Written answers
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent protests and street demonstrations in Brazil; and if he has discussed the...
- Trade Missions Participation
10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the recent trade mission to Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30796/13]
- Middle East Peace Process
11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with his counterparts in Israel and Palestine in order to advance peace in the region; and if he...
- Humanitarian Aid
12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that are in place to ensure that all funding granted through Irish Aid is spent in a manner which is effective...
- Human Rights Issues
13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason two of Irish Aid's key partner countries, Ethiopia and Zambia, have so far failed to ratify the Optional...
- European External Action Service
15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the European External Action Service is effective in its mandate as the European Union's diplomatic...
- Foreign Conflicts
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the Tamil Political Prisoners in Sri Lanka March 2013 report produced by the Sri Lanka...
- Northern Ireland Issues
17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most recent discussions he has had with parties in Northern Ireland regarding advancing a shared future; and if he will...
- Emigrant Issues
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a case in the USA where the Irish International Immigration Centre turned over a young...
- Human Rights Issues
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Laotian Government handed over nine refugees, who escaped from North...
- International Relations
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic relations Ireland has with Croatia, who on 1 July 2013 will become the newest and 28th Member State of the...
- Northern Ireland Issues
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the British and Northern Ireland authorities that a person (details supplied), imprisoned in Maghaberry...
- Human Rights Issues
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent events in Turkey, if he is satisfied that the criteria set out in that country's efforts to become a...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contacts he has had with key players on Capitol Hill in the US following the publication of the Border Security,...
- Venezuelan Presidential Election
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the European Commission’s attempts to verify the Venezuelan Presidential election result; if...
- Overseas Development Aid Provision
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any funds from the Africa Agri-Food Development Fund have been granted to the Irish, Kenyan, or Tanzanian private sector...
- Corporation Tax
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's recent engagements in the USA in respect of promotion of...
- Children in Armed Conflict
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released annual report of the UN Secretary General on children and armed...
- Passport Applications
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the campaigns his Department has undertaken to inform the general public of the new changes to the passport application...
- Foreign Conflicts
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent civic unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina; if these particular issues have been discussed at the...
- Diplomatic Representation Issues
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the current diplomatic relationship between Ireland and the Holy See; the number of times the...
- Shannon Airport Facilities
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the decision of the US to supply arms to Syria, the steps he is taking to ensure that such weapons are not being...
- Overseas Development Aid Issues
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the topics that were discussed at the Conference on Education and Development in Brussels, attended by...
- Northern Ireland Marching Season
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the most recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with Members of the Northern...
- Humanitarian Aid
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at the EU Foreign Affairs Council the totally inadequate response of the international community to the...
- Northern Ireland Issues
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent economic package announced by the British Government for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...
- Foreign Conflicts
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update regarding to the most recent discussions at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in...
- Departmental Properties
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the current spending for repair and maintenance by the Embassies of Ireland over the past two...
- Foreign Conflicts
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent cease-fire agreement that the Malian government has signed with Tuareg...
- Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's participation and contribution to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
- Foreign Conflicts
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continuing deterioration of the political situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Northern Ireland Issues
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention was drawn to the recent Belfast: A City of Equals in an Island of Equals cross community conference; and...
- International Agreements
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to enshrine Article V of the 1907 Hague Convention regarding the rights and duties of neutral states, in view...
- Conflict Resolution
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Highway 60, a road which stretches between Israel and the West Bank in Palestine, that...
- Israeli Imports
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the proposed labelling measures for goods from Israeli settlements that are currently being discussed at the EU level...
- EU Budget Issues
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected outcome of discussions at EU parliament level in respect of the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on...
- Humanitarian Aid
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor events in Syria with particular reference to the...
- Overseas Development Aid Issues
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of locations worldwide currently in receipt of Irish aid; the extent to which the relevant aid agencies remain...
- Foreign Conflicts
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to monitor the situation in Somalia, deemed to be one of the most...
- Human Rights Issues
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which, at EU and UN level, the detention of Yulia Tymoshenko continues to be monitored; if any action has...
- Export Statistics
71. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has identified the top ten countries with which trade with this country has improved most...
- EU Enlargement
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which development in the Western Balkans continues to be a feature for discussions at EU level; the efforts...
- EU Issues
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he has had discussions at EU level and with his counterparts in the UK in the context of the...
- Human Rights Issues
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he directly or through the aegis of the EU/UN continues to monitor the various locations throughout the...
- Foreign Conflicts
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he directly or in conjunction with the EU/UN continues to monitor or encourage the peace process in...
- EU Presidency Issues
78. 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...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
79. 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...
