Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- GLAS Eligibility
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas in County Roscommon and in the east of County Galway will be defined as...
- Agrifood Sector
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact, to date, of the food sanctions imposed by Russia, and the supports the European Union is providing to alleviate the...
- GLAS Establishment
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to alow all eligible applicants into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme on a first-come, first-in basis in 2015,...
- Trade Agreements
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the risk of the Irish ban on hormone-treated beef being undermined by the transatlantic trade and...
- GLAS Eligibility
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas will be defined as water-vulnerable areas under the new green low-energy...
- Trade Strategy
143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the negotiations that have taken place to ensure access to the Chinese market for dairy produce from Ireland and other states of the...
- Departmental Reports
144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish his Department's internal report into the special investigations unit; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Trade Agreements
145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of trade agreement discussions between the European Union and the United States of America, he remains satisfied...
- Agriculture Schemes Administration
146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the new investigations...
- Farm Safety Scheme
147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a new farm safety scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/15]
- Bord na gCon Administration
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the recent loan of €250,000 granted by Bord na gCon to a company (details supplied) in County...
- GLAS Eligibility
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to address the difficulties faced by farmers whose lands have been designated as sanctuaries for protecting...
- Trade Agreements
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the prediction by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of up to 1 million displaced jobs in the European Union due to the...
- Drugs in Sport
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 27 January 2015, if he is satisfied with the current standards of drug testing in the...
- Animal Welfare
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that due to the cancellation of a national coursing meeting in Clonmel, County Tipperary, due to weather...
- Drugs in Sport
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to deal with persons or shops who are found to have sold illegal substances for use in the greyhound industry;...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the objectives of Food Harvest 2020 remain attainable, or can be further enhanced, having particular regard to...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations for fishery harbours in the Comptroller and Auditor...
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he regrets the exclusion from the young farmers provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy 2013-2020 of young farmers who have...
- Aquaculture Development
157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create a compensation scheme under European Union maritime funding rules, through the European Maritime and Fisheries...
- Drugs in Sport
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if shops selling tonics and other legal substances for greyhounds are being monitored to ensure that they are only selling substances...
- Aquaculture Development
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department have considered the use of close-containment systems in fish production to meet targets in aquaculture, in...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Live Register Data
160. To ask the Taoiseach if the 2,635 jobseekers who have commenced on a Momentum programme in 2014 are included in the Central Statistics Office's live register activation programme figures;...
- Mental Health Awareness
162. To ask the Taoiseach if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag Programme, which works to raise...
- Commissions of Investigation
163. To ask the Taoiseach when the interim report of the Fennelly commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6377/15]
- Commissions of Inquiry
164. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been circulated to a legal firm prior to or after the...
- Jobs Data
168. To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs lost or gained in County Kildare in each of the past six years to date. [6559/15]
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
169. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to meet the new Greek Prime Minister, Mr Alexis Tsipras. [6695/15]
- National Flag
170. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 3 February 2015, the reason the national flag was not flown at half-mast over Government Buildings on the occasions of the...
- Dáil Reform
171. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Dáil Éireann has sat on a Friday since Friday sittings were introduced by the Government; the number of Bills introduced during Friday...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
172. To ask the Taoiseach the projected cost to his Department of converting to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/15]
- Department of Social Protection
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes
173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extra revenue that would accrue to the State if working proprietary company directors were categorised as class A for the purpose of pay related...
- Free Travel Scheme
176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for non-payment of moneys to a bus operator (details supplied) who was recently admitted to the free travel scheme for bus service here;...
- Invalidity Pension Appeals
177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make...
- Social Welfare Fraud Investigations
178. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of tip-offs received from members of the public relating to suspected cases of fraud in 2014; the number of these that resulted in...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
- Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the eligibility of community employment schemes to persons over 60 years of age who have been unemployed for up to three...
- Fuel Allowance Expenditure
182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the fuel allowance from €20 to €25 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6726/15]
- Social Welfare Overpayments
183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person to challenge an overpayment that has already been paid. [6735/15]
- Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way means of €54 have been assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the person's jobseeker's...
- Social Welfare Offices
186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 24 September 2014, if she will provide an update regarding a dedicated social welfare office in the...
- Carer's Benefit Appeals
187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a date for an oral hearing to hear an appeal on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 will be...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
190. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of rent supplement on 1 April 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011,...
- Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exception will be made in respect of an application for a jobseeker's allowance from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, as the reason...
- School Meals Programme
193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will continue to provide funding towards school lunches in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...
- Youth Guarantee
194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age in County Louth, who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
195. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a non-contributory State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
197. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway, who was awarded a domiciliary care allowance in 2008, is not now regarded as a qualified...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
198. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Investigations
199. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 14 January 2015, if a decision has been made; if so, when the decision was made; and the nature of the...
