Written answers
Thursday, 15 May 2014
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects Status
9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise the construction of the new N22 Cork Kerry road via Ballyvourney and Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sale of State Assets
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is proposed to sell the Government stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16773/14]
- Road Traffic Accidents Data
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the number of road fatalities on our roads this year; the way this compares with last year; his views on...
- Ports Policy
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of consultation with stakeholders-employers in Dublin Port to date regarding future development plans for the port; his role in...
- Road Tolls
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further end tolls on roads across the State following the recent toll free period initiative and comments by him that he was...
- North South Ministerial Council
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the greenway potential for County Donegal in the context of recent discussions at the North South Ministerial Council; and if...
- Taxi Regulations
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support full-time taxi drivers who are finding it difficult in the current economic climate and to support their genuine...
- Road Traffic Accidents Data
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons killed and injured on our roads over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21454/14]
- Rail Network
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when preparatory work for metro north will resume; and if he supports the establishment of the Bus Rapid Transit Network route between...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the present model of permissive access is working in terms of the introduction of greenways at locations around the country; and if he...
- Road Projects Status
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals for the Bonagee link project to provide a new inner relief road and bridge across the River Swilly into...
- Ports Policy
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received correspondence from any tier two or tier three ports as identified in the national ports policy of their...
- Air Services Provision
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on passenger numbers in Shannon Airport following the decision of the Government to separate Shannon from...
- Roads Maintenance
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the extremely poor state of the road paving in Dublin city centre; if there is a moratorium on road...
- Community Involvement Scheme
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when allocations under the community involvement scheme will be made. [21570/14]
- Departmental Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the establishment of a small capital grant for mountain and sub-aqua rescue and recovery groups; and if he will make a...
- Tourism Industry
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he expects the tourism sector to expand in the current year; if specific areas have been identified as having a...
- Taxi Regulations
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to meeting representatives of ex-political prisoners to discuss the issues arising from the distribution of letters by...
- Road Traffic Offences
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a progress report on the work of the criminal justice fixed charge processing system working group which has been...
- Road Projects Status
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the release of funding by the State for the development of the A5 road project; and the progress being...
- Road Improvement Schemes
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will improve and resurface Philipsburgh Avenue, Fairview Strand and Clontarf Road, Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Taxi Regulations
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that adequate capacity is maintained for taxis in Dublin city centre during the disruption of the Luas development, in...
- Rail Services
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the event of members of the National Bus and Rail Union rejecting the Labour Court's recommendation on pay cuts to Irish Rail staff,...
- Sporting Events
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in regard to the provision of facilities associated with the Rugby World Cup; the extent to which he has had...
- Light Rail Projects Status
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made on the Luas cross city project. [21488/14]
- Tourism Industry
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the digital tourism initiative Evercam; if he has met with a representative of the company; if he...
- Rail Network
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the DART underground project timetable; when the railway order expires for this project; if funding will...
- Aviation Policy
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21560/14]
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with either the expert group, or any of the parties involved in trying to resolve the problems in the IASS...
- National Transport Authority
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made available a copy of his decision or order giving effect to the National Transport Authority Integrated Implementation Plan...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- European Council Meetings
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting of 12 May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail the proposals he put forward at the EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting of 12 May 2014 regarding the...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there have been any recent developments in relation to the proposed immigration reform legislation in the United States...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 42 and 43 of 17 April 2014, if he has raised recently with the British Foreign...
- Diplomatic Representation
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the likely time scale for the opening of an embassy in Thailand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22035/14]
- Northern Ireland Issues
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he will take to assist in progressing the Haass talks to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Reliefs Availability
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief that will be available on the payment of water charges. [21868/14]
- Black Economy
59. To ask the Minister for Finance in an effort to reduce the black economy and assist persons who are working legitimately, if he will examine the proposal whereby all banks who give loans or...
