Written answers
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
10. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén fath nach bhfuil conradh seirbhísí farantóireachta fóirdheonaithe chuig Árainn ann; agus an...
- Architectural Heritage
11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that are available from his Department, and the contact he has had with the Department of Defence, to preserve the...
- Abbey Theatre
12. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to build the new Abbey Theatre. [4013/14]
- Arts Council Membership
13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons sitting on the Arts Council at present; when he expects to fill existing vacancies; and if he will make a...
- Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
14. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé sásta pobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta a aithint mar gheallsealbhóirí i gcur i bhfeidhm na...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme
16. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will review the content and conditions of contracts issued to turf cutters under the cessation scheme; the number of contracts...
- Inland Waterways Maintenance (2 comments)
17. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he is aware of disquiet amongst Royal and Grand Canal boat dwellers who are likely to be affected by proposed new...
- Maoiniú Chomhlachtaí Stáit
18. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an féidir leis stad a chur le haon laghdú eile ar bhuiséad Údarás na Gaeilge, Fhoras na Gaeilge agus Roinn na...
- Severe Weather Events Response
19. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the damage inflicted on offshore islands as a result of the recent exceptional weather; the actions his Department will take to...
- Economic Growth Initiatives
20. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he anticipates the arts and heritage sector to contribute to economic recovery; the specific areas wherein the...
- Irish Language Issues
21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason three quarters of the statutory language schemes, as proscribed in the Official Languages Act 2003, have expired without...
- National Monuments
23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the progress of the development of the national monument at 16 Moore Street; and if he will make a...
- Natural Heritage Areas Review
27. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if in view of the positive move in de-designating raised bogs Natural Heritage Areas, if he will conceive of a situation where other...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Building Regulations Compliance
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes...
- Diplomatic Representation
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there was a timeline in place pertaining to the opening of the Irish embassy in Croatia; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Finance
- Mortgage Resolution Processes
31. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, broken down by county, the number of persons who have engaged in MARP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4464/14]
- Tax Yield
32. To ask the Minister for Finance the total betting duty paid in 2013 and the estimated betting duty for 2014. [4347/14]
- Insurance Levy
33. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been collected to date since the introduction of the 2% insurance levy; the use to which the money has been put; the timeframe the levy...
- NAMA Debtors
34. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which financially the National Asset Management Agency is funding the drawing up of the revised plans for the proposed development of the Carlton...
- Property Taxation Administration
35. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax liability for 2014 in respect of a case (details supplied); his plans to address this anomaly; and if he will make a...
- Tax Credits
36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the merits of the proposal (details supplied) regarding single parent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/14]
- Mortgage Debt
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take where certain banks are refusing to engage with persons in respect of mortgage arrears and threatening repossessions; if his attention...
- Universal Social Charge Exemptions
38. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should be exempt from paying universal social charge for 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Central Bank of Ireland Properties
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of a new building for the Central Bank of Ireland; and the alternatives that were examined such as investigating the use of existing Office...
- Central Bank of Ireland IT Operations
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost of the Central Bank of Ireland for the outsourcing of its IT system, including the cost incurred due to the HP data centre. [4455/14]
- Banking Operations
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it takes five working days to cash a cheque; if this time can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4475/14]
- NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has a recognised data leakage or loss prevention system in place to detect and prevent data breaches and data...
- Health Insurance Levy
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implication of the budget changes for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow, with respect to private health insurance; and if he will make a...
- Single Euro Payments Area
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that reports that the implementation of the single euro payments area regulation may result in delays to the payment of salaries and welfare...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Ombudsman for Children Remit
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cases referred to the Ombudsman for Children for each of the past five years relating to complaints against school management; if...
- Building Regulations Compliance
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision on a student universal support Ireland grant application will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork....
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reintroduce third level grants for Masters level programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/14]
- School Accommodation
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation regarding the drawdown of funds allocated for provision of a resource room at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if...
- School Textbooks Rental Scheme
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that school book rental schemes vary significantly in what they cover; textbooks-workbooks-stationery, the way he will ensure...
- Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current salary of the director of the Teaching Council. [4461/14]
- Special Education Review
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to hold a cross-sectoral forum involving his Department, the Health Service Executive and the National Council for Special Education...
- School Transport Provision
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 16 January 2013, if he will name his officials and their respective responsibilities who assisted him...
- Schools Building Projects Status
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for building works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when he expects a decision...
- Student Grant Scheme Representations
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be reconsidered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford;...
- School Enrolments
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment policy of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4531/14]
- FÁS Training Programmes Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason driving courses were discontinued in the FÁS centre in Dundalk in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4532/14]
- Irish Language Issues
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he considers the aonad/sruth at second level as representing full immersion in the Irish language for those who have gone through...
- Gaelscoileanna Issues
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered granting a temporary prefabricated classroom to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in order to accommodate the 30...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is an up to date pro forma Public Works Contract for minor works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/14]
- Building Regulations Compliance
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to capital building projects currently underway under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for...
- Flood Prevention Measures
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names and contact details of the consultants appointed to address flooding in Glanmire, County Cork, the terms of reference; the time...
- Coastal Protection
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 16 January 2014, if he will examine a copy of a document and map (details supplied) that...
- Flood Prevention Measures
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being taken by the Office of Public Works to put in place flood alleviation measures at Togher County Cork; and if he will...
- EU Solidarity Fund
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a submission has been made to the EU for solidarity funds and any other EU disaster funds for remedial work to the billion of euro...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Building Regulations Application
71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for...
- Work Permit Criteria
72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 21 January 2014, if he envisages the number of work permit renewals to non-EEA nationals...
- Prompt Payments
73. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding small and medium enterprise credit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4393/14]
- Industrial Disputes
74. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any relevant national collective agreement in place which is a legally binding collective agreement between the Technical...
- Third Level Fees
75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he considers it necessary that an exemption from international student fees should be given to children of an Irish person working...
- Department of Social Protection
- Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
76. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 22 January 2014, if an additional exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of a person (details...
- Social Welfare Benefits
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 who is married with one child is worse off on a community employment scheme than if he were just...
- Social Welfare Appeals Delays
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing a decision on a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an application for invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the amount of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date on an application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare on foot of further information...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal relating to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- National Internship Scheme Administration
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the advertising of jobs under the JobBridge scheme whose minimum criteria include the attainment of a PhD; if this is in keeping with...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for the domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she...
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the moneys that were paid out to persons in County Galway relating to the flooding incident in 2009; the number of persons who applied for such...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Relocation Options
88. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the relocation process from the special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4339/14]
- Building Regulations Compliance
89. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in relation to capital building projects currently unde rway under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned...
- Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí
90. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a líonfaidh sé an folúntas do Phríomh-Oifigeach sa Bhrainse Logaimneacha le duine ag a mbeidh na...
- Appointments to State Boards
91. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to appoint a new chairman to the Arts Council; considering the vast investment that individual local authorities make to the...
- Special Protection Areas Appeals
92. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the exact number of appeals that have been received by his Department from land owners in the six designated special protection areas...
- Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme Data
94. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received to date under the built heritage jobs leverage scheme; if he will provide the county, regional...
- Heritage Week
95. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for heritage week, particularly for involving the disadvantaged, Travellers, and new Irish communities over the week 23 to...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
96. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the gross amount reimbursed to his Department in 2013 by the Teaching Council in respect of the salary of the director of the Teaching...
- Architectural Heritage
98. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will investigate the possibility of preserving the Legion Hall in Killester in view of the anniversary of the commencement of...
- Film Industry Promotion
99. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he continues to maintain contact with the film making sector with particular reference to encouraging the use of...
- Arts Funding
101. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which his Department directly and-or indirectly has assisted local community annual festival groups in 2013; the degree...
- Special Areas of Conservation Designation
106. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in the wake of his considerable efforts to achieve a resolution of issues relating to traditional turf cutters at the various bogs...
- Heritage Sites
108. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which his Department works in unison with the authorities in Northern Ireland in the promotion of heritage sites of...
- Arts Promotion
109. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he and his Department continue to promote the arts through the education system with particular reference to...
