Written answers
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Establishment
10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of contracts for social work services tendered by her Department; if she will list in table format the details of each company;...
- Departmental Funding
11. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure the continued funding of Rape Crisis Network Ireland as scheduled for the end of March, in view of the essential...
- Children in Care
12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the recently published Health Information and Quality Authority report on Crannóg Nua at Portrane; the actions she expects...
- European Court of Human Rights Judgments
14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of consultation and engagement that has taken place with her Department or its agencies in their consideration thus far of the...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress that has been made by her Department and the Adoption Authority of Ireland with regard to accrediting an agency to deal with...
- Departmental Functions
17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the main elements of her Department's responsibilities for children and young adults, with particular reference to the extent to which it is...
- Preschool Services
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action she will take to address the lack of information regarding regulation reform, the new inspection process and required standards...
- Social Media Regulation
20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact she has made with Facebook regarding Neknominations; the response given, if any; and if she plans further actions regarding...
- Youth Services Funding
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the current geographic spend on youth services is adequate to provide the same level of service on a countrywide basis;...
- Proposed Legislation
24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Children First legislation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6654/14]
- Adoption Records Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the undeniable evidence, in writing, that religious run adoption agencies participated in and facilitated illegal adoptions, the...
- Child Protection
27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions she has had with other Departments on foot of the publication of the audit report on neglect cases; and if she will make a...
- Child and Family Agency Remit
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which all services are due to be transferred to the Child and Family Agency, including public health nursing and child mental...
- Child and Family Agency Funding
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the €600 million budget for the Child and Family Agency is to be spent; if she deems this to be an adequate level of funding...
- Child Care Services Inspections
31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will report on the progress of her Department, Pobal and the other relevant stakeholders in implementing a digitised and online...
- Ombudsman for Children Reports
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made by the Ombudsman for Children in the preparation of her report into the two cases of children of Roma families who were...
- Youth Services Funding
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by Kildare Youth Services and other such services around the country...
- Child Care Qualifications
34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in the context of the need to ensure an adequate qualification framework, the funding supports available to community child care providers,...
- Social Workers Recruitment
35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on reports that at least 200 social work posts are currently vacant even though there have been significant increases in the...
- National Carers Strategy Status
36. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans she has to support the thousands of children in the State who are currently acting as carers. [6524/14]
- Preschool Services
37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the money being provided for the provision of the preschool year; the number of children being catered for; the number of these preschools...
- Child Care Costs
38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional steps she will take to address the availability and affordability of regulated child care services; and if she will make a...
- Social Media Regulation
40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to help young persons who may be at risk from irresponsible and reckless forms of social media; and if she will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Bodies
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is...
- Ministerial Appointments
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7017/14]
- Local Authority Functions
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his...
- Passport Application Refusals
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if and when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...
- Passport Controls
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the checks made to ensure the security and integrity of Irish passports; if he will outline the staff selection process...
- Department of Finance
- Living City Initiative
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the roll-out of the Living City Initiative; when the designated areas will be identified by local authorities; when the ministerial order will...
- VAT Rate Application
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will broaden the remit of those businesses which benefit under the special VAT rate of 9% for bus operators working in the tourism industry; and if he...
- Tax Rebates
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allow bus operators working in the tourism industry to avail of a rebate on diesel charges similar to that applicable to airlines and ferry...
- Departmental Bodies
49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering parliamentary...
- Ministerial Appointments
50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7016/14]
- Local Authority Functions
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference...
- National Debt
52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the total annual savings to the State under debt servicing costs if the interest charged on Ireland's EFSF, EFSM and bilateral loans to the...
- Budget Consultation Process
53. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding representation for pensioners organisations in decision-making processes; and if he will make a...
- Universal Social Charge Exemptions
54. To ask the Minister for Finance if all couples are exempt from paying the universal social charge regardless of which spouse is over 70 years (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners to be flexible on a case-by-case basis in their approach to the type of vehicle, particularly the engine size...
- VAT Rate Application
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT and other taxes or duties that apply in respect of the selling of coffins within the State. [7144/14]
- Tax Reliefs Availability
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered offering tax relief incentives to encourage householders and business owners to undertake flood prevention works to protect their premises...