- Department of Finance
- NAMA Loan Book
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the National Assets Management Agency did not take on outstanding development levies owed by developers when bad loans were transferred to the...
- Credit Unions Issues
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the losses incurred by a credit union (details supplied) in County Waterford as a result of the liquidation of the Irish...
- Tax Yield
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if tax credits for high income earners were phased out with a reduction of half the credits for income...
- Tax Credits
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost or saving to the Exchequer that could be made if the use of tax credits was abolished and the system instead returned to tax free allowance up to a...
- Tax Code
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the current tax treatment of discretionary trusts and the revenue that could be raised for the Exchequer if the once off charge for establishing a trust was...
- Tax Credits
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the income tax system in Britain where the personal allowance is only applicable up to an income of £100,000; if he has...
- Excise Duties Yield
86. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of reducing excise duty on fuel by five cent in the litre. [30928/13]
- Departmental Websites
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the person responsible for the management of the Revenue website; the person directly responsible for the updating of the VAT code section of the Revenue...
- Tax Code
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any expressions of interest in the establishment of REITs in Ireland since the passing of the Finance Act. [30979/13]
- VAT Payments
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if a retailer is entitled to recoup the VAT portion of a loss in their VAT return when they choose to sell alcohol at a price below the cost of purchase; if...
- State Banking Sector
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the market value of his shares in AIB and Bank of Ireland respectively. [31110/13]
- Property Tax Assessments
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in which the Revenue are seeking legal advise in respect of returns for the local property tax by liable persons/organisations; if there...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Contractors
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will put in place to reduce the barriers to small building contractors tendering for public works, such as the building of...
- Third Level Fees
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his response to the request from Union of Students in Ireland to fund a study on the impact of increasing student fees on participating families;...
- Schools Building Projects Status
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved to go for architectural planning; and if he will...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a determination will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- School Staffing
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a review has not taken place in the past two years on the number and location of base schools for the allocation of staffing for...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who was on back to education allowance and applied to Student Universal Support Ireland for...
- School Staffing
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns regarding working hours that are spent by resource teachers in travelling between schools; if he will review...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has yet to receive notification of their 2012/13 higher education grant application from...
- Teacher Redeployment
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the salary scale and their requirements to be considered for the Supplementary Teaching Panel in respect of a person (details...
- Departmental Bodies Expenditure
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to Quality and Qualifications Ireland and its establishment, the cost of rebranding, new stationery and facilities and refurbishment...
- School Accommodation
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide improved accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30920/13]
- Student Support Schemes Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in issuing copy correspondence from Student Universal Support Ireland in relation to an appeal on an application for...
- Schools Refurbishment
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application for emergency works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Properties
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who has responsibility for the land at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; if he will supply contact details for the...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants that will be allocated to primary and secondary schools in County Louth from September 2013; the...
- Higher Education Institutions Issues
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans and priorities for the location of a third level education campus in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/13]
- National Council for Special Education
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no Irish National Teachers Organisation member on the national Council for Special Education; and if he will make a statement...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who is employed as a special needs assistant may work beyond their sixty fifth birthday; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding home tuition hours in respect of children (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their Student Universal Support Ireland grant. [31108/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a grant application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if any outstanding information needs to...
- Student Grant Scheme Delays
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to continuing delay with the processing of some student grant scheme applications for the academic year 2012/13,...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding cuts to resource hours for children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/13]
- Student Support Schemes Issues
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek increased funding for his Department in Budget 2014 in respect of the student assistance fund for the coming academic year in...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider amending the application process for student maintenance grants to make it more flexible for a third level student under the...
- Third Level Funding
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to commission a study on the impact of cuts in Exchequer spending on third level education, particularly in...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the cuts to special needs resources (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31166/13]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Commercial Rates Valuation Process
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider calls from the Waterford City Centre Business Group and other business groups and persons to place a moratorium on...
- State Properties
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he wil provide an estimate of the current number of vacant properties, by county, which are in the ownership of the State and under...
- Flood Relief Schemes Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Public Works will make a decision on an application from Leitrim County Council for €300,000 in respect of...
- National Monuments
127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in whose ownership is the Tower on the Hill of Skyrne, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30914/13]
- Flood Prevention Measures
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the various complaints that have been made by residents in the Rochfortbridge area, County Westmeath, to the...
- National Lottery Licence Sale
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions in the licensing application conditions for the National Lottery regarding funding for good causes and the percent that...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Trade Agreements
130. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expected benefits to accrue from the trade agreement between Europe and the US; the potential for this country in that; and if he...
- Unemployment Statistics
132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to Eurostat data showing that citizens of other EU states living here had a higher employment rate...
