Written answers
Thursday, 23 May 2013
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts Social Clause
11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration he has given to the inclusion of a social clause in capital public procurement projects to the value of €1...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
12. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of flood alleviation projects that will be carried out by the Office of Public Works in 2013; the funding to be allocated to...
- Public Sector Pensions Issues
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to consolidate the 156 defined benefit schemes listed for public sector employees; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Banking Inquiry
14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the aim of the proposed bill to allow for a banking enquiry; the resources that will be made available to the...
- National Lottery Licence Sale
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will include in the tender documents for the National Lottery licence a clause that requires the successful bidder to abide by a...
- Departmental Legal Costs
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State’s legal bill across his Department and State agencies...
- Sale of State Assets
17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the full extent of the anticipated disposal of any State assets in the context of public expenditure reform and the...
- Public Procurement Contracts Tenders
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his view on fears expressed by the Small Firms Association that plans to centralise the way in which it buys goods and services threaten...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement a more streamlined process of negotiating pay and conditions for public sector employees; and if he will make a...
- Public Service Reform Plan Measures
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered expanding the State's eGovernance capacity by following the Norwegian Altinn model of online service provision...
- Public Expenditure Statistics
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will indicate his targets on public expenditure for Budget 2014; the extent to which these targets are influenced by the EU...
- Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his deliberations on the proposed sale of the harvesting rights of Coillte; the recommendation he will be making in...
- Budget Measures
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration he has given to the Scottish model of equality budgeting. [24634/13]
- EU Presidency Expenditure
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to date to the Office of Public Works of Ireland’s EU presidency; the expected total cost; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Programme
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to introduce Whistleblowers legislation. [24628/13]
- Capital Programme Expenditure
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has requested ministerial colleagues to prepare a list of capital projects which are ready for commencement; the way he envisaged...
- Flood Prevention Measures
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to address flood risks within the Shannon basin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/13]
- Open Government Partnership
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has concluded his review of the case for Ireland’s membership of the multilateral global Open Government Partnership. [24635/13]
- Public Procurement Regulations
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend procurement rules requiring locally based agencies to purchase products from local suppliers when they are able to offer...
- Croke Park Agreement Issues
37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the impact of the proposed agreement on Croke Park 2 on medium term expenditure targets on public spending up until...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representation
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries with whom Ireland has diplomatic relations who have never received an Irish Ministerial visit; if he is...
- Department of Finance
- VAT Rates Application
40. To ask the Minister for Finance following on from the decision to reduce the VAT rate from 13% to 9% and the significance of this reduction to the tourism sector here and the positive...
- Pension Provisions
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief available on pension contributions to a person who has a workplace pension, but who also makes contributions to another pension scheme for which...
- Tax Code
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation benefits that are available to couples after entering into same-sex civil partnerships; if these tax benefits can be availed of by opposite-sex...
- Fodder Crisis
43. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the decision taken by the Shannon Airport Authority to allow farming organisations to cut grass on property owned by them to help alleviate fodder...
- IBRC Liquidation
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the completion of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidation will be delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24958/13]
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
45. To ask the Minister for Finance when compensation payments to persons who were mis-sold payment protection insurance will commence; the length of time he expects the process to take; and if...
- Corporation Tax
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the gross amount of corporation tax paid in each year from 2008 to 2012 by the top 10 multinational firms as measured by...
- Tax Compliance
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for a letter to be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork explaining the netting off of separate issues regarding their income...
- IBRC Liquidation
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed update on the work of the special liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Legal Costs
52. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies under his aegis; and if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Good Shepard Mother and Baby Home, Dunboyne, County Meath, has not been included under the scheme of State involvement in religious...
- Student Grant Scheme Payments
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the level of contribution a postgraduate student (details supplied) in County Laois received following their appeal to Student...
- National Educational Psychological Service Administration
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available for a student to undergo a psychological report (details supplied) in County Longford [24910/13]
- Schools Building Projects Status
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is intended to build a new school in Knocknacarra, Galway, when there are already schools within a short distance of Knocknacarra...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Funding
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational institutions that are entitled to apply to offer springboard and or momentum skills places; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 14 May 2013, the reason resources cannot be guaranteed to support enrollment; and the reason the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any circumstances in which a student grant applicant who is not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment may be eligible for...
- Schools Building Projects Status
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new facilities promised for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the extent of the planning already...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who was previously refused higher education grant on the basis of their residency...
