Written answers

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Foreign Adoptions
      18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline her work to date to help families whose unresolved applications to adopt children from abroad preceded Ireland's consent...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional steps she will take to address the availability and affordability of regulated child care services; and if she will make a...
    • Child Protection Issues
      21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received a report from the Health Service Executive regarding the recent incidents involving children in the Roma community; and...
    • HSE Reports
      22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking on foot of the publication of the audit report on neglect cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Attendance Data
      24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to address the issue of truancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42147/13]
    • Adoption Records Provision
      25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the location where the records from the 42 mothers and baby homes that operated here and handled tens of thousands of adoptions over the...
    • Early Years Strategy Implementation
      26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she intends to adopt the recommendations of the expert group report on the Early Years Strategy; when the Early Years Strategy will...
    • Children in Care
      27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeline for the closure of children's high-support units in the State; if capacity at special care units will be further increased to...
    • Child and Family Agency Remit
      28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the planned governance and administration of family resource centres and the role of the Child and Family Agency in same; and if she will...
    • Proposed Legislation
      29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the children first Bill will be published; if it will mean that Departments and-or the Health Service Executive can be reported for...
    • Children in Care
      30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she intends to review guidelines in relation to the Health Service Executive's use of section 12 of the Child Care Act. [47834/13]
    • Homelessness Strategy
      32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has identified specific measures to tackle the main causes of homelessness among young persons; the rates of youth homelessness for...
    • National Youth Strategy
      33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the youth policy framework will be developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47842/13]
    • Maternity Benefit Issues
      34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of engagement she had with the Department for Social Protection regarding to the changes in maternity benefit announced in budget...
    • Preschool Services
      35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the implementation of all strands of the preschool quality agenda; the timeline for completion; the...
    • Child Protection
      36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to make child protection training mandatory for all those who have interaction with children whether in a voluntary or...
    • Child Detention Centres
      37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the transition from St. Patrick's Institution to the Oberstown campus, including management and governance...
    • Children's Rights Referendum
      38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is putting in place to underpin the result of the referendum on children's rights, which result has been upheld in the High...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures taken to assist those prospective adopters who have been in the process of finalising arrangements to adopt a child from Russia...
    • Aftercare Services
      40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons in receipt of aftercare services in the State as a whole and in the Dublin north east Health Service Executive region;...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Migration Data
      42. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons who have newly come into the jurisdiction; the number of persons who have emigrated; of the latter, the number who were foreign immigrants returning...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      43. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to companies (details...
    • International Agreements
      46. To ask the Taoiseach if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tourism Data
      47. To ask the Taoiseach the numbers of visitors here from emerging tourism markets, in particular China, India, Brazil, Russia and South East Asia [47111/13]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Emigrant Support Services
      48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his efforts to generate support in the American House of Representatives for the USA Immigration Reform Bill. [47708/13]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements with Dr. Richard Haass. [47709/13]
    • International Relations
      50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has intervened with the Egyptian Government to demand the release of four Irish citizens who are being held in an...
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 8 October, if he will be publishing a new roster in 2014; if the current...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department...
    • Overseas Development Aid Issues
      55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the projects that have developed or the differences that have occurred in Ireland's programme countries as a result of...
    • International Agreements
      56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and...
  • Department of Finance
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline details of the 25 new measures that will be introduced to support entrepreneurs, to create jobs and to support small and medium enterprises...
    • Tobacco Smuggling
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to allocate additional resources to deal with the growing problem of the importation and sale of illegal cigarettes here; and if he will make...
    • Retail Sector Issues
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he would consider a 0.25% levy on supermarkets and other retailers on the outskirts of cities and towns turning over €8 million to reinvigorate...
    • Single Euro Payments Area
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the assistance available to small-to-medium sized companies in preparing for the single european payments area which will impact greatly on a company's ability...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns of taxpayers regarding having to pay the property tax for once-off payments so far in advance of when the tax is...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a proposal that the State buy ACC Bank from Rabobank Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/13]
    • Excise Duties Collection
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding fuel tax and excise duty allowances for persons with a disability in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will...
    • Budget 2013 Impact
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason in view of recent research by TASC, the ESRI, and the Department for Social Protection highlighting the regressive nature of elements of budget 2013...
    • Tax Code
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the adoption of a new wealth tax in Ireland, as set out in the newly published working paper a collaboration between the Nevin Economic...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a phone and/or email service for Members of the Oireachtas for the Revenue Commissioner's local property tax service due to the large volume...
    • Tax Code
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance if a farmer who owns five different lots of land and now wishes to buy a new farm, under the provision of the Finance Act, and wants to consolidate their farm...
