Written answers
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Copyright Legislation Review
11. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline in which he expects the Government to respond to the report and draft Bill of the copyright review committee; if he will...
- Job Protection
12. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will ensure that the skilled and profitable Pratt and Whitney Aerospace operation, which employs over 100 workers and has...
- Trade Agreements
14. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to expand market access in the United States of America. [48807/13]
- Industrial Development
15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way Irish pharmaceutical companies will be supported to avail of the opportunities for increased production and employment...
- Trade Agreements
16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the potential benefits and risks for Ireland from the Mercosur trade talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Employment Rights Issues
17. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the expected workplace relations legislation will be moved in Dáil Éireann; and the steps taken by the Government to...
- Trade Agreements
18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership might affect Ireland's sovereignty; and if he will make a...
- Employment Data
19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date by which he expects the rate of employment to return to the pre-crisis levels based on current rates of change. [50485/13]
- Business Regulation
20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the importance of reducing the administrative burden on businesses as a means of driving commerce here; if he will refer...
- Trade Agreements
21. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether an investor-state dispute settlement process will be part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
23. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the recently announced €125 million Growing Capital Ireland Fund; and the specific industries or...
- Employment Data
24. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the net increases in employment in the financial services and manufacturing sectors since the Government came to power; and progress...
- Job Protection
25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date on protecting employment at Covidien and Alkermes, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail any consideration of reviewing the targets for microenterprise loans and credit guarantee schemes in view of the...
- Job Creation
27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which job creation prospects remain positive with particular reference to the indigenous and FDI manufacturing and...
- Intellectual Property Management
28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to publish new legislation in the area of intellectual property rights; his plans to make Ireland a hub for intellectual...
- Job Retention
29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure jobs at the MBNA site in Carrick- on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Employment Rights Issues
30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the bill on trade union recognition will be brought forward and the mechanisms that will be contained in the bill; and if he will...
- Job Creation
31. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the degree to which specific sectors of the economy are expected to perform best in the area of job creation and competitiveness at...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 19 November 2013, if he will address the question as to whether he supports...
- Department of Finance
- Property Taxation Application
34. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the buyer or seller who is responsible for payment of the property tax in cases where a house is being sold; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Brewery Licensing
35. To ask the Minister for Finance the licensing regime, qualifying criteria and steps to be met in respect of a person wishing to set up a new licence for a craft brewery; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
36. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation being applied to microbreweries producing beer; the way his Department differentiates between a microbrewery and a micro-distillery in terms of...
- Property Taxation Administration
37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to amend the address details of a person (details supplied) in County Cork on the Revenue Commissioners' records in order that they can...
- NAMA Operations
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will assist in securing the payment owed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Central Bank of Ireland Expenditure
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded by the Central Bank to companies (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2012,...
- National Treasury Management Agency Expenditure
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded by the National Treasury Management Agency to companies (details supplied) in each of the...
- Property Taxation Collection
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure that queries sent to the local property tax section via email are answered to enable homeowners to...
- IBRC Loans
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation while in State control procured the services of a foreign company or companies to recover assets beneficially held by...
- Property Taxation Application
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reply to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax. [51026/13]
- Strategic Investment Bank Establishment
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if in line with the commitment in the programme for Government, he will take steps to introduce the necessary legal and administrative mechanism to enable a...
- EU-IMF Programme of Support
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise as to what economic policy changes will result from Ireland's exit from the EU/IMF programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Taxation Application
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has had the liability for the household charge added to the local property tax liability for their...
- Property Taxation Administration
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a local property tax letter was issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 for a property they do not own, despite this person alerting the...
- Pensions Levy Issues
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the pensions fund levy did not make a distinction between those members who were still paying into a scheme and therefore have an opportunity to...
- Pension Provisions
54. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 14 November 2013, if the measures announced in the 2014 budget differentiate between public sector pensions and...
