Written answers

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

  • Department of Social Protection
    • Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her proposals for the future of sick pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44417/12]
    • One-Parent Family Payment Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the inclusion of child support in the calculation of means in lone parents allowance applications; and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has investigated the reason for the high drop-out rate from jobbridge by persons who have not secured employment; and if she will make a statement...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rent supplement scheme caps in view of an increasing number of tenants being forced out of their homes and localities due to the...
    • Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to problems (details supplied) being experienced by those collecting social welfare payments at Lucan Village Post...
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her discussions with the Troika on the social welfare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44394/12]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the AA home insurance and Irish Times commissioned research which found that the average weekly cost of running a home...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied regarding the availability of adequate resources to ensure sufficient funding for carer's in the current and forthcoming year having...
    • Youth Guarantee
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail her plans for a youth guarantee to be discussed during Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to confusion regarding the new process in respect of applying for rent supplement; her views on whether the change...
    • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans with respect to including flexibility into the back to education allowance eligibility criteria; if she will consider in this context, the...
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering reversing the increase in personal contributions to the mortgage interest supplement introduced in Budget 2012; and if she will...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the domiciliary care allowance review group she established in July; the timeframe for its report; and if she will make a statement...
    • Invalidity Pension Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned by the refusal rate on invalidity pension applications which is exceptionally high at 87% between January and July 2012. [44560/12]
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending participation in community employment schemes to persons under 25 years in view of the rise in long-term unemployment...
    • Social Welfare Code Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the proposals, if any, she has to provide adequate social welfare supports to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44412/12]
    • Employment Support Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that she has made in the implementation of the pathways to work initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44406/12]
    • Household Benefits
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of rent supplement; the timeline for any changes; the legislative changes that are necessary; and if she will make a statement...
    • Gender Proofing of Policies
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will gender-proof Budget 2013 before publication to ensure that women will not be disproportionately affected by cuts; and if she will make a...
    • Defined Pension Benefit Schemes Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will overhaul the minimum funding standard for defined benefit pension schemes which is unfair and inequitable in its present form and operates as...
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in the delivery of the bankable commitment to childcare that she promised would precede the lowering of the lone parent...
    • Free Travel Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fears caused by the proposal to cut the free travel scheme for older persons and those with disabilities; and her...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for expansion and improvement works at the Newbridge Local Social Welfare Office, County Kildare, which is experiencing poor and cramped...
    • Social Welfare Fraud Cost
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims of a fraudulent nature that have been made to her Department in 2011; the number of incorrect payments made by her Department in...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the Central Statistics Office figures published last month which indicated that the income of households with children...
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the decision to limit participation on community employment schemes to one year as the general rule in view of (details supplied)...
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will include a stamped addressed postcard with all redundancy applications which will be sent back to the applicant confirming receipt of the...
    • Fuel Allowance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will make additional provision by way of the partial or whole restoration of the cuts made to the fuel allowance in view of the further price...
    • Social Insurance Fund Deficit
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection following the revised estimates 2012 which provided for a deficit in the Social Insurance Fund of €1.82 billion in 2012 which her Department has...
    • Job Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has investigated and sought to quantify the link between social welfare cuts and job losses in view of the fact that there has been a net loss of...
    • Redundancy Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a proposal (details supplied) to amend recent changes to the employer redundancy rebate provisions to make exception for small...
    • Back to Education Allowance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend operational guidelines on the back to education allowance to allow consideration to be given to awarding the back to education...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the highest concentration of applications for rent assistance payments are found in areas where the...
    • Community Employment Schemes Review
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the report on the Labour Market Activation Programmes to ensure that all stakeholders have a fair opportunity to study its findings...
    • Back to Education Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for back to education allowance, third level option, in 2011 and 2012; the number of successful applications and the number of...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • IFSC Clearing House Group
      To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide minutes for the meetings of the Clearing House Group for the past year. [44300/12]
    • Compact for Growth and Jobs
      To ask the Taoiseach the discussions he has had to date with the EU officials in respect of Ireland's participation in the Compact for Growth agreed at EU level in June 2012; and if he will make...
    • Local Authority Funding
      To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline in tabular form, the amount to money allocated by him and agencies within his Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      To ask the Taoiseach the occasions on which he has raised the issues of the Ballymurphy massacre, the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings and the need for an inquiry in the killing of human rights...
    • Constitutional Convention
      To ask the Taoiseach if he intends to consider the right to a home as part of the deliberations of the work of the Constitutional Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/12]
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      To ask the Taoiseach the expected total legal costs to be incurred in his Department in 2012; his proposals to reduce these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44316/12]
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover those on...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Taoiseach if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44459/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Taoiseach the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      To ask the Taoiseach the membership of the Cabinet sub committee dealing with mortgage arrears. [44480/12]
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the salaries paid to staff in the office of the Attorney General. [44716/12]
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department; the...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Overseas Development Aid
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any companies or persons participating, being developed or assisted in Ireland through the European Commission...
    • Passport Applications
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements in place to facilitate Irish citizens who require an emergency passport from the Dublin office; if he will...
    • EU Presidency Expenditure
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will estimate the cost of Ireland's hosting of the EU Presidency in 2013; if he will indicate the total cost of the...
    • Illegal Israeli Settlements
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the EU Council of Foreign Ministers should adopt an EU wide policy preventing Israeli settlement products...
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages...