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the reduced 9% VAT rate to the entertainment industry. [47787/13]
    • VAT Payments
      73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a situation regarding a decision by the Revenue Commissioners on the levying of VAT retrospectively (details supplied). [47790/13]
    • Tax Credits
      74. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons affected by the change to the single parent tax credit by county. [47809/13]
    • Revenue Commissioners Resources
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that any future correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners to property owners is reviewed by the National Adult Literacy Agency or similar...
    • Property Taxation Collection
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance following the death of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, if the local property tax for 2013 was paid; if he will indicate the person liable for...
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      77. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person with a local authority shared ownership property is liable for the full amount of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
      78. To ask the Minister for Finance when a strategic investment bank will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/13]
    • Property Taxation Data
      79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by payment type of the way persons paid their local property tax to the Revenue Commissioners in 2013 on a transaction basis...
    • Property Taxation Yield
      80. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected yield from the local property tax for the liability that arises in 2013; the amount it is projected will be received in 2013 for the liability...
    • Tax Credits
      82. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the home renovation incentive scheme in budget 2014, if a claim to qualify may be made based on the aggregate value of works over a year or...
    • VAT Rate Application
      83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT rate to tour guides in the private sector to allow them compete with Bus Éireann tour guides who enjoy this rate; and if he...
    • Household Charge Collection
      84. To ask the Minister for Finance the way a person (details supplied) in County Wexford may pay the outstanding household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47951/13]
    • Living City Initiative
      85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider designating Drogheda, County Louth under the terms of the living city initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48009/13]
    • Tax Credits
      86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider including in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013 requirements around improvements to energy efficiency under the tax rebate on home improvements...
    • Tax Exemptions
      87. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring the eligibility criteria for the relief scheme for the long-term unemployed, 15 months in receipt of certain social welfare payments, in line...
    • Tax Credits
      88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reversing the decision to abolish the one-parent family tax credit to the non-resident parent and reform this tax credit to non-resident...
    • Revenue Complaint and Review Procedures
      91. To ask the Minister for Finance the course of action a person may take if they complain to the Revenue Commissioners about their treatment in a public office and if they are not satisfied...
    • Tax Code
      92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward the pay and file return date to either to end of June or August going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48023/13]
    • Universal Social Charge Application
      93. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person's rate of universal social charge has not been lowered despite requesting twice that the Revenue Commissioners review same. [48028/13]
    • Property Taxation Exemptions
      94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to cease deducting the local property tax from a person's wages (details supplied) in County Cork as this...
    • Tax Collection
      95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the different payment options open to a person to settle their capital acquisitions tax liability with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks or Permanent TSB have within their systems the knowledge of a single euro figure that represents the...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      98. To ask the Minister for Finance if any advance discussions took place with the pillar banks or Permanent TSB regarding the home renovation tax incentive; if AIB or Permanent TSB are...
    • Budget Measures
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his Department met with or received any representations regarding proposed budgetary measures from Danske Bank or ACC in advance of Budget 2014; his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to companies (details supplied); if he...
    • Banking Sector Issues
      102. To ask the Minister for Finance the support given in assisting banks with their bad bank assets to enable these banks to continue to service their customers and business in order that the...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total amount of investments by the small and medium enterprises equity fund, SME turnaround fund and SME credit fund, respectively,...
    • Property Taxation Assessments
      104. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason correspondence was sent from the Revenue Commissioners to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal requesting payment for band 2 with regard...
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered lowering the VAT rate on dog grooming to bring it in line with vets practices; and if not, if he will do so; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      106. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 16 April 2013, if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48235/13]
    • Property Taxation Collection
      107. To ask the Minister for Finance if an over-estimation on the value of a property in respect of the local property tax may be rectified and payment refunded in respect of a person (details...
    • Tax Credits
      108. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a tax refund in respect of a person (details supplied) and the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
      109. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgage holders, if he will take all necessary action to address their concerns on a number of issues...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      110. To ask the Minister for Finance if the installation of a rainwater harvesting system qualifies for the home renovation incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48274/13]
    • Tax Reliefs Eligibility
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance if any impact assessment was conducted to assess the number of additional private health insurance policy holders who may no longer maintain their private...
    • International Agreements
      112. To ask the Minister for Finance if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Mortgage Arrears Rate
      113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Meath in mortgage arrears; the extent, in months, to which this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the revised code of conduct on mortgage arrears which many borrowers and non-governmental...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Issues
      115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to ensure anybody accused of sexual abuse by victims who have received compensation from the redress board do not have...
    • Bullying in Schools
      119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, arising from the incidents of bullying reports, a procedure exists where his Department has a particular responsibility for a structured...
