having on community childcare...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim has been ruled as ineligible for the role of a TUS supervisor due to having...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the planned introduction of the new National Employment and Entitlements Service; when the new service will be fully...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of rent supplement claimants; the number to whom the new limits now apply and within that the number who were existing...
    • Illness Benefit
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her proposals to cut entitlements to illness benefit. [28048/12]
    • Social Insurance
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she recognises the shortcomings of the Home Makers Legislation 1994; if she will make some sort of provision for parents or carers from...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Exports of Turkey Products
      Question 156: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline in volume terms and monetary terms the value of imports of turkey product and the volume and monetary value of exports of turkey products...
    • Emigration Data
      Question 157: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to instruct the Central Statistics Office to compile data on emigration on a quarterly or six months rather than the current annual basis in view of...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 159: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline all staff appointments he has made since last March; the name of those appointed; their position; their salary; if any of these appointees...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 160: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of funding committed to in his Department for capital projects; if he will provide details of the projects and funding committed; the funds that...
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 161: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the latest unemployment figures at the social welfare office in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will include the figures for same...
    • Value of Exports
      Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach if he will indicate in tabular form the volume and value of exports from here to other EU countries within the Eurozone and without in each of the past five...
    • Constitutional Convention
      Question 167: To ask the Taoiseach his views on choosing the participants for the upcoming constitutional convention; if it is still proposed to randomly select 66 citizens to participate; the...
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 168: To ask the Taoiseach the progress and actions taken by him following the visit of an EU Commission delegation sent by President Barroso to discuss youth unemployment on 21 February...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 169: To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of frontline staff,...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Referendum Expenditure
      Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide in tabular format details of all Government expenditure related to the treaty referendum held on...
    • International Election Monitoring
      Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason that female members of Ireland's international election roster seem to be selected far more often for...
    • International Election Monitoring
      Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the individual cost of each trip taken by persons as part of Ireland's international election monitoring since the...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if we will pursue a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27865/12]
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons an application for a passport has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Misplaced Passports
      Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding persons who have lost their passport, the checks that are in place to prevent identity theft...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who recently visited the Oireachtas as...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of human rights NGOs based in Palestine that the Israeli government...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into...
  • Department of Finance
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [28169/12]
    • Ministerial Meetings
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the bilderberg group; and the role of Irish civil servants and former politicians. [28184/12]
    • Commission on Credit Unions
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that credit unions here take into account the impact of the new proposals on the development of credit unions that is the report...
    • Revenue Documents
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a copy of their p45; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27747/12]
    • Motor Vehicle Registration
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the possibility of introducing a voluntary system whereby persons will be able to re-register second hand cars with a...
    • Fuel Prices
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the impact of rising costs of oil, petrol and diesel on households and businesses throughout the country; and if he will make a...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the payment paid to developers through the National Assets Management Agency on behalf of the State; and if he...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the total investment arising from the employment investment and incentive scheme in 2011 and 2012 to date, the total number of companies that have...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the total investment arising from the business expansion scheme; the total number of companies that claimed the tax relief, before it was superseded...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form, the number of businesses who claimed the research and development tax credit in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012...
    • Job Assist Scheme
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form the total number of businesses and the total number of employees who have participated in the Revenue job assist...
    • Foreign Earnings Deduction
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have availed of the Foreign Earnings Deduction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27816/12]
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of companies who have claimed relief under the three year corporate tax exemption, which provides relief from corporation tax on...
    • Bank Charges
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the changes made by AIB to the eligibility criteria for fee free banking; if his attention was drawn to the change before it was...
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance the funds the State currently has on deposit at the Central Bank of Ireland including a precise breakdown of the value of funds deposited at the...
    • Mortgage Arrears
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgage arrangements that have been put in place with mortgage holders, for each covered institution, as recommended in the...
    • Financial Irregularities
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the Central Bank of Ireland became aware of financial irregularities at Bloxham Stockbrokers; the chronology of events in respect...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any request made for...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the effect on Revenue respectively of a 0.5% increase and a 0.5% decrease in corporation tax; the way either scenario might affect foreign direct...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the terms upon which Bank of Ireland will provide funding to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in order to complete the...
