Written answers
Thursday, 19 June 2014
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Afforestation Programme
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the consistent failure to meet afforestation targets here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25917/14]
- Inland Fisheries
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plan to introduce of a maximum lobster landing limit of 127 mm; if this will include a mandatory v-notching programme for lobster;...
- Sheepmeat Sector
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the sheep industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/14]
- Common Fisheries Policy Reform
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the matching funding which the Government will make available along with the €148 million...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the interactions he and his Department have had with other Departments here, and also with the European Commission with regard to...
- Beef Data Programme
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26131/14]
- Forestry Management
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to develop agro-forestry as part of an expansion of sustainable afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the impact on farm incomes arising from the changes in the means testing of farm assist in budget 2013 by the...
- Local Enterprise Offices Remit
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing assistance to the local enterprise offices to ensure that they can provide a services with a...
- Horticulture Sector
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to develop food and other export and home market opportunities from the horticultural sector with particular...
- Employment Data
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the decrease in employment in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Quarter 1 2014; the reason for this decrease; the steps he has...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a process is in place whereby enterprises in marine tourism and marine-related engineering and electronics industries can apply for...
- Rural Development Programme Funding
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26114/14]
- Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is envisaged that a final decision on the future of the sheep grasslands scheme will be made; if it will be retained as a...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an amnesty for farmers being penalised retrospectively due to unintentional over-claiming of payments due to...
- GLAS Scheme
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants he expects to join the new GLAS scheme 2014-2020 in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; the average payment...
- Animal Welfare
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is committed to engaging in the outstanding issues he referred to at the Animal Health and Welfare Conference which took place...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to meet our EU 2020 targets on greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector, which it is...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the process of the reassessment of areas covered by the areas of natural constraint scheme; the details of the new...
- Farm Inspections
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure fairness and transparency in the on-farm inspection regime; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Animal Welfare
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extra resources he has made available to enforce the new animal health and welfare legislation. [26100/14]
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans under the Common Agricultural Policy reform proposals to assist and support young farmers who have been farming for more...
- GLAS Scheme
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consultation and discussion with farming groups regarding the GLAS scheme especially regarding 50% and 80% for the tiered...
- Milk Supply
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any threat to the supply of fresh liquid winter milk in the short to medium term; the steps he has taken to address this...
- Income Data
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned that the Teagasc national farm strategy for 2013 has pointed to the fact that cattle, tillage and sheep farmers'...
- Trade Agreements
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is satisfied that the benefit achieved in the context of Common Agricultural Policy reform for European...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he is confident of achieving the best possible result for the agricultural community in the context of...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Common Travel Area
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to legislate to ensure that there is passport-free travel for qualifying persons travelling within the common...
- Department of Finance
- VAT Rate Application
39. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the current threshold for VAT which is pricing new small businesses out of the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26502/14]
- Tax Code
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation implications of the widespread practice, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, of persons being engaged on a self-employed basis to perform...
- Priory Hall Development
41. To ask the Minister for Finance if the owners of apartments in Priory Hall have had their credit ratings amended in respect of the mortgage loans on those properties as per the resolution...
- NAMA Loan Book
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant residential properties the National Asset Management Agency is exposed to in Dublin by postcode; and the number by county outside Dublin....
- Property Taxation Exemptions
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person with a building condition assessment pyrite damage rating of 2 is not exempt from the property tax this year as the assessment was carried...
- Banks Recapitalisation
44. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 18 April 2012 (details supplied) and in view of the statement made by him in the reply and the fact that the...
- Credit Unions Regulation
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland is conducting an inquiry into certain matters at a credit union (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement...
- Budget Consultation Process
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered publishing at budget time a forecast income and expenditure account for the next ten years and a forecast national balance sheet...
- Economic Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Finance the forecasting that his Department carries out; the future period this covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/14]
- EU Fiscal Policy
50. To ask the Minister for Finance the major issues he raised with euro area Finance Ministers when he reviewed other countries budgets last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
51. To ask the Minister for Finance the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/14]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Curriculum
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if civil, social and political education will be removed as a compulsory State examinable subject under the new junior cycle curriculum; and the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are in place for parents of multiple birth children in respect of the transition from second to third level education (details...