    • Special Educational Needs Equipment Grants
      120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for the provision of therapy beds for pupils with special needs by a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any changes have been made with respect to qualifying criteria in respect of higher education grants and in particular for applicants...
    • School Patronage
      122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the patronage of the new Balbriggan second level school has been decided; and if not, when a decision will issue. [47799/13]
    • School Transport Provision
      123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who is in their final year in secondary school has not been approved for school...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the special needs assistant supports provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on whether the supports...
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the positon regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Teacher Redeployment
      126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the appointment of teachers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47897/13]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that current net voted expenditure in his Department was €114 million behind profile at the end of October 2013; if he expects...
    • Teacher Recruitment
      128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a timetable for the recruitment of new teachers as announced in budget 2014; and if he will consider the issue of qualified...
    • Overseas Students Data
      129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of US nationals coming here to study in each of the past three years; his plans to grow this number; and if he will make a statement...
    • Schools Building Regulations
      130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommended floor space and play space per pupil in each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48013/13]
    • Higher Education Strategy
      131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the total number of recommendations in the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 that have been implemented; if we...
    • Third Level Funding
      132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 1996 the total amount of core grants that has been provided for each third level...
    • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
      133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding assistive technology in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation
      134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that prefab accommodation is provided to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in the absence of any permanent extension...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services...
    • Bullying in Schools
      138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made following the introduction of the action plan on bullying in view of the anniversary of the death of two young girls who were...
    • Third Level Staff Issues
      139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 15 October 2013 and the answer received from the Higher Education Authority, of the 46 Academic...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mandatory educational programmes currently operating within the primary and secondary systems which are focused on educating children to the...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifications needed for a person to teach a FETAC course. [48227/13]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when this Deputy may expect a reply to an interim letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48228/13]
    • Student Grant Scheme Applications
      143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused their fees under the free fees scheme in view of the fact that Student...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to an interim letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/13]
    • Student Support Schemes Issues
      146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in regard to the residential qualifications for those applying to Student Universal Support Ireland, if an applicant is under 23 years of age on...
    • School Enrolments
      147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a child (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who is unable to obtain a school place; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Student Support Schemes Issues
      148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of Student Universal Support Ireland which has refused to pay the contribution fee in respect of a person...
    • International Agreements
      149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report and recommendations of the review group which is currently examining the apprenticeship scheme will be available; the steps he...
    • Health Services Staff Training
      151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a short term health care assistant traineeship course via SOLAS as offered by other institutions; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest
      152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to use FEMPI as a negotiating tool for all future contracts in view of the fact that it was introducted in during an...
    • Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
      153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to protect sub contractors whose companies are jeopardised by the main contractor failing to pay their invoices in a timely...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following works carried out by the Office of Public Works to a bridge near a person's land (details supplied) in County Galway, his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since his Department was formally established, the total cumulative amount in euro...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      160. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procedure to be followed by a public body to obtain a derogation from public procurement rules in order to include a social clause...
    • International Agreements
      161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Jobs Data
      162. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown by county in tabular form of the jobs created, jobs lost and net jobs created here; and if he will make...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
      163. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the help and support the Department provides to small business; the grants and help available to access finance in the event of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      164. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003 the total cumulative amount in euro paid by the Department for non-audit...
    • Enterprise Ireland Funding
      165. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in euro amount the total funding Enterprise Ireland has provided from the high potential start-up funding scheme...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      166. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in euro amount the total amount of funding that has been provided by the business angel partnership for each year...
    • Jobs Initiative
      167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 1 October 2013, if he will clarify what he means by stating ten projects have been...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail in tabular form for each year since 2003 the total cumulative amount in euro paid by the Department to companies...
    • Skills Shortages
      170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to further strengthen the immigration system including introducing a model to select immigrants based on the skills that...
    • Work Permit Applications
      171. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision will be made on a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • International Agreements
      172. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by the Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • National Internship Scheme Data
      173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are employed on JobBridge schemes in the public sector; if she will provide a breakdown of these staff by county since the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons on social welfare and in families that receive social welfare on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Youth Unemployment Data
      175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of youth that are unemployed on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47926/13]
    • National Internship Scheme Data
      177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the exact number of persons who signed up for the JobBridge scheme in County Longford; the exact number of...
    • Registration of Births
      178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the registration of a birth here, if a mother or father, who was not in a position to present as an informant at the time of the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for disability allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file will be released to the appeals office in order that an appeal can be decided upon in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Redundancy Payments
      182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 was not provided with enhanced redundancy when other persons employed on a similar basis were...
    • Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Data
      184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for decisions on applications for partial capacity benefit. [47732/13]
    • Community Employment Schemes Funding
      186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any discretionary funding available for a community employment scheme that has recently been faced with unforeseen additional costs of...
