Written answers
Thursday, 27 March 2014
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Departmental Bodies
8. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current role, including programmes and schemes, of county child care committees; and if further responsibilities could be transferred to...
- Children in Care
12. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in high support units and in special care units with a breakdown based on the number of children accommodated...
- Child Care Qualifications
13. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the main provisions of the learner fund to upskill early years practitioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14201/14]
- Child Care Proceedings
14. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the findings of the Child Care Law Reporting Project that the rate of child care orders being sought varies considerably in...
- Adoption Records Provision
15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her priorities in terms of managing access to adoption records; the amount of expenditure incurred by her Department to preserve and...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
16. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Government is committed to the Hague convention as the safest regulations in place for inter-country adoption. [14004/14]
- Ombudsman for Children Remit
17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the powers and remit of the Ombudsman for Children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14200/14]
- Proposed Legislation
18. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the practice of child beauty pageants; her plans to ban such events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14006/14]
- Garda Operations
19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact that she has had with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána in relation to allegations that...
- Children's Rights
21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the findings on the right to equality and non-discrimination of Traveller and migrant children contained in the Children's...
- HSE Complaints Procedures
22. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps that are open to an adult who was the victim of sexual abuse and had that abuse compounded by inadequate child protection decision...
- Child Safety
23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions which she has had with other Departments on foot of the publication of the audit report on neglect cases; and if she will...
- Child Care Services Regulation
26. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if community employment scheme workers are to be considered supernumerary to core child care staff under the new CFA standards; and if she...
- UN Convention on Children's Rights
27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is her intention to ensure that the principle and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is fully reflected in all...
- Ombudsman for Children Inquiries
28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the terms of reference of the children's ombudsman's inquiry into the circumstances of the two Roma children being taken...
- Early Child Care Education Issues
29. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the early childhood care and education programme to two years free pre-school in circumstances where local schools change...
- Departmental Programmes
30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has been in a position to strategically examine and assess any specific deficiencies in respect of child...
- Child Care Services Provision
31. 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...
- Foreign Adoptions
32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action that has been taken to speed up advancement in the bilateral agreements on adoption from Russia and Ethiopia while there are over...
- Adoption Legislation
33. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of her previous statement that the Adoption Act 2010 is too restrictive, the action she will take in that regard; and if she will...
- Ombudsman for Children Reports
34. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the report from the Ombudsman for Children, A Meta-Analysis of Repetitive Root Cause Issues Regarding the Provision of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Shannon Airport Facilities
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any of the hellfire missiles were transported through Shannon Airport by the US Air Force over the past few weeks during...
- Emigrant Support Services
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government has any intention of appointing a Minister to deal with the issues of Irish persons living abroad; and if...
- Diplomatic Representation
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Ireland House concept was first initiated; the number of locations that have an embassy-consulate co-located with...
- Departmental Staff Data
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of personnel employed in the trade division of his Department prior to March 2011; the number of personnel that...
- Departmental Policy Reviews
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the review of the trade, tourism and investment strategy that was launched in 2010; the timescale...
- Department of Finance
- Bank Stress Tests
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all Irish banks that will be subjected to stress tests by the ECB. [14458/14]
- Tax Credits
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there was a reduction in tax credits in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- NAMA Debtors
42. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the current situation with a company (details supplied) which the National Asset Management Agency has placed into...
- IBRC Legal Cases
43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will play any role in the selection of an independent person by the special liquidators of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation tasked with deciding...
- Banking Sector Staff Issues
47. To ask the Minister for Finance in regard to the pillar banks, the amount outstanding in loans to employees; the number of employees or former employees involved; the number and the value of...
- Banking Sector Regulation
48. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to problems caused to house purchasers due to delays by banks in issuing letters of consent for the sale of houses in negative...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
49. To ask the Minister for Finance when an appropriate replacement scheme will be put in place for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the conditions and eligibility criteria...
- Mortgage Data
50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the statistics for residential mortgage sales of private residential homes and buy-to-let properties by banks and the National Asset...
- Tax Credits
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a tax credit for child care costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14641/14]
- Tax Yield
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield in 2013 from allowing persons early access to pension as provided for in budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14642/14]
- Property Taxation Yield
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from the local property tax in 2013; the amount of same that related to early payment of liabilities for 2014; and if he will make a...
