Written answers
Thursday, 4 December 2014
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Anti-Social Behaviour
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any communications with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the tourist experience in Dublin; and if he will...
- Public Transport
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the recent prices increases in the cost of public transport will be reconciled with the need to encourage greater use of...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with Dublin City Council to expand the Dublin bike scheme into areas of Dublin 4 and Dublin 8; his views that there has...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he signed the ministerial order to enable the IAS scheme trustees to amend the terms of the scheme, despite the fact that many...
- Rail Network
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of the business case for DART underground by the National Transport Authority is complete; if so, if he will share the...
- Road Projects Status
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Galway city outer bypass and if he will reaffirm the commitment and support for this vital project....
- Road Network
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he proposes to continue to upgrade the national road network with particular reference to identifying areas such as...
- Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that all members of the IASS pension fund are being treated fairly in view of the current recommendations; and if he...
- Harbour Authorities
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he has or is aware of in terms of maintaining Dun Laoghaire Harbour, County Dublin, as a functioning transport harbour...
- Road Projects Status
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the status of the N59 - Galway to Clifden, N6 - Galway to M6 and M17-18 - Gort to Tuam road projects in...
- National Car Test
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure that the national car test takes due regard of medical adaptations to vehicles; and if he will make a...
- Planning Issues
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected to complete the Final Stages of the Roads Bill 2014; if he will include provision in the Bill to allow the National...
- Public Transport
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans to privatise a percentage of the public transport bus routes currently operated by CIÉ...
- Road Projects Expenditure
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding which was allocated to Waterford Council for the year 2014 regarding roads; the portion of this allocation that was...
- Sporting Events
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Rugby World Cup bid, the meetings held and the progress to date with various bodies and the elements...
- Tourism Policy
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider ways to offer incentives and compensation to farmers for any loss or inconvenience caused by allowing greenways or...
- Sporting Events
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to engage with international sporting organisations with a view to hosting World Cup events in this...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will ensure that the transport sector meets its carbon emissions reduction targets; the percentage of transport currently...
- Public Transport
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted an impact analysis on the use of public transport and the recent increase in fares. [46331/14]
- Transport Infrastructure
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide financial details on the consultation and tendering process of the proposed BRT system, particularly in view of his...
- Public Transport
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the privatisation of publicly owned bus services and in view of the debacle that was Greyhound, his views that TUPE is not...
- Public Service Obligation Services
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his announcement to extend the public service obligation contracts for flights to airports in counties Donegal and Kerry from...
- Transport Infrastructure
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the second public consultation process regarding Swiftway/BRT Swords/Airport to city centre and the reason the...
- Department of Social Protection
- Child Benefit Eligibility
35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason children allowance for children attending third level education up to 21 years of age has been stopped. [46709/14]
- Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the back to school clothing and footwear allowance ceased for children attending third level education. [46710/14]
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
38. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will...
- One-Parent Family Payment Applications
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for one-parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was not backdated to the date of the...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
42. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a decision on an appeal for invalidity pension. [46589/14]
- Social Welfare Overpayments
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in the State who are paying back money to her Department to date in 2014, that is, persons who were deemed had been overpaid or...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Code
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the reintroduction of the diet supplement allowance for gluten-free products for coeliac sufferers who are in receipt of...
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application to appoint an agent was not approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase rent support to facilitate persons who are homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46649/14]
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for refusal of non-contributory old age pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support is merited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Maternity Benefit
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review entitlement to maternity benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if provision may be made by way of increased rent support in view of their current situation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for rent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Finance
- Credit Availability
57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied regarding the availability of credit to the hospitality sector with particular reference to the need to ensure that the hotel industry has...
- NAMA Operations
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if a situation has arisen with the National Asset Management Agency whereby a borrower claimed that it could achieve a better outcome for the taxpayer than...
- NAMA Property Sales
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is appropriate for the National Asset Management Agency to compel the sale of land where planning has lapsed even though a better price could be achieved...
- NAMA Property Construction
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for planning permission that have been made on the instruction of the National Asset Management Agency on lands where the agency...