    • Bank Charges
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if Bank of Ireland is accepting an interest rate of 2.35% on its lending to IBRC as part of the Government bond transfer; and if so, the reason BOI...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the identity of the new shareholder in the National Assets Management Agency special purpose vehicle. [27938/12]
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the cumulative loss recorded in the National Assets Management Agency's accounts; if he will advise if NAMA paid any dividend to...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General which shows that the National Asset Management Agency paid...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance following the publication on 24 May 2012 of the special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General which examined the National Assets Management...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms on which Bank of Ireland has agreed to finance the Anglo Promissory Note payment that fell due in March 2012, including an analysis of any...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication by the National Asset Management Agency of its 2011 management accounts and its report for the fourth quarter of 2012,...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication by the National Assets Management Agency of its 2011 management accounts and its report for the fourth quarter of 2012,...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication by the National Assets Management Agency of its 2011 management accounts and its report for the fourth quarter of 2012,...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the adjustment, if any, that have been made by the...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, if he will confirm that he accepts the judgment that...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the 9,200 residential properties that the National Assets Management Agency says it is now renting in the State, if he will confirm...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance of the €13bn of the €74bn of loans acquired by the National Asset Management Agency that are being managed directly by the original banking...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance to lay before Dail Eireann the guidance note issued by the board of the National Assets Management Agency in July 2011 setting out the framework for...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, if the National Assets Management Agency has submitted...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, if he will advise when European Commission approval of...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, if he has sought a report from the National Assets...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the final total of the gross cost of due diligence and...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the steps taken by the National Assets Management...
    • National Asset Management Agency
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance following the recent publication of a special report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the number of connection management agreements the...
    • Sovereign Debt
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected interest rates used in his Department's April 2012 Stability Programme Update for new debt issued by the State in each of the years...
    • Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the role of Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in relation to overseeing the National Assets Management Agency property sales; if he will...
    • Credit Availability
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out any targets agreed by him with the pillar banks for lending to the domestic economy and to the small and medium enterprise sector...
    • Tax Credits
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their one parent family credit removed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is in receipt of a social welfare payment from the United Kingdom; if this...
    • European Stability Programmes
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the funding requirements of Spain to cover a three year period and to include deficit funding, repayment of...
    • Banking Sector Staff
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of current staffing levels within Allied Irish Bank; the number of staff currently employed by the bank; the number...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding tax relief for donations to certain sporting bodies in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Laois; and if...
    • Tax Reliefs
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax break, if any, available to a person who pays a lump sum on their mortgage, is there any such relief; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Financial Services Ombudsman
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if he can clarify if the Financial Services Ombudsman, when it has accepted a complaint and has then asked a financial institution to comment on a...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken or intends to taken to deal with the difficulties faced by mortgage customers of Permanent TSB who are paying higher interest...
    • Tax Code
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further information on the following case in relation to the breakdown of a PAYE payment (details supplied). [28264/12]
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance the support the State is providing to help mortgage holders move from high rate mortgages with Permanent TSB to lower rate mortgages with other...
    • Credit Review Office
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the Credit Review Office for each year since its establishment, a breakdown in terms of annual remuneration including salary and...
    • State Savings
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the development of a national saving stamp through An Post or some other mechanism for the purpose of allowing...
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the decision to create a single unitary Limerick Local Authority, if he has plans to amend the vehicle registration and taxation...
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the consumer protection code for clients of banks to include members of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • State Examinations
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person's (details supplied) examination paper is available or on record for viewing purposes; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Schools Guidance Counsellors
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the findings of The My World Survey by youth mental health advocacy and support organisation Headstrong and the UCD School...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in allocation of funding to the new secondary school building project in (details supplied), County Limerick;...
    • Cóimheas Daltaí le Múinteoir
      Question 247: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén sceideal múinteoirí a bheidh ag na meánscoileanna ar na hoileáin seo amach ón gcósta, Inis Oírr, Inis Meáin, Árainn, Árainn...
    • Aitheantas Scoileanna
      Question 248: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé i gceist aige aitheantas a thabhairt do Choláiste Eoin, Inis Meáin, mar scoil inti féin seachas mar aonad faoi Choláiste...
    • Caiteachas Ranna
      Question 249: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad é an caiteachas caipitiúil go dáta agus é briste síos faoi gach ceannteideal den mheastachán; cad é an soláthar faoi gach...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if craftsmen may apply for exemptions from completing FÁS courses when looking for certification if they display proficiency or proof...