- Department of Social Protection
- Back to Education Allowance Expenditure
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that there will be no further cuts to the back to education allowance scheme in Budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Insurance Yield
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the yield or estimated yield from increasing the PRSI contribution rate by 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% for employees, and...
- Departmental Offices
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Intreo offices opened across the country on a county basis; the cost of rebranding, new stationary and facilities and refurbishment of...
- Departmental Statistics
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of individual case officers operating under Intreo on a county basis; the average number of active...
- Departmental Staff Training
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money spent on the re-training of Intreo officers in 2012 and to date in 2013; the average length of re-training; if external...
- Social Welfare Appeals Data
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors and medical officers available to the Social Welfare Appeals Office as appeals that may require medical assessment...
- Social Welfare Code Issues
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of introducing two weeks paid paternity leave. [30931/13]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way any proposed changes to the treatment of the self employed for PRSI contributions/benefits will apply to a person (details supplied) in...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Respite Care Grant Payments
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the cut to the respite care grant of almost 20% as this cut is having serious implications on the most vunerable the most...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that arise for emigrants who have now returned home and who are being deprived of social welfare...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31013/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision of an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a State non contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
- Social Insurance Rates
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has a facility to track the switch over of direct employees in the construction sector to C2 operators; if she is satisfied that...
- Employment Support Services
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 421 of 28 May and 442 of 11 June 2013, the progress made to date on the specific targets that were published...
- Community Welfare Services
154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the proposals to centralise the community welfare service from some of our smaller villages into larger towns and centres of...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Censorship of Publications
155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the number of publications referred to the Censorship of Publications Board per annum since 2000;...
- Seirbhísí Dlí
158. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé na socruithe atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le seirbhísí dlí inmheánacha; an bhfuil i...
- Foireann na Roinne
159. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon foirne atá ag obair i rannóga na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na nOileán sa Roinn; cén...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
160. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon daoine atá ag obair in Údarás na Gaeltachta anois; cén líon a bhí ann an 31/3/2010;...
- National Museum
161. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of donations made to the National Museum of Ireland in the past ten years. [31164/13]
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fishing Vessel Licences
162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expedite an application for a fishing licence to fish on the River Maine in respect of a person (details...
- Natural Gas Grid
163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider making County Sligo a destination of the natural gas pipeline by way of an extension of the current...
- Broadband Services Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for investment in broadband infrastructure in the Dundalk Gateway region in view of the fact that the region is...
- Departmental Expenditure
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the administration costs in the Natural Resources section of his Department; and if he...
- Exploration Industry Data
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the oil or gas fields that extend over more than one exploration authorisation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Properties
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the use to which properties rented in the GPO by his Department are put; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding Project Kelvin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31100/13]
- Departmental Offices
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department spends on the Renewable Energy Information Office; the way this office differs from the...
- Fisheries Protection
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 11 December 2012, if he will instruct Bord Iascaigh Mhara and the Loughs...
- Electric Vehicle Grants
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of electric vehicles that have been purchased by consumers here in each of the past seven years. [31153/13]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Security of the Elderly
179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a scheme to reimburse the purchase and running costs of a panic alarm system for a person (details supplied)...
- Property Tax Assessments
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 [31088/13]
- Community Development Initiatives
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if in the re-organisation of local development services he intends retaining Comhar na nOileán as the lead agency for...
- Local Elections
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person is permitted under current electoral law to run for a position on a County or City Council in two or more...
- National Spatial Strategy
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the future development of the Gateway and Hubs structure. [30965/13]
- Local Authority Staff Issues
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the guidelines in place for local authorities for the redeployment of staff after the driving licence services are...
- Election Management System
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures that are in place to detect if non-Irish EU citizens who are registered to vote in European Parliament...
- Energy Conservation
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed budget for the energy upgrade of local authority properties as recently announced as part of a local stimulus...
- Local Authorities Management
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority area of the number of meetings on an annual basis that have...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Road Safety Issues
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in relation to the current review of the CT68 form being undertaken by the Gardaí, the Road Safety Authority and the National...
- Property Registration Authority
193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Property Registration Authority will rectify an error on a folio map (details supplied) in order that it conforms with the folio in...
- Prisoner Transfers
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a prisoner (details supplied) was refused a transfer to an open prison on the premise that they could not be interviewed by the Parole...
- EU Conventions
196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sign the European Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence before the end of Ireland's...
- Garda Deployment
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Longford and Granard Garda area has no Inspector appointed to its ranks and Granard Garda area which covers Edgeworthstown station has...
- EU Conventions
201. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will sign the European Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence; and if he will make a...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Equipment
202. To ask the Minister for Defence when a decision will be made on an application for the use of the restored armoured car Sliabh na mBan for an event associated with the Gathering (details...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was not accepted into the agri environment option scheme 3; if he intends to accept more...
