Written answers
Thursday, 24 October 2013
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Public Broadcasting Charge Introduction
10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the introduction of a public broadcasting service charge; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Climate Change Policy
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is concerned at Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels in view of the recent report on climate change produced by the...
- Postcode Implementation
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs and perceived benefits associated with a postcodes system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/13]
- Offshore Exploration
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase oil and gas exploration activity in Irish coastal waters; his views on whether we need to see more...
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position regarding the classification of the ESB's pension scheme; if he is satisfied that the ESB pension scheme...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which new guidelines for the planning of onshore wind farms will be published; if he is concerned that wind...
- Appointments to State Boards
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the procedure that is followed by his Department when appointing members of the public to State boards or other agencies...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the national mapping process to identify those areas which would not be served with high-speed broadband without State...
- Wind Energy Generation
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that a full cost benefit analysis of job creation in the wind industry is carried out; the likely job...
- Connemara Oil Field
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the details of an oil find by Statoil in 1997 in the Connemara field; and if he will make a statement...
- Oil and Gas Exploration
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress he has made in developing a new fiscal and regulatory framework for the oil and gas exploration industry in...
- Sale of State Assets
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the proposals to sell the energy section of Bord Gáis Éireann; if the division...
- Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources cad iad na pleananna atá aige chun forbairt a dhéanamh ar an ngréasán idirlín leathanbhanda sa...
- Corrib Gas Field Issues
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is true that a tunnelling expert sent by the Department to investigate claims by residents around Srahwaddaconn Bay...
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects to be in a position to facilitate the development of the wind energy sector within the...
- Wind Energy Generation
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that communities are fully engaged in the wind energy planning and development process in...
- Postcode Implementation
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the new national postcode system will reflect the Irish or English place names of cities, towns and townlands in the...
- Electricity Generation
31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that there is a real and meaningful engagement process between EirGrid and residents in the areas...
- Broadband Services Speeds
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of households in County Donegal that currently have access to broadband speeds of 30 Mbs; the percentage of...
- Electricity Transmission Network
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline a response to the OECD's Economic Survey of Ireland 2013, in particular, his views on whether the...
- Wind Energy Generation
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that a full technical and economic analysis of the wind energy export project is carried out in advance...
- Garda Investigations
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) is subject to an investigation by the Metropolitan Police in relation...
- Mine Sites Remediation
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the restoration of the Avoca mines site, County Wicklow. [45221/13]
- Post Office Network
40. 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 Broadband Plan Implementation
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on progress on the national broadband plan; if the plan will be fully implemented in its...
- Electricity Generation
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the 400 kV gridlink electricity infrastructural project by EirGrid is necessary; the justification for such a...
- Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the community projects in the greater Dublin area which will receive support as part of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Military Aircraft Landings
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of foreign military planes landing at Shannon Airport which is in clear breach of our neutral status. [45368/13]
- Passports Data
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish passports in circulation in date and currently valid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs Application
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a VHI premium in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45370/13]
- Insurance Costs
54. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the cost of insurance for young females (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45375/13]
- Tax Reliefs Application
55. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the new health insurance tax relief restrictions announced in Budget 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Insurance Prices
56. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons paying more than €800 for a private health plan will see a price rise following on from the recent changes announced in Budget 2014; and if...
- Tax Credits
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider making adjustments to the single-parent tax credit to allow an element of tax planning whereby the spouses could elect which spouse claims...
- Credit Unions
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update of the situation in Maynooth Credit Union following the court ruling of 18 October 2013; and if the ruling affects the situation...
- Tax Credits
61. To ask the Minister for Finance how the single-person child carer tax credit will be applied where, by court order or de facto, a 50-50 split in caring is in place (details supplied); and if...
- Alcohol Sales
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of sales in recent years from off-licence alcohol sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45379/13]
- VAT Rate Application
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason swimming lessons attract the highest rate of VAT at 23%; if he will consider reducing or abolishing this in view of the health benefits and as a...
- Tax Code
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider putting in place a DIRT free limit per person on small savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/13]
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons with mortgages with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are being offered the opportunity to purchase the mortgages at a discount. [45389/13]
- Tax Code
67. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to each measure of the ten point tax reform plan to help small business, if he will detail the impact including levels of take-up, cost to the...