    • Trade Statistics
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of imports from Israel every year for the past five years; the value of exports to Israel every year for the past...
    • Common Foreign and Security Policy
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the issues surrounding Bosnia in his meeting with Mr. Vimont, Executive Secretary General of the EEAS including...
    • EU Presidency Expenditure
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meeting that he has attended recently to discuss Ireland's forthcoming presidency of the EU; and if he will make a...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to discuss at the next EU Council meeting the ongoing situation in Syria which has resulted in thousands of lives...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned about the violence that erupted in north Belfast when members of the PSNI were injured; and if he will make...
    • North-South Implementation Bodies
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has made for developing cross-border institutions. [40261/12]
    • EU Treaties
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his position regarding proposals for further changes to the EU treaties. [40255/12]
    • Middle East Peace Process
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been in contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently about developments in the Middle East; and if he will...
    • European Council Meetings
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is a plan to discuss the increased numbers of riots across Spain and Greece in particular as a result of financial...
    • Trade Mission Numbers
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is planning to go on any trade missions in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42654/12]
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies...
    • EU Presidency Expenditure
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the administrative arrangements that have been put in place within his Department to prepare for Ireland's Presidency of the...
    • European Council Meetings
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the general strike in Greece at the European Council meeting on 18 and 19 October 2012; and if he will make...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will...
  • Department of Finance
    • Bank Charges
      To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons borrowing money from banking institutions are liable for the lenders solicitor's fee; and his plans to review same. [44110/12]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the requirements under the VRT and VAT tax relief scheme for drivers and passengers with disabilities regarding persons from whom a used car may...
    • Mortgage Interest Relief Extension
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the mortgage interest relief scheme to home owners who have to rent out their own only property. [44227/12]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding transport for disabled persons [44269/12]
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are responsible for enforcement and collection of PRSI on rental incomes; the number of landlords that were audited for compliance on...
    • Tax Rebates
      To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a rebate for setting up their new business; and if he will make a...
    • VAT Rates Application
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the reason VAT is applied to carbon taxes in household utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44081/12]
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a primary certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44084/12]
    • Customs and Excise Controls
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs enforcement officers allocated to combat illegal cigarette smuggling here; the locations at which they are based; the number in each...
    • Tax Residency Rules Review
      To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the outcome of the public consultation on tax residence will be made known; if the recommendations of this review will be made in time to form...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent decision by Allied Irish Bank to increase the interest rates on their variable rate mortgages; if he has had any contact with the bank...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of any direct financial support provided to the Irish Banking Federation from his Department in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff members in his Department on secondment from the private sector or publicly controlled financial institutions whether bank or insurance...
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new staff that have been recruited by the Revenue Commissioners in each year since 2007; the grade of same; his plans to recruit any new staff in...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      To ask the Minister for Finance pursuant to the approval by the Competition Commissioner at the European Commission, of the State-aid provided to Bank of Ireland in 2009 and 2010, and...
    • Bank Codes of Conduct
      To ask the Minister for Finance pursuant to the approval by the Competition Commissioner at the European Commission, of the State-aid provided to Bank of Ireland in 2009 and 2010, and...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance pursuant to the approval by the Competition Commissioner at the European Commission, of the State-aid provided to Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks and Permanent...
    • Mortgage Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Finance further to the offer made by Permanent TSB in April 2011 to its tracker mortgage borrowers to pay down €5,000 or multiples thereof from the principal...
    • NAMA Loans Sale
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the procedure adopted by the National Asset Management Agency when selling loans under its control, so as to maximise the return to the taxpayer...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount granted in tax relief for private health insurance for each respective income category ranging from those earning up to €10,000, €10,000...
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance the total profits declared in Ireland by companies registered here for the past four years; the total assets of these same companies in this period; the percentage...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of extra taxation that has come to the State as a result of the introduction of transfer pricing rules in the Finance Act 2010. [44301/12]
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance the total profits of foreign subsidiaries of companies registered here; if Revenue will state the amount of extra taxation that would accrue as a result of the...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the increased revenue figures that would result from increasing the effective tax rate on the top 5% of earners from the current rate of 36% to...
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of profits made by companies registered here in 2011; and the total amount of tax paid and to break down the profits and tax paid into bands starting...
    • National Treasury Management Agency Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff members in the National Treasury Management Agency and its constituent bodies that are on secondment from the private sector or publicly...
    • NAMA Staff Qualifications
      To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint a National Assets Management Agency board member with experience in social housing and community development as allowed for in the National...
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider making it compulsory that VAT cannot be claimed back on services or product invoices until proof of payment is made; and if he will make a...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover...
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the current save rate from out of hospital cardiac arrest here is around 7% and that areas such as Las Vegas casinos that had ready...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance the potential additional revenue that would be acquired through extending the universal social charge 3% surcharge, which currently only applies to the...
    • National Treasury Management Agency Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 broken down between money spent on print media, broadcast media, online media and so on by the National...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a...
    • Company Closures
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of winding up petitions presented on behalf of the Revenue Commission in 2011 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44475/12]
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that could be made for the Exchequer if the Standard Fund Threshold the maximum allowable pension fund for tax purposes was reduced from €2.3...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer if the imputed distribution percentage on approved retirement funds was increased from 6% to 7% for ARFs with...
    • Economic Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Finance his forecasts for each year out to 2016 for nominal GDP, GDP growth, nominal GNP, GNP growth, nominal General Government Deficit, GGD as a percentage of GDP,...
