Written answers
Thursday, 26 June 2014
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Aviation Policy
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the national aviation policy will be published; if the policy will contain measures to redress the decline in passenger numbers at...
- Haulage Industry Regulation
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental working group considering the establishment of a pay-as-you-go road tax...
- Tourism Industry
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the performance of the tourism sector here to date in 2014, in comparison to the previous two years and...
- Road Projects
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possibility of building the new road from Kerry to Cork via Ballyvourney and Macroom to Ovens; if he recognises...
- Road Projects Status
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has completed its assessment of the report submitted by Cork County Council in 2013 on the proposals to upgrade the N71...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2014 sports capital programme; when it will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27096/14]
- Road Projects Status
19. 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...
- Tourism Promotion
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on an official Fáilte Ireland tour map (details supplied) which is widely distributed to American holiday makers travelling...
- Road Improvement Schemes
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funds available to upgrade the R624, Fota Road, and Slatty Bridge which connects Cobh to the mainland. [27093/14]
- Cycling Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the network of greenways across the country; if he will provide an update on the greenways canal route between Dublin,...
- Sports Capital Programme Application Numbers
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received by his Department this year under the sports capital grants scheme; if he will indicate the time scale...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made a decision in his position as a shareholder in relation to the recommendations of the expert panel convened to deal with...
- Cycling Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the network of greenways across the country, with specific reference to County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Mountain Rescue Service
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to assisting mountain rescue teams with the purchase of new vehicles which are essential in the...
- Public Transport
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport performance in the year to date; the initiatives that will be taken to increase use of public transport; if a special...
- Tourism Industry
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on tourism performance in the year to date and since this Government came into office both in terms of...
- Road Traffic Legislation
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a further report on the work of the criminal justice (fixed charge processing system) working group; and the...
- Aviation Policy
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will indicate the publication date of the national aviation policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27382/14]
- The Gathering Revenue
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the success of The Gathering 2013 in terms of tourism generated and the promotion of Ireland to the world; the amount...
- Tourism Policy
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has completed his review of tourism policy here. [27090/14]
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2014 sports capital programme; when decisions will issue in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Sports Capital Programme Data
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of the 2,036 applications for funding under the 2014 sports capital grant programme, if he will outline per county in tabular form, the...
- Tourism Industry
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which employment in the tourism sector continues to improve; the measures taken or likely to generate growth in the sector;...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position of the 2014 sports capital programme. [27267/14]
- Capital Programme Expenditure
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the existing infrastructure that is deteriorating due to a lack of funds being received from his...
- State Airports
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions with the management of Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sports Sponsorship
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to prohibit sports sponsorship by alcoholic drinks companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27105/14]
- Tourism Industry
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality for the purpose of improving the tourist experience in Dublin city...
- Tourism Promotion
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the avenues for funding or investment available for natural landscapes, like Malin Head, Inishowen, County Donegal, which have great...
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2014 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27098/14]
- Rail Network
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his long-term plans in relation to the western rail corridor as a railway line for both freight and passenger travel; if he will seek...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the report of expert panel on the Irish airlines superannuation scheme which has been published; his views that the...
- Mountain Rescue Service
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made any representations to the Department of Finance in order to have organisations engaged in mountain rescue...
- Semi-State Bodies
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the sustainability and future success of Irish Rail; the impact the EU’s fourth railway package will have on...
- Bus Éireann Services
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if proposals to privatise Bus Éireann routes in Waterford city will be reconsidered and preferably halted in view of the current...
- Cycling Facilities Funding
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available to complete greenways from Tralee to Fenit and from Listowel to the Limerick border near Kilmorna along...
- Tourism Attractions
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department had contact with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the tourist potential for County...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Multilateral Development Banks
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to countries that to date made any evaluations of the benefits for poor persons of the...
- Passport Services
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a passport office in Dundalk, County Louth, to cater for the northern half of the country; and if he will...
- International Relations
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with his UK counterparts the issue of the continued presence of the harp on the UK royal coat of arms...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the details of his recent meetings in the US in relation to the immigration reform legislation; the...
- European Council Meetings
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the issues discussed at this week's meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a...