- Site Acquisitions
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a site will be purchased for the construction of a 12-teacher school building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available in situations where teachers and parents at a mainstream school wish to facilitate the continued education of...
- Teaching Qualifications
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teaching qualifications gained in Moldova are recognised for teaching purposes in Irish secondary schools; and if not, the options available to...
- School Accommodation
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding providing new school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 at the announced site in Tallaght, Dublin...
- Schools Building Projects Status
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason the project has been delayed; the...
- State Examinations
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the leaving certificate points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/14]
- International Education Services
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish universities can make use of Irish-India friendship of business associations with a view to establishing third level links with India,...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes that have been made to the rules regarding the tendering process for public contracts in order that small sole traders and...
- Heritage Projects
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the next meeting will take place between officials from the Office of Public Works and the Lough Mask Heritage Committee; the reason...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid by his Department, or bodies under the remit of his Department;...
- Public Sector Reform Implementation
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes made by this Government to date regarding public sector reform; the planned changes for the remainder of this Government; and...
- Freedom of Information Legislation
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes his Department has made since 2011 to the Freedom of Information legislation, including the changes made to publicly funded...
- State Assets
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an exercise is carried out by his Department on a yearly basis to record the value of saleable State assets; and if he will make a...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his view on whether any savings made in public sector pay in recent years are liable to end when the Haddington Road agreement expires;...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Jobs Data
75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details on the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland supported companies in County Louth in 2010,...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance
77. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare consequences for a person and the State of the wide-spread practice, especially in the pharma industry, of persons being engaged...
- Fuel Allowance Payments
78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is back pay owed to a person (details supplied) due to underpayment of fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26398/14]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exception can be made with rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26399/14]
- Disability Allowance Appeals
80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances for denial of social welfare in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26401/14]
- JobsPlus Scheme
81. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan is in receipt of less money on the JobPlus scheme than on jobseeker's allowance; and if she...
- Disability Allowance Administration
83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate and review the public phone lines for the disability allowance office and consider a free phone number in view of the delays...
- Free Travel Scheme Payments
86. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost to the State of providing a travel pass to a person in receipt of the carer's allowance irrespective of whether the carer uses the...
- Home-makers Scheme
87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine the home-maker's scheme for those who had home-making responsibilities prior to 1994 in order that those persons are not...
- One-Parent Family Payments
88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of her comments on a radio programme (details supplied) in respect of the restriction and means testing to the one-parent family payment...
- Social Welfare Code Reform
91. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to lobby for change in social welfare rules in order that company directors whose businesses fail receive social welfare payments before a...
- Departmental Legal Cases
94. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full impact on the State of the Waterford Crystal court case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26516/14]
- Pensions Reform
95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the work her Department is doing on pensions as our population starts to age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26517/14]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the maximum rent support available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Benefit Applications
97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which arrears in respect of child benefit are due in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent allowance will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will accept this request for appeal against decision to refuse disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Pension Provisions
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide a pension for long serving community employment members in a supervisory position who are due to retire shortly; and if she...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid to staff under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Records
102. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is the case that 52 files been taken from the National Archives pertaining to the treatment of mothers and children in State...
- Wildlife Regulations
103. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the content in the magazine (details supplied) which reveals that on 1 December 2013 hounds hunted...
- Turbary Rights
104. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 27 May 2014, the number of applications he has received in each of the past five years...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
106. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadband Services Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with respect to the roll out of high speed broadband services for rural areas of County Meath, when he expects the...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Pyrite Remediation Programme
109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the implications that have arisen from the recent discovery of pyrite in concrete blocks for the pyrite remediation...
- Water Charges Exemptions
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an extra water allocation will be made available to families with special needs children or adults; and if he will make...