    • Vehicle Registration Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the numbers of cars sold here in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the expected or most recent figure for 2012 in...
    • Tax Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total VAT on jewels and furs yielded here in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the expected or most recent figure for 2012;...
    • Investor Compensation Company Limited
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to requests for further compensation of those who set up a private pension and indirectly invested in a company now in liquidation (details...
    • Fuel Prices
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Departments working group that was set up to examine the Irish Road Hauliers Association proposals for an essential user fuel rebate;...
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the interdepartmental working group that has been established in relation to the matter of compensation for businesses affected by the recent...
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need to introduce legislation for trade in second hand tyres in view of the fact that some companies may operate without paying rates or VAT, have...
    • Farm Partnerships
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers that availed of the new stock relief incentive introduced in Budget 2012 to encourage farm partnerships; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Property Transfers
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the reduced stamp duty rate on agricultural land, which was reduced from 6% to 2% and was introduced in Budget 2012; and...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have availed of the restructuring of the retirement relief on capital gains, introduced in Budget 2012; the number of these that were...
    • Credit Unions Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the proposed new legislation and in particular the Credit Union Bill will not prevent credit unions from providing additional services to...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Finance if extended trading retail betting shops will be implemented prior to the remaining parts of the 2012 Betting (Amendment) Bill, in view of the fact that this...
    • Debt Collectors Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate persons or firms who are hired to provide debt collection services; if he has any record of the number of persons or firms providing such...
    • Credit Availability
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of loans that have been sanctioned to small to medium six businesses during the past 12 months; the number of these that were new businesses; the total...
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the 4000 properties identified by the National Assets Management Agency for social housing; the number of transactions that have taken place...
    • Credit Unions Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Credit Union Bill 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44828/12]
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department;...
    • Pensions Levy Yield
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected by way of the levy on pension funds in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44865/12]
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Finance if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and...
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its introduction; the savings on the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to an additional €20 VTOS payment. [44355/12]
    • School Curriculum
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a change to the current leaving certificate that would allow fifth year students studying higher level maths to take the ordinary...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his plans for the delivery of a new primary school in Balrothery, County Dublin. [44178/12]
    • School Accommodation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from his Department will visit a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to acquaint themselves with the health and safety issues....
    • School Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth. [44198/12]
    • Teaching Qualifications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers working in the primary school sector, and of those, the number that have not completed one of the following: a recognised...
    • Teacher Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when voluntary applications for relocation of teachers from one educational institution to another will be introduced; if his attention has been drawn...
    • Energy Conservation
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans for schools to implement targeted energy efficiency programmes to cut wasteful usage of lighting, heating and electronic equipment, in...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he envisages any changes to the criteria that govern panel rights status for temporary part-time primary level teachers; and if he will make a...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that were followed in relation to the appointment of a Principal to the staff of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the details of and an update on the school building programme in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; when...
    • Capitation Grants
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the amount that has been awarded in capitation to each of the fee paying schools here for the past ten years including...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline and publish the criteria and rationale for the decision to select Dun Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee, Dundalk Institute...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision made with regard to the integration of guidance counselling hours specifically in DEIS schools in view of their...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • School Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a bus pass in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44380/12]
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding availability of grants for training persons to get back to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44440/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools identified to progress to tender and construction in 2013; if he is now in a position to identify all those schools that will...
    • Third Level Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is acceptable that a person is being asked to pay fees at a third-level institution despite their status (details supplied);...
    • Ireland Scholarship Programme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any bursaries for English teachers from outside Ireland to come to Ireland to study at English National Framework of Qualifications level...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive a grant under the minor repair works scheme; and if he will make a statement...
    • School Staffing
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if cuts of legacy posts for DEIS schools which were postponed following a public outcry in the aftermath of Budget 2012 will continue to be protected;...
    • Third Level Fees
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish children who are living abroad, and who are in possession of an Irish passport, are required to pay college fees other than the standard...
    • Site Acquisitions
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its introduction; the...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff across the public service that are currently on a career break; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers on career leave by...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Reform Review
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his televised address to the nation on 4 December 2011 when he said this week's budget will go further, 50 quangos will be...
    • Multi-annual Budget Plans
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is currently any legal impediment to the provision of multi-annual Government expenditure ceilings and multi-annual Ministerial...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff members in his Department and agencies under his control that are on secondment from the private sector or publicly...
    • Freedom of Information Fees
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the search and retrieval fees in the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/12]
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff across the public service that are currently on a career break; if his Department compiles statistics from all...
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to deal with a drainage problem (details supplied) in County Monaghan as outlined through representations to the Office of Public...
    • Parliamentary Party Allowances
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid to each quantifying party leader in respect of Deputies belonging to his or her party and to each independent Deputy under...
    • Public Sector Allowances Review
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the approximate cost to his Department of the review of public service allowances that was undertaken during 2012; and if he will make a...
    • Building Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is assured that the terms of all Exchequer funded construction projects state that they must be completed in accordance with regulatory...
    • EU Presidency Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the contracted cost incurred to date by the Office of Public Works in preparation for the Irish Presidency of the EU; the estimated total...
    • Public Sector Allowances Review
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the minimum and maximum amount he hopes to save with the abolishing of 80 allowances. [44836/12]
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Enterprise Support Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant assistance and support that is available to a qualified solicitor who wants to set up their own business (details supplied); and...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • Local Enterprise Offices Establishment
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects the local enterprise office to open in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44437/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and...