- Redundancy Payments
200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the affect parental leave has on calculations for redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7001/15]
- Disability Allowance Appeals
202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7064/15]
- Youth Unemployment Data
205. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the statistics for youth unemployment in each county as at 31 December 2014; the number of persons that...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Data
206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each county on 31 December 2010,...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost to her Department to convert to using Eircode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7610/15]
- Department of Finance
- Promissory Notes
208. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement made during Questions to an Taoiseach on 27 January 2015 (details supplied), the basis upon which the €50 billion figure is...
- Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility
210. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to modify the requirements for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/15]
- Carbon Tax Implementation
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the carbon tax, in view of the competitive disadvantage suffered by suppliers in the southern border counties, in comparison to their...
- Tax Collection
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on cases of tax evasion, in particular, those cases involving persons who had accounts in the HSBC Bank in Switzerland, and who...
- Capital Allowances
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the event of a person over 70 years of age returning to Ireland from the United States of America, there is a cap on the capital funds transferred...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
215. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the mortgage arrears targets resolution programme, to include subprime mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6743/15]
- Departmental Meetings
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 4 February 2015, he will provide details of the meetings he or officials of his Department have had in...
- VAT Payments
217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount of value-added tax collected in County Meath from 1996 to 2011. [6775/15]
- Banking Operations
218. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Allied Irish Banks, as a State-owned bank, was allowed to increase its variable mortgage prices, when the European Central Bank was lowering its...
- Mortgage Schemes
219. To ask the Minister for Finance if recourse is open to persons who purchased endowment mortgages a number of years ago, and who feel they were mis-sold the product by the financial...
- Departmental Legal Cases
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has set aside funds to defend any future legal challenges in relation to the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014; if...
- Tax Code
221. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the favourite nephew or niece clause, under capital acquisitions tax, his views that this unfairly favours nephews over nieces, as nephews are...
- Proposed Legislation
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on draft legislation relating to when a regulated financial entity sells its loan book to an unregulated entity; his views on...
- Tax Credits
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary does not qualify for the single parent tax allowance. [6997/15]
- Mortgage Interest Rates
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders potentially affected by the case which came before the Supreme Court recently, relating to customers of the Permanent TSB bank...
- Banking Sector Regulation
231. To ask the Minister for Finance if Statutory Instrument No. 47 of 2015 has come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7030/15]
- Insurance Industry Regulation
232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding insurance providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7078/15]
- Tax Data
233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the effective tax rates paid by income earners in the €1,001 to €20,000, €20,001 to €32,800, €32,801 to...
- EU Funding
234. To ask the Minister for Finance the projects applied for in the €23 billion submission for European Union funding; the criteria for eligibility for these funds; the projected...
- Departmental Expenditure
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/15]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- National Monuments
236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the ecclesiastical site at the Chapel, three Beehive huts and burial plots in Church Island, Lough Corran Lake,...
- State Bodies Property
237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding coast guard houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7003/15]
- Valuation Office
238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the proposal to remove the non-commercial parts of the premises of sports clubs is expected to take effect; and the way sports...
- Departmental Expenditure
239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode. [6656/15]
- International Agreements
241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of his officials or Departmental consultants have legal and / or policy expertise in the area of the implications for public...
- Public Procurement Contracts
242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the scope of all legal or regulatory protections, currently in place, to protect the position of sub-contractors engaged in public...
- National Lottery Funding Disbursement
243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of national lottery grants that are administered by his Department or by other Government Departments or...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- National Standards Authority of Ireland
244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding certification by the National Standards Authority of Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the regional enterprise strategy, which includes the constituency of Louth, will be rolled out; if he has specific job creation...
- Companies Act 2014
248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the definition for an accountant under existing legislation; if he will outline the proposed changes for the...
- Labour Court Recommendations
249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to a decision by the principal contractor of a publicly funded college (details supplied) in County...
- Job Creation Data
250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which jobs have been created in County Longford in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and in 2015, to date,...
- Industrial Development Sites
251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of vacant IDA Ireland sites in County Longford, which are available for potential inward investment; and if...
- Action Plan for Jobs
252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of engagement with stakeholders in County Longford, in the preparation of the 2015 Action Plan for Jobs to the regions; and...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
254. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7609/15]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications
255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 and 2014 grassland sheep scheme payment will issue to a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme 2 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- EU Directives
259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has analysed the historical impact of the European Union biofuels mandate on the availability and price of grain,...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a single farm payment for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) has not been granted; and if he will make a...
- GLAS Eligibility
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if lowland farmers in marginal land areas could have access to the new Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme, as at present,...
