Written answers

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent allegations made in the US Senate committee hearings that Ireland is being used by certain transnational corporations to significantly...
    • NAMA Debtors
      71. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his response in Dáil Éireann where he set out that 45 National Asset Management Agency developers had a collective amount of €8...
    • VAT Exemptions
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the 23% VAT rate on fees charged to families by a personal insolvency practitioner; the estimated cost to the Exchequer in the current year...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has held negotiations with the Troika over tracker mortgages; if he is planning any regulatory or legislative changes to allow for borrowers in some...
    • Bank Charges
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent increase in bank charges by AIB; and if he has had any contact with the bank regarding this increase. [31884/13]
    • Overseas Development Aid Issues
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in relation to the proposals on taxation in the Lough Erne declaration made by the G8 in June and the call for greater policy coherence in...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance following the release of recordings of senior Anglo-Irish Bank executives, his views on the apparent abuse of the bank guarantee scheme by Anglo-Irish Bank to...
    • Tax Code
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of recent revelations about the low level of corporate tax paid by a number of high-profile companies based here, if he intends to change Ireland's...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he believes additional measures beyond the recently passed personal insolvency legislation is now necessary in order to deal with the worsening mortgage...
    • Personal Insolvency Practitioners
      80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider his decision to apply VAT to personal insolvency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31927/13]
    • Money Laundering
      81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the fact that publicly accessible Government registries of beneficial owners of companies, trusts and foundations be agreed as a part of the...
    • NAMA Loan Book
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Assets Management Agency is currently compiling a new portfolio of loans, similar to the grouping of loans behind the Project Aspen and Project...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the commitment given in the Programme for Government to restructure the boards of covered banks and replace certain directors...
    • Budget Consultation Process
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultations he will hold, here and with other EU countries and institutions and any others, before announcing the budget. [31873/13]
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he sees merit in suggestions for purchasers of new cars to receive a vehicle registration tax rebate when they trade in a car less than ten years old...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates Issues
      86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider legislating to force lenders in covered institutions which have been rescued by the taxpayer to seek permission from the Financial...
    • Mortgage Arrears Rate
      87. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the mortgage arrears figures for the first quarter of 2013; and the reason the numbers in mortgage distress continue to increase; and if he will...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      88. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the negligible number of split mortgage arrangements in place to deal with distressed borrowers at the end of March 2013; if he has sought...
    • Tax Code
      89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been in contact with any of the treaty countries that the State have tax arrangements with and have been mentioned alongside Ireland as providing the...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      90. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons (details supplied) were employed by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under this Government; if he will outline the amount they were paid...
    • Tax Code
      92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Lough Erne declaration on corporation tax will pose difficulties for Ireland in attracting and retaining foreign investment; and if he...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      93. To ask the Minister for Finance following the release of recordings of senior Anglo Irish Bank executives, his views on the apparent deception by Anglo Irish Bank on the level of...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he believes the revelations contained in the recently publicised Anglo tapes have any implications for Government policy in relation to banking; and if he...
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      96. To ask the Minister for Finance in the absence of a revised medium term fiscal statement in 2013, if he plans to provide an update on the size and composition of the 2014 fiscal adjustment...
    • EU Budget
      97. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that Ireland does not continue to overpay the EU through the use of inflated gross national income distorted by redomiciled...
    • Money Laundering
      98. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the anti-money laundering requirements applied to the purchase of Prize Bonds over €25 in value, if he has given consideration to the...
    • Promissory Note Issues
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered freezing the issuing internationally of the converted promissory notes, currently held at the Central Bank, pending an investigation into...
    • Tax Code
      100. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor allegations made to the effect that multinational corporations use this jurisdiction as a tax haven...
    • Banks Recapitalisation
      101. To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to seek access to the European Stability Mechanism to retroactively recapitalise Ireland’s banking sector; and if he believes there is...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the local property tax, if a person who has previously paid for tests which showed that their home has pyrite, is required to pay for a new...
    • Tax Avoidance Issues
      104. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that non-Governmental organisations and some Governments have called for the UN Tax Committee to be transformed...
    • Universal Social Charge Application
      105. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the universal social charge, if he is considering integrating it with PRSI; the issues that would arise from such integration; and if he...
    • Credit Union Fund Issues
      106. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether additional capital will be required by the credit union sector; his views on the progress made to date in securing the future of credit...
    • NAMA Debtors
      108. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps the National Assets Management Agency is taking to protect its claim over assets held by borrowers who file for bankruptcy in the UK; the success it...
    • NAMA Loans Sale
      109. To ask the Minister for Finance further to reports of a case being taken in New York concerning the overcharging of interest on Anglo loans, if his attention has been drawn to the details of...
    • Financial Services Sector
      110. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider tightening the regulations on the extent and nature of advertising in which moneylenders may engage in; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Fuel Laundering
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the green diesel scheme; the way the loss to the taxpayer from diesel smuggling can be reduced; and if he will make a statement...
    • Banking Debt
      115. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason over a year after the Eurogroup statement of June 2012 was welcomed as a seismic shift Ireland continues to pay off banking debt as sovereign debt....
    • Tax Reliefs Application
      116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has revised the projected savings from a cap on the tax relief for pensions generating an income of €60,000; and if he will make a statement on...
    • IBRC Account Holders
      117. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the issue of the losses accrued by credit unions because of the liquidation of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the way these losses will...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the phasing out of quantitative easing, which is likely to be followed by rising interest rates, his views on whether it is more imperative than...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an overview of the submissions made to the Central Bank’s review on the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears; and if he will state...
    • Irish Nationwide Report
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has not published the Irish Nationwide report to date; and if a banking inquiry is established, will he be forwarding the report to the inquiry...
    • Equality Proofing of Budgets
      123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress on examining the use of equality proofing in the budgetary process this year. [31872/13]
    • Vehicle Registration Issues
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give serious consideration to removing VRT from potentially life saving additional safety features on new vehicles; his views on whether persons...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has raised with his UK counterparts their plans for the future of Ulster Bank; his views on the importance of the institution to banking here; and if he...
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance the budget adjustment in Budget 2014 according to the plans he has sent to Ministers; and the proportion of this adjustment which is tax related and the...
    • European Stability Mechanism
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the Eurogroup summit of June focussing on the negotiations on the retroactive use of the European Stability Mechanism to...
    • Budget 2014 Issues
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent research by the Nevin Economic Research Institute which states that a combination of a stimulus programme, tax adjustments and savings...
    • Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline he envisages for the completion of talks on putting in place a Europe wide bank resolution mechanism; the obstacles that exist currently to the...