    • Employment Rights Issues
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding career breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44491/12]
    • Regional Development
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is in a position to clarify the criteria for the selection of Kerry Group’s Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the need to introduce legislation for trade in second hand tyres in view of the fact that some companies may operate without...
    • Pilot Training Colleges
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when this Deputy may expect a response from him to the correspondence emailed to him on 31 July 2012 appealing to the him to take...
    • IDA Site Visits
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of times sites in the Balbriggan area of North County Dublin have been shown to prospective investors in the past five years;...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Enterprise Support Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts that are being undertaken to have production resumed at a company (details supplied) processing plants in counties Monaghan and...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of FÁS funding, if any, that is available for unemployed persons enrolling on City and Guild approved courses; the criteria used in the...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her future plans for child benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/12]
    • 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...
    • Pension Provisions
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if options have been considered to alleviate the shortfall in income for workers who are not covered by the homemaker’s scheme and who are facing...
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford was refused fuel allowance when the additional income is well under the weekly threshold; and if...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the average waiting times for carer's allowance applications to be processed; the measures that can be taken by her Department to...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline specifically the circumstances under which community welfare officers may provide a deposit to rent supplement applicants; and if she...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to support tenants in receipt of rent supplement, whose rent cap is reduced in the middle of a tenancy agreement, in order to...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for carer's allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients are being told to get the Private Residential Tenancy Board to confirm if...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in her Department or agencies under her control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily...
    • 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 Mayo; and if she will make a statement on...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when one parent family allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has had discussions with groups representing childcare providers regarding the impact the proposed sick pay proposals will have on the provision...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the areas her Department is prioritising to implement policies to decrease youth unemployment; the progress made on same; and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the businesses that are signing up to the jobbridge internship scheme; if they are providing relevant and high quality work experience to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2011 to her Department and to each body under the aegis of her Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in relation to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [44483/12]
    • 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 Donegal and when it is likely that...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be paid carer's allowance. [44524/12]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department refused rent allowance and withdrew social welfare supports to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [44541/12]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is being disallowed disability payment. [44609/12]
    • Social Insurance Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the yield on an annual basis from 2007 to 2011 from PRSI on rental income; the expected yield in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Civil Registration Bill will be published and if it will be compulsory to include the father's name on the birth certificate as a result of this...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for rent supplement will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Social Insurance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a overpayment of PRSI contributions by a company (details supplied) in South Tipperary will be refunded; the reason for the delay in issuing such a...
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when fuel allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for when rent supplements will be transferred from the Health Service Executive to the various local authorities. [44685/12]
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the Labour Court recommendation that community employment scheme supervisors will be entitled to a pension at the age of 66 will be implemented; if...
    • Back to Education Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 was refused back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/12]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44705/12]
    • 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 Dublin 9 and to indicate when a decision will...
    • Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason clients of Rehab who have a multitude of mental and physical handicaps and who have been in receipt of free travel since they were teenagers...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Exceptional Needs Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding that has been paid to householders in a location (details supplied) in County Cork under the hardship scheme as a result of the...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an application for carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason two companies (details supplied) in County Galway are not permitted to take on an unemployed person on the jobbridge scheme, in view of the...
    • Child Benefit Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will estimate the impact of the changes to child benefit payment under Budget 2012 on the budget of her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review has been carried out and completed in respect of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason jobseeker's allowance payment will be terminated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should they accept a placement on...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by her Department and separately any agencies within the remit of her...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of diability allowance to be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Pension Fund Fees
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, arising from the introduction of the levy on pension schemes, the review into fees charged by pensions providers has been reviewed; and if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Application Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for rent support received in her Department or through the Health Service Executive in each of the past two years to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average length of time taken to process an application for contributory or non-contributory old age pension in each of the past three years to date;...
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of community employment schemes currently in place throughout the country; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to retain...
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the degree to which extra staff will continue to be made available to her Department with the objective of catering for increased demand arising from the...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments which result in recovery and consequent hardship with particular reference to...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals nationally; the payment application to which the appeal relates; the specific breakdown for County Donegal; and if...
    • Redundancy Payments
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that all former employees of a company (details supplied) in counties Monaghan and Dublin are awarded their full entitlements without...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Genealogical Services
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding parish records. [44185/12]
    • Architectural Heritage
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has explored the potential of a property exchange with Bank of Ireland for the Irish Parliament Building on College Green, Dublin 2,...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm that he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in relation to relocation to a...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position on the Wind Turbines Bill, 2012; if his Department has submitted its amendment list for the taking of Committee...
    • Departmental Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff...
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the planned launch of the 4G LTE mobile networks in Europe and particularly in the UK including Northern...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the new national broadband plan will be delivered in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages...
    • Television Reception
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to incidences in County Donegal whereby RTE teletext is not available without a Saorview box,...
    • Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider an immediate ban on the hydrofracking process because the risks outweigh the benefits; and if he will make...
    • Mobile Telephony
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the poor mobile phone reception in the Kenmare area of County Kerry with particular emphasis given to...
    • Gas and Electricity Disconnections
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will engage with existing energy suppliers with a view to coming up with a national scheme for State funded schools in...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Building Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists are excluded from certifying building works; if he...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an internship allowance can be used to determine rent allowance or deducted from rent allowance by a council (details...
