Written answers
Thursday, 12 December 2013
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agrifood Sector Issues
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on joint agricultural development and agribusiness investments in Ethiopia and Ireland, other opportunities...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the objectives set in the context of Food Harvest 2020 are being met to date; his expectations in this regard in...
- Aquaculture Licences Applications
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for delay in processing licences for oyster and salmon farmers whose livelihood is threatened by lack of current,...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the system in his Department to facilitate the release of 75% of rural environment protection scheme and...
- Bord na gCon Remit
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address issues of concern regarding corporate governance in the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a...
- Fish Quotas
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate his intended position at the December Fisheries Council meeting in relation to member states that do not catch...
- International Agreements
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the recent meeting of the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives where the majority of EU member states consented to...
- Plant Science
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken for developing plant science here. [52921/13]
- Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make an announcement in relation to Pillar 1 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020; when he will convey details...
- Fish Quotas
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU calculation of fishing quotas is not supported by adequate research and that...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the mapping of forage hectares will be completed for Irish farmers; his views that these annual mapping issues are causing a lot...
- EU Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit himself to matching funding, 50-50, for Pillar 2 schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy. [53109/13]
- Food Exports
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets for Irish food products have been entered into in recent times with particular reference to countries...
- Farm Inspections
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the inspection penalty rate for randomised on-farm inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Funding
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will remain available under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for the rural broadband scheme should...
- Land Issues
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to support young farmers, farm restructuring, transfer of farmland and competitiveness; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the number of staff to facilitate appropriate assessment for oyster farm licensing; and if he will make...
- Parking Charges
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his proposal to introduce paid parking at Howth harbour. [52930/13]
- Departmental Reports
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the findings of the review conducted into Coillte initiated in 2010; his plans for the future of the organisation;...
- Departmental Schemes
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a scheme to deal with unwanted horses and equines around the State to ease the burden on animal welfare groups...
- Fisheries Offences
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections and detentions of Dutch pelagic fishing vessels that have taken place in 2013; and if he will make a...
- Herd Numbers
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the current reduction in the number of suckler cows and the 7.5% reduction in calves registered,...
- Animal Welfare
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to deal with some recent shocking cases of animal cruelty, neglect and abandonment; and if he is satisfied that...
- Food Marketing Programme
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various visits undertaken since 2013, including the Japan visit, that have promoted Irish food and agricultural produce,...
- Organic Farming
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to use the new Common Agricultural Policy measures to increase the area of land in use for organic farming; and if he will...
- Food Exports
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made during the trade visit to Nigeria in agribusiness potential, given that some of the fastest growing states in the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount spent to date in 2013 by Irish Aid in order to reduce poverty and hunger, particularly in sub-Saharan...
- Department of Finance
- Property Taxation Collection
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of house owners who applied to have their local property tax deducted from their social welfare payments but cannot avail of this option because...
- Tobacco Smuggling
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the current legal penalties for the sale of contraband cigarettes; and if it is his intention to significantly increase those penalties in line with the United...
- Currency Circulation
39. To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision will be taken on the possible elimination of one and two cent coins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53399/13]
- Departmental Funding
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd has received from his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes are permitted to a relevant tax to ensure employment opportunities are not prevented (details supplied) in County KIldare; and if he will make a...
- Property Taxation Collection
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will send the local property tax bill to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [53436/13]
- EU-IMF Programme of Support
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the exit from the bailout (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53439/13]
- Tax Reliefs Application
44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reinstate tax relief at source on health insurance policies, in view of the fact that many customers will be forced to cancel their policies as a...
- Revenue Commissioners Powers
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which the Revenue Commissioners have contacted the employers of a number of non-EU nationals employed here, in some instances for up to ten years,...
- Pensions Levy Issues
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension levy is here to stay or if it will end soon. [53451/13]
- National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments
47. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 275 of 21 May 2013, if he will confirm that the proceeds of the sale of Bank of Ireland preference shares will accrue to...
- Fuel Prices
48. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the cost of kerosene and gas-oil supplied as home heating fuel; if it has increased or decreased during the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to...
- Mortgage Repayments Issues
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the protection afforded to persons in mortgage difficulties due to sudden unemployment who request to have their mortgage put on an interest only payment plan,...
- Credit Unions
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations that are taking place in relation to the Newbridge Credit Union premises; the person who has ownership of the credit union premises; if he...
- Tax Code
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the correct level of PAYE-PRSI-tax and other deductions applicable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- State Savings Schemes
53. To ask the Minister for Finance the background regarding the lowering of interest rates by the National Treasury Management Agency for An Post savings products; and if he will make a...