    • Bank Stress Tests
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason bank stress tests will not take place prior to the planned end of Ireland's EU/IMF programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31926/13]
    • Financial Transactions Tax
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he continues to oppose the introduction of an EU wide financial transactions tax. [25453/13]
    • NAMA Expenditure
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline where and when the National Assets Management Agency intends to spend the €2 billion it has announced as part of its investment plan...
    • Corporation Tax
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give an update on his response to the proposed reduction to 12.5% of Northern Ireland's corporation tax rate; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Derivatives Market
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/13]
    • Money Laundering
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the fact that tax crimes be made a predicate offence of money laundering and that this be agreed as part of the revision of the third...
    • State Banking Sector
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to sell his shares in AIB and Bank of Ireland in the next 12 months; if he will outline his strategy in disposing of his shares in the pillar...
    • European Stability Mechanism
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there was enough progress on banking debt during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31474/13]
    • European Banking Union
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there has been enough progress on strengthening banking regulation during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      140. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who availed of term time in 2012; the average duration of such in 2012; the number that will do so in 2013; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff Training
      142. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who availed of study or training leave in 2012; the average duration of such leave; if all staff availing of this leave received...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      144. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline gross value added for the most recent five years for which data is available; and the way gross value added compares with Northern Ireland and Britain...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      145. To ask the Taoiseach the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been retired...
    • Official Engagements
      146. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31783/13]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      147. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the various Cabinet subcommittees have met since the last recess. [31784/13]
    • European Council Meetings
      148. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meetings with other heads of State during the last EU Council. [31785/13]
    • International Summits
      149. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the cost to his Department of the G8 Summit in County Fermanagh. [31786/13]
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      150. To ask the Taoiseach the number of senior staff in his Department that were in the Department at the time of the banking guarantee in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Applications
      153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a second/business passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reporting mechanism that exists to provide reports to the Irish and British Governments on the implementation of the...
    • Foreign Conflict Issues
      155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a letter of appeal to the UN, Navi Pillay, to ask the Syrian Government to release Mazen Darwish of the...
    • Arms Trade
      156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the current arms embargo is facilitating the Government side in the Syrian conflict, is depriving...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Irish Aid to the humanitarian situation in Syria and the camps where there are Syrian refugees; where...
    • Overseas Development Aid Provision
      159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland's overseas aid programme will support agricultural research in developing countries, with a view...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 11 June 2013, his views on the further level of civil and political unrest in...
    • Consular Services Provision
      164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the ambassador to attend at the court of apeal in the case of a person (details supplied). [31677/13]
    • Human Rights Issues
      165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made any representations to federal authorities in Bosnia in relation to the ongoing political stalemate...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 30 May 2013, if he has received the full report that the consul general in...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Down being held in Maghaberry Prison...
    • Passport Application Numbers
      168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a country by country per annum breakdown of Irish passports given out by embassies over the past ten...
  • Department of Finance
    • IBRC Investigations
      170. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention had been drawn to so called Anglo tapes prior to their publication in a daily newspaper. [31662/13]
    • Property Taxation Collection
      171. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick is correctly registered for the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31714/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      172. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 is currently under way to allow patients who self refer to claim reimbursement for physiotherapy expenses; if...
    • Fuel Laundering
      173. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of detections of the illegal use of agricultural green diesel that have been discoverd by customs officers for each of the past seven years; and if...
    • Pension Provisions
      175. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a submission (details supplied) regarding pensions; if the stated position is acceptable under present legislation; and if he will make a...
    • Bank Codes of Conduct
      176. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the code of conduct on mortgage arrears for the credit and insurance undertakings to establish bank processes in respect of possessing homes...
    • Charities and Voluntary Organisations
      178. To ask the Minister for Finance if an application in respect of an organisation (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [31531/13]
    • Pension Provisions
      180. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the issues that have been raised relative to retirement funds such as approved retirement funds and approved minimum retirement funds and...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      182. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      183. To ask the Minister for Finance the payment options available to a person wishing to pay the local property tax with no current account and whose only income is jobseeker's benefit; and if...
    • Property Taxation Application
      184. To ask the Minister for Finance if those who are on interest-only mortgage are exempt from local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31595/13]
    • IBRC Liquidation
      185. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek a report from the Chairman of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation identifying the number of instances in 2007 and 2008 where voluntary,...
    • Tax Code
      186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider developing a mechanism whereby new contractors setting up businesses may avail of a reduced rate of relevant contracts tax similar to that...
    • Tax Credits
      187. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if tax credits for a person's earnings were capped at €100,000, and of every €2 earned after...
    • NAMA Staff Recruitment
      189. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that several executives of the National Assets Management Agency have taken up employment with private equity groups, his plans to tighten...
    • Tax Yield
      193. To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of VAT, excise duty or other indirect taxes taken as a proportion of income tax, for example, for every €1 taken in income tax,...
    • VAT Rates Reductions
      194. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is envisaged that the special rate of VAT set at 9% for tourism related activities including that of restaurants and hotels initially implemented...
    • Universal Social Charge Exemptions
      195. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of abolishing the additional 3% universal social charge on income for self-employed earners over €100,000. [31721/13]
    • Universal Social Charge Yield
      196. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the top rate of USC paid by PAYE workers by an additional 3% on income over €100,000,...
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      197. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the increasing magnitude of the mortgage crisis here and the Central Bank of Ireland's new code of conduct on mortgage arrears, if he has taken...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      198. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether banking regulation has got tighter here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23707/13]
    • Tax Code
      199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the rate of corporation tax here within the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25194/13]
    • EU Issues
      200. To ask the Minister for Finance if he was consulted regarding the recent nomination to the board of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Single Euro Payments Area
      202. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with progress made on the implementation of a single euro area payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24428/13]
    • European Investment Bank Loans
      203. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the European Investment Bank investment can be maximised to support jobs and assist reaching the targets for employment growth; and if he will make a...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      204. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether formal targets for debt resolution for the small and medium enterprise sector similar to the mortgage arrears resolution targets process...
    • Bank Charges
      205. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of increased bank charges on business activity and employment levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24434/13]
    • Job Creation Issues
      207. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of economic growth that would be required to bring the unemployment rate below 10% by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24407/13]
    • Credit Review Office Remit
      208. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Credit Review Office has sufficient resources to fulfil its mandate; his views on the success to date of the Credit Review Office;...
    • Tobacco Smuggling
      209. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners plan to have a confidential email address for members of the public to report illegal cigarettes smuggling; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      211. To ask the Minister for Finance the total taxable profits of companies here in 2012 and the corporation tax paid that year, in value and as a percentage. [31756/13]
    • Banking Sector Issues
      214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the impact of change in cash handling charges on enterprises; and if he will consider developing a guide to banking costs including cost...