    • Third Level Grants
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the type of rules being proposed regarding farming families qualifying for grants to educate their children; his...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to refuse emergency funding to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; his views on any other...
    • School Staffing
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the allocation of the 475 special needs assistant posts held in reserve by his Department. [27852/12]
    • Teaching Contracts
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 23 February 2012, regarding the position of teachers seeking contracts of indefinite...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any...
    • School Staffing
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal.; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Waldorf Steiner approach towards education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28013/12]
    • School Staffing
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will be allowed regain its fourth teacher for 2012/2013 school year in view of the fact...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on an appeal for a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that in the review of the school funding due to be carried out by the National Council for Special Education that no...
    • Schools Guidance Counsellors
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Government are not investing in appropriate guidance for their children; if he will make a statement as to exactly what...
    • Education Schemes
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction of pilot schemes within schools for the use of android tablets as an alternative to traditional books...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for funding from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary when a decision will issue; and...
    • State Examinations
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money generated through the fees for junior certificate, leaving certificate and repeat leaving certificate in each of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for building works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when a decision...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works; and if...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Q!uestion No. 212 of 6 June 2012, the level of employment control framework credits that have been provided to...
    • School Transport
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct his Department to examine the situation which exists at Ivy House at Castlerea, County Roscommon where two autistic...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28419/12]
    • State Examinations
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy when marking the leaving certificate exam that there is a limit to the percentage of As that can be obtained...
    • School Placement
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [28421/12]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works;...
    • Public Sector Staff
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Reform
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the transforming public services office in his Department has considered the report on the whole system of work submitted...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27794/12]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value of public sector contracts awarded between May, 2011 and May, 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which he intends to restore the Freedom of Information Act as committed to in the Programme for Government....
    • Public Sector Pay
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the filling of overseas posts that offers officials involved extensive...
    • Public Sector Staff
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public service recruitment embargo applies to 3% minimum employment level recruitment of those with disabilities and if...
    • Public Sector Pay
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the outcome of the review of allowances paid to all public servants will be completed; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Sector Reform
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the full details of the proposals of the changes to sick leave provisions for public servants; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the establishment of the new Government Economic and Evaluation Service; the number of staff currently...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide full details, including salary, of every appointment he has approved since coming into office of special...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of...
    • Public Sector Staff
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category...
    • Public Sector Reform
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which savings, efficiencies, early retirement or other measures to date have measured up to expectations and...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding flood relief works on the River Suck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26128/12]
    • Public Investment Projects
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the projects currently being considered for potential inclusion in any upcoming stimulus package; if any...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that he has made in relation to improving the public procurement process for small and medium enterprises; and if...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to make findings of Labour Courts hearings on trade disputes legally binding; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Work Permits
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied). [27752/12]
    • Haulage Industry
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current requirements for ADR Certification in respect of drivers and vehicles carrying dangerous goods between Northern...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which the youth employment levy was introduced; the rate at which the levy was set; the income generated for the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details...
    • Credit Availability
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the sources of finance available to small businesses; and his views on the action the banking institutions are taking to...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 18 April 2012, his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to assist small businesses in County Meath in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/12]
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which he plans to publish legislation to implement Articles 19 and 22 of the Consumer Rights Directive on...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • School Meals Programme
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that each national school receives per child in respect of lunches and snacks. [28162/12]
    • National Internship Scheme
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will correct the faults that are appearing in the jobbridge scheme which was originally set up to help persons without experience...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 307: 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...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding community employment schemes and Skillnet courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Statistics
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of unemployed citizens signing on at the Coolock, Dublin 17 and Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, unemployment exchanges in 2010, 2011 and...
    • Departmental Offices
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take regarding the answering of phones in her Department; and if her staff have been given proper training. [27750/12]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will issue a payment of rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of community employment schemes will be completed; if she will take into consideration the work being carried out through...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for domiciliary care allowance has been disallowed in respect of (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if she will...
