Written answers
Thursday, 15 January 2015
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Commissions of Investigation
8. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is including the historical case of persons (details supplied) in the terms of reference for the commission of investigation into the Guerin...
- Immigration Controls
9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on changes to be made in the Garda National Immigration Bureau to end long queues outside their office on Burgh Quay in Dublin;...
- Garda Operations
11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way she plans to address the increasing scourge of burglaries in both urban and rural areas; the latest statistics on this issue; the way she...
- Sexual Offences Data
12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on commissioning an independent report of the statistics here regarding prostitution and trafficking; the impact of the proposed...
- Garda Inspectorate Reports
13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in detail action taken by her on the findings of the Garda Inspectorate report chapter relating to the Guerin report and the...
- Commissions of Investigation
14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the cases included in the Commission of Investigation and the procedure to add cases into the investigation into the Guerin...
- Criminal Justice Inspectorate
15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recommendation from the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for the establishment of a Criminal Justice...
- Garda Strength
16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the severe reduction in number of Gardaí for the Dublin Central Area, 65 in Store Street and 300 overall;...
- Proposed Legislation
17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact the new proposed international protection bill, which will introduce a single application process for seeking asylum will have on the...
- Garda Accommodation
18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to provide new accommodation for Bailieborough Garda District Headquarters, County Cavan; if...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff
19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the appointment procedure for the incoming chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; if there has been further...
- Commissions of Investigation
20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in establishing a cross-Border commission of investigation into alleged sexual abuse within the provisional...
- Garda Inspectorate Reports
21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the Criminal Justice Working Group recommended by the Garda Inspectorate in their report The Fixed Charge Processing...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff
22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recommendation from the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality that there would be one Ombudsman for An Garda...
- Proposed Legislation
23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1272/15]
- Garda Investigations
24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding the recent report of the Ward Union blatantly ignoring legislation outlawing the hunting of stags at Clonmahon House in County...
- Military Aircraft Landings
25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that it is acceptable that the Gardaí have not conducted any searches of US military or troop-carrying aircraft at Shannon airport,...
- Garda Investigations
26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been investigated for breaching the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013. [1396/15]
- Garda Station Closures
27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an assessment of the way the closure and sale of Garda stations in County Tipperary have impacted the local communities they...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the patent conflict of interest within the independent panel of counsel that has been asked to investigate the circumstances...
- International Agreements
29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ratify and implement the Istanbul convention; the further steps that must be taken to fully implement the Convention; and if she will...
- Legal Aid Service Expenditure
30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the most recent available data on the annual cost to the State of free legal aid; her views that defendants with multiple...
- Garda Reports
31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the publication of the report following the audit by the Garda professional standards units which was completed in 2014....
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the waiting times for processing complaints received by GSOC. [1279/15]
- Garda Inspectorate Reports
33. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the criminal justice service group recommended by the Garda Inspectorate in its report on crime investigation from October 2014 has now been...
- Crime Investigation
34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the review of the file on the death of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; and if she will make a...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the controversies surrounding the relationship between GSOC and the Gardaí, and the fact that the outgoing Chairman of GSOC was...
- Garda Stations
36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposals to provide new accommodation for Bailieborough Garda District Headquarters, County Cavan; the stage of this...
- Crime Prevention
37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on her Department's efforts and the Garda Síochána's efforts to combat the theft of scrap and precious...
- Citizenship Applications
38. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on changes made by her Department in relation to the granting of citizenship to children born here whose non-EEA-Swiss parents...
- Department of Social Protection
- Departmental Investigations
39. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the result of interviews with 14 meter readers throughout Ireland by officials from the Revenue Commissioners and the...
- Social Insurance
40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the sustainability of the social insurance fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1953/15]
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if basic supplementary welfare payment may be made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mortgage Interest Relief Application
45. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding mortgage support in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if increase in rent allowance will be provided for in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Bereavement Grant Eligibility
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if bereavement grant or exceptional needs payment is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Applications
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support can be continued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare while awaiting decision from the local authority in...