- Property Taxation Collection
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by local authority of the amount of revenue collected from the property tax to date in 2013; and total estimated revenue on a...
- Tax Residency Issues
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department has received from the French Government or any other government a list of suspected tax evaders; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Reliefs Abolition
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect the changes in budget 2014 abolishing top slicing in 2014 will have on the tax liability of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Credit Unions Regulation
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a submission (details supplied) from Newbridge Credit Union; if any meetings have taken place or are planned regarding the submission;...
- Universal Social Charge Yield
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue accrued to the Exchequer via the universal social charge in each year since its introduction. [45496/13]
- Tax Reliefs Cost
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax foregone by the Exchequer as a result of taxation expenditures in respect of private health insurance in each year since 2007. [45498/13]
- Tax Yield
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated by the Exchequer in each of the past five years through taxes and duties on alcohol and tobacco. [45500/13]
- Property Taxation Yield
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the total take from property tax in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/13]
- Tax Credits
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any proposal to remove the single parent tax credit from the parent who is deemed to be the secondary carer. [45516/13]
- Tax Reliefs Application
81. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his comments in Limerick on 18 September 2013, the nature of the deal which he expected to make with the pensions industry in respect of the...
- Pensions Levy Issues
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis for his decision to increase the pension levy in budget 2014; the expected yield from this measure; and the purpose to which he intends to put these...
- National Debt Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide estimates of the national debt as at the end of 2013; the end of 2014 and the end of 2015. [45533/13]
- Government Deficit
84. To ask the Minister for Finance further to comments made at the recent Fine Gael national conference that the €2.5 billion adjustment will deliver a deficit of 4.8% in 2014 and a...
- Property Taxation Administration
85. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 51 and 61 of 10 October 2013, the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- VAT Rate Application
86. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Union Court of Justice decision on the application of a lower VAT rate for supplies of horses and greyhounds and the way it can be...
- Illicit Trade in Tobacco
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners estimate the tobacco smuggling rate, which shows a reduction of 2% in the past year; and if he will make a statement...
- Crime Prevention
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that the Revenue Commissioners purchased new smuggling detection equipment, including a van scanner, recently; the funding stream used for...
- Tax Credits
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain his decision to abolish the one parent family tax credit; the projected saving generated from this cut; if a regulatory impact analysis was...
- Government Deficit
90. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a newspaper article (details supplied) if he will provide a detailed explanation on the level of budget adjustment for 2014 and the way this...
- VAT Rate Application
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the points raised in correspondence (details supplied) from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association; and if he will make...
- State Bodies Expenditure
92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the multiple independent procurement of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the total cost to...
- Tax Yield
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of deposit interest retention tax that is expected to be collected in 2014; the way this compares to the projected outcome for 2013; and if he will...
- Credit Unions Regulation
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions that are currently subject to lending restrictions by the Central bank of Ireland; the way this compares to the position at the end...
- General Government Debt
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the previously reported 2012 general Government deficit of the Eurostat ruling in respect of the treatment of the revenue from the 4G licence...
- Government Bonds
97. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of sales of Irish Government bonds held by the Central Bank of Ireland following the deal in respect of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation...
- Departmental Budgets
101. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in 2014; and if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- National Training Fund
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current level of the retained national training fund surplus; the estimated amount at the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Éireann Services
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has sent Bus Éireann a document purporting to be the unsigned affidavit of a private bus operator working for Bus...
- Broadband Services Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any proposals to provide high-speed broadband to the schools in Annaghdown and Corrandulla, County Galway; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Administration
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding accessing information in relation to tenders for school building projects after the tender has been awarded; if it is the...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Teaching Contracts
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding substitute teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45471/13]
- Third Level Courses Completion Rates
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students who entered university degree courses in science in 2007 and 2008; the number that continued to second and subsequent...
- School Transport Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45519/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Administration
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications processed by Student Universal Support Ireland for the 2013-14 academic year; if he will provide comparative figures...
- Research and Development Funding
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the...