    • National Internship Scheme
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in the Dail Éireann, Topical Issues, 7 March 2012, that she would seek to make graduate...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Invalidity Pension
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a request for a review of the decision to discontinue invalidity pension payment in respect of a person (details...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider expediting a decision, following a request to review the application, for domiciliary care application in resepect of...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of her special advisors; if she will provide details of any...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the period for people on Tús schemes for a further 12 months; and if she will make a...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied). [27964/12]
    • An Teanga Gaeilge
      Question 324: To ask the Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí cad iad na bearta a rinneadh maidir leis an sárú atá déanta ar scéim teanga na Roinne; agus cad atá i gceist aici a dhéanamh ina leith....
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest support payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will issue in respect of an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a State pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28003/12]
    • Social Insurance
      Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on progress made in relation to the reform of the social insurance scheme for the self-employed; when she expects this...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will indicate the amount of arrears owed for rent and maintenance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow and if she...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 335: 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 Carlow, if she will...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the discussions she has had with the pensions industry in respect of addressing the funding shortfall faced by many defined benefit...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Money Advice and Budgeting Service has requested additional resources to assist in the carrying out of its duties; if she is...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if officials in her Department will be involved in discussions with the Department of Education and Skills in relation to the changes in...
    • Child Benefit
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to lessen the negative impact of the habitual residence condition on Traveller children; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has commissioned any reports into the impact of the domiciliary care allowance review on vulnerable children; if not, the reason...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her rationale for changing the jobseeker's payment from over a six day week to over a five day week as it will act as a disincentive to...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and the way this compares 2011; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an oral hearing appeal on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Invalidity Pension
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision in relation to their application for an invalidity pension appeal;...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the ongoing review of the funding of community employment schemes; when this review will be completed; if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will be reinstated in respect of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate if jobseeker's allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason back dated carer's allowance payments amounting to €5,000 over the past two years have not been paid in respect of a person...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statutory redundancy payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of the 11 January 2012, if there are any further updates in relation to this matter; if the...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the outcome of the review of community employment will be communicated to the services involved on the ground. [28203/12]
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal application for disablement benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way it occurred that an alleged overpayment was made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, the way they are...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in the back to school clothing and footwear allowance payment for person's who receive...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statutory redundancy application in respect of a person (details supplied); and when they may expect to receive...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the up to date numbers of recipients in 2012 for each of the following: carers allowance, carers allowance recipients caring for more than...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure full participation of parents and members of the carer's association in the promised review of policies and procedures...
    • Social Insurance
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes she is considering, if any, to the current PRSI system for owner/directors. [28267/12]
    • National Internship Scheme
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some recipients of one-parent family allowance, who until recently were unable to access...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied with the information available in respect of the means test process which she follows in determining applications to...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes in County Cavan in 2012; the number of participants on each scheme; the level of funding...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the criteria for determination of entitlement to rent allowance with particular reference to the need to take into...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if having regard to the views expressed by some of her predecessors to the effect that rent supplement would in the future feature as a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she has monitored the staff requirements throughout her Department with particular reference to the need to eliminate...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for rent support currently on hand; the number of such applications refused on a monthly basis over the...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted...
    • Carer's Benefit
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for carer's allowance received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted and or...
    • Invalidity Pension
      Question 375: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for invalidity pension received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted and or...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the entitlement to rent allowance in respect of single fathers who have shared custody entitlement derived from court...
    • Social Welfare Application Forms
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to simplify the application forms and procedures for any of the social protection entitlements in view of the...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average time taken to process an application for contributory or non-contributory old age pension on a monthly basis over the past two...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the number of applicants in receipt of various social welfare payments has fluctuated in each of the past three years...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases currently before her Department wherein overpayment has occurred in respect of various social welfare payments and...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she can review the position in respect of entitlements to means-tested social welfare payments for the self-employed...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons engaged in community employment or related training or education schemes throughout County Kildare; the extent...
    • National Employment and Entitlements Service
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 21 February 2012, if she has appointed the external advisory group to advise on the...
    • Jobseeker's Benefit
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have a decision on their invalidity pension appeal; and if she will make a statement...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance
      Question 391: 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 Clare; and if she will...
    • Social Insurance
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the proposed new sick pay scheme; the provisions being made within it to ensure that abuse of the system by...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • EU Directives
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will make known the details of the meetings that he had with the EU regarding the special areas of conservation and...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the air terminals will be provided at the airstrips near Cleggan and Inishbofin; the reason for the delay with same;...
    • Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna
      Question 396: To ask the Áire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén méid airgid atá fós le híoc le Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe as an obair a rinneadh ar an gCaladh Mór in Inis...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the merger of the National Library, the National Archives and the National Manuscript Commission; and if he...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details...
    • National Cultural Institutions
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that will be made available for the merged National Library and National Archives for this year, and if there...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available, if any, to a private individual to install solar panels and or a windmill for the benefit...
    • Mayo Earthquake
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the assessment that has been made of the cause of the earthquake which took place today, 6 June 2012 off the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the broadband service being provided by three networks in rural areas; if he will...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has reviewed a copy of the Grant Thornton report for the Irish Postmasters' Union, the Future of the Post...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the survey being carried out by Shell off the County Mayo coast on the Corrib field; the person...
    • Public Sector Pay
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Waste Management
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the potential loss of 70 jobs. [27692/12]
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a dispute resolution application (details supplied) in County Mayo which is being...
    • Noise Pollution
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rules that govern ice cream vans playing music from the van; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a case for specific funding to be made available for a school (details supplied) to...
    • Election Management System
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in future, referendums can be held on a Saturday in order that school students and staff are not...
    • Election Management System
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unemployed and employed persons who were hired during referendum polling and counting days;...
    • Mortgage Arrears
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any national policy proposed by him with regard to the National Finance Agency to work with the...
    • Private Residential Tenancies Board
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise on a matter (details supplied) regarding a problem tenant. [27751/12]
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be given to Laois County Council to go to contract for a project (details supplied); and...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation regarding the height of trees and hedges on private properties; and if he...
    • Postal Voting
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow Irish citizens who are registered to vote, but are unable to vote due to being on holiday...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the access interested parties have to the submissions made by third parties to An Bord Pleanála in the...
    • Waste Management
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been briefed by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding if a company (details supplied) has...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of permanent and temporary staff employed by Kerry County Council in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and...
    • Cultural Trusts
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the Temple Bar Cultural Trust, the number of staff employed by the trust; the number of...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all local authorities that plan to advertise for the position of procurement...
    • Household Charge
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date; the number that have been...
    • Building Regulations
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support all residents who have to deal with pyrite ridden houses and homes. [27994/12]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to issue new guidelines to assist in allowing landowners with land along national...
    • Tax Code
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report of the Expert Group set up to advise him on the proposed property tax; and if...
    • Local Government Fund
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date that the second quarterly payment of the Local Government Fund for 2012 issued to each local...
    • Regeneration Projects
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Ballymun Regeneration Ltd. is a Department of Dublin City Council; if his attention...
    • Electoral Divisions
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to establish a constituency commission to revise the boundaries of local electoral areas in...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of courses funded by the Local Government Management Agency for senior executives...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form the total amount of money paid to all county council staff broken down by...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to arrange for extra funding in respect of the repair of serious long term maintenance issues in...
    • Household Charge
      Question 443: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on claims by a person (details supplied) citing central statistics office data from the 2011...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any legislation in place to ensure that local authorities retain a correct balance between...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when will the rent allowance be transferred from the community welfare office to the local authorities....
    • Waste Management
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends publishing draft regulations under section 70L of the Water Services (Amendment ) Act 2012;...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will fund local authorities to carry out works to address internal condensation in local authority...
    • Leader Programmes
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commence the Leader programme in west Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Planning Issues
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the extention of time on planning applications (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Postal Voting
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that there is only a 48 hour window after an election for students to register for a...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation to provide a clear definition of the proof needed to establish a...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of correspondence (details supplied), if he will make an authoritative statement on the issues...
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding principal private residence charges (details supplied).; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 456: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
    • Coroners Service
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number, location and salary scale of coroners employed county by county throughout the country; the extent if any of variation in...
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recruit trainee gardai; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/12]
    • Coroners Service
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter relating to the Coroners Court (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27737/12]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which his Department last sought applications from executive officers and higher executive officers for posts in visa...