    • Water Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy in relation to ensuring that all households across the country have access to piped water, either from a group water...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he envisages that the mortgage to rent scheme working; when a definitive list of financial institutions will be...
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the current position regarding proposals to introduce legislation to tighten rules on declaring a car off...
    • Household Charge Collection
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current levels of payment for the household charge by local authority area. [44231/12]
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the new 3,800 units identified for social housing use on the basis of the responsible local...
    • Pyrite Panel Report Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure the implementation of the report of the Pyrite Panel in view of the fact that the September...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which funding has been provided directly or indirectly to the various local authorities in respect of group water...
    • Regeneration Projects
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the project supervision costs incurred by way of professional or consultants fees for a regeneration project (details supplied)...
    • Housing Grant Payments
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [44447/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages...
    • Waste Management Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the proposed Poolbeg incinerator, Dublin; if he will provide update on any contacts or...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the draft heads of the Climate Change Bill will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/12]
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the apparent refusal of Homebond to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate the response time for citizens who have contacted the dedicated email facility for pyrite affected...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding pyrite affected affordable homes in terms of remediation costs; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) in respect of the proposed property charge; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a community organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo, can expect their LEADER grant application to be processed; the...
    • Priory Hall Development
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the assistance given to the residents of Priory Hall, Dublin; and if he will make a statement...
    • Planning Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No.1066 of 18 September 2012, if he will consider instigating a process whereby such...
    • Waste Management Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the need to introduce legislation for trade in second hand tyres in view of the fact that some companies may...
    • Library Projects
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider an application by Longford County Council for the provision of a library and the refurbishment of the town...
    • Homeless Persons Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his strategy to move homeless persons in the Dublin City Council area into voluntary organisations' housing rather than using...
    • Local Authority Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding his Department's accessibility funding which was provided to local authorities but has ceased since 2010...
    • Election Management System
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be requesting returning officers to enforce his recommendations that returning officers employ persons from the live...
    • Voluntary Housing Sector Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will be successful in its application; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Building Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 3 May 2012, if he will provide an update on the appointment of the Chairperson and...
    • Fire Service Issues
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding fire charges whereby the fire brigade is called out by someone other than the property owner and the...
    • Water Charges
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider working with other Departments and private operators, to deliver waivers and/or cost reductions for water...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions being taken by his Department to ensure that moneys approved by Meithal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo prior to the...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when funding for a replacement of the pipe network from Bunbeg, Derrybeg to Glassagh made by Donegal County Council under the...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies...
    • Local Government Reform
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the White Paper on Local Government Reform will be published; and the steps that will be taken on local...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • State Airports
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of security for Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44914/12]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons transferring land to a son or daughter or multiple transfers must use different solicitors adding extra expense to what is already...
    • Registration of Title
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a property (details supplied) in Dublin 3 where there are issues on land registry and deeds, [44182/12]
    • Personal Insolvency Act
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the new advisory service for mortgage holders. [44183/12]
    • Drug Dealing
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent deaths in Cork, and the serious illness of others, from high strength heroin, if the remaining high strength heroin has been...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been issued under the Criminal Justice Act 2006 each year since 2007 and to date in 2012; the age...
    • Inspector of Prisons Reports
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report compiled by the Inspector of Prisons on St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin, will be published. [44268/12]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the period 1 January 2012 to 1 June 2012, the number of persons convicted for the offence of using a mobile phone handset while driving. [44291/12]
    • Missing Persons Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the bones found in the waters off Hook Head and Helvick Head in 2010 and 2011 have not been sent for analysis or identification; the reason...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to have unmarked motorcycles attached to the Garda Traffic Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44331/12]
    • Garda Equipment
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mountain bikes attached to the Garda R and J Districts; the last time the districts received an additional bike; if he plans to increase...
    • Garda Civilian Staff
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the civilianisation of the Airport Immigration Service; the number of Gardaí that have been returned to routine duties as...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant a person (details supplied) in County Cork the right to apply for Irish citizenship despite not meeting the residency requirements...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently introduce legislation in line with other European countries to ban the wearing of the burqua and niqab and other similar...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will...
    • Asylum Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position with respect to an application for residency permission for leave to remain in the State in the case of a person...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that do not have a Garda squad car permanently attached; the locations of the stations or the districts in which they are...
    • Asylum Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in respect of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;...
    • Housing Management Companies
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the situation regarding an apartment complex (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44546/12]
    • Residency Permits
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he...
    • Road Safety Issues
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 9 October 2012, if his attention has been drawn to incidents on the weekend of 15 September 2012 on the...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to prevent the loitering of teenagers in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [44666/12]
    • Coroners Service
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the law regarding inquests that deal specifically with suicide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Naturalisation Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected position in respect of an application for residency status or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Army Barracks Closures
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will issue a response to this Deputy to my query (details supplied) seeking to clarify if he had issued any electronic mail to his...
    • UN Conventions Ratification
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will ratify the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44768/12]
    • Debt Collectors Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns that persons with a serious criminal record are currently performing debt collection functions on behalf of persons or firms; his...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its introduction; the...
  • Department of Defence
    • Overseas Missions
      To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of Irish Army participation in the war in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44915/12]
    • Defence Forces Veterans
      To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 441 and 442 of 2 October 2012, if there is a status of approval or any other state other than formal recognition; if there...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Defence when he expects the heads of a new Red Cross Act to be published; his views on the new ideas and proposals that should be incorporated into this new act; and if he...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover...