- Departmental Legal Costs
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies under his...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff Redundancies
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a query (details supplied) regarding redundancies in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24798/13]
- Flood Prevention Measures
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works proposes to carry out works on the Bulkawn River, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, due to the amount of land in...
- EU Directives
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there have been any EU Directives signed into Irish law which alter responsibility for coastal protection. [24927/13]
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a special fund to address and alleviate the flooding that is occurring in a housing estate (details supplied) in...
- Proposed Legislation
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 16 May 2013 regarding the proposed Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to previous Parliamentary Questions in respect of homes that have been and are at risk of flooding from the Cullavaw river in...
- Croke Park Agreement Savings
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is no longer seeking savings of €300 million on the public sector pay and pensions bill during the remainder of...
- Banking Inquiry
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any decision has been taken on the holding of a banking inquiry; his views on this matter; when a decision is expected to be made; and...
- Sale of State Assets
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which the disposal of State assets has been examined to date with particular reference to the utilisation of any proceeds...
- Public Expenditure Targets
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will indicate the extent to which any alternatives have been examined to meet savings and targets identified by the Troika and...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- County and City Enterprise Boards Funding
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total budget allocated and total amount distributed by each county enterprise board for 2007 to 2013; and if he will provide an...
- Job Creation Issues
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the multiplier effect on the economy for a job supported by the Industrial Development Agency; and the same for a job supported by...
- Job Creation Numbers
84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of the jobs retained, jobs created and jobs lost by companies supported by Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in having an oral hearing which was adjourned, rescheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; the...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to assess a person's eligibility for supplementary welfare allowance diet supplement; if the means threshold used in this...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for invalidity pension appeals; the timeframe to process these appeals; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Delays
89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has taken to address the unacceptable waiting lists for carer's allowance applicants; the timescale to process these applications;...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the continued practice by social welfare staff to refuse family payments based on the habitual residency clause is compatible with EU law;; and if...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the amount of rent supplement paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that their...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in county Cork; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose landlord has not reduced the rent in accordance with the...
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Eligibility
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when back to school allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Mortgage Interest Supplement Appeals
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which an application for mortgage support has been examined and determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Employment Rights Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will state the EU's definition of as migrant worker. [25014/13]
- Departmental Legal Costs
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in her Department and any State agencies under her aegis;...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Exchequer Returns
103. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what appropriations in aid spend will entail in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24861/13]
- Departmental Expenditure
104. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he envisages his Department retaining €210,000 from the EU presidency through to 2014; if so, if he has already allocated...
- Departmental Staff Training
105. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the expected training and development and incidental expenses with a list of the training and...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
106. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will set out by category and in detail a breakdown of the €124,000 estimated to be spent on consultancy services and...
- Departmental Expenditure
107. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the category of office premises expenses, if he will list the individual offices operated by his Department in the State...
- Cistí Spreagtha Fáis
110. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé na tograí Gaeltachta agus Oileánda atá molta ag a Roinn don Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí maidir leis na...
- Film Industry Tax Reliefs
111. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the tax beneficial arrangements his Department currently operate regarding the TV and film industry here; the financial benefits that...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues
112. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposals, if any, he has to deal with the difficulties encountered by turf cutters on the Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs in...
- National Raised Bog Management Plan Discussions
113. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date, following the Private Members' Motion in Dáil Éireann in 2012, in relation to the cessation of...
- Departmental Legal Costs
114. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Television Licence Fee Collection
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes here that do not currently pay for a television licence; if he will provide a breakdown of those who...
- Broadband Services Speeds
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the UK Communications Regulator Ofcom that data speeds from the 4G technology LTE is likely to be of...
- Consultancy Contracts Issues
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the winning consultants for the national broadband plan have met the turnover requirement in section 3.2A of the...
- Broadcasting Charges
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount he estimates will be returned to the State each year if the new broadcasting charge is introduced; and if he...
- Renewable Energy Exports
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount he intends to spend of renewable energy projects that will export energy to Britain; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a social clause included in the wind farm project in Mount Lucas, County Offaly; and if he will make a...
- Communications Mast Issues
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reports of an increasing number of cancer cases in a locality where a phone/communications mast is erected....
- Departmental Legal Costs
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any supervised housing project organisations that help mental health patients who need supported...
- Waste Management Regulations
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason no action is being taken to save jobs at a company (details supplied) in Coolock, Dublin 17 [24940/13]
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons have been fined by the Revenue Commissioners for not registering as tenants or landlords with the Private...