    • Legal Matters
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advise on a matter (details supplied). [27741/12]
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of and location of State owned centres for the provision of services to asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no recruitment to the Garda Reserve is happening; his views on whether such recruitment would assist An Garda Síochána...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will tabulate the numbers of active Garda Reserves by Garda Division; and if he will detail the last date of recruitment of...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a visitor's visa will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/12]
    • Auctioneering Licences
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have arisen following the implementation of the Property Services Regulation...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed to remain in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next Garda recruitment programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/12]
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will put in place a non-administrative grant to provide for community alert to be established in areas of the country not...
    • Garda Transport
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that all rural Garda stations will continue to retain their Garda vehicles; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Transport
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has new proposals to efficiently purchase all public sector vehicles at competitive rates for the Garda fleet; and if he will...
    • Garda Transport
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles taken out of the Garda fleet in the period June 2009 to June, 2010, June 2010 to June, 2011 and June 2011 to...
    • Garda Transport
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money spent on repairing Garda vehicles in the period June 2011 to June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Court Accommodation
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Courts Service will make a decision regarding Dunshaughlin Court House moving to the ownership of Meath County Council in...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that will be deemed as sufficient income for persons (details supplied) in County Cork hoping to retire here; if he will set...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue on a application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been waiting since October 2010 for their garda vetting to be processed....
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been contacted by the relatives of a person (details supplied) in relation to the Garda investigation into the death of that...
    • Asylum Seeker Accommodation
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Clondalkin Towers Refugee Centre, on the Ninth Lock Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, with information provided on...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time which an asylum seeker waits for a decision on whether or not they will be granted asylum. [27961/12]
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of learner drivers that have been involved in fatal and serious road collisions in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and...
    • Illegal Immigrants
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of court proceedings against a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/12]
    • Citizenship Ceremonies
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the fees payable by each of the 4,000 new Irish persons in respect of the swearing in ceremony at The National Convention Centre in...
    • State Bodies
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost savings envisaged by the amalgamation of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority; the budget of the Human...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support residents (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [28180/12]
    • Traffic Management
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support this matter (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [28183/12]
    • Garda Transport
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on fuel for Garda vehicles for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of jobs that have been advertised for the Forensic Science Laboratory in the past two years; the positions offered; if all...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a...
    • Legal Services
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to transfer the current staff of the complaints section of the law society to the new legal services oversight authority...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the refusal of a visa in respect of a person (details supplied) [28221/12]
    • Rights of Way
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the Land and Conveyancing Reform Act 2009, the procedure a person must follow in order to ensure that their right of way...
    • Casual Trading Regulations
      Question 508: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations that govern ice cream vans; if they are county council bye laws or national legislation; if a person is making a...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 8 May 2012, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many groups working to address...
    • Liquor Licences
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of objections made to the renewal of a licence for the sale and supply of alcohol in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of test purchases which have been undertaken by An Garda Síochána under section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in the publication of the Vetting Bureau Bill in view of comments (details supplied) which stated that it...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will take steps to contact the Garda authorities with a view to having a replacement garda appointed to a Garda station (details...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 517: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda Station in Caherciveen, County Kerry; if the status of the station is being down graded; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any request made for...
    • Ministerial Transport
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form details of the usage of the Government jet since March 2011 to date; to include the Minister, the country...
    • Green Paper on Defence
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will initiate the green paper process for the Defence Forces and which is necessitated prior to publishing the second white paper on defence...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Defence the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of frontline staff,...
  • Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
    • EU Programmes
      Question 523: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the EU conditions on member States to open a new environmental agricultural based scheme each year; and...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated under the current Common Agricultural Policy to rural development programmes; if he will...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tionscail na hIascaireachta
      Question 526: To ask the Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an bhfuil sé i gceist aige cearta iascaigh faoi leith a thabhairt d'iascairí, mar shampla tonnáiste breise atá ina gcónaí go buan...
    • Company Closures
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dingle ice plant facility in County Kerry closed last September; if he...
    • Forestry Sector
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a forestry premium (details supplied); and when payment will issue. [27827/12]
    • Fish Sales
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay full market prices to fishermen who are part of the v-notching scheme for lobsters and who return juvenile...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes the electronic tagging of sheep is operating effectively or will he agree that due to loss of tags, due to...
    • Direct Payment Scheme
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider ensuring that all sheep inspections, particularly for hill land sheep farmers, will not be carried out...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the case that a significant number of horses are slaughtered in abattoirs each year here; if so, if he will...
