Written answers
Thursday, 3 October 2013
- Department of Finance
- EU Taxation Issues
10. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the European Commission examination of Ireland's and other EU countries' corporation tax arrangements; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
11. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure all companies incorporated in Ireland but not tax resident anywhere pay corporation tax here. [41514/13]
- Banks Recapitalisation
12. To ask the Minister for Finance the payments made to date to pay for the capitalisation of the banks and all other supports given to the banks. [41478/13]
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
13. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns of former Irish Nationwide customers, who have been advised that their mortgage is being sold, that they may be adversely...
- Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations
14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that in relation to the Central Bank’s IT system an engineer (details supplied) making a change to the application server which was...
- Mortgage Resolution Processes
15. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason banks relied 62% on legal letters to meet the Central Bank’s MARTs; and if he will review the targets and the definition of a sustainable...
- VAT Rate Reductions
16. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 2013 in order to continue to boost tourism figures and create and retain jobs in the...
- Banks Recapitalisation
17. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has presented to the ESM a formal case for retroactive recapitalisation of the continuing Irish banks; the timetable for the conclusion of efforts in...
- European Stability Mechanism
20. To ask the Minister for Finance if all 17 Euro Member States have indicated a willingness to use the ESM to retrospectively recapitalise Ireland’s banking system. [41499/13]
- Consumer Spending
21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with the ESRI that action is required to boost weak consumer demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/13]
- Bank Stress Tests
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Irish banks are facing earlier stress tests than other EU banks; and his views on what the results of those tests might reveal. [41501/13]
- National Treasury Management Agency Deposits
23. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash reserve currently held by the State through the National Treasury Management Agency; the banks with whom that money is currently on deposit;...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to listen to and to forward on its comments on the rest of the Anglo Irish recordings to which it has access to...
- Oireachtas Banking Inquiry
26. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether current and former ECB officials should make themselves available to an Oireachtas banking inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had negotiations with the Troika on a so-called fast track process for repossessions of some properties and the legislative steps he has planned....
- IBRC Liquidation
28. To ask the Minister for Finance if he remains committed to the current timeline for the liquidation of Irish Banking Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- European Banking Union
31. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact he expects the single European banking supervision mechanism will have on the day-to-day operation of Irish banks; and if he will make a statement...
- Banking Sector Investigations
32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release the report on Irish Nationwide of 2009; and if this report will be made available to any banking inquiry. [41521/13]
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the position of chief economist in his Department was first advertised in June 2012 and then re-advertised in July 2013; if the...
- Credit Unions Issues
35. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the case of Newbridge Credit Union. [41516/13]
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
36. To ask the Minister for Finance if will work with the Central Bank of Ireland to agree a definition of a strategic defaulter in relation to mortgages. [41507/13]
- Departmental Correspondence
37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will release the letter of 19 November 2010 from Jean-Claude Trichet; and if this letter will be made available to any banking inquiry. [41520/13]
- Banking Sector Regulation
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of inspection audits carried out at each of the banks, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and Permanent TSB by the Central Bank inspection team in...
- Corporate Tax Regime Issues
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures in budget 2014 to increase the tax contribution of highly profitable corporations through the introduction of a minimum effective...
- Economic Growth Rate
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the growth prediction from his Department for 2013 has decreased each year in the Stability Programme Update from 2011 to 2013. [41515/13]
- Ministerial Meetings
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the outcomes from his series of meetings in Northern Ireland on Friday, 27 September; the persons he met and the content of his discussions....
- EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the likely financial facility or line of credit that will be required from the financial institutions of the European Union for Ireland when it exits the...
- Budget 2014
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include a stimulus package in Budget 2014; if he will provide capital investment to build social housing units to address the ongoing housing crisis...
- National Debt
44. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid on interest on the national debt in the past year; and the amount of that interest due to debt arising from the capitalisation of the banks and...
- Credit Review Office Appeals
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the credit limit for the Credit Review Office to investigate loans that have been refused to small and medium business; and if...