    • Community Employment Schemes Data
      187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information as to whether or not an entrepreneurial fund for a community employment scheme exists and if so, the way this fund...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their carer's allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a date for their oral hearing on a social welfare appeal; and if she will make a...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Applications
      191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a claim for farm assist will be dealt with in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      192. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a carer's allowance overpayment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when this application will be finalised and...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a review of a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Employment Opportunities
      201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if letters were sent out by her Department, to applicants on jobseeker's allowance, requesting their CV's to apply for positions available for...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension appeal will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
      203. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their review for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals Status
      204. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Social Welfare Appeals Office will issue a decision relating to the appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility
      205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a non-contributory pension review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [48020/13]
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in an invalidity payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48039/13]
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding fuel allowance in respect of a persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if she will grant same; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      208. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by her Department for non-audit services to...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      211. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rent in respect of which rent support is payable, applicable to the house in question given the tenancy of two adults only (details...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
      212. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect a decision on their farm assist payment appeal; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Allowance Eligibility
      213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if myalgic encephalomyelitis is recognised by medical assessors in her Department as a debilitating disease for the purpose of various applications...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which an overpayment has occurred in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if any agreements have been reached to...
    • Invalidity Pension Appeals
      216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department allows any consideration for elderly persons who have a permanent monthly prescription expense of €144 as opposed to those...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department allows for the deduction of the local property tax from gross income to establish a persons net income or if it is allowable as an...
    • Employment Support Services
      219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the new Intreo system will help to target benefit fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48244/13]
    • Social Welfare Appeals Issues
      223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Budget 2014
      224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding budget cuts; the actions planned to address the concerns raised; and if she will make a...
    • International Agreements
      226. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by her Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic Treaty; and if she will make a...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      228. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Westmeath in receipt of rent supplement; and the number in each rate category and their place of residence. [48355/13]
    • School Meals Programme
      229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average amount allocated per child and per school through funding for breakfast or lunch clubs in schools around the country; and if she will...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if, while acknowledging the positive additional engagement by her Department with jobseeker's including offers of educational placements, she will...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit
      234. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a peg number for a boat in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Airport Development Projects
      235. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the past six months with the provision of the terminal buildings at the airstrips in Cleggan and Inishbofin,...
    • Natural Heritage Areas Review
      236. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the future plans for Slieve Bog, Dunmore, County Galway; if there are plans to make it a special area of conservation; and if he will...
    • Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
      237. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form for each year since he was provided with a budget the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      238. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form for each year since he was provided with a budget the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      239. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will introduce legislation for controlled mountain gorse burning before the closed season; and if he will make a statement on...
    • International Agreements
      240. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Public Service Obligation Levy Increase
      241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there has been an increase in the public service obligation levy in the case of electricity bills and in general; and...
    • Broadcasting Sector Regulation
      242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he is taking to compel the national broadcaster and independent radio stations to ensure that Irish...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role he has in the appointment of members to the board of EirGrid, including the appointment of the chairperson and...
    • Semi-State Bodies Dividends
      244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in respect of the NewEra strategy, if he has devised a strategy for the payment of dividends by State-owned companies to...
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to whom the benefits from the Grid 25 scheme will accrue, with particular reference to the benefit that will accrue to...
    • National Wind Energy Strategy (2 comments)
      246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason wind farms are not being located offshore, eliminating the need for putting turbines across the land and the...
    • Employee Shareholding Scheme
      247. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if in view of the failure of the company’s efforts to set up a grey market for company shares, if he is in a...
    • North-South Interconnector Issues
      248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the North-South 400kV interconnection development; his views on the final re-evaluation report published in...
    • Work Placement Programme
      249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason participants in the Tús community work placement initiative are not eligible for the better energy warmer...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      250. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department...
    • Combatting Cyber Bullying
      253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had any discussions with Internet providers regarding the banning of a website (details supplied) in view of...
    • International Agreements
      254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty;...
    • Broadband Services Provision
      255. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to ongoing problems with service and slow speeds under the national broadband scheme; if...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Departmental Funding
      256. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Electromagnetic Fields Studies
      257. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider engaging the Radiological Institute of Ireland to undertake a study of radioactive emissions from...
    • Housing Statistics
      258. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new houses commenced in County Meath in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of these that...
    • Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers
      259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, for 2013 the amounts paid by each local authority under the rental accommodation...
    • Water Supply
      260. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a drinking water supply issue in County Donegal;...
    • Departmental Funding
      261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of any funding allocated to climate finance in 2013; if he will specify the amount allocated to...
    • Property Taxation Yield
      262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 24 October 2013, the significant organisational and financial challenges...
