Written answers
Thursday, 10 April 2014
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Coastal Protection
9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the funding application from Fingal County Council for urgent remedial coastal protection measures to be...
- Public Sector Staff Data
11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reductions in public service staff numbers under each Government Department heading since March 2011. [16618/14]
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
13. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of retirements from the public service envisaged to take place by the end of the new extended grace period of June 2015; the...
- Waterways Issues
14. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 26 February 2014, his views on that based on the information provided in his reply where...
- Capital Programme Expenditure
15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way ongoing delays in major capital projects can be tackled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16784/14]
- Ministerial Meetings
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his visit to China and his meetings with Government officials and business leaders. [16815/14]
- Departmental Offices
17. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will re-examine a site (details supplied) in Balbriggan, County Dublin as the most advantageous location for the Intreo office,...
- Public Sector Staff Retirements
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure that voluntary retirement and targeted redundancy from the public service is managed in a manner that minimises...
- EU Funding
19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the priorities that will attach to Ireland’s next round of Structural Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16785/14]
- Public Sector Staff Issues
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the number of staff members who have transferred or been redeployed under the provisions of the Public Service...
- Civil Service Accountability
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Civil Service accountability consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16813/14]
- Irish Language Issues
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the implementation of the 20 year strategy for the Irish language by his Department; and if he will make a statement...
- Sale of State Assets
23. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether value for money was achieved for the taxpayer in the sale of Bord Gáis; the time period over which the proceeds...
- Flood Risk Assessments
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Office of Government Procurement
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will extend the remit of the Office of Government Procurement to cover professional services on behalf of the State; and if he will...
- Coastal Protection
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he has taken to protect the coast of Ireland against land erosion due to storm damage; and his plans regarding same in view of...
- Flood Risk Assessments
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if at the Office of Public Works flood risk management conference being held next week, he will relay the points made by public attendees...
- Sale of State Assets
28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the investment of proceeds from the sale of the national lottery in the development of the new National Children's...
- Legislative Programme
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the system of lobbying of Minister and Department officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16781/14]
- External Service Delivery
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the impact of outsourcing on the delivery of public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16786/14]
- Public Sector Pensions
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will engage with retired public servants in relation to the impact of cuts to their income from the implementation of the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- UK Referendum on EU Membership
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a contingency plan has been initiated by his Department in the event of a negative referendum result in the UK on EU...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Credits
34. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the abolition of tax credits for single parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17114/14]
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
35. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons to date that have been able to buy back their own mortgages from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation during the special liquidation...
- IMF Loan Issues
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has looked into the possibility of repaying the IMF loans early to further bring down the cost of borrowing for the State; the impact this...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
42. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the fact that a number of financial institutions namely EBS, AIB and BOI are freezing customers accounts and counting them as dormant when...
- Carbon Tax Yield
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield from carbon tax on solid fuel in 2013; the projected yield for carbon from solid fuel in 2014; the additional revenue that will be raised from...
- Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place whereby a person enrolled on a SOLAS course requires time off for a family emergency; and if he will make a statement on...
- Teacher Training Provision
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 358 to 362 inclusive, the nature of the support that is provided by the Special Education Support Service...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that has been saved by the changes in the pupil-teacher ratio in the 12-month period between February 2013 to February 2014;...
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on amending the qualifications for tuition providers under the July provision scheme for persons working with children on the autism...
- Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has been awarded a Student Universal Support Ireland grant for 2013-14 having supplied the required...
- Child Abuse Issues
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the Taoiseach's comments following the case of a person (details supplied) stating that the Government would settle the outstanding...
- School Services Staff
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 2 October 2013, if he will provide an update with regard to the case currently before the Employment...
- Schools Building Projects Status
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 63 and 64 of 27 March 2014, the reason the date for the school to be built changed from September 2014 to...
- School Accommodation
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17131/14]
- School Transport Administration
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the FGS report 2009 recommended that his Department negotiate a reduction in Bus Éireann charges; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Amalgamation
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the work that has been done to date or the future plans that exist;...
