Written answers
Thursday, 2 October 2014
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
10. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the long-term global trend is undeniably toward the progressive elimination of the ability of large multinationals to avoid corporation tax...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
11. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the need for social housing and the changed property market, if he will change the mandate of the National Asset Management Agency strategy. [37048/14]
- Budget 2015
12. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the updated figures he is using for budget 2015, regarding changes since the April SPU, to include, projected general Government deficit for...
- Mortgage Arrears Rate
13. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the very high level of arrears in the sub-prime mortgage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37064/14]
- Property Taxation Application
14. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the logic of a homeowner with pyrite having to spend thousands of euro to have a test conducted to prove the presence of pyrite in their home in...
- Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Issues
15. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Fiscal Advisory Council last met and the schedule of upcoming meetings. [35725/14]
- Insurance Industry Regulation
16. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time customers at Setanta Insurance will have to wait to have their claim processed; and the legislative or regulatory measures he is proposing...
- Fiscal Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that fiscal and economic strategy to date continues to meet with budgetary and economic requirements and targets in...
- Tax Agreements
18. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the double taxation agreement with the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35666/14]
- Financial Services Sector
19. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the significant fall in Dublin’s standing as a financial services centre in the recent Global Financial Centre’s Index; and if he...
- Banks Recapitalisation
20. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will apply for a retroactive recapitalisation of the Irish banking sector through the ESM. [37046/14]
- IBRC Loans
21. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the treatment of businesses which had loans at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation during the liquidation process regarding their...
- Pensions Levy
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration given to removing the pension levy in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/14]
- Financial Services Regulation
23. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the input into Europe-wide standards of financial regulation in order to ensure that there is no repeat of the economic crisis of...
- Corporation Tax Regime
24. To ask the Minister for Finance the importance he attaches to stability in Ireland’s corporation tax regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/14]
- Budget 2015
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a distributional analysis of budget 2015, by income decile, gender and age group, either on budget day, or within two weeks thereafter, in...
- Pensions Levy
26. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the additional funds raised from the increased pension fund levy in 2014 and 2015 which in his budget statement he said were...
- Credit Unions Restructuring
27. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the liquidation process at a credit union (detail supplied) in County Kildare; and on the future of the building that housed the credit...
- Tax Code
28. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of initiatives he has announced which have not commenced as they are awaiting EU state aid approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Property Taxation Application
31. To ask the Minister for Finance the communication he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to simplifying the criteria regarding the way...
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
32. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Irish Nationwide Building Society mortgages that were not sold in the initial tranche, and which it was suggested may be...
- Living City Initiative
33. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the living city initiative; the response of the EU regarding the application under state aid rules; if there are figures on the number of...
- Personal Insolvency Act
34. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the research from a personal insolvency practitioner (details supplied) that shows that more than seven banks lost €5...
- National Debt
35. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated spend on interest on the national debt for the years 2014 to 2018; if the estimations contained in the stability programme update published in...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
36. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the increasing number of mortgages on long-term arrears. [37045/14]
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the National Asset Management Agency has not made greater progress in supplying social housing to date; the way this can be addressed; and if he...
- National Debt
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of plans to repay Ireland’s IMF loans early; when the formal process of repaying loans is likely to begin; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has had any discussions with the Department of Social Protection regarding the introduction of a favourable tax incentive targeted at...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the way he plans to address the growing disparity between tracker mortgage rates and the standard variable rate charged by the banks; and if he will make a...
- Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the fiscal council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36510/14]
- Department of Social Protection
- Social Insurance
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a matter (details supplied) relating to PRSI benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37457/14]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of an application for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if all...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of PPS numbers issued in each year from 2003 to 2014; the number cancelled in each year; the total...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a case for disability allowance will be reconsidered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider introducing protections for deferred members of defined benefit pension schemes being wound up; and if she will make a statement...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
- Social Welfare Benefits
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 17 September 2014, if her Department is working on the development of guidelines for general...
- Appointments to State Boards
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of her Department that were filled from the...