- Departmental Expenditure
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works Properties
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all the properties leased or rented on behalf of the State which are not fully occupied; the extent to...
- Research and Development Funding
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department...
- Departmental Expenditure
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the 2014 expenditure report did not separately show the 2014 and full-year effect of expenditure measures announced; and if...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Data
123. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created, the number of jobs lost and the net change in employment in enterprises supported by Enterprise Ireland,...
- Departmental Agencies Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital, current and total funding allocated to Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and country enterprise...
- Capital Programme Expenditure
125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital spend by his Department for each year since 2009; and the capital allocation to his Department in budget 2014. [45394/13]
- Insolvency Payments Scheme Payments
126. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an award under the Unfair Dismissals Act in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17. [45427/13]
- Research and Development Funding
127. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his...
- Departmental Expenditure
128. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be...
- Regional Aid
129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if County Kerry will be a priority county for regional aid from 2014; the efforts he is making to secure this status for County Kerry;...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance Yield
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the revenue accrued from PRSI contributions in each year since 2007. [45497/13]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection [45342/13]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the family of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 17 with a recognised disability was refused carer's allowance and domiciliary care...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to assess eligibility for fuel allowance in respect of persons here who are receiving the UK winter fuel payment; and if she...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45414/13]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the family of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 17 with a recognised disability were refused carer's allowance and domiciliary care...
- Household Benefits Scheme
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if in view of the hardship and fear that the abolition of the telephone rental allowance is causing, if same will be reinstated as a matter of...
- Bereavement Grant Applications
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications approved for financial assistance towards burial costs under each of her Department's schemes in 2012; and if she will...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the payment of carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois who lodged their application in...
- Family Income Supplement Application Numbers
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of public service workers who are currently supplementing their income with family income supplement; the number of those public service...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
141. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rent at which they can receive support and the maximum rent support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal in respect of rent support will be decided in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement...
- Child Benefit Payments
143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when outstanding child benefit will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if arrangements have been made to make payment of supplementary welfare allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare while awaiting a...
- Social Welfare Fraud Data
146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of reports her Department received from members of the public in 2012 regarding social welfare fraud; the number of reports that were...
- Departmental Expenditure
147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure adjustment that will be made within her Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in 2014;...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a committee (details supplied) will receive the balance of funding sought in view of the fact that additional information was...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
149. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a payment in respect of the turf cutting compensation scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if...
- Departmental Agencies Issues
150. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Living City Initiative
151. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the extension of the living city initiative announced by him in budget 2014 (details supplied) will have an effect on the three...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Energy Schemes Issues
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request EirGrid to facilitate the expansion of the EirGrid Grid Link consultation phase for a further three...
- National Broadband Plan Implementation
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the requirements of the national broadband scheme in respect of quality of service to customers availing of the broadband...
- Energy Schemes Issues
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request EirGrid to grant an extension on the current deadline for submissions for the Grid Link project for...
- Electricity Transmission Network
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the input his Department has had in the choosing of the areas where EirGrid are currently proposing to erect pylons...
- Alternative Energy Projects
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his preferred options for the operation of wind generating turbine throughout the country with particular reference to...
- Cyber Security Policy
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which modern technological advances can be utilised to prevent or track Internet bullying; and if he will...
- Broadband Services Provision
160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which broadband, state-of-the-art technology is available in all areas throughout the country; the way this...
- Postal Services
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which new and or compatible services and facilities will be supplied by An Post thereby enhancing its...
- Petroleum and Gas Exploration
162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which exploration licenses granted, on and off-shore, in each of the past ten years to date have been...
- Natural Gas Grid
163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is expected that products from the Corrib gas field will become available to the national grid; and if he will...
- Mobile Telephony Services Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which comparisons have been made with the quality of mobile telephone services here and those available in...
- Broadband Services Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects the availability of high-speed broadband to extend to all areas throughout the country; the steps...
- Renewable Energy Generation Issues
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which fossil fuels continue to be replaced by alternative energy in the area of electricity generation,...
- Biofuel Obligation Scheme Implementation
168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which incentives remain available to encourage the use of biodiesel and bioethanol; the way this compares...