- Tax Yield
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from capital gains tax on an annual basis for each year from 2008 to 2013; the way this yield compares to the expected yield in each year when...
- Excise Duties Issues
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which alternatives are likely to become available to those displaced from the tobacco industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Expenditure
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason full payments are not being made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny regarding their FÁS course at fresh...
- Public Sector Allowances Review
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry does not qualify for a masters degree allowance in view of the fact that the person has the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/14]
- School Textbooks Rental Scheme
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the petition sent by the parents association of a school (details supplied) in County Louth regarding the lack of access of...
- School Curriculum
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the CSPE subject for students due to start secondary school in 2014; if it will remain examinable in its current format or...
- School Funding
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14521/14]
- Site Acquisitions
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/14]
- Technological Universities
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in respect of the legislative timeframe to allow for the establishment of the technological university for the south...
- Equality Issues
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Down Syndrome Equality of Access Bill; and if barriers have emerged regarding its implementations; and if he...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure books and educational materials are provided in accessible formats for students with Down's syndrome; and if he...
- Third Level Fees
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the position of emigrants hoping to return home to enter full-time third level education and whether he will put in place a policy to...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the options open to a student (details supplied) in County Kerry to undertake a course in view of the circumstances and previous...
- School Staffing
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary was unsuccessful in an appeal to retain a teacher; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which has been approved for building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a student (details supplied) in County Mayo is not receiving a higher education grant; the reason the student received conflicting...
- School Equipment
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to meet and overcome the financial problems a change in...
- Student Grants Data
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on a county basis of the number of students awarded Student Universal Support Ireland grants for the 2013-14 academic...
- School Enrolments
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has difficulty obtaining a place for their children...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding that has been approved to date to the Office of Public Works for the purposes of coastal protection works in Galway city and...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of posts that will be filled by the recent competition for administrative officers in the civil service; if he will provide in...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Enterprise Ireland Funding
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the nature and function of the relationship between Enterprise Ireland and the Dublin Business Innovation Centre; and if he will make a...
- Consultancy Contracts Data
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount paid to each external consultant for evaluation of each proposal submitted to the Enterprise Ireland competitive start fund...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the company name, business name or individual name, project title, business sector, the name of the external...
- Regional Aid
86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the new regional aid map for Ireland will be submitted to the European Commission; if he will confirm that the south east region...
- IDA Staff
87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to appoint an IDA Ireland regional director in Waterford city as was outlined by the DMK economic report on the amalgamation...
- Enterprise Ireland Funding
88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State support that has been provided to a company (details supplied) in Ashbourne, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on...
- Employment Support Services
89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he will take with regard to the current unemployment crisis in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Functions
90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the responsibilities of his Department in relation to the work of the Directorate General for Trade of the European...
- Department of Social Protection
- Employment Support Services
93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to promote the employment of persons with Down's syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14575/14]
- Mortgage Interest Supplement Data
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have been paid mortgage interest supplement since 2008; the total amount paid in each year; the average payment to each...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a carer's allowance application will be referred to the appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [14465/14]
- Disability Allowance Appeals
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will accept an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14496/14]
- Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a partial capacity benefit appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on community employment schemes cannot avail of widower's pension, when if they were in other employment, they would be allowed to...
- National Internship Scheme Eligibility
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to revise the criteria for eligibility to make an application for internships; her views on whether adults currently dependent on their...
- Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which allegations of social welfare fraud are investigated; and the penalties in place to deal with frivolous and malicious complaints...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the decision that was made on a review for assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a...
- Disability Allowance Payments
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no payment was received between 12 December and 29 December 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for different payments and allowances paid to those awarded education and or training grants while participating on different schemes...
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she misled Dail Éireann in February when she stated that €20.6 million had been spent on external consultants and service providers...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused supplementary welfare allowance towards a deposit for a house; and if she...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will issue payment and arrears of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in respect of their...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision to refuse an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and...
- Pensions Reform
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the level of demand to date for amortising bonds used to underwrite sovereign annuities; her views on the operation of sovereign annuities; and if...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for contributory old age pension in their own right on foot of their partnership in their...