- Proposed Legislation
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Bill 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Government Reform
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, in respect of putting people first and existing structures, the names of those persons who currently...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if residents are entitled to apply for a core facility wastewater treatment plant to be fully taken in charge, should the...
- Leader Programmes Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the type of projects funded under the basic services measure of LEADER; the amount of money left to be committed under...
- Water Pollution
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve proposals presented to his Department by Roscommon County Council to address the cryptosporidium...
- Property Taxation Administration
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non principal private residence tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Management Companies
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of any current discussions between his Department and Kildare County Council in respect of a housing...
- Local Government Reform
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of Putting People First, while the partnerships are represented on the alignment group through the three...
- Departmental Legal Costs
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Common Travel Area
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the effect a United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union would have on the common travel area between Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great...
- Personal Insolvency Act
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person and their spouse apply for insolvency, will entering an insolvency agreement affect the spouse's qualified financial advisor...
- Services for People with Disabilities
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans, if any, to bring forward legislative proposals to allow access of digital audio recording of court proceedings for individuals with...
- Garda Operations
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been provided with information from an Garda Síochána on current members of the Oireachtas, both TDs and Senators; and if he...
- Naturalisation Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Investigations
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 25 September 2012, if there is any sign of the report into the incidents being completed and victims...
- Prison Accommodation
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if prisoners to be accommodated in Harristown house, Castlerea, County Roscommon, are to be allowed to leave the grounds of Castlerea Prison to...
- Restorative Justice
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of progress made regarding pilot restorative justice programmes in Wheatfield Prison and the Dóchas Centre,...
- Probation and Welfare Service
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the joint Irish Prison Service and Probation Service proposal on Social Impact Investment has been completed; the details of the proposal; and...
- Detention Centres
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the postion regarding the planned review of St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin, following the transfer of all prisoners under the age of 18 years...
- Prisoner Releases
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details regarding the joint Irish Prison Service and Probation Service feasibility study on pre and post release programmes...
- Prison Accommodation
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide information on the current number of prisoners occupying cells in the new block in Midlands Prison, County Laois; the extent...
- Prisoner Welfare
162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of ISM officers currently employed within each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/13]
- Prison Medical Service
163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Irish Prison Service's Joint Task Review of Healtcare; the anticipated date of completion; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when this application will be considered; and if he...
- Garda Vetting Applications
165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a response to their application for Garda vetting. [24906/13]
- Courts Service Issues
166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the cost to the State in the years 2010 to 2011, 2011 to 2012, 2012 to 2013 for the provision of Romanian...
- Charities Regulation
167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 7 May 2013 regarding the regulation of charity collectors, the reason there is a delay in the...
- Immigration Policy
168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that are being put in place to prepare for the new wave of immigrants that are expected to arrive here in 2014; and if he will...
- Judicial Appointments
169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation will be amended to enable a person who wishes to be considered for appointment to judicial office may be able to avail of a soft...
- Immigration Status
170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate if and when consideration of eligibility for residency/naturalisation will be concluded in the case of a person (details...
- Naturalisation Applications
175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the matter of determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Asylum Applications
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February 2013, if he will undertake a review the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Defence
- Pension Provisions
179. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of pensions still being paid for service during the War of Independence whether to any surviving participants or to the spouses thereof; the number...
- Defence Forces Reserve Issues
180. To ask the Minister for Defence the whereabouts of two plaques removed from a site (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24811/13]
- Naval Service Vessels
181. To ask the Minister for Defence the process he and his Department, in conjunction with the Irish Naval Service, will use for the naming of the two new vessels to be delivered in early 2014...
- Army Barracks Closures
182. To ask the Minister for Defence in relation to the recently closed army barracks at Slaugh Hall, Swords, County Dublin, the plans in place for the future use or sale of the barracks; if...
- Departmental Legal Costs
183. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies under his aegis; and if he...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Aquaculture Licences Applications
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the processing of applications for aquaculture licences in Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry; if his attention...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in the disadvantaged area payout for the years 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 in respect of a person (details...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Numbers
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed by Coillte at Donadea forest, County Kildare; and the number currently on sick leave. [24842/13]
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Eligibility
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which agreement has been reached in respect of certification of compliance with planning requirements arising from...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their agri environment option scheme payment; and if he will make a...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers in receipt of single payment will continue to receive the single farm payment in receipt of forested land under the common...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the agri-environment options scheme for 2012 was reduced...
- Animal Disease Controls
191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to continue testing cattle for brucellosis at the present frequency; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- European Union Solidarity Fund
192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make an application for EU solidarity funding to help address the serious situation and suffering that our farmers are...