- Disability Allowance Applications
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [37523/14]
- Ombudsman's Reports
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints received over the past three years that were referred to the Office of the Ombudsman; if any of these complaints escalated...
- Community Welfare Services
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of community welfare officers currently operating by county; the number at October in 2011, 2012 and...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reductions in the number of people in receipt of rent assistance between 2010 and to date in 2014; the reasons for the fall in numbers; if she...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Application
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for delay in determination of application for mortgage support in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one-parent family allowance has been terminated in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Finance
- Promissory Notes
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the book value and market value of bonds currently held by the Central Bank of Ireland as a result of the promissory note transaction; and if he will make a...
- Civil Registration Legislation
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if dowries are legal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37448/14]
- Excise Duties
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a capacity in law to develop a separate excise duty for vintners as opposed to wholesale and multinational alcohol retailers. [37470/14]
- Tax Reliefs Availability
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any tax relief available for coastal protection work to be carried out for persons to protect a private dwelling home; or his plans for it to be...
- Tax Code
63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a system of tax relief for homes that purchase house protection barriers to protect from flooding. [37477/14]
- Appointments to State Boards
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled from the panels...
- Tax Code
65. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a company (details supplied) may have breached state-aid rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37510/14]
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Establishment
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the setting up and operation of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/14]
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Remit
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding funding being provided by a bank (details supplied) to Irish businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37513/14]
- Financial Services Regulation
68. To ask the Minister for Finance his oversight on vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37514/14]
- Revenue Commissioners Investigations
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new complaints of petrol-stretching in County Mayo that Customs and Excise are investigating in each of the past four months; the position...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of housing associations that have taken advantage of the National Asset Management Agency facility to set up a greater supply of housing; the number...
- VAT Exemptions
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the taxes exemption threshold for small businesses from €75,000 to €150,000 in the forthcoming budget as this...
- Economic Growth
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic indicators are currently in a positive trajectory; the extent that this is likely to facilitate ongoing economic recovery; and...
- EU State Aid Negotiations
75. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of recent efforts to prevent state aid that might be used to encourage foreign direct investment here and in other countries throughout the eurozone,...
- Departmental Strategies
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which provision will be made to deal with the housing crisis which is growing rapidly; if a Government bond will be considered to deal with the...
- Budget 2015
78. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which it might be possible in the course of the forthcoming budget to ease the burden on consumers while at the same time maintaining good...
- National Debt
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of concessions achieved in alleviating debt repayments to the EU, IMF and others since taking up office; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Banking Sector Regulation
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to monitor the activities of venture capital companies which purchased loan books from various lending institutions and are...
- Credit Availability
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the incentives currently available to encourage small business with particular reference to access to credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- House Prices
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which house price inflation continues to be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/14]
- Insurance Industry Regulation
84. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 May 2014, if he will provide an update in relation to the Setanta Insurance issue; if his attention has been...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for flooding alleviation projects to be carried out in the Kilmoyley area of County Kerry, in view of the flooding that has...
- Commercial Rates
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the unprecedented number of appeals lodged with the Valuation Tribunal arising from the revaluation of...
- Departmental Records
89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and location of sites at which the Office of Public Works store public records which are ultimately intended to be forwarded...
- Drainage Schemes Status
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when drainage of a river (details supplied) in County Mayo will take place; if he will confirm that the programme of works for 2014 is...
- Appointments to State Boards
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled...
- Legislative Process
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 will be enacted including the provision which makes changes to the liability of certain...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Consumer Prices Data
93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to a promotional leaflet which was distributed as part of the "No" campaign prior to the referendum on...
- Trade Agreements
94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether, if the EU and US agree on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, it will be debated and approved by Dáil...
- Local Enterprise Offices Expenditure
95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the total funds distributed by the local enterprise offices by county per month in...
- Local Enterprise Offices
96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, by county, a monthly breakdown of the total number of applications for support formally received...
- Appointments to State Boards
97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were...
- IDA Staff
98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the new Government Winning Abroad programme; the number of persons recruited under this scheme; the location of...