    • Tax Code
      216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any discussions with Prime Minister Cameron recently in relation to Ireland's tax affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29127/13]
    • European Investment Bank Loans
      217. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his objective, through coordination with the European Investment Bank and Allied Irish Banks plc, to ensure that moneys granted by the former are...
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      218. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the practice of all Irish banks to make recordings of internal land line phone calls; and if these recordings are kept within the banks or are...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      220. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the Special Liquidator who is in possession of all recordings/transcripts of phone calls made at Anglo-Irish Bank/Irish Bank Resolution Corporation...
    • Banking Sector Investigations
      221. To ask the Minister for Finance if any of the auditors assigned to Anglo-Irish/Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, or the Garda investigation team into the bank and potential fraud, have...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      222. To ask the Minister for Finance following the revelations made by a national newspaper regarding internal recorded phone calls in Anglo Irish Bank, if his attention has been drawn to the way...
    • Banking Sector Investigations
      224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that his Department has issued all material held by it to the Gardaí investigating potential fraud at Anglo Irish bank. [31769/13]
    • Banking Sector Issues
      226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has made inquiries regarding the existence of other recorded phone calls in existence in the other State owned, or proportionately owned State banks,...
    • Banking Sector Investigations
      228. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the auditors working for Anglo Irish at the time of the banking guarantee, who gave them a clean audit and have since been found to have a...
    • Tax Avoidance Issues
      229. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent European Council meeting discussions on tax evasion and avoidence measures in the European Union. [25451/13]
    • Mobile Telephony
      230. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding his Department received arising from the mobile spectrum sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26704/13]
    • Tax Code
      231. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons he sought to introduce tax breaks for executives in multinational companies which would have reduced to 23% the income tax rate for eligible...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will compare the cost of the outsourcing of cleaning and security in his Department, as opposed to direct recruitment; and if he will justify this...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      233. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Bank of Ireland should outsource work currently being carried out by bank employees here to other countries abroad, in view of the...
    • Tax Code
      234. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue lost to the Exchequer as a result of tax free lump sums allowed upon retirement; and the way these lump sums are treated for tax purposes. [31806/13]
    • Tax Credits
      235. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of increasing the PAYE tax credit by €5 per week for all income earners below €60,000 per annum. [31807/13]
    • Tobacco Smuggling
      237. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of tobacco seizures in each month since January 2011; and the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month...
    • Property Taxation Application
      238. To ask the Minister for Finance if the local property tax is deductible as an expense against rental income; the plans and progress that have been made in this regard; and if he will make a...
    • National Treasury Management Agency Remuneration
      242. To ask the Minister for Finance if any bonuses were paid to National Treasury Management Agency staff in 2011 and 2012, and if so, to whom and the amount of each bonus. [31828/13]
    • EU Directives
      244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline measures taken at the June ECOFIN meeting to secure protections against excessive financial speculation in the food and other commodity...
    • Bank Guarantee Scheme Bond Repayments
      247. To ask the Minister for Finance the losses imposed on subordinated bondholders in covered institutions from liability management exercises in each year since 2008; the number of legal...
    • Departmental Staff Numbers
      248. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of senior staff in his Department that were in the Department at the time of the banking guarantee in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Maternity Benefit Issues
      250. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give a commitment to not taxing maternity benefit; and if he will support the Ccommission on Taxation on this issue. [31974/13]
    • Revenue Commissioners Investigations
      251. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the cash purchase of housing or other properties is monitored by the Revenue Commissioners to determine the origin of the cash; and if he...
    • Tax Collection
      256. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that VAT is being collected on sales in Irish airport duty free areas to customers travelling within the EU and have these sales been...
    • Companies Law Issues
      259. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish Government made information regarding yearly profits and tax payments by corporations including subsidiaries available to the public or is the...
    • Mutual Assistance Requests
      262. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests for information regarding tax matters that Irish Government has received from non-OECD countries in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      271. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review an application for the treatment abroad scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [32144/13]
    • Consultancy Contracts Issues
      276. To ask the Minister for Finance the current list of public relations or related consultancy contracts and agreements that the Central Bank of Ireland is currently in or has procured in the...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      277. To ask the Minister for Finance the way AIB and Permanent TSB can advertise for business and investment when it is accepted that they are insolvent institutions with no capacity to offer...
    • VAT Rates Reductions
      278. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the introduction of a special reduced VAT rate for housing repair, maintenance and improvement work carried out as suggested...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      280. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the tax relief available on tuition fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32291/13]
    • Tax Residency Issues
      282. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the suggestions recently made at the COSAC meeting in Dublin to the effect that this country is deemed to be a tax haven...
    • IBRC Investigations
      284. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which efforts are being made to bring to a conclusion any issues arising from recent disclosures in respect of the former Anglo Irish Bank, with...
    • Bank Charges
      285. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department monitors the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks; the basis for such charges, nationally and...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      288. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has achieved agreement at EU level regarding the likelihood of the European Central Bank becoming involved in the issue of banking...
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support Value
      291. To ask the Minister for Finance the full extent of benefits achieved for the Irish taxpayer and the Exchequer arising from various renegotiations at EU/ECB/IMF level in respect of the...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      292. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which small and medium enterprises working capital requirements continue to fall short of what is needed in the present climate; and if he will...
    • Mortgage Protection Policies
      293. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the level of default in respect of mortgage protection or life cover by various insurance companies;...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Suicide Prevention
      294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is willing to devise an anti-suicide, prevention and awareness strategy or policy for post-primary school students to undertake in view of...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish an multi-denominational post-primary school in County Galway in view of the increased population figures in recent years....
    • School Staffing
      296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teaching positions are being falsely advertised when they are already filled by internal candidates; if he will reintroduce the...
    • School Enrolments
      297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the planned changes to enrolment policy, if he will ensure that Gaelscoileanna at both primary and secondary level are able to...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students of a school (details supplied) will be moved to their temporary location when the new term starts in September. [31528/13]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a bus route (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31536/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the recent cuts to special needs assistants will affect schools in Ballymun and Finglas, Dublin. [31544/13]
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who...
    • European Council Meetings
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if copies of presentations by persons (details supplied) to the final education Council meeting to be held under the Irish Presidency in Brussels...
    • School Accommodation
      303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all approvals for additional accommodation and emergency works in an area (details supplied) in 2013 to date by his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 12 March 2013, in view of the fact that the State over the past four years has spent nearly...
    • Student Grant Scheme Delays
      305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students per county who are currently awaiting payment of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant; the date on which these...
    • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
      306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who applied for Student Universal Support Ireland grants to pursue a course of study outside the State; the number of...
    • Student Grant Scheme Administration
      307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the preparations made by his Department to resolve the issues with the Student Universal Support Ireland grant...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons supplementary welfare allowance is not considered as a qualifying payment for the special rate of maintenance grant for third level...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken by him to implement the 2010 framework for action for the inclusion of children with special needs in early...
    • Bullying in Schools
      310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the anti-bullying forum established by him in 2012 has issued a final report and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if resource hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31659/13]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of the extension to a college (details supplied) will commence following its inclusion in a recent Government stimulus...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide extra funding to schools through the National Council for Special Education to ensure that students with special needs do not...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant will be approved on appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will now have to share a special needs assistant despite the fact that they have needed...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options in terms of school transport that are open to atheist families where the only secondary school in their catchment area is Roman...
    • Special Education Review
      318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to comply with last October's ruling from the Children's Ombudsman that he should publish an autism policy document; and if he will...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a psychologist, employed by the Health Service Executive, recommends that a child with Autism receive Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention...
    • Student Grant Scheme Delays
      320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it has taken over a year to receive a grant decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the increase in pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which will rise from 22...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal for July provision hours in respect of children (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason these children...
    • State Examinations Issues
      324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any concessions awarded to a student (details supplied) in County Wexford who became seriously ill during a recent State...
    • Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
      325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total annual cost in Trinity College Dublin of providing free open online courses worldwide as part of a new global partnership with...
    • Teaching Contracts
      327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not gained access to the supplementary teachers panel in view of the fact that they have worked 191...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the present stage of this project, when it...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of psychological assessments for learning support and resources hours that were successfully submitted...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants to Student Universal Support Ireland seeking grant support who failed to complete the previous academic year; if SUSI...
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing a third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who was informed...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he wil provide a definitive statement on the proposed cuts to special needs assistants' working hours and resource teaching allocations; and...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding autism. [31955/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Expenditure
      335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cuts to the educational provision for children with disabilities; and if he will make a...
    • Ombudsman for Children Remit
      336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has drafted plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman to third level institutions; when he expects to move forward with the measure; and...
    • Third Level Charges
      337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a study on the impact of rising student fees on participating families will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills under the practice in his Department of replying to freedom of information questions, if he will outline the material that is made available when...
    • Teacher Employment Contracts
      339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of the employment contract that is offered to the principal of a school; if it is a set format or if each contract is formulated by the...
    • State Examinations Issues
      340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if anyone will be held accountable for the errors in the leaving certificate higher level maths paper 2 taken on 10 June 2013; how students will...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he...
    • Student Grant Scheme Payments
      342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of a higher education grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth as same was approved by award...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the restriction on recruitment of special needs assistants to those who have been in permanent positions or temporary...
    • July Education Programme
      344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the July provision hours have been halved this year in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a...
    • Postgraduate Loan Scheme Implementation
      345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any discussions with banks to provide reduced-interest loans to help students with the funding of postgraduate courses, as is...
    • Irish Language Issues
      346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to introduce part-immersion education in the Irish language in schools where Irish is not the language of...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the application of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32073/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application made to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;...
    • Bullying in Schools
      349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding a case of alleged bullying and assault in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and the...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Applications
      350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for low-incidence resource teaching hours received by the National Council for Special Education since the closing...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Assessments
      352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of applications in each of the past five years for low-incidence resource teaching that were supported by assessments carried out...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in each of the past six years who have been assigned low incidence resource teaching. [32104/13]
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in mainstream, special class and special school settings in each of the past five years that have been assigned the...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in special classes in primary schools and the number of teachers employed to teach them. [32107/13]
    • School Inspectorate
      360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the inspectorate at both primary and post primary level, including the numbers of inspectors at each grade in...
    • Probationary Teachers
      361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who applied to undergo probation during the last academic year; the number who were assigned an inspector; the...
    • Schools Numbers
      362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a database of primary school pupils. [32110/13]
    • School Accommodation
      363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the inventory of school accommodation will be completed. [32111/13]
    • School Management
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow schools to retain details of school attendance electronically. [32112/13]
    • School Accommodation
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on a county basis of rented school accommodation at primary level including the annual rent. [32113/13]
    • Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
      366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of each school built using off-site construction since 2008 including the name and address of the schools concerned....
    • Departmental IT Systems
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of work by his Department to improve its IT infrastructure and upgrade IT systems in order to enhance the capacity for...
    • School Curriculum
      369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund ICT in primary schools in view of the fact the removal by his Department of the minor repairs grant from which schools were...
    • Schools Building Projects Administration
      370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken any decisions on project progression in the school building programme that did not accord with recommendations made to him by his...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take during the next academic year to ensure that all teaching positions in primary schools whether temporary, permanent or...
    • School Management
      375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of Section 29 Appeals undertaken in each of the past five years including the outcomes of those appeals. [32123/13]
    • Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
      376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding expended on the summer works scheme in primary schools in each of the past five years that the scheme was in...
    • Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
      377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding expended on the provision of the minor works grant in primary schools in each of the past five years that the scheme...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Funding
      378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of emergency funding to primary schools in each of the past five...
    • School Accommodation
      379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of prefabricated accommodation in primary schools in each of the...
    • Schools Building Projects Expenditure
      380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of school sites for primary schools in each of the last five years...
    • School Curriculum
      381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Digital Schools Award in primary schools; the plans his Department has to enable all schools to achieve this award. [32129/13]
    • DEIS Schools
      382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS one primary schools on a county basis; the name and address of each school; the enrolment of each school; the additional...
    • School Enrolments
      386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in the primary school system for 2012/2013; the projected increases for the ten years from 2012/2013 on a yearly basis;...
    • School Health and Safety Issues
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to advise the boards of management and principals of primary schools on the procedures that they must undertake to ensure the...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide additional funding to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of essential works; and if he will make a...
    • School Curriculum
      390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changes and revisions to the SPHE curricula to provide for a greater level of assistance and support for children in relation...
    • School Transport Provision
      391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a free school bus service across the cities of Ireland in the interest of the environment and traffic congestion; and if he...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his estimate of the number of graduates with communications technology skills that will be required here over the next three years; his views on...
    • Student Grant Scheme Administration
      393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been taken to ensure that the delays encountered by students applying for the third level grant have been rectified; the...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Funding
      394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the monthly cost of emergency works grant aid in 2013 and annual cost in 2012; the number of applicants for...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate qualified teachers who are registered with the Teaching Council but will not be recognised under section 30 of the...
