Written answers
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 9: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken in conjunction with his EU partners in confronting the civil war in Syria; and if he will make...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the United States Government's continuing economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba is...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions at a political and diplomatic level he will take to show his support for the democratic protests and...
- Humanitarian Access
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action at a political and diplomatic level he will take to ensure the Sudanese regime allows supplies of food and...
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress, if any, he has made to date in securing an agreement with the Vatican over the use of the Irish embassy...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the status of refugees in Camp Ashraf in Iraq with either the Iranian or Iraqi authorities; and if...
- Consular Services
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make a statement on the matter of the trial and conviction in Greece of an Albanian national (details...
- White Paper on Irish Aid
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the review and public consultation of the White Paper on Irish Aid; if he believes that the...
- Middle East Peace Process
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether, prior to the start of negotiations about a two state solution, Israel is obliged under the...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in applying pressure on Israel to seriously address the underlying reasons behind the growing...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date on resolving the issue of undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will make a statement on...
- International Relations
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give a commitment to support the human rights of persons (details supplied) in connection with the release...
- Departmental Funding
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide funding for Ireland's European Youth Parliamentarians to represent the State at the European...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current situation on Mali and on the international efforts being taken to address the...
- Trade Agreements
Question 28: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the proposal of the European Commission to upgrade the trade relationship between the European...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reconsider Ireland's commitment of nearly €40 million a year in bilateral aid to Uganda in view of the...
- Trade Agreements
Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress being made on bilateral economic partnership agreements between the EU and third countries; and if he...
- Peace and Reconciliation Programme
Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason that €14,000 was not provided in respect of Justice for the Forgotten (details supplied); and if his...
- Nuclear Proliferation
Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the application of economic sanctions against Israel in order to persuade it to give up its...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to request the Government of Bahrain to unconditionally drop the charges against the 11 medics...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and the steps that he has taken so far to...
- Consular Services
Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that have been taken to assist Irish trainee pilots who are currently in Florida and have been told their...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues at EU and UN level continue to monitor events at various locations...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community continues to monitor the treatment of former Ukrainian Prime Minister...
- Humanitarian Access
Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which international famine or starvation relief programmes are adequately focused to meet the on-going...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he directly or through the UN and or EU continues to positively influence matters in Colombia;...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he continues to monitor and positively influence the situation throughout Africa with particular...
- Western Balkans Issues
Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he directly and together with his EU and UN colleagues remain focused on any issues arising in...
- Department of Finance
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline known future funding requirements for Irish Life and Permanent in 2012-2015 for its repayment of inter-bank and other debt, and if...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance following the decision by the European Central Bank on 5 July 2012 to reduce its main interest rate by 0.25%, if he will set out the impact this will...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the current position with respect to proposals for the tracker mortgage portfolio held by the Irish Life and Permanent group, and...
- Banks Recapitalisation
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance following the injection of €1.3bn by the State into Irish Life and Permanent, if he will set out in tabular form the total State money given to the...
- Tax Code
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of stamp duty paid on new and second hand homes each year from 2001 to 2011; in the case of second hand homes the mechanisms in place to...
- Haulage Industry
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposal of the Irish Road Haulage Association to introduce an essential user diesel rebate; and if he will...
- Fuel Laundering
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the issue of washed diesel on the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/12]
- Mortgage Arrears
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to help those in difficulty with repaying their mortgages who purchased a house a joint tenant with a partner to whom, they were never...
- Bank IT Systems
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views the way the Central Bank of Ireland and the Financial Regulator will have an oversight of banking operations here when some banks have...
- Tax Code
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the determination of a Capital Acquisitions Tax payment in relation to a High Court Probate decision in relation to a property, the value of...
- Legislative Programme
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the legislative process; the number...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta
Question 76: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad iad a thuairimí maidir leis an ráta dífhostaíochta i réigiún Gaeltachta Dhún na nGall a bheith níos airde ná an meán...
- School Guidelines on Mental Health
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the guidelines for post-primary schools on mental heath, which are currently being completed by him, will be draft or final...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of projects being funded under the Schools Building Capital Programme for 2012 including those projects...
- School Accommodation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to provide accommodation for the future requirements of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Report from the group in relation to the possible assessment of assets in relation to the higher education grant scheme will be...
- School Libraries
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to review funding to fund libraries for secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33940/12]
- Book Rental Scheme
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to review the book lending scheme for national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33941/12]
- Legislative Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the legislative...
- Legislative Process
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a bill requires a poverty impact and or regulatory impact analysis and...
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate a secondary school (details supplied) in the County Donegal Gaeltacht that is currently ineligible for DEIS and...
- Irish Language
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the special status given to schools teaching through Gaeilge, and the importance of Irish speaking schools in nurturing the...
- Gaelscoileanna
Question 99: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna ag aithint an stádais speisialta a thugtar do scoileanna ina ndéantar an teagasc trí Ghaeilge agus an tábhacht atá le cothú...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Energy Conservation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if work has been done which lists the current BER rating of State-owned and semi-State owned buildings; if it is known which...
