Written answers

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers affected by the pay cut for new entrants to teaching, the cap on qualification allowances for new entrants to teaching and the...
    • Bullying in Schools
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to be made aware of incidents of all forms of school bullying including bullying of a physical, psychological and or...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns regarding the casualisation of the teaching profession at post primary level and the high numbers of second level teachers who...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the figures (details supplied) which show that 112,821 pupils were in classes of 30 or more for the last school year; and his...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all educational disadvantage schemes and supports are protected in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that cuts on newly qualified teachers will have a detrimental effect on both their morale and the willingness of young persons...
    • State Examinations Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing modern digital recording devices for use during State oral language exams to replace the cassette tape recorder that is...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to improve the use of technology at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43061/12]
    • Third Level Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out an investigation into the unauthorised payment of €7.5 million in allowances to academics working in Irish third level...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of recent trial schemes at second level schools involving replacing traditional school books with portable devices such as ipads and ebooks,...
    • Third Level Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether senior academics here earn on average 30% higher salaries than their counterparts in Britain; and if this is an aspect of the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the draft heads of the legislation to establish SOLAS will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43075/12]
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the continuing refusal of the religious congregations to meet their share of the costs of the compensation bill...
    • Higher Education Institutions Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the practice of some higher education institutions setting up limited companies to attract international students when these limited...
    • School Evaluations
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that as the literacy and numeracy for learning and life strategy requires all schools to engage in robust self-evaluation and have...
    • European Globalisation Fund
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the final reports to the European Commission relating to the Waterford Crystal, SR Technics and the three construction...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that there will be no cuts to special needs education in this Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43074/12]
    • Student Grant Scheme Reform
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the Capital Asset Test Implementation Group regarding higher education grants will be published; if he has received this report;...
    • Social Media in Education
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the growing and worrying trend of youth self-harm and youth suicide, his plans to develop a policy to deal with the growth of social media...
    • School Textbooks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on efforts to introduce a voluntary code of practice for the publishers of school text books; the projected savings to be...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the continued high demand for second level places in schools across north County Dublin, if there have been any changes in capacity to...
    • Higher Education Institutions Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether Irish higher education institutions are operating at maximum productivity. [43094/12]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to commence the remaining sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; his further plans to commence...
    • University Legal Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the amount paid by each of the universities in legal fees for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011;...
    • Higher Education Institutions Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he approved the Higher Education Authority's decision to commission a report involving international experts which looked at mergers in the third...
    • Adult Education
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that community and adult education has a strong role to play within the new education and training authority SOLAS; and if he will...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is open to receive proposals on alternative budgetary adjustment measures in the primary education sector that would allow for planned pupil...
    • Teacher Training
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specialised training given to teachers tasked with teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; and the numbers of teachers who have availed...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, he expects to be in a position to maintain the network of smaller and rural schools throughout the country with particular reference to the need...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with the Department of Social Protection regarding changes to the qualification criteria for the back to education...
    • European Globalisation Fund
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of unique individuals who have accessed additional supports between December 2011 and June 2012 from the three European Globalisation...
    • Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the start date for the introduction of changes to teachers' uncertified sick pay; and if he will provide an update on the precise arrangements for...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns regarding the oversupply of teachers; the steps he has taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the findings of a report published recently by the National Council for Special Education that the significant reduction in teaching...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for restructuring teachers' pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/12]
    • Third Level Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is paving the way for the introduction of student loans by introducing changes to the student contribution fee; and if this will act as a...
    • Languages Programme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether primary level children should be given the opportunity to learn foreign languages; the steps he has taken to improve the learning...
    • Education and Training Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in the pilot programme Future Creators based in the Digital Hub, Dublin, to enhance computer science skills for second...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to require all schools in receipt of capitation funding to implement targeted energy efficiency programmes to cut wasteful usage of...
    • School Curriculum
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools here; the number offering transition year; the number of students currently in transition year; if a review is...
    • Teacher Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that only qualified registered teachers are employed in approved teaching posts in schools since September 2012; and if he will...
    • State Examinations Reviews
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in carrying out reform of the junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43081/12]
    • School Curriculum
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in rolling out the Aistear Curriculum at primary level; if it is being consistently applied across all primary schools; and...
    • Schools Recognition
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) in Dublin is continuing the practice of asking parents to pay an annual voluntary contribution in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision to cut a further €77 million from the education budget; and if he has considered alternatives measures to...
    • Education and Training Boards
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he expects the new Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority to commence accepting applications for accreditation of new...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to facilitate teachers without degrees who have been working for the vocational education committee for many years in view of new...
    • Student Grant Scheme Reform
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his intentions on the review of means assessments for higher education grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/12]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Census of Population Statistics
      To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 20 September 2011, if he will provide this information from the 2011 census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42633/12]
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of these commitments in terms...
    • Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
      To ask the Taoiseach the cost and public procurement process for the Blue Star EU education programme; if there was a tendering competition and if he will confirm whether the body (details...
    • Economic Management Council Meetings
      To ask the Taoiseach when the chief executives of each bank which the State effectively owns or have large share holdings in, have last met with the Economic Management Council; when they are...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel; the number that were employed in that office in each year since 2007; if he is satisfied that the...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • European Council Meetings
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be attending the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 15 October 2012; if he expects the issue of a ban on Israeli goods to...
    • Export Controls
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he recognises that a company (details supplied) operates in illegal Israeli settlements and sells their products here. [42801/12]
    • Consular Services Remit
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date in terms of providing assistance to the on-going Justice for Mark and Andreas Campaign, two Albanian...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the...
