Written answers

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Cultural Policy
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand culture night to culture week in September; and if he will also consider a second culture week during the summer...
    • Arts Council Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider seeking the implementation of a multi-annual funding framework for those funded through the Arts Council to provide...
    • National Monuments
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made in relation to the battlefield site on Moore Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • The Gathering Initiatives
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on his Department’s role in the Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4479/13]
    • Arts Promotion
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the practical impact and cost of the Arts in Education Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4481/13]
    • EU Presidency Agenda
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his priorities during the Irish presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4475/13]
    • Abbey Theatre
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of State funding paid to the Abbey Theatre over the past five years. [4510/13]
    • Bank Premises
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to take into State ownership the Bank of Ireland building at College Green, Dublin, based on its historical significance; if the...
    • Audiovisual Industry
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the future of the audio visual industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/13]
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that he is taking to implement the recommendations by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment report on Shannon...
    • Commemorative Events
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to commemorate the 1913 Lockout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4505/13]
    • Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of alternative bogs which have been sourced for turf cutters forced to relocate; the number of turf cutters that have been...
    • Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé sásta leis na hiarrachtaí atá á ndéanamh chun níos mó fostaíochta a chur ar...
    • State Art Collection
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he has taken to quantify, register and secure the works of art that belong to the State; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to his announcement last December of his intention to designate the area around Rockabill to Dalkey Island as a special area of...
    • Inland Waterways
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on progress on the Ulster Canal Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/13]
    • Féilte Traidisiúnta
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil plean aige chun féilte a eagrú sna Gaeltachtaí mar gheall ar Thóstal Éireann, cén méid airgid...
    • The Gathering Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any special arrangements in terms of financial support to be made available for traditional Irish musicians, dancers and...
    • Arts Promotion
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts he has made to promote other parts of the island during Derry’s term as city of culture; and if he will make a...
    • Thatching Grants Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available to renovate thatched cottages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4501/13]
    • Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta faoin Straitéis 20 Bliain. [4458/13]
    • Census 1926
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the 1926 census will be published in view of the work that has been done to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Acht na Gaeltachta
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis na Pleananna Teanga a luaitear in Acht na Gaeltachta, cén méid airgid a...
    • Irish Language
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a step-by-step plan in place to ensure that the current derogation on the Irish language as a working language of the European...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Consular Services
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding receiving a copy of a will (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4711/13]
    • Colombian Peace Process
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to support the peace process in Colombia and not allow some elements wreck the efforts being made; and if...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU or the UN are considering additional sanctions against Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4771/13]
    • Emigrant Support Services
      To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated in the Estimates for 2012 for the emigrant support programme; the amount spent under this programme...
  • Department of Finance
    • National Debt
      To ask the Minister for Finance the Exchequer borrowing level per year for the next three years and the promissory note/banking component of this borrowing. [4564/13]
    • Bank Guarantee Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the remaining guaranteed bonds that remain to be paid. [4565/13]
    • Tax Code
      To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer in a calendar year if pension tax relief was included in the minimum effective tax rate; and if he will make a...
    • Fuel Rebate Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the excise rebate on diesel which was announced for haulage companies in Budget 2013 to passenger transport companies who are under...
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      To ask the Minister for Finance if staff at the National Treasury Management Agency received bonuses in 2012; if so, the total of the bonuses paid; and if he will provide in tabular form the...
    • Departmental Staff
      To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in the Shareholder Management Unit in the Department of Finance; and the cost of the SMU in full year 2012 and the budgeted cost in full year...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of individual secondments from the National Treasury Management Agency in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [4655/13]
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place at the NewERA organisation within the National Treasury Management Agency to prevent conflicts of interest if employees or staff in NewERA...
    • Tax Collection
      To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding deductions from payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4665/13]
    • Property Taxation
      To ask the Minister for Finance under the Finance (Local Property) Tax Bill 2012, if he will indicate where the payments for 2013 are being transferred to in view of the fact that the legislation...
    • NAMA Portfolio
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will have cause to have laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas a schedule of all artworks to have come into the possession of the National Assets...
    • European Financial Stability Facility
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of his assertion that the extension of loan maturities in respect of Ireland's borrowings drawn down from the EFSF and EFSM could save...
    • Promissory Notes
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on the current status of the negotiations with the European Central Bank regarding the promissory notes; the person who is negotiating...
    • European Stability Mechanism
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the precautionary line of credit from the ESM and IMF currently under consideration with the Troika as part of our exit strategy from...
    • Bank Debt Restructuring
      To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details separately in respect of each covered institution of the sale of any part of their mortgage book for each of the years 2010, 2011 and...
    • Parliamentary Questions
      To ask the Minister for Finance when a reply will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 17 October 2012. [4779/13]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • An Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é éifeacht an cinneadh a rinne sé COGG a thabhairt faoi bhráid CNCM; cad iad na himpleachtaí a bheidh ag an gcinneadh sin...
    • Irish Language
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the amalgamation of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta with the NCCA on the 20 year strategy for the Irish...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused the higher education postgraduate flat rate fee grant on the grounds of...