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the severe hardship suffered by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if in such circumstances priority...
- Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Applications
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out into the circumstances whereby a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was originally refused mortgage support...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when jobseeker's allowance will be payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of jobseeker's allowance payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the provision of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a travel allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2092/15]
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason short-term employment contracts based in her Department are being offered to persons who are engaged in short-term contracts in other...
- Departmental Staff Data
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees of her Department, who were engaged on short-term contracts, that opted to take extra payment in lieu of holiday entitlement...
- Department of Finance
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if individual mortgage holders with IBRC or Irish Nationwide Building Society will be entitled to pay in full the balance of their mortgages either to the IBRC...
- Bank Charges
62. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the banks' charging of a €10 penalty when there is insufficient funds available in a current account to complete direct debit transaction;...
- Fuel Laundering
63. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on ways of putting diesel launderers out of business; if he will review the current green diesel system, which provides enormous business potential...
- Banks Recapitalisation
64. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for 2015 to recover public moneys diverted to the banking system in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1985/15]
- Tax Yield
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if the level of revenue generated from oil, diesel and petrol in 2014 was lower than anticipated arising from the reduction in fuel prices towards the end of...
- Economic Growth
66. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of overall positive impact on economic growth predicted from the fall in oil, diesel and petrol costs; the measures that can be taken to maximise the...
- Banks Recapitalisation
67. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on comments by the Minister of State at his Department regarding a possible pro bono fee arrangement with the firm appointed to provided advice...
- Credit Unions Restructuring
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for credit union restructuring that are before the restructuring board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2025/15]
- Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
69. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been paid to a company (details supplied) for professional services on the banking crisis since 2008, including any amounts, shown...
- Knowledge Development Box
70. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultations underway by his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2027/15]
- Mortgage Interest Relief Application
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the relevant percentage of mortgage interest relief is not applied to the interest included in a full redemption of an outstanding mortgage on a...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a list of all contracts for public works awarded in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; the form of contract...
- Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise the maximum performance related award payable to chief executives of semi-State companies; and if he will make a...
- Courts Service
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received representations from the office of the Chief Justice requesting approval for a larger budget; and if he will make a...
- Flood Prevention Measures
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will liaise with Kerry County Council to agree a way forward to address a major flood risk problem (details supplied) in County...
- National Monuments
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will facilitate access to a site (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/15]
- Capital Programme
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when details of the next capital investment plan will be announced; the level of preparation that has so far been completed; and if he...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a serious problem exists within the processes of the Public Appointments Service whereby...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- EU Directives
83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to increase regulation of the auditing profession in view of the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Construction Contracts Act Implementation
84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if advertisements have been placed for the panel of adjudicators as required under the Construction Contracts Act; when the...
- IDA Site Visits
85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored visits to County Kerry by potential investors in 2014; a monthly breakdown of...
- Regional Aid
87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any company has availed of Kerry’s improved investment aid status since 1 July 2014; if so, if he will provide details...
- Jobs Data
88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the jobs lost and created in IDA supported employment for each of the years 2008 to 2014. [1996/15]
- Work Permit Applications
89. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if favourable consideration might be given to the issue of a work permit to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose current...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Single Payment Scheme Administration
91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if penalties for over-claiming on a land parcel for single farm payment purposes for 2013 and 2014 will be waived in respect of a...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the disadvantaged area scheme and single payment scheme payments; the...
- Aquaculture Licence Eligibility
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the position regarding the licensing of bays for aquaculture around the coast; the number of bays that have already been...
- Fish Quotas
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total recorded catch for boar fish in 2014; the EU quota allocation to Ireland for boar fish for 2014; and the specific reports or...
- Fisheries Protection
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the number of reports or communications his Department has received from any source relating to alleged unlawful landings of...
- Aquaculture Licence Applications
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if scientific reports provided by the Marine Institute on the Galway Bay licence application were rejected by his Department; the...
- Departmental Agencies
99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the moneys spent by the Marine Institute in providing advice to Bord Iascaigh Mhara for the Galway Bay licence application and,...