    • Passport Applications
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the changes, if any, which have been made to the Duty Officer Service dealing with the issuing of passports and other emergency...
    • Human Rights Issues
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the concerns he has at the cancellation of the Pride Parade in Belgrade, Serbia; and his views that such a disregard for...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance if schools have experienced difficulties resulting from the directive of the Revenue Commissioners to regard school boards of management as principal contractors...
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied that the banks are utilising public funds which were given to them for the purpose of mortgage write down. [43206/12]
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43281/12]
    • Illicit Trade in Tobacco
      To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports by licensed retailers of cigarettes that illegal and smuggled cigarettes are being allegedly advertised on flyers and...
    • State Debt
      To ask the Minister for Finance the total household debt as a percentage of gross national product; the total corporate debt as a percentage of GNP; the total Government general debt as a...
    • Public Sector Increment Payments
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify as of 31 December 2011 and as at 30 September 2012 the number of employees at the Central Bank of Ireland whose annual salary including...
    • NAMA Staff Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the fees paid by the National Asset Management Agency for the recruitment of staff in 2011 and for the nine months ending 30 September 2012....
    • NAMA Accounts
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to the commitment made by National Asset Management Agency to calculate a provision for impairment twice a year, to quantify the provision for impairments...
    • NAMA Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency operates a so-called long-term incentive plan as part of its remuneration package offered to some employees; if he will...
    • VAT Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the timeframe in which to process an application for a VAT EU refund for a business (details supplied) in County Antrim; if he will indicate...
    • VAT Rates Increases
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT that has been collected at the higher rate for each of the past five years; if he will provide on a county basis the amount of VAT that has been...
    • Property Taxation Application
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested Revenue to begin preparation for the collection of a residential property tax; if he has asked his Department or the Economic and Social...
    • NAMA Receivers
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify and expound on recent media comments (details supplied) that indicated the National Asset Management Agency faces a loss of up to €15...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of these commitments...
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of raising the 20% bank threshold for married couples/one income and one parent families to the threshold for married couples of two...
    • Budget 2013
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of political parties in opposition that have asked his Department to cost their pre-budget proposals and or cost their policies; if he will name the...
    • Banking Operations
      To ask the Minister for Finance if full banking services such as a night safe and the lodging of cheques is available to customers of AIB due to the contract the bank has signed with An Post to...
    • NAMA Receivers
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases, if any, in which the National Assets Management Agency has undertaken any form of disciplinary action in respect of any of its employees; and,...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a request for a refund under a Med 1 claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 October 2012, if this company may continue to trade if they are not regulated; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Mortgage Repayments Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the harsh treatment of those struggling with mortgage repayments by banks especially as compared to those who are severely in...
    • Insurance Coverage
      To ask the Minister for Finance the progress that has been made between his Department and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the establishment of a...
    • Mortgage Interest Relief Application
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the 30% rate of mortgage interest relief has been passed onto all mortgage holders who bought houses between 2004 and 2008; if he will ensure that homeowners...
    • Banking Sector Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the role of the public interest directors in the AIB and in other financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/12]
    • Bank Charges
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Bank of Ireland interest rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43178/12]
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/12]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax relief on the cost on employing a carer in 2011 or the latest year available; the number who currently benefit from tax relief on the cost of...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of taxpayers' money that has been given to AIB for the purpose of writing down mortgages; the amount that has been used by this bank for that purpose;...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the increase in mortgage rates by AIB in view of the hardship another increase will cause for persons already facing hardship; the action he...
    • Bank Guarantee Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the €1 billion unsecured bond redeemed by AIB in full on 2 October 2012 was funded by increasing ELA borrowing from the Central Bank of Ireland or if it...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any estimate of the total value of taxes lost to the State as a result of the 10,686 people who were non-resident for tax purposes in 2010, as per...
    • State Banking Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 26 September 2012, the transactions by Allied Irish Bank and Irish Life and Permanent that require his approval. [43249/12]
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will correspond with the President of the European Central Bank putting the ECB on formal notice that by way of matching and off setting the redemption by...
    • Bank Charges
      To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that Allied Irish Bank is State owed, his views on whether AIB is justified in putting up their interest rates to such an extent that it is...
    • State Banking Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance to assess the improvement to competition in the banking sector. [43263/12]
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the annual revenue that would be generated if a 0.1% financial transaction tax were to be imposed in this jurisdiction on the trading of bonds,...
    • Banking Sector Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he wll estimate the number of persons in this jurisdiction employed directly in, or in support of, trading of bonds, derivatives and shares. [43265/12]
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance the annual tax that would be generated from applying a 2% tax on the current market value of residential property whose registered owner is not a natural person...
    • European Stability Mechanism
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to pay public money to the ESM; and if so, the amount in advance of the legality of the ESM being considered by the ECJ. [43323/12]
    • NAMA Loans Sale
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the properties at a location (details supplied) in County Dublin on which the Health Service Executive has confirmed that a new lease has been signed for a new...
    • Fiscal Policy
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the research carried out by the Nevin Economic Research Institute which argues that the fiscal adjustment of €3.5 billion planned for Budget...
    • Tax Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a request for a refund under Med1 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue; and if he will...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all FÁS course places are allocated in a timely manner to enable parents to have adequate time to organise appropriate...
    • School Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenderers for school bus runs can have access to documents, evaluations, and other information used by evaluators in the assessment of tenders....
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Teaching Council, a self-funded agency responsible for the professional development of teachers, is being prevented from hiring an...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to cut qualification allowances for new teachers in view of the impact that this will have on morale within the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of all school building projects which have not been delivered successfully on the part of the contractor in the past five...