- Bank Debt Restructuring
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered requesting that the ESM take on the tracker loan book off Irish banks. [41502/13]
- Strategic Investment Fund Investments
48. To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will commence investment of assets from the National Pension Reserve Fund; the scale of investment that...
- Credit Union Fund Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects payments to be made in 2013 from the credit union fund established to facilitate the restructuring of the sector; if he expects additional funds...
- Credit Ratings
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts being made to secure a revision of Ireland’s credit rating with bond rating agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41456/13]
- Credit Availability
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has become aware of the difficulties faced by small to medium sized enterprises that have been affected by the downturn in the economy...
- Bank Debt Restructuring
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason bank debt negotiated restructuring or bank debt negotiated write off was never sought or requested by the Government from the ECB, the euro system...
- VAT Payments
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a taxi company (details supplied) was levied with a bill for almost €500,000 for VAT on radios supplied to taxi drivers, despite the fact...
- Tax Code
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the communications and correspondence his Department has had with the European Commission in the past six months regarding State aid and tax paid by...
- Economic Growth Rate
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects the economy to grow in the coming year having regard to the need to maintain the highest possible level of economic activity...
- EU Issues
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the tripartite talks taking place at EU level to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a...
- NAMA Property Sales
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his powers under section 14 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 to direct NAMA to delay the sale of lands at St. Edmundsbury,...
- Central Bank of Ireland Staff Qualifications
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will obtain from the Central Bank a report setting out the numbers of staff at the Central Bank dedicated to on-site audit/inspection of the banks, in...
- Banking Sector Regulation
62. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the submissions from Bank of Ireland, AIB and PTSB following the Mercer report; and the reason the assertion that would include a...
- European Central Bank Issues
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered initiating judicial review proceedings at the European Court of Justice, under Statute Article 35.1 of the ECB Statute, insisting a full...
- Budget 2014
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering progressive tax measures such as wealth taxes, higher taxes on top earners or increasing the corporation tax rate as an alternative to...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid Provision
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to keeps the promise to assign 0.7% of spending on overseas development aid by 2015; and if he will make a...
- Passport Applications
66. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the children of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualify for Irish passports; and if he will make a...
- Syrian Conflict
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has held any discussions with other heads of state on the issue of Syria; and if he will report back on these...
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Coverage
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department have investigated the reason insurance companies are refusing to provide quotes to homes that are prone to subsidence; and if he will...
- World Bank Doing Business Report
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report; his views on the recently published findings of the independent panel of...
- NAMA Property Sales
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no effort was made on his part under section 14 of the National Asset Management Agency Act, or other similar provisions of that Act, to delay the...
- Credit Unions Issues
71. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Credit Union owned CUSOP will receive its authorisation from the Central Bank; if the Government is fully supportive of this initiative; and if he...
- Credit Review Office Appeals
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by month of the number of appeals to the Credit Review Office and the numbers that have been successful since its creation to...
- IBRC Liquidation
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he has introduced a statutory instrument that will specifically conceal the names of Anglo Irish Bank/Irish Bank Resolution Corporation creditors;...
- Revenue Commissioners Investigations
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of revenue audits carried out each year from 2008 to 2013; the revenue raised from such audits; and if he will...
- Tax Reliefs Cost
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield that would be generated from standard rating the tax relief for expenses allowable to employees under Schedule E; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Collection
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the total outstanding amount of arrears owed to the Revenue Commissioners up to and including 30 June 2013, with a breakdown of the amount owed by self...
- National Treasury Management Agency Deposits
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the current average interest rate earned by the National Treasury Management Agency on its cash balance; the actual average interest earned by the NTMA on its...
- Economic Policy
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic fundamentals now prevailing are in accord with the requirements for economic recovery while keeping pace with bailout...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the progress with which lending institutions are making adequate efforts to meet the requirements of...