- Department of Finance
- House Prices
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent another property bubble in Dublin housing prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/14]
- Tax Reliefs Application
58. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that were affected by the tax relief changes to private health insurance in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Taxation Collection
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the alternatives that are in place for social welfare recipients who are not allowed to have the full amount of property tax deducted from source as the...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide assurances that he will not allow banks here to impose any further increases in variable rate mortgages while the ECB rate remains as low as...
- Corporation Tax
61. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland's international reputation due to the effective rates of corporation tax being paid here by some large firms; his views that the Irish...
- Tax Collection
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of attachment orders placed by the Revenue Commissioners in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide...
- Pensions Levy
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish the levy on private pensions during 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27692/14]
- Tax Rebates
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for the delay in processing a Med1 form in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a tax rebate can be expected; and if he will...
- Income Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income tax cases between €17,000 and €18,000 of earnings, €18,000 and €19,000, €19,000 and €20,000; and...
- Tax Code
69. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the anomaly that a person with earnings of €18,304 who receives a €1 increase in their annual income will see their take home pay...
- Banks Recapitalisation
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if an independent valuation of the State’s holding in AIB has been carried out for the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement...
- Budget Targets
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the deficit that would be achieved in 2015 based on current information if a budget adjustment of €1 billion took place; and if he will make a statement...
- Bank Debt Restructuring
76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has formally put forward specific policy suggestions as to how retrospective bank debt relief could be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of money that has been paid out by Caranua to survivors since it was established; if he will provide...
- Teachers' Remuneration
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers working under the July provision are not paid until November; if any scheme is in place to give these teachers interim...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an emergency works scheme application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- School Staffing
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 that is losing another teacher this year, having lost one last year; the number of...
- Third Level Courses Availability
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact the ALBA course in All Hallows College, BA in Personal and Professional Development, is closing to new...
- School Patronage
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the towns and areas that were surveyed regarding divestment of patronage of local schools; the number of persons surveyed; and if he will make a...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where special needs assistants are being made redundant in a school, whether the years of service in situations where they worked as SNAs in two...
- School Transport Appeals
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce an appeals process to be adjudicated upon on an individual basis for primary schools adversely affected by the 2010 changes...
- Adult Education
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the extension of the dates of adult literacy courses being taught in adult literacy and basic education centres nationwide;...
- Site Acquisitions
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding securing a site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27704/14]
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the availability of a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Education and Training Boards Staff
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the new arrangements for the provision of training through the education and training boards and the proposal to transfer the financial...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Pension Provisions
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether pensions should be paid to former Deputies-Ministers who may have acted outside the law; if there are any proposals...
- Pensions Reform
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 17 June 2014, his views on the removal of the transition pension, where a 65 year old having...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- IDA Supports
95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Industrial Development Agency has been in discussion with the management of Medtronic following the purchase of the Covidien...
- Department of Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to deal with the problems surrounding rent supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27802/14]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow an appeal application for an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- One-Parent Family Payments
100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the changed rules governing entitlement to the one-parent family payment will not lead to an increase in the number of...
- Social Welfare Benefits
103. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider restoring the death grant. [27695/14]
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on her invalidity pension appeal; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their disability allowance appeal; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27746/14]
- Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be made available in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if back to education allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Code
110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the impact on the incentive for persons to take up employment of the poverty trap which exists when employees enter the PRSI net and...
- Social Insurance Yield
111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the income raised in 2013 from the abolition of the weekly employee PRSI allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27784/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Irish Language Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will pursue that the derogation on the status of the Irish language in the European Union is ended at the end of 2016 and in...
- Commemorative Events
115. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department's plan to mark the forthcoming centenary of the Asgard landing arms in Howth, County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Buiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge
116. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén laghdú atá déanta ar bhuiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge le ceithre bliana anuas agus an féidir a...
- Buiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta
117. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén laghdú atá déanta ar bhuiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta le ceithre bliana anuas agus an féidir...
- Tionscadal Láthaireacha Catha na hÉireann
118. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a réitíodh tuarascáil ar na láithreacha catha in Éirinn; cén costas a bhí leis an...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility
119. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the circumstances under which farmers have an entitlement to compensation due to the designation of their land as SAC, SPA or NHA...
- Turbary Rights
120. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the implementation of the national raised bog SAC management plan and NHA review; and if he will make a...
- Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will insert a new provision in the Official Languages Act to ensure that at least 10% of employees in the Civil Service can...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Oil and Gas Exploration
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the potential tax returns to the State if the proposed changes to future oil and gas contracts were applied to existing...
- Broadband Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the scheme announced by him in Loughrea on 25 April 2014 (details supplied) will be extended to bring fibre-optic...
- Energy Prices
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of concerns that larger companies, for example, Electric Ireland, are offering energy services to customers at a...
- Inland Fisheries
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the lake at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry will be restocked, even if for just two months of the year,...
- Electricity Transmission Network
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the work of the expert panel that was appointed to review the routes for the Grid Link...
- Public Service Broadcasters
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide continuous multi-year annual funding for TG4 similar to that which RTÉ currently receives; and if...
- Energy Policy Review
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the ongoing review of national energy policy; the timelines that are associated with the...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Voluntary Sector Funding
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the release of funds to organisations under the scheme to support national organisations; the reason for...
- Consultancy Contracts
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the current investigation into planning which was set up following the publication of the review in...
- Local Authority Staff Numbers
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of seasonal staff employed by each local authority to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Climate Change Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the heads of the climate action and low-carbon development Bill; when the Bill is expected to come...
- Community Development Initiatives
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is total confusion, chaos and competition among local community...
- Voluntary Housing Sector
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received a copy of the reports carried out on the defects in the Gallery Quay building managed by Túath...
- Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27669/14]
- Irish Water Administration
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the development of protocols regarding the taking in charge of water services...
- Irish Water Remit
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a specific grant for homeowners who wish to replace the dangerous lead piping in their homes with safer...
- Irish Water Administration
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm or deny that over half a million persons will have no out-of-hours services to deal with water and...
- Irish Water Staff
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the total number of whole time equivalent staff for each local authority on this date...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on a decision to engage expert assistance to review and report on international developments...
- Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out his plans to tackle social housing lists; his views on the size of these lists; and if he will make a statement...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to tackle homelessness; his views on the size of the list; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he is making housing affordable; his plans to introduce another affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Milk Quota Cessation
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking in preparation for the abolition of milk quotas next year; the position for farmers who were...
- Transfer of Entitlements Application
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the transfer of entitlements will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Investigations
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the longest running case in the courts taken by the special investigations unit at his Department; and the total...
- Departmental Contracts
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has had the amount of work allocated to him reduced significantly in 2014, below the amount...
- Rural Development Plan
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commence detailed discussions on the Common Agricultural Policy Rural Development Plan 2014-2020 which is of critical...
- Bovine Disease Controls
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding new compensation measure for the removal of BVD persistently infected animals. [27694/14]
- GLAS Eligibility
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be further consultation with farming organisations on the details of the qualifying criteria for the green low-carbon...
- Fishing Industry Development
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he sees that the recently announced seafood sector support funding will assist Kerry seafood operators; and if he will make a...
- Beef Industry
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific proposals he has made to the EU Trade Commissioner to protect the Irish beef sector in the event of an EU-US trade deal;...
- Beef Quality Assurance Scheme
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is satisfied that all aspects of quality assurance in the beef sector are observed throughout the industry;...
- Beef Industry Irregularities
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if evidence of price fixing exists throughout the beef sector in view of the lower prices now being received by producers; and if he...
- Beef Industry
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of beef processors currently slaughtering animals throughout the country, where one or more such processors have an...
- Grazing Rights
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of farms in County Donegal that have grazing rights to commonage land; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Employment Rights
177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is considering regulating the live-in au pair market as in other European countries in order to reduce the occurrence of abuse in the...
- Missing Persons Data
178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the details her Department has of persons who disappeared in Kerry during the troubles of 1919 to 1923; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Prisoner Complaints Procedures
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the file of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be reviewed in its totality with a view to establishing if they were mistreated...
- Immigration Controls
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that have been made in relation to immigration controls for persons seeking to reside here, that is, whether a person has to have a...
- Residency Permits
182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status or expected progress in the determination of long-term residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Department of Health
- Services for People with Disabilities
189. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in County Offaly, the tragic circumstances in this case and the hardship and distress being caused...