- Animal Welfare
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken any action under the Animal Health and Welfare Act to deal with the alleged chainsaw slaughter of a pig...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a REPS payment has not been paid to persons (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will...
- Animal Disease Controls
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to a matter (details supplied) regarding testing of calves diagnosed with BVD; and if he will make a...
- Rural Development Plan
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if donkeys will be included in the stocking rate for disadvantaged area scheme payments for 2015; and if he will make a statement on...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the works that were carried out in 2014 on a project (details supplied) co-funded by his Department in County Kerry; if further works...
- Harbours and Piers Maintenance
107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the works that were carried out in 2014 on a project (details supplied) co-funded by his Department in County Kerry; if further works...
- Departmental Schemes
108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns of agricultural planners due to timeframe opportunities for schemes being too short; the...
- Beef Exports
109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the benefits he expects to accrue to beef farmers selling weanlings arising from the opening up of the US market to Irish beef; and...
- Fuel Prices
110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the benefits he expects to accrue to farmers in 2015 as a result of reduced oil, diesel and petrol prices; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 9 December 2014, when payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Beef Exports
112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for exporting beef to jurisdictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2018/15]
- Aquaculture Licence Eligibility
113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the determination process of aquaculture licensing, his plans to carry out an appropriate assessment on Kincasslagh Bay in...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath received a REPS payment for 2014 which had been...
- Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the performance related awards made to chief executives of semi State companies in 2013 and 2014...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigrant Investor Programme Administration
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that a programme to encourage high-end holidaymakers to Ireland to consider investing here will be agreed between her Department and...
- Ground Rents Abolition
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the system for householders to buy out their ground rent; if she will provide a list of the State system and charges; if a landlord must sell at...
- Garda Divisional Headquarters
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide a new Garda divisional headquarters in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1884/15]
- Television Licence Fee Collection
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form by county the number of prosecutions brought for non-payment of TV licences in 2014; and if she will make a...
- Garda Investigations
121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of a Garda investigation into the alleged chainsaw slaughter of a pig on a Dunboyne housing estate in December 2014. [1919/15]
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
122. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has read the full GSOC Special Report from May 2013 to the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence issued pursuant to Section...
- Human Trafficking
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality since the enactment of the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, the number of persons have been...
- Garda Equipment
125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that modern communications and surveillance technology can play a role in the policing of very isolated rural areas; her further views...
- Garda Resources
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the budget and human resources allocation to the Garda traffic corps in each year from 2009 to 2015; and if...
- Human Trafficking
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions of human traffickers for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2016/15]
- Criminal Law
129. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce laws to deal with white collar crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2021/15]
- Residency Permits
130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2033/15]
- Immigration Status
131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration might be given to awarding Stamp 4 status to undocumented residents here who have been living continuously and working in this...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 19 December 2014, if cognisance might be taken of the extent to which circumstances have changed...
- Residency Permits
133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2036/15]
- Naturalisation Applications
134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if reconsideration might be given to the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, given that they...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2038/15]
- Immigration Status
136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2040/15]
- Naturalisation Applications
137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2043/15]
- Firearms Licences
138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has received submissions from various sporting bodies with reference to the control and regulation of firearms; if she will...
- Crime Data
139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when crime categories are likely to be reviewed with reference to the need to ensure that all serous crime is particularly recorded to reflect...
- Garda Resources
140. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether adequate resources remain available to An Garda Síochána to continue to fight against crime, with articular...
- Immigration Status
141. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to upgrading residency status from stamp 2 to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare...
- Temporary Travel Documents
143. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary travel document and return of their national passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and...
- Residency Permits
144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2083/15]
- Naturalisation Applications
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a satisfactory response has been received from a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if it is acceptable that all penalties have been...
- Garda Review
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects restructuring of An Garda Síochána to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2095/15]
- Prisoner Data
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons currently serving prison sentences; the extent to which they receive rehabilitative training or have access to...
- Organised Crime
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of organised criminal groups who have been charged with serious crimes annually during the past five years; those convicted...
