Written answers
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Investigations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 June 2012, the position regarding the Garda review into the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County...
- Garda Transport
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to replace and upgrade the Garda transport fleet; the condition of the fleet when he took office; the provision that was made to upgrade the...
- Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation that would provide for the recognition of Traveller ethnicity. [6004/13]
- Departmental Budgets
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget for his Department to maintain an adequate level of policing throughout the country in both...
- EU Directives
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the State’s participation in discussions on guidelines on the Family Reunification Directive; if the guidelines...
- Garda Operations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the further progress that has been made under Operation Fiachla to date; the amount that has been spent to date; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Industrial Relations Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors regarding Garda working conditions; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Station Closures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the total number of Garda stations here by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/13]
- Prison Visiting Committees Remit
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the existing functions and powers of the Prison Visiting Committees. [5994/13]
- Garda Retirements
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that he expects to retire this year. [6009/13]
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that the outcome of investigations conducted as a result of complaints made by prisoners will be published. [5992/13]
- Garda Overtime
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of Garda overtime hours worked in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6025/13]
- Sentencing Policy
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce sentencing guidelines. [6003/13]
- Prison Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are only nine detoxification beds in a 4500 bed prison system in view of the fact that 80% of persons there suffer from some form of...
- Visa Agreements
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the follow up action he has taken in the wake of his call for extension of British-Irish common travel area to assist tourism; and if he will make a...
- Garda Investigations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to introduce legislation to rectify legal anomalies around the issue of surrogacy. [5997/13]
- Garda Transport
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda vehicles in the fleet in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6030/13]
- Refugee Numbers
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of programme refugees accepted by the State during each of the past ten years. [6000/13]
- Garda Career Breaks
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently on career breaks; the number of Gardaí due to begin career breaks; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Station Closures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to the State of the 139 Garda stations closed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6042/13]
- Garda Equipment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether there are enough intoxilyser machines in Garda stations here to implement road safety legislation on the testing of drivers...
- Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will publish legislative proposals to enhance the protection of children against sexual abuse and exploitation, including...
- Refugee Status Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5666/13]
- Law Reform Commission Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Law Reform Commission provisionally recommended that it would be appropriate to include provision...
- Judicial Council Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made on the establishment of a Judicial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6033/13]
- Crime Levels
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2011 the figure for racist assaults causing harm rose to 21 from seven the previous year; and his...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for Garda vetting in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6049/13]
- Sentencing Policy
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding that has been earmarked for the Irish Sentencing and Information Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6038/13]
- Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he will introduce a new Immigration Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/13]
- United Nations Conventions
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, and establish effective National Preventative Mechanisms under the...
- Asylum Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/13]
- Penalty Point System
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the number of fixed charge penalty notices that were issued as a result of images captured by Gosafe operators and the numbers that...
- Court Orders
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to allow claimants with a human rights or public interest element to their case to apply for and receive protective cost orders. [6002/13]
- Inspector of Prisons
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that have been thus far completed that are contained in the Irish Prison Service Action Plan on the Recommendations contained in the...
- Crime Statistics
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which crimes continue to be committed by persons while remanded on bail; the extent to which such crimes have been monitored and...
- Road Safety
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the operation of the Gosafe system; his plans to expand same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6015/13]
- Garda Civilian Staff
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase civilianisation of the Gardaí in order to ensure they are freed from desk duties. [6005/13]
- Asylum Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5663/13]
- Prison Inspections
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to make the Inspector of Prisons accountable to the Oireachtas; and his plans to put the Inspector’s standards on a statutory footing...
- Refugee Status Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5665/13]
- Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation on corporate manslaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6008/13]
- Personal Insolvency Act
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons expected to seek assistance from the Personal Insolvency Agency in 2013; the expected time frame in which the Personal...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views that the Office of the Garda Confidential Recipient is operating in a manner which facilitates and protects Gardai who wish to come forward...
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase training of staff and management on the way to deal with prison complaints professionally; and his plans to inform prisoners of...
- Dissident Republican Activity
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with his Northern Ireland counterpart with regard to tackling the threat of dissident republicanism; and if he will make a...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his...
- Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to an organisation (details supplied); and his views on whether their work merits support from...
- Official Engagements
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent bilateral meetings with the Prime Ministers of France, Finland and Belgium at the recent...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Settlements
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will state in relation to each quarterly list of tax settlements published pursuant to the provisions of Section 1086 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in...
