Written answers
Thursday, 14 June 2012
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Farm Safety
Question : To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to improve farm safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28670/12]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including red grouse and other wildlife birds as an agri environmental option scheme environmental...
- Commonage Division
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the review that has been carried out of dormant shareholders of commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sheepmeat Sector
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to address the instability in the sheep market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/12]
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an appeal system set up for farmers who lost payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme; if there will be a...
- Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any research into the impact that forestry thinning has on badger movements and the spread of TB; and if he will...
- Sale of State Assets
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the disposal of Coillte assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28509/12]
- Dairy Sector
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take in relation to instability in the milk market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/12]
- Cattle Societies
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Cattle Breeders' Federation which was set up by his Department is his responsibility; if he is not responsible...
- Milk Quota
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he has made in the re-negotiation of the milk quota system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Food Industry
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to meet the targets as set out under Food Harvest 2020 while maintaining our targets to reduce...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on what would be an acceptable level of flattening of direct payments under common agricultural policy reform; and...
- Food Industry
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the future competitiveness of the agri-food sector vis a vis EU member states and in a global...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has for opening the agri environmental option scheme for land outside of special areas of conservation and...
- Farm Inspections
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections that have been carried out to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown by county; and if...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any dealings with the Department of Education and Skills to ensure that farm land is not considered an asset...
- Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the proposed closure of the Teagasc Horticultural Research Centre at Kinsealy, County Dublin, if he will provide...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the common agricultural policy negotiations will be completed under Ireland's presidency of the EU; and...
- Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the TB testing regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28510/12]
- Department of Finance
- European Stability Programmes
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the duration of each loan that Ireland has drawn down from the European Financial Stability Facility and...
- Tax Code
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn the concerns of board of managements of schools in regard to the recent changes by the Revenue Commissioners in...
- Tax Yield
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the percentage of money contributed by the PAYE sector and the farming community on tax if the PAYE sector pay 87%...
- Tax Yield
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the monthly yield of VAT from each tax district and tax region for each month from January 2010 to May 2012...
- Tax Yield
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the likely yield from additional capital acquisitions tax, if the following changes were made, drop the Category A threshold to €200,000, to reduce...
- Tax Code
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the likely cost of the following changes to VAT rates, reducing the VAT rate on services currently charged at 9% to 5%; reducing the VAT rate on...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a parent of a child with reduced access to a special need assistant or has completely lost access to an SNA can make a review...
- Tax Code
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills If he has given consideration to the additional workload that will now be placed on boards of management of schools undertaking capital...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the annual review of the student support regulations and the student grant scheme for the 2012/2013 academic year...
- School Accommodation
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a report on the long term suitability of recently purchased prefabricated classrooms at a school (details supplied)...
- School Enrolments
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether existing primary schools in Malahide, County Dublin, have sufficient lands to cater for projected growth within the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for special needs support for the 2012/ 2013 academic year was received in respect of a child (details supplied) who...
- Departmental Funding
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 6 June 2012, if he will sanction the funding required. [28752/12]
- School Staffing
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole-time equivalent teaching posts a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will lose in September 2012; and if he will...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the roll out of high speed broadband to all second level schools in County Kerry will commence; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Croke Park Agreement
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress he has made in terms of planning for the expiration of the Croke Park Agreement; if any negotiations with unions...
- Performance Management Systems
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the 2012 Performance Management and Development System cycle ends; if the newly published PMDS forms are...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Work Permits
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for the delay in making decisions on employment permit applications by Romanian and Bulgarian nationals; and when...
- Business Regulation
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date in 2012 that marks the deadline for reaching the 25% administrative burden reduction target; if it is anticipated...
- Industrial Disputes
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in relation to the need to resolve a long running dispute at a company (details supplied); if...
- Work Permits
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a work permit will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a...
- Employment Appeals Tribunal
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision by a Rights Commissioner is determined in favour of the applicant and the company refuse to recognise the...
- International Agreements
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe in which the assessment of the implications of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 189 will be...
- Department of Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons or families in receipt of rent supplement in County Meath, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 23 May 2012, if she will provide the current information referred to that shows that there is...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite the payment of a redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and when payment will...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a rent supplement application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 and if it will be...
- Job Initiatives
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a detailed progress report on the implementation of the pathways to work initiative; if she will also provide an update...
- Back to Education Allowance
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the matter will be...
- National Internship Scheme
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the requirement that participants in the jobbridge scheme must have been in receipt of social welfare for the three...
- Illness Benefit
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons claiming illness benefit at the end of 2011, distinguishing those who have been claiming from between three days to...