- Forestry Management
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 16 May 2013, if he will explain the process used here to adapt the International...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment under the cow suckler scheme; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet been accepted for agri-environment option scheme payments; and if he will make a...
- Land Issues
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a grant for agricultural land drainage schemes, as the very wet weather of the past two years has...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 2012 agri-environment options scheme/natura 2000 scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Milk Quota Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for new entrants milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
- Animal Welfare Issues
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate reports of cockfighting in County Monaghan and request footage of the incident from the Ulster Society for the...
- Forestry Sector
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of privately owned forests, by county, here. [31157/13]
- Forestry Grants
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted, by county, under the afforestation grant and premium scheme, each year since 2007 inclusive....
- Forestry Sector
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted, by county, under the woodland reconstruction scheme, each year since 2007 inclusive. [31159/13]
- Forestry Grants
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted, by county, under the forest road scheme, each year since 2007 inclusive. [31162/13]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- National Educational Welfare Board Administration
218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the Education and Welfare Service; the numbers of staff dealing with school attendance cases; the basis and location...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received an application for the funding of a programme focused on autistic children from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association; when a decision...
- Alcohol Pricing
220. To ask the Minister for Health if an analysis has been undertaken of the revenue that could be raised for the Exchequer if minimum alcohol pricing was introduced in off-licences, with drinks...
- Home Help Service Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the home care hours provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the fact that the current provision is not sufficient;...
- Organ Donation
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a public awareness campaign for twenty patients in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, that need heart transplants and that would encourage families...
- Medical Card Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30890/13]
- HSE Staffing
224. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to establish a protected title of creative arts therapists in the Health Service Executive; if he intends to bring the profession under...
- Primary Care Services Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle the below average access to primary healthcare or general practitioner care in the Dundalk area, County Louth as highlighted...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is granted a swivel chair [30973/13]
- HSE Properties
227. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding title of the lands and buildings at St Bridget's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin; the extent of any changes that have taken...
- National Dementia Strategy Publication
228. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to publish the National Dementia Strategy; if he will ensure that the core elements of timely diagnosis and post-diagnostic early interventions...
- Hospital Charges
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify, if under the proposed legislation patients holding private health insurance are admitted to hospital through accident and emergency and...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
230. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1307 of 16 April 2013, when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be facilitated with visiting London to see a...
- Mobility Allowance Scheme Extension
231. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 18 June 2013, if he will indicate the exact number of months that the mobility allowance is to be extended and if...
- Community Audiology Service
232. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is on a waiting list for a hearing examination; the length of time they are on the waiting list and when they...
- Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions
233. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a discrepancy in prices being charged for hearing aids in view of the fact that many are very expensive [31115/13]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Health his policy on the provision of defibrillators, especially regarding ease of access by the public in emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medicinal Products Availability
236. To ask the Minister for Health the figures that are available regarding deaths attributable to the use of birth control pills here, especially brands Yaz and Yasmin which have been linked...
- Ambulance Service Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the centralised ambulance control centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31167/13]
- General Practitioner Services
238. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the National Asthma Programme, if the resolution of the general practitioner contract negotiations will take place as soon as possible; and if he...
- Chronic Disease Management Programme
239. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the National Asthma Programme, his views on whether cohesive public respiratory health policy is required; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Programmes
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a walking and cycling strategy for the town of Newcastle West, County Limerick that was submitted by Limerick...
- Tourism Revenue
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the tourism performance to date in 2013; his expectations for the remainder of 2013; if he is satisfied that regions such as...
- Roads Maintenance Issues
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he has taken to protect the regional and road network; if he will commit to provide specifically for local improvement...
- Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given any consideration to the introduction of another round of Sports Capital Funding; and when he expects such a scheme to be...
- Public Transport Initiatives
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to producing a dual LEAP/Dublin Bike card in order to facilitate more integrated travel options within...
- Road Projects Issues
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he remains committed to the A5 project and will provide specified funding to the route despite the Northern Ireland Executive...
- Water Quality Issues
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with An Taisce regarding the implications that the loss of blue flags in many Dublin North beaches will have on tourism...
- Road Projects Issues
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the commencement of the Gort to Tuam motorway; the cost involved as a Public Private Partnership scheme; the...
- Bus Éireann Services
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the recent changes to the timetable on the Bus Éireann route 115, Dublin-Mullingar-Longford, and cuts to...
- Road Projects Issues
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned about the lack of progress on the Narrow Water Bridge; if he has discussed this matter with Prime Minister Cameron or...