    • Local Government Fund
      263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the next round of allocations from the local government fund will be announced. [47762/13]
    • Fire Service Issues
      266. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the procedures and policies in place in Wicklow County Council in relation to the fire service; if...
    • UN Missions
      267. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the occasions, since the start of 2002, on which his Department has facilitated the attendance of civil society...
    • Waste Management Regulations
      268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a review, initiated by his Department in June 2012, of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model...
    • Fire Safety Regulations
      272. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that Fingal County Council has exercised its enforcement powers under the Fire Safety Act...
    • Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility
      273. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the circumstances in which a person may enter the rental accommodation scheme even though they have not been in receipt of...
    • Local Authority Services
      274. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue guidelines to local authorities to ensure any correspondence to local authority tenants is reviewed by...
    • Local Authorities Management
      275. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a special exemption has been given to Kilkenny that allows it to retain its Mayor from 2014...
    • Planning Issues
      276. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place for the demolition of buildings and disposal of associated debris in urban and rural areas; and if...
    • Inland Waterways
      278. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure been...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      279. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve funding for the extension of a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Limerick, especially since...
    • Building Regulations Amendments
      280. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to change current building guidelines to encourage the use of rainwater harvesting in new developments; and if...
    • Departmental Contracts
      281. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      282. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to...
    • Water Meters Installation
      284. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that contractors receiving funds from his Department to install water meters across the State ostensibly so...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
      285. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his further plans for an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow following the spending of €1 million to...
    • Planning Issues
      286. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow which received planning...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      287. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total social housing stock in County Meath. [48279/13]
    • International Agreements
      288. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty;...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      289. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing list in County Meath broken by area; his plans to address the lengthening...
    • Pyrite Issues
      290. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the approach that will be taken in deciding those houses to benefit from the €10 million funding announced for...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
      293. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to allocate the €30 million announced for a new social housing programme in Budget 2014 to each...
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
      294. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the possibility of introducing an easy-payment system for persons who inadvertently did not pay their...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Employment Rights Issues
      295. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Section 37 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Charity Sector Remuneration
      296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he is taking to ensure that salaries and wages for management and executives in the charity sector are reduced and that no bonuses are...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      297. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile offenders in each county; the programmes under his Department's remit in place in each county to combat juvenile offences;...
    • Departmental Properties
      298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person who receives the income from the billboards placed on the site in the control of the prison service at the junction of Old Kilmainham...
    • Child Protection Issues
      299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criminal concerns the Garda had, as distinct from child protection concerns, in the case of the seven year old child taken from a Roma family...
    • Racial Profiling
      300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way racial profiling is used in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47713/13]
    • Asylum Applications
      303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in the application for asylum in respect of a person (details supplied). [47726/13]
    • Garda Deployment
      304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the recruitment of new gardaí will begin; if he will encourage the Garda Commissioner to distribute more recruits to counties such as...
    • Prison Regulations
      306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if prisoners are permitted to own mobile phones; if not, whether he believes that many do possess such items when this is not permissible; and if...
    • Courts Service Issues
      307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlements a citizen has to access all court records and papers relating to a case to which he or she was a party a number of decades ago;...
    • Proposed Legislation
      308. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012, if the definition of relevant work as contained in Part 1 of...
    • Garda Recruitment
      309. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons had applied to join An Garda Síochána before the moratorium on recruitment and who had no decision taken on their previous...
    • Garda Strength
      311. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí by rank in the Garda R and J Districts for the year 2012 and to date in 2013; when these units were last...
    • Garda Transport Data
      312. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional marked traffic jeeps and motorcycles purchased for the Garda traffic corps in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013;...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      313. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a delay of up to 24 weeks in obtaining Garda clearance for youth workers on a community employment scheme...
    • Sentencing Policy
      314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on whether Ireland has adequate legislation in terms of prosecuting white collar crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Search and Rescue Service
      317. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure been enforced in any other region or...
    • Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Awards
      321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme; the reason for the...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans on enforcing stricter vetting in the taxi industry following safety concerns in the Longford-Westmeath region that a number of taxis...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to...
    • Court Accommodation Refurbishment
      324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ascertain from the Courts Service the exact costs of works carried out in respect of a courthouse (details supplied) in County Mayo in...
    • Cyber Bullying Issues
      325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the recent announcement of the New Zealand Minister for Justice to introduce a Cyber Bullying Bill which contains provision to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to companies (details...
    • Recidivism Rate
      328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of criminals convicted in 2012 that had committed previous offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48173/13]
    • Cyber Bullying Issues
      329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in the past year regarding the banning of a website (details supplied) in view of the anniversary of the death of two young...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing changes to the current Garda vetting process in order to facilitate a more expeditious time frame on processing...
