Written answers
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Employee Shareholding Scheme
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the ESB Employee Share Option Trust; its future viability; its impact on the strategic direction of the...
- Broadband Services Speeds
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the average broadband speed by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sugar Industry
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the potential from the development of the bioenergy from the sugar beet industry; and if he will make a...
- Alternative Energy Projects
16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way his Department can assist the development of biomass and wave energy power stations here; if any actions are...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to seek the publication of renewed wind energy guidelines; if he is satisfied with the current planning process...
- Broadband Services Provision
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if in the wake of recent announcements, it is expected that the highest, quality and speed of broadband service is likely...
- Electricity Transmission Network
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the barriers that remain in the integration of the Irish electrical grid with the rest of the European grid; the actions...
- Community Radio Stations Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide funding to non-profit community radio stations from the new broadcasting charge; and if he will make a...
- Prize Bonds
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by postmasters over the changes to the anti-money laundering...
- National Gas Grid
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 and 68 of 11 June 2013, his views on whether any lapse in standards for the depth...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether greater regulation of the wind energy sector is needed to attract more long-term investment; and if...
- Media Mergers
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the planned introduction of legislation to deal with the issue of media ownership; and if...
- Energy Resources
27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the capital investment plans that are being prepared between the Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the...
- Youth Unemployment Measures
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has engaged in any initiatives to help reduce the level of youth unemployment; if he will consider...
- Alternative Energy Projects
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for biomass home heating. [35067/13]
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his strategy for reaching a target of 40 GW of energy from offshore wind farms by 2020; and if he will make a statement on...
- Electric Vehicle Grants
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the planned actions his Department has to improve the ease of use of electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Oil Reserves Agency
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the recent announcement that the Whitegate Oil Refinery is for sale; if he is satisfied that the National Oil...
- National Postcode System Establishment
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the up to date position in relation to the introduction of postcodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35021/13]
- Job Creation Issues
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to consult stakeholders in any plans for job creation in the area of natural resources; and his proposals to...
- National Postcode System Establishment
37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeline for the introduction of a national postcode system; if he will report on the types of system being explored...
- Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Environmental Protection Agency will begin work on its report on unconventional gas exploration and extraction;...
- Broadband Services Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of broadband access in Gaeltacht area; the steps being taken to improve same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Post Office Network
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to support the maintenance of the Post Office network; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Fuel Scheme
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress since he took office in tackling the problem of fuel poverty. [34718/13]
- Broadband Services Speeds
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will ensure that every home has access to 30Mbps broadband access; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bioenergy Strategy Publication
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to the progress of the National Bioenergy Strategy, the way his Department is integrating its efforts in...
- Public Service Broadcasting Household Charge
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the collection system he will introduce for the new broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Trade Missions Issues
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 on what basis he mentioned a figure of 50,000 being employed by Irish companies in...
- Illegal Israeli Imports
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress at EU level in developing guidelines on place of origin labelling for products from illegal Israeli...
- Official Engagements
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail each engagement he had on his most recent visit to the United States of America; if he spoke to members...
- Diplomatic Representation Issues
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open an embassy in Croatia, in view of its recent accession the European Union, if he will replace the...
- EU Presidency Issues
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a proposal was made at the General Affairs Council of the EU meeting on 22 April, which he chaired, by the Polish...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short-term...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the...
- Official Engagements
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he last met the chairman or chief executive of the North-South bodies InterTrade Ireland, Waterways Ireland, the Food...
- North-South Implementation Bodies
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken to extend the remit of the North-South Implementation Bodies; and the consideration he has given...
- Northern Ireland Issues
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has sought meetings with, and the details of any briefings he has had on the work of, the Parades Commission in...
- Department of Finance
- Property Taxation Administration
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the way a person who inadvertently over valued their house for the local property tax may effect a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35714/13]
- Credit Unions Issues
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the losses incurred by a credit union (details supplied) in County Waterford as a result of the liquidation of the Irish...