- Invalidity Pension Applications
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in respect of determination of entitlement to invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
120. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14683/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Grant Aid
121. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all the grant aid supplied to a company (details supplied) over the past five years; the purpose and the...
- Hare Coursing
123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of coursing meetings that were monitored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the 2013/14 season; if he will...
- National Parks Facilities
124. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the catering facilities at Glenveagh National Park have been outsourced; if this contract was put out to tender; if so, the number...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Post Office Network
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure the future prosperity and sustainability of the post office network; the reason a post office...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed survey showing exactly the type of broadband coverage available in County Kerry; the type...
- Broadband Services Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll out dark fibre aurora broadband in the gateway city of the south east region in Waterford city; and if...
- Fishing Licences
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a draft net licence will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Search and Rescue Service
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will make a small capital fund available to support inland waterways search and rescue groups in a similar manner...
- Broadband Services Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve broadband penetration and speeds across the State; if he will provide an update on the roll-out of...
- Better Energy Homes Scheme Data
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 13 March 2014, the number of persons in County Donegal who are on the...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Unfinished Housing Developments
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding unfinished houses in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in on plans to connect homes in an area (details supplied) to the water mains supply in...
- Litter Pollution Fines
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of fines that have been issued by local authorities nationwide for a dog fouling offence in the past five...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve funding for a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the special resolution fund; and if...
- Water Charges Exemptions
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details provided); if this area in County Kerry will be exempted from water charges; and if...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projected timeline for a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; the current position regarding this...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a scheme is in place to provide grant aid to a community development project that wishes to acquire or purchase land or...
- Local Authority Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 13 March 2014, the reasons the local government management agency's review of...
- Electoral Commission Administration
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the establishment of an independent electoral commission, as outlined in the programme for...
- Local Authority Housing Mortgages
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding guidelines to local authorities regarding house purchase loan (details supplied); and if he will...
- Local Authority Funding
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in a letter to Sligo County Council dated 18 December 2013 his Department...
- Animal Breeding Regulations
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the reported increase in the numbers of persons hospitalised for dog bites; the steps he is taking to ensure...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Process
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review existing employment legislation to ensure that it is favourable to persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will...
- Parliamentary Questions Costs
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 30 January 2014, the reason there is a difficulty in gaining the information requested, in view of...
- Garda Oversight
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a legislative provision within the Garda Síochána Act 2005 regarding the establishment of a Garda management board; and if...
- Asylum Applications
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the consequences for his Department of the judgement of the Northern Ireland High Court in the matter of an application for judicial review by...
- Legal Aid Service Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide all fee rate tables from the computer systems that calculate the amount payable to a senior counsel, junior counsel or...
- Legal Matters
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered recent submissions to his Department from an organisation (details supplied); if and when a response will issue to the...
- Garda Deployment
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 13 March 2014, if any of the 55 gardaí that have retired in the Donegal division since 2011...
- Immigration Data
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons who applied for Irish citizenship in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number...
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who had a minor offence dismissed under the Probation Act is treated under the Garda...
- Residency Permits
157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to upgrading from stamp 3 to stamp 4 in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Naturalisation Applications
159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and likely position in respect of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Residency Permits
160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 and their spouse have an entitlement to long term residency Stamp 4 arising from their employment on...
- Naturalisation Applications
162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Garda Training
163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 11 March 2014, whilst the ASIST training has been provided to gardaí in training since 2004...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Remuneration
164. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 11 March 2014, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if the person was unduly...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Legal Cases
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine in respect of litigation involving a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, the position of the settlement...
- Fish Quotas
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding fish quotas (details supplied). [14467/14]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the 2013 agri-environment option scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a single farm payment mapping penalty review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme 4 overclaim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
- Tax Exemptions
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding long-term leasing income tax exemption; and if he will make a statement on...
- Semi-State Bodies Mergers
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the merits of his proposal for a partial merger between Coillte and Bord na Mona, despite the fact that such a...
- Departmental Meetings
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 13 March 2014, the composition of the monthly meetings between his officials and...