- Scheme of Statutory Sick Pay
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she intends to publish a consultation document on the introduction of a scheme of statutory sick pay; and if she will...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if redundancy payment applications will be processed and finalised without further delay in respect of employees of a company (details...
- Scheme of Statutory Sick Pay
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an impact analysis has been conducted regarding proposals to amend the sick pay system which is of great concern to small to medium...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding an application for rent support;...
- Disability Allowance
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding an application for disability...
- Customer Charter
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is a requirement that applicants for social welfare benefits fill in the boxes giving persons a choice between Mr. and Ms. on their...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28812/12]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an appeal including an oral hearing will be arranged in respect of carer's application in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal including an oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reopen, review or refer for appeal and/or oral hearing the decision that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 no longer has...
- One-Parent Family Payment
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was concluded that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has one dependent child and was up to recently...
- Mortgage Interest Supplement
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rate of rent/mortgage support available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Invalidity Pension
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when appeal and/or including oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has no current income and...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Turbary Rights
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason he has not implemented the findings of the Quirke Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28895/12]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will cancel all cuts in Gaeltacht funding until such time as the 20 year Government strategy is put in place; and if...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- An Teanga Gaeilge
Question 87: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist na Cinn Chomhairimh i dtoghcháin agus i reifrinn a thabhairt faoi scáth Acht na dTeangacha...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Irish Language
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will commence the roll-out of the family support programme and the new scheme from his Department for families from...
- Irish Language
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will keep the Office of the Irish Language Commissioner independent based in the Gaeltacht and its status and power...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electricity Generation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding back up generators during a power outage in respect of persons suffering from ill health...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the roll out of high speed broadband to all second level schools in County Kerry will commence; and if he...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when will County Kerry receive the same level of broadband connectivity as the East Coast, in view of the fact...
- Warmer Homes Scheme
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason work under the warmer homes scheme was not completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing associations and voluntary bodies that have been approved by the Housing Finance Agency...
- Regeneration Projects
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 2 November 2011, when he will provide an answer to same; his...
- Water Services
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the setting up of Irish Water, if he is considering a pilot scheme for the roll out of the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to be able to bring legislation containing provisions for a national bin waiver scheme before...
- Water Services
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the septic tank registration regulations were published; and if he will make a statement...
- Water Quality
Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis for his statement that Glór na Tuaithe have been irresponsible regarding water quality; and if he...
- Architectural Qualifications
Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if strong consideration will be given to amending the proposed grandfather clause for the Building Control...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Legislative Programme
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will bring forward legislation to ensure that it is compulsory for banks to engage with debt resolution processes in relation to...
- Garda Transport
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrol cars currently assigned to Carlow district; and the way this compares with June 2010 and June 2011. [28714/12]
- Garda Transport
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrol cars withdrawn since June 2011 as a result of reaching the 300km limit. [28715/12]
- Prison Medical Service
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if appropriate medical attention is being made available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Court Sittings
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change arrangements for Circuit Court sittings in the western circuit in the towns of Ballina, Swinford and Westport; the...
- Asylum Applications
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for subsidiary protection in the State will be decided in...
- Garda Recruitment
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to recommence Garda recruitment this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/12]
- Asylum Applications
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois regarding residency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Asylum Applications
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of residency and entitlement to naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that an application for naturalisation will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- Deportation Orders
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency status entitlement to naturalisation or the procedure yet to be followed in...
- Asylum Applications
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the examination and determination of residency entitlement to naturalisation in respect of a person...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the updated position in regard to the determination of residency eligibility for naturalisation in respect of a person (details...
- Asylum Applications
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when residency will be determined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency eligibility for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if documents relating to the unsuccessful application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will be...
- Residency Permits
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the matter of examination of entitlement to residency naturalisation and update of stamp 4 in respect of a...
- Naturalisation Applications
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/12]
- Residency Permits
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which visa or residency status can be extended in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will...
- Visa Applications
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28879/12]
- Residency Permits
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding eligibility for residency entitlement to naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Milk Quota
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a final breakdown by co-op of the level by which the milk quota was exceeded and a final superlevy...
- Animal Welfare Issues
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide and update on the progress, if any made on an all-Ireland animal health regime; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers were notified of the changes to stocking levels and eligibility for this year's disadvantaged area payment in...
- Forestry Sector
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when forestry payment for 2011 and 2012 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [28736/12]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has not received their agri environment option scheme payment;...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse the decision that will have serious implications for up to 10,000 farmers in respect of the qualifying...
- Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cost benefit analysis report on the closure of the Kinsealy Teagasc facility, County Dublin is to hand yet; and when...
- Milk Quota
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if personal interview or specific farm visits are considered as part of the rigorous assessment process in relation to the...