- Money Laundering
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to changing the proposed requirements around anti-money laundering identification for the purchase of prize bonds; if he will...
- Tax Compliance
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in cases where some old age pensioners have inadvertently underpaid tax due to a failure of communication between the Department of Social Protection and...
- Excise Duties Yield
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month from January 2011 to June 2013, inclusive, in tabular form. [35654/13]
- Tobacco Seizures
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of tobacco seizures in each month since January 2011; the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month...
- Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will be making a submission to the Department of Health's regulatory impact analysis on proposed legislation on plain packaging of tobacco products; and...
- Budget 2014 Issues
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of a wealth tax in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35672/13]
- Tax Yield
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if any of the following new rates were applied to the income earned in excess of €100,000: 42%, 43%,...
- Universal Social Charge Yield
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional Revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if the Universal Social Charge was increased on the portion of income over €100,000 for...
- Banking Sector Issues
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the ongoing talks between EU officials and his Department on the future of Permanent TSB; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement applicable...
- Banking Sector Issues
79. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 2 July 2013, if he stands over the statement made in his response when he said that the Central Bank of Ireland...
- Ministerial Transport
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the method used to calculate the cost of ministerial transport in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [35913/13]
- EU Directives
81. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions No. 169 of 28 May 2013, and 72 on 11 July 2013, if he will detail the representations received by the Central Bank of...
- Fuel Laundering
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the licence fee for the sale of agricultural diesel has increased to €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35938/13]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected costs in 2013/2014 for the Exchequer to run and maintain Kilkenny College based on enrolment figures for the academic year 2012/2013...
- English Language Training Organisations
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when will Quality and Qualifications Ireland be in a position to inspect and approve language schools; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Teacher Recruitment
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify that when he says the recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an special needs assistant application for a child ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
- Research Funding
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has written to any of the research funding agencies under the aegis of his Department concerning the progress of any individual application...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 7 May 2013 and correspondence to this Deputy, his views on the case of a person (details supplied)...
- English Language Training Organisations
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action open to any schools seeking accreditation and consideration to be included on the list of recognised schools used by INIS until such a...
- Departmental Contracts
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form, the names of the companies, where they are headquartered, and the value of the contracts awarded to all entities...
- School Accommodation
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a full update on what efforts are being made to upgrade the accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Waterford;...
- Student Grant Scheme Administration
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final decision will issue on the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application by a person (details supplied) considering that...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the student grant application for the academic year 2012-13 will be completed for a person (details supplied), considering that...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the refusal of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if he will make a statement...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to revive and enhance the apprentice system as a means of reducing youth unemployment and developing the economy; the...
- Schools Complaints Procedures
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a matter (details supplied). [35681/13]
- Teaching Qualifications
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teaching experience in a montessori school in a member state of the European Union is recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland; and if he...
- School Patronage
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the patronage of Educate Together for the new second level school in Balbriggan, County Dublin, in view of the large number of...
- University Governance
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the statutory limitations on the statutory autonomy of publicly funded universities. [35816/13]
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a...
- School Textbooks Rental Scheme
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding school books; if he has considered the position; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road...
- Institutes of Technology Issues
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the joint upgrading to university technological status in respect of an institution (details supplied); and if the upgrade...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Open Government Partnership
107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain the way the Government's commitment to the Open Government process on the work of his Department; if his Department...
- National Monuments
108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his policy regarding the charging of entrance fees to national monuments and national historic properties. [35822/13]
- Public Sector Pensions Legislation
114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding pensions; if he can offer any positive news for the person concerned; and if he...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the yearly saving to the Exchequer over the course of the Haddington Road agreement from the pay reduction for those earning over...
- Semi-State Bodies Dividends
123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of the ESB group of unions have initiated a legal challenge against the ESB and...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road...