- School Transport Administration
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU Commission on 21 March 2014 indicated in answer number E-000830/2014 that it has not seen...
- SOLAS Administration
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will conduct an independent investigation into serious allegations that have been brought to his attention regarding the management of the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a major building project at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Education Grants
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to a person (details supplied). [17193/14]
- Schools Building Projects Status
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will co-ordinate a plan to address coastal erosion-flood relief works in Ireland as a matter of priority; if he will bring all...
- National Monuments
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the Office of Public Works to carry out repair works at a historical site (details provided) in County Meath; the date on...
- Expenditure Reviews
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied regarding the extent to which the various departmental targets in respect of curtailment of public expenditure have...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which scope continues to exist in 2015 for savings through reform as opposed to expenditure cuts; and if he will make a...
- Public Sector Staff Data
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which staff numbers have been reduced throughout the public service in each of the past five years to date; the savings...
- Public Sector Staff Issues
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the role and benefits of the PeoplePoint system in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Rights Issues
78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in addition to the form published by the Workplace Relations Commission for lodging a complaint with the Equality Tribunal, a...
- IDA Supports
79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if vacant incubation units leased by the Industrial Development Agency are available for leasing (details supplied); and if he will...
- County and City Enterprise Boards Abolition
80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the merger of city and county enterprise boards into the local authority service, the number of staff by grade that...
- Industrial Relations Issues
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm that his Department is refusing to co-operate with a request for a referral to the LRC on the three outstanding...
- Department of Social Protection
- Child Benefit Reform
82. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the conditions of the children's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17030/14]
- Pension Provisions
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the transition pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17052/14]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance payment will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to revise upwards the maximum rent limits applicable to rent supplement in County Cork. [17075/14]
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that those who were in receipt of a back-to-education allowance can complete the H. Dip. with financial assistance which was the...
- Pension Provisions
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection regarding changes to the rate of payment of the State pension contributory, for persons with a yearly average of less than 40 contributions, in view...
- Social Welfare Rates
90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the living alone allowance in the next budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17113/14]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a decision in relation to their invalidity pension appeal; and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
92. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a system can be put in place for part time fishermen to allow their claim for jobseeker's allowance to be dealt with immediately due to the fact...
- Farm Assist Scheme Data
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of farmers in receipt of farm assist, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17175/14]
- Rural Social Scheme Data
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17176/14]
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a supplementary welfare allowance appeal and a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will be made in respect of...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when arrears of disability allowance arising from an appeal dated 2 December 2013 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Household Benefits Scheme
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which recipients of disability allowance qualify for household package payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17207/14]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when jobseeker's allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
102. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an increase in rent allowance will be available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Education and Training Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is anxious to access the workforce, is currently in...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath against the decision to disallow a claim for jobseeker's...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath for invalidity pension; if same will now be expedited; and...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Review
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes that have been introduced in respect of the application process for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the provisions in place in previous years regarding the working of twilight hours and the retention of social welfare benefits; and if she will make...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Enterprise Support Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the terms of reference of the enterprise forum established in the Gaoth Dobhair area; and if he will...
- Departmental Agencies
112. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current ownership position of Aramara Teo.; if it is the Government's intention to sell the company or any of its shares in the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadcasting Service Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will examine a Saorview issue in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry whereby since the introduction of...
- Alternative Energy Projects
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a grant scheme for biomass heating systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17119/14]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Foreshore Licence Applications
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications pending for seaweed harvesting licensing; his views on whether it is in the interest of the...
- Planning Issues
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish a licensing regulatory authority for the establishment and operation of cemeteries and crematoria....
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the status of schemes (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
- Leader Programmes Funding
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way this country will lose 10% of European funding now that Leader funding will not be given directly to development...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available for houses affected by pyrite in County Mayo; the reason they are excluded from the compensation...
- Leader Programmes Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East Leader by an organisation (details supplied); if it will be...
- Water Meters
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in clarifying the commitment to provide the first-fix-free in the case of leaks from water pipes...
- Animal Welfare
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take steps to investigate whether there are any illegal puppy farms operating here; the person who has...