    • School Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has been refused school transport; and if he will...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have an Autism Spectrum Disorders unit open at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Third Level Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any circumstances under which a person can be denied access to free fees by a third level institution on grounds of...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will to take to deal with the claims for redress made by victims of the Bethany Homes, who have produced evidence to show that the meet...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new secondary school building in Doon, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42795/12]
    • School Funding
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the minor works grant without delay and increase the capitation grant to prior levels. [42797/12]
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the entry requirements for FETAC level 5 courses; if he will review them in view of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • School Curriculum
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the inclusion of entrepreneurship and innovation as part of the school curriculum in the future either as a stand-alone subject or...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of...
    • School Textbooks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to fund a central school book provision scheme for primary and secondary school children, which would see books provided free of cost at all...
    • School Meals Programme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to provide every primary school child in the State with a free lunch meal. [42897/12]
    • Student Councils Issues
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if statistics are available on the number of democratic student-led student councils that are currently in place and the support and training...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cut off point before a new site is identified for a school (details supplied) in County Meath in view of the frustration this school has...
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour the commitment he made, when he met with representatives of the former workers of St. Enda's Sports Complex, Limerick, on 21 of...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a higher education grant will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teacher Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final number of posts lost in 2012 through the raising of the pupil threshold requirements for small schools; if he will list the schools that...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the detailed plan for school construction, expected in late 2012, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/12]
    • Tax Collection (1 comment)
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason UCD paid the Revenue Commissioners €400,000 in unpaid tax for Student Union staff without anyone being held to account and without...
    • Teaching Contracts
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that the cuts on newly qualified teachers will have a detrimental effect on both their morale and the willingness of young...
    • School Transport Availability
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider reinstating the entitlement of some 20 children (details supplied) to qualify for transportation under the school transport...
    • Education Policy
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources that are being put in place to ensure that every child in the State, regardless of ability, can access education; and if he will make a...
    • Education Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he has replaced and renamed the five scholarship schemes for higher education, namely the Easter Week 1916 Commemoration Scholarship, An...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding courses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43142/12]
    • Grant Aid
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid will be provided for students doing courses abroad when that course is not being provided by a third level institution here; and if he...
    • Legislative Programme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43166/12]
    • National Student Survey
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Irish national student survey has been fully implemented for this academic year; if student feedback systems have been introduced in all higher...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43190/12]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a new school building project at an existing school in (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
    • School Textbooks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the excessive cost of school books and the burden it is placing on students and families at this time; and if he will make a...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has to pay for concessionary school transport even though their...
    • Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén tsábháil mheasta a dhéanfaidh a Roinn sna blianta 2013, 2014 agus 2015 de bharr deireadh a chur leis na liúntais do...
    • Teacher Training
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process that will be undertaken by the Higher Education Authority in preparing a detailed report in response to the recommendations of the...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the Inspectorate including the numbers of inspectors at each grade in each business area. [43289/12]
    • Psychological Services
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the National Educational Psychological Service including the numbers of psychologists at each grade in each business...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of special education needs organisers in each county. [43295/12]
    • Teacher Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who began probation during the last academic year. [43301/12]
    • Pupil Data Collection
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a database of primary school pupils. [43304/12]
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on a county basis of rented school accommodation at primary level including the date of installation and annual rent for...
    • Schools Administration
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any work being progressed by his Department to improve its systems in order to facilitate access to accurate and...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken any decisions on project progression in the school building programme that did not accord with recommendations made to him by his...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who qualified as primary teachers in the Six Counties who were appointed to temporary positions in primary schools in each of...
    • Teacher Training
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who trained in another jurisdiction that undertook the SCG/OCG during the last academic year. [43311/12]
    • School Textbooks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to examine the free books scheme for necessitous pupils in primary schools scheme in view of the fact that funding to schools did not...
    • School Enrolments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of Section 29 Appeals undertaken in each of the past five years including the outcomes of those appeals. [43314/12]
    • School Funding
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of emergency funding to primary schools in each of the past five years;...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of post primary schools in Dundalk, County Louth, the maximum student accommodation; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of pupils...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a third level grant in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
    • State Examinations Reviews
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he hopes the changes in the second level programme whereby the junior certificate is replaced by ongoing assessment is most likely...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to replace temporary prefabricated structures and facilities throughout the country in the coming...
    • Psychological Assessments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of counselling and or psychological support services at primary and second level here; if...
    • Education Policy
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of primary, secondary and third level education here in the context of preparing the young generation for an...
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources at his disposal to meet the challenge of the increase in population and consequent requirement...
    • Points System Reform
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has monitored any changes or requirements in the points system with a view to identifying the most effective and streamlined...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to maintain optimum pupil teacher ratios in the classroom throughout the current economic...
    • Bullying in Schools
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reported incidents of school bullying reported in each of the past five years to date in 2012; the extent to which physical,...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the second level school building priorities of County Kildare over the next four years; if he expects to be in a position to keep the programme on...
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the building and planning section of his Department has examined the accommodation requirements at a school (details supplied) in...
    • Third Level Admissions Reform
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third level places available at third level institutions in each of the past two years to date; the extent to which this meets the...
    • Public Sector Staff Retirements
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers retiring in the coming year at various schools throughout County Kildare, primary and post-primary; and if he will make a...
    • Education and Training Boards
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the criteria used by him in determining the categorisation of the new Education &Training Boards; if he will explain the reason...
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the continuing failure of his Department to pay outstanding redundancy and back pay owed to 28 former workers of St. Enda's Sports...