    • School Accommodation
      396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on an application for additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work that is being carried out to provide persons with an intellectual disability with a choice of educational options similar to that which...
    • Employment Support Services
      400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any of the very welcome courses provided under Springboard comprise a rehabilitative training element which would encourage greater inclusion...
    • State Examinations Issues
      401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange to have the still life work completed by students as part of their leaving certificate examination in art returned to them,...
    • School Staffing
      402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teaching hours have been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Awareness
      404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken in order to increase suicide awareness and mental health support in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a detailed progress report on remedial works carried out to date in Glanmire, County Cork, following the flooding in...
    • Haddington Road Agreement Issues
      406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the method by which a public servant who is not a member of a Trade Union can cast a ballot on the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of...
    • National Monuments
      408. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider an application from Longford County Council to share all reasonable acquisitions costs regarding the purchase of the...
    • Office of Public Works Properties
      409. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant Office of Public Works units and properties there are in Fingal, County Dublin; and if he will provide a list of...
    • Proposed Legislation
      411. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of forthcoming whistleblower legislation; when he expects any such Bill to come before Dáil Éireann; the...
    • Public Construction Projects
      413. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of tendered public construction projects in which the contractor has become insolvent and the project has had to be...
    • Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
      420. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Government bodies and agencies are permitted to buy supplies locally in cases where they can be purchased at a lower cost than via...
    • Information and Communications Technology Issues
      421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if strong consideration might be given to the creation of a standard template on which Government, departmental and local authority...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Export Statistics
      422. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the value of exports of Enterprise Ireland client companies and the value of exports of Industrial Development...
    • Science Foundation Ireland Appointments
      423. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any previous academic malpractice in relation to a person (details supplied); and if so, if this...
    • Proposed Legislation
      424. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a grocery code of conduct will be introduced to ensure fair commercial practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      425. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of...
    • Company Registration
      426. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new companies, of various types, that have been registered with the Companies Registration Office in tabular form on a...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      427. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a prerequisite for companies tendering for Government contracts to have a member of a defined pension scheme under the...
    • Job Creation Issues
      430. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cooperation his Department is providing to Killarney Town Council to develop and attract jobs to the Pretty Polly Industrial...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • After-School Support Services
      431. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason Ballymun, Dublin, was not chosen as an area in respect of new after-school child care scheme; and if it will be included in future plans....
    • Social Welfare Offices
      432. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for a delay in delivering new intreo offices for the Department of Social Protection; if she will list those completed to date; those on...
    • Job Initiatives
      433. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a jobbridge contract will be reinstated to its original finish date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the...
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      434. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the publication of the European Commission’s Winter 2012 Review of Ireland’s Economic Adjustment Programme in April...
    • Free Travel Scheme Administration
      435. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she anticipates that the review being undertaken by an interdepartmental working group made up of officials from her Department, the Department...
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
      436. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the recently published European Commission country specific recommendations for Ireland under the Europe 2020 Strategy which...
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of the additional places she allocated for community employment that have been taken; and the number of vacancies on CE in the Dublin...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the rates of youth unemployment and the increase in the numbers of under 18 year olds presenting with addiction, she will consider...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      439. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects legislation that allows retained firefighters to receive full jobseeker's allowance or benefit payments to be enacted; her policy...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      440. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      441. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
      442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an appeal of a decision on entitlement of a qualified adult payment for the duration of a community employment scheme...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      443. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by her Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have...
    • Citizen Information Services
      444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has advocated that the Citizens Information Board provide independent prevention advice on gambling addiction especially in young...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance now under appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) and if she will expedite...
    • Departmental Staff Training
      447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the training frontline officials in her Department receive so as to recognise cases where long-term and short-term unemployed persons require access...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a partial capacity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be expedited on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Applications
      450. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when an invalidity pension application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      451. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      452. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments
      453. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of mortgage interest relief in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the history of the amounts payable to...
    • Carer's Allowance Waiting Times
      454. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that are currently awaiting to be processed for carer's allowance; the timescale it will take in order to process these...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      455. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 18 June 2013, if a decision on an appeal in respect of a carer's allowance will be expedited; and if...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      456. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to implement a system whereby maintenance orders which are awarded to social welfare recipients would be deducted from their social...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      457. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a detailed breakdown for all applicants for basic supplementary welfare allowance of the way the means test is calculated; if...
    • Community Employment Schemes Funding
      459. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for the processing of a claim for payment of wages to participants on a community employment scheme by a sponsor to her...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      460. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and when a decision...
    • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme
      461. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of families and children who will receive the back to school clothing and footwear allowance automatically in 2013; the amount of money...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
      462. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Insurance Rates
      463. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the different rates of PRSI which apply to those recruited to the public sector prior to 1995; if she has any plans to review...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      464. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement...
    • Live Register Statistics
      466. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of males and females in the following age groups that are on the live register, 18-20, 21-24; 25-39, 40-54, 55-66. [32080/13]
    • Social Welfare Benefits Applications
      467. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that one of her Department offices in Portlaoise, County Laois, is used for the safe registration process to facilitate social...
    • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
      468. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the one parent family payment who stand to lose or have lost their payment as a result of the changes in eligibility...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      469. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if her Department can administer the rent supplement payment directly to landlords should the recipient of the payment wish for...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      470. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
      471. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive compensation under the cessation of turf cutting scheme; and if he...
    • Arts Council Funding
      472. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline on a county basis, in tabular form, the number of venues in receipt of Arts Council funding in 2010, 2011, 2012...
    • Stádas na Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach
      474. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil plean aige le fáil réidh leis an maolú ar stádas na Gaeilge san Aontas Eorpach i 2016 chun níos...
    • Hare Coursing
      475. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action that will be taken in relation to the clubs that have breached section 44 (details supplied) and the licence conditions,...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      476. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years;...
    • Energy Conservation
      477. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail the recent announcement he has made regarding exemplar energy projects; and if he will make a statement...
    • Postcode Implementation
      478. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures being taken to introduce a postcode system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31724/13]
    • Broadcasting Charges
      479. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will be extending the exemption of the broadcasting charge to those who qualify for the household benefits package;...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on an application for research funding for a wave energy related project (details supplied)...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the proposals, if any, there are to upgrade broadband connectivity throughout County Cavan with...
    • Broadband Services Speeds
      482. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of high-speed broadband available to Tougher Business Park and Layout Business Park with particular reference...