- Tobacco Control Measures
190. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's total spend on smoking cessation services in 2010 to 2013, inclusive; the amount of this spend that went to hospital settings, primary care...
- Hospital Appointment Status
192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the waiting time for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- General Practitioner Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the precedent set by the agreement between the Irish Medical Organisation and the Competition Authority the procedures, if any, that have been put...
- Hospital Consultants Contract Issues
194. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 15 April 2014, when a response will issue. [27608/14]
- Patient Files
195. To ask the Minister for Health the action that was taken to investigate the disappearance of 30 patient files while in transit between Mayo General Hospital and St. Michael's day hospital,...
- Nurses Act
196. To ask the Minister for Health if the Nurses Act 1985 gave An Bord Altranais the authority to change the quorum requirements for a fitness to practise hearing without prior approval from...
- Medical Card Reviews
197. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June regarding discretionary...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a special belt which has to be worn with a stoma bag has been taken off the list of items covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Reviews
199. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June regarding discretionary...
- Medical Card Applications
200. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on an over-70 medical card application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [27628/14]
- Medical Card Reviews
201. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for an over-70 medical card review; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Staff
202. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that a recent study (details supplied) into nurse staffing levels and hospital mortality found that an increase in nurses' workloads by one...
- Medical Card Reviews
203. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his recent announcement, if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will now have their medical card returned; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointment Status
204. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an outpatient appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27649/14]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
205. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for an orthopaedic appointment deemed to be an urgent referral at Roscommon county hospital; the number of orthopaedic clinics...
- Medical Card Eligibility
206. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27651/14]
- Hospital Facilities
207. To ask the Minister for Health if measures will be put in place to improve safety at a hospital (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27672/14]
- Medical Card Administration
209. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/14]
- Hospital Procedures
210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic procedures by type that have been carried out at Cappagh Hospital for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount of...
- Health Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health when a report in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be completed; if there are any further assessments scheduled; and if he will make...
- Nursing Home Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the request of Nursing Homes Ireland for the establishment of a Department of Health-led forum on long-term care to plan the ongoing and...
- Health Services
213. To ask the Minister for Health when a report in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be completed; if there are any further assessments scheduled; if so, the date of...
- Medical Card Reviews
214. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare in view of the decision of 17 June 2014 regarding discretionary...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants waiting for assessment for the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time between assessment and funding approval by geographical...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
217. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Carlow will be scheduled for an operation in Wateford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Haulage Industry Regulation
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the interdepartmental group set up under his Department to consider the establishment of a...
- Public Transport
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent widespread opposition to proposals to privatise Bus Éireann, if the National Transport Authority has begun a...
- Driver Licences
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes that have been made to drivers licence category D in recent years, including the retiring age from driving and the turnover...
- National Roads Authority Projects
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a report on the previously agreed Adare bypass in County Limerick; if the project is feasible as previously agreed...
- Railway Stations Naming
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the renaming of Howth DART station as Asgard station Howth in view of the forthcoming centenary of the Asgard landing in...
- Public Transport
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a bus shelter. [27680/14]
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Cromane, County Kerry, is not on the Wild Atlantic Way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27683/14]
- Taxi Regulations
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the necessary appraisal and approval is forthcoming in respect of wheelchair taxi modification submitted in the case of a person...
- Tourism Industry
228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans through Bord Fáilte or any other funding body to provide funding to develop tourism infrastructure at Ireland's most...
- Road Projects Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the costs of developing service areas have been factored into overall motorway project costs; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sporting Events
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which any further discussions have taken place with national or international sporting organisations with a view to...
- Public Transport
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which discussions have taken place with CIE unions in the context of future transport policy; and if he will make a...
- Integrated Ticketing
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which any further extension of integrated ticketing is proposed throughout the public transport sector; and if he will make...
- Tourism Industry
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which growth is expected in the tourism sector over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to encourage various local sporting organisations by way of grant aid through the...
- Tourism Promotion
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which this country is marketed abroad as a venue for business tourism with particular reference to the hosting of...
- Road Network
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the road network over the next ten years; the projects that will receive priority funding in this time; the...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Adoption Records Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedure that adopted children have to go through to gain access to their adoption file; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Adoption Data
247. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to ensure that the identities of adopted persons whose births were not registered are re-established; and if he will make a...