- Credit Availability
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which small and medium sized enterprises seeking accommodation from their respective lending institutions have been accommodated by their banks...
- Economic Growth Initiatives
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the most successful initiatives taken by Government in the past two and a half years to regenerate growth/job creation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Economic Data
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent by which the economic fundamentals and prospects have altered year on year over each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement...
- Economic Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the bodies or persons with whom his Department has had contact in relation to the formation of economic programme 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teaching Contracts
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has had discussions regarding to the changing of existing academic contracts in order to impose a mandatory contract hours...
- Weight of Schoolbags
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the heavy weight of schoolbags carried by school children; if his Department has carried out any long-term studies on the...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the rationale behind the decision to introduce the supplementary allocation panel for special needs assistants; the reason...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of grant support available in respect of special needs children of pre-school age attending early intervention units;...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider making more special needs assistant internships available to alleviate the pressures being felt by teachers and students in...
- School Transport Provision
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain what the item return to risk for Bus Éireann means as it appears in the Bus Éireann bill for school transport posted...
- School Transport Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put the 45 year old school transport contract/agreement/arrangement out to public tender; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Site Acquisitions
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with regard to the acquisition of a site required for the development of a new school (details supplied) included...
- Schools Emergency Funding
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support an application for emergency funding grant in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the potential construction and development options for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport Provision
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason an application for a concessionary bus ticket...
- Schools Building Projects Status
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed schedule and timetable for completion of the proposed new combined secondary school in Skibbereen, County Cork; and if he will make...
- Literacy Levels
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in his Department's implementation of the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the phased adjustments at primary level to staffing schedules for one, two, three and four teacher schools...
- Disadvantaged Status
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the cuts to rural DEIS schools introduced in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41727/13]
- Third Level Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring third level grants to the level, in terms of rate, threshold and eligibility, that pertained prior to budget...
- Schools Guidance Counsellors
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the cuts to guidance counselling provided for in the 2012 budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring resource teaching hours to the level that existed in 2010/11 and in 2011/12; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons affected by statutory retirement in the public sector in each of the past five...
- National Parks Projects
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the re-opening the Croppies Acre Memorial Park by the Office of Public Works; the progress that has been made in...
- Departmental Staff Redeployment
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding Government Departments that have staff numbers in excess of their employment control framework staffing numbers...
- Heritage Sites Issues
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers to Office of Public Works sites in Askeaton, Adare, Kilmallock during the years 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Redundancy Payments
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial dispute at a company (details suplied) in Limerick city; if he is concerned...
- Economic Competitiveness
124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the costs affecting business here continue to threaten any aspect of economic recovery; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for both employers and employees to deal with the ending of the transition pension from January 2014; the way they pertain...
- Tax Code
127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered correspondence relating to tax compliance, small contractors and multinationals (details supplied); and if he...
- Redundancy Payments
128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a person who has worked two days per week part time, for the past ten years has an entitlement to redundancy in any form including...
- Foreign Direct Investment
129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Industrial Development Agency continues to ignore County Kerry when it comes to encouraging foreign investors to set up...
- Department of Social Protection
- Retirement Issues
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of persons affected by statutory retirement in the private sector, in each of the past five years;...
- Youth Guarantee
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that a pilot project under the youth guarantee scheme has been confirmed for Ballymun, Dublin, her plans to establish a pilot...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if payment of jobseeker's allowance will be reviewed and increased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Code Issues
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the legislation on the transfer of assets from husband to wife; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41630/13]
- State Pensions Reform
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the ending of the transition pension from January 2014; how they pertain to those leaving employment during 2014; and if she...
- Carer's Benefit Payments
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of persons in receipt of carer's benefit and the expenditure...