    • Noise Pollution Legislation
      331. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers of the gardaí in dealing with excessive noise from house parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/13]
    • International Agreements
      332. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Management Companies
      334. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation which underpins the regulation and governance of housing estate management companies; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Prisoner Releases
      335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life-sentence prisoners on release who were recalled to prison during the period 2011 to 2012 owing to breach of conditions; the...
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the challenges being faced by community and voluntary organisations in securing Garda clearance of persons to...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Expenditure
      337. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason that current net voted expenditure in his Department was €32 million behind profile at the end of October 2013; if he expects this...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      339. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of the 20 additional aircraft mechanic apprentice posts that have been filled to date; the number of the 15 additional engine room artificer posts...
    • Defence Forces Properties
      340. To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding a barracks (details supplied) in County Meath; his plans to transfer the ownership of the barracks to the council for community groups...
    • International Agreements
      341. To ask the Minister for Defence if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Staff Redeployment
      342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to redeploy civil servants from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine based at the district veterinary office,...
    • Animal Welfare Expenditure
      343. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money spent in 2011 and 2012 by local authorities throughout the country on the disposal of abandoned horses and horse...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      344. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      346. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in the issuing of payments to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the disadvantaged area...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
    • Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments
      353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [47811/13]
    • Forestry Grants
      354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a forestry grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if all outstanding...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has still not received their single farm payment and or area aid payments;...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the satellite inspection regime as used in mapping for the purpose of identifying non-forage areas under...
    • Departmental Offices
      362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 10 October 2013, if he will ensure that there is a public desk made available for...
    • Farm Inspections
      363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether farm inspections should be more advisory rather than penalising as the prospect of inspections are causing great...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether he feels the present penalty regime for over declaration of lands should be altered as the penalty imposition...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbour Authority Properties
      371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to publicly advertise a public competitive tendering process for the leasing of vacant properties, at State-owned fishery...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has not yet received their single farm payment and/or area aid payments;...
    • Agriculture Schemes Administration
      373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 911 of 5 November, 2013, if he will intervene and investigate the high level of penalties being...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Aquaculture Licences Applications
      375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures followed in the assessment of aquaculture licences; the progress made to date in the consideration of the application...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [48218/13]
    • Single Payment Scheme Administration
      377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons specialist heifer feeders were excluded from the beef premium payments system; if he has considered a form of redress...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
      378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a cut in area aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received their area based payments or their single farm payment; and...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
      380. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a further review of an application for derogation of a disadvantaged area scheme in view of the...
    • Single Payment Scheme Payments
      381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Agriculture Schemes Penalties
      382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the severe penalties for the single farm payments and disadvantaged area payments in respect of a person (details...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the full amount of single farm payments and disadvantaged area payments in respect of a person (details...
    • International Agreements
      384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he...
    • Knackery Industry
      385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason behind his decision to introduce a 125 km rendering restriction on knackeries; the discussions to date with the knackery...
    • Grant Payments
      386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers on a countrywide basis awaiting the first instalment of their single farm payments and disadvantaged areas...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Detention Centres
      387. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the state of development at Oberstown; the drug treatment facilities that will be available; the resources that will be available for...
    • Departmental Functions
      389. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason she refuses to meet with an organisation (details supplied) despite several meeting requests; if she will agree to meet with...
    • Adoption Records Provision
      390. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate in relation to cases where the identity of the birth mother has been established, the way information can be withheld...
    • Adoption Services Provision
      391. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will instruct the Adoption Authority of Ireland to de-register an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that it has...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      392. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason that current net Voted expenditure in her Department was €29 million, 8% behind profile at the end of October 2013; if...
    • Youth Unemployment Measures
      394. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the programmes that are in place in each county to aid youth on social welfare who come under the remit of her Department; and if she will...
    • Youth Work Projects Funding
      396. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the increase and decline of youth populations in counties is taken into account when resources are distributed; if she has undertaken a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      398. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form for each year since she was provided with a budget the total cumulative amount in euro paid with her...
    • State Bodies Issues
      400. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views regarding the sharing of administrative facilities for the Information Commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman for Children;...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      401. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in respect of the welfare of the children. [48263/13]
    • Children in Care
      402. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that the rights of parents and children are adequately provided for and preserved in all cases where children have been...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      405. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which adequate resources remain available to her Department to meet the requirements arising from various legislation enacted...
    • Children in Care
      406. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she is in contact with the various voluntary statutory and support services throughout the country with a view to...
    • Child Protection
      408. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department remains in contact with child support services in the Health Service Executive with a view to...
    • Children in Care
      409. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if clearly defined demarcation lines exist between her Department and the Department of Health with respect to responsibility to address...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      411. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department can engage with juvenile offenders with a view to rehabilitative or educational supports; and if she...