    • Education Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department only sanctions two hours per week home tuition for a junior infant class pupil; the plans, if any, to review this policy;...
    • Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will qualify for a VTOS course. [43479/12]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Agencies Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in relation to the proposition to merge the forensic laboratory into the State laboratory; if he will present...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a certain flood relief project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm when a decision on funding...
    • Commercial Rates Valuation Process
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider introducing an amendment to the Valuation (Amendment) (No 2) Bill 2012, to deal with the anomaly which exists in which...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current...
    • Public Sector Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost involved in a full year of lifting the recruitment freeze. [42901/12]
    • Leader's Allowance Issues
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to bring forward an audit regime for the expenditure of the leader's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff Grades
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the different grades that currently exist within the public service; and if he will detail the entry level pay levels...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action the Office of Public Works will take to permanently deal with the persistent flooding threat posed in Northlands, Bettystown,...
    • Public Sector Staff
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of dismissals there have been in the civil and public service in the past 10 years and in which Departments/sections; the number...
    • Croke Park Agreement
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the employer and union representatives that he met in the period 1 July to 18 September 2012 regarding issues relating to the Croke Park...
    • Public Sector Allowances
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to allow the information on all of the public sector allowances to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the commitments made in the Programme for Government in relation to amending the Freedom of...
    • Committees of Inquiry
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has decided the format that the new banking inquiry will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41259/12]
    • An Teanga Gaeilge
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform an bhfuil sé i gceist aige Gaeleagras a athbheochan; nó an bhfuil sé chun seirbhís dá shamhail a chur ar fáil....
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Employment Appeals Tribunal
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will issue; and if he will...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current...
    • Job Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs created and lost in County Kerry in each of the past 10 years; the position that...
    • Departmental Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects to have the temporary partial loan guarantee scheme up and running; and if he will advise of the terms and conditions that...
    • Copyright Infringement
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation [43432/12]
    • Workplace Relations Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the progress made on the implementation of the new streamlined Workplace Relations Service; and when he hopes the...
    • Work Permit Applications
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if work is on-going on the creation of a visa for professionals in the ICT sector which is necessary in order that the world's top ICT...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a redundancy payment will be made to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42635/12]
    • Free Travel Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider implementing a scheme whereby immediate family members of patients who are in long term hospital care due to the seriousness or...
    • Employment Support Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that schools are receiving requests from third parties asking them not to comply with the jobbridge...
    • Social Insurance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration can be given to introducing a new PRSI class of payment in Budget 2013 for self-employed persons in view of the fact that such a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Funding
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to local Social Employment Schemes formerly under FÁS, if she will consider measures to change where local community group members are...
    • Pension Provisions
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review of the rate of non contributory pension will be carried out in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when redundancy payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42601/12]
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding that fact that social welfare payments are not being made to civil servants who ended a career break in June 2012 as a result of...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42615/12]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [42621/12]
    • Disability Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the delay in doing medical assessments is due to the availability of suitably qualified medical assessors; if it is intended to recruit medical...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason suitably qualified financial services practitioners have been excluded from the new advisory service for mortgage holders in difficulty, which...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied)in Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has had their payments cut off; the way these payments can be reinstated; and if she will make a...
    • Free Travel Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will respond to the following query regarding free travel in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement...
    • Civil Registration Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she plans to introduce legislation in line with the paragraph 4.12 of the Report on Family Relationships by the Law Reform Commission...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 is unable to access any community welfare payments while...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social protection entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42843/12]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [42845/12]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      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 Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Levy Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been processed for a refund of the health levy for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Strategies
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the findings of the advisory group on tax and social welfare commissioned by her Department. [42854/12]
    • Budget 2013
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if existing rates of child benefit will be maintained in Budget 2013. [42855/12]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will recieve a decision on their application for a carer's allowance. [42860/12]
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to her ministerial portfolio; the current status of these...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange for an urgent oral hearing of an appeal following a refusal of an application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person...
    • Pension Provisions
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the brackets of the contributory State pension that now receive a weekly payment less than that of non contributory State pension; the date on which her...
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will change legislation so property/capital will be disregarded as means for jobseeker's allowance if the person in question is not in receipt of...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42950/12]
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on her Department's decision to advise a person who has applied for the back to education allowance that they would have to drop out of their...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Waiting Times
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken by the Social Welfare Appeals Office to process appeals in respect of applications for invalidity pension, disability...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of entitlement to supplementary welfare allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which rent allowance has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42970/12]
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when a decision will issue;...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in respect of back to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43045/12]
    • State Pension (Contributory) Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive notice from the appeals office on their eligibility for a contributory pension; and if she...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      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 a statement on...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the review of labour market activation measures in relation to community employment schemes; when it is expected that the report...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the habitual residence form of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in respect of a carer's allowance application has been approved; when a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who will shortly face homelessness in view of the fact that they cannot find a new...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43255/12]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is confusion regarding the new process for applying for rent supplement; her views on whether the...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent supplement is now being paid in arrears rather than in advance in view of the fact that this is putting persons under significant pressure. [43261/12]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the delay in processing applications within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43333/12]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if job-seeker's allowance payment will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent allowance will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if supplementary welfare allowance will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Illness Benefit Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when illness benefit payment will be transferred to disability allowance/invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on whcih it was decided to allow an appeal from 2 August, the date of oral hearing and not from the date of application in the case of a person...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance and carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will be made in relation to an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she...