- NAMA Debtor Agreements
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has taken control of a number of assets of borrowers including premium tickets for both Croke Park and the Aviva...
- NAMA Debtors
66. To ask the Minister for Finance in a situation where a borrower has disposed of all assets and has no prospect of repaying the outstanding balance, the procedures or actions that the National...
- Tax Reliefs Abolition
68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all tax reliefs on income tax either eliminated or being phased out from budget 2012 onwards; the estimated savings to date for...
- Property Taxation Exemptions
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by some homeowners who have been trying to claim an exemption from liability for the...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the Disabled Drivers and Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994, SI 353 of 1994, with a view to allowing upper limb amputees avail...
- Tax Rebates
71. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 8 October 2014, if he will provide the information. [46618/14]
- Property Taxation Rate
72. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of property prices beginning to rise if he will introduce a freeze on property tax revaluations for the next ten years to be written into legislation...
- Central Bank of Ireland
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he was ever briefed by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding contingency plans providing for the army to surround banks here because of a risk the banks...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
75. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding eligibility for the primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Income Data
77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the Revenue Commissioners data on the number of persons in each of the following income brackets, below €9,000, above €9,000...
- Mortgage Lending
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has indicated that there will be a delay to the introduction of the rules regarding mortgage lending which are due to come in to...
- Tax Data
79. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have paid the domicile levy in each year since its introduction; the total amount raised; the number of cases currently being pursued...
- Cycle to Work Scheme Data
80. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any further analysis on the costs and benefits of the cycle to work tax incentive; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Data Protection
82. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations that currently cover the use of private investigators by financial institutions to obtain information regarding their clients; and if he will...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Ground Rents Payments
83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the State pays annually in ground rents for State owned buildings and buildings in State control; and if he will make a...
- Flood Prevention Measures
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will carry out anti-erosion works at a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Public Sector Staff Redeployment
86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding redeployment on civil servants on career breaks; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Licence Applications
87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding a commercial practice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46613/14]
- Action Plan for Jobs
88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Government’s new regional enterprise strategy will be rolled out to the midlands region; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a single farm payment for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be finalised regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the...
- Forestry Sector
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding forestry premiums in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2013 and 2014 single farm payment and disadvantaged areas scheme applications in respect of a person (details...
- Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application for single farm payment and headage payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- GLAS Scheme Eligibility
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the requirement that 50% of farmers on a commonage must agree to sign up to a management plan to participate in...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding a 2013 area aid payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down his views on matters (details supplied) regarding late payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46628/14]
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason for the delay in processing a payment under the single farm payment and disadvantaged area scheme in respect of...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason for the delay in processing the remainder of a payment under the agri-environment options scheme in respect of...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive farm payments; the reasons for the delay in processing the claim; and if...
- Live Exports
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to engage with the EU Commission to have current failures in the Common Market surrounding the export of live cattle to...
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
105. To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 25 November 2014, if he will clarify the impression that the Defence Forces are considering sending soldiers to...
- Defence Forces Reorganisation
106. To ask the Minister for Defence when the White Paper is due; and his views on a merger of the coast guard and customs maritime sections with the Naval Service. [46532/14]
- Defence Forces Review
107. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to introduce a regular path to becoming a commissioned officer in view of the numbers of highly trained NCOs and skilled tradesmen; his views that...
- Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
108. To ask the Minister for Defence if professional servicemen who have passed all medical and physical tests required of them are going to be retired under the post '94 contact, and when a...
- Defence Forces Operations
110. To ask the Minister for Defence if there is a record in his Department of being briefed by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding contingency plans providing for the Army to surround banks...
- Defence Forces Personnel
111. To ask the Minister for Defence if the terms and conditions of commissioned officers of the Defence Forces are being reneged on in that special service officers, for example, bomb disposal...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Funding
113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the total annual budget allocation of her Department to provide for domestic violence related services...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has referred the information brought to her attention in relation to invoices sent from OSSL to Shell and E and P Ireland on 24 August...
- Legislative Process
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46565/14]
- Citizenship Applications
116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in County Cork may reapply for citizenship immediately or is obliged to wait another year until they have another...