- Bank Debt Restructuring
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary question No. 77 of 30 January 2013, if a borrower who held a loan with an institution that was a party to the mortgage arrears resolution...
- Tax Yield
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that will be raised for the Exchequer in a calendar year if the maximum pension fund was reduced from € 2.3 million to €1 million; and if...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for...
- Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 16 January 2013, if he intends to make property tax paid in respect of a rented property deductible for income or...
- Bank Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a definitive date for the termination of the E.L.G. Bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6291/13]
- Illicit Trade in Tobacco
To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans for a new national print media, national radio station and TV campaign reminding members of the public of the hotline regarding cigarette...
- Excise Duty Reliefs
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the excise rebate on diesel for haulage companies announced in Budget 2013 for haulage companies to include passenger transport...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the rate of interest...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6255/13]
- Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special provision for an additional resource can be made in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
- Home-School Liaison Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify whether section 21, subsection 9 of the Education Welfare Act (2000) (details supplied) allows individual schools the discretion to...
- Higher Education Course Deferrals
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered pushing back the deferral dates for students following the delays around the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a student grant. [6287/13]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistics in tabular form the number of apprenticeship registrations with FÁS in each of the past three years per training...
- Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when tender documents for a school building project (details supplied) in County Galway will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of the 10 October 2012, if he will report on the status of a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6357/13]
- Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6358/13]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Garda Station Closures
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will indicate, the policy of the Office of Public Work in relation to Garda stations which have been closed, in recent weeks and in...
- Public Procurement Regulations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is the case that the managed print services framework requires companies who wish to tender for work to have a €10 million...
- Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the constitutional and legal changes required to make changes to the pension arrangements for retired politicians and civil/public servants;...
- Departmental Properties
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 13 February 2012, if he will identify, in tabular form, the location, building title, lease...
- Public Procurement Regulations
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will conduct a cost benefit analysis of central purchasing which while reducing the cost to Government Departments and agencies...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's...
- Exchequer Revenue
To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Job Creation Numbers
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs in each county in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [6104/13]
- Prompt Payments
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current interest penalty payable by statutory bodies under section 10 of the Prompt Payments of Accounts Act 1997; and the value of...
- Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of leases with upward only rent clauses, that were in place by agencies under his Department at the start of 2011; and the...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's...
- Exchequer Revenue
To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's...
- Department of Social Protection
- Employment Support Services
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to help someone get back into employment who is unemployed and does not qualify for jobseeker's allowance / benefit, which...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an increase in disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons waiting on carer's allowance appeal results. [6140/13]
- One-Parent Family Payment Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if one parent family allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6158/13]
- Social Welfare Code
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if assistance is available to parents under a SWA payment for assistance for communion/confirmation children in 2013; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there are any retired public sector workers from her Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on her Department's payroll, for...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue from the medial assessor in respect of an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for rent supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct entitlement to jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who also received half rate one parent...
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under her Department's remit; the rate...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied). [6346/13]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Upward Only Rent Reviews
To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of leases with upward only rent clauses, that were in place by agencies under his Department at the start of 2011; and the...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline a roadmap detailing necessary steps to migrate from REFIT 1 to REFIT 2 where in the view of the developer...
- Job Creation Issues
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on proposals on employment in clean energy generation (details supplied), [6137/13]
- Warmer Homes Scheme Waiting Times
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the waiting times for warm homes scheme, in view of the fact that an application (details supplied) has been informed that the...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his...
- Postal Services
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when will postcodes be introduced here [6318/13]
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Private Rented Accommodation Deposits
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering the introduction of a standardised private rental contract for residential property and a deposit scheme...
- Architectural Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6526/13]
- Fire Stations
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans and funding for the proposed and urgently needed new fire station for Lanesboro,...
- Property Taxation Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider an exemption for Oakwood Estate, Old Singland Road, County Limerick, from the annual local property tax in...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the rental accommodation scheme involves long term leases and whether a landlord is entitled to terminate the agreement; the...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of properties in counties Louth and Meath that are in the rental accommodation scheme. [6151/13]
- Radon Gas Levels
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to tackle the problem of radon gas in homes; if such homes will be exempt from the household charge;...