    • Teastais Breithe
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection cén fáth ar iarradh ar dhuine (sonraí tugtha) a ainm a thabhairt i mBéarla nuair a bhí deimhniú breithe á lorg aige;...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will be made in relation to an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • National Monuments
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he withdrew a protection order for the area around the prehistoric site at Bremore, Gormanstown, County Meath in relation to the area...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a representation submitted to his office dated 28 June 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a turf compensation payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in county Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Energy Conservation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of impending budget cuts, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the energy bill for the public sector...
    • Exploration Licences
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the persons who will have rights to any gas extracted from beneath Coillte owned lands in the Lough Allen Basin. [43213/12]
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts that have been made by An Post to secure a replacement financial partner after the collapse of the joint venture...
    • Warmer Homes Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in regards to the warmer home scheme administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, if an attic space in the...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding 087 mobile phone coverage in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Broadcasting Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason RTÉ borrowed €38.25m to pay for the roll out of DTT multiplex platform in 2010 when it had cash...
    • Water Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has been in contact with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government with a view to advancing a...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio;...
    • Broadcasting Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he will make to see that Saorview packages will start to include Oireachtas TV as standard. [43167/12]
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of mobile phone masts here. [43340/12]
    • Gas and Electricity Disconnections
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the recent increases in prices for electricity announced by energy companies; the action...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Water Services Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will engage with local authorities in the provision of services; and if so, the details of same. [42631/12]
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the non-principal private residence charge will increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42791/12]
    • Water Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate the necessary funding for the replacement of 5km of old water mains piping on the Clara Road, Kilbeggan,...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding property tax; if he will make a special allowance for persons who purchased property during the height of...
    • Nitrates Action Programme Review
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider abolishing the deadline for the spreading of slurry for this year due to the abnormal level of rainfall...
    • Planning Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is acceptable or if it is good practice, for a local authority to routinely refuse to meet with...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it was an intended consequence that some housing applicants had to remove themselves from a housing waiting list and reapply...
    • Water Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans Irish Water has to advance a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42693/12]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to date with the approval of the upgrade of a water programme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Water Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a fund will be available within Irish Water for rural water schemes; if funding will be maintained for rural water schemes;...
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been sent back to central funds by local authorities due to the inability of these authorities to...
    • Security of the Elderly
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when grant aid for a panic button will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the funding crisis facing Roscommon County Council under the mobility aids grant scheme, the...
    • Supported Residential Accommodation Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of long term supported residential accommodation units that have been opened since he took office; and his plans for...
    • Homelessness Strategy
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the work he is undertaking to implement the housing first model here; his plans to adapt the original model to the Irish...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to exempt homes that have confirmed pyrite from the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pyrite Panel Report Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take if the stakeholders involved in the discussions over the pyrite panel report fail to propose a...
    • Voluntary Housing Sector Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to bring forward legislation to allow tenants in voluntary housing associations to be able to avail of tenant...
    • Building Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the matter of architectural technologists in relation to the Building Control Act; if...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the...
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding from Kilkenny County Council for the purpose of refurbishment work at a...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve an application from Kilkenny County Council for funding to provide modern and appropriate accommodation at...
    • Voluntary Housing Sector Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses in the approved housing body sector; if the Housing Finance Agency provides mortgages before the balance...
    • Housing Regeneration
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in the funding application for the regeneration of an area (details supplied) and if he will commit to...
    • Foreshore Licences
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the legal proceedings that are being taken in relation to a case (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
    • Local Authority Housing Mortgages
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that local authorities pass on cuts to mortgages interest rates to their mortgage holders....
    • Household Charge Collection
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will supply the most recent and up-to-date national registration figures for those who have paid the €100...
    • Household Charge Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance he will provide to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is not in a position to pay the household...
    • Rural Development Policy
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43188/12]
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had contact with the Housing Finance Agency with regard to whether, as suggested by the pyrite panel, they will be...
    • Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action a homeowner should take when they have no waste water treatment system, such as when an outpipe goes directly into a...
    • Election Management System
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he can confirm whether a directive has been issued in relation to reducing the number of polling stations for the...
    • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the funding for works at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been specifically targeted for a particular...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Residential Property Prices Register
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of extending the property price register to sales in calendar years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. [42683/12]
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimate of the cost of operating the Property Services Regulation Authority in 2012. [42684/12]
    • Road Safety
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the location of mobile speed cameras; if these locations are ever altered or varied; if they are specific to accident black...
    • Residential Property Prices Register
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for setting up a public register online to show the private transactions of persons in the sale of property and the amounts of money...
    • Visa Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time it takes for a Chinese national living in China to get a visa to travel to Ireland on business or as a tourist; the requirements for...
    • Refugee Status Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are alternative options available in terms of identification to those whose applications for asylum are refused and their photo IDs are...
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the rights afforded to a baby born here to parents who are waiting on decisions on their applications for asylum; and if he will...
    • Coroners Service
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a post mortem has been conducted on a person (details supplied) in County Offaly and when results will be made available to the family; and if he...
    • Ground Rents Abolition
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding either the provisions contained in Part III of the Landlord and Tenant (Grounds Rents) (No. 2) Act 1978 which contains a statutory...
    • Magdalen Laundries Issues
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason only ten Magdalene Laundries will be included in the final report of inter-departmental committee and will not include the Magdalene...
    • Asylum Seeker Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if companies who operate asylum accommodation here are subject to central guidelines or rules in terms of day-to-day running of those centres; if...
    • Deportation Orders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current procedure used to notify asylum seekers of deportation orders; the amount of notice that is given to the person concerned; if information...
    • Property Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of property service provider licence applicants that have been notified by the property services regulatory authority not to continue to...
