Written answers
Thursday, 16 May 2013
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released Human Rights Watch report which accuses the Burmese Government of...
- Foreign Conflicts
12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent arrest of eight young Basque political activists in Donostia San...
- Middle East Peace Process
14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions, if any, he has had with Commissioner Ashton or at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in relation...
- Foreign Conflicts
15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the suspected use of chemical weapons by Government and opposition forces in Syria; and...
- Cross-Border Projects
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, he has to have further discussions with Members of the Northern Ireland Executive or with the...
- Middle East Peace Process
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the injuries sustained by a person (details supplied) who was wounded by a rubber-coated...
- Foreign Conflicts
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent upsurge in violence in Nigeria between the Government and Boko Haram; and if...
- Middle East Peace Process
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released UNCTAD report entitled The Palestinian Economy in East Jerusalem:...
- Investment in Agriculture Conference
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details about what was discussed at the Investing in Agriculture for Nutrition event in Washington, that...
- Human Rights Issues
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the findings of a distinguished legal research and advocacy panel from the Constitution Project that...
- Foreign Conflicts
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any discussions he has had with his EU counterparts and other Foreign Ministers with regard to military...
- International Summits
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be represented at the pre G8 Hunger Summit on the 8 June 2013 in London, and at the Tax, Trade and Transparency...
- Ministerial Travel
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details of his recent four day trade mission to Turkey; his visit to Syrian refugee camps in...
- Passport Applications
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to review the passport application process for dual citizenship holders in order that his Department will keep...
- International Conferences
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide more details of what was discussed at the Somalia Conference which was held in London and attended by...
- International Relations
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has sent a message of congratulations to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on his recent election victory; and if...
- Foreign Conflicts
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent statements from the Russia and American Governments in which they agreed to...
- Good Friday Agreement
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and with Members of the Northern Ireland...
- International Relations
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Commissioner Ashton reported to the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to negotiations concerning Iran; and if he...
- International Trade
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he has to increase trade between Ireland and Mongolia following the recent visit of Minister of State, Costello;...
- Diplomatic Service
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals, if any, he has to review the Diplomatic Service; if there are proposals to open new consulates/embassies in...
- Trade Missions
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the trade missions he has planned for the remainder of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/13]
- Humanitarian Aid
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to address inadequate international response to commitments humanitarian; and if he will make a...
- Treatment of Prisoners
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment...
- Good Friday Agreement
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made to date following discussions regarding the need to progress the Bill of Rights in Northern...
- Overseas Development Issues
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered the UN report Making the most of Africa's Commodities; his views on the future economic development of...
- EU Development
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has engaged with his EU colleagues with a view to redefining a modern vision for Europe with...
- European Council Meetings
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the series of constitutional changes initiated by the Hungarian Prime Minister were discussed at the European Union...
- Northern Ireland Marching Season
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the security threats that the upcoming marching season will bring, with the Northern Ireland Executive...
- Human Rights Issues
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Juan Mendez, who was due to visit...
- Humanitarian Aid
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details on the three year Strategic Partnership Agreement that the Government recently signed...
- Passport Applications
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his previous proposal for the introduction of an automatic reminder service that would...
- Human Rights Issues
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the UN Security Council to adopt Resolution 2099, which extends...
- Teachers' Remuneration
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions taken by his Department to ensure that Irish teachers facilitating the sitting of the Leaving Certificate...
- Northern Ireland Issues
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his interaction with the Northern Ireland Executive. [22454/13]
- Overseas Development Issues
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Tanzanian Government to order thousands of Masai tribes persons to...
- Human Rights Issues
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to media reports highlighting incidences where refugees and migrants from Eritrea, Sudan...
- Foreign Conflicts
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has plans to provide further assistance to Syrian refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries considering the...
- Human Rights Issues
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken to date to encourage the United States administration to close Guantanamo Bay; his views on the...
- Overseas Development Aid Oversight
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he proposes to change the auditing system pertaining to Overseas Development Aid such as having auditing carried out...