- Garda Recruitment
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which she expects the Garda recruitment programme to benefit all divisions throughout the country by way of increased strength; and...
- Garda Investigations
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to the Garda for the pursuit of cold cases; the number of such cases still unsolved; and...
- Garda Strength
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of posts at all ranks awaiting to be filled in An Garda Síochána; when such appointments are likely to take place; and if...
- Prison Accommodation Standards
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects overcrowding in prisons to cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/15]
- Garda Deployment
156. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána in County Longford, the number that is allocated to Longford town, Granard, Edgeworthstown,...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
157. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to the terms of reference for the new investigation into the mother and baby homes, the reason for an exclusion of the Magdalen...
- Foreign Adoptions
159. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a bilateral agreement with Russia on adoption will be concluded in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1911/15]
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
161. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters will include investigation into citizens of the...
- Department of Health
- Universal Social Charge Application
163. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has made an estimate of the administrative costs associated with the implementation of universal health insurance; and if he will make a...
- National Lottery Funding Applications
164. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a registered charity (details supplied) failed to qualify for his Department's recent lottery grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Administration
165. To ask the Minister for Health the reason behind the decision to make the income level for a couple applying for the over 70s' medical card €900 and not €1000; and if he will...
- Hospital Appointment Status
166. To ask the Minister for Health when a date for an appointment with an ear specialist will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
167. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a referral for an operation procedure at Kerry General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- National Lottery Funding Applications
168. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the representatives of a support group (details supplied) in County Dublin in order to appreciate the work that they are involved with and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
169. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of persons waiting more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment to see a neurologist which has increased to...
- Vaccination Programme
170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of meningitis B there have been in County Kerry on a yearly basis by age; when will the vaccine be rolled out as part of the vaccination...
- Health Services Provision
171. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); if support will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1925/15]
- Hospital Equipment
172. To ask the Minister for Health when the necessary funding for the fit-out of the cystic fibrosis unit under construction at University Hospital Limerick will be provided; and if he will make...
- Respite Care Services
174. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding efforts to improve the provision of respite services at a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Services for People with Disabilities
175. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding efforts to improve the provision of multidisciplinary services at a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; if concerns of parents...
- Mental Health Services Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1993/15]
- Medicinal Products Availability
177. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the continued availability of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2003/15]
- Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
178. To ask the Minister for Health his views on conditions at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/15]
- Health Services
179. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for medical treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2019/15]
- Speech and Language Therapy
180. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Waiting Lists
181. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment for a knee replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services
182. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a residential care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2031/15]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
183. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a tonsilectomy procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- General Practitioner Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding recruitment of general practitioners (details supplied) in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- HSE Funding
185. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for a smoking area in a day care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; if funding will also be provided to transport persons...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
186. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the nursing home accommodation at St. Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, given the recent shortage...
- HSE Properties
189. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which issues relating to the title of the property at St. Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, have been resolved to the...
- Medical Card Applications
191. To ask the Minister for Health if and when a medical card will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2084/15]
- Hospital Appointment Status
193. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment with an ear specialist will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mental Health Services Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and when the person can expect an appointment with the mental health team in the...
- Health Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health his view on the impact of the closure of a day care centre (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2123/15]
- Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the performance related awards made to chief executives of semi-State companies in 2013 and 2014 under the aegis of his...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way an Irish national who is imprisoned in the UK can apply for and acquire a first passport; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Employment Rights
199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a diplomatic matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1963/15]
- Foreign Conflicts
200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at the UN Human Rights Council the plight of those affected by the atrocities of Boko Haram; the actions taken at an EU...
- Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount paid out in foreign aid over the past five years; the percentage of GDP this applies to; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Funding
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of all departmental funding provided to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, both capital and revenue,...
- School Accommodation
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a submission by management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry for an additional room to cater for rapidly...
- School Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not sanctioned funding to maintain the third stream in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare despite the...
- Site Acquisitions
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in the efforts to secure a permanent site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a Student Universal Support Ireland application which has been refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- School Placement
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that many parents are experiencing in accessing second level schools in and around the...