    • Visa Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to issue a technology visa in order to fill any existing technology skills deficit here. [42802/12]
    • Crime Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for driving under the influence of illegal drugs since March 2011. [42821/12]
    • Visa Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) will receive a visa before 8 October 2012. [42852/12]
    • Organised Crime
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the precautions being taken regarding the pipe bombs which are continually being set off in an area (details supplied). [42857/12]
    • Residency Permits
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children of migrant workers between the ages of 16 and 24 who are currently registered in the State and a breakdown of the types of...
    • Asylum Support Services
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the Irish Refugee Council's report, Roadmap for Asylum Reform; if any of the recommendations in the report are being progressed...
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of...
    • Road Safety
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents along the N54/A3 Clones to Cavan road where there are continuing anti-social/dangerous...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Vetting options available to a person who has set up a business teaching children to touch type (details supplied) [42905/12]
    • Legislative Programme
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42923/12]
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the cross border policing policy with respect to a policing matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Crime Prevention
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the White Paper on Crime Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42960/12]
    • Deportation Orders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlement in respect of residency status and or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make...
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
    • Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the policy of An Garda Síochána to waive disciplinary measures against an officer if that officer avails of early retirement and if...
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons awaiting a decision on their application for Irish citizenship when he took office; the average waiting time for a decision on...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since he took office, the number of internees that have been recruited to his Department including those processing applications for Irish...
    • Refugee Status Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding asylum status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42982/12]
    • Garda Stations Closures
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to close the Garda stations in areas (details supplied) in County Sligo; the remedial actions he intends to take in order to alleviate...
    • Garda Investigations
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter that has been brought to his attention on a number of occasions (details supplied); if he will meet with the family...
    • Peace Commissioners
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the name and addresses of current Peace Commissioners in County Kilkenny as of 1 September 2012. [43019/12]
    • Deportation Orders
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a naturalisation issue in respect of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/12]
    • Court Accommodation Provision
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details, through the Courts Service in relation to a timeframe for the completion of the Drogheda Courthouse development, County...
    • Private Security Authority Remit
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the Private Security Authority regulations governing door staff and static security guards; his plans for the licensing of event...
    • Upward Only Rent Reviews
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 27 September 2012, if he is in a position to instruct public bodies to waive their upward only rent...
    • Garda Stations Refurbishment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if works due to be completed by the end of September at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Cork have been finalised; and if he will make a...
    • Property Ownership
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that folio No. 39430F Dealing No. D 2007PS034074 G has been lodged with the Property Registration...
    • Asylum Seeker Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress that has been made in reducing the waiting times of persons in the direct provision system as overseen by the...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Defence if a person who has psoriasis would be turned down as a recruit to the Irish Defence Forces. [42638/12]
    • Programme for Government Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of these commitments...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Defence further to previous Parliamentary Questions and correspondence in regard to a person's application (details supplied) in County Kildare, if he will provide the up...
    • Defence Forces Properties
      To ask the Minister for Defence his plans regarding Casement Aerodrome, Dublin; if he has any intention of decommissioning the aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43318/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on Civil Defence for 2011. [43352/12]
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      To ask the Minister for Defence further to parliamentary question No. 443 of 2 October 2012, the reason one officer was promoted in advance of the remaining 34; the date he expects the remainder...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on Common Agricultural Policy Budget 2014-2020 negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a retention of taxation incentives to help achieve growth targets by supporting farm transfer, land mobility and farm...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not yet received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42608/12]
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes that have been made to the agri environment options scheme as announced on 26 September from previous years; and if he will...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when disadvantaged area aid payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment of their single farm payment and their REP scheme 4 payment; and if...
    • Ports Development
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on recent proposals to upgrade Howth Harbour, County Dublin; if he will outline the planned enhancements; the cost of...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42807/12]
    • Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers here who have been inspected on more than one occasion by officials from his Department in respect of payments of...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed in his Department and in Teagasc in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and currently; and if he will...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if...
    • Programme for Government
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for 2010 single payment has been processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if all...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if trees and hedgegrow planting will be included in the new agri environment options scheme; if he sees merit in exceeding simply the...
    • Animal Disease Controls
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of live goats imported into the State in the year 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43018/12]
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agro environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will...
    • Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for the dairy equipment scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their disadvantaged area payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2011 agri environment options scheme payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [43177/12]
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funds for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in order to make necessary repairs to Coliemore Harbour, to ensure the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in County Galway who have yet to receive their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that was approved for Lettercallow Pier, County Galway, in the last number of years; if the provision of public lighting on...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [43280/12]
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when area aid will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [43284/12]
    • Pension Provisions
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of the 13 March 2012, if he will indicate the contacts his Department has had on this matter...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43324/12]
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a 2012 disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • Departmental Offices
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide detail regarding office rationalisation in Cork and Clonakilty as it relates to his Department and if specifically he...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their disadvantaged payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision and payment on their disadvantage area aid payment; and if he will...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 653 on 19 July and 435 of 2 November 2011 and 323 of 21 June 2011, when an application for an...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis that has taken place of the possible impact to the timber industry in the long term arising out of the proposal to sell...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if after school care is available to persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43126/12]
    • Education Welfare Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of education welfare officers who retired in each of the past five years. [43298/12]
    • Children's Rights Referendum
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the forthcoming referendum on Children's rights, if she will outline her commitment to providing sufficient resources to...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the Children's Referendum and the fact that there are 50,000 adopted persons here who do not have an automatic right to their birth...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to her ministerial portfolio; the current status...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the rationale behind the maximum declaration approval for Irish applicants of three years for adoptions from Hague Convention approved...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to conclude her review of the reports submitted by the Adoption Authority of Ireland following their visit to Ethiopia. [43246/12]
    • Adoption Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the Adoption Authority of Ireland to contact her regarding the legal advice sought on Ethiopian adoptions; and when she expects...