- Overseas Development Issues
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the apparent contradiction between policies to promote biofuels, on one hand, and hunger alleviation goals, on...
- Human Rights Issues
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recently released One World, One Future: Ireland’s Policy for International Development report and...
- Ministerial Meetings
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he had with members of The Elders on a recent visit to Dublin; the discussions he had with former President...
- Passport Applications
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport issued to a minor (details supplied) in County Mayo has been withdrawn or cancelled by the passport office;...
- Illegal Israeli Imports
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the preparatory work carried out to date in relation to the introduction of labelling requirements and...
- Humanitarian Aid
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland's contribution, financially or in terms of resource commitment or otherwise to the Donor Conference for Development...
- Foreign Conflicts
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to seek cessation of hostilities in Syria combined with...
- Humanitarian Aid
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to focus on humanitarian and other issues in the Great Lakes...
- European Union Membership
77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he and his colleagues within the EU have managed to focus on a situation that may arise in the event of...
- Colombian Peace Process
78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to support the peace process in Colombia with particular...
- Human Rights Issues
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ten locations worldwide in respect of which the greatest human rights violations continue to be reported; the extent to...
- European Court of Human Rights Judgments
80. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position in the aftermath of any recent court decisions in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- EU Enlargement
81. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which progress continues in respect of EU enlargement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23613/13]
- Human Rights Issues
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to focus on the situation in the Horn of Africa with particular...
- Child Solidiers
83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to focus on the use of child soldiers in various conflicts in...
- Humanitarian Aid
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he and his EU/UN colleagues endeavour to ensure that aid intended for specific objectives actually goes...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which contact has been made with undocumented Irish in the US with particular reference to the need to...
- EU Presidency Issues
88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland’s EU Presidency has succeeded in addressing the most pressing issues in the course of...
- Department of Finance
- NAMA Debtors
92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is prevented from buying back their loans at a discount from National Assets Management Agency, in view of...
- Banking Sector Issues
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal basis for the statement that holders of bonds in banks be ranked pari passu with depositors in the event of insolvency of a bank; and if he will make...
- Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
94. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review section 57 CL (1) of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2004, to facilitate those with small claims having...
- Property Taxation Collection
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any common sense ways of paying the property tax for those unemployed and on social welfare and or disability benefits. [23401/13]
- Property Taxation Exemptions
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any exemptions from the local property tax for persons who suffered severe flood damage over the years; and if the Revenue Commissioners will...
- Tax Reliefs Availability
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide specific details on the liability formula for local property tax for homeowners who have carried out remedial works to provide for the...
- VAT Information Exchange System
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that make returns using the connect direct facility to submit VAT Information Exchange System returns; and if he will make a statement...
- Property Taxation Collection
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of property tax return forms that have been received by the Revenue Commissioners; of those return forms received, the number that have chosen the...
- Mortgage Arrears Rate
100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in tabular form of a breakdown of the number of mortgages in arrears according to the entire sum owed (details supplied); and if...
- National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments
101. To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Pension Reserve Fund will commence investment in the small and medium enterprise fund managed by Blue Bay Asset Management; when he expects...
- National Treasury Management Agency Bond Issues
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Treasury Management Agency plans to publish a debt issuance strategy; if this is a requirement for Ireland to be eligible for outright...
- EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further detail on a note to the stability programme update (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/13]
- Property Taxation Administration
104. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the property tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23505/13]
- Mortgage Applications Approvals
105. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on loans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23506/13]
- EU Directives
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he had with his counterparts at the 14 May ECOFIN meeting in Brussels regarding the bail-in tool; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Property Taxation Administration
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the fraud prevention measures that are in place at the local property tax call centre in view of the alleged debit and credit card fraud allegations; and if...
- EU Treaties
108. To ask the Minister for Finance if European Union treaty change is necessary, thus triggering a referendum here, in order to legally create a single EU bailout agency and rescue fund; if he...
- Property Taxation Administration
109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline his response to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23552/13]
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service Issues
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm recent reports that the Central Bank is considering using a British debt charity to assist with the restructuring of debt for those in...