- Harbours and Piers Development
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the development of the small craft harbour in Killybegs; the timeframe for the project; the overall funding required...
- Severe Weather Events
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 13 March 2014, the number of farmers who have had their land flooded in the recent...
- Departmental Schemes
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 13 March 2014, the situation regarding forestry that may have been affected by sea water...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a REP scheme 4 claw back appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare;...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment for 2013, in view of the fact...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child and Family Agency Remit
178. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding social workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14596/14]
- Child Protection
179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the interaction her Department has had with the Department of Justice and Equality to ensure that the victims of child sexual abuse are...
- Child Safety
180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her response to the recently published report by the European Child Safety Alliance entitled the National Action to Address Child...
- Bullying of Children
181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has received complaints in respect of bullying outside of school hours or in the workplace in respect of...
- Child Care Legislation
182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the resources available to her Department to implement all child care legislation; and if she...
- Child Protection
183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has been made aware of the need for child development support in the home and outside in respect of...
- Child Abuse Issues
184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reported incidents of child abuse of a mental, physical or sexual nature brought to the attention of her Department in each...
- Child Safety
185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which incidents of internet grooming have been reported to her Department in each of the past three years to date; the extent...
- Child Protection
187. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department is aware of the organisation of children's beauty pageants; if existing legislation is adequate to deal...
- Mental Health Services Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which the mental health of teenagers and young persons remains an issue for concern in her Department in view of the extent...
- Childhood Obesity
189. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which her Department has studied obesity in children with particular reference to identification of dietary habits and the...
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which incidents of self-harm among children and or teenagers continue to be reported and monitored by his Department, whether at risk families in...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for an operation; the reason for the delay in receiving an appointment; and if he...
- Health Services Staff
192. To ask the Minister for Health if accommodation will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow to take a incentivised career break from the Health Service Executive for...
- Medical Card Reviews
193. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review a medical review in respect of a person (details supplied). [14466/14]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
194. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a second necessary hip replacement operation will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
- Medical Card Appeals
195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14492/14]
- Medical Card Applications
196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14504/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of ambulance service shifts dropped each month in the past 12 months for every ambulance base in the country; the...
- Vaccination Programme
198. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to introduce a vaccination for meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/14]
- Maternity Services
199. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 13 February 2014, in view of the publication on the report of the Chief Medical Officer of his Department, how the...
- HSE Investigations
200. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 13 February 2014, if he will request of the Health Service Executive, and in particular its risk and incident...
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
201. To ask the Minister for Health the basic rate of pay per hour of trainee nurses in each acute hospital; the basic rate of pay per hour of contract nurses in each acute hospital; and if he...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 18 February 2014, if a wheelchair will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [14545/14]
- Medical Card Delays
203. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not yet received a decision on his medical card application despite it having been the subject of...
- Primary Care Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary care paediatrics occupational therapy appointment will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medical cards for persons with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14563/14]
- Haddington Road Agreement Negotiations
207. To ask the Minister for Health the implications of the EU Working Time Directive and subsequent Irish legislation for Irish residential care staff; if time spent on call while working in...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons waiting for colonoscopies in each hospital for less than three months, more than three and less than...
- Water Fluoridation
209. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that his Department continue to keep the policy of water fluoridation in place despite serous health concerns regarding this policy, if...
- Mental Health Services Provision
210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per county the breakdown of the community mental health positions appointed following the budget 2012 €35 million...
- Hospital Staff
218. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a paediatric diabetes clinical nurse specialist post has not been approved for Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal in view of the fact...
- Suicide Prevention
222. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the recently published report by the European Child Safety Alliance entitled the National Action to Address Child Intentional Injury 2014; what...
- Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's recently published nationwide survey "Living with a Neurological Condition in Ireland" which shows the...
- Health Services Funding
224. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Mayo Carer's Association is to lose its only full-time carer's outreach training and development officer; the way carer's within the...
- Medical Card Applications
225. To ask the Minister for Health when a fully updated medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14670/14]
- Health Services Staff Issues
229. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed changes to the contracts of full-time carers; his views on whether it is both unfair and unworkable to enforce changes that require full-time...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider revising the green decals that is obligatory for taxi drivers to display on their vehicles to reduce the number of...