- Fuel Prices
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he directly or through the aegis of the regulator continues to monitor the prices of diesel and...
- Research and Development Funding
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of...
- Departmental Expenditure
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Water Meters Issues
172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is confident that persons who will be paying for water will have full access to be able to either directly, or...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to any research having been carried out in Ireland or the EU in relation to the impact...
- Tax Yield
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total anticipated value in 2013 of the local government fund and of the motor tax fund; and if he will make a...
- Property Taxation Yield
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the 80% of the property tax take ring-fenced for local authorities refers to each local authority where tax was...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of approvals including planning permission granted or pending in respect of wind farms in County Kildare to...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of families on the housing list in each of the local authorities (details supplied). [45364/13]
- Local Authority Housing Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is a growing housing crisis in the greater Dublin area especially for those on council housing...
- Motor Tax Collection
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review legislation regarding commercial vehicle tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Seniors Alert Scheme Issues
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons with landlines connected to personal panic alarms; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Authority Funding
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the local government fund general purpose grant allocations and final...
- Place Names Changes
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedure laid down in law in relation to the changing of the name of a street; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grants and initiatives available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to carry out necessary repairs. [45428/13]
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way funding will be allocated from the €10 million proposed to deal with pyrite; the number of houses this fund...
- Local Authority Housing Standards
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Leitrim County Council is failing in its duty of care towards a disabled...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the €10 million fund introduced in budget 2014 for the resolution of issues in...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who voluntarily give up their family home as a consequence of mortgage arrears will be allowed onto their local...
- Research and Development Funding
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Registration of Title
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time in the Land Registry from when an application for long possession is received to it being examined and dealt with; and...
- Legislative Process
196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality asked if the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 require...
- Human Trafficking
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda investigations into alleged human trafficking in each year from 2008 and to date in 2013; the number of alleged victims and...
- Visa Applications
198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when favourable consideration will be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement...
- Residency Permits
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected status of residency and-or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose stamp 4 was recently updated is eligible to apply for naturalisation on the basis of their...
- Visa Applications
201. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for the necessary visa to enter this country; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Family Reunification Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 258 of 15 October, No. 437 of 25 June 2013 and No. 154 of 19 September 2013, in the case of a person...
- Residency Permits
203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 19 February 2013, the extent to which it has been found possible to review the entire basis on which...
- Legal Aid Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria to qualify for free legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45511/13]
- Departmental Expenditure
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Medals
206. To ask the Minister for Defence following on from the plan in 2006 to issue replacement certificates to the families of the military veterans of 1916 and the War of Independence, his plans...
- Departmental Expenditure
207. To ask the Minister for Defence the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in 2014; and if he...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horse Racing Industry Development
208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent publication commissioned by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association, Analysis of the Economic Impact of...
- Scéim Talmhaíochta
209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste agus Scéim na...
- Forestry Grants
210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for a forest road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
- Beef Genomics Scheme
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the new BGS scheme, in respect of which the cost of sampling is supposed to be set at €25, if this may be...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made in respect of an appeal to the Ombudsman regarding a disadvantaged area scheme appeals committee decision...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme 4 payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Forestry Premium Payments
215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which forestry premia are payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the extent to which...
- Horse Racing Industry Development
216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to the points raised in correspondence (details supplied) from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders...
- Departmental Expenditure
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Mental Health Services Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if public health nursing and the child and adolescent mental health services will be included in the functions of the Child and Family...
- Child Care Qualifications
219. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine opening up internships in the quality control area for childcare especially for those with a level 8 BA early childhood...
- Child Abuse Issues
220. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports to social work departments of which sexual abuse was a component in 2010, 2011, and 2012; the number that received...
- Departmental Expenditure
228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure adjustment that will be made within her Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken...
- Department of Health
- Water Quality Issues
229. To ask the Minister for Health the reason unlicensed industrial grade products like H2SiF6, hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is extremely toxic, are allowed, when such a product would not be...
- Tobacco Control Measures
230. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 15 October 2013, regarding his Department's participation in the high-level implementation group to oversee the...