- Insurance Industry Regulation
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the two-month notice period under the Consumer Protection Code 2012 was not applied in the case of the customers on Setanta Insurance. [21909/14]
- Tax Collection
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local property tax and household charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [21949/14]
- Tax Credits
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings expected in 2014 from changes made to one-parent family tax credit as a result of budget 2014; his views on the difficulty that the changes have...
- Tax Reliefs Application
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the threshold for inheritance tax in the Budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21967/14]
- Tax Yield
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the income to the Exchequer from inheritance tax for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21968/14]
- Tax Rebates
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings anticipated in 2014 by changes to the rate of rebate available to charitable organisations in respect of donations from PAYE workers; his plans to...
- Maternity Benefit
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove the double taxation on maternity benefit, introduced in last year's budget as a result of the hardship caused at a time when persons need...
- Ministerial Travel
67. To ask the Minister for Finance in what capacity he attended a Bilderberg Meeting in Chantilly, Virginia, USA, in 2012; the reason for his attendance; the cost of the trip and a list of those...
- Bank Codes of Conduct
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if mortgage providers are permitted to penalise persons who sell their home while they have an outstanding mortgage in order to clear their debt (details...
- Pension Provisions
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any flexibility in either the rate of contribution or the minimum age at which the capital of an approved minimum retirement funds may be accessed;...
- Tax Credits
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of the single person child carer tax credit for 2014; the way this compares to the number who received the one-parent family...
- Tax Reliefs Cost
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the annual tax expenditure associated with research and development tax credits in each year from 2010 to 2013; and if he...
- Tax Data
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid income tax on maternity benefits in 2013; the total yield from taxation of maternity benefits; and if he will make a statement...
- Tax Reliefs Cost
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the tax expenditure associated with the tax relief on donations to charitable and other approved bodies in each year from...
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the purchasers of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation mortgages are required to continue to honour the terms of restructuring agreements previously put in...
- Tax Yield
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual yield from vehicle registration tax in each year from 2005 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22062/14]
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the timescale he envisages for the appointment of a new Secretary General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22064/14]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under his aegis throughout the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Expenditure
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the damage to our second level schools after three years of cuts (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Gaelscoileanna Issues
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that are in place in County Sligo for gaelscoileanna; and if he will consider increasing funding to allow for the provision of...
- School Placement
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will convene a meeting of post primary schools in Ennis, County Clare, with a view to resolving the severe pressure in terms of securing a...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools that applied for funding under categories 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the summer works scheme were not approved for funding in 2014; the...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the application by a school (details supplied) in County Cork to have wheelchair access provided before the forthcoming...
- Teaching Qualifications
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the requirement of a certificate of religious education for entry in to primary school teaching; and if he will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no postgraduate maintenance grant is available to students undertaking a master's degree; his views on the difficulties this poses to...
- Cóiríocht Scoile
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nár ceadaíodh an dara rang naíonán sóisearach i nGaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, Sligeach, don bhliain...
- School Staffing
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to reduce the number of classroom teachers in a school (details supplied) from three teachers to two teachers; if...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under his aegis...
- Public Procurement Contracts
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 7 May 2014, when he provides statistics in relation to the known awarded contracts, would he...
- Parliamentary Party Allowances
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total Independents' leaders' allowance claimed by each recipient during the 31st Dáil to date; the amount of this that was...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Regional Development
95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has received and assessed the recommendations of the OECD Regional Development Working Paper 2013/20, The Case of...
- Regional Aid
96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland plan to highlight Kerry's new investment aid status from July 2014;...
- Job Initiatives
97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the success or otherwise of the south east jobs plan; if he will consider such a move for other geographic regions such as the south...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under his...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance Data
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of income earners exempt from PRSI as their income is below the threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22053/14]
- Social Insurance Yield
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total PRSI yield from self-employed persons in each year from 2008 to 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22054/14]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received his fuel allowance for the 2013-14 fuel season. [21876/14]
- Child Care Services Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a child care service (details supplied) remains open as it is a critical service for families in the area and its closure...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the fuel allowance scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21908/14]
- After-School Support Services
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way officials in her Department identify persons suitable for the after school childcare initiative; the way the initiative is promoted to those...
