Written answers

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Coroners Service
      10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the amount the Coroners Court in County Tipperary has received over the past three years in terms of funding for...
    • Direct Provision System
      11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider closing the 34 direct provision centres in the State and putting an end to the institutionalisation that is having such a...
    • Departmental Funding
      13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to commission or offer funding to a new Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland Report in order to gather more concrete and comprehensive...
    • Firearms and Ammunition Security
      14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the increase in gun crime, gun injuries and death here over the past decade if she will concede that there is a serious problem in this...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take to reduce anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre; the number of convictions that have been secured through the...
    • Office of the Ombudsman Remit
      16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the oversight powers of the Ombudsman’s office to cover our prisons and our immigration system including our direct...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions and input her Department has had with the Department of Health regarding the health care and community benefits as recommended for...
    • Prisoner Releases
      18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the reason the State introduced one third enhanced remission [section 59 prison rules, 2007] bringing the Irish penal system...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns that there may be a serious gap in the extent of records available for persons going through the Magdalen redress scheme...
    • Garda Commissioner Appointment
      20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be used in the selection of the new Garda Commissioner; the number of applicants from outside the State to date; and if she will...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizens known to be engaged in armed conflict in either Syria or Iraq; if she is satisfied that the measures that are in...
    • Proposed Legislation
      22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when it is planned to introduce legislation concerning prostitution, exploitation and trafficking as recommended by the Oireachtas justice...
    • Health Services Access
      23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if translation and interpretation services were available to the case of the migrant rape victim known as 'Miss Y' at all stages of her...
    • Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
      24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in a position to implement the recommendations of the Oireachtas justice committee’s report on Traveller ethnicity published...
    • Drugs Dealing
      25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional enforcement measures she will introduce to reduce the centralised open street selling of prescription tablets in Dublin city...
    • Equality Issues
      26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide assurances that section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011 which allows denominational schools to protect their...
    • Prison Accommodation Standard
      27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will close the women's prison in Limerick due to the substandard accommodation and long hours of lock-up which are totally unacceptable and...
    • Legislative Programme
      28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the children and family relationships Bill; when it is envisaged that this will be published and introduced into Dáil...
    • Garda Resources
      29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any role in the allocation of Garda resources in an industrial relations dispute. [29879/14]
    • Human Rights Committees
      30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention had been drawn to the case of the migrant rape victim known as Miss Y prior to addressing the United Nations Human Rights...
    • Asylum Support Services
      31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the number of asylum seekers that have travelled outside the State for the purposes of termination of pregnancy in the years 2011, 2012,...
    • Bench Warrants
      32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of bench warrants which remain outstanding; her views on whether the current situation is acceptable; and if she will make a...
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the number of times the Cabinet committee on establishing a new Garda authority has met; the number of times she attended; and if she...
    • Asylum Applications
      34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the prohibition on the right to work for asylum seekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35418/14]
    • Garda Deployment
      35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding the drug squad and the numbers and resources for the drug squad in Dublin Central; and if she will make a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she plans to publish the mediation Bill. [35403/14]
    • Penalty Points System
      37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on the operation of the penalty points system; if she is considering a review of the system; and if she will make a statement...
    • Direct Provision System
      38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received any Health Information and Quality Authority reports on investigations into conditions in direct provision centres; and if she...
    • Legislative Programme
      40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to adopt the recommendation of the Oireachtas committee on justice to criminalise those who purchase sex through prostitution. [35402/14]
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Code
      41. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will improve income and activation supports for persons with disabilities by increasing disability payments by €20 per week and...
    • Rural Social Scheme Administration
      44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person participating in a rural social scheme may claim widowers pension simultaneously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35983/14]
    • One-Parent Family Payments
      46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are currently in receipt of one-parent family payment. [36015/14]
    • Social Welfare Offices
      49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a dedicated social welfare office in the Lucan area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36100/14]
    • National Internship Scheme Data
      50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding internships (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36117/14]
    • Farm Assist Scheme Payments
      53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will maintain the funding for farm assist in the forthcoming budget; if she will give due consideration to restoring income and child...