- Heritage Sites
111. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which he has received applications for funding for the improvement, renovation, restoration or conservation of...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building...
- Broadband Services Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources as the new ESB Electronic Communications Bill might accelerate the roll out of high speed broadband, when it is expected...
- Electricity Transmission Network
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the likely impact of the proposed EirGrid Gridlink pylon project on Ireland's heritage and wildlife; and if he will make...
- Broadband Services Provision
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the poor quality of service and inadequate signal by national broadband service providers 3...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Sustainable Development Strategy
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to Local Agenda 21 if he wil provide a copy of the principles of sustainability; if he will consider bringing...
- Water Charges Exemptions
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the granting of a generous free allowance of water in the water charging scheme for those with Crohn's...
- Building Regulations Compliance
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes...
- Waste Management Issues
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person that commissioned the reports by a company (details supplied) on local waste management plans; and the amount...
- Water Meters Installation
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department commissioned a study on the technical aspects governing metering of multi-unit developments for Irish...
- Irish Water Expenditure
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of all expenditure in his Department for 2013 associated with the establishment of Irish...
- Local Authority Funding
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department gave consent for the expenditure of €12 million on a district heating scheme in the Dublin 4 area...
- Irish Water Appointments
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the methods that were used to select and appoint members of the board of Irish Water; and the number of persons that...
- Local Authority Housing
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of any houses purchased by Wicklow Town Council in the past three years; if he will provide a...
- Irish Water Administration
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish Water is insisting, as part of its Multi-Supplier Framework for the Provision of Water Services Repair...
- Local Authority Housing
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the restrictions that apply to a person who purchased a property from a local authority under the affordable housing...
- Commercial Rates Issues
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on introducing a rates reduction for our struggling small businesses here (details supplied); and if he will...
- Leader Programmes Funding
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the decreased final allocation of LEADER funding to Gaeltacht regions; if he will provide details of the...
- Irish Water Staff
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of employees that are working in the regional section of Uisce Éireann in Mallow, County Cork; the number...
- Irish Water Administration
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the tender documentation issued by Irish Water which will block many Irish companies from tendering...
- Property Taxation Yield
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of local property tax that has been collected in each local authority area; and the amount each will receive in...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount paid nationally by local authorities to private landlords under the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Building Regulations Compliance
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he...
- Asylum Applications
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine if the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service retain the original Iranian identification certificate in respect of a...
- Coroners Service
138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Coroners Bill 2007; the date on which it will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4389/14]
- Anti-Social Behaviour
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will discuss with the Garda Commissioner suggestions by an eminent District Court judge in Tallaght that there was a total breakdown of...
- Naturalisation Applications
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if...
- Insolvency Service of Ireland Data
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form, broken down by county, the number that have applied for debt relief notice, personal insolvency arrangement...
- Immigration Data
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he would provide a breakdown for 2011 and 2012, similar to that provided in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report of 2004, page 11, showing...
- Direct Provision System
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns have been raised regarding child protection issues in direct provision centres; the...
- Naturalisation Applications
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish with the Garda Commissioner the number of individual members of an Garda Síochána who have referred complaints...
- Prison Committals
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of the detention institutions in the Irish Prison Service annual reports of 2011 and 2012 regarding committals in...
- Asylum Applications
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4518/14]
- Prison Committals
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence regarding prison sentences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4519/14]
- Naturalisation Applications
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the processing of a naturalisation application; the measures being taken to reduce the waiting time; the cost on...
- Citizenship Applications
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision on citizenship will be made on an application in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [4537/14]
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to moving a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 from a one-room hostel accommodation to Watergate Apartments...
- Charities Regulation
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that Rehab received through sales of their lottery scratch card for the years 1997 to 2013, inclusive; the profit made on...
- Naturalisation Applications
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has waited since the first quarter of 2011 for their naturalisation to be processed an a decision made...
- Department of Defence
- Building Regulations Compliance
157. To ask the Minister for Defence regarding capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he will outline...