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a facility will be put in place for an individual in arrears on a non principal private residence in order that they may pay...
- Planning Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise on the matter concerning Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála refusing an alteration to the roof...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his...
- Political Funding
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 will treat unions in the same way that it treats corporations. [6281/13]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the current allocation of emissions trading systems credits to the current industry to be appropriate,...
- Local Authorities Banking Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money held on deposit be each county and city council; the rate of interest at which these deposits are held; and...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his...
- Local Authority Housing Applications
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a mechanism to transfer a housing application from one local authority to another without having to make a...
- Priory Hall Development
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give an update on steps he is taking to assist the residents of Priory Hall, Dublin 13; and if he will make a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Station Closures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will specify his plans for the total number of Garda stations by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015 [6089/13]
- Magdalen Laundries Report
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he envisages acting on the report of the Committee, chaired by Senator McAleese, into the Magdalen laundries [6094/13]
- Cross-Border Co-operation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views with the cross-border policing strategy as a deterrent to rural crime in border counties and in the greater Dublin area. [6098/13]
- Garda Stations Refurbishment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take ensure that a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Westmeath is immediately refurbished and appropriate maintenance...
- Stardust Fire Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the matter of the victims of the Stardust fire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6142/13]
- Garda Strength
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed in County Laois at present; and the number based in the county in each of the past four years. [6149/13]
- Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since the establishment of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the number of decisions, per year, quashed by the High Court on judicial review; the number...
- Civil Legal Aid Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money paid in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 by persons making a contribution towards the cost of the free legal aid that was provided to...
- Garda Equipment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reissue Gardaí with the Uzi sub-machine guns which were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6163/13]
- Residency Permits
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he...
- Garda Policing Plans
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he is satisfied that policing procedures now applicable here are in accordance with best international practice particularly in...
- Garda Strength
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí and or the Garda Reserve, all ranks, as of the 31 December in each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Court Sittings
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any backlogs currently existing through the Courts Service, the extent to which cases at District, Circuit, High and or Supreme...
- Organised Crime
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which new initiatives may be taken to deal with the existence of organised criminal or paramilitary gangs in line with constitutional...
- Crime Levels
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of incidents of rape reported on each of the past five years to date in 2013; the extent to which the perpetrators have been brought...
- Legal Aid Service Reform
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected to reform the legal aid services with particular reference to the need to eliminate waiting lists and curtail costs; and if he...
- Departmental Legal Costs
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which legal costs incurred by the State in respect of cases brought before the courts on constitutional grounds; the extent to which the...
- Organised Crime
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate provision is being made to tackle organised crime with particular reference to surveillance and monitoring the activities...
- Garda Deployment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent, if any, to which redeployment of personnel within the Garda Síochána will take place to ensure adequate policing with particular...
- Crime Levels
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he and his Department have monitored the levels of break-ins to private households and/or commercial premises; the extent to which...
- Garda Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of vacancies at all ranks awaiting to be filled at the present time; the extent to which such posts are to be filled in the current...
- Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prisoners serving long-term sentences in respect of first time offences have been referred for rehabilitative training and/or...
- Missing Persons Numbers
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons reported and listed as missing in this country at present; the extent to which investigations are on-going in such cases;...
- Crime Statistics
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unsolved serious crimes recorded in the past fifteen years; the extent to which resources continued to be made available for further...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for...
- Immigration Policy
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to certain residency, work related issues, arising for immigrants from non-EEA countries (details supplied). [6280/13]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered allowing individuals who have been vetted by the Gardaí for a specific activity/organisation to obtain a copy of their Garda...
- Garda Vetting Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vetting forms that the Gardaí receive each year; and the number of these that are used for volunteering for charities. [6284/13]
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of recent revelations regarding St. Patrick's Institution and his plan to implement new procedures for the investigation of prisoner...
- Commissions of Investigation
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the possibility of a short Commission of Investigation into the Stardust Disaster of 1981 in which 48 young people tragically...
- Garda Transport
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans to provide a new Garda public order van at (details supplied) in Dublin 5; when each Garda District Officer will be informed if...
- Prison Service Overtime
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the overtime budget allocated to the Irish Prison Services for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the...
- Property Management Company Issues
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a property management company may introduce parking permits as a means to facilitate the collection of fees; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Subsidiary Protection Applications
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Defence if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for...