- Pensions Levy Issues
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding levies on ESB pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7198/14]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Weight of Schoolbags
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the concerns of parents that children's schoolbags are too heavy because of the weight of books; the action his Department will take...
- Book Rental Scheme
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools which, through their own endeavour, have already started a free book rental scheme for their students will be permitted to avail of his...
- Higher Education Grants Eligibility Criteria
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the eligibility for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- School Staffing
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6988/14]
- Departmental Bodies
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering...
- Local Authority Functions
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and...
- Autism Support Services
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the issue of isolation or withdrawal rooms in ASD units in national schools here; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate a teacher following serious concerns for the future of the school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- School Transport Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who will be attending a special needs school is being denied school transportation...
- Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include in the new adult literacy and numeracy strategy currently being developed as part of the further education and training...
- School Enrolments
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding admission policies for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7100/14]
- Education Grants
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update regarding students of the two-year diploma course run by Trinity College (details supplied) who had previously...
- School Patronage
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an outreach class in a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the...
- State Examinations Issues
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding examination supports in respect of a person (details supplied). [7160/14]
- School Staffing
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will take into consideration the concerns of the board of...
- School Enrolments Data
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 11 December 2013, if he will clarify the date on which schools are required to submit their returns...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Bodies
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for...
- Ministerial Appointments
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7021/14]
- Local Authority Functions
84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June...
- Legislative Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is likely the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill will become law; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Bodies
86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for...
- Ministerial Appointments
87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7019/14]
- Local Authority Functions
88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since...
- Human Rights Issues
89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way, within the areas in which he has responsibility, Ireland pushes for the inclusion of human rights clauses in trade deals...
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports Enterprise Ireland has provided to a company (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the...
- IDA Site Visits
91. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason for his recent defence of IDA Ireland's record in County Kerry despite the fact that the authority arranged just five site...
- Department of Social Protection
- Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to the humanitarian assistance scheme operated by her Department for assistance in the aftermath of floods, since this scheme was developed,...
- Departmental Bodies
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of her Department in respect of Government policy for which she is responsible for answering...
- Ministerial Appointments
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of bodies to which she has the authority to appoint board members. [7022/14]
- Local Authority Functions
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under her area since June 2009 and a...
- Disability Allowance Application Numbers
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of invalidity pension; the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if assistance will be offered to call...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal registered on 25 March 2013, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; the reason for the...
- Free Travel Scheme Administration
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7077/14]
- One-Parent Family Payment Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when payment of one-parent family benefit will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently paying €540...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for invalidity pension payment will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [7096/14]
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who was eligible to participate on a community employment scheme on 17 December 2013 finds that they are no longer eligible as...
- Departmental Staff Data
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed by her Department in the Government offices leased by the Office of Public Works in Tubbercurry, County Sligo, which...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if payment of jobseeker's allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pensions Legislation
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the legislation pertaining to what appears to be an unfair and inequitable aspect of the State contributory pension...
- National Internship Scheme Eligibility
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if people who transfer their social insurance credits to their spouse's tax free allowance are not eligible to apply for JobBridge; and if she will...
- One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the one-parent family payment who returns to his or her native Nigeria, gets married and returns here to live with his or...
- Employment Support Services
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering incentivising retraining in certain areas, for example technology, by allowing persons taking part in such courses to maintain...
- Illness Benefit Appeals
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal against the disallowance of illness benefit will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [7185/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Bodies
112. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of government policy for which he is responsible for...
- Local Authority Functions
114. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Departmental Bodies
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of government policy for which he is...
- Local Authority Functions
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his...
- North-South Interconnector Issues
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the North-South interconnector project will be included for review by the newly formed expert panel; and if he will...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Severe Weather Events Expenditure
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the exact figure for the amount of money that has been sent by central government to Kerry County...
- Local Authority Functions
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the powers he has at his disposal to direct a local authority in respect of taking an estate in charge; and if he will...