    • Defence Forces Reserve Strength
      To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current situation regarding recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44378/12]
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the extra 600 vacancies in the Defence Forces; the context under which the agreement was made that the number of serving cadre be 9,500; the cost...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department;...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Defence if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44270/12]
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive disadvantaged area scheme payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment has issued in full for agri environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if 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 area scheme payment; the reason for the delay; and if...
    • Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale he applied when making cuts to the various farming schemes. [44156/12]
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will disclose the claimants of area aid from 1 January 2005 to 1 April 2012 in respect of land that was rented by a person (details...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment; and if he will make a...
    • Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar deontas an scéim um limistéir faoi mhíbhuntáiste, 2012 le feirmeoir (sonraí leis...
    • Agrifood Sector Issues
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department categorise a horticulture enterprise and in particular if horticulture is categorised as farming; and if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of single farm payment and disadvantaged area aid will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 4 October 2012, the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details...
    • Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén fáth go bhfuil moill le híocaíocht deontais faoin scéim um limistéir faoi mhíbhuntáiste le...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in relation to a disadvantaged area scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the non payment of single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue in relation to a disadvantaged area scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • Fur Farming
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the wording to ban fur farming was removed from the purpose of the Bill of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 during...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork incurred penalties to the value of 12% of their single farm payment for the year...
    • Departmental Contracts
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name of the private company or companies handling mapping issues for his Department; the number of families in County Galway that have...
    • Scéim Liúntais Cúitimh do Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar deontas an scéim um limistéir faoi mhíbhuntáiste 2012 le feirmeoir (sonraí leis seo);...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons that persons (details supplied) in County Kerry have not received his REP scheme payments for the past two years; and if he...
    • Coimisiún Talún na hÉireann
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine an raibh an cimín sa Lipe, An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe roinnte riamh nó ar réitíodh plean lené a roinnt;...
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the following query regarding the Animal Welfare Bill (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for developing new schemes to support small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44667/12]
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the suckler welfare scheme; if the scheme will be cut or abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44668/12]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a meaningful scheme like REP scheme 3 and 4 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44669/12]
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of a single payment of more than €1m in 2011; the total single payment paid to them; and if he...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Application Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers at present in REP scheme 3 and REP scheme 4 respectively; the number due to finish their REP scheme participation in...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the disadvantaged area scheme in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the estimate for 2012 for expenditure under the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of a single payment of more than €500,000 in 2011; the total single payment paid to them; and if...
    • Milk Quota Application Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made regarding the phased abolition of milk quotas which will enable farmers to gear up production on a phased basis...
    • Food Imports
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of litres of goats milk imported into the State in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44730/12]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a fine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Scéim Aoníocaíochta
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine an féidir leis figiúirí a thabhairt a thugann miondealú ar na haoníocaíochtaí feirme a dhéantar le...
    • Fish Quotas
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of quota allocated to each vessel in the north west herring fishery in September 2012 and a...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give any consideration to introducing another band in the disadvantaged area payment in view of the fact that some areas in the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce sanctions to the single farm payments of farmers who continue to cut turf on Ireland’s 53 raised bog Special...
    • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any proposals to carry out dredging and minor repairs works in the Cuan Helvic Pier, which is located in An Rinn, Dungarvan,...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Ash Dieback Threat
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the threat posed by Chalara fraxinea disease to ash trees; if he has considered banning of imports of...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if details of the agreement on intercountry adoption between Ireland and Vietnam are available in the public domain; her plans to publish same;...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff in her Department or agencies under her control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost in 2011 to her Department and to each body under the aegis of her Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding an application for National Lottery funding (details supplied) in Dublin 8; when it is expected that a decision will be...
    • Child Protection Issues
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the pending children's first legislation and the vetting legislation and the need for child protection for all children, if...
    • Preschool Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost for the free pre school year; the number of participants in the scheme and the number of jobs this scheme supports. [44682/12]
    • Adoption Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish the information and tracing legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44708/12]
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry [44733/12]
    • Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding will be provided in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44833/12]
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by her Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement...
  • Department of Health
    • Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason 35 victims of Dr. Michael Neary have not received redress as promised [44179/12]
    • Mobility Allowance Decision
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in implementing the recommendation of the Ombudsman that the mobility allowance be extended to persons over the age of 66 to end the...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost over run for the health services will be in 2012. [44113/12]
    • Universal Health Insurance Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health when the White Paper on Financing Universal Health Insurance will be published. [44114/12]
    • General Practitioner Services
      To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to provide free general practitioner care for claimants under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/12]
    • Mental Health Services Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the €35 million announced in the budget for mental health services that has been spent on mental health services; if he will provide a...
    • Care of the Elderly
      To ask the Minister for Health if the Special Delivery Unit request for a fund to provide intermediate options for older people to allow them to receive care in their own homes was put in place;...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of adult patients waiting for six months or longer for a procedure and the comparable figure for when he took office....
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in attempting to reduce the health services pay bill for medicines; the amount of the planned €124 million savings in this area will...
    • Hospital Charges
      To ask the Minister for Health the progress he has made in his plans to charge health insurers for the cost of beds they use in public hospitals ; the amount of the planned €143 million in...