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a programme of supports for established small private creche providers, similar to the community childcare subvention...
    • Youth Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which youth support services have been identified and catered for in terms of the appointment of youth officers on a county basis;...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline her policy in relation to open and closed adoptions; if he will detail the relevant guidelines and protocols which advise...
  • Department of Health
    • Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Health the steps he proposes to take to assist those incorrectly charged for nursing home care while in receipt of a medical card as allowed under the 1970 Health Act; if...
    • Water Fluoridation
      To ask the Minister for Health if an in-depth study has been carried out on the effects of fluoride in water on children and vulnerable persons; if not, the international study that is used in...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the bus/ambulance to the day Hospital at St Columcille's Hospital, Loughlinstown, Dublin which brings patients to the day hospital for...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Health if, having considered the issue of the illegal purchase of prescription drugs on the internet, he will consider introducing regulations to obtain information from...
    • Water Fluoridation
      To ask the Minister for Health the cost to each local authority for the fluoridation of the water supply in their areas for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. [43277/12]
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding two recent announcements on primary care centres (details supplied); if site locations have been announced for the developments; if...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal for a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medical Card Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of medicines that have been removed from the medical card in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42611/12]
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not reduced [42618/12]
    • Hospital Procedures
      To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a family (details supplied) [42623/12]
    • Misuse of Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the findings of the latest National Advisory Council on Drugs report; if new policies to tackle alcohol abuse are being developed; and if he...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction the bilateral programme for cochlear implant at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and if so, the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on the progress of the national colorectal screening programme; and if he will list the sites of such screening centres currently running [42634/12]
    • Home Care Packages
      To ask the Minister for Health if a direction has issued from the Health Service Executive to cut the weekend service for those in receipt of homecare packages or home help hours; and if he will...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/12]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to appoint a permanent director to the national Office for Suicide Prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/12]
    • Dental Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the public dental services available for children; the public dental services available to children in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • HSE Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason responsibility for funding the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Health Care was transferred from his Department to the Health Service Executive;...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the implementation on the national deployment model for advanced paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Seirbhísi Sláinte
      To ask the Minister for Health cén fáth go bhfuil an tIonad Cúraim Lae in Áras Mhic Dara dúnta faoi láthair; cén fáth go bhfuil athbhreithniú á...
    • Primary Care Strategy
      To ask the Minister for Health the delegated functions in the area of primary care that will be granted to the newly appointed Minister of State with responsibility for primary care; and if he...
    • Universal Health Insurance Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide some detail on the type of model of universal health insurance that he is proposing for the health system here; and if he will make a statement...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the introduction of universal primary care as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter [42775/12]
    • General Practitioner Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he remains committed to the provision of 300 additional frontline posts in the area of primary care; the reason these posts have yet to be announced; when these...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if the 2007 list of primary care locations drawn up by the Health Service Executive, which was referenced by him in Dáil Éireann on 27 September, was...
    • Medical Card Applications
      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 the matter....
    • Medical Products
      To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to supply Kalydeco to persons with Cystic Fibrosis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/12]
    • Health Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed by the Health Service Executive in the area of human resources nationally and in each of the HSE regional administrative areas....
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the level of services provided at the menopause clinic in the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, Dublin 1; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Home Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; the rationale behind the temporary closure of day care services...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hearing aid replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [42850/12]
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the support available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [42851/12]
    • Dental Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update detailing the progress being made on the proposed new method for categorising need for orthodontic services for school going children;...
    • Suicide Prevention
      To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered setting up an independent body to deal with the ever-increasing situation where many persons on a daily basis are taking their own lives; and...
    • Programme for Government
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status of these commitments...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
    • Suicide Prevention
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the suicide prevention services that are provided by the State in County Kerry; the measures that are in place to help...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health when a primary care facility will be progressed for a centre (details supplied) in County Cavan where at present surgery and clinic facilities are inadequate; the...
    • Suicide Incidence
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, a breakdown of the figures over a twelve month period from June 2011 to June 2012 on a county basis; the rates of suicide in...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if there is a concerted effort by him to privatise the provision of home help to persons wishing to stay in their own homes for as long as possible; and if he will...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical assessors assessing medical card applications in the primary care reimbursement service in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Bed Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of cystic fibrosis isolation inpatient beds at Temple Street and Beaumont hospitals, Dublin [42913/12]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help care in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42914/12]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a document (details supplied) in respect of reforming and saving costs in the Health Service Executive and social services; his views on this...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to close the laundry department of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth and outsource that work to a private contract company [42933/12]
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if a hearing aid will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [42943/12]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a commitment to provide funding for the essential works required at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make...
    • Ministerial Adviser Appointments
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list in tabular form of the advisors he has employed in his Department; the salary of each and the start date of each advisor. [42961/12]
    • Ministerial Correspondence
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if his office has received a request to meet public representatives from County Donegal on the future of Letterkenny General Hospital; and when...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of in-patient discharges in every individual hospital in the State for 2010 and 2011 [42977/12]
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on overall staff levels at every individual hospital in the State for 2010 and 2011 [42978/12]
    • National Children's Hospital Location
      To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a decision will be made on the location of the new National Children's Hospital; the process and criteria that is being used to decide on the...