- Bank Interest Rates
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if representations have been made by commercial banks urging him to request that An Post reduce their deposit interest rates; and if he will make a statement...
- State Savings Value
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the total amount of funds held in deposit accounts at An Post at the end of each year from 2008 to 2012; and if he will...
- Property Taxation Collection
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the deadline for property tax returns in view of the fact the many persons who do not have the option to file on-line have not...
- Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether work training opportunities, for those who do not access third level education should be provided to sufferers from...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether continuing educational supports at primary and secondary level, following consultation assessment to include special needs...
- State Examinations Issues
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider withholding the results of leaving certificate exams for students of a foreign based school (details supplied) until the...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision made by Student Universal Support Ireland to refuse grant aid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary;...
- School Staffing
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of a parent (details supplied) whose child is a student at a school in County Donegal that will undergo staffing...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns that are set out in a submission (details supplied) which relates to the Further Education and Training Bill [23395/13]
- Education and Training Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not received sanction to operate a PLC course for the 2013/2014 academic year; and...
- State Examinations Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Leaving Certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a course (details supplied) will be eligible for funding under the student grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23445/13]
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the National Council for Special Education was first asked by him to provide policy advice in particular reference to children with Down...
- Higher Education Institutions Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is appropriate and in the best interests of the Institute of Technology of Tralee, County Kerry in respect of a person...
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on an application for funding from a special needs unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will...
- Grant Payments
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether a special education grant should be given for third level education to cover costs for sufferers of the unique Narcolepsy...
- Schools Building Projects Status
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when stage 2B of the process in relation to the building of a new school (details supplied) will be complete; the reason for the delay with this...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs teaching arrangements will be made available in the case the child of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Higher Education Grants Eligibility Criteria
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the refusal of application for higher education grant will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- State Property
135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the future use of Whitehall Garda Station, Dublin, and the details of timelines and so on; and if he...
- Office of Public Works Projects
136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline recent developments regarding works to take place this year at Kilmacurragh House and Botanic Gardens in County...
- Office of Public Works Expenditure
137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department incurred additional costs in 2012 for a site (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Office of Public Works Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the guide season at an Office of Public Work site (details supplied) in County Kerry was extended; and if he will make a...
- Office of Public Works Expenditure
139. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of expenditure budgeted for in 2013 in respect of an item (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Office of Public Works Projects
140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to approve a community project proposal (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Office of Public Works Expenditure
141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overall cost of the Office of Public Works guides in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs per site; and if he will...
- Proposed Legislation
142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current legislative position regarding communications and privilege for papers, emails and documents sent, received and held by...
- Office of Public Works Properties
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the source of stonework belonging to the Office of Public Works, left on Coillte land near Tintern Abbey, County Wexford; if a record...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in respect of public sector pay agreements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23574/13]
- National Procurement Service Framework Agreements
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a copy of the impact assessment on local jobs in relation to the Public Procurement (Frameworks Agreements) circular...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Relations
147. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which EU/US and EU/Japan will benefit this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23622/13]
- Departmental Agencies Expenditure
148. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the level of expenditure spent on consultants and contractors at a national state agency (details supplied), in...
- Registered Employment Agreements
149. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the implications of the recent Supreme Court ruling on Registered Employment Agreements for workers that were subject to such...
- Department of Social Protection
- Disability Allowance Appeals
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if all the necessary information has been submitted in order to finalise a decision on disability allowance in respect of a person (details...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [23397/13]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Applications
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a hearing grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [23410/13]
- Social Welfare Appeals Delays
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review processes in her Department in situations where an appeal against a refusal is accepted and registered with the appeals office...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of person's who availed of the religious ceremonies grant over the last five years; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare will issue; and if she will make a statement...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering extending the mortgage arrears information and advice service to include financial brokers. [23460/13]
- Employment Support Services
161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her vies on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Tus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23464/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who was diagnosed with a very serious illness and was admitted to...
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection SOUND is seeking official recognition of narcolepsy as a disability so that their members cannot be discriminated against in the work place and that...
- Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times
166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current average waiting times for a decision on an application for disability allowance to be made by her Department; the number of applicants...