- Property Taxation Application
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to rental income being allowable against the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51081/13]
- IBRC Loans
56. To ask the Minister for Finance with reference to the former Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan book, if the same discounts offered to interests willing to buy the loan book in bulk...
- Property Taxation Collection
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that persons who opted to pay their property tax by visa debit are not penalised and forced to pay 2015 tax in 2014; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision can be expected on a student grant appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50869/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student who previously enrolled in third level education, received a student grant and did not complete the first year due to exceptional...
- School Transport Scheme
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to allegations of corruption at Bus Éireann in the matter of the €166 million school transport scheme...
- Departmental Structures
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current operational structure of his Department outlining the management structure but excluding naming of personnel; the responsibilities of...
- Student Grant Scheme Payments
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a letter from Student Universal Support Ireland informing them of their...
- Momentum Programme Issues
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the prospective cost of providing travel allowances for participants in momentum courses who reside a considerable distance from...
- National Internship Scheme Places
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not maintain a record of schools who utilise the JobBridge scheme to employ interns; and from whom his Department...
- Schools Administration
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a circular for schools regarding the use of tablets or ipads; if he is concerned at the financial impact this will have on...
- Teachers' Remuneration
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of paying teachers salaries in fee paying schools for each of the past five years. [50935/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Delays
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have not yet received Student Universal Support Ireland grants for this academic term despite having been awarded same;...
- Ministerial Advisers Remuneration
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of his special advisors and their salaries. [50937/13]
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in his Department earning between €80,000 and €90,000 per annum; between €90,000 and €100,000...
- School Enrolments
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances and legislation under which a school may be compelled to admit a student. [50939/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Student Universal Support Ireland grants in respect of persons (details supplied). [50953/13]
- Departmental Contracts
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has yet to receive a decision based on their application for a fee only grant for the...
- School Transport Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will acknowledge the statement of account as published on the Department's website does not give complete information to enable persons to...
- Student Support Schemes Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any other financial supports open to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who does not qualify for back-to-education allowance....
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [51030/13]
- School Uniforms
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount it cost to produce and deliver the eight page booklet that was sent to every parent of children of school going age regarding school...
- Equality Issues
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the advertisement and recruitment procedures for a recent position filled in the professional development services for teachers run by the...
- Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the total of some 40,000 student grants awarded by Student Universal Support Ireland up to end October 2013, the number of those that...
- School Patronage
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the position with regard to the ethos of a particular school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [51068/13]
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Rights Issues
92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he intends to bring legislation forward on collective bargaining rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50870/13]
- Departmental Structures
93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current operational structure of his Department outlining the management structure but excluding naming of personnel; the...
- Job Protection
94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that he and his Department have taken to secure the employment of persons at a company (details supplied) in County Dublin;...
- Job Creation
95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to create employment to assist the 1,841 long-term unemployed persons in Coolock Dublin 17. [50999/13]
- EU Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which enterprises here have been in a position to obtain grant aid from the research, innovation and science Commission...
- Job Creation
98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which efforts continue to be made to encourage indigenous job creation with particular reference to high areas of...
- Job Creation Data
100. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the manufacturing sector continues to create employment; the extent to which efforts continue to be made to ensure...
- Foreign Direct Investment
102. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which foreign direct investment has taken place on an annual basis from 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on...
- Upward Only Rent Reviews
107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which upward-only rent reviews continue to present problems in the retail and commercial sectors; and if he will make a...
- Job Creation
108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which job creation throughout County Kildare tends to be specifically targeted at areas of higher than average...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Welfare Code
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the claims by Focus Ireland and other housing organisations that recent cuts to rent supplement have contributed to making a number of...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
110. 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...