- Animal Welfare
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the measures to protect the well-being of animals engaged in hare coursing in view of live hare coursing now being a...
- Forestry Grants
264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive a decision on their appeal to the appeals committee of the forestry...
- Turbary Rights
265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Land Commission is still letting turbary rights to persons; if so, whether turbary rights are available to rent or lease...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the total payment due under the Single Farm Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme for 2013 and 2014 in respect of a...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be accepted as a new entrant for allocations from the National Reserve; and if he...
- Agriculture Schemes Payments
268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a payment under the calf welfare scheme has been withheld in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Fisheries Protection
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a compensation scheme is available in respect of the extensive bloom of the harmful algal species Dynophysis, known as red tide;...
- Commonage Framework Plans
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6822/15]
- GLAS Administration
271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will...
- Beef Data Programme
272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the suckler cow scheme will issue in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and the reason...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update regarding the installation of signs along the Howth Harbour area in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the rural environment protection scheme for 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged area based scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their outstanding agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, payments; the...
- Food Labelling
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in introducing legislation for country-of-origin labelling for all meat, including meat as an ingredient....
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the single payment scheme for 2012 following recent...
- Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the suckler welfare scheme 2012 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place to prevent fraudulent claims being made under the rural environment protection scheme;...
- Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments
281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the grassland sheep scheme. [7063/15]
- Rural Development Policy
282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an interdepartmental group has been established by him to bring forward proposals to support economic development in rural...
- Inshore Fisheries
283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 25 November 2014, if he will provide a copy of the terms of reference, scoping...
- GLAS Administration
284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7116/15]
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a payment under the single farm scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he...
- Agriculture Schemes Appeals
286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has incurred a 100% penalty under the nitrates directive scheme; and the...
- Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position at the end of 2014 regarding the targets for growth set for each sector in Food Harvest 2020, published in July 2010;...
- Fishing Industry Development
288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in implementing the Bord Iascaigh Mhara strategy 2010 to 2012, Delivering on the Potential of Irish Seafood, and...
- Department of Defence
- National Postcode System Expenditure
289. To ask the Minister for Defence the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7604/15]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the engagements her Department has had with officials in the European Commission in respect of an application...
- Legislative Measures
291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6646/15]
- Witness Protection Programme
292. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost associated with the Witness Protection Programme in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. [6658/15]
- Prison Suicides
293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths that have occurred in prisons here, in the past ten years; and the number of these deaths that are considered to have been...
- Deportation Orders
295. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of a review and-or a revocation of a decision to deport a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, due cognisance will be given...
- Residency Permits
296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe taken to assess an application for residency-leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if the...
- Deportation Orders
298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the context of a review or request for revocation of a deportation order, consideration will be provided to the fact that six years passed...
- Naturalisation Applications
299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation that have been made in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reason these...
- Garda Resources
300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide additional resources, personnel and vehicles to Crumlin village Garda station, Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement...
- Garda Deployment
301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of garda personnel currently assigned to Terenure Garda station, Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6765/15]
- Magdalen Laundries Report
302. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made, to date, on the recommendations made by Mr. Justice Quirke in respect of the Magdalen laundries; and if she will make a...
- Garda Remuneration
303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reinstate the pensionable rent allowance of approximately €4,000 per annum, as this has been in place since the inspection of...
- Garda Investigations
304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the investigation by An Garda Síochána into the incident involving the Minister for Social Protection at Jobstown, Dublin...
- Proposed Legislation
305. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 18 December 2014, the position regarding a regulatory impact assessment; and if she will make a...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the continued prohibition on the sale of alcohol in licensed premises on Good Friday; if she will consider lifting the...
- Stardust Fire
307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the tragic Stardust fire disaster of 14 February 1981 is being re-examined by her Department. [6854/15]
- Garda Vetting of Personnel
309. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for Garda clearance, or the vetting process, to be carried out; the way this time period compares with similar waiting...
- Crime Levels
310. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on continuing serious levels of burglary from homes in the Dublin metropolitan district; the measures her Department and An...
- Issues Relating to Gambling Sector
311. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she or her officials will arrange to meet with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5, to discuss the gaming industry; and if she will make a...
- Criminal Prosecutions
314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that a police certificate was issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, which shows two criminal...
- Proposed Legislation
315. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update regarding the Mediation Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6937/15]
- Citizenship Status
316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person on a stamp 4 visa may apply for an Irish passport, or if that person must complete the naturalisation process, before a passport may...
