Written answers
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East Issues
11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has been monitoring the deteriorating and worsening situation between Palestine and Israel; the added tension around...
- Human Rights Issues
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent NGO forum on human rights which his Department hosted, and the way his Department will assist in implementing...
- Foreign Conflicts
13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider taking the Turkish PKK off the list of terrorist groups in view of its role in defending the city of Kobane against the...
- Northern Ireland Issues
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister of Justice and the Secretary of State for...
- Foreign Conflicts
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean regarding the charting of potential gas deposits,...
- Banking Sector
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that are being taken by his Department regarding the current situation whereby a foreign jurisdiction may impose freezes and...
- UK Referendum on EU Membership
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with members of the UK Government regarding the UK's continued membership of the European Union; and if he will...
- Commemorative Events
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider proposing an invitation to the Heads of State or Heads of Government of republics within the European Union to the...
- Syrian Conflict
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation facing Kurds in Kobane and Ireland's position on the conflict. [44959/14]
- Northern Ireland Issues
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford, in relation to prison conditions in Maghaberry, County...
- Military Aircraft Landings
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the regular presence of US refuelling tankers at Shannon, such as the Hercules No. 2311 present on 29...
- Global Economic Forum
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next Global Irish Economic Forum will be convened; the number of actions that were agreed out of the past two meetings; the number...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to ensure that the undocumented Irish will be included in any immigration reform package in the...
- Climate Change Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role he plays in ensuring that climate justice features in the upcoming legislation on climate change in view of the fact that it will...
- Trade Agreements
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and Colombia; his further views on the continuous human rights abuses in...
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way he plans to bring Ireland closer to the 0.7% commitment to overseas development aid, especially in view of the current and further...
- Humanitarian Aid
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Irish humanitarian aid efforts in Syria; his position with regard to the continuous threat posed by ISIS; and...
- Ukrainian Conflict
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, the faltering official ceasefire and the continued build-up of military...
- Foreign Conflicts
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the European Union directly or in conjunction with the UN continues to make a persistent and positive impact in the...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date on resolving the issue of the undocumented Irish in the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44971/14]
- Foreign Conflicts
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the on-going hostilities in Ukraine; if a full assessment has been made as to the impact of Russian sanctions on Ireland; if he...
- Humanitarian Aid
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the UN's world food program has had to reduce food rations for over 500,000 residents of...
- Middle East Issues
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is considering any initiatives or whether the EU is considering any initiatives to address the alarming escalation of tensions in...
- Northern Ireland Issues
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is satisfied with the commitment of all parties towards full participation in the cross-party talks in the Northern Ireland...
- Department of Social Protection
- Water Charges Administration
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to detail the estimated administrative cost to her Department for the implementation of the water conservation grant announced in Dáil...
- Community Employment Schemes Places
37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a vital north-east city community after-school service for disadvantaged communities (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Child Benefit Eligibility
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when child benefit will be restored and arrears issued in respect of the dependant in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- One-Parent Family Payments
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when arrears in respect of one parent family payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Meetings
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014;...
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her officials are finding it difficult to refer potential participants to sponsors for community...
- Community Employment Schemes Cessation
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45559/14]
- Department of Finance
- Fuel Laundering
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the measurers in place to deal with the serious issue of petrol stretching in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45408/14]
- VAT Rate Application
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason equipment needed for citizens, and specifically children, with special needs is charged at the higher VAT rate; his plans to reduce the rate of VAT...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
48. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 10 July 2014, the progress that has been made in the development of a new fuel grant under the disabled drivers and...
- VAT Rate Reductions
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the feasibility of reducing the VAT specifically for bottled water products, which is currently charged at the standard rate; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Meetings
50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil...
- Tax Code
51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the impact on a single, employed PAYE earner on an annual income of €9,000, €12,000, €15,000,...
- Tax Exemptions
52. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 18 November 2014, the evidence that the CAT exemption is being used to provide significant sums tax-free to adult...
- Proposed Legislation
53. To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation will be enacted to protect mortgage holders whose loans have been bought by unregulated third parties; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Clearance Certificates
54. To ask the Minister for Finance the processes by which a company may apply for a tax clearance certificate; the timeframe such a process takes; the diligence the Revenue Commissioners have to...
- Revenue Commissioners Resources
55. To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place for members of the public to call into the Revenue Commissioners office in Blackpool, Cork city, and have their queries answered; if...
