Written answers
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that are applied when deciding the way national lottery funding is distributed within organisations here; the proportion of...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional once off funding will be made available to Waterford council to facilitate the regeneration of the roads and footpaths in...
- Rail Network
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected construction works of the DART underground project; if the timeframe for delivery of this vital project will change if extra...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the transport sector meets its carbon emissions reduction targets; the number of electric cars currently in use...
- Road Safety Strategy
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the speed limits review will be completed; the number of changes that have been made so far as a result of the review and on what...
- Dublin Bus Services
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on progress with the Swiftway bus service; and his views on keeping the service as a Dublin Bus operation...
- Community Involvement Scheme
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide the necessary 80% funding available under a community involvement scheme if an application were to be made by...
- Road Projects
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available for the A5; the position regarding his most recent engagements with his counterpart in Northern...
- Greenway Development
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider ways to offer incentives and compensation to farmers for any loss or inconvenience caused by allowing...
- National Car Test
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 17 September 2014, in view of the allegations made in relation to unsafe conditions at the...
- Swimming Pool Programme Status
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate the local authority swimming pool programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36795/14]
- Bus Éireann Services
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of Bus Éireann's obligations under the Disability Act 2005 which envisages that the entire scheduled service coach fleet...
- Tourism Data
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of recent indications that an economic recovery is being experienced within the Irish market, if he will provide the volume of...
- Public Transport Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options for creating a more effective public transport link from Dublin city centre to Dublin Airport; the status of DART underground...
- Road Safety Strategy
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the increase in the number of road deaths this year, reversing a downward trend that has seen the number of fatalities...
- Road Tolls
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of annual revenue that is derived from the toll plaza in County Waterford; the amount of this annual revenue that is reinvested...
- Road Improvement Schemes
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate the specific improvements grant scheme with particular reference to his plans to specifically provide funding for a...
- Tourism Promotion
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further develop and support cruise liner traffic to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36794/14]
- Road Traffic Offences
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take in conjunction with the Department for Justice and Equality to ensure that all persons disqualified from driving...
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the establishment of a forum for those local authorities, stakeholders and other interested parties along the Wild Atlantic...
- Public Transport
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been provided in the last three years to upgrade public rail and bus transport to accommodate wheelchair...
- Road Projects
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward amending legislation that will allow the National Roads Authority to enter into pre-planning discussions...
- Tourism Industry
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that the tourism industry benefits adequately from the economic upturn; the extent to which he can encourage increased...
- Rural Transport Programme
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 23 September 2014, if he has any objection to a new transport co-ordination unit from...
- Taxi Regulations
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to encourage wheelchair accessible taxi services and his views on prioritising companies with high numbers of...
- Sporting Events
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it may be possible to build on recent success in attracting world sporting events here; the extent to which his...
- Public Transport
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by passengers seeking information or to purchase tickets online for cross-Border...
- Road Improvement Schemes
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of sustainable transport funding allocated annually to counties, if funding will be considered for undertaking an...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will refuse to sign the ministerial orders enabling IAS scheme trustees to amend the scheme, as required under the State Airport...
- Taxi Regulations
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for temporary provision of alternative taxi rank spaces for the duration of the Luas cross-city works. [36790/14]
- Public Transport
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on potential privatisation of public transport. [36810/14]
- Sporting Events
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to hold the Tour de France here again in view of its previous success in 1998. [36775/14]
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for excluding Waterford county from the Wild Atlantic Way route; his proposals to include that county; and if he will make a...
- Sporting Events
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Rugby World Cup bid. [36663/14]
- Dublin Bus Services
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with Dublin Bus to make its service more attractive, affordable and accessible; and if he will commit to not supporting...
- Road Safety Strategy
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that amendments will be required to existing road safety legislation in view of technology advancements in the area of...
- Wild Atlantic Way Project
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's input into the Wild Atlantic Way initiative; the extent to which the islands on the Atlantic seaboard were consulted and...
- Department of Social Protection
- JobsPlus Scheme
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the JobsPlus scheme will be published; if it is planned to broaden the eligibility of the scheme to encompass those who are in...