- Agriculture Scheme Penalties
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the penalties applied to farmers by number and by size of penalty under the...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that sufficient commitment exists throughout all EU member states to the retention of the Common...
- Food Industry
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his EU colleagues expect the EU food-producing sectors to contribute to world food production in...
- Food Industry
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date towards safeguarding the Irish and EU food industry in the context of world trade discussions;...
- Farming Cost Increases
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has received communications from the Irish Farmers Association and other farming representative...
- Food Exports
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which food exports to the EU and worldwide have increased in each of the past five years to date; if...
- Milk Quota
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full extent of benefits or otherwise likely for the dairy sector after the abolition of milk quotas; and if he will...
- Food Safety Standards
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which meat, poultry or other food imports are subject to the full extent of Irish and EU traceability...
- Food Labelling
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that food labelling continues to accurately reflect the origin and standard of production as required...
- Animal Welfare Issues
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has received correspondence from the pig producing sector with particular reference to the likely...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the fishing industry to develop over the next four years with particular reference to likely...
- Beef Sector
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is aware of possible inflation in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Pigmeat and Sheep Sectors
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to review the future prospects for pigmeat and lamb industries with particular...
- Department of Health
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the proposal to provide for inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Kazakhstan; and if she will make a...
- Children in Care
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number, if any, Irish children who in the care of the State are being accommodated currently outside of the Republic of...
- Preschool Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to pursue another round of capital funding for pre-school childcare provision in 2013 or in the near future in view of...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress made to date of securing a bilateral agreement to facilitate inter-country adoptions between...
- Water Fluoridation
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health if he has ever carried out or intends to carry out a study of the levels of fluoride in our food and drink; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Carers Strategy
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health when it is intended to publish the carer's strategy; the reason for the delay in publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/12]
- Health Service Allowances
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health if mileage allowances has been cut for Health Service Executive staff working in the community in the Cavan/Monaghan area; when this was introduced;...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made to date in introducing legislation to deal with the area of assisted reproduction and in...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 678 of 22 May 2012, if he will provide the number of the 70 patients awaiting live donor transplantation are...
- Home Help Service
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health if extra home help will be provided in respect of persons (details supplied ) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medicinal Products
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health the legislation, regulations and guidelines currently in place pertaining to the use of psychiatric, psycho stimulant psychotropic drugs such as...
- Health Services
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health if and when an assessment will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, with a view to identification of the most...
- Medical Cards
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health when a review of further information will be considered in respect of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will...
- Medical Cards
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [28756/12]
- Hospital Services
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects hospital trusts to be established nationwide; if he expects services to be rationalised or cut as part of this move; the appointees...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health if representatives from Nursing Homes Ireland will be appointed to the Fair Deal Review Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/12]
- Departmental Bodies
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health the terms of reference of the oversight group to supervise implementation of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on Tallaght...
- National Children's Hospital
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to make a decision on the location of the new children's hospital; if he will publish the Dolphin Review Group report; and if he will...
- Health Service Executive Funding
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the deficits of each hospital to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/12]
- Health Service Executive Funding
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health the services he has instructed the Health Service Executive to cut in order to get its books in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medicinal Products
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not yet approved reimbursement of the drug Gilenya; his views on whether the drug provides life-changing...
- Medical Cards
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
- General Practitioner Services
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging for taking blood samples from patients with a medical card; if his attention has been drawn to...
- Health Service Expenditure
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the total sum expended by the population on health services, including Exchequer funding, contributions to health insurance providers...
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health if he addresses as a matter of urgency the medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Prescription Statistics
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the number of prescriptions issued under the GMS and community drug schemes in each of the past five years; and if...
- Controlled Drug Sales
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost of drugs prescribed under the GMS and community drug schemes in 2012; the way this compares to the cost in each of the past five...
- Prescription Charges
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card patients who are paying the maximum €10 a month charge for prescription medicines; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Cards
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out in tabular form the number of full medical cards in issuance at the end of each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card might issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Care of the Elderly
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health if any extra home help hours will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Care of the Elderly
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health if it will be possible to enable the social worker currently dealing with a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to continue dealing with...
- Medical Cards
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to refuse a medical card and refer for appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Medical Cards
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation for their application for a medical card; and if he...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date regarding the taxi review to deal with short term and medium term measures to tackle tax and social...
- Public Transport
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of providing a bus service between Dublin Airport and County Kerry; and if he will make...
- Road Network
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update as to when building work on a grade separated junction at Newlands Cross, N7, will commence; the...
- Driving Tests
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider asking the Chartered Institute of Logistics in Transport who administer the Transport Management CPC...