    • Departmental Staff Grades
      To ask the Minister for Health if there is a disability appeals officer in place within his Department under the terms of the Disability Act 2005; if a permanent post for this position is in...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if an application under the National Lottery grant scheme will be approved and funded in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Waterford [43000/12]
    • Nursing Home Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in resolving an ongoing issue (details supplied) regarding Valentia Island Community Hospital, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increased costs to former cancer patients of in vitro fertilisation treatment; if he will investigate this anomaly and take...
    • Mental Health Services Report
      To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the development of community-based mental health services since he came to office; with respect to the promised 370 staff for...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres in operation across the State; if he will provide a list of these sites and the locations of same; if he will provide information...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health if Omacol tablets for heart problems were previously issued under the medical card scheme; and the reason it is no longer so [43013/12]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the formula used by the Health Service Executive when calculating income from money on deposit in respect of medical card applications; if he...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if a directive has been issued to ambulance personnel in the Health Service Executive Southern Region not to engage the fire service, outside of Cork City, to...
    • Hospital Consultants Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money paid to medical consultants in the Health Service in 2011 and to date in 2012, in respect of their obligations under their public contracts; the...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of the locations and addresses of the primary care centres on the list of 35 primary care centres in the stimulus plan and detailed...
    • Home Care Packages
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the full facts and figures of the costs involved in supporting elderly and disabled people and children with life-limiting illnesses to live...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of voluntary/and not-for-profit home help/home care organisations are there currently operating in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Products
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who is in receipt of a medical card and who is seriously debilitated with multiple medical problems has been...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      To ask the Minister for Health if delegated functions in the area of mental health were given to the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health Kathleen Lynch upon her appointment...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health the identity of the 15 candidate colonscopy units around the country which will deliver the national bowel cancer screening programme; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures and details by consultant specialism on the number of missed outpatient appointments in each major acute hospital in the years 2009, 2010...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care centre that was set to be built in Rowlagh, Dublin 22, and was originally to be built using the capital programme, is now to be built...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the information campaign that has been carried out by the Health Service Executive in relation to newborn screening cards; the number of cards that have been...
    • Nursing Home Services
      To ask the Minister for Health when new residential care / nursing home for elderly people at the Old Richmond Barracks site in Inchicore, Dublin 8 will be fully operational to meet local needs...
    • Home Help Service Redundancies
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns being raised by home helps with regards to their lack of contracts and conditions of employment; his plans to take...
    • Medical Card Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43191/12]
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appeal on home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/12]
    • Cancer Incidence
      To ask the Minister for Health the average number of deaths of persons from colorectal cancer per annum per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43209/12]
    • Nursing Home Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding nursing home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [43220/12]
    • Primary Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm plans for the delivery of primary care services in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43225/12]
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of St. Brigid's Hospital, Brittas, County Dublin in view of the concerns of the wider community on the matter; and if he will make...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the following in relation to the working group which was established by the former health board CEO group to examine the role of psychotherapy in...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in arranging an urgent appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [43257/12]
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin [43259/12]
    • Medical Card Delays
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43278/12]
    • HSE Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health in view of the current Health Service Executive budget overrun and consequent cuts in essential services, his views on whether energy costs across the health...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 2 October 2012 regarding the €1.5 million which was allocated for construction and development work at the...
    • Medical Card Delays
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for more than 15 months for a medical card and now faces a five month wait for a MRI scan; and if he will...
    • General Practitioner Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the general practitioner to population ratios in each of the 200 priority primary care centre locations by the Health Service Executive earlier...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health if a nutritional supplement (details supplied) is still covered under the General Medical Services; if there are circumstances in which this supplement is still...
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 724 of 17 July 2012, the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 had their hospital treatment rescheduled from 22...
    • Prescription Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide statistics on the frequency of the prescription of the psychotropic drugs Ritalin and Prozac to persons under the age of 18 years; the criteria...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the most recent changes to the stock of occupational therapy home care aids and appliances in the Health Service Executive Dublin...
    • Medical Card Delays
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that were in place in each of the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will facilitate the transfer of parental leave to nurses who work in hospitals from their spouses who may work in other parts of the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the proposals to outsource laundry services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; the stage this proposed...
    • Medical Card Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider his decision to remove gluten free products from the medical card list as this decision is causing great distress and hardship for a very...
    • Prescription Charges
      To ask the Minister for Health the expected cost savings from the introduction of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 and the negotiations with regards the cost of...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the reinstatement of the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42713/12]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the law regarding driving a vehicle while under the influence of illegal drugs. [42820/12]
    • Harbour Authorities Appointments
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all plans for the Diaspora Centre, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin; the stage they are at including origin of all funding; if any...
    • Light Rail Project
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed timeframe for the various stages of the development of the Luas BXD line and the estimated cost breakdown...
    • Road Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress of the N2-N3 Link Road project with a projection for when these works will conclude; and if he...
    • Pilot Training Colleges
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his position with regard to the Waterford Pilot Training course; if they will cover the costs for the pilots to continue...
    • Public Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria on which the bus route between County Dublin and County Sligo has been altered; the reason Rooskey and Dromod have been dropped...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the commitments in the Programme for Government pertaining to his ministerial portfolio; the current status...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make a sports capital grant available to a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of all six buses from a village (details supplied) in County Mayo; [42989/12]
    • Driving Tests
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements in place or planned to ensure the same standards are implemented by driving testers across the country in order to ensure...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to announce the recipients of the sports capital grants; the expected date of this announcement; if a list of the successful...
    • The Gathering Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding that is available for festivals and groups running events for The Gathering 2013. [43438/12]
    • Public Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the frequency of a bus service in south County Kerry will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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