- Garda Reports
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 6 May 2014, if she will provide an update on the work of An Garda Síochána in addressing...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps An Garda Síochána will be taking in the Dublin metropolitan region in conjunction with public transport operators over the...
- Road Safety
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the road safety campaign which will be promoted and enforced by members of An Garda Síochána during the Christmas and new year period....
- Immigration Status
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and possible eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who also...
- Naturalisation Applications
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the requirements in respect of eligibility to obtain naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Asylum Applications
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of an appeal hearing held on 18 August 2014, at 6-7 Hanover Street East, Dublin 2, in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Naturalisation Applications
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if further application for naturalisation may be entertained in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Family Reunification Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for family reunification may be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make...
- Immigration Status
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of their eligibility for update of status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a case for naturalisation will be urgently considered to facilitate travel to homeland where their parent is ill in the case of a person...
- Immigration Status
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when an updated stamp 4 will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person (details supplied) in County Waterford may regularise their state since aircraft had to return to Dublin in 2011 when the flight...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in view of the length of time that has elapsed since the making of...
- Subsidiary Protection Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Waterford since the revocation of a deportation order by the courts; if this case...
- Residency Permits
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency, eligibility for stamp 4 or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and...
- Naturalisation Applications
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Firearms Legislation
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all stakeholders and representative organisations will be consulted in respect of the review of firearms legislation; the timeframe for the...
- Drugs-Related Intimidation
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support residents who are being intimidated by drugs gangs but who are too afraid to report the fact to the Garda; and if she will...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- HSE Funding
137. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the total annual budget allocation of his Department to provide for domestic violence-related services...
- School Completion Programme
138. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the school completion programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46716/14]
- Commission of Inquiry
139. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to include the Westbank Home in the terms of reference for the commission of inquiry into mother and baby homes. [46527/14]
- School Completion Programme
140. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there will be no further cuts to the school completion programme, particularly the services delivered under the programme in...
- Preschool Services
142. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposal to extend the free preschool year for a second year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/14]
- Department of Health
- Disability Support Services
143. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the use of a company (details supplied) by the Health Service Executive south and its involvement in disability services in County...
- Health Services
144. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the manner in which investigations into the Health Service Executive and its service providers are being conducted by private companies...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
145. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines for applying for the aids and appliances grant; if this grant may be used to assist in purchasing a tablet in respect of a person details...
- Medical Card Eligibility
146. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will be considered for a discretionary medical card in view of the serious ongoing medical conditions they suffer....
- Medical Card Applications
147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will not be finalised by the PCRS, despite all the...
- Medicinal Products Availability
148. To ask the Minister for Health his views on adding Souvenaid to the list of general medical services reimbursable items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46584/14]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Administration
149. To ask the Minister for Health his views on adding bronchitis-asthma as illnesses qualifying for a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46590/14]
- National Children's Hospital
150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the business case for the siting of the proposed national children's hospital at St. James's Hospital; the advantages that site has which...
- Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Fee
151. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made on the intended regulation of clinical biochemists, dietitians, medical scientists, occupational therapists, orthoptists,...
- Symphysiotomy Issues
152. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is such a short timeframe during which applications may be made for redress under the scheme from women who underwent the procedure of...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight
153. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address the delays in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46622/14]
- Medical Card Eligibility
154. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/14]
- Health Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health if and when an eye test may be arranged to facilitate replacement correction spectacles in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
- Vaccination Programme
156. To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the vaccine damage steering group was first established; when it submitted its report to his Department; the recommendations made by his...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish an inquiry into the use of children in mother and baby homes for vaccine trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/14]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Applications
158. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details provided) in County Sligo has been waiting almost two months for a piece of medical equipment which is needed to progress his...
- Drugs-related Deaths
159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths in each of the past ten years arising from a drugs overdose where methadone was one of the drugs present; and the number of deaths in each...
- National Drugs Strategy Implementation
160. To ask the Minister for Health the basis for the decision to make naloxone more widely available; the categories of drug users to whom this will be made available; the anticipated benefits...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representation
161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the need to review the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations with particular reference to the need to ensure the rights of...