- Food Security
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details regarding his Department's liaison office to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...
- Live Exports
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications with his Department for the licensing of ships for the live export of cattle; when such applications will...
- Fodder Crisis
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department and Teagasc to perform an audit of stocking rates on individual farms and to assist farmers who...
- Departmental Legal Costs
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Adoption Services Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applicant adoptive parents at present undertaking research with a view to adoption from Russia and the other countries where...
- Department of Health
- Mobility Allowance Decision
198. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant; the way recipients will be affected when current payments are scheduled to cease; if...
- Dental Services Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive dental appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/13]
- Respite Care Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of the Sancta Maria Respite facility at St. Vincent's Centre, Navan Road, Dublin 7 and the circumstances...
- Hospitals Funding
201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the works to be carried out in the Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar, County Mayo, as a result of the Health Information and Quality...
- HSE Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the legal fees paid by the Health Service Executive to each individual and organisation, including solicitors, counsel,...
- Health Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 on €208 per week is having their chiropody service cut; if it is correct that the same service is not...
- Care of the Elderly
205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of providing a dedicated, specialised Alzheimer's unit in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24829/13]
- General Medical Services Scheme Review
206. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive is not paying general practitioners to administer warfarin to qualified patients in view of the fact that such patients...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
208. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for orthodontic treatment for patients in Nenagh, County Tipperary; if extra staff have been allocated to date; the other action he proposes...
- Water Fluoridation
209. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the company that undertook the national audit of the fluoridation process at water treatment plants commissioned by the Irish Expert Group on...
- Generic Drugs Substitution
211. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the enactment of legislation to promote generic substitution of medicines, if he supports the introduction of prescribing supports such as the...
- Substance Misuse
213. To ask the Minister for Health his proposal relating to a minimum price for alcohol in view of the ruling by the Scottish Supreme Court in favour of the legality of the Scottish Government's...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
214. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that there is no ambulance cover in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, on Tuesdays due to recent rostering changes; and if he will make a statement...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
216. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has to wait 19 months for a video EEG monitoring test in Beaumont Hospital,...
- Health Services Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Health if, in relation to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 11, he will provide details of a time scale for the acquisition of a suitable site, including any...
- Hospital Charges
218. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of inappropriate billing by hospitals to private health insurance companies for beds not occupied when patients were...
- Home Help Service Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home helps in County Kerry; the number of applicants for home help in County Kerry awaiting a decision on their application; the number of...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
220. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive plans to fill sanctioned posts in areas of diabetes care, specifically one integrated diabetes nursing post to serve the new...
- Hospital Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will commence at Letterkenny Regional Hospital, County Donegal [24977/13]
- Speech and Language Therapy
223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate if and when assessment will be carried out to determine eligibility for speech and language therapy in the case of a person (details...
- Health Services Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the resources and support services available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if specific action might be taken with a view...
- Departmental Legal Costs
225. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether sufficient progress is being made in reducing the State's legal bill in his Department and any State agencies under his aegis; and if he...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rural Transport Programme Issues
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his intention to remove the free travel pass for the rural transport programme, in effect meaning that passengers will have an...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will set out by category and in detail a breakdown of the €799,000 estimated to be spent on consultancy services and value...
- Departmental Policy Reviews
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of policy reviews to be undertaken by his Department in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown by category of sports and recreation services estimated spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
- Exchequer Returns
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give details of what appropriations in aid spend will entail for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24855/13]
- Departmental Staff Training
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the expected training and development and incidental expenses with the list of training and development...
- Departmental Expenditure
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport under the category of office premises expenses, if he will list the individual offices operated by his Department in the State alongside...
- Swimming Pool Projects
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of grant applications he has received for swimming pool builds or repair or maintenance for 2012 and to date in 2013; and if...
- VAT Rates Reductions
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following on from the decision to reduce the VAT rate from 13 % to 9% and the significance of this reduction to the tourism sector here...
- Taxi Regulations
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal requirement for decals on taxis in view of the case heard in the High Court on 4 February 2013, where a judge allowed a taxi...
- Road Projects Issues
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the upgrading of the N16 Sligo road as part of the TEN-T comprehensive road network; and if he will make a...
- Taxi Regulations
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects all taxi drivers to be on the online taxi register; the deadline that has been given to drivers to register; the...
- Aviation Issues
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if EU Regulation 290/2012 has been implemented; if this now allows pilots to carry out their multi engine instrument rating test in the...