    • Youth Services Issues
      412. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which she continues to engage with youth organisations in the context of meeting the requirements of children and young...
    • International Agreements
      413. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by her Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if she will...
  • Department of Health
    • Drug Treatment Programmes Availability
      414. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding illegal drug use by youth for each county; the programmes that are in place in each county to combat this issue; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      415. 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. [47934/13]
    • Constitutional Amendments
      417. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend Article 40.3.3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48245/13]
    • Health Insurance Cover
      418. To ask the Minister for Health if any assessment has ever been undertaken by his Department to assess the indirect cost to the Exchequer arising from some or all of the 240,000 persons who...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      419. To ask the Minister for Health if children between the ages of 10 and 17 years who have presented at accident and emergency for treatment arising from attempted self-harm, some on more than...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      424. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive approval for funding under the fair deal nursing home scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      425. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their home help application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      426. To ask the Minister for Health his views on availability of a hospital bed in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47744/13]
    • Pharmacy Services
      427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of pharmacies dispensing methadone which have been inspected by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland in the years 2011, 2012 and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite surgery for removal of cataract in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff Issues
      429. To ask the Minister for Health if the chief executive officers of individual hospitals or areas of the health service are responsible to Oireachtas committees for their performance regarding...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      430. To ask the Minister for Health if those who receive a UK pension but are living here are automatically entitled to a medical card. [47788/13]
    • Health and Social Care Professionals Registration
      431. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a 16 to 20 week delay in registration with CORU, the umbrella body for the statutory regulation of health and social care professionals;...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      432. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for an urgent surgical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Home Services
      433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a residential placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [47816/13]
    • Hospice Services
      434. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a special hospice care unit for the population of south Kerry and preferably located in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      435. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [47863/13]
    • Mobility Allowance Review
      436. To ask the Minister for Health if the review of the mobility allowance scheme and the motorised transport grant scheme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Substance Misuse Strategy
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the action plan submission following the report of the steering group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person's mortgage is no longer used as an expense when assessing means for a medical card; if he will reconsider this decision; and if he will...
    • National Strategy on Dementia Implementation
      439. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a national strategy for dementia following the tragic deaths of elderly residents; his views on whether this is an increasing problem for...
    • Medical Card Appeals
      440. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47900/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the couple allowance is not exactly double that of the single allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47956/13]
    • Symphysiotomy Report
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in relation to the establishment of a redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47966/13]
    • Medical Card Applications
      445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Nursing Home Services
      446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the double bariatric bed, shower chair and zimmer frame are transferred to Portiuncula Nursing Home without further delay as a person...
    • Health Services Staff Remuneration
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Laois along with nine fellow employees who work for the Health Service Executive in Portlaoise Regional...
    • Consultancy Contracts Issues
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take in cases where it appears that some hospital consultants are exceeding the allowed 20% to 30% private practice; the impact this has on...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      449. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue discretionary medical cards to all children with long-term medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, cancer and so on; and if...
    • Medical Card Applications
      450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a medical card review in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that officials of his Department will meet and consult with representatives of the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association on the...
    • Medical Card Applications
      452. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48004/13]
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      453. To ask the Minister for Health if a sports supplement (details supplied) which is marketed to bodybuilders contains a chemical compound similar to the illegal drug methamphetamine; and if he...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      454. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for a project (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48031/13]
    • Health Services Provision
      455. To ask the Minister for Health when the national neonatal transport programme will be provided on a 24-7 basis; the reason this was not fully operational by September as set out in the 2013...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      456. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to companies...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      459. To ask the Minister for Health if any protocols exist for the administration of the alcohol abuse control medication Antabuse in an out-patient setting in the Health Service Executive West...
    • Health Services Issues
      460. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in its policy document on alcohol dependency the Department of Social Protection has recommended that...
    • Departmental Budgets
      461. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s capital budget in 2013; the expenditure incurred to date in 2013; if he anticipates it being fully spent in 2013; the reason for the...
    • Ambulance Service Response Times
      462. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 1049 of 5 November 2013, the reason a seriously ill infant had to wait for a private ambulance to arrive from Cork to get a...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      463. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative hospital appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [48105/13]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      464. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is an excess of administrative staff within the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42495/13]
    • Health Services Issues
      465. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the Wexford women's shelter. [39767/13]
    • Generic Drugs Substitution
      470. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has published any drug revisions for the public and medical professionals to clear up the contention that generic drugs are harming patients;...