- Work Permit Applications
99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to the issue of a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the amount concerned as a percentage of the maximum amount payable and the further implications for payment through other...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the agri-environment options scheme application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Appointments to State Boards
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding area based payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Afforestation Programme
104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the planting of forestry in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry did not receive a headage payment. [37525/14]
- Department of Defence
- Appointments to State Boards
106. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled from the panels...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Vetting Applications
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for vetting awaiting decision or clearance as from the 1 January 2014 to date; the month in respect of which such...
- Alcohol Sales Legislation
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Clare may change their existing six day licence to a seven day licence and the way this person may...
- Prisoner Transfers
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of an imprisonment of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Appointments to State Boards
110. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of her Department that were filled from...
- Departmental Expenditure
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the photography costs incurred by her Department from May 2014 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37499/14]
- European Arrest Warrant
112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests, on an annual basis, that have been received here for extraditions under a European arrest warrant; the number of persons...
- Crime Prevention
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reduce knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37511/14]
- Naturalisation Applications
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the timeframe for this process; and if she will...
- Fuel Laundering
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints of petrol stretching the gardaí in Mayo divisions have received for each month for the past four months; the...
- Residency Permits
116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a stamp 4 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Asylum Applications
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding determination of eligibility for asylum and/or refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Residency Permits
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37571/14]
- Naturalisation Applications
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding an application for naturalisation; and if she...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- School Completion Programme
124. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 17 September 2014, in relation to the review of the school completion programme to be...
- Child Abuse Reports
125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the work of the Ryan report monitoring group since its establishment to date; and if a fourth progress report for the...
- Appointments to State Boards
126. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled...
- Child Care Qualifications
127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to child care and early childhood education facilities, the minimum qualifications required for service being provided by...
- Department of Health
- Clinical Indemnity Scheme
128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in relation to insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/14]
- Speech and Language Therapy
129. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review speech and language therapy in respect of children (details supplied) in County Cork; his views on the considerable distance that these...
- Professional Qualifications
130. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to amend proposed legislation to allow orthoptists to prescribe glasses contingent on satisfying the CORU regulations on scope of practice for that...
- Health Services Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may apply or proceed with a necessary item for the care of their child; and if he will make a statement...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
132. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in reimbursing persons on the long-term illness scheme who were also medical card holders and paying the prescription charge; and if he will make...
- Patient Safety
133. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority has put in place a standard to monitor patient safety risks and publish the outcome, morbidity and mortality,...
- Hospital Procedures
135. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2012, 100 sub-arachnoid haemorrhage patients were denied emergency neurosurgical treatment in Beaumont...
- Medical Card Applications
136. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card renewal application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay in...
- Medical Card Administration
137. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in relation to medical card patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37458/14]
- Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
138. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic work will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the current waiting time in County Galway; and if he will...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
139. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Daxas is covered under the drugs payment scheme; if not, the efforts being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointment Status
140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be granted an appointment in the orthopaedic unit in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
141. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the software and hardware replacement plans for the pathology unit of Kerry General Hospital; and if there will be any stoppages in...
- Medical Card Applications
142. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will be reached in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Appointments to State Boards
143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled from the panels...
- State Bodies Funding
144. To ask the Minister for Health the budget provided to Health Information and Quality Authority for the past five years; if it has sufficient resources; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Investigations
145. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority has investigated Beaumont Hospital's accident and emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prevent young general practitioners from emigrating or changing profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37520/14]
- Magdalen Laundries
147. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a judge's recommendation (details supplied) that Magdalen women should have access to the full range of services currently enjoyed by holders of...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
148. To ask the Minister for Health the way he will deal with the distress experienced by the number of public hospital patients experiencing long delays and lack of clarity over dates for...
- Drug Treatment Programmes Funding
149. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large cumulative cuts suffered by front-line drugs services since 2008 and the impact this has had on the ability of...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
150. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will receive an appointment for an operation in Beaumont Hospital without further delay; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service Report
151. To ask the Minister for Health when the ambulance report regarding the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- HSE Records
152. To ask the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the Health Service Executive for the storage of records and archives which are ultimately intended to be forwarded to the National...