- Child Benefit Eligibility
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby parents of 18 year olds who are in full-time secondary education cannot claim child benefit...
- Free Travel Scheme Administration
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide funds to a company (details supplied) in County Donegal under the free travel scheme so that the senior citizens of Inishowen can...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the long delay in the processing of an application for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Social Welfare Benefits Data
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of each of respite care grant, fuel allowance, family income supplement, back to school clothing and footwear allowance and...
- Departmental Budgets
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at the...
- Fuel Allowance Eligibility
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is not receiving fuel allowance even though they are on a rural social scheme; and if she will...
- Youth Guarantee
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any of the programmes in Ireland’s Youth Guarantee implementation plan will meet European Social Fund eligibility criteria; if so, if she...
- Social Welfare Fraud Data
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings that have so far been achieved from the introduction of section 13 and section 14 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2014; and when...
- Social Welfare Benefits
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the transitional arrangements in place to assist persons in receipt of payments from her Department in returning to work; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on implementing transitional arrangements for persons returning to work so that they can continue to receive rent allowance; and if she...
- Pension Provisions
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection regarding the recent Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, if fund values will be updated for deferred members of insolvent schemes; if this will...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider recognising Irish dancing as a cultural activity for the purposes of VAT rates; his plans to bring the VAT rate for Irish dancing classes...
- Property Taxation Collection
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of households that have paid the local property tax in each of the postal districts in the Dublin City Council area; the average...
- Departmental Budgets
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of...
- Universal Social Charge Application
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners that pay the higher rate of the universal social charge. [37339/14]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made regarding repairs to the embankment of Cromane lower, Killorglin, County Kerry, as adequate work is...
- Departmental Budgets
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- Cross-Border Projects
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the forthcoming PEACE and INTERREG Programmes; if the proposals have been submitted to the European Commission;...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Departmental Budgets
72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a single farm payment application for 2013/2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an overpayment of a disadvantaged area aid scheme payment has been deducted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Legal Costs
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total legal costs to his Department for the past ten years in relation to the work of the special investigation unit; if he will...
- Departmental Legal Cases
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department has taken arising from the remarks made by Judge Reynolds, in the Fanning case; if a report was prepared by...
- Departmental Budgets
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an area based payment for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make...
- Forestry Sector
80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding planting of lands in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Fatalities
81. To ask the Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to monitor a US court hearing (details supplied); the contact he has had with the Lebanese Authorities regarding the range...
- Departmental Budgets
82. To ask the Minister for Defence the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Irish Sign Language
83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Irish Sign Language and the ISL community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37259/14]
- Visa Applications
85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will introduce a pre-clearance scheme for non-visa required elderly dependent relatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Asylum Applications
86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the asylum application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [37267/14]
- Citizenship Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that all persons who have received a certificate of naturalisation from her Department are registered in Iris Oifigiúil in...
- Departmental Budgets
88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at...
- European Council Meetings
89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and dates of meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union attended by her and/or by officials in her...
- Court Procedures
90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of court summonses issued since 2011; the area in which they were issued; if she will provide the...
- Prisoner Data
91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners from other jurisdictions currently held in Irish prisons that have served prison sentences in other countries, or have...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- International Agreements
92. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the propriety of signing and ratifying the 3rd Optional Protocol of the UNCRC without the approval of Dáil Éireann;...
- Departmental Budgets
93. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- Local Drugs Task Forces
94. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of allocated staff from his Department or the Child and Family Agency who sit on local drugs task forces; and if he will make a...
- Department of Health
- Home Help Service Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help hours were reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the hours lost will be restored; and if he will make a...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
96. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for processing fair deal applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37233/14]
- Hospital Appointment Status
99. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a dietician appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [37238/14]
- Ambulance Service Staff
100. To ask the Minister for Health if Health Service Executive South ambulance management is being investigated by the Health Information and Quality Authority; the number of cases of bullying...
- HSE Legal Cases
101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims made by patients and others against the Health Service Executive where settlements have had to be agreed or settled in court over the past...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
102. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed will be provided at the rehabilitation unit, Dún Laoighaire, County Dublin, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
103. To ask the Minister for Health the number of fair deal applications awaiting approval in Counties Cavan/Monaghan; the number processed but awaiting final approval pending allocation of...