    • National Grid
      483. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons who have availed of the offers in relation to Gate 3 Project; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Broadband Services Speeds
      486. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review broadband retention figures that were established with 3, 3.6mbps max on a ratio of 48:1; if he sees an...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
      488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing adaption grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [31547/13]
    • Animal Breeding Regulations
      489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of illegal puppy farms believed to be operating here; the steps being taken to close them down; and if he will...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding changes to the certificate of roadworthiness regulations, if a 9-seat passenger vehicle, 8 passengers plus...
    • Commercial Rates Issues
      491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will be exempted from commercial rates because of its location in an...
    • Foreshore Issues
      492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations, guidelines or legislation which are in place on the harvesting of seaweed. [31845/13]
    • RAPID Programme
      493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his future plans for RAPID schemes in the context of his realignment proposals under his local government reform agenda;...
    • Local Authority Services
      494. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the necessary funding to upgrade the windows, doors and roof of Killarney library, Killarney, County...
    • Fire Service Issues
      495. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate the way the authors of the Keeping Communities Safe document arrived at the manning levels for Dublin...
    • Water Services Provision
      496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the working relationship that exists between the group water scheme sector and local authorities will remain in place...
    • Commercial Rates Issues
      497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce exemptions or waivers from commercial rates for start up businesses. [31522/13]
    • Commercial Rates Write-Offs
      500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to expand the criteria for the writing off of commercial rates. [31525/13]
    • Fire Service Issues
      501. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that was received from call out charges for the fire service from 2011 and 2012. [31526/13]
    • Commercial Rates Valuation Process
      502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if rates are payable on the old health centre and old swimming pool in Ballymun, Dublin. [31529/13]
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status and future plans for the old swimming pool in Ballymun, Dublin. [31530/13]
    • Planning Issues
      504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of devolving planning back to local authorities; and if he will provide a breakdown of same. [31549/13]
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the...
    • Septic Tank Inspections
      506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the period of time he envisages it will take to inspect all of the approximately 12,000 septic tanks in County Westmeath;...
    • European Parliament Elections
      507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the boundaries for the forthcoming European elections will be confirmed following the accession of Croatia; and if he will...
    • Planning Issues
      508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for the establishment of an independent planning enquiry into six local authorities; the estimated cost of...
    • Local Authority Housing Repossessions
      513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements that are in place in each local authority to assist those that have fallen into arrears with their...
    • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
      514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form for each respective year the number of persons from Ratoath, Ashbourne, Dunboyne and...
    • Local Government Reform Expenditure
      515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been set aside by local authorities from 2007 to date in 2013 in order to cover the lump sums payable...
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
      516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation to provide for the abolition of the non-principal private residence charge will be completed; and if he...
    • Housing Assistance Payments Expenditure
      517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing extra funding for the housing aid for older people scheme to Limerick City Council in view...
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 20 June 2013, the date on which his Department decided that childcare...
    • Local Development Companies
      519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the budget reduction for some of the local development companies and the implications for staff employed by...
    • Water Meters Installation
      520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for the rolling out of water meters and the implementation of water charges on households...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a further update on the review of the shared ownership scheme operated by local authorities; in...
    • Waste Management Issues
      522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to a Parliamentary Question of 18 December 2012 regarding charges for plastic bags for segregating waste, when his...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support young persons trapped in homeless accommodation as a matter of priority. [31976/13]
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Motor Tax Collection
      526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposals he has to ensure that motor tax renewals will be made available throughout the post office network here; and...
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of LEADER project applications, listed on a country basis, that exceed €150,000 in cost and that are...
    • Leader Programmes Administration
      530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide on a county basis, the administrative costs of existing LEADER Groups for 2013/14 in terms of a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the key measures contained within the Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Bill...
    • Electoral Reform
      532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 15 May 2013 and No. 465 of 28 May 2013, the flexibility and restrictions that...
    • Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure
      534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the contents of the value for money report carried out independently on behalf of the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to annul or withdraw the Local Government (Boundaries) (Town Elections) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 114/1994);...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are obliged to adopt voluntary sector plans which would facilitate the creation of the best...
    • Commercial Rates Impact
      537. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in addressing the difficulties which small to medium sized businesses located in town and village...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Departmental Bodies
      538. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the cross Departmental Group on Migrant Integration was established; if he will provide details of its membership and the number of times it...
    • Visa Applications
      540. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the current pilot visa scheme that was awarded to Marketing English in Ireland; if he will detail the circumstances and...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      541. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the book of evidence of those who were involved in illegal trading in Irish banks before the State Bank Guarantee to be finished;...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      542. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31498/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe within which the Criminal Justice (Prevention of Corruption) Bill 2012 will be introduced into Irish law; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Support Services
      544. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the direct provision system for asylum seekers will take place in order to ensure that international human rights standards are...
    • Family Reunification Applications
      545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Citizenship Applications
      546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
    • Residency Permits
      547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Citizenship Applications
      552. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      554. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department in each of the past three years; the number of...
    • Court Accommodation Provision
      555. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Clones District Court, County Monaghan, as the court building has modern...
    • Asylum Applications
      556. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 dating back to...
    • Compensation Awards
      557. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the criminal injuries compensation; the reason for the delay in...
    • Private Security Authority Remit
      558. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when regulations will come into place in respect of regulation and licensing for event security sector which would cover companies and their...
    • Visa Applications
      559. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be granted a holiday visa to attend a wedding here in the coming weeks. [31695/13]
    • Missing Persons Hotline
      560. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the organisations or persons that are being funded from Government sources to provide a missing persons helpline and the amount...
    • Missing Persons Issues
      561. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of cases of missing persons that remain unresolved for five years and more; the action being taken to solve these cases;...
    • Prison Committals (1 comment)
      562. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State of imprisoning persons who fail to pay fines imposed by the courts; the number of such cases in the past three years; if an...
    • Road Safety Statistics
      563. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of motor vehicles accidents in 2012, fatal and non-fatal, that occurred when learner drivers were unaccompanied on a learner's permit;...
    • Peace Commissioners
      564. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that are required to be taken by a Peace Commissioner who wishes to update their records with their new contact details and address;...
    • Crime Prevention
      565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm recent reports that the Garda Síochána community text alert scheme will be set up in the Garda R district; if so the...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
      566. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 169, the legislative basis upon which he feels he is not in a position to comment on the specific property,...
    • Court Orders
      567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to ensure that maintenance orders are enforced and the moneys awarded to families are paid up as requested by the courts;...
    • Proposed Legislation
      568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that legislation is urgently implemented to regulate the admission of counselling notes in sexual abuse cases. [31792/13]
    • Magdalen Laundries Issues
      569. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the redress scheme in place for the survivors of the Magdalen laundries, following on from the Senator Martin McAleese report; and if he will...