- Residential Property Market
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to prevent investors from creating a new bubble in the residential property market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53612/13]
- Bank Debt Restructuring
56. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to get a deal on bank debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53615/13]
- Pension Provisions
57. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 4 December 2013, if he will confirm that, as a result of changes to be made arising from the Finance (No.2) Bill,...
- Mortgage Schemes
59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest developments of multiple domestic Irish Banks restarting buy to let mortgage lending including a new non-banking firm (details...
- Mortgage Debt
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if any assessment has been undertaken on the total outstanding mortgage debt secured on residences here that was sought by creditors in ongoing proceedings...
- Banking Sector Issues
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if Bank of Ireland has commissioned a third party organisation to conduct a customer satisfaction survey of the bank's customers who are experiencing...
- Banking Sector Investigations
63. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of each of the banks in which the State holds shares, if the banks have conducted any internal investigation into their lending practices prior to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a scheme to support businesses in providing internships or apprenticeships specifically to early school leavers;...
- School Enrolments
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the introduction of PPS numbers on enrolment forms for schools as part of his new reforms in the area of admissions so as to...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification in respect of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick under the summer works...
- Book Rental Scheme
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the book loan scheme that he recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53449/13]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants that are available for students attending colleges of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53462/13]
- School Closures
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have closed in County Donegal as a result of the revised schedule; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Book Rental Scheme
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of the proposed book rental scheme; if he will give consideration to the concerns of a school which has already taken the initiative in...
- School Placement
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate, notwithstanding his previous replies to related questions, the extent to which it has been brought to his attention that a...
- Teachers' Remuneration
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of entitlement which becomes available to a permanent teacher who has worked through sick leave; if the limit of 365 days of paid sick...
- Early Child Care Education Issues
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if pupils attending a pre-school ASDl class for three to five year olds should be added on to the register in primary schools; if pupils attending...
- Fee Paying Schools
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of taxpayer funding paid to fee paying schools over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Student Universal Support Ireland will issue a decision in relation to a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied)...
- Preschool Services
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in the Government's preschool quality agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53629/13]
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in the development of the national early years strategy; the number of staff from the early years education policy unit...
- Departmental Programmes
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy programmes in his Department that cover the early years and preschool sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53631/13]
- School Staffing
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding reinstating a third teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [53638/13]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Properties
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number, location and cost of premises in County Donegal that his Department rents. [53413/13]
- Flood Prevention Measures
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full report on all works carried out in Glanmire, County Cork since the flooding in June of 2012; the preventative...
- EU Funding
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the likely allocations for Ireland from the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Maritime and...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Agencies Staff Data
85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a public sector organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53438/13]
- IDA Site Visits
86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he willl provide details of the number of Industrial Development Agency visits to a business park (details supplied) in County...
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, through his Department or any of the State agencies funded by his Department funding has being supplied to a facility (details...
- Department of Social Protection
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal to have a domiciliary care allowance approval back dated to 2012 will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for a disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [53405/13]
- Community Employment Schemes Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd has received from her Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a...
- State Properties
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the existing FÁS premises in Gweedore, County Donegal is not used in place of rented accomodation. [53413/13]
- Disability Allowance Appeals
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Pensions Legislation
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation on pension protection in line with other countries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pension Provisions
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason she is proposing to deduct from the IASS pensions of those who have worked hard and paid taxes all their lives; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Appeals Issues
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding issues raised in correspondence to her Department in respect of a person (details supplied). [53459/13]
- Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to deal with social welfare fraud; the amount that has been recovered; if targets have been met; and if she will make a...
- Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an appeal for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a...
- Job Initiatives
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she considered the local development companies who have a track record of delivery and an established network in every community as a lead...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the low rent allowance limits for Arklow and surrounding areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of invalidity pension claims that were awarded following appeals in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will...
- Property Taxation Administration
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision from the Revenue Commissioners in relation to their request for rebate...
- Social Welfare Benefits Applications
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when basic social welfare payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent support applicable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Guardian's Payment Appeals
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position in regard to request for oral hearing in respect of guardianship payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Employment Support Services
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53539/13]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Meath qualifies for jobseeker's allowance-unemployment benefit; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pensions Levy Issues
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether using the pension levy as the sole means in which to fulfil European Court of Justice court ruling requirements concerning...
- Departmental Offices
116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the refurbishment works at the community welfare office in Enfield, County Meath; the date on which works are scheduled for...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Air Strips
117. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department is aware of the current regulatory difficulties surrounding the air strips at Inishbofin and Cleggan in Connemara;...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
118. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position in regard to an application (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reasons it was not included in recent granted...
- Inland Waterways Development
119. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of reopening the Ulster Canal; the number of phases involved; if an application has been made to the EU for funding; if...