- Medical Card Applications
153. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will have a doctor appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37560/14]
- Ambulance Service Provision
156. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37585/14]
- Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Issues
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the replacement for the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance; when he hopes to announce same; and if he will...
- Drug and Alcohol Task Forces
158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet a delegation from the drugs task force in order to deal with the drugs crisis. [37604/14]
- Health Services
159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding a medical condition. [37605/14]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Overseas Development Aid
161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the expected level of funding that will be provided in his Department's budget for overseas aid in budget 2015; and if...
- Appointments to State Boards
162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he had discussions during his recent visit to the US with members of Congress and/or with members of the US Administration in relation to...
- UN Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at his recent meeting with the UN Secretary General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37534/14]
- Northern Ireland Issues
165. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the need to establish an independent review of the murder of 11 people in...
- Religious Persecution
167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the issue of the persecuted Christians in 60 countries worldwide and make this a priority matter. [37600/14]
- Foreign Conflicts
168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding US drones in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37607/14]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Teacher Training Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the re-introduction of a subsidy in initial teacher training and education (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of first time student grant applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland this year; the number of these that have been...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a grant application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of persons (details supplied); if it will be...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review speech and language therapy in respect of children (details supplied) in County Cork; her views on the considerable distance...
- Student Grant Scheme Payments
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way an overpayment in respect of a higher education grant occurred in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she...
- Universities Governance
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an art installation (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37437/14]
- School Staffing
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by small schools which could lose a teacher due to the school having a very small...
- Schools Building Projects Status
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date with the provision of new schools in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, specifically the new second level school...
- School Transport Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a major problem regarding school transport to a school (details supplied) in County...
- Appointments to State Boards
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of her Department that were filled from...
- Departmental Bodies Abolition
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce the number of quangos in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37509/14]
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce pay for top earners earning over €100,000 in the education sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport Eligibility
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been given any transport assistance towards attending second level education on the...
- School Transport Applications
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) in County Louth who is being refused school transport, yet this child's...
- School Staffing
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding staffing at a school in Dublin 17. [37597/14]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Motor Tax Collection
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason car tax rebates are only processed in less than quarterly refunds. [37554/14]
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter regarding a sewerage treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37418/14]
- Community Development Initiatives
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding for the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks that does valuable...
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the composition of the board of the Private Residential Tenancies Board and their areas of expertise; the number of...
- Water Charges Administration
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a landlord or former tenant will bear responsibility for any unpaid water bill when the tenant leaves the residence...
- Appointments to State Boards
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the supply of housing in county Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37516/14]
- Irish Water Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if vacancies in Irish Water were subject to open competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/14]
- Leader Programmes Funding
194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader by a company (details supplied); when a decision will...
- Capital Assistance Scheme Funding
195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amounts allocated annually under the capital assistance scheme in each year of its operation to date; the total...
- Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts awarded, broken down by local authority area, under the capital loan and subsidy scheme for social housing in...
- NAMA Social Housing Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that have availed of the NAMA-run special purpose vehicle to bring greater housing stock forward for...
- Voluntary Housing Sector
198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish an independent regulator for voluntary housing associations; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Irish Water Establishment
199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the full details of the final agreements between local authorities and Irish Water in respect of asset...
- Local Authority Expenditure
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total annual cost to each local authority in the State for the storage of records and archives, including those...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electric Vehicle Grants
201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the number of electric vehicles here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37500/14]
- Appointments to State Boards
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Cycling Facilities Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding national cycle routes (details supplied); the progress to date; the work that has been done; the timeframe for...
- Appointments to State Boards
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on State boards under the aegis of his Department that were filled...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress and success of the beta bicycle hanger project in Dublin city; his plans to increase...
- Integrated Ticketing
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider expanding the use of the Leap card as a means of payment for small transactions in private businesses, as is the...
- Public Transport Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans to tender 10% of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services to the private sector; and if he will make a statement on...
- Rail Network
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the position regarding the DART underground project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Appointments to State Boards
210. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the percentage of vacant positions on state boards under the aegis of her Department that were...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
212. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her officials have examined an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the cessation of turf...