- Ambulance Service Provision
104. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ambulance service in Counties Wicklow and Carlow; if he will provide details of the service available in County Wicklow; if changes...
- Medical Card Reviews
105. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Strategies
106. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recently published Irish Heart Foundation report Towards Earlier Discharge, Better Outcomes, Lower Cost: Stroke...
- Orthodontic Service Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details, including terms of reference, make up and timeframe for reporting, of the independent investigation being set up by the Health...
- Health Services
108. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in improving services for citizens with dementia; if he will introduce a charter of rights for all such citizens whether they are living...
- Medical Card Reviews
109. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card review appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Applications
110. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/14]
- Departmental Budgets
111. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of...
- Local Drugs Task Forces Funding
112. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all local drugs task forces currently in receipt of funding from his Department or the Health Service Executive; the total...
- Local Drugs Task Forces
113. To ask the Minister for Health the names of all of the task force co-ordinators for local drugs task forces in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
114. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person suffering from Huntington's disease who wishes to access the service at Blooomfield, Rathfarnham, County Dublin; and if he will...
- Medicinal Products Availability
115. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make publicly available treatments for life threatening reactions to treat anaphylactic shock; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available in his Department to assist families in assisting children with dyslexia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/14]
- Life Expectancy Data
117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, figures on the life expectancy for both men and women in the electoral divisions of Clondalkin-Moorfield,...
- Health Services Provision
118. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a day, residential and respite service (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37329/14]
- Proposed Legislation
119. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/14]
- Medical Card Applications
120. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card applications in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37331/14]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be released for a nursing home scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Administration
122. To ask the Minister for Health the specific legislative basis on which a medical card may be withdrawn by the Health Service Executive in advance of the expiry date shown on the card when...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their application approved under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Staff
125. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Nursing and Midwifery Board’s decision to increase the annual retention fee; if he will intervene in view of the...
- Health Services
126. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available in respect of a person (details supplied). [37364/14]
- Home Help Service Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the tendering process for enhanced home services for older people in the community; the way it is envisaged that the new tender...
- Health Services Staff Remuneration
128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the rate of pay for graduate mental health nurses; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these graduate nurses are being offered...
- Home Help Service Oversight
129. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to regulate and monitor the quality of home care services delivered by both public and private sector bodies; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Staff
130. To ask the Minister for Health his views on implementing a scheme to register dental technicians practising in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37402/14]
- Mobility Allowance Decision
131. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on devising a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37403/14]
- Services for People with Disabilities
132. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure in budget 2015 that the disability sector is facilitated with adequate finances and resources; his views on correspondence (details...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the progress of a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he...
- Passport Services
134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny was refused entry to Turkey on an Irish passport on 5 November 2013 and was forced...
- Departmental Budgets
135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- North South Ministerial Council
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the agenda for the forthcoming North South Ministerial Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37302/14]
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reaffirm Ireland's commitment to reaching the targeted 0.7% of GNP for oversees development aid by 2014; the measures his...
- Departmental Internships
139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that unsuccessful applicants for conflict resolution unit internship positions within his...
- Northern Ireland Issues
141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a bill of rights for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/14]
- North-South Implementation Bodies
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the review of the North-South bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37352/14]
- UN Resolutions
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it will be necessary to enact new legislation to implement the UN Security Council resolution to combat migrant terrorism; and if he will...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Administration
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will maintain grants at the current level for third level grants in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37220/14]
- School Enrolments Data
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils at present; the number of these that are 18 years or over or will be 18 years or over by the end of their...
- School Accommodation
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are sufficient secondary school places in Lucan, County Dublin, to cater for all the pupils finishing primary school education each year...
- Weight of Schoolbags
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department have conducted any surveys into the average volume and weight of school books being carried by pupils and the potential long...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in respect of an appeal for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who submitted...
- School Enrolments Data
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place for the education and welfare of primary and secondary students that are homeless; if she will report on the number of...
- School Transport Administration
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if all of the recent issues surrounding the school transport scheme which necessitated the setting up of a dedicated help...
- Departmental Budgets
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at...