- Respite Care Grant Payments
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of increasing the respite care grant to €1,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41674/13]
- One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of restoring the one parent family payment to the 18 years of age threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of recipients by age of the one parent family payment; the cost of this payment in tabular form by...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41691/13]
- Job Initiatives
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in the job activation measures (details supplied) on 30 June 2012; the number of persons participating in the...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if students who are pursuing online postgraduate degree courses are eligible to apply for jobseeker's benefit/allowance; and if she will make a...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when domiciliary care allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions if any in place to meet the housing needs by way of rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if...
- Social Welfare Appeals Delays
148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when full payment including any arrears of payment including basic supplementary welfare allowance or alternative will be paid in the case of a...
- Child Benefit Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if further consideration will be given to awarding child benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance or basic supplementary payments will be paid and are up to date in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of weekly payment and total receipts in respect of one-parent family allowance, jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare allowance...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlement to dental benefit and the nature of the treatment for which they are eligible in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Guardian's Payment Appeals
153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the refusal of guardianship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Heritage Sites Issues
154. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding restoration works at Killarney House; the date on which it will open to the public; and if he will make a...
- National Parks Projects
155. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the deteriorating condition of Knockreer House and Gardens, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Heritage Council Expenditure
156. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what consideration is being given by him to the re-introduction of funding the Heritage Council local community grants scheme in...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Telecommunications Services Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency...
- Television Reception
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are serious interference and signal problems on televisions in...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Telecommunications Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency...
- Homeless Persons Data
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of homelessness in Dublin and the other urban areas compared with two years ago; the amount of such...
- Shared Services
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the situation where shared service programmes are being located to individual local authorities and...
- Litter Pollution Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of cleansing in the aftermath of Arthur's Day; if he will ensure that local authorities recoup costs for private...
- Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date on the roll out targets for the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pyrite Resolution Board Remit
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way his Department and the Pyrite Resolution Board came to the figure of €500 for building condition...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Prisoner Releases
165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in a prison (details supplied) in County Roscommon that have breached the terms of their temporary release to date; and if...
- Telecommunications Services Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he or his Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency contact for every citizen...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure carried out by authorities to vet workers employed in the child care industry; the waiting time for Garda clearance; and if he will...
- Garda Investigations
170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate the allegations of white collar crime in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [41606/13]
- Crime Data
171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a hidden issue of white collar crime in the legal profession here; and the way it is being dealt with. [41607/13]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expedite Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Garda Vetting Application Numbers
173. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to alleviate the back log of persons seeking Garda clearance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41657/13]
- Crime Prevention
174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional steps that will be taken by An Garda Síochána to address the increase in serious knife-related crimes which have...
- Deed Poll
175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible here for husbands to take their spouse's surname when they get married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41681/13]
- Garda Transport Data
176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money that would be required for the purchase of an additional 600 vehicles for the Garda fleet in 2014. [41708/13]
- Garda Deployment
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a district breakdown of Garda numbers in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he...
- Garda Transport Data
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a district breakdown of Garda mobile unit stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41712/13]
- Garda Remuneration
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total costs of the Garda wage and overtime bill in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Visa Applications
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas granted to Chinese citizens in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the discussions he has held with his UK counterpart on...
- Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes he will make to the Irish short-stay visa waiver programme in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/13]
- Residency Permits
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in response to an application for residency/preparation of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Naturalisation Applications
187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the children of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 have residency status or qualify for consideration for naturalisation; and if he will...
- Deportation Orders Issues
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of entitlement to residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Naturalisation Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will...
- Passport Applications
191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the children of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare are eligible to qualify for Irish passports in view of their parents' stamp 4...
- Naturalisation Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin qualifies for naturalisation on the basis of their residency to date; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Asylum Applications
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all outstanding documentation required for consideration of the case has been received in his Department in the case of a person (details...
- Departmental Properties
196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41778/13]
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is acceptable that asylum seekers and their children are housed in reception centres which lack adequate facilities for...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment for their agri-environment options scheme 2; the reason for the...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when headage payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an overpayment issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed explanation regarding a deduction made from the disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a...