    • Harbour Fees
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the public consultation process will be complete regarding new charges for state-owned fishery harbours and when he...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue on an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the...
  • Department of Health
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of international adoptions that have taken place since the enactment of the Adoption Act 2010; and if she will make a...
    • Adoption Legislation
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a draft bilateral agreement has been presented by the Russian adoption authorities to the Irish Adoption Authority for legal...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of her special advisors; if she will provide details of...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 540: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Dublin 15 based applications that were submitted under the childcare capital programme 2012; the number of those...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 541: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the selection criteria adopted by Pobal...
    • Youth Services
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the applications process for the €1.5 million funding for the provision of youth cafes which was announced on 13 December...
    • State Agencies
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vacancies in statutory bodies and advisory committees under the aegis of her Department; when she plans to fill...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of staff working in the public sector, including in the civil services, that he deems to fall into the category of...
    • General Practitioner Services
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care as outlined in the Programme for Government will be introduced; the timeframe for same; the illnesses or...
    • Health Services
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all elements of a multi-disciplinary team are in place to meet the needs of a person (details supplied); if he will ensure...
    • Water Fluoridation
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a submission on water fluoridation; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 548: To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce the waiting times for amputees in the Cork - Kerry region who are waiting for prosthetics; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national data base of amputees; if so, if he will provide a regional/county breakdown in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Universal Health Insurance
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Health the consultation with the public and relevant stakeholders that will be carried out by his Department or by the Implementation Group on Universal...
    • Access to Health Services
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed Health Act will address the current eligibility criteria for accessing healthcare services, which gives rise to significant...
    • Health Services
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person who was approved for orthotics by the Health Service Executive in February 2012, who's...
    • Health Services
      Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a person who has been approved as a priority 1 for a rise and recline chair in July 2011 has still not...
    • Health Services
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 1 May 2012, when a decision will issue on the follow up assessment which was completed by the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied), suffering from a progressive and incurable condition, has had their discretionary medical card withdrawn; and...
    • Crisis Pregnancy Services
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health the regulation he will introduce to deal with groups posing as non-judgmental crisis pregnancy organisations, which are in fact a cover for...
    • Chronic Disease Prevention Programme
      Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health the proposals being worked on regarding a national disease plan and the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27797/12]
    • Palliative Care for Children
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there are approximately 350 child deaths and more than 1,400 children living with life limiting or threatening conditions in...
    • Respite Care Services
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Health the respite services currently in place for the population of County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27828/12]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive have issued new directions or guidelines in relation to discretionary medical cards; the number of...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include the drug Pradaxa in the drugs refund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27830/12]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults registered with an intellectual disability in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27831/12]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Health the number of organisations in County Meath that support young adults with intellectual disabilities that are funded directly by his Department; and...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Health when the new dialysis unit at Mayo General Hospital will be fully operational; the reasons for the delay to date in opening the unit; the number of...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care services in place for children and adults with an intellectual disability in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Health if community mental health services in Dublin north, Dublin central and Dublin west Health Service Executive catchment areas have been put in place...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health when surgery will be performed on a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27874/12]
    • Health Services
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not allowed transfer their clinic appointments in view of the financial gain plus the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of any request made for...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Health the changes he will make to the management of hospitals in the mid-west region; his views on a statement by a person (details supplied) that the...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Health his policy regarding admitting persons with a combination of psychiatric and additional problems to psychiatric units; and if he will make a...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in detail the eye sight standard required to become a blue light driver as required for the role of a trainee emergency medical...
    • Nursing Home Services
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant beds in public and private nursing homes in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27998/12]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health if it is the policy of the Health Service Executive not to formally write to unsuccessful medical card applicants notifying them of the decision; and...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Health when will the MS Drug Gilenya be available on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/12]
    • Home Help Service
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review and increase the home help allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the serious health circumstances...
    • Health Services
      Question 586: To ask the Minister for Health if he will guarantee that there will be no further cuts in personal assistant services in 2013. [28023/12]
    • Water Fluoridation
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a comprehensive report on the use of fluoride in the water supply here and a cost benefit analysis regarding same [28024/12]
    • Home Help Service
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the circumstances in which Fingal Home Care Services notified a number of their clients of an immediate cessation of services due...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Cards
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Health when a request for review of a decision to grant a person a general practitioner visit only card made in January, 2011; and if he will make a...