- Official Engagements
162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the overseas trips he, and the Ministers of State in his Department, have planned between December 2014 and December 2015. [46593/14]
- Diplomatic Representation
163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact at official level recently with the Egyptian authorities on the continued detention of an Irish citizen; and if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding school transport conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46635/14]
- Pension Provisions
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the non-compliance with circular 0025/2008 relating to the pensions of part-time employees in the institutes of technology and...
- Technological Universities
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the decision of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology not to participate in the proposed new technological...
- School Services Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is employed through the ancillary school grant; if there are...
- Schools Building Projects Status
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the planned Educate Together school in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; when construction will...
- School Accommodation
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that funding is provided for an extension to the staff room and principal's office in respect of a school (details supplied)...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will facilitate an arrangement to facilitate the admission to Maynooth post-primary school of the three children of a person (details...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if eligibility for a higher education grant may be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow in view of the fact that...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the summer works scheme and funding allocated for forthcoming applications. [46686/14]
- Schools Building Projects Status
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (1 comment)
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Student Universal Support Ireland application (details supplied) is assessed on the basis of gross income. [46706/14]
- Schools Building Projects Status
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding expansion plans in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Leader Programmes Applications
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expedite a stage payment of a Leader grant approved by his Department through Mayo North East Leader...
- Local Authority Housing Data
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant local authority housing units that are in each local authority; the number in each case that will be...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of houses to be built per year under the social housing strategy 2020;...
- Water Charges Administration
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46623/14]
- Housing Estates
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on recent events at an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Authority Housing Maintenance
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policy in relation to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme which includes the removal of solid fuel...
- Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the scheduling of the promised 75,000 housing assistant payments and rent supplement tenancies announced in November 2014;...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the announcement of social housing strategy 2020 if he will provide a breakdown of the promised 35,000 new...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide further details on a steering committee to review and assess the recently commissioned study on...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Alternative Energy Projects
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 10 and 13 of 23 October 2014 which indicate that of the indigenous wave energy...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Taxi Regulations
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licenses that have been issued; the way the system is performing and if there has been any problems with the...
- Public Transport
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the weight restriction that applies to traffic using the current 18th century Reilly's Bridge on the Royal Canal at...
- Comhartha Bothair
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport de thoradh Cheist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 1104 a bhí ann an 4 Samhain 2014, cá fhad a thógfaidh an t-athbhreithniú maidir...
- Road Safety Authority Campaigns
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the road safety campaign which will be promoted by the Road Safety Authority during the Christmas and new year period. [46612/14]
- Cycling Facilities Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person-body who comprised the special assessment team established to examine applications for greenway funding selected in May 2014;...
- National Car Test
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and the Road Safety Authority have plans to provide a vehicle test centre for south Kerry that is the Iveragh peninsula; and if he...
- Vehicle Testing
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the three month vehicle check for vehicles providing school transport, if this test is necessary in view of the vehicles in...
- Sport and Recreational Development
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he continues to pursue a strategy to maximise the degree to which sport can play a major role in the economy; and if...
- Transport Costs
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he continues to monitor transport costs in this country with those in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if and when he will be in a position to invite applications for any further sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tourism Policy
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department continues to encourage high standards throughout the hotel, catering and hospitality sectors with...
- Traffic Management
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department continues to monitor areas of particular traffic congestion with particular reference to those areas...
- Road Improvement Schemes
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide his preferred options for the continuation of major road improvement projects including motorways throughout the...
- Road Network
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to increasing the traffic capacity of the M50; if the existing volume of traffic exceeds that for which...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the grant application submitted to his Department in respect of the development of the Leitrim-Cavan greenway; the...
- Public Transport Initiatives
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the BRT scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46714/14]
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise clubs on accessing funds under the Sports Capital Programme in 2015. [46717/14]
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Flood Prevention Measures
214. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the delay in reinstating a sea defence wall in Ards, Creeslough, County Donegal which was destroyed by...
- Departmental Expenditure
215. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of money that the State has spent on the aerial observations of persons cutting turf from the period 22 June 2012 to 22...
- Grant Payments
216. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are restrictions on bankrupts successfully applying for grants from her Department, or from any of the bodies that award...