- Departmental Structures
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current operational structure of her Department outlining the management structure but excluding naming of personnel; the responsibilities of...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Appeals
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an appeal for State pension non-contributory in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Departmental Contracts
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2008 to...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 19 November 2013, the reason she classified a person's income as employment when it has been clearly...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 regarding an appeal for domiciliary care allowance. [50988/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine a jobseeker's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [51011/13]
- National Internship Scheme Placements
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is being paid only €114.40 on a JobBridge placement scheme in view of the fact they are...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny is now in full payment of carer's allowance; the amount of arrears due; and when payment will...
- Child Care Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the Scandinavian style child care that has been implemented since the announcement of Budget 2013 and future plans; the number...
- Youth Unemployment Measures
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection what will happen if Ireland's youth unemployment rate drops below 25% in terms of eligibility for EU funding under the youth guarantee scheme. [51050/13]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that an appeal has been lodged in respect of the decision of her Department to refuse an invalidity pension application in...
- Employment Support Services
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the employment schemes that are directed at persons who are over 55 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Wind Energy Generation
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the bulk of the projected wind energy exports to Britain will be supplied by offshore or onshore...
- Broadcasting Sector Regulation
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures in place to ensure that broadcasters do not undermine the validity of the compliance procedure of the...
- Departmental Expenditure
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that has been spent on legal costs, that is, fees, expenses and so on by his Department and any agencies under...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Motor Tax Exemptions
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an extension will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who missed the 1 October 2013 deadline to...
- Alternative Energy Projects
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a national strategy to assist the processing of food waste in the production of biogas for biofuel....
- Dog Breeding Establishments
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the number and size of dog breeding establishments that have registered in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by...
- Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide on an authority basis the amount of money transferred to local authorities by the Private Residential...
- Litter Pollution
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problem of car-dealers erecting large numbers of advertising posters in residential...
- Housing Issues
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Limerick City Council has submitted a request for funding to demolish houses at Garryglass Avenue and Rathbane Road,...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to build a sewerage treatment plant in Kilcummin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Water Remit
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role and powers he intends to prescribe to Irish Water in the planning process; if he intends to provide Irish Water...
- Commercial Rates Issues
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide county councils with the ability to waive or reduce rates in specific areas such as community...
- Planning Issues
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the difference in planning terms between agricultural activities and horticultural activities; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Programmes (2 comments)
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns among workers in the LCDP and Leader programmes about the lack of information...
- Waste Disposal
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 19 November 2013, if he is concerned about reported increases in the prices...
- Planning Issues
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there have been any tree preservation orders granted; if so, the number and where the applications were made; and if he...
- Property Taxation Administration
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons behind the change in decision to now redistribute revenue from the local property tax through the Central...
- Departmental Legal Costs
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent on legal costs, that is, fees, expenses and so on by his Department and any agencies under...
- Local Authorities Management
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by the assistant secretary of his Department in selecting a person (details supplied) to fill the post...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Firearms Licences
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of restricted handguns currently licensed to sports persons here; the total number of non-restricted handguns currently licensed...
- Prison Accommodation Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to address the problem of overcrowding in women's prisons following reports that prisons are being forced to release...
- Domestic Violence Policy
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a 24-7 on-call system for emergency barring orders in order that victims of domestic abuse can be protected by the courts;...
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the increasingly common problem of off-licences delivering alcohol to homes and public places, and accepting...
- Garda Remuneration
158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that gardaí are paid all outstanding allowances in December for hours worked in November this year, rather than in...
- Garda Vetting Applications
159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda clearance in respect of a person (details supplied); the length of time it will take for the backlog of applications...
- Courts Service
160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the closure of courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50912/13]
- Prison Committals
161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of time those in prison for subversive-related crime have spent on remand in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Visa Applications
162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain a visa to come here and study in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes Data
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the figures from the start of 2013 on the number of farmers in County Kerry that have been written to and informed they...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their disadvantaged areas payment and their single farm payment; and...
- Animal Welfare Bodies
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any support available that may be given to address the issues raised by Dogs Aid. [50950/13]
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information regarding the level of co-funding provided under Pillar 2 Rural Development Programme for the period...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive their disadvantaged areas and single farm payment; and if he will make...