- Pyrite Remediation Programme
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the approach being taken to homeowners with a building condition assessment damage rating of 2 where...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when Central Statistics Office data will be available in relation to local authority house starts per month for 2014....
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26469/14]
- Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to his declared intention to publish a dormant accounts disbursement action plan, if he has consulted only...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the rental accommodation scheme, if there are any exceptions to the requirement to be on rent supplement for 18...
- Gender Balance Issues
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of female councillors elected nationwide following the recent local elections; the way this figure compares...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel
120. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will have a review carried out of the file of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in an effort to get a resolution to accuracy of his discharge...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
121. To ask the Minister for Defence the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27081/14]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Aquaculture Licences
122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of shellfish aquaculture licences nationally and covering what amount of foreshore, in hectares, is in the possession of...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area payment; his views that the delay in processing...
- Farm Retirement Scheme Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes in place for a farmer who has to retire from farming due to ill health; his plans to put one in place; and if he will...
- Bord na gCon Remit
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he and his Department became aware of breaches of the Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Regulations 2005 and the steps he...
- Farm Retirement Scheme Issues
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway first received an early farm retirement pension; when payment of this pension will...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
127. 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 Offaly where it is estimated that...
- Beef Data Programme
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have contacted his Department under the beef genomics scheme, who have proof of postage, but have had their...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to farmers who are aged under 40 years and who have already been actively farming for three years or longer;...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of AEOS will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the application process and eligibility criteria for grants available for dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has continued to have discussions with the farming organisations and others regarding the redistribution of...
- Common Fisheries Policy Reform
134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of the benefits accruing to the fishing industry with particular reference to those families depending on the sector...
- Agrifood Sector
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agri-food industry to benefit from EU reforms such as Common Agricultural Policy and the abolition...
- Trade Agreements
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that trade deals negotiable by the EU, in the aftermath of Common Agricultural Policy...
- State Laboratory Facilities
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the various veterinary laboratory facilities in respect of the bovine, pig, poultry, lamb and equine sectors here...
- Beef Industry
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his expectations for further development of the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/14]
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which targets set in Food Harvest 2020 remain on course; if any particular sector is performing better than others; the...
- Fishing Industry Development
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fishing conservation policies adopted by the EU continue to benefit the fishing industry here; and if he will...
- Fish Discards
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the cessation of the dumping of surplus catch continues to benefit fish conservation measures in this country and...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the implementation of the national disability strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26447/14]
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to support the installation of CCTV cameras in two areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Prisoner Welfare
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will immediately address the conditions for women prisoners in County Limerick, particularly with regard to the excessive hours of lock-up...
- Legislative Measures
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) related to provisions on incitement to hatred in Irish and EU law; and...
- Law Reform Proposals
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the conveyancing laws regarding the legal requirement to acquire the written permission from those persons who share a lane...
- Naturalisation Applications
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reduce significantly the fee for a certificate of naturalisation. [26433/14]
- Departmental Correspondence
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she has acted and responded to the points raised in the...
- Temporary Travel Documentation
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a travel document or other facility might be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Laois qualifies for an upgrade of stamp 2 to stamp 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding replies to previous questions, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan in respect of whom previous...
- Immigration Status
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status or long-term residency or entitlement to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency status or further entitlement or eligibility for leave to remain or naturalisation in the...
- Deportation Orders
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the entitlement to stamp 4 residency status/long term residency/eligibility for consideration for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Residency Permits
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Correspondence
160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality notwithstanding his reply to a previous parliamentary question in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, if the information...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Staff
162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been informed that they are not entitled to a supplementary pension; and if he will make a...
- Water Fluoridation
163. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the recent medical report in The Lancet which found that fluoride was a neurotoxin, if he will immediately move to cease adding it to our water...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund Payments
164. To ask the Minister for Health the National Treatment Purchase Fund spend for 2013; this amount as a percentage of the total health spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Bed Data
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Cork city and county that are currently closed; the reason for the closures; when he anticipates the re-opening of...
- Community Care Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the community nursing facility at Cedar Lodge, Farralea Road, County Cork, and other beds are unopened; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Hospital Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suspension of the haemochromatosis genetic testing service at the biochemistry laboratory at Cork University Hospital for the summer months...