- Irish Water Administration
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the process of making representations to Irish Water; if there will be a point of contact to deal with representations; if...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Operations
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 11 March 2014, when the figures on the Garda Operation Learner Driver, in particular the recent...
- Garda Deployment
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is currently no analyst within An Garda Síochána to examine statistics on road traffic incidents; and if a member of An Garda...
- Courts Service
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drivers that have been summonsed to court for failure to pay a fixed charge penalty notice within 56 days of receipt of the notice...
- Garda Deployment
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of juvenile liaison officers allocated to each district in the Dublin Metropolitan...
- Criminal Prosecutions Issues
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the inquest in 2011 into the death of a person (details supplied) who was murdered in 1975 and in view of the autopsy information...
- Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a delay in the appointment of members to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal; if he will outline its full membership, its...
- Immigration Policy
133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2010; if his Department will publish a new amended Bill; if he can...
- Prison Visiting Committees Issues
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the present visiting committee structure in the prison service is due for reform or is being reformed; the extent to which...
- Naturalisation Applications
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electronic Tagging
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 907 of 16 July 2013, if he will provide the total cost and usage for 2013; his plans to expand the use of...
- Immigration Status
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...
- Naturalisation Applications
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Residency Permits
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency and-or eligibility for naturalisation and-or update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Residency Permits
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will facilitate the regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement...
- Leave to Remain
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement...
- Residency Permits
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or likely residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naturalisation Applications
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the case for naturalisation, previously refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Residency Permits
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which residency status has been determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Leave to Remain
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will be updated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17235/14]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Properties
150. To ask the Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to a proposal for a crèche (details supplied) in County Kildare by the sale of Department lands; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fishery Harbour Centres
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person with responsibility for developing the commercial elements of Howth and the other major harbours under his Department's...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a number of farmers (details supplied) in County Clare under the Burren Farming for Conservation...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [17117/14]
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who owns 15 hectares, some of it quite far away from their house, can stack their entitlements for seven hectares and...
- Single Payment Scheme Administration
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rate of modulation applied in 2013 and 2014; if it applies to the first €5,000 for those in receipt of a single farm...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their 2012 and 2013 REP scheme payments as the delay in receiving same...
- Milk Quota Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed update on super levy calculation from exceeding the milk quota. [17241/14]
- Milk Quota Purchases
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on investigations his Department has undertaken into illegal milk quota movements in the 2013/2014 quota...
- Milk Quota Applications
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application to the milk trading scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons his Department is informing persons that agri-environment options, AEO, scheme payments will now not go ahead until the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Adoption Services Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that the vetting of prospective parents by the Adoption Authority has been carried out properly and that persons who...
- Child and Family Agency Remit
167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the funding of Rape Crisis Network Ireland from 2015 onwards; when a decision will be made on same; under which section of...
- Child Care Services Regulation
168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to review the Child Care (Pre-School Services) Regulations 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17124/14]
- Child Care Services Funding
170. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when applications for the child care capital programme will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17160/14]
- National Lottery Funding Applications
171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when applications for the national lottery grant scheme will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17161/14]
- Youth Cafes Expenditure
172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17236/14]
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services Waiting Lists
173. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals made to the child and adolescent mental health services to date in 2014; and the number of children and adolescents currently waiting...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care centres or proposed primary care centres for Counties Mayo, Sligo, Galway and Roscommon in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services Access
175. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) in County Cork is awaiting an assessment of need; when the assessment will take place; and if he will make a statement on...
- Prescription Charges
176. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the cost of drugs in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Transfers
177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate the admission of a person (details supplied) from the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar to Tallaght hospital. [17056/14]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
178. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for the nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [17059/14]
- HSE Staff Remuneration
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the chief executive officer and a number of senior executives receive top-up payments to their salaries in Our Lady's Hospice in Harold's Cross; if...
- Hospitals Building Programme
180. To ask the Minister for Health if there are alternative plans in place in the event of the proposed children’s hospital being refused planning permission; and if he will make a...