- Irish Water Funding
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount Irish Water has drawn down from its loan facility with the NPRF; the full amount of the loan facility; the period of time over which it will be...
- IMF Loan Issues
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the forthcoming parliamentary votes in other EU jurisdictions to facilitate Ireland in early repayment of IMF loan; and if...
- Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all fines greater than €100,000 imposed by the Central Bank of Ireland on financial institutions over the past six years;...
- Tax Credits
59. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the home carer's tax credit to cohabiting couples with dependent children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45549/14]
- Banking Sector Remuneration
60. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of AIB's request to be allowed to change policy in relation to paying bonuses to staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45550/14]
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the investments undertaken by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to date in 2014; the level of employment supported; the cash...
- Mortgage Arrears Rate
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person in mortgage arrears who has the arrears capitalised as part of an arrangement with their bank will no longer appear on the Central Bank of Ireland...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Commercial Rates
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will bring in an equitable valuation system for early childhood care and education services which recognise the educational nature...
- Proposed Legislation
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012; and if...
- Property Valuations
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he provide detail of the commercial rates liability of semi State companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45402/14]
- Departmental Meetings
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Farm Safety
69. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide figures for farm fatalities of children under seven years old over the past ten years; and if he will make a...
- Consumer Protection
70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding EU and travel issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/14]
- Departmental Meetings
71. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council from 2011 to date in 2014,...
- Trade Agreements
72. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which all or any aspects of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement have been discussed at EU...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Grant Aid
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce grant aid for farmers who wish to install solar panels on their farm; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Commonage Division
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding payments for the past four years will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in...
- Departmental Meetings
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment and disadvantaged areas payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Meetings
77. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil...
- Emergency Air Services
78. To ask the Minister for Defence when the review of the Air Corps emergency aeromedical service will be completed; the total number of missions completed to date; if he will provide a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Deployment
79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of gardaí deployed to each station throughout County Kildare on an annual basis from 2004 to date in 2014; the extent to...
- Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) was one of the gardaí named in the GSOC report sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for consideration...
- Ground Rents Payments
81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the present system for householders to buy out ground rent; if the State system and charges may be listed; if a landlord must sell at seven times...
- Departmental Meetings
82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in...
- Legislative Measures
83. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding firearms legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45490/14]
- Independent Policing Authority
84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the precise process that was followed in appointing the new Chair of the Independent Policing Authority; the reason this was not an open,...
- Judicial Appointments
85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have been caused nationwide and that are anticipated in coming weeks due to a delay in...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Legal Costs
86. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the individual fees paid to guardians ad litem to date in 2014. [45437/14]
- Departmental Meetings
87. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in...
- Department of Health
- Professional Fees
88. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the nursing and midwifery professions are not unfairly hit with a yearly retention fee of €150, in view of the fact that other...
- Health Services Expenditure
89. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hardship and consequences of the proposed cut of €44,437.50 to the budget of the Kerry Parents and Friends...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
90. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available for a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/14]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
91. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will become available in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9 to allow a person (details supplied) who is presently in Tallaght Hospital after being diagnosed...
- Medical Card Applications
92. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Appointments Administration
93. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive treatment in either the public or private system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Applications
94. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has not issued in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who are below the income limit for over 70s medical card...
- Departmental Meetings
95. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the civil...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
96. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review of complaints made by staff/former staff at a unit (details supplied) in County Cavan; when the findings of the review will be...
- Maternity Services
97. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.110 of 11 November 2014 the reason the impression was provided in the response that all members of the NSCHB were part of...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
98. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who requires an urgent MRI examination must wait four years for it to be carried out; and if he will make...
- Home Help Service Provision
99. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be banked in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who avails of respite care; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Motorised Transport Grant Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive policy regarding the replacement of motorised wheelchairs will be reviewed in view of the fact that some patients have had the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Policy
101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions in which he is involved at European level regarding the growing movement towards recognition of Palestinian statehood; if...
- Departmental Meetings
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date...
- Human Rights Issues
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in the international community’s efforts to bring about the release of girls abducted by Boko Haram; if contact...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which he expects the recent announcement by President Obama to affect the undocumented Irish in the US; if all the...
- Ukrainian Conflict
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the situation in the Ukraine remains to the fore in discussions at EU or UN level; if a facility exists for ongoing...