- Social Welfare Appeals Delays
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been refused unemployment assistance on the basis that their parents income has been repeatedly incorrectly...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will issue on same;...
- Disability Allowance Payments
112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will be approved in respect of appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the rate of rent supplement to reflect the rising cost of rents; her views that families are struggling to meet...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be informed of the outcome of their disability allowance appeal in view of the fact that they...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons in voluntary-sheltered housing may qualify for rent supplement from her Department under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme....
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
117. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to education allowance is not available to mature students who have become unemployed and who seek to reskill by doing a primary...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has ordered a review into all cases where domiciliary care allowance has been refused in view of the recent High Court judgment by Mr....
- Illness Benefit Applications
119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [22038/14]
- Social Welfare Offices
121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is her intention to advertise the contract to run a replacement social welfare office in Ballinrobe, County Mayo in view of the termination of...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in respect of their disability allowance claim; and if...
- One-Parent Family Payments
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one-parent family allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Child Benefit Payments
125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal against a decision to refuse a carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Child Benefit Eligibility
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the existence of a letter of authorisation in respect of guardianship in favour of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in...
- Disability Allowance Applications
129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of her Department and those under her aegis...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- National Parks Projects
131. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action being taken to protect the oaklands of Killarney National Park from the scourge of rhododendron bushes; if he will...
- Seaweed Harvesting Licences
132. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any exclusive rights to seaweed harvesting on the coastlines of the west of Ireland have been granted to a company (details...
- Nuachtán Gaeilge
133. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the serious concern arising from the decision by Foras na Gaeilge to cease supporting An tUltach...
- Arts Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a percentage of the funding being made available for the development of water treatment in Castlerea, County Roscommon, is being...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Services Speeds
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate broadband connectivity service available in many parts of...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Anti-Social Behaviour
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding residents affected by local authority tenants conducting anti-social behaviour (details supplied);...
- Fire Service
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current position regarding Keeping Communities Safe; the resources that have been available to implement this policy;...
- Water Charges Introduction
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person liable for water charges in the case of rented residential properties such as private rentals, approved housing...
- Water Charges Administration
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to comments (details supplied), if he will confirm that contrary to the comments of the regulator, homeowners will...
- Environmental Protection Agency Governance
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has not acted immediately in respect of recommendation 7.6.4 of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA,...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation involving an estate not taken in charge (details supplied) in County...
- Road Projects Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to complete the Dingle inner relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22023/14]
- Departmental Schemes
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reopen the walks scheme to those on existing walking routes, who were not included in the original scheme, in...
- Animal Welfare
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations in place, if any, in relation to the euthanising of dogs in local authority pounds; if his Department has...
- Water Services Funding
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a percentage of the funding being made available for the development of water treatment facilities in Castlerea, County...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of defibrillators located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Deployment
160. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 8 May 2014, if the information requested therein is now available. [21892/14]
- An tSeirbhís Chabhlaigh
161. To ask the Minister for Defence an bhfuil sé i gceist aige athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar chinneadh an iar-Aire Cosanta gan ainmneacha Gaeilge a thabhairt ar an dá bhád...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
162. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of defibrillators located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under his aegis throughout the country;...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive their disadvantaged area payment for 2013; and if he will make...
- Agriculture Schemes Appeals
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the appeal on single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal of 2013 disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied);...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the inspection and appeal of 2013 disadvantaged area scheme and single farm payment in respect of a person...