  • Department of Finance
    • Pensions Levy Yield
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of additional revenue collected arising from the introduction of the pension levy. [36025/14]
    • Sovereign Debt
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance his position on UN Resolution No. 14 A/68/L.57/Rev.1 toward the establishment of a multilateral framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes; and if he...
    • Fuel Laundering
      56. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the practice of petrol stretching; if his attention has been drawn to the pressure that has been placed on gardaí to...
    • VAT Rate Application
      58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views to keep the VAT rate at 9% to ensure that Ireland continues to maintain a strong, vibrant and competitive tourism industry; if he will maintain this...
    • Fiscal Policy
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance if his reported comments on 18 September 2014 that getting the deficit below 3% of GDP next year could now be achieved without further spending cuts or tax...
    • Insurance Industry
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the role MIBI will play in compensating claimants due awards under Setanta policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35976/14]
    • VAT Exemptions
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the exemption of water services from VAT based on a derogation from EU law contained in Article 371 of the EU VAT directive is permanent or subject to...
    • Tax Yield
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of additional tax revenue collected since tax reliefs for private health insurance were reduced. [36022/14]
    • Budget Submissions
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a graduate entry medicine loan tax relief scheme in view of the huge costs associated with the course, the cost of living and the fact...
    • Ministerial Adviser Appointments
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance the role and reporting duties and the remuneration of the special adviser appointed to the Minister with effect from 1 August 2014; and if he will make a...
    • Vehicle Registration
      67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Finance Act 2001 to comply with the Donegal District Court case of September 2014 (details supplied); and the judgment in the European...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Relief Schemes Applications
      70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update with regard to the Skibbereen flood relief scheme; the commencement and completion dates; and if he will...
    • Legislative Programme
      73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to commence the Construction Contracts Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36047/14]
    • Garda Station Refurbishment
      74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a kitchenette will be provided for a Garda station (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expected impact on foreign direct investment from the US to Ireland by the creation of the free trade agreement between the US and...
    • Job Creation
      76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps which are presently being taken to bring new employment to the town of Ballinasloe, County Galway; the number of Industrial...
    • IDA Site Visits
      77. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 15 April 2014 the number of site visits that have taken place this year; and the progress,...
    • Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation
      79. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will, further to his recent replies to questions relating to a new science strategy, publish the framework and terms of reference...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will raise the issue of the m/v Mary Kate with his EU counterparts, in both Germany and Holland and with the European...
    • Forestry Sector
      82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the property advisors used by Coillte. [35984/14]
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total financial penalty imposed from 2009 to 2013 on a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if the penalties in question...
    • Forestry Grants
      84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the forestry grant per acre rate for farmers beyond the current rate in the draft plan; and if he will make a...
    • GLAS Scheme Payments
      85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if GLAS payments will commence on 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36103/14]
    • Animal Welfare
      86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act to remove the exemption of fox-hunting from the protections of the legislation in...
    • GLAS Scheme Establishment
      87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give due consideration to a proposal to commence contracts for the new agri-environmental GLAS scheme in early 2015, with...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Expenditure
      88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined proposals that €30 million be allocated for on-farm investment programmes across all sectors through the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the upcoming budget if he will give consideration to increasing the capital funding allocations for the...
    • Beef Industry
      91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current beef price levels and the difficulties experienced by farmers as a direct result of pricing levels; the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Immigration Controls
      92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications approved to date under the Syrian humanitarian admissions programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Proposed Legislation
      93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a timeframe within which the gambling control Bill will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas and when it is expected to...
    • Visa Agreements
      94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation who are seeking to travel here; the number of Russian citizens...
    • Garda Station Closures
      95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the court houses and Garda stations which have been closed by county since 2011; if any further closures of...
    • Prisoner Data
      96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number and percentage of prisoners by nationality in each prison; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the capital projects her Department will be progressing this year; the cost and location of these projects; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
      98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation to and staff numbers in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014;...
    • Direct Provision Expenditure
      99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing direct provision services in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and allocated for 2014; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Legal Costs
      100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legal costs to the Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 in relation to asylum applications and appeals; and if she will make a...
    • Direct Provision Data
      101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the length of time broken down by six month periods of the number of persons in direct provision; and if she...
    • Citizenship Applications
      102. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will set out the procedures to achieve naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a...
    • Criminal Records Data
      103. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that all criminal records may be found within the Data Protection Processing Unit of the Gardai Síochána; if she...
    • Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
      104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the reinstatement of a Garda (details supplied); the reason the Garda was reinstated, for a second time, after being dismissed...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit
      105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she remains satisfied that GSOC is operating effectively, efficiently and in accordance with its terms of reference; and if...
    • Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
      106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which educational-rehabilitative training remains available to all prisoners in the various prisons throughout the country with...
    • Prisoner Releases
      107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners granted early release in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36062/14]
    • Prisoner Data
      109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently serving sentences for drug related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36064/14]
    • Juvenile Offenders
      111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prison places remain available for juvenile offenders; the number of such places currently occupied; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the manner in which complaints within An Garda Síochana continue to be dealt with; and...
    • Garda Equipment
      113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the technology including forensic technology available to An Garda Síochána continues to be upgraded in line with...
    • Prisoner Data
      114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which prisoners have absconded from the prison service in each of the past five years to date; the number recaptured; the number...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the upgrading of the Garda motor fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36070/14]
    • Garda Recruitment
      116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda recruitment programme; the extent to which the numbers of the force have fluctuated in each of the past five...
    • Courts Service
      117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the backlogs that exists throughout the court system; the extent to which remedial action taken has been successful to date; and if she will make...
    • Garda Investigations
      118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which various cold cases continue to receive attention; if she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available in...
    • Garda Commissioner Appointment
      119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is expected that the appointment of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána will be approved; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Direct Provision System
      120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the quality and standard of accommodation available to refugee-asylum seekers through the...
    • Student Visas Applications
      121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the probationary extension visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36132/14]
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child and Family Agency Funding
      122. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will increase funding to the Child and Family Agency when considering the increasing pressure on front-line services; and if he will...
    • Proposed Legislation
      123. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the programme ahead for the proposed legislation on adoption tracing and contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36010/14]
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for the proposed commission of investigation into mother and baby homes, including the timing of the publication of draft...
    • Adoption Data
      125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Adoption Authority of Ireland questions and compare fees across the different foreign adoption agencies given the huge variance in...
    • Child and Family Agency Funding
      126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on concerns raised recently (details supplied) regarding funding to the Child and Family Agency; if he will confirm the statistic...
    • Child and Family Agency Staff
      127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of cases in County Waterford that are waiting to be allocated a social worker at present; if he will specify the number of these...
  • Department of Health
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      128. To ask the Minister for Health his views that substantial increases in waiting lists for residential services, respite and other supports can only be dealt with by additional investment....
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      134. To ask the Minister for Health if negotiations with the relevant pharmaceutical company has progressed so as to ensure that persons who are suffering hepatitis C will be in a position to be...
    • Health Services
      135. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to regulate the home help sector, which has expanded in the private sector due to the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo, and...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      136. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an MRI appointment for a rheumatoid arthritis ailment; if he will expedite the appointment in view...
    • Hospital Services
      137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the population served by University Hospital Limerick by county. [35992/14]
    • Hospitals Expenditure
      138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the budget overspend at University Hospital Limerick in 2013; the overspend to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Services
      139. To ask the Minister for Health if physiotherapy services and other related services are available to persons in the Mid Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Croom for those patients who...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider equalising the qualifying medical card income limits as between couples and single persons. [36027/14]
    • Health Screening Programmes
      142. To ask the Minister for Health further to his recent Parliamentary Question responses on his intention to extend the BreastCheck screening programme to 66 - 69 year olds that he will lobby...
    • Hospital Services
      143. To ask the Minister for Health if a date will be provided for an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      144. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36033/14]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      145. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the moratorium on filling new health worker posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36034/14]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on hospital waiting lists. [36035/14]
    • Medical Card Applications
      147. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      148. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) in County Roscommon were refused a medical card when their income is within the assessable income weekly guidelines; and...
    • Health Services
      149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the new dialysis centre for Drogheda, County Louth; the expected cost of same; the expected opening date; and if he...
    • Health Services Funding
      150. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the changes in service delivery being put in place by the board of the Alzheimer's Society which is funded by the Health...
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      152. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding accommodation issues at a hospital in County Kerry. [36113/14]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
      153. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given due consideration to a cap on the maximum percentage charge that can be applied to productive assets in the means assessment for the fair deal...