- Medical Card Applications
231. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45336/13]
- Home Help Service Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be awarded home help. [45345/13]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
233. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there was an issue in the payment to pharmacies by the drugs payment scheme for Nadolol for a number of months; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason married couples are being discriminated against with the new ceiling for medical cards for the over 70s (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Dental Services Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45362/13]
- Health Services Issues
238. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding residential care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [45369/13]
- Universal Health Insurance Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Health if the prospect of universal health insurance is no longer feasible in view of the fact that the population with health insurance fell from 52% to 45% in...
- Health Insurance Cover
240. To ask the Minister for Health if he has increased the public health budget to allow for the 75,000 persons that will move across to the public system as they cancel their health insurance...
- Medical Card Data
241. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and general practitioner visit cards that have issued to persons in County Cork each year from 1999 to date in 2013; and if he will...
- Health Services Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health further to a parliamentary question tabled on 17 October 2013 the number of children and the number of visits children had to the urologist in St George's per...
- Hospital Equipment
243. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a faulty fire alert system in St. Finan’s Hospital in Killarney has resulted in 62 call-outs since the start of last year because the system...
- Cochlear Implants
245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding for bilateral cochlear implants is allocated in the 2014 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
246. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details provided) will be made available under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/13]
- Prescription Charges
247. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the hardship and distress that the announced increase in prescription charges for medical card holders is causing, if the monthly charge will be...
- Health Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to administer warfarin from local health clinics in view of the cost and inconvenience to persons having to travel to and from hospitals [45439/13]
- Suicide Prevention
250. To ask the Minister for Health when the new suicide awareness officer will be appointed for County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/13]
- Health Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Health if a CPAP machine will be provided under the long-term illness scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if they are entitled to...
- Health Services Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Health if funding to the national service users executive, under the auspices of the national advocacy unit, has ceased and, if so, the reason for same; when the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
253. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department have had any discussions with the Health Service Executive regarding the waiting times for children who need orthodontic treatment in...
- Medical Card Drugs
254. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of items for which persons with medical cards will no longer be reimbursed as a result of budget 2014; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 26 September 2013, wherein it was indicated that a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Disability Services Programme Review
257. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures to be followed to facilitate access to funding for persons with special needs under the proposed individualisation process; if structures have...
- Health Services Staff Data
258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors currently registered here; if any studies or assessments have been carried out to ascertain the number of doctors required in the State...
- Health Services Expenditure
259. To ask the Minister for Health in view of recent statistics from the OECD which indicate that only 67% of health spending in the State is funded by Government revenues, if he will provide a...
- Health Services Reform
260. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of the introduction of free general practitioner care for all citizens. [45501/13]
- Health Services Expenditure
261. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of providing free prescriptions for all citizens. [45502/13]
- Medical Card Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider basing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card on net income as opposed to gross income; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
268. To ask the Minister for Health the present position regarding legislation to tackle the below-cost selling of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45531/13]
- Research and Development Funding
269. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the multiple independent procurements of research grant management software by agencies under the control of his Department and the total cost to...
- Departmental Expenditure
270. To ask the Minister for Health the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be taken in 2014; and if he...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Services
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has held any discussions with Iarnród Éireann regarding the substantial problems that commuters have been experiencing...
- Road Improvement Schemes
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided by the National Transport Authority for improvement works at a roundabout (details supplied) in Dublin 13....
- Taxi Regulations
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total sum that has been spent since 2008, by the former Commission for Taxi Regulation and now the National Transport Authority, to...
- Aviation Industry Regulations
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Irish Aviation Authority has noted that an advisory panel to the United States Federal Aviation Administration has recommended...
- Road Signage
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Kerry County Council to re-erect a directional sign at Kilcummin Cross indicating the scenic route to Cloghane and...
- Driving Licence Issues
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who were born in the North of Ireland are now on driving licences being...
- Cycling Facilities
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to provide money to CIE to secure the disused railway line from Tralee, County Kerry, to the Kerry border for use as a...
- Vehicle Registration Issues
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average turnaround time for the re-registration of vehicles with the vehicle registration unit in County Clare; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure adjustment that will be made within his Department in 2014; the full-year impact of expenditure measures that will be...