- Medical Card Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; if he will confirm that the medical...
- Medical Card Eligibility
171. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26394/14]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
172. To ask the Minister for Health if congenital spinal stenosis will be added to the list of long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/14]
- Health Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken on foot of a complaint submitted to the Health Service Executive on 10 June 2014 (details supplied); when he expects the HSE to...
- Departmental Legal Costs
174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of barristers the Health Service Executive has retained in anticipation of legal action from tobacco companies over the introduction of plain...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a vital item of equipment is provided to a child with special needs (details supplied) in County Cork as quickly as possible; and if he...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
176. To ask the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26404/14]
- Services for People with Disabilities
177. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding therapy services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26409/14]
- Health Services
179. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the provision of glasses is not covered in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Waiting Lists
180. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26424/14]
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who qualified for orthodontic treatment and was categorised 4B has now been downgraded to category...
- Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
182. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to deal with the rare disease strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/14]
- Medical Qualifications
183. To ask the Minister for Health if medical degrees achieved in Moldova are recognised to allow doctors to practice here; the steps needed to be taken to allow a Moldovan qualified doctor to...
- Medical Card Reviews
184. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 [26442/14]
- Services for People with Disabilities
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the inspections of residential homes for persons with disabilities and the implementation of the national standards for such...
- Disabilities Services Funding
187. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in fulfilling the commitment in the Programme for Government to move some funding in the disability sector towards the area of...
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will directly intervene to ensure that no top-up payments will be paid to senior executives in voluntary hospitals and health agencies by the Health...
- Medical Card Reviews
189. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be immediately returned to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Care Services Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will raise with the Health Service Executive management the need for permanent accommodation into the future at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, for the...
- Hospital Appointment Status
191. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [26466/14]
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
192. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the totally inadequate orthodontic service being provided in the Dublin north and east area and the undue delay in having...
- Health Services Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons required for a quorum in respect of a fitness to practice hearing for Health Service Executive staff members; if this number can be...
- Health Services Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of each of the clinical care programmes, if there are implementation plans in place for the programmes; and if not, the target month for their...
- Health Strategies
195. To ask the Minister for Health the work his Department is doing regarding forward planning to cater for an ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/14]
- Health Services Expenditure
196. To ask the Minister for Health the expected cost of the health service over the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26519/14]
- Health Strategies
198. To ask the Minister for Health the strategy he has adopted or is going to adopt to encourage persons to learn more about looking after their own health; and if he will make a statement on...
- Medical Card Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/14]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
202. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a procedure in respect of treatment for a hernia will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
- Medical Card Applications
203. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26552/14]
- Medical Card Eligibility
204. To ask the Minister for Health if a full medical card will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has only been awarded a general practitioner visit...
- Medical Card Reviews
205. To ask the Minister for Health the nature and extent of information requested of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose medical card is now under review; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
206. To ask the Minister for Health the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27085/14]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new legislation regarding mobile phones includes penalties for simply holding your phone in your hand while driving; the reason this...
- Regional Road Network
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for local tertiary and cul-de-sac roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vehicle Clamping
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the contractor who carries out clamping on behalf of Dublin City Council will be regulated by the National Transport Authority under...
- Marine Tourism
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Fáilte Ireland intends to sell a property (details supplied) in County Cork; the steps that will be taken to ensure the...
- Road Projects
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide maps of the proposed new Ballyvourney to Ovens road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26403/14]
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a decision has been made on an application for a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
- Tyre Labelling
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve tyre labelling in view of the fact that there is not an independent body assessing each tyre and awarding the...
- Sporting Events
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the declining popularity of the Irish Open; the steps that will be taken to encourage high-profile golf players to...
- Taxi Regulations
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which a wheelchair accessible grant remains available to PSV licence holders whose business requires transport of persons...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Industrial Disputes
217. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 13 May 2014, his views on any outcome of the LRC conciliation process in relation to the fact...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement...