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Health in view of his recent claims that 70% of his Department's budget goes on pay, if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of how much of his Departments Budget...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 26 September 2012, if he will provide in tabular form the comparable figures for when he took office...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts in the State currently vacant; the reasons these posts are vacant; the location of these posts; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an account to Dáil Éireann of the process involved when a child who is a patient of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal,...
    • Health Insurance Company Payments
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money due from health insurance companies to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44149/12]
    • Digital Television Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to install Saorview compatible equipment in public nursing homes; if it will be financed by his Department; if so from which funding stream; and if he...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if a date has been set for the movement of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, to the Elm Park development near St. Vincent's Hospital; if any budget...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on capital investment into the buildings, fixtures, fittings and permanent equipment at the National Maternity Hospital, Holles...
    • Patient Statistics
      To ask the Minister for Health the total number of private patients treated in public and voluntary hospitals for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the negotiations or discussions that he or his Department officials have had with the National Assets Management Agency regarding the future of Mount Carmel Private...
    • Health Services Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on capital investment into the buildings, fixtures, fittings and permanent equipment at the Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin 8, in each of the...
    • Maternity Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if it is still the position of his Department to move the Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin 8, to Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; his views on same; how advanced are...
    • Health Services Access
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties accessing hydrotherapy at a location (details supplied); if he will outline the alternative facilities that will...
    • Substance Misuse
      To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he plans to publish the National Overdose Prevention Strategy in order that a concerted and strategic effort can be made to reduce the current...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will not cut services at St. Michael's House, Dublin 9 and Dublin 5, but to support them in 2012 as €11.5 million has been deducted since 2009 causing...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Louth is currently on a waiting list for an insulin pump at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; their...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to provide orthotic shoes to a child (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has reduced the patient complement at St Bridget’s Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, at a time when it was...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can reasonably expect to receive confirmation of provision of a hearing aid having been assessed in October 2011...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the joint replacement programme; if he will outline any reforms that have been introduced since March 2011; if he will...
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1855 of 18 September 2012, if he will outline the nature of the follow up services which are in place to assist children where...
    • Alcohol Advertising
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the alcohol/advertising proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/12]
    • General Practitioner Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice by general practitioners of charging medical card patients for filling out required social welfare and community...
    • Carer's Allowance Payments
      To ask the Minister for Health if figures are available in relation to the amount of money saved by the Health Service Executive annually as a result of the almost 52,000 people in caring roles...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a list of public private partnership arrangements entered into, in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012, for the provision of premises...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the total sums expended on leasing residential property by his Department and its agencies in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the volume of...
    • Departmental Contracts
      To ask the Minister for Health the protocols and procedures used when his Department and its agencies lease property from the private sector, in order to ensure that the State achieves value for...
    • State Bodies Code of Conduct
      To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards that exist in his Department and its agencies to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of staff responsible for purchasing or spending decisions...
    • Hospital Consultants Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will estimate the number of new consultant recruits that will be subject to the recently-announced 30% reduction in remuneration for firstly the two months of...
    • Child Protection Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health in the interests of protecting vulnerable children, if he will make the necessary funds available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Dublin so that it...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours cut by the Health Service Executive by region until the end of 2012; if he will outline the way it is intended to provide full-time...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for the eight primary care centres nominated by the Health Service Executive for full Exchequer capital funding; when construction is likely...
    • EU Directives
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the advice he stated on 3 July 2012 in reply to a previous Parliamentary Question by this Deputy, that he has received from the Department of...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the 24 month waiting list to see the orthopaedic surgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [44334/12]
    • HSE Properties
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason a property has been engaged by the Health Service Executive South at Model Farm Road, County Cork, despite the presence of Áras Sláinte on the...
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that it is the case that consultants who have retired on a generous package and pension are being re-employed by the Health Service Executive...
    • Abortion Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases last year of the need for abortion to save the life of the mother; and if he will provide facts or statistics on this issue. [44346/12]
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has had any discussions with the health Service Executive regarding the waiting times for children who need orthodontic treatment in Navan...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding St. Gabriel's day Care Centre, Raheny, Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44349/12]
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover...
    • HSE Staff Remuneration
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant the 5% increase that was given to staff nurses in the late nineties; if he will give this increase to retired nurses as well due to the nature of...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 25 September 2012, which stated that information is not collected by his Department on the type of accommodation to...
    • Home Care Packages
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason the parents of an 18 week old baby (details supplied) in County Dublin were refused a home care package [44388/12]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/12]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a...
    • EU Directives
      To ask the Minister for Health when the Directive on cross-border health care, that was adopted by the European Council and the European Parliament in February 2011, will be transposed into Irish...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay regarding an appliance request in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 [44499/12]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      To ask the Minister for Health in view of figures from the Health Service Executive that showed that 26,000 people failed to show up for appointments at Waterford Regional Hospital in the past 18...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of Baha - bone anchor hearing aids that were fitted to children during the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Suicide Prevention
      To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been cut for the applied suicide intervention skills training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44510/12]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Health the qualifying conditions which nationals of EU and EEA countries, including Switzerland, would have to meet in order for them to be entitled to a medical card if...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on services provided by the State for citizens who suffer from Huntington's disease; if he envisages that improved...
    • Vaccination Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health the preparations he and the Health Service Executive have made to secure adequate supplies of both flu and meningitis vaccines; if he will outline the plan for both...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will ask the Health Service Executive if he will restore physiotherapy services available to the community in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for cataract operations for persons in County Limerick; if he will request the Health Service Executive to prioritise older persons on the scale of...