- Garda Stations
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has any plans for renovations of any Garda Stations in County Meath over the course of 2012; and...
- Flood Prevention Measures
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide provision for the opening of the sluice gates on the River Shannon in respect of a person (details...
- Flood Prevention Measures
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will prepare a national strategy in cooperation with local authorities, for river drainage and maintenance to manage...
- Flood Prevention Measures
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will engage with local authorities and residents in the carrying out of flood alleviation measures, such as opening...
- Legislative Programme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a Bill requires a poverty impact and or regulatory impact...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- Live Exports
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are plans to introduce export credit for sending cattle to Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan following a reference to...
- Job Creation
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the job creation proposals he is putting forward to Ministerial colleagues for inclusion in any upcoming EU level growth and...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the further measures he will being forward to enhance competitiveness in the economy here in particular by reforming the...
- Work Permits
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has any plans to make changes to the employment permit system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33777/12]
- Intellectual Property
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on consultation with stakeholders in respect of copyright law; and if he will make a statement...
- Industrial Relations
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken through the industrial relations mechanisms of the State to ensure that workers at a company (details...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will urgently review the penalties and sanctions that are currently in law for employers who refuse to engage with...
- Industrial Development
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that all possible support is given by the State's industrial promotion agencies to assist with the...
- Consumers Association of Ireland
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact on the Consumer Association of Ireland of various funding changes in...
- Legislative Programme
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a Bill requires a poverty impact and or regulatory impact...
- Copyright Infringement
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied that internet freedom has not been restricted by the new regulations governing this sector. [30458/12]
- Industrial Development
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has recently met with representatives of the Industrial Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Job Creation
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the areas in which his Department has responsibility in relation to job creation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Youth Unemployment
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the role his Department has in relation to tackling youth unemployment here and at EU level; and if he will make a statement...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of National Car Test workers that their workplaces are not properly...
- Department of Social Protection
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will not qualify for a hearing grant; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if there is a...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare options that are available to those in receipt of carer's allowance on the death of the person they had been caring...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No 288 of 26 June 2012, the full extent of activity on the file since 2012 towards the...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason (details supplied) in County Cork is not in a position to accept a job offer under the FÁS Employment Scheme [33817/12]
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33840/12]
- Carer's Allowance
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive a decision on an application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be grated (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 133: 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....
- Invalidity Pension
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that no domiciliary care allowance in payment will be stopped prior to the conclusion of the urgent review of the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the government agreement to transfer responsibility for the provision of rental assistance to persons with a long-term...
- Budget Consultation Process
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when will the Community Employment consultation seminar referred by her to take place; and who will be invited [33920/12]
- Illness Benefit
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for illness benefit in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will...
- Homeless Persons
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to help young persons who are homeless but not able to receive full rate unemployment assistance because they were homeless...
- Community Welfare Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social Protection If there are plans to open a permanent community welfare office (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Legislative Programme
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to all legislation initiated by her since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the legislative process;...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Film Industry Development
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to plans regarding the future of a film production studio (details supplied) in County...
- Gníomhaireachtaí Rannach
Question 146: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid airgid a chaith Foras na Gaeilge ar an tSamhail Nua Mhaoinithe, idir comhairleoirí seachtracha, obair inmheánach,...
- Wildlife Protection
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the use of the funding currently being used in trapping and killing of natural predator for fencing to...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadcasting Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he recognises the contribution of independent commercial radio to public service broadcasting; and if he...
- Legislative Programme
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Waste Management
Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if in view of the deterioration in the litter and rubbish situation in Dublin Central, he will consider...
- Water Meters
Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the tender process for the installation of water meters has been drawn up; if it will be a single or...
- Environmental Regulations
Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be more regulation on diesel engines with regards to the recent report published by the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems with carbon monoxide in an estate (details supplied) in...
- Household Charge
Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify if the payment or non-payment of the household charge will effect the title of a...
- Planning Issues
Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Limerick County Council granted planning to a company (details supplied) to construct a 100 BRDA...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make a decision on the funding application submitted by Dublin City Council in respect of...
- Emergency Planning
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Electric Ireland seems unaware of and not involved in the development of his Major Emergency...
- Electricity Generation
Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to sponsor and oversee an independent technical engineering review of the management of Electric...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that waste water and drainage schemes in Longford/Westmeath which are supported under the...
- Severe Weather Events
Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will prepare and circulate guidelines for local authorities regarding recoupment of emergency costs...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme
Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Pyrite Report is to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33958/12]
- Homeless Persons
Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if she will support young homeless persons as a matter of urgency [33965/12]
- Legislative Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have...
- Legislative Programme
Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a Bill requires a poverty impact and or...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
- Residency Permits
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision on residence has been decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Prison Investigations
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate a case within the Irish Prison Services; and if he will arrange to meet the person concerned (details supplied)...
- Residency Permits
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the conditions with which a person in this State on stamp 2 visa must comply; the further conditions that a person on stamp 2...
- Garda Investigations
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growing concerns in the Inishowen area of County Donegal at the response of Gardaí to a number...
- Crime Prevention
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the safety concerns on O'Connell Street, Abbey Street and at Connolly Station in Dublin (details...