- Humanitarian Aid
108. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which international aid commitments entered into following national disasters at various locations throughout the world over...
- EU Enlargement
109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ongoing progress on EU enlargement; the extent to which the various applicant countries are progressing in their applications; if any...
- Foreign Conflicts
110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the European Union continues to support and monitor peaceful coexistence in the western Balkans; and if he will make a...
- Foreign Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to make efforts to contain the outbreak of Ebola throughout the African continent;...
- Foreign Conflicts
112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community has succeeded in preventing the use of child soldiers in various conflict worldwide; and if...
- Trade Strategy
113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which new trading partners continue to be identified throughout the globe; the extent to which this continues to improve the...
- Middle East Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which the international community continues to apply pressure in Syria and other locations in the Middle East with particular...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Springboard Programme
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is eligible to take up a springboard course; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Enrolments
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the intention of her Department to ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Wexford remains open as a two teacher national...
- Site Acquisitions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 14 October 2014, the further progress that has been made with regard to the site acquisition in...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the recent submission in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be fully assessed and a decision made on their...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available in respect of a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo to carry out necessary works on a school yard which is a...
- Schools Data
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the data protection measures that are in place regarding information concerning the survey of schools conducted by the Educational Research...
- Education and Training Boards
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of days paid cover available to teachers employed by Education and Training Boards, who are elected members of local authorities, to...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school management bodies, who employ teachers for whom teaching council registration is subsequently not completed for more than the five days...
- Schools Refurbishment
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 18 November 2014, if the school in question has confirmed that it can remove the asbestos material...
- Departmental Meetings
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current amount of resource hours allocated to a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the reason this child has received no resource hours...
- Schools Building Projects Status
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a comprehensive update on the plans for the new school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow;...
- School Transport Applications
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review an application under the school transport scheme based on ethos in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Galway;...
- Schools Building Projects Status
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the present stage of this...
- International Education
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to press ahead with the regulatory reform for the international student sector in January 2015; if the impact on the sector has been...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Water Charges Administration
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if households will have to verify that they have paid water charges in order to receive the €100 payment from her...
- Litter Pollution
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 15 July 2014, if his Department has finalised its assessment of local...
- Air Quality
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce smokeless fuels to further towns or extend current ban areas; and if he will make a statement on...
- Irish Water Establishment
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the value of assets and liabilities that have been transferred from local authorities to Irish Water to date in 2014; the...
- Water Charges Administration
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to his recent announcements with regard to Irish Water that landlords will have to take responsibility for their...
- Island Communities
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have had discussions with Comhdháil Oileán na hÉireann in relation to ongoing core...
- Traveller Accommodation
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the essential electrical upgrade in respect of a site (details supplied) in County Cork, prioritised on health and...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions regarding group water schemes with a private source; the difference in their subsidy arrangements vis a vis...
- Departmental Funding
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised by the Deaf Advocacy Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Water Services Provision
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding pipes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45452/14]
- Departmental Meetings
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012,...
- Water Meters Installation
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the eligibility criteria for applying for the contract to install water meters; the number of bids received; if he is...
- Water Charges Exemptions
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the water charge rate for households in Arklow, County Wicklow, and similar towns will be reduced by 50%, in view of...
- Water Charges Administration
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the situation whereby if a landlord receives a €500 deposit and a tenant damages the property causing in...
- Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications outstanding; his plans to reform the scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- Commercial Rates
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his estimate of the payment rate for commercial water rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45553/14]
- Water Charges Administration
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authority housing managers and voluntary housing association managers will be legally required to collect overdue...
- Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that volunteer centres across the country are to lose funding arising from the...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Departmental Meetings
163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012,...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Community Care
164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons the Longford social services mini bus service has been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45410/14]
- Air Services Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will acknowledge that Cork Airport is a vital transport hub for the many industries and businesses in the region; his views on the...
- Taxi Regulations
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of small public service vehicle licences that lapsed arising from SI No. 165 of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Meetings
167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of his Department's management advisory council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date...
- Taxi Regulations
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will accept an application under the grant scheme for wheelchair accessible taxis, in order for a person to purchase a new WAV, in...
- Driver Licences
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the costs involved for those undertaking to add an additional category to their current driving licence (details...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
170. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding relocation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon who ceased cutting turf on their...
- Departmental Meetings
171. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form, the dates of meetings of her Department's Management Advisory Council in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to...