    • Home Schooling
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a system of flexi-schooling for children that are home schooled that would allow them to attend school on a part-time basis...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Student Universal Support Ireland applicants that were informed they were awarded maintenance grants or fees only to find out later that...
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the situation regarding the contracts of employment for special needs assistants; the person whose responsibility it is to decide...
    • Schools Building Projects
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering the use of social clauses in the contracts for the school building programme; and in particular, if he will consider including a...
    • Schools Playground Spaces
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations for playground space per square metre per child in national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/13]
    • Early Start Programme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will not cut the early start programme (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [4729/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of the education and skills budget which is allocated to special needs education per annum each year respectively since 2010; if the...
    • Special Educational Needs Incidence
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special educational needs in primary and secondary schools; the percentage of school children with special educational...
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether all children with special educational needs are being adequately accommodated by the current educational options of home tuition,...
    • Summer Works Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4776/13]
    • Special Educational Needs
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a decision to withdraw funding from a school (details supplied) in County Meath in respect of the July Programme; and if he will...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); the length of time this...
    • Schools Building Projects
      To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to upgrade or replace a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4802/13]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Procurement
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering the use of social clauses in all public procurement contracts in his Department; and if he will consider including a...
    • Coastal Protection
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding Fingal County Council have sought under the coastal protection scheme; and the likely timeline for consideration of these...
    • Public Procurement
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he will take to address the anomaly in central public sector procurement whereby local suppliers may supply goods and services at...
    • Public Sector Reform Implementation
      To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding public servants. [4797/13]
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Employment Rights Issues
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a quota in place in relation to the employment of persons over the age of 45 years in the workforce here; and if he will make a...
    • Job Creation
      To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the lighting manufacturing company G-LED will be fulfilled; if the 100 jobs promised in County...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Labour Market Issues
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason those on one parent family payments have been excluded from accessing the Momentum initiative announced by her Department last month; if she...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on an application for carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was requested again to provide proof financial support over the last number of years when all...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Illness Benefit Eligibility
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate eligibility for illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was self-employed up until 2009 and...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a State pension transition appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [4618/13]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress made to date in the determination of an application for jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare...
    • Illness Benefit Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a decision on their application for illness benefit following the holding of an oral...
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in receipt of one parent family payment on a county basis who are currently on community employment and the numbers at the 31...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Flood Risk Assessments
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the studies or assessments thata have been carried out regarding the concerns of flooding as a result of the regeneration process in a...
    • Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas faoin Athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 atá ar siúl faoi...
    • Seachtain na Gaeilge 2013
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad atá eagraithe aige le haghaidh Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2013. [4709/13]
    • Arts Promotion
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which it is intended to promote the various forms of the arts throughout the current year with particular reference to the...
    • Arts Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he expects the arts to attract private sector or voluntary funding in the course of the current year; the way this...
    • Heritage Projects
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has received any communication indicating heritage sites or buildings deemed to be at risk for whatever reason; the...
    • Arts Promotion
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he and his Department might consider the promotion of jointly sponsored cultural events with the US in the course of...
    • EU Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has identified the availability of funding from EU sources for the promotion and development of festivals...
    • Arts Funding
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which group, bodies or agencies promoting the arts or involved in productions, on a county basis, applied for and or...
    • Grant Aid
      To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for grant aid or other forms of financial support received by his Department or bodies under his aegis funded...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Septic Tank Registration Scheme
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the new Water Services Act, if he will outline the regulations, licensing, and protocols that will apply to...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a housing estate (details supplied) in County Limerick has been de-activated from its status of unfinished housing...
    • Local Government Audit Service
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the person who audits the accounts of local authorities; the reason that the Comptroller and...
    • Nuclear Safety
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contacts he has had with the British Government in relation to Sellafield; if he is satisfied with recent stress tests or...
    • Local Authority Finances
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money held on deposit by each town council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4664/13]
    • Departmental Funding
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the funds given by his Department to the Irish Environmental Network, which can be anything from €700,000 to...
    • Unfinished Housing Developments
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of residents in private housing estates which are not yet taken in...
    • Security of the Elderly
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if security lighting is provided to elderly persons under the senior alert scheme (details supplied) [4788/13]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the submission from Dublin City Council on the Rathmines and Pembroke sewerage scheme in late November/early...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision on an application for residency will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) [4561/13]
    • Residency Permits
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used when selecting residency applications for processing as there appears to be inconsistency in the length of time applicants are...
    • Crime Levels
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes recorded at Garda stations (details supplied) in the years 2011 and 2012, and the nature of those crimes [4568/13]
    • Joint Policing Committees
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there are four councils in County Louth, there are only three JPCs; the reasons for same;...
    • Property Services Regulation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of letting agents that are likely to be affected by new regulations introduced in relation to the licensing of Letting Agents by Statutory...
    • Garda Transport
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current breakdown of Garda cars by station and district in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4583/13]
    • Citizenship Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases currently awaiting decision in his Department based on the Zambrano judgement; the criteria being used to decide on cases under...
    • Work Permits
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to alter the existing time-limits on the designation of De Facto relationships for the purposes of granting working Visa's for non-EEA...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has made provision to recognise the role of the legal executive within the parameters of the Legal Services Bill; if he engaged with...