- Ministerial Transport
126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the method used to calculate the cost of ministerial transport in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [35914/13]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Site Visits
127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of itineraries that have visited Kildare South constituency in each of the past five years; the results of each visit, the...
- IDA Portfolio
128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position of the number of factory units in the ownership of his Department or its agencies in Kildare south; the number occupied;...
- Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions
129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department will be making a submission to the Department of Health’s Regulatory Impact Analysis on proposed legislation...
- Fuel Sales
130. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason that the fee for the calibration of petrol and diesel dispensing pumps has been increased from €25 per pump to...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
131. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington...
- Department of Social Protection
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
136. 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...
- Services for People with Disabilities
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons with disabilities for whom the Employ Ability Service has catered for in the past two years; if she will list the supports and...
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps a person has to take to be included in a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35629/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if compensation paid by the State to child victims of abuse is assessed as means for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she can explain the way, when under the Medical Protocols on the Department's website under the prognosis for Fibromyalgia it states that...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made in an appeal for a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
- Pension Provisions
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects a report back from the Pensions Board following the requirement of pension schemes to submit funding proposals by 30 June 2013; and...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by her Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration
149. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 138 and 139 of 7 March 2013 that the only specific cost saving he can actually quantify...
- Departmental Bodies Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 144 to148, inclusive, of 7 March 2013, which projects named were funded specifically under...
- Departmental Reports
153. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 30 May 2013, the timeline line for the tender or other process that originated the review...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options
154. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of bog relocations that have been completed; the number where alternative locations have been sourced that will meet the...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Issues
155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will review the content and conditions of contracts issued to turf cutters under the cessation scheme; the number of contracts...
- Animal Welfare Bodies
156. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht theassistance he will provide to the Irish Seal Sanctuary whose future will be in jeopardy if it does not have a site or fresh...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment
157. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to seek a relaxation of the public service embargo for recruitment for the post of Head of Genealogy and Chief Herald at...
- Architectural Heritage
158. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm if Kiltoghert Creamery, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim which was established in 1901 is a protected building;...
- Heritage Council Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to develop buildings of historical interest as a specialist museum and interpretive centre in rural areas....
- Special Areas of Conservation Appeals
160. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 30 April 2013, when the special area of conservation appeal will take place; the reason...
- World Heritage Sites
161. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of the tentative list of seven candidate sites submitted to UNESCO for potential World Heritage Site status in...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
162. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
163. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington...
- Industrial Development
164. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to support the creative industries particularly in the north west to increase their export potential and...
- Departmental Expenditure
165. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will set out in tabular form the expenditure by his Department under sub-head A.6 and A.7 in 2012; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fisheries Protection
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will acknowledge that the Irish inshore fishermen have suffered from restrictions imposed by regulations on the eel...
- Broadband Services Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he has identified the existence of particular black spots throughout the country in relation to the...
- Mobile Telephony Services Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which directly or through the Regulator, efforts are being made to ensure an improved quality of mobile...
- Bullying of Children
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he, directly or in unison with his EU colleagues, can address the issue of cyber-bullying; and if he...
- Tax Yield
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which oil, gas or other mineral discoveries have been made in each of the past ten years to date; if any...
- Energy Resources
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which imported oil, gas or other energy sources are likely to be replaced by existing or anticipated on or...
- Postal Services
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which An Post continues to play a prominent role in the provision of existing, established or anticipated...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects EU fossil fuel reduction targets to be met in the short and medium term having particular...
- Wind Energy Generation
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his expectations in regard to the development of the wind energy sector; the extent to which national grid requirements...
- Energy Prices
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which electricity prices here in respect of both a domestic and industrial consumer compare favourably or...
- Hydraulic Fracturing Policy
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he and his Department intend to monitor development and progress of mining or other exploration...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the companies that received payments from his Department for consultation on natural resources; the purpose for which...
- Semi-State Bodies Dividends
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of the ESB Group of Unions have initiated a legal challenge...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the...