- Local Drugs Task Forces
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of local drugs task force meetings that officials from her Department have attended and for which drugs task forces in 2011,...
- Fund for Students with Disabilities
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, for the period September 2012 to August 2014, the institutions that have received funding via the fund for students with...
- School Accommodation
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made by her Department towards the elimination of rented prefabricated classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available in her Department to assist families in assisting children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Capitation Grants
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of not reducing the capitation grant to primary and post-primary schools by a further 1% as proposed in budget 2012, to be implemented...
- Third Level Charges
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of not increasing the higher education student contribution by €250 to €3,000. [37318/14]
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of full implementation of the EPSEN Act. [37319/14]
- Special Educational Needs Data
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils within the education system who are entitled to special needs assistants in schools; the number of SNAs that are allocated...
- Special Educational Needs Expenditure
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating the five hours of special needs assistant support received by children with special needs from the cut rate of three...
- Departmental Reports
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the report on configuration and development of post-primary schools in Limerick city, Croom and Pallaskenry 2014/2024; if...
- School Transport Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Bus Éireann expects to restore free school transport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Property Taxation Rate
171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if paragraph 3 (a) of Part 4 of the Local Property Tax (Local Adjustment Factor) Regulations 2014 means that local...
- Water Charges Administration
172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the provision that has been made for supply of water to community/voluntary swimming pools of charitable status who...
- Irish Water Administration
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water is a private registered company; if this is the case, the way a private company is able to access names and...
- Departmental Budgets
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his...
- Water Charges Exemptions
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct Irish Water to waive all wastewater charges for the households in the locations listed in Appendix B...
- Election Management System
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the electoral process for Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37323/14]
- Irish Water Administration
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the contact Irish Water has had with the Data Protection Commissioner; the way Irish Water posted its data protection...
- Water Meters
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any health risk posed by lower power radio units fixed to the top of water meters (details supplied); and if...
- Water Charges Administration
184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person's ability to pay will be taken into consideration by Irish Water when issuing bills for water usage; and if he...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Ireland has signed up to the European Commission's 2020 climate and energy package's targets; the target values both...
- Local Authority Finances
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total sum of loans currently owed by local authorities. [37392/14]
- Water Charges Administration
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is proposed to decide upon the list of medical conditions that will receive extra allowances for water usage; and...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the provisions that may be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford whose application for the...
- Departmental Budgets
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his...
- Wind Energy Generation
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 19 November 2013, the role that was played by the ESB and Bord na Móna...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Local Improvement Scheme
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of budget negotiations, the steps he will take to provide moneys to enable the local improvement schemes to be reinstated...
- Bus Éireann Services
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed privatisation of Bus Éireann; his further views that it would lead to a more efficient service in view of...
- National Car Test
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the situation regarding veteran, vintage and classic cars and their current liability for NCT; if his Department is...
- Departmental Budgets
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of his Department...
- Road Signage
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bodies that are responsible for the funding, installation and maintenance of road signage on motorways, national, regional and local...
- Road Projects
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Narrow Water Bridge proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37334/14]
- Transport Infrastructure
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he hopes to receive a fully co-ordinated and integrated transport sector to meet the needs of road, rail, air and sea...
- Regional Airports
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role he sees in the future for the regional airports with particular reference to the need to encourage and facilitate economic...
- Road Safety
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals for enhanced road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37372/14]
- Air Services Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his preferred options for the future development of air passenger transport in this country having particular regard to the existence of...
- Tourism Industry
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he hopes to encourage an increase in the number of visitors to this country over the next five years with particular...
- Tourism Promotion
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to use sport as a means of promoting tourism and investment here; and if he will make...
- Sport and Recreational Development
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to promote fitness through the medium of sport and sport related activities throughout...
- Integrated Ticketing
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which integrated ticketing continues to be successful; if further expansion is planned; and if he will make a statement on...
- Penalty Points System
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide figures, in tabular form, for the number of penalty points that were issued in each of the past five years for breach...
- Road Traffic Offences
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the State body responsible for enforcement of weight restrictions on local authority maintained roads. [37410/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Budgets
214. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the actual outturns in each of her Department...
- Appointments to State Boards
215. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the appointment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37367/14]