- Primary Care Services Provision
184. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, who has motor neurone disease and who is seeking information regarding the costs...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
185. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers rheumatoid arthritis to be a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17085/14]
- Counselling Services
186. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of specialist trauma counselling, through the Health Service Executive, in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Drugs Task Forces
187. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Tallaght community following a headline in the local newspaper (details supplied) that Tallaght drugs...
- Medical Card Applications
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- First-Aid Training
189. To ask the Minister for Health the reason American resuscitation guidelines are used for first aid training in Ireland rather than the European guidelines; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
190. To ask the Minister for Health the way various choking incidents are graded when a call is placed to emergency services; if all choking incidents are graded as life-threatening; the target...
- Water Fluoridation
191. To ask the Minister for Health when will the proposed review group be appointed in respect of the use of fluoride in public water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Eligibility
195. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a scheme for long-term-chronic illness that will give a person automatic entitlement to a medical card (details supplied). [17145/14]
- Hospital Bed Data
196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that operate mixed gender wards; if he has a view on use of such wards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17148/14]
- Medicinal Products Expenditure
197. To ask the Minister for Health the total amounts spent on medicines by his Department and the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively and the...
- Health Services Issues
199. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17151/14]
- Counselling Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the counselling in primary care service to non-medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17158/14]
- Substance Misuse
201. To ask the Minister for Health his response to statements made recently on behalf of the drinks industry leaders calling for a collaborative approach in addressing alcohol consumption levels...
- Home Help Service Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to home help hours in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Limerick; the reason for a reduction in their hours;...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for the purchase of new aids and appliances in Roscommon and Galway PCCC respectively; the corresponding figure for...
- Medical Card Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Health the current actual interest rate applied to applicants for the medical card who are over 70 [17172/14]
- HSE Complaints Procedures
205. To ask the Minister for Health if a complainant, either a service user, employee or a member of the public, is entitled to know the outcome of an investigation under the Health Service...
- Mental Health Awareness
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the reasons mental health promotion is not mentioned in the White Paper under health and wellbeing services; if he will ensure that primary...
- Speech and Language Therapy
207. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding physiotherapy and speech therapy in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Orthodontic Services Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the fitting of braces in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/14]
- Nursing Home Accommodation
209. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be considered for accommodation in Redwood, County Meath. [17186/14]
- Community Care Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to upgrade the health centre in Ballymore, County Westmeath as it is in urgent need of modernisation. [17192/14]
- Health Services Provision
212. To ask the Minister for Health the scale and quality of services being provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/14]
- Medical Card Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Health if and when 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. [17228/14]
- Medical Qualifications Issues
214. To ask the Minister for Health if a leaving certificate is a requirement to enter onto a FETAC Level 5 course in health studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/14]
- Health Services Staff
217. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the course of disciplinary or HR procedures an employee of the Health Service Executive has been shown video surveillance taken of that employee without...
- Ambulance Service Provision
218. To ask the Minister for Health when a response will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 11 June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17259/14]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers that will be available to taxi inspectors to question taxi drivers regarding their tax affairs; if there will be a code of...
- Driver Licences
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to reduce the costs for persons who have to upgrade their driving licence and renew same more frequently due to recent...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding. [17261/14]
- Road Projects Expenditure
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maintenance costs for the motorway network in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the total revenue raised from tolls on...
- Swimming Pool Programme Status
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the local authority swimming pool programme. [17034/14]
- Dublin Bus Services
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses that became part of the Dublin Bus fleet in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the number of...
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the Cloghane-Brandon area of County Kerry is included in the route of the Wild Atlantic Way, as this unique,...
- Rail Network
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will describe the business case for the DART underground project at this stage; if he will specifically indicate in his reply the...
- Road Traffic Offences
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when will on-the-spot fines be enforced for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17077/14]
- Road Network
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of financial support that has been provided by his Department thus far on the compulsory purchase order process in respect of...
- Bus Éireann Staff
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann has clear and unambiguous written anti-corruption policies and procedures in place, implemented by top-level...
- Road Network
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to allocate funding towards the development of Fintra bridge in County Donegal in 2014; and if he will make a statement on...