    • Garda Powers
      570. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will rectify the situation where a garda can issue fines for offences against a person (details supplied) without any prior confrontation....
    • Citizenship Applications
      571. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he considers it just or fair that a person (details supplied) should be advised of the postponement of his citizenship ceremony one week prior...
    • Legislative Programme
      573. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the Immigration, Residency and Protection Bill will be introduced. [32054/13]
    • Judicial Council Legislation
      574. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to a query from a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed judicial council Bill. [32076/13]
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      575. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reduce the timeframe it takes to secure Garda vetting for employment; if he will make this clearance transferable between different...
    • Student Visas Applications
      576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for the processing of student visa applications for the purposes of studying here; his views on whether this waiting...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 25 June 2013, if he will commence an investigation into the way two convictions in two different...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      580. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of temporary clerical officers who have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been...
    • Official Engagements
      581. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of his address to the 30th International Workshop on Global Security in Paris, France on 24 June 2013; if he will detail the...
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      582. To ask the Minister for Defence the different ranks of all members in the Irish Defence Forces including the Permanent Defence Force, the Reserve Defence Force, the Irish Naval Service, the...
    • Overseas Missions
      584. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Irish Defence Forces will be deployed to Mali from 1 July as per the United Nations Security Council resolution of 25 June 2013 regarding a UN...
    • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
      585. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm figures provided to RTÉ that there have been 11 suicides or self-inflicted deaths among soldiers who had deployed between 1 January...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Agrifood Sector Issues
      588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that any deal reached on the Common Agricultural Policy will ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials at a...
    • Departmental Bodies
      589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fisheries officers employed currently in the country that are working on land and not at sea; the number of fisheries...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of...
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
      591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their cow suckler payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Animal Identification Scheme
      592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the law regarding micro-chipping of horses only applies to horses born after 2009; his plans to apply it to horses born...
    • Horse Slaughter Statistics
      593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum time required for a local authority to keep a horse before putting it down; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Improvement Scheme Payments
      594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31612/13]
    • Animal Welfare Issues
      595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legislation on the compulsory neutering-spaying of cats and dogs will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbour Authorities Expenditure
      596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 786 of 11 June 2013, the reasons the audit of financial statements of the Fishery Harbour...
    • Aquaculture Development
      597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 798 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide in tabular form the 91 bays-estuaries subject to...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2012 single payment scheme and the 2012 disadvantaged area based scheme in respect of a person...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions
      600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Department official will call to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite a decision. [31751/13]
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of agri-environment option scheme 2, 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if...
    • Parking Charges
      602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a full cost benefit analysis of the proposals to introduce paid parking at Howth Harbour, County Dublin, has been carried out yet;...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford may expect to receive their agri environment option scheme payment; and if he will...
    • Dairy Sector
      604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps and opportunities-grants that there are available for a beef farmer who wants to switch to dairy farming when milk quotas...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Contracts
      605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce supports for farmers who will have a serious reduction in their incomes when they have completed their REP...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
      607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on further evidence provided on an application for derogation of a disadvantaged area scheme in respect...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further single farm payments that are due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [32287/13]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Departmental Funding
      609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a phone service (details supplied) is funded by the Government and if so, if she will confirm the amount granted in the past three...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by her Department over each of the past three years; the number of those...
    • Early Child Care Education Issues
      611. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing the Workforce Development Plan for the early childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      612. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress to date regarding inter country adoption; the progress that the adoption authority has made in relation to establishing...
    • Children in Care
      613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children born to female children in the care of his Department or its agencies for each of the past ten years; and if she...
    • Departmental Budgets
      614. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a report on her Department's capital programme for 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31668/13]
    • Child Protection Services
      615. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the reforms that are underway in child protection services; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Early Child Care Education Standards
      616. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for independent oversight and monitoring of compliance with set standards in the provision of childcare and early childhood...
    • Youth Cafes Expenditure
      617. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the support she has provided for the development of youth cafes; if she will provide details of applications for the recent round of...
    • Proposed Legislation
      618. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will confirm the date of publication for the Child and Family Support Agency Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      619. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms that are in place for north-south cooperation in the areas of childcare and child protection; her plans to develop such...
    • Children in Care
      620. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month of the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here;...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      621. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31813/13]
    • Child Protection Issues
      622. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is common practice for a supervision order to be taken out without the prior consultation or knowledge of the relevant parent or...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when funding will be made available to Irish Adoption Agencies working with adoption agencies in the USA; and if she will make a statement...
    • Preschool Services
      624. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and percentage of eligible children not availing of the free pre-school year; the outcome of any investigation known to her...
    • Child Detention Centres
      625. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the recent annual report from the Ombudsman for Children, the current capacity, work and accommodation conditions at Trinity...
    • Preschool Services
      626. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children availing of the preschool year in 2010 to 2011; 2011 to 2012; 2012 to 2013 who availed of the special needs...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the number of children under six availing of registered child care facilities; the number of children...
    • Child Care Qualifications
      629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the total number of personnel employed in registered child care facilities; the detail of the formal...
  • Department of Health
    • Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
      630. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons that have been accepted for the Health Service Executive's incentivised career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Provision
      631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [31857/13]
    • Mobility Allowance Applications
      632. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the refusal of a mobility aid to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31481/13]
    • Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments
      633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the regulatory impact analysis for the Health (Amendment) Bill 2013, and, if no such regulatory impact analysis has been conducted, the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      635. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment for cataract surgery will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      636. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is still listed as valid up to March 2014 [31496/13]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      638. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by his Department in conjunction with the pharmaceutical health care sector to allow for new and innovative medicines to be funded and for...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      639. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that the illicit tobacco trade does not benefit from any measures introduced to support a decrease in tobacco consumption; and...
    • Health Insurance Cover
      640. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to existing Government inpatient levy on private health insurers, if the new charge on private health insurance for the full cost of a public...
    • Medicinal Products Prices
      641. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to address the cost of medication here; if pharmacists are obliged to publish dispensing details and other fees; if greater price...
    • Medical Card Applications
      642. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      643. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card can now under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31538/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      645. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a medical card [31548/13]
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      646. To ask the Minister for Health the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who have been...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      647. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an arbitrary decision was made in 2007 by the Health Service Executive to stop all new medical stoma appliances supplied through the GMS, the reason...