- Land Ownership
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding unregistered land in what was originally the Digby Estate, Barrownageeshal, County Offaly, part of which is in...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Forestry Grants
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the number of farmers in receipt of the single farm payment on a county basis where the payment...
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate a penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will waive this penalty; and if he...
- Beef Technology Adoption Programme Issues
207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on...
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2013 le...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of money spent on the agri environment options scheme in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [41684/13]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Extension
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of launching a new agri-environment options scheme in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/13]
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of launching a new suckler cow welfare scheme in 2014 based on the previous scheme criteria; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if area aid is being claimed or has ever been claimed in respect of land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding area aid payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing farm laneways to be included in the total area allowed for area aid payment as has been the case in the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Telecommunications Services Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she or her Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency contact for every...
- Early Child Care Education Issues
217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has plans to extend the early childhood care and education scheme so that children can avail of two years as opposed to one; and if...
- Children in Care
218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 19 September 2013, if she will elaborate on the work that will be undertaken by the Irish Youth...
- Early Child Care Education Issues
221. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to difficulties faced by childcare providers under the early childhood care and education scheme in...
- Department of Health
- Water Fluoridation (2 comments)
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will have the Irish Medicines Board carry out a test to determine if fluoride is safe for human consumption and have the results made available to the...
- Mobility Allowance Eligibility
223. To ask the Minister for Health when a new scheme to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grants will be introduced; the level of payment that will be made to recipients...
- Telecommunications Services Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency contact for every citizen to interact...
- Dental Services Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied). [41561/13]
- Medical Card Applications
226. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41562/13]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting treatment at Navan orthopaedic unit; the waiting time required for an initial consultation at the unit; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointment Status
228. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41574/13]
- Respite Care Grant Eligibility
229. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for patients from the Republic of Ireland to avail of respite beds in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41609/13]
- Health Services Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied); if he will confirm if this is a permanent arrangement or if services will be returned to...
- HSE Expenditure
231. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of specialist palliative home care in each county; if he will provide in each case the percentage of these costs paid by the Health Service...
- Hospital Procedures
232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full and partial lower limb amputations that were carried out in 2012; the number of these patients that had diabetes; and if he will make a...
- Misuse of Drugs
233. To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding the use of cannabis for medical reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41633/13]
- Medical Card Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/13]
- HSE Data
235. To ask the Minister for Health the accident and emergency numbers in the aftermath of Arthur's Day; if he will ensure that hospitals recoup costs for private sponsored events; and if he will...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
236. To ask the Minister for Health if a local health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will close or lose services. [41653/13]
- HSE Properties
237. To ask the Minister for Health if any properties of the Health Service Executive in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 have been sold in the past four years. [41668/13]
- Medical Card Data
239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons holding medical cards in each county or local authority area; the number holding GP cards; and if he...
- HSE Properties
240. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the sale by ministerial order to the Health Service Executive of a 13 acre site off Davitt Road; the date of sale and the amount...
- Ministerial Appointments
241. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list all the boards to which he makes appointments, including boards which have yet to be set up such as that of the children's hospital; the number...
- Prescription Charges
242. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for prescription charges (details supplied). [41699/13]
- Health Services Issues
243. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to help put a long-term treatment plan in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Data
249. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual average cost of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41731/13]
- HSE Properties
252. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Health Service Executive owned site (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if the HSE will ensure that the site is properly maintained; and if he...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects Status
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Narrow Water Bridge project in view of its symbolic and economic benefit to the north east; and if he will...
- Tourism Industry Issues
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is the intention of Bord Fáilte to close down the tourist information office at a location (details supplied); if there has...
- Dublin Bus Services
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Dublin Bus has now completed its network direct programme or if there are plans to further change the network; and if he will make a...
- Rail Services
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons Iarnród Éireann has prosecuted for failure to have a valid train ticket in the years 2011, 2012 and to...
- Road Safety Issues
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise a new road realignment for the road between Killorglin and Miltown, County Kerry; if he will take into...