    • HSE Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health the services that have been reduced by the Health Service Executive North/East as a result of the cutback of €130 million in expenditure announced at the end...
    • Vaccination Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the cervical cancer vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44591/12]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health if there will be recruitment by the Health Service Executive of social workers in the HSE South/HSE West or any other HSE areas; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Card Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44603/12]
    • National Positive Ageing Strategy Publication
      To ask the Minister for Health when the positive ageing strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/12]
    • HSE Funding
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of funding provided by his Department for the Health Service Executive in 2012 to date and amounts to be provided before the end of...
    • Health Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of carer hours being paid for by the Health Service Executive either directly or indirectly; the number of carer client hours that will be allocated to...
    • Hospital Charges
      To ask the Minister for Health his views on the system of billing private patients for beds and chairs not used in the course of their procedure in hospital; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Card Drugs
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding availability of drugs on a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Office for Older People Remit
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the work of the Office for Older People in the past year [44694/12]
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the drug (details provided) available to cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44695/12]
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      To ask the Minister for Health when the national bowel cancer screening programme will be expanded to cover the broader age range of 55-74 year olds; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • 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; and if he will ensure that a full and substantive...
    • Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting times for orthodontic treatment for young persons in the Orthodontic Service, Mill House, Ashtown Gate, Navan Road,...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 11 July 2012, the number of the 150 posts promised for child and adolescent mental health services that are now in...
    • Tithe Altranais
      To ask the Minister for Health an féidir leis figiúirí a sholáthar i ndáil leis an líon tithe altranais poiblí, tithe altanais príobháideacha agus...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health when the accreditation process for Mayo General Hospital, as an identified candidate colonoscopy unit, will be concluded in order for the hospital to provide the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Information and Quality Authority standards for residential services for persons with disabilities, which were introduced in 2009, will be...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the current stage of development of the primary care centre at Gleann Riada, Longford, County Longford; the various regulations and standards with which this...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Budget
      To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 2 October 2012, and in view of confirmatory reports in the media (details supplied), when a response will issue from...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding cardiology services at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients presenting with...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's policy regarding young persons with disabilities leaving a foster care situation; if the HSE continues to be responsible for the...
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress made in filling a public Health Service Executive position (details supplied) in County Kildare; the timeline for the...
    • Pension Provisions
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress made in the retrospective application of Circular 20/2005, which provides for the recalculation of pension entitlements...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of patients from counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal who travelled to Galway University Hospital for...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of home help services in County Louth; the total number of home help hours the persons in these specified areas currently receive;...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department;...
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the working practices of all junior doctors in hospitals here in view of the fact that it is reported that junior doctors are working continuously...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding physiotherapy for the Cystic fibrosis team at Temple Street Children's Hospital [44927/12]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health the recent and planned future changes to the provision of pre-emergency and ambulance care in the County Cork area; the current and planned staffing, vehicle and...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the year on year home help and home care package budget for 2010, 2011 and 2012; the total number of home help hours and home care packages...
    • Hepatitis C Incidence
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will use his powers under the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 to make available the measures provided for the majority who have tested positive to...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Health if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Network
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the necessary funding in Budget 2013 to continue and finalise work on the eastern relief road in Kenmare, County Kerry; and...
    • Sporting Events
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any discussions with the Irish Rugby Football Union or other organisations in relation to plans for Ireland to bid to host the...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will write to the Railway Procurement Agency requesting that they ensure that anti-social behaviour (details supplied) is prevented at...
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish immediately the internal Bus Éireann investigation into the maintenance of the bus involved in the Kentstown, County...
    • Taxi Regulations
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce new licensing laws for taxis and public service vehicles; the implications that any changes may have for aged vehicles...
    • Irish Coast Guard
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the entire annual current and capital costs for the operations of the Irish Coast Guard for the years 2006, 2007, 2008,...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the overall number of sports capital applications on a county basis; the current status of these applications; and when decisions in respect...
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for an event (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44155/12]
    • Road Projects Status
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a road project (details supplied); if the proposed route still necessitates the compulsory purchase of houses at Carrig...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in regulations to stipulate that all cars imported or sold here should be required to have a mobile hands free kit...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to have CCTV cameras fitted in all buses in the Bus Éireann fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44329/12]
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired...
    • Capital Programme Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on when the list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if...
    • Departmental Bodies
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in the preparation and submission by Iarnrod Eireann's Chief Medical Officer of a medical report pertaining to an...
    • Public Transport Review
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress being made to date with the review of public transport by the National Transport Authority; the review that is being made of...
    • Legislative Programme
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to introduce legislation for trade in second hand tyres in view of the fact that some companies may operate without...
    • Air Services Provision
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond to the following query regarding Ryanair's bid for Aer Lingus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ports Development
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the future of Rosslare Europort, the N11 and N25 upgrades; and the way these developments wil help promote growth and jobs in the...
    • Road Maintenance
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to provide the necessary funding at the earliest possible date for the resurfacing of the road...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the case of learner drivers who must by virtue of their employment drive to work unaccompanied, thus breaking the law;...
    • EU Funding
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the applications for Ten-T funding he has made or plans to make, and for which projects. [44832/12]
    • Sports Funding
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided through his Department, in each of the last five years, to each sporting organisation...
    • Departmental Banking
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the names of all of the organisations located in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin that have applied for sports...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its...