    • Generic Drugs Substitution
      648. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the twenty priority drugs, in order of priority, that the Irish Medicines Board will be reviewing with regard to generic substitution of...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      649. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the new centralisation of ambulance control centres following a series of incidents in response to calls for patients with serious medical...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      650. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a placement in a training centre in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 [31594/13]
    • Housing Grant Applications
      651. To ask the Minister for Health if there is any funding or Health Service Executive scheme for a couple in their 90s who need a bath to shower conversion in view of the fact that the local...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      652. To ask the Minister for Health if detailed consideration has been given to the 2010 Framework for Action for the Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      653. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to assess an application to the Department of Health National Lottery Fund during 2012 by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the refusal of a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that...
    • Primary Care Centres Provision
      655. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos 541 of 30 April 2013 and 531 of 12 February 2013, if he will now consider allocating the proposed grant for primary...
    • Medical Card Applications
      656. 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 same will be expedited; and if he will...
    • Primary Medical Certificates Applications
      658. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      659. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent decision to downgrade the full medical cards of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      660. To ask the Minister for Health when the psychiatric unit of Beaumont Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31705/13]
    • Health Services Expenditure
      661. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the expenditure on Autism; the total amount of money available; the amount that has been spent on a county...
    • Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues
      662. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a public health nursing course; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      663. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a minium period of one year without further review for medical card holders who have had successful medical card...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 29 January 2013, when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a scan for a disc assessment at the...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      665. To ask the Minister for Health if a scheme or mechanism is in place by either his Department or the Health Service Executive so that used foldable walkers, walking sticks and crutches from...
    • Hospital Services
      666. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the way a person who believes that the standard of care that they received in a public hospital was below standard and led to a...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      668. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an application for the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Respite Care Services
      669. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused respite care; if he will confirm that male patients are at a disadvantage compared to female...
    • Hospital Procedures
      670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the number of hip replacement operations carried out on public patients at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal for the past three...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      674. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [31840/13]
    • National Dementia Strategy Implementation
      675. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the National Dementia Strategy, which will seek to increase awareness, ensure early diagnosis and intervention,...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive a hospital appointment and if he will expedite a response. [31942/13]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues
      677. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath is charged for medications despite being in receipt of a long term illness card; if it is the case that...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      678. To ask the Minister for Health when speech and language therapy be provided to a child with autism (details supplied) in County Kildare [31951/13]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      679. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll out a screening programme to detect the presence of genetic mutations BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which bring a higher risk of breast cancer; and...
    • Preventative Medicine
      680. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to offer tamoxifen or raloxifene to all women aged over 35 years old with a family history of breast and related cancers; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      681. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford is on the waiting list for a gastric bypass; the steps being taken to progress their health situation; the...
    • Health Services Issues
      682. To ask the Minister for Health if he has studied recent submissions from the Vasculitis Ireland Awareness foundation with particular reference to the need for early diagnosis for those...
    • Nursing Home Services
      683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the placement list for long term nursing home care in the State; if he will indicate the average cost of maintaining a...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      686. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan [31988/13]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the Health Service Executive to consider providing through the GSM a newer generation of ileostomy pouches which are longer lasting and...
    • Medical Card Applications
      688. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32035/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      689. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation will be implemented to regulate the use of sunbeds to assist in reducing the number of persons developing skin cancer; and if he will make a...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      690. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to cover travel expenses of patients availing of treatment abroad facilitated by the Health Service Executive and in particular in...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      691. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is on an urgent orthopaedic out-patient waiting list since 6 December 2012 will be treated; and if he will...
    • Palliative Care Services
      692. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that patients in all regions of the country will have access to comprehensive hospice inpatient and home care services; if he will...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Payments
      694. To ask the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the fees payable to general practitioners under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act and the...
    • Health Services Issues
      695. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 276 and 278 of 30 May 2013, if he will outline the number of psychiatric nursing staff officially appointed or allocated...
    • Mental Health Services
      696. To ask the Minister for Health the number of long-term involuntary or forensic patients, the number of those deemed suitable for accommodation in a intensive care rehabilitation unit...
    • Generic Drugs Substitution
      697. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are planned to increase the use of generic drugs here; the legislative and regulatory measures to ensure same; the expected savings from same...
    • Hazardous Waste Disposal
      699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the procedures in place to ensure the safe disposal of hazardous waste, including radioactive material, from public and private hospitals...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      700. To ask the Minister for Health if the system for providing support services, educational, vocational or otherwise, can be urgently assessed so that a permanent, more effective framework can...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      701. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the post of the second neurologist in the north-west cannot be taken up as soon as possible (details supplied); the impact this appointment is...
    • Health Services Issues
      702. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the necessary funding and resources for the Cherryfield facility in Killarney, County Kerry to ensure the required upgrading of the facility...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold
      703. To ask the Minister for Health if the drugs payment scheme threshold will be protected, or preferably reduced, in recognition of the many citizens with long-term but manageable illnesses who...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      704. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision and availability of ambulance services throughout County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32289/13]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Traffic Legislation
      705. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current legal position of sulkie racing on public highways; if a ban on this activity is proposed; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      706. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the need for traffic calming or other measures to slow traffic will be considered at a location (details supplied) as four children...
    • Rail Services
      707. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the intended start date for construction of a rail stop at Crusheen on the Ennis to Galway line; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff Rehiring
      708. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of...
    • Road Safety Issues
      709. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 757 of 14 May 2013, if he will provide the National Roads Authority's response to same in respect...
    • Rail Network
      710. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if hewill outline the details regarding the slippage of land near a rail line (details supplied) in County Wicklow; to outline when the...
    • Road Safety Strategy
      712. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the implementation of Action 94 of the Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020; and if he will provide a date for...
    • Driving Instruction Regulation
      713. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations governing the course provided by driving schools for those desiring to become driving instructors on the basis of huge...
    • Roads Maintenance
      714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to Donegal County Council to allow them make a provision for funding or resources to citizens whose roads...
    • Light Rail Projects Provision
      716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider expanding the planned extension of the LUAS line Broombridge Railway Station, Dublin, by a further tram stop in order...
    • National Transport Authority
      717. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on funding to complete an unfinished footpath on the Cockhill Road, Stamullen, County Meath. [31826/13]
    • Free Travel on Aer Lingus
      718. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) still enjoys free travel on Aer Lingus. [31975/13]
    • Air Accident Investigations
      719. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarift the process of selection as regards air accident inspectors as it pertains to the report regarding the crash of IAC...
    • Taxi Regulations
      720. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the legislative or regulatory basis where it specifies that a vehicle over 15 years of age can not be a taxi. [32030/13]
    • Leader Programmes Funding
      722. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding LEADER funding and approval in respect of a running track (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      723. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a pilot scheme for electrical or hybrid transport system to the State transport companies here; and if he will...
    • Rural Transport Programme Issues
      724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport not to make the proposed changes to the rural transport scheme in County Longford. [32190/13]

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