- Feirmeoireacht Éisc
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ag éirí as an bhfreagra a thug sé dó ar Cheist Uimh. 913 an 5 Samhain 2013, an bhfuil cead ag aon chomhlacht...
- Departmental Legal Costs
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been spent on legal costs, that is, fees, expenses and so on by his Department and agencies under his remit; if...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the introduction of pay parking in Howth, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51078/13]
- Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received payment under the BTAP 2012 when they had not met the terms and...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Foreign Adoptions
175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an assurance that the families seeking to adopt in Russia, who have been affected by the conflict in Irish and Russian...
- Gaisce Awards
176. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who have completed the Gaisce President's Award in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [51014/13]
- Departmental Funding
178. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will support financially and in other ways the strategic plan for the Artane School of Music 2013-16; and if she will...
- Child Care Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 20 November 2013, the total number of children detained under special care orders outside of...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 20 November 2013, when it is anticipated that the positions of principal social worker, two...
- Ombudsman for Children Remit
181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Ombudsman for Children will be given additional powers to conduct statutory reviews once the death of a child known to the Health...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
182. To ask the Minister for Health if public hospitals currently have in place any arrangements allowing Category A consultants to carry out private work within public hospitals, or any...
- HSE Investigations
183. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive investigation into the death of a person (details supplied) under the national incident protocol addressed in its...
- Health Promotion Issues
185. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will be investing more in prevention measures in an attempt to cut our high levels of smoking and drinking following publication of the...
- Prescriptions Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he has concerns regarding the new study undertaken by NUI Maynooth that shows there has been a 60% increase in the prescription of drugs for children with...
- Health Strategies
187. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the status of the national AIDS strategy committee; the dates on which it has met in the past 18 months; the role it has had in the...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
188. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth for orthodontic service; if an exact date cannot be provided the...
- Disease Awareness
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a Lyme disease task force as requested by a group of Lyme disease suffers who made a presentation to the Joint Committee on Health and...
- Medical Card Data
190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have been taken from persons in County Kerry from January 2013 to November 2013 to include full medical cards and general...
- EU Directives
191. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice for breaching the working time directive (details supplied) his response to...
- Medical Card Appeals
192. 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. [50940/13]
- Cancer Screening Programmes
193. To ask the Minister for Health if patients within the cervical check system are covered for all appointments and procedures at a colposcopy clinic; if he will confirm that there are no...
- Medical Card Reviews
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card review application and award full medical cards in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a fair deal contribution in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50956/13]
- Departmental Contracts
196. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012,...
- Health Services Staff Training
203. To ask the Minister for Health if any extra medical training will be provided to medical professionals in order to ensure the correct implementation of the Protection of Life during...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
204. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date at Tallaght Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51001/13]
- Patient Transport Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the transport arrangements which were in place for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny have now been ended by the Health Service...
- Health Insurance Cover
206. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's definition of a standard private health insurance policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51037/13]
- Symphysiotomy Report
207. To ask the Minister for Health further to replies to parliamentary questions in which he said that he expected to bring forward proposals on symphysiotomy to the Government, when these...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the list of primary care centres to be delivered by public private partnership, if he will confirm that it is still the intention that these...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who has been in touch with his Department on several occasions and who requires...
- Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
210. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in notifying the drugs task forces of their budget allocation for 2014; if he will expedite this matter to enable all the drugs task...
- EU Directives
211. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to transpose EU Directive 2011/24 on patients' rights in cross border health care, if he will provide a time frame for its introduction; and if...
- Hospital Appointment Status
212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [51074/13]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Tolls
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will lobby the British Government to exempt the N2/A5 routes and other essential cross-Border connections from the newly proposed...
- Road Network
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has discussed the provision of funding for the Narrow Water Bridge project with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation...
- Taxi Licences Renewals
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a tax renewal fine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [50954/13]