- Architectural Heritage
120. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants are available to undertake maintenance work on a listed building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Areas of Conservation Designation
121. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 5 December 2013, if he will confirm when the recent study of the hen harrier population...
- Architectural Heritage
122. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is funding available to further restore a building of historical interest (details supplied); if he will provide details of...
- Departmental Funding
123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, through his Department or any of the State agencies funded by it, funding has being supplied to a facility (details supplied)....
- Irish Language Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned about the resignation of the language commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53617/13]
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Food Security
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to his comments that Irish biofuel is from waste material and that we do not use any food crop in its...
- Departmental Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd. received from his Department in 2010 to 2012, inclusive, and to date...
- Broadband Services Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update regarding the roll out of broadband to rural areas in County Kildare; when it is proposed to...
- Industrial Disputes
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will bring forward legislation to ensure that essential power services can always be protected from the threat of...
- Industrial Relations Issues
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of meetings he, his special adviser or his officials have had with a person (details supplied) since...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he intends to protect and improve the rights of renters of residential property. [53426/13]
- Private Rented Accommodation Standards
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of tenants of local authorities currently residing in one room bedsits which have been in violation of the...
- Building Regulations Compliance
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of enforcement orders intended to achieve compliance with the building regulations fire safety issued by fire...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he proposes to adopt to recover the €10,000,000 allocated in the capital budget for remedial works to...
- Water Supply
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the years that have elapsed since the original proposal to extract water from the Shannon river at Lough Derg...
- Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that will be provided to Fingal County Council for housing adaptation grants as a result of the...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the upgrading of the sewerage treatment plant in Osberstown, Naas, County Kildare. [53479/13]
- Voluntary Housing Sector
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 5 December 2013, if he will provide a breakdown, based on each local authority...
- Leader Programmes Administration
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allow a seamless transfer of applications for funding under the current Leader programme, where funding is...
- Departmental Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, through his Department or any of the State agencies funded by his Department funding has been supplied to a facility...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to extend the estate management powers of local authorities under the Housing Acts 1966 to 2009 to...
- Voluntary Housing Sector
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 5 December 2013, if his Department has a means of measuring engagement of...
- Departmental Funding
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 5 December 2013, the recipients of the €10 million funding provided by...
- Building Regulations Compliance
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013; and if he will...
- Planning Issues
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be taken to finalise the list of protected structures in County Westmeath, which have been prepared...
- Climate Change Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53616/13]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Courts Service
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person who is the owner of a courthouse (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53424/13]
- Garda Policing Plans
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current Garda policy in relation to persons drinking alcohol on public streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53474/13]
- Prison Security
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department in installing CCTV to Irish prisons over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Licence Applications
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details regarding the granting of restricted gun licences; the guidelines provided to members of An Garda Síochána...
- Deportation Orders Issues
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will re-examine the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Residency Permits
157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders Issues
158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53525/13]
- Residency Permits
159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will re-examine the residency status and eligibility for extended residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Carlow; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24;...
- Visa Applications
162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to enable the parents from Democratic Republic of the Congo to visit Ireland for their children’s First Communion on 24 May...
- Residency Permits
163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was detained by French police in respect of which they must attend court...
- Garda Recruitment
165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will make a comprehensive statement on the proposed recruitment of new recruits to the Gardaí; the date on which he intends to open...
- Garda Divisional Headquarters
166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposal to provide a new district Garda headquarters at Bailieborough, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Overtime
167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns that some Gardaí may have been fraudulent in their overtime and allowance claims; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Crime Prevention
168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures the Gardaí will take to tackle the theft of smart phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53611/13]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
169. To ask the Minister for Defence the formal process for investigating deaths-suicides of members of the Defence Forces. [53568/13]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Rural Development Programme Funding
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the level of national co-financing in the current RDP 2007-2013; if he will confirm his proposals for national...
- Farm Household Incomes
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has put in place to address the serious income problems arising for farmers who are leaving REP scheme 4 at the end of...
- Single Payment Scheme Administration
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding all 2013 CAP payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53427/13]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their agri-environment option scheme payment; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payment scheme payments;...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the second part of the single farm payment was not paid to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the person...
- Departmental Schemes
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made under each of the following schemes for 2012 and 2013, broken down on a county basis, rural environment protection...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons due payment in 2013 under the agri-environment option scheme and the REP schemes; the number paid to date; and...
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the latest date for accepting applications under the TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received penalties under the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 single farm payments schemes respectively; the...
- Commonage Framework Plans
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to issue an official response to the document on commonages prepared by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce the rate of Exchequer co-funding for Pillar 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy programme 2014-2020; and if he...