- Roads Maintenance Issues
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if emergency funding will be provided to residents of private roads who have had their roads completely destroyed in the...
- Water Meters Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding repairs to homes where water meters have been installed; and if...
- Departmental Bodies
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is...
- Ministerial Appointments
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7015/14]
- Local Authority Functions
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his...
- Leader Programmes Applications
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a grant application to Mayo north east Leader partnership company Teoranta by a company (details...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, following his recent meeting with the county manager, he will make emergency funding available to North Tipperary...
- Leader Programmes Funding
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate any further funding to Kildare Leader partnership for projects in 2014; and if he will make a...
- Emergency Planning
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any requests have been received in his Department to declare or approve an emergency in any local authority area; if he...
- Decentralisation Programme Staff Transfers
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed by his Department in the Government offices leased by the Office of Public Works in...
- Building Regulations Amendments
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence sent by the Irish Association of Self Builders seeking clarification in respect of...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe a local authority is required to keep housing applications in storage or on file after an application has...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Firearms Licences
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding legislation to limit, restrict or remove firearms licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Airport Security
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of provision of security by Gardaí for flights carrying US troops through Shannon Airport in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a...
- Garda-PSNI Transfers
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 22 October 2013, the number of members of An Garda Síochána and of the PSNI that have...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will issue a clarification regarding the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission's non-compliance with its customer charter,...
- Stardust Fire
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has reviewed the new evidence in relation to the Stardust tragedy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6983/14]
- Departmental Bodies
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering...
- Ministerial Appointments
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7020/14]
- Local Authority Functions
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009...
- Firearms Licences
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the different types and the numbers of licensed firearms held in the State over the past five years; the cost of the licence fee; the procedure...
- Garda Stations Opening Hours
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending the opening hours of Celbridge Garda station, County Kildare, with particular reference to the recent high number...
- Suicide Prevention
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to publish Garda procedures dealing with suicidal drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7140/14]
- Department of Defence
- Airport Security
158. To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of provision of security by Defence Forces personnel for flights carrying US troops through Shannon Airport in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a...
- Army Barracks Closures
159. To ask the Minister for Defence the plans that exist for the sale of the former Army barracks in Loughrea; if a reserve price has been put in place; when an auction will take place or where...
- Departmental Bodies
160. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering parliamentary...
- Ministerial Appointments
161. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7013/14]
- Local Authority Functions
162. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June 2009 and a reference...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect to have a decision issued in respect of their disadvantaged areas scheme...
- Animal Welfare
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to ban the removal of the dew claw from dogs considering this practice is already banned by the national vets body; if...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an exercise in establishing the position of a holding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Funding
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will earmark or set aside some funding to compensate those who fish for a living due to the fact they have been unable to take...
- Departmental Bodies
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for...
- Ministerial Appointments
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7009/14]
- Local Authority Functions
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have had their REP scheme and SPS payments held up due to the delay in the area aid and REP scheme...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 575 of 4 February 2014, when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [7097/14]
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Agriculture Schemes Appeals
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied); if this case...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received their payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he...
- Sulky Racing
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take in response to the recent death of a horse during a sulky race in County Tipperary; the current legal status...
- Farm Inspections
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding penalties in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
- Land Parcel Identification System
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made in resolving the dual claim issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Bodies
181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of her Department in respect of Government policy for which she is responsible for...
- Ministerial Appointments
182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of bodies to which she has the authority to appoint board members. [7011/14]
- Local Authority Functions
183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under her area since June...
- Early Child Care Education Issues
184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the age limit cut-off for the early childhood care and education scheme forces children born after 1 July to wait another year;...
- Child Abuse Reports
185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report on the Vatican's child protection procedures; her views on the level of...
- Child Care Services Expenditure
186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is proposing any large-scale capital grants for child care, especially for the community sector. [7166/14]
- Child and Family Agency Remit
188. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role that will be played by Túslá, the Child and Family Agency, in helping to deliver on the Youth Justice Action Plan...
- Child Protection
189. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department is in a position to monitor children at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7173/14]
- Youth Services Issues
192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to have dialogue with the various community-based youth support voluntary groups with a view...