- Herd Numbers
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/14]
- Fishery Harbour Centres
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 08 May 2014, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the €1.18 million funding...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
170. 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; and if he will...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an AEOS application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an AEOS application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Payments
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to substitute a task that was completed in conjunction with two...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when AEOS payments for 2011, 2012 and 2013 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21958/14]
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are being made to source additional markets to cater for the potential increase in beef production to meet the...
- Sugar Industry
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made in the re-establishment of the sugar industry. [21977/14]
- Fish Farming
177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will supply all the data requested by the EU regarding the EIS in respect of the Galway Bay licence application for commercial...
- Aquaculture Development
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding whether he has been lobbied by the commercial salmon industry; if he has any connections to those involved in...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be issued a flock number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22028/14]
- Forestry Grants
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final payment of a forestry grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Animal Welfare
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any complaint has been made to his Department under the Animal Health and Welfare Acts in relation to the alleged euthanising of...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and those under...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Proposed Legislation
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 will be enacted; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to deal with the correspondence of persons (details supplied) who alleged serious Garda malpractice which led to...
- Legal Aid Service Expenditure
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the fee rate for senior counsel, junior counsel and solicitors for the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 for all fee types,...
- Crime Data
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the crime statistics for the Garda R and J districts in 2013 and to date in 2014. [21918/14]
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the timeframe it takes for a complaint to be processed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission once the complaint has...
- Direct Provision System
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 25 June 2013 and 13 February 2014 the number of persons living in direct provision and elsewhere...
- Criminal Prosecutions
189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the report by the Garda Commissioner regarding a convicted sex abuser (details supplied) in County Donegal has been completed and made...
- Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent remarks by Ms Justice Maureen Harding Clark in her recent written explanation of a High Court judicial review, which...
- Departmental Expenditure
191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the amount her Department has spent on translation and interpreting services over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement...
- Housing Management Companies
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the rights a homeowner who is paying management company fees annually has to ensure that the steps to the property are fully fixed by...
- Proposed Legislation
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding proposed gun club legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21964/14]
- Land Ownership
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a lessee is permitted to claim vacancy or squatters' rights on lands in which they have been a tenant for a period of more than ten years; if...
- Domestic Violence Policy
196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative proposals she has planned to deal with those guilty of domestic violence in view of a number of recent murders. [21991/14]
- Cash for Gold Trade
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of regulation for the cash for gold second-hand precious metal industry; if she is concerned that such businesses may be...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the reintroduction of a deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a...
- Asylum Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22071/14]
- Residency Permits
200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to determination of eligibility for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
- Immigration Status
201. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 10 April 2014 wherein indication was given to the effect that contact would be made with a person...
- Residency Permits
202. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of eligibility for updated stamp 4 in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she...
- Immigration Status
204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 30 April 2014, if she will issue a copy of a letter referred to in that reply and due to have...
- Residency Permits
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding stamp 4 update, including general residency entitlement, in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if...
- Immigration Status
206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a...
- Naturalisation Applications
207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding update of stamp 4-eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she...
- Residency Permits
208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available in respect of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on...
- Naturalisation Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 may make a further valid application for naturalisation in view of their previous failure in this...
- Residency Permits
213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of residency entitlement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; the extent to which...
- Departmental Bodies
216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of State agencies and public bodies under her aegis that have been merged or abolished in each year since 2011; the annual savings...
- Department of Health
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Health the approximate number of defibrillators in schools throughout the country; his views on the number of these that are locked inside schools and not available...
- Departmental Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Health the State funding of an organisation (details supplied) receives from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21929/14]
- Nursing Home Accommodation
220. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding private nursing homes and their admission criteria; the basis on which they may reject an applicant; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Appeals
221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the recent refusal of medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disability Support Services
222. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an intellectual disability centre (details supplied) and their service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/14]
- Medical Expenses Refunds
224. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly is due a refund on medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21894/14]
- Medical Card Data
225. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 May 2014 or later if available; the total number of GP cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of...