- Emergency Works Scheme Applications
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo was not successful in its application for funding for additional accommodation under the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the situation whereby a student who elects to do a course of equal level as a previously completed course is denied any grant...
- Schools Building Projects Status
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will commence; when approval to go to tender will be...
- Third Level Participation
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progression rate to third level from post-primary for students from Clondalkin. [2011/15]
- Schools Building Projects Administration
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school building projects, including extensions and new builds, undertaken in Cork by her Department in each of the past four years; the total...
- School Enrolments
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be provided under a section 29 appeal in progress in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current balance in the Dormant Account Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2028/15]
- Irish Water Establishment
219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the €100 being provided to all registered members of Irish Water; if it is a rebate to allow...
- Library Services
221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount owed in non-recouped library fees to councils who operate library services; if he will provide the total figure...
- Local Authority Staff Data
222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that have one or more access officers; if the access officers are full-time or part-time positions;...
- Building Regulations
223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that all county development plans prioritise facilitating access for all, in particular...
- Local Authority Housing Eligibility
224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria for awarding medical priority for local authority housing lists. [1935/15]
- Foreshore Issues
225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will facilitate the removal of gravel from a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Homelessness Strategy
226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding responses to the issues of homelessness; and if he will make a...
- Water Quality
227. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a scheme to deal with contaminated water in housing estates (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
228. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received submissions from Kildare County Council in respect of the Kilmacraddock/Barrogstown group...
- Departmental Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money allocated by his Department for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability in...
- Local Government Reform
235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the savings expected to be generated over the next five years by the reduction in the number of councillors; and if he...
- Air Pollution
236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in designating Maynooth, County Kildare, in the smokeless fuel zone, in view of the fact that...
- Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the performance related awards made to chief executives of semi-State companies in 2013...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Television Licences Data
238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the number of television licences that were purchased by county in 2014; the total...
- Broadband Service Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will fast-track State investment in improving the rural broadband network, as rural areas are suffering serious...
- Inland Fisheries
240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of plans for 2015 for a fishery (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Offshore Exploration
241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his expectations for Ireland’s offshore oil industry in 2015; his plans to generate increased economic activity in...
- Wind Energy Generation
242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has requested a report on the recent mechanical failures witnessed at wind farms on the island of Ireland; and if...
- Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the performance related awards made to chief executives of semi-State companies in...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Coast Guard Services
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the future of the Gweedore coast guard service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/15]
- Tourism Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on Fáilte Ireland disposing of a premises of integral importance to tourism in the west Cork region (details supplied); if...
- Greenway Development
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on establishing a funding scheme for local authorities planning to carry out feasibility studies on possible new greenway or...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the situation regarding a sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Tourism Industry
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will visit the northern hemisphere’s only gold standard dark sky reserve in south Kerry in view of the tourism potential...
- Road Projects Status
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that is expected on a roads project (details supplied) in County Kerry in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the provision of a bus shelter at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the 2015 sports capital programme to open for applications; the budget for the programme; and if he will make a statement...
- Public Transport
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the savings anticipated in 2015 compared with 2014 by Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail as a result of reduced oil prices; and...
- Cycling Facilities Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the possible provision of further funding for greenways that did not receive funding allocations in 2014; and if...
- Rail Network
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a disused railway line (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1987/15]
- Public Transport Subsidies
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the passenger numbers, running costs and infrastructure costs that are supplied to him by Iarnród Éireann to enable him to make...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Forbairt Pobail Áitiúla
256. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an scéal is déanaí maidir leis an ionad nua teanga i mBaile an Fheirtéaraigh, Co. Chiarraí, cad...
- Réadmhaoin Údarás na Gaeltachta
257. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon phleananna aici chun an lárionad gnó folamh sa Chlochán, Co....
- National Gallery
258. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the National Gallery renovation project; the expected timeframe for the conclusion of works; the total...
- Census of Population Publication
259. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress in respect of the publication of the 1923 census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2122/15]