- RTE Expenditure
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether Government's support through RTE of two national public orchestras, the RTE Symphony and RTE Concert...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he could explain why there are no waivers on fines for the NPPR, and if he is aware that many persons are suffering...
- Septic Tank Inspections
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the inspection of septic tanks where a person is registered under the scheme and if they are...
- Foreshore Licences Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an official from his Department will visit a sports facility (details supplied) in County Kerry to review this...
- Homeless Persons Data
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons reported as homeless to local authorities in the first and second quarters of 2013; the way this...
- Local Government Elections
192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who was elected to a local authority as a member of a registered political party, who subsequently resigns...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to approve the Donegal bay waste water group B contract to go to construction; and if he will make a...
- Waste Management Issues
196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government about the regulations and control systems that are in place to ensure Ireland complies with current and proposed European...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the...
- Irish Water Establishment
199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the work of Irish Water should be entirely transparent and accountable and if he will, therefore,...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all consultancy spend within his Department and within Irish Water in respect of the...
- Planning Issues
202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine documents (details supplied) regarding the requirement for subsequent consent currently under review by...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Naturalisation Applications
203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that for a second time the Garda vetting unit has sent incorrect information on a person (details...
- Coroners Service
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the results of a post mortem of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to move forward with hiring civilians to undertake administrative work within An Garda Síochána to free up gardaí...
- Proposed Legislation
207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has prepared comprehensive legislation to tackle the issue of white-collar criminality; if he will share these proposals with Dáil...
- Naturalisation Applications
208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine a naturalisation application in respect of a person (details supplied); if he will expedite his application; and if he will...
- Peace Commissioners
209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering the reform of the role of peace commissioners here in view of the fact that the current legislation governing their role is...
- National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues
210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the publication of an implementation plan for the national disability strategy in view of the national disability strategy...
- Asylum Support Services
211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a statement made by the outgoing Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, that Ireland’s treatment of asylum seekers may well be in...
- Court Accommodation Refurbishment
212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to upgrade the family law court at Dolphin House which is in dire condition and not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on...
- Anti-Racism Measures
213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the figures released by the Immigrant Council of Ireland stating that 50 serious incidents have been reported to them in ten weeks;...
- Sexual Offences
214. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of counselling notes from children who have been sexually assaulted being made available in criminal prosecutions;...
- Northern Ireland Issues
215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the Nally report into the Omagh bombing was unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/13]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
217. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties for community employment schemes and potential participants arising from delays in...
- Ministerial Meetings
219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Garda Commissioner to meet with him to discuss GSOC's publicly aired...
- Residential Institutions Issues
220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Bethany Home this month as committed to on 25 June 2013. [35789/13]
- Extradition Arrangements
221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the State's obligations regarding requests for the issuing of extradition warrants and provisional arrest warrants from other States. [35810/13]
- Traveller Community Issues
222. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the context that the national Traveller/Roma integration strategy is a living document, the way he will ensure that the strategy will be...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
223. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
224. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road...
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
225. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the triple lock system for Ireland's Defence Forces taking part in large missions abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/13]
- Green Paper on Defence
226. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the Green paper on defence. [31467/13]
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
227. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
228. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement applicable...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their REP scheme, single payment, disadvantaged area scheme payment and...
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a disadvantaged area scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
- Food Exports
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in the export of beef, lamb, pig meat and dairy products since the Government came into office; the...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to the recent changes to the Common Agricultural Policy, if horticulture as a sector of agriculture under the Act have...
- Aquaculture Licences Applications
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a proposal made by him (details supplied) in relation to the introduction of large scale offshore salmon farms off the...
- European Council Meetings
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the conclusions of the first Agriculture and Fisheries Council Agri-Fish during the Lithuanian EU...