- Agriculture Schemes Data
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied for the disadvantaged areas scheme and single farm payment scheme, broken down by county in 2013;...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the various farm support payments in respect of the current year have been met to date; and if he will make a...
- Market Access
187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets for beef, lamb, pig meat or poultry or products thereof continue to be established; and if he will...
- Animal Disease Controls
188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which veterinary or laboratory facilities anticipated at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare have been put in place...
- Food Labelling
189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which full enforcement of traceability in respect of all meat and meat products imported into this country including...
- Transport Costs
193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which it has been possible to alleviate the extra transport costs imposed on the agri-sector arising from the maximum...
- Animal Welfare
194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which pig and poultry producers have been able to upgrade their accommodation in line with animal welfare regulations;...
- Fishing Industry Development
195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate provision has been made to ensure the survival of families dependent on the fishing industry in the...
- Fisheries Protection
196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which wild trout and salmon stocks continue to be safeguarded in the context of marine aquaculture; and if he will make...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 continue to be met throughout each sector; and if he will make a statement...
- Food Safety Standards Regulation
198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that any poultry or poultry products entering this jurisdiction comply with all Irish and or EU regulations in...
- Common Fisheries Policy Review
199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which conservation measures already adopted in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy or otherwise continue to...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when REP scheme 4 payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal for disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Equine Industry Issues
202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to deal with the issue of oversupply of horses in the country and with the large number of abandoned horses...
- Fisheries Protection
204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is making to prevent British ships from fishing in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pigmeat Sector
205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding DNA testing on pigmeat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53639/13]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Poverty
206. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an application or submission was received from Tuam, County Galway in respect of the area-based interventions addressing child poverty;...
- Community Development Projects
207. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd has received from the Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she...
- Health Services Staff Data
208. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 September 2013, if the Health Service Executive has provided a response; and if she will...
- Departmental Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the present position regarding the application by Cavan County Council-Cavan Sports Partnership for funding to develop a skate park in...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
210. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that money received by charities and hospitals and used as top-up payments is repaid to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
211. To ask the Minister for Health the funding East Clare Community Co-Op Society Ltd. has received from his Department in 2010 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants that have remitted private practice fees to hospitals where they work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53415/13]
- Home Care Packages
215. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a home care package application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
216. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card is at risk in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53437/13]
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of Health Service Executive lottery funding; the amount of lottery funding dispersed by the Health Service Executive to...
- Psychological Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the level of resources for child psychologist services at the Child and Adult Mental Health Services in Cork City (details supplied);...
- Health Services Issues
219. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a case (details supplied). [53477/13]
- Parliamentary Questions Numbers
220. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for the parliamentary questions contact in the Health Service Executive to reply to a PQ from the date it is in Dáil...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
221. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement community based dedicated health and rehabilitation supports for teenagers aged 13 to 17 years following an acquired brain injury which...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
222. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a proposal to build a primary care centre in an area (details supplied) in County Offaly can no longer proceed, despite the fact that considerable...
- Infectious Disease Screening Service
223. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department's Lyme Disease Awareness Group will tackle the need to provide better diagnostic tests and treatment for Lyme Disease sufferers; and the...
- Multiple Sclerosis Registry
224. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set up a multiple sclerosis registry similar to the cancer registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53569/13]
- Medicinal Products Supply
225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out a study on the moneys that could be saved in the health budget by ensuring that patients take their correct medications and drugs; and if...
- Departmental Funding
228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of moneys provided to groups opposed to suicide over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53604/13]
- Obesity Strategy
230. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to prevent obesity in school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53614/13]
- Health Services Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding payment of items in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53620/13]
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will evaluate the prospects of the moratorium on recruitment being lifted for the Health Service Executive's orthodontic service in order that clinical...
- Health Services Staff Issues
233. To ask the Minister for Health the options for the transfer of staff within the Health Service Executive, or for the HSE to utilise clinical staff resources within the service, in order to...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety Authority
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recourse available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is unhappy with the results of a driving test; and if he will...
- Roads Maintenance
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details with regard to maintaining the funding of local authorities in counties with high road usage. [53457/13]
- State Airports
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the commitment to establish Cork Airport independently free of debt; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the subsidies paid by his Department to all public and private transport operators here including...
- Public Service Obligation Services
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total annual passenger numbers by service for all State subsidised public transport services,...
- Dublin Bus Services
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the analysis he utilised when he stated in August 2013 that no Dublin Bus route was making a profit; if he will...
- Roads Maintenance Issues
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost of motorway maintenance; under what authority this maintenance is carried out; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sports Funding
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline all available financial and non-financial supports available to minority sports clubs and to the national associations...