- Health Services Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding additional preschool assistant support in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
227. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for glasses in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21903/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an ambulance deployment location in the mid-Kerry area during the summer months, as the population increases dramatically with tourists and...
- Medical Card Applications
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite and award a discretionary medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Universal Health Insurance Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Health if mental health promotion will be included in the health and well-being services under UHI, in view of the fact that mental health promotion focuses on...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
231. To ask the Minister for Health if rheumatoid arthritis will be included as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/14]
- Medical Card Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been a delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Pharmacy Regulations
233. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is in compliance with the quality and safety assurance requirements for medicinal products prepared in pharmacies for the special needs of patients...
- Social Workers Register
238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social workers who have not had their applications processed by CORU, but are still operating as social workers; if any of these persons have...
- Nursing Home Services
240. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the provision of physiotherapy as a necessity rather than an optional extra, in the care plan for elderly residents; if the...
- Health Services Provision
241. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will have a needs assessment carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21962/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken on foot of a whistleblowers report into the ambulance service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21970/14]
- Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
243. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the Health Service Executive PCRS will engage in full consultation with patients, specialist nurses and manufacturers of stoma pouches...
- Speech and Language Therapy
244. To ask the Minister for Health when language, speech and physiotherapy services will be restored in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ambulance Service Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ambulance service in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21981/14]
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Application Numbers
246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied to receive treatment abroad under the E112 scheme in respect of eating disorders in the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and...
- Health Services Data
247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who have availed of addiction services in each LHO area in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, specifying the type of...
- Respite Care Services
248. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide much needed additional respite beds in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22019/14]
- Hospital Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to provide much needed additional personnel resources for Cavan-Monaghan hospital in view of the pressures on staff and on the delivery of...
- Hospital Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to invest further capital funding in Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin; if so, in which departments; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Appeals
252. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision to refuse a medical card will be reversed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medical Card Eligibility
253. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the issue of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
254. To ask the Minister for Health when eligibility under the fair deal scheme will be determined in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
255. To ask the Minister for Health the average time for those waiting for hip replacement surgery at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/14]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cross-Border Projects
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there has been any recent developments regarding the proposed Narrow Water bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Traffic Management
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ban all HGVs from Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. [21649/14]
- Road Tolls
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue earned at the Dublin Port tunnel. [21650/14]
- National Car Test
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the income over the past five years from the two national car test centres in County Kerry; the way the...
- Traffic Regulations
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 13 February 2014, when he plans to introduce regulations permitting local authorities to...
- Rural Transport Programme
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact of the reorganisation of the rural transport programme on the Nifti service in north Dublin; and if his attention has been...
- Road Safety
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the commercial vehicle testing of vintage trucks; the reasons these vehicles are subject to a CVT similar to those...
- Road Traffic Accidents Data
264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statistical decline in road traffic collisions, serious injuries and fatalities involving HGVs and other vehicles fitted with speed...
- National Car Test
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport where the revenue generated by NCT fees go; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22016/14]
- Air Services Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the seeking of tenders for flights on the Kerry-Dublin route; when he expects further progress; and if he will...
- Sporting Events
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of discussions he has had with the relevant sporting organisations such as the IRFU with reference to the possibility of the...
- Integrated Ticketing
270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department continues to encourage the use of integrated transport systems with particular reference to the use of...
- Tourism Industry
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects the tourism sector to develop in this country over the next three years; the most likely areas of growth...
- Road Network
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which deficiencies in the availability of motorway-standard regional roads have been identified, with particular reference...
- Tourist Accommodation
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the hotel and catering sector continues to meet the requirements of hotel and catering accommodation in all areas...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of defibrillators located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and under his aegis throughout...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Care Services Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 679 of 30 April 2014, if he will clarify the figures regarding the number of places provided under...
- Child Care Services Funding
281. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps being taken on the funding crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21954/14]
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
282. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will introduce regulations to govern unregistered childminders. [21975/14]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of defibrillators located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department and under his aegis throughout...