- Illness Benefit Appeals
168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Employment Support Services
170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway cannot remain on the TÚS programme for another year; and if she will make a statement...
- Unemployment Statistics
172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to a report commissioned from the Economic and Social Research Institute by her Department entitled Work and Poverty in Ireland: an analysis...
- Social Welfare Offices
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Intreo offices that are currently operational; the number that she or her Department plan to open in the future; if when these will be...
- Invalidity Pension Eligibility
174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding determination of entitlement to invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of requested information in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin as set out by her...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which adequate care is likely to be available in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way resolution is likely to be achieved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is deemed to have left their previous...
- Public Services Card
179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the alternative method of identification, if any, acceptable in respect of registration for public service card for persons holding neither drivers...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding and appeal in respect of refusal of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full extent of family income supplement or jobseeker's allowance including ADA and CDA paid in the case of persons (details supplied) in County...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23606/13]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Special Areas of Conservation Appeals
185. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person who has ceased farming and who is the registered owner of lands that are subject to a special area of conservation is...
- Arts and Culture Funding
186. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding he has allocated for the City of Culture programme 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23423/13]
- Sports Funding
190. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be reimbursed to a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Areas of Conservation Designation
191. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process used to determine which areas of raised bogs were to be designated as special areas of conservation under the Habitats...
- Deontais Caipitil
193. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir leis an gcúnamh caipitil a chuireann an Rannóg Áiseanna Pobail agus Teanga ina Roinn ar fáil, cad é...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding housing in respect of a person (details supplied). [23400/13]
- Property Taxation Exemptions
195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding waivers for the property tax on unfinished estates, 82 waivers were recommended by Kerry County Council but only...
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the cumulative penalties being applied to the non-principal private residence charge in view of the fact...
- Planning Issues
197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that local authorities in considering requests for future planning permissions will take account of the...
- Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the proposed housing assistance payment which will replace rent supplement will continue to be paid...
- Ministerial Meetings
199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the discussion he and his officials had in October 2012 with a delegation from the Council of Europe regarding local...
- Leader Programmes Expenditure
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate and clarify the amount paid by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Ltd and South West Mayo LEADER...
- Departmental Expenditure
201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall in funding for disability adaptations for housing in Dublin City Council...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Remuneration
202. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if new remuneration arrangements for An Garda Síochána will include a specific clause to facilitate greater flexibility for individual...
- Garda Investigations
203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason no action was taken on a matter (details supplied). [23408/13]
- Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit
204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the new regulations governing livestock marts,the reason marts are required to have a licensed auctioneer as a committee member...
- Garda Transport Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Divisional Officer in the Dublin North region has made a request to his Department for additional Garda vehicles to be supplied to the...
- Garda Equipment
206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding to An Garda Síochána for the reissue of the uzi submachine gun to armed Garda units; and if he will make a...
- Crime Statistics
207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of convictions secured under section 5 of the Criminal Justice Public Order Act 2003 for each of...
- Naturalisation Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
- Immigration Status
210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlement to Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/13]
- Naturalisation Applications
212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Immigration Status
213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 28 February 2013, (details suppled) if arrangements will be made for the regularisation of their...
- Subsidiary Protection Applications
214. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Naturalisation Applications
215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for regularisation of long-term residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of persons (details...
- Immigration Status
216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to validate an application for long-term residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Naturalisation Applications
218. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [23593/13]
- Immigration Status
220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the positionregarding eligibility for updated Stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on...
- Naturalisation Applications
221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding long term residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is...
- Crime Prevention
222. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps Gardaí are taking to reduce crime in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/13]
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
224. To ask the Minister for Defence if further consideration has been given to the deployment of Irish observers to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in Syria; if deployed, the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will facilitate an early release of Exchequer funds to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to allow it to issue...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been paid all outstanding moneys under the animal welfare recording breeding scheme...
- Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the State sale of Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sheep Fencing-Mobile Equipment Scheme Applications
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue for a fencing grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Land Parcel Identification System
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the cost, requirements and term of the contract for digital mapping. [23452/13]
- Forestry Management
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of the Principles of Sustainability with which Coillte should adhere in order to comply with their...