    • Hospital Consultants Remuneration
      154. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of medical consultants whose salary exceeds the public pay cap of €200,000 per annum; if he will provide a breakdown of...
    • Budget Submissions
      155. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a proposal for income tax relief for graduate entry medicine loans (details supplied); if he will consider the proposal in...
    • Hospital Services
      156. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the laboratory in Kerry General Hospital is not testing bloods for approximately one month; the affect this is having on patients awaiting results...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Application Fees
      157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider removing the new passport fees for citizens over 66 years. [36024/14]
    • Military Neutrality
      158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will specify in detail the arrangements that allow the facilitation of the US military on actions that contravene Irish neutrality and...
    • Scottish Referendum
      159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with the British Foreign Secretary or with the Northern Ireland Secretary of State the implications of the Scottish...
    • EU Membership
      160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed with the British Foreign Secretary Britain's continued membership of the European Union; and if he will make a statement...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason €25 million, which was removed in 2013 from the Higher Education Authority budget as a once-off reduction, has not been...
    • Third Level Fees
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the student contribution charge will not rise above €3,000 after 2015. [36112/14]
    • SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding training for staff (details supplied) in the restaurant and bar sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will secure the same level of funding for the student maintenance grant and no reduction to its budget in 2015. [36153/14]
    • National Educational Psychological Service Administration
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if a person, details supplied, in County Limerick has been included on the list for an assessment by NEPS; and if she will...
    • School Placement
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure to be followed in the case of a person, details supplied, in County Kildare who was expelled from school but whose parents are...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence, details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35993/14]
    • Schools Establishment
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding the planned development of an education campus in Carrigaline, County Cork; the work that has been completed and...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding class sizes in primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36043/14]
    • Education and Training Boards
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the education and training boards currently require four years experience for applicants tendering for IT education contracts; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school supports in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Transport Eligibility
      173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a school transport issue affecting persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she will also review the decision made...
    • School Accommodation
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the potential shortfall of 200 school places in the Lucan area for second level education for September 2015 in view of the fact...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills based on the demographics of Naas town and the surrounding areas, her plans for both primary and secondary school future building projects; and...
    • Minor Works Scheme Suspension
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the restoration of the minor repair grants for schools (details supplied). [36150/14]
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Regeneration Projects Expenditure
      178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the moneys owed by the Department to Ballymun Regeneration Limited and when it will be granted. [35968/14]
    • Planning Issues
      179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the avenues available to a person who wishes to dispute a planning decision which directly affects their property; and if...
    • Local Authority Housing
      180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to sections 3, 4 and 5 the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 if there has been any amending...
    • Local Development Companies Administration
      181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the current boundaries of each local area partnership or leader partnership; the details of each of the...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme Applications
      182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if capital assistance scheme funding will continue to be made available to voluntary groups who wish to apply for same; if...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet with the National Collective of Community Based Women's Network to recognise the Government's commitment...
    • Water Supply
      188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the first fix scheme in respect of leaking pipes on private homeowners' property; when this...
    • Irish Water Administration
      200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to public concern about the collection of personal data by Irish Water; if his attention...
    • Departmental Strategies
      205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support matters (details supplied) regarding homelessness and climate change. [36158/14]
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Broadband Service Provision
      206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to make broadband available in an area (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Broadcasting Sector Regulation
      207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish the NewERA report into RTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/14]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether chartered planes carrying only armed soldiers and-or military cargo are not military aircraft; if he will accept...
    • National Car Test
      209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is a requirement for NCT centres to have CCTV cameras installed in their carpark and workshop areas. [35967/14]
    • Rail Services
      210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urge Irish Rail to introduce train tickets for part-time workers that would reduce the cost of their travel and ensure they...
    • Road Projects Status
      211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the start date for the new Gort to Tuam motorway in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36001/14]
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the current system of permits for wide and-or exceptional loads; if he will consider a new arrangement whereby...
    • Sports Capital Programme Applications
      213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Government agencies and-or Departments that may be contacted in order to provide funding including capital...
    • Driver Licences
      214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the National Driver Licence Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Wildlife Protection
      215. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a hen harrier payment in respect of a person (details supplied). [36146/14]