- Naturalisation Applications
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a naturalisation application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
- Drug Treatment Programmes
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners on waiting lists for drug treatment services (details supplied) in each prison; and the way that the Irish...
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made by prisoners in each prison last year; the number upheld; the number appealed; the subject matter of...
- Prison Staff
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the training provided to prison staff for dealing with the families (detials supplied) of prisoners; and if he will make a statement on...
- Legislative Programme
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the legislative...
- Legislative Programme
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a Bill requires a poverty impact and or regulatory impact analysis and...
- Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a number of fisheries licences (details supplied) in County Cork [33834/12]
- Departmental Funding
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the grants for dairy equipment; the number of applications received; the number of successful...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive his agri-environmental option scheme payment for 2011; and...
- Fish Quotas
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland was only entitled to catch 0.19 billion fish while the total available catch of fish is valued at...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer who has retired under the early retirement scheme (details supplied) is liable to pay any penalties if the...
- Departmental Staff
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages any recruitment in the short to medium term to his Department on full or part-time basis to assist with...
- Departmental Funding
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation is currently funded and through what budgets; and if he will make a...
- Irish Cattle Breeding Federation
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the current remit of Irish Cattle Breeding Federation differs from its original remit; and if he will make a...
- Beef Industry
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine during the extensive consultation and collaboration with all industry stakeholders involved in the development of HerdPlus...
- Beef Industry
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason one of the conditions of the Beef Technology Adoption Programme is to use Irish Cattle Breeding Federation...
- Forestry Sector
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land he anticipates will be planted here on 2012; if he plans to increase this figure in future years; if he...
- Beef Industry
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine since the introduction of HerdPlus software in 2006, if there was any consideration given to compensation to the two...
- Single Payment Scheme
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment for 2007 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if...
- Department of Health
- Foreign Adoptions
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will comment on when an announcement will issue regarding a bilateral agreement for adoption between Russia and Ireland;...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline communications in recent weeks between the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the US State Department regarding...
- Adoption Legislation
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the upcoming Adoption Information and Tracing Bill 2012 will provide for adoptees for whom apparently no records exist, as...
- Health Care Infrastructure
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for further capital investment at St. Patrick's Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/12]
- Medicinal Products
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary Question No. 570 of 19 June 2012, the location to which a patient can go to avail of treatment for cancer using the drug...
- Medical Cards
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33757/12]
- European Court of Human Rights Rulings
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health the reason he set up the expert group tasked with making recommendations on implementing a European Court of Human Rights ruling on abortion; the...
- European Court of Human Rights Rulings
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Court of Human Rights cannot oblige our nation to adopt it's recommendations and that...
- Alcohol Pricing
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing; his views on the impact of the availability of cheap alcohol in relation and anti social behaviour...
- Cancer Research
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health with regards to the report published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organisation, which classifies...
- Health Service Staff
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the remuneration of senior staff under section 38 of Health Act 2004 being carried out by the Health Service Executive will be...
- Traveller Community
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he will take in relation to the health problems within the Traveller Community; and make this a priority in 2012-2013 [33812/12]
- Speech and Language Therapy
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health the further steps that are being taken to advance the speech and language therapy being provided in a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and...
- Health Service Staff
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a position for Senior Accountant (details supplied) which is being publicly advertised is only confined to staff members of the Health...
- Health Service Expenditure
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health the actual budget allocated and paid by the Health Service Executive and allocated to a company (details supplied) in respect of the financial years...
- Prompt Payments
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify when the report on prompt payments by the Health Service Executive will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Primary Care Centres
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health if he will inform this Deputy regarding a new medical centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Domestic Violence
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health his strategy for addressing domestic violence; if she will comment specifically on the Lifeline service; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health if he will recognise systemic lupus erythematosus as a long term illness and include it on the long term illness scheme; and if he will examine this...
- Mental Health Services
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person could be an in-patient and out-patient at a mental health facility (details supplied) for some 30 years with housing provided and...
- Health Service Staff
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that have been put in place; the level of qualification that is...
- Hospital Services
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to be able to extend the general practitioner visit card to persons on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in getting an appointment at University College Hospital, Galway, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
- Health Services
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding arrangements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Services
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the policy to transfer care and treatment services for oesophageal and stomach cancers from the Centre of...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cycle Facilities
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding funding Phase 1 of the Boyneside Trail, cycle/walkway along the River Boyne; and if he will make a...
- Cork Docklands Project
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is an estimated cost for the building of the Cork docklands gateway bridge. [33745/12]
- Taxi Regulations
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the 14 year rule in which taxi drivers will be forced to change their cars regardless of the condition of...
- Bus Services
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33831/12]
- Rail Network
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the methodology that was used in appraising the Derry/Letterkenny to Derry/Strabane rail study in the 2030 Rail Network...
- Legislative Programme
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to all legislation initiated by him since coming into office: the number of Bills that have completed the...
- Legislative Programme
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedures operating in his Department for identifying when a Bill requires a poverty impact and or regulatory impact...