- Food Labelling
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to insist on the fattening country on labels, along with birth country/country of origin for all beef products entering...
- Food Safety Standards Regulation
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations dealing with fish, pig, cow and poultry food manufacture, with particular reference to whether cow brains and spinal...
- Afforestation Programme
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of lands that have some designations under the hen harrier (details supplied) his view regarding this land being planted...
- Animal Identification Scheme
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an approved list of suppliers for the bovine identification electronic rumen bolus; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have been paid under the new agri-environment option scheme 3 out of the applications applied for prior to...
- Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions at the 13-14 May meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council regarding the Common Fisheries...
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions at the 13-14 May meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council regarding the Common Agricultural...
- Single Payment Scheme Administration
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the closing date for single farm payment applications in view of the impact the current weather conditions are...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an area based payment has not yet been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if they are entitled to...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme 2 payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay...
- Milk Quota Applications
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was unable to purchase milk quota in 2011 when they were under 35 years of age;...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Services
243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of Exchequer funding the Foróige organisation has received in Waterford City and county in each of the past five years....
- Child Detention Centres
246. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on recent media reports that there is a lack of space in children's detention centres, particularly that a unit in one of the...
- Department of Health
- Alcohol Pricing
247. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent ruling by the Scottish Supreme Court in favour of the legality of the Scottish Government's plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing;...
- Vaccination Programme
248. To ask the Minister for Health if SOUND the organization that represents sufferers of the unique narcolepsy disorder will have an input to any committee which plans for the future care of...
- Health Services Expenditure
250. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis, the way the €35 million allocated for additional staff in mental health services in Budget 2013...
- Hospital Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on supports for organ transplants at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 and the issue of unavailable theatre space and infestation of...
- Medicinal Products Supply
253. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the decision by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomicso not to recommend reimbursement for Pirfenidone to patients with idopathic pulmonary...
- Medical Products
254. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for specialised bandages and medication under the medical hardship in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Ambulance Service Provision
255. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the reason that no ambulance was available in Midleton, County Cork, on 6 May 2013 to respond to a seriously injured toddler who fell from a...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
257. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that a badly injured young person who was assaulted in Youghal town centre, County Cork, during the May bank holiday had...
- Ambulance Service Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the restructuring of the National Ambulance Service; if this restructuring has delivered a better and more reliable service to persons in towns...
- Nursing Home Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest in and upgrade facilities in five community nursing homes to meet the Health Information and Quality Authority standards post 2015; and if...
- Medical Card Applications
262. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Closures
263. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Cherry Ward in James Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 has been closed from 3 of May 2013 [23485/13]
- Professional Qualifications
266. To ask the Minister for Health if EuroPsy, the European standard of education and professional training in psychology set by the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations is...
- Mental Health Services Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Health when the acute mental health admissions unit in Beaumont Hospital will be fully operational. [23515/13]
- Health Services Issues
268. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has secured the rights to the National Health Service/PICKER acute hospital and maternity patient in-patient survey tools and...
- Medical Card Eligibility
269. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding free general practitioner visit cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23532/13]
- Infectious Diseases Incidence
273. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has been in contact with the World Health Organisation regarding a new coronavirus similar to that of the Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome...
- Medical Card Applications
274. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will expedite this application; and if...
- Hospital Services
275. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the phlebotomy services at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 (details supplied); if he if will consider instructing hospitals to operate a dedicated...
- Medical Card Applications
276. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23579/13]
- Medical Card Eligibility
278. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the determination of eligibility for a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Respite Care Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a six month waiting list for respite services in County Mayo; if his attention has been...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Signage
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason road signage at the Carrentreila by-pass on the N.26 is being replaced when the road is only open a few years; the cost of...
- National Roads Authority Expenditure
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent by the National Roads Authority for each county for each year for the past five years; and if he will make...
- Road Signage
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultation the National Roads Authority engages in with local authorities to avoid signage pollution particularly in scenic and...