    • Home Help Service
      Question 591: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the hours of home help in County Donegal per local health area. [28110/12]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 595: To ask the Minister for Health the reason he is continuing to employ more outside consultants to deal with the hospital waiting list problem; if it would make more sense to hire...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      Question 596: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28120/12]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 597: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a senior advisor to the Special Delivery Unit is believed to spend much of his time in the United...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 598: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 can expect urgent heart treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28139/12]
    • Health Services
      Question 599: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to intervene in a case in respect of a person (details suppled) who requires additional personal assistance; and if he will make a...
    • Water Fluoridation
      Question 600: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for a review of fluoride in Irish public water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28137/12]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Home Help Service
      Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain the decision to reduce the home care hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; if he will reverse this...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health further to the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 22 May 2012 if start dates have been agreed yet for the three posts in question; if he...
    • Health Services
      Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health the cuts drug services funded through the Health Service Executive will have to absorb [28189/12]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 606: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on each waiting list for each speciality at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the average waiting time for each speciality; the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 607: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in the past 12 months that presented at accident and emergency in the Mater, Blanchardstown and Beaumont respectively;the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has developed contingency plans to deal with the extra demand anticipated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda...
    • Hospital Procedures
      Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in establishing a referral procedure for children looking to undergo the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation; and if he...
    • Hospital Procedures
      Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide after care for children who have undergone the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation in view of the fact that the Health Service...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health if and when locum cover will be put in place in a hospital (details supplied) in County Leitrim [28276/12]
    • Health Services
      Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a new national heamochromatosis strategy in view of the estimated significant number of the population affected by this illness;...
    • Health Services
      Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline his plans for a facility (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if this supervised residential unit is to close; if so, the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the up to date position regarding the proposal to provide a medical assessment unit at Monaghan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Service Expenditure
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of money spent on legal fees by the Health Service Executive in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a...
    • National Children's Hospital
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health further to his statement in Dáil Éireann that the National Assets Management Agency had written to him identifying 11 potential sites for the new...
    • Substance Misuse
      Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 613 and 614 of 21 February 2012, the progress that has been made regarding the development of an action plan...
    • Health Services
      Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate a dental service in Kenmare County Kerry (details supplied) [28396/12]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 622: To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of staff working in the health sector, that he deems to fall into the category of frontline staff, administrative, management, elected...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 623: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public money spent on the visit of the Olympic torch to this country particularly on security and other costs and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 624: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of public money spent on the visit of the Olympic torch to this country particularly on security and other costs and...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 625: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for sports capital funding in respect of a club (details supplied) [27759/12]
    • State Airports
      Question 626: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent threat of redundancies by a company (details supplied) which was successful only last February in a...
    • National Car Test
      Question 627: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the National Car Test of vintage lorries; if vintage cars and tractors are subject to an NCT; the...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 628: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the name, position and annual salary awarded to each of his special advisors; if he will provide details of...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person that holds the marketing and or advertising contract for Tourism Ireland; the location of the office; the number of...
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that there were 67 fatal road collisions this year compared to 66 in the same period last year; his views...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the standard of eye sight required to hold a driving licence for Classes E,B,C1,C,D1,D,M and W; if he will set out any changes...
    • Bus Services
      Question 633: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the policy is for Bus Éireann buses using the M50 or passing near a M50 exit; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Road Safety Authority when introducing new visual standards for driving in December 2010 which are very much in...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 635: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person that is returning to Ireland to start in a new job with both an Irish and an English provisional driving...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 636: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person who has approximately 40 hours driving instruction in the United Kingdom is required to undertake 12 one...
    • Bus Services
      Question 637: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of quality bus corridors, which are not currently being used by Dublin Bus as part of a scheduled route; the...
    • Bus Services
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed cancellation of the daily bus service from Tuam to Galway via Corofin (route 417) which, I...
    • Fáilte Ireland
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Fáilte Ireland is no longer doing chef training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28194/12]
    • Rural Transport
      Question 640: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the national integrated rural transport scheme; when information on it will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety
      Question 641: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the safety of the N24 at Oola bridge County Limerick; his views on whether traffic measures in place at...

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