- Overseas Missions
To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received a request from the EU for Irish soliders to partictate in the EU Training Mission in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6310/13]
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the rate of interest...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri -environment options scheme 2 payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of a disadvantaged area payment and single...
- Grant Aid
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has proposals to bring back grant aid for farmers wishing to erect sheep or cattle sheds; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has received no single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/13]
- Fisheries Protection
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance available to fishermen fishing for mussels in Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry, who have been unable to fish at the...
- Upward Only Rent Reviews
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of leases with upward only rent clauses, that were in place in by agencies under his Department at the start of 2011; and the...
- Sea Lice Controls
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out his policy on sea lice controls; if he will address the concerns being raised by the Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment options scheme payment for 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
- Aquaculture Development
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration being given to the development of on-shore coastal fish farms; if he considers such fish farms to be inherently less...
- Sea Lice Controls
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his policy on sea lice controls compares with those in existence in other countries which engage in fish farming; and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's...
- Sale of State Assets
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns that the plans to sell harvesting rights of the Coillte estate to private commercial interests will lead to the...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of disadvantaged area payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal to the disadvantaged area appeals committee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Foster Care Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to the State per annum for a child in foster placement with a family, including weekly/monthly payments to the family plus ancillary...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any retired public sector workers from her Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on her Department's...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under her Department's remit;...
- Department of Health
- Health Service Executive Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in 2012 in providing transport for patients travelling from Kerry to Corks Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6218/13]
- Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6100/13]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment to see a consultant in Dublin will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Service Executive Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if there will be demographic funding available this year; if so, the amount of money that has been budgeted to provide such funding; if so, the amount that will be...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive provide any grant assistance to persons with severe disabilities who require a mobility scooter in order to lead an...
- Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to support and or training programmes available either wholly or partially under the authority of his Department which assist...
- Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the list of centres/hospitals that where publicly funded screening for sexually transmitted infections is available; if he will...
- Hospice Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline, in detail and tabular form, the number of cases for the Newcastle area, which incorporates all of Brittas, Blessington Road and City West, that...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will have an eye operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/13]
- Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to improve services for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/13]
- Hospital Trusts
To ask the Minister for Health the date upon which the Hospital Trust for Mayo, Galway and Roscommon was established; the dates of the appointment of the various members to the board of the...
- Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the epilepsy monitoring units in Cork and Dublin; if they will be opened as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that St Michael's House swimming pool in Belcamp, Dublin, had no option but to close on Saturdays because of cutbacks in...
- Mental Health Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) in County Carlow who has been in long term care since June 2009 and who has been assessed by both a...
- Suicide Prevention
To ask the Minister for Health following the publication of the cross border report on suicide jointly funded by the National Office for Suicide Prevention and the Public Health Agency in...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the amount of funding being provided to Kerry Parents and Friends for 2013 vis a vis 2012 will enable the organisation to deliver adequately...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Health if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's payroll, for example, for...
- Data Protection
To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned that the destruction of data obtained through the use of the heel prick test will result in a loss of valuable data that could be used to better...
- Hospital Staff
To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of agency nurses in hospitals here, in particular the cost-effectiveness of using agency nurses in cases of unexpected demand, specialist...
- Hospital Services
To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail and tabular form the number of cases for the Lucan area, County Dublin, which incorporates all of Lucan, Adamstown, Strawberry Beds and...
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to support the Kerry Cancer Support Group bus which brings patients from County Kerry to Cork University Hospital free of charge; and if he...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit; the rate of interest...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/13]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- EU Funding
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals that he has put forward under the Trans European Transport Network multi-annual programme 2007 – 2013. [6143/13]
- Upward Only Rent Reviews
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of leases with upward only rent clauses, that were in place by agencies under his Department at the start of 2011; and the number...
- Road Maintenance
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a county by county breakdown of the National Roads Authority allocations for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any retired public sector workers from his Department, or any other part of the public sector, currently on his Department's...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the contact number to report anti-social behaviour in unmanned DART and rail stations (details supplied) in Dublin 13 is an...
- Sports Capital Programme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position in relation to Wicklow County GAA Board whose application for a sports capital grant was deemed invalid; the reason this was...
- Departmental Banking
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money held on deposit or in short term bank investments by each Government or State agency or body under his Department's remit;...