- Defence Forces Reserve
158. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of Reserve Defence Forces by brigade recorded on the PMS system as having attended unpaid training in 2013,...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork have not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a...
- Horse Racing Industry Funding
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Exchequer supplement to Horse Racing Ireland in 2013 and the estimated cost in 2014. [4348/14]
- Building Regulations Compliance
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for...
- Agriculture Schemes Appeals
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme 4 payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if area based compensation will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a...
- Forestry Management
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timetable for the reopening of Gougane Barra Forest Park following the planned destruction of 16,000 trees due to an outbreak of...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2012 and 2013 AEOS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4474/14]
- Land Issues
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a digitial map will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- TB Eradication Scheme
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer cannot buy cattle when they are locked up with TB; if he will review the change in policy; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid disadvantaged payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Building Regulations Compliance
172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding to capital building projects currently under way under the remit of her Department, and the building programmes planned for 2014,...
- Departmental Funding
173. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify reports that core funding for the Rape Crisis Network Ireland, which is under the aegis of the Child and Family Agency,...
- Department of Health
- Hospital Appointments Administration
174. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who was put on the waiting list for an urgent MRI at Limerick Regional Hospital on 21 October 2013 was...
- Dental Services Waiting Lists
175. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his proposals to assist in reducing the long waiting lists for orthodontic care in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Building Regulations Compliance
176. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the capital building projects currently under way under the remit of his Department and the building programmes planned for 2014, if he will...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a heart operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [4391/14]
- Dental Services Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will have all necessary dental treatment carried out in St. Francis Private Hospital, Mullingar, County...
- Health Services Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a Huntington's disease neurology clinic here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/14]
- Hospital Services
180. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the future delivery of paediatric hospital services at Tallaght hospital. [4408/14]
- Hospital Data
182. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has drawn up a report on mortality rates in hospitals here; the status of this document; his plans to publish a report on mortality; and if...
- HSE Legal Cases
183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims for compensation after cancer misdiagnosis that have been taken against the Health Service Executive, its officers or public voluntary...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
184. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of primary health care centres around the country; and if he will clarify which centres have been completed and...
- General Medical Services Scheme Payments
186. To ask the Minister for Health the reason general practitioners are receiving €700 per annum for each medical card patient on their list aged over 70, no visit required; and if he...
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
187. To ask the Minister for Health the reason hospitals cannot write prescriptions for medical card patients on discharge; the reason ill patients are required to attend their general...
- Public Health Policy
188. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make Anapens publicly available, like defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4429/14]
- Sexual Offences
190. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's legal challenges in respect of the Drogheda review against the Information Commissioner's findings and the Office of the Ombudsman's court...
- Medical Card Appeals
201. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/14]
- Home Care Packages
202. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [4452/14]
- Medicinal Products Availability
203. To ask the Minister for Health when a particular drug will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4496/14]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
204. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include Addison's Disease on the list of eligible conditions covered by the long term illness scheme; the medical conditions that qualify a person...
- Health Services Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a rat problem (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [4549/14]
- HSE Staff Remuneration
206. To ask the Minister for Health the administrative arrangements in place for the payment of salaries in the Health Service Executive; if some of these functions are outsourced to providers...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Building Regulations Compliance
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to capital building projects currently underway under the remit of his Department, and the building programmes planned for...
- Road Tolls
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the number of tolls on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4392/14]
- Public Transport Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Dublin Bus Nitelink passengers in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 respectively; the amount that was made from...
- Smarter Transport
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of Galway County Council's application for funding under the active travel towns funding scheme 2014 to 2016 for a town in...
- Railway Stations Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the intended start date for construction at a rail stop at Crusheen on the Ennis to Galway line; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Improvement Schemes
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of the €23.1 million of funding announced for specific and strategic regional and local roads projects, if he will...
- Road Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the provision of a service station on the M9 motorway between Dublin and Waterford in the interest of...
- Private Bus Operators Issues
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the tendering of 100% of contracts for bus routes in the Waterford city area when other areas are only tendering 10%; if...
- Road Safety Authority
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Road Safety Authority office will open on Newry Road in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Taxi Regulations
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding taxi funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4548/14]