- Departmental Budgets
194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which she remains confident regarding the adequacy of resources available to her Department to meet in full the cost of...
- Juvenile Offenders
199. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department continues to engage with juvenile offenders with a view to providing rehabilitative or educational...
- Child Care Reports
201. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider, in consultation with the Department of Social Protection, the implementation of any of the tax relief or tax credit...
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
202. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and dates of consultations between officials of her Department and officials from the Departments of Health, Education and...
- Child Care Services Funding
203. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the impact that the delay in the CCS allocations has had on the community sector; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Health
- Dental Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) in County Galway will have all necessary dental treatment carried out; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Bodies
205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for answering parliamentary...
- Ministerial Appointments
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7018/14]
- Local Authority Functions
207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred by legislation on local authorities under his remit since June 2009 and a reference...
- Hospital Transfers
208. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason patients who have had total hip replacements performed are transferred to another hospital in a taxi rather than an ambulance; and if he...
- Hospitals Governance
209. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the way claims for private patients are processed by hospitals in view of the recent audit at the Galway-Roscommon university hospitals...
- Speech and Language Therapy
211. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7061/14]
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change in terms of the ability of Health Service Executive early intervention teams to recommend a school for special needs children...
- Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme
213. To ask the Minister for Health in reference to his reply on 23 January 2014 on children and adults with narcolepsy, where he referred to his discussion with the Chief Medical Officer about a...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility
216. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate eligibility for assistance under the fair deal scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
217. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will have an endoscopy carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7079/14]
- Ambulance Service Response Times
218. To ask the Minister for Health the target response time for emergency ambulance call-outs in County Donegal; the number of emergency ambulance call-outs in County Donegal in 2011, 2012, 2013...
- Hospitals Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing and funding provision for the James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Carndonagh in County Donegal for 2014; the comparable figures for 2011, 2012 and...
- Ambulance Service Staff
220. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of staff currently employed in the ambulance service in County Donegal, including a breakdown of...
- Ambulance Service Provision
221. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be provided for the ambulance service in County Donegal in 2014 and the comparable figures for 2009 to 2013, inclusive. [7087/14]
- Medical Card Appeals
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a recent decision to refuse a medical card on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is an epileptic; and if...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
223. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) in County Kildare are being assessed as individuals in respect of the nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a...
- Calorie Posting on Menus
224. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding calorie counts in restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7125/14]
- Home Help Service Expenditure
225. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in 2012 and 2013 on home help nationwide and the amount spent in 2012 and 2013 on home help in the Health Service Executive west area; and if...
- Health Services Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that are being made for a person (details supplied) in County Laois to be transferred from Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, to their residence; and if...
- Speech and Language Therapy
227. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 6 February 2014, the position regarding the issue raised in the second half of the question and the policy, if...
- Health Services Staff Data
228. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners are considered officers of the Health Service Executive. [7193/14]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Military Aircraft Landings
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the landing fees received by Shannon Airport in 2012 and 2013 for flights carrying US troops through the airport; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Bodies
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of bodies under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy for which he is responsible for...
- Ministerial Appointments
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of bodies to which he has the authority to appoint board members. [7023/14]
- Local Authority Functions
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all specific new powers or functions conferred on local authorities by legislation under his area since June...
- Driver Licences
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan who was married in Rome can have their driving licence renewed to reflect their...
- Road Improvement Schemes
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available under the local improvement scheme to local authorities in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Service Obligation Services
236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the public service obligation for Dublin Airport to Kerry Airport is renewed in November when the current PSO...
- Public Transport Initiatives
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the DART underground and metro north projects; his views on whether bus rapid...
- Rail Network
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on plans to upgrade the Dublin-Cork railway line; if he will further provide an update on plans to upgrade...
- Rail Services
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the use of commuter trains on the Limerick-Galway railway line is inappropriate and has resulted in low passenger...
- Sporting Events
242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given consideration to Ireland hosting a regular season NFL American football game, considering the success the UK is having in...
- Road Safety
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding proposed changes to weight restrictions for tractors and trailers; the implications this will have for users of...