    • Visa Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a spousal visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4667/13]
    • Immigration Policy
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider altering the criteria for non-EEA citizens to join the workforce here with regard to considering work permits in the de-facto visa...
    • Asylum Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused entry at Dublin Airport and Dublin Port for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to progress the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill; if this will substantially simplify and streamline the existing arrangements; if...
    • Asylum Applications
      To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the time taken to process an application in respect of a person (details supplied) is acceptable; if his attention has been drawn...
  • Department of Defence
    • Army Barracks
      To ask the Minister for Defence if plans are being made for an alternative use of Columb Barracks Mullingar, County Westmeath; if he is in a position to outline those plans; and if he will make a...
    • Army Equitation School
      To ask the Minister for Defence the objectives of the Army Equitation School; the annual cost of the Army Equitation School to the taxpayer; the benefits that accrue to the taxpayer; the...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment option scheme payment for the two years that are outstanding will be paid in respect of a person (details...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme 2012 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4584/13]
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regading an application for the suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the agri-environment options scheme for 2012 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reasons for...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 11 December 2012, when payment of single farm headage will issue to a person (details...
    • Single Payment Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal on penalties issued on a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
    • Fisheries Protection
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when mixed stock fishing will be re-opened in Area 6A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/13]
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive payment under the suckler cow welfare scheme; the reason for the delay...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on a disadvantaged area scheme appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
    • Control of Dogs
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent attack on, and mauling of, a family pet by hounds of a County Carlow based hunt and in view of the clear and present...
    • Aquaculture Protection
      To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding toxins found in mussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/13]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Care Services
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding cuts of Health Service Executive funding to the posts of Childminder Advisory Officer in the Wicklow constituency...
    • Foreign Adoptions
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date that has been set for Russian authorities to visit Dublin to conduct bilateral discussions; and if she will confirm the persons that...
    • Adoption Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding changes in the adoption law in relation to declaration extensions (details supplied); the measures she will take to...
  • Department of Health
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath may expect a out-patients appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [4575/13]
    • Health Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors/consultants who are on the payroll of the Health Service Executive that are currently suspended; the rate of pay they are receiving while on...
    • Motorised Transport Grants
      To ask the Minister for Health if the full review of all motorised transport grant applications in County Donegal has been completed as recommended by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a...
    • Health Service Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will adjust the proposal in relation to the employment of 1000 newly qualified nurses/midwives at 80% of the first point of the staff nurse salary scale,...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which support services of a medical/psychiatric nature are available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
    • Health Reports
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the implementation of the national emergency medicine programme report published in June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disability Support Service
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an impact assessment of the proposed 5% cuts to St. Michael's House and the Prosper Fingal service; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Symphysiotomy Report
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in regard to the status of the Walsh Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4643/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      To ask the Minister for Health the reason surgical appointments in respect of a person (details supplied) in the County Cork have been cancelled on three occasions at Cork University Hospital;...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the gynaecology services that are currently available in hospitals in County Louth and if there has been any reduction in servcies over the past...
    • Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding or supports currently being provided to the Dignity for Patients group which is based in Drogheda, County Louth and deals with patients who...
    • Departmental Contracts
      To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering the use of social clauses in contracts for the construction of primary care centres and the national Children's Hospital, Dublin; and if he...
    • Proposed Legislation
      To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to govern do not resuscitate orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4701/13]
    • Hospital Staff
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the EU Working Time Directive, 2008/33/EC, is being implemented in relation to junior doctors in all hospitals here ; if he will also review...
    • Home Care Packages
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the homecare package for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [4712/13]
    • Dental Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin [4713/13]
    • National Children's Hospital
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a timeline for the various stages in respect of the construction of the new national children's hospital at St. James Hospital, Dublin; when the...
    • Health Service Executive Properties
      To ask the Minister for Health the organisation to which the Health Service Executive has leased and or rented a property (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the premises is currently occupied;...
    • Hospital Services
      To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding bilateral cochlear implants in respect of a person (details supplied). [4785/13]
    • Mental Health Services
      To ask the Minister for Health when he will re-establish an independent monitoring group to oversee the implementation of A Vision for Change in view of the recent seven year anniversary of the...
    • Health Service Executive Expenditure
      To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an analysis of opening balances in the books and records of the Health Service Executive at 1 January 2013, under headings (details supplied)...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/13]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Rail Network
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a contract has been awarded for the upcoming preparatory works and construction works for the Luas BXD project; if the tender or part of...
    • Rural Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the rural transport programme will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4662/13]
    • Public Transport
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress made following the National Transport Authority's review of public service obligation bus routes...
    • Garda Equipment
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Garda intoxicator machines purchased in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the cost of same; if additional intoxicator machines are to...
    • Road Signage
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by the National Roads Authority on road signs and road markings for 2010, 2011 and 2012; the budget allocated for same in...
    • Tourism Promotion
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional steps being taken in the national print media, national radio stations and social media in the UK to attract additional...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a sports capital programme 2012 application from a club (details supplied) in County Cavan was deemed invalid; if his attention has...