- Proposed Legislation
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a proposal (details supplied) regarding the Control of Dogs (Amendment) Bill 2013; and if he will make a...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that would be available for re-distribution under the single farm payment scheme common agricultural policy...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Youth Cafés Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects a final decision to be made by Pobal in relation to the awarding of €1 million fund available from her Department...
- Health Services Staff Issues
243. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of people who applied for the three-year incentivised career break within the Health Service Executive and in the child care...
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retired civil or public servants who have been retained by her Department since January 2013 on a short-term contract or on a...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
245. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Accommodation Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a new Cystic Fibrosis 13 bed unit at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and if he would make this a priority for 2013 [35573/13]
- Medical Card Applications
247. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35574/13]
- Hospital Appointment Status
250. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/13]
- Medical Card Applications
251. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35593/13]
- Water Fluoridation
252. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised regrading the presence of fluoride in water here; thet studies that have been conducted in the past two...
- Home Help Service Provision
253. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for extra home help hours and additional respite to be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W due to the demands of care and to...
- Tobacco Control Measures
255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce plain or generic packaging for tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/13]
- Services for People with Disabilities
256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support and meet a group (details supplied) in County Galway. [35644/13]
- Home Help Service Provision
257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if it is standard policy of the Health Service Executive officials administrating home help hours to encourage patients in receipt of ten...
- Domestic Violence Policy
258. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated by him to services aimed at tackling domestic violence in County Louth, including women’s refuges; the funding for these services...
- Dental Services Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35660/13]
- Medical Card Reviews
260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [35663/13]
- Care of the Elderly
261. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a register of those who provide private health care for the elderly; his further plans to have those facilities inspected on a regular...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals
262. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current framework for negotiations between the National Treatment Purchase Fund and proprietors of nursing homes under the nursing...
- Care of the Elderly
263. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a forum on long-term residential care bringing key stakeholder together to plan for the ongoing and future residential care needs of the...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues
265. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 2 July 2013, and in view of the recent announcement of cost saving measures (details supplied) removing the 20%...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made on an application for a special chair in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Health the projected annual saving to the Exchequer following his decision to withdraw the automatic entitlement to a medical card for patients undergoing treatment...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Issues
268. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 2 July 2013 regarding the Health Service Executive management team that established a national control group to...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
269. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include an illness (details supplied) on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/13]
- Hospital Appointment Status
270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation to remove cataracts in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Help Service Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the home help hours provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork [35820/13]
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired civil or public servants who have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on short-term contracts or on a consultancy basis...
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
274. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of GMS patients registered to each dispensary doctor in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road agreement applicable...
- HSE Funding
276. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the public interest requires details of the myGP.ie project to be public; the steps he has taken to have the Irish Medical Organisation...
- Services for People with Disabilities
277. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a wheelchair required for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare is approved for purchase but will not be ordered until October 2012. [35919/13]
- HSE Investigations
278. To ask the Minister for Health if the threat of legal action by the Health Service Executive will be withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if he will...
- Hospital Appointment Status
279. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the referral of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Ministerial Appointments
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appointments to the board of Aer Lingus as ministerial nominees over the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sporting Organisations
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a High Court action being taken by a member of the Irish Sports Council against a proposed...
- Coast Guard Services
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the number of call-outs of each of the coastguard units in County Louth in 2011, 2012 and to date in...
- Road Safety Issues
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve safety at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/13]
- Cycling Facilities
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that will be made available by his Department to provide cycle tracks for towns that depend on tourism as a main source of...
- Childhood Obesity
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the high levels of childhood obesity here and the fact that sport and exercise can tackle the problem, if he will consider...
- Air Traffic Control Services
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to alter existing levels of air traffic control coverage at any of the three State Airports, in view of the strategic regional...
- Swimming Pool Projects
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/13]
- Departmental Staff Rehiring
294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or...
- Haddington Road Agreement Savings
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road...
- Road Projects Status
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had a briefing from Louth County Council on the stalled Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Éireann Services
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Road Improvement Schemes
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for a section of road (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/13]