    • Hospital Staff Issues
      471. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to representations made to his Department by a former patient of the hospital in Tallaght. [48182/13]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      473. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy for the issuing of medical cards to children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48195/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      474. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48197/13]
    • Cross-Border Health Initiatives
      475. To ask the Minister for Health if Directive No. 2011/24/EU came into force on 25 October having been adopted in March 2011; if it has been signed into law; if he will confirm whether doctors...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include medicines for the treatment of asthma under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48212/13]
    • Health Services Reports
      478. To ask the Minister for Health to provide information on the investigations into the care provided for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon which are in train and scheduled; and...
    • Respite Care Services
      479. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in Cork city in 2013; the number available for dementia sufferers in 2013; the number of applications made for respite and...
    • Health Services Issues
      480. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to an interim letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48232/13]
    • Dental Services Provision
      481. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48233/13]
    • Home Care Packages
      482. To ask the Minister for Health when a suitable home care package will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      483. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the expenses of those aged 70 years and over are not taken into account when assessing for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      484. To ask the Minister for Health if much-needed speech therapy will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48257/13]
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections
      485. To ask the Minister for Health when the national sexual health strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48270/13]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      487. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was forced to pay for equipment associated with their care. [48288/13]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      489. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been given to extending the remit of registered nurse prescribers, RNPs, employed in acute or specialist hospitals, mental health...
    • International Agreements
      490. To ask the Minister for Health if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      491. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their application approved under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Applications
      492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/13]
    • Proposed Legislation
      493. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the promised Health Identifiers Bill; the estimated savings to his estimate by the full implementation of this legislation; the reason...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      494. To ask the Minister for Health his timetable for the opening of the three ambulance stations in Mulranny, Co. Mayo, Tuam, Co. Galway and Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon on a 24/7 basis; the total...
    • General Practitioner Services
      497. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of free general practitioner care for children aged five years and under; the estimated cost of the measure in 2014; the...
    • Primary Care Services Provision
      499. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be provided with a specialised hospital bed and mattress for care at home [48370/13]
    • Medical Card Appeals
      500. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      501. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [48373/13]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      502. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48375/13]
    • Health Services Staff Issues
      503. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the replacement of a dietician at a diabetic clinic. [48376/13]
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
      504. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the promised implementation plan in relation to the National Policy and Strategy for the provision of...
    • Vaccination Programme
      505. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Immunisation Advisory Committee is examining the meningococcal group B meningitis B vaccine. [48384/13]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Driving Test Regulations
      506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing an exemption for persons who held a provisional licence prior to November 1989 when it comes to the issue...
    • Driving Licence Issues
      507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the issuing of a driving licence in respect of a person (details supplied)....
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study has been done on the potential walking and cycle routes, along the Royal and Grand Canals; and if he will examine...
    • Road Safety
      509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the recently concluded speed limit survey, which was conducted in or around the past 12 months and which is now at his...
    • Road Projects
      510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will sanction funding to Fingal County Council to enable it to complete the new link road near Moylaragh in Balbriggan which is...
    • Road Projects Status
      512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N40 Bandon Road and Sarsfield Road flyovers project will be completed; if this project was carried out on time and within...
    • Road Projects
      513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport projects that have applied for EU funding under the TEN-T 2014-2020 programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Safety
      514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the maximum legal height of lorries here prior to 1 November 2013; if he will confirm the maximum allowable height for...
    • Roadworthiness Testing
      515. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider linking the declaration of non-use of a commercial vehicle by extending the period of the DOE certificate while the...
    • Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
      516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of unsuccessful applicants for sports grants for the past three years for clubs or premises that were located in Dublin...
    • Sports Funding
      517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the total number of unsuccessful applicants for the past three years for persons, clubs or premises to the Irish...
    • Road Projects Status
      518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48035/13]
    • Road Safety
      519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend the new transport rules which restrict the maximum height of loaded trailers to 4.65 metres as it will result in...
    • Equality Issues
      520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether a recent Twitter statement was in keeping with the International Olympic Charter; if National Governing Bodies of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      523. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to senior...
    • Road Projects Status
      524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been a cost benefit study analysis carried out on completing the M4 route through the midlands particularly from Mullingar...
    • Taxi Regulation Review Report Implementation
      528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the deliberations of the subcommittee of the Taxi Advisory Committee on providing exemptions to the six monthly...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a cycle path from Sandycove to Sutton, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • International Agreements
      531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a cost benefit analysis has been undertaken by his Department on the impact of Ireland signing the Antarctic treaty; and if he will...
    • Air Services Provision
      532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he shares the concerns caused by Aer Lingus' decision to close the cabin crew base at Shannon Airport, a decision which will have...
    • Tourism Project Funding
      533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the immense boost to outdoor adventure sports for which our country, particularly regions such as...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the N59 Greenway project to run along the Galway Clifden railway. [48387/13]