- Referendum Campaigns
317. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the recommendation from the Constitutional Convention on blasphemy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2172/15]
- Same-sex Marriage
318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role her Department will have for the forthcoming referendum on same-sex marriage in May 2015; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Magdalen Laundries Report
319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the lack of comprehensive answers offered by the inter-departmental committee on the Magdalen laundries, the fact that testimony...
- Departmental Staff Data
320. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff attached to the Office of Internet Safety within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7033/15]
- Garda Training
322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the course work and training available to members of An Garda Síochána in the area of cyber-crime, online bullying and related child...
- Coroners Service
323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason this case took ten years to reach inquest; the...
- Firearms Licences
324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will refer the Firearms Act 1925 to the Law Reform Commission to thoroughly review it, and advise what the law should be in the 21st...
- Garda Resources
325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that there are sufficient Garda resources in Portmarnock, County Dublin, to effectively deal with break-ins in the area (details...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a review by an independent panel into a complaint against the Garda Síochána, arising from an incident with a person (details...
- Road Traffic Offences
327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in detail, the methodology that An Garda Síochána uses to survey the level of compliance with the speed limit, in...
- Garda Investigations
328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) in which a person was fatally shot in Dundalk, County Louth; the circumstances under...
- Road Signage
330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding road signs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7160/15]
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Child Care Education Standards
331. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on introducing a grandfather clause for existing Montessori-preschool providers who have considerable qualifications and years of...
- Youth Services Funding
332. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support a matter regarding funding or grants available to a sports club (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a...
- Child Care Services Regulation
333. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will review an investigation, previously carried out, based on the evidence brought forward by the parents of the child (details...
- Departmental Funding
335. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has received an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...
- Department of Health
- Health Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health when an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, for their need of assessment, made in July 2014 will be arranged; the reason they have...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
337. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of oxygen supply for medical reasons is eligible for refund under the drugs refund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6978/15]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the nursing home support scheme will have their payments issued to them; the reason for the delay in...
- Hospital Admissions
339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents admitted to adult psychiatric care beds in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6602/15]
- Drugs Payment Scheme
340. To ask the Minister for Health when a full re-imbursement will be made under the drug payment scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
342. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Kuvan is not available from the Health Service Executive for children with the genetic condition phenylketonuria; and if he will make a...
- Home Help Service
343. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be assessed for home-help assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/15]
- Departmental Funding
344. To ask the Minister for Health the funding his Department makes available to senior citizen community groups, in circumstances where it does not fall within the criteria for national lottery...
- Services for People with Disabilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be finalised and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointment Status
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) may receive an appointment in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider widening the terms of reference of the inquiry into Portiuncula Hospital to include children born from the year 2012 onwards; and if he...
- Services for People with Disabilities
349. To ask the Minister for Health when a reassessment of needs will be carried out in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
350. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the drug Fampyra is not available to patients under State-funded drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6732/15]
- Health Services Provision
351. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive medical treatment, considering that this person was offered an appointment some months ago that...
- Medical Card Reviews
352. To ask the Minister for Health if, and when, an ongoing medical card review will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the progress made in the...
- Health Services Provision
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that the deficit issue concerning a service (details supplied) in County Cork will be dealt with in a way that results in the minimum impact...
- Medical Card Eligibility
354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant a discretionary card, on medical grounds, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Palliative Care for Children
355. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is proposing to take further to his recent meeting with Our Children's Voice, a group of mothers from County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Orthodontic Service Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be scheduled for orthodontic treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Appointment Delays
357. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation in Sligo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Services Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding specialist treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [6776/15]
- Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
359. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 14 January 2015, if when pharmacists are dispensing branded non-generic medication on the explicit instruction of...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
360. To ask the Minister for Health the reason public hospitals have long waiting lists for urgent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, yet patients may avail of next day appointments on the...
- General Practitioner Services
361. To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the stage at which the development of the new, out-of-office general practitioner service for County Sligo and north County Leitrim is at;...
- Mobility Allowance Review
362. To ask the Minister for Health if a person in receipt of half-rate mobility allowance can have the rate increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/15]
- Treatment Abroad Scheme
363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of referrals made under the Treatment Abroad Scheme, specifically with regard to persons, where undue delay is...
- Medical Card Eligibility
365. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/15]
- Day Care Centres
366. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a day-care centre (details supplied) in County Kerry is retained for its current use; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vaccination Programme
367. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the use of the new vaccination against meningitis B, Bexsero, here; when a decision will be made as to whether this...
- Medical Card Eligibility
369. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances or guidelines in which a general practitioner can request an emergency medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6846/15]
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
370. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Nursing and Midwifery Board provides value for money in respect of its existing budget; the rationale for the proposed increase in...
- Dental Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the dental services in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6851/15]
- Hospital Mortality Rates
372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of male and female patients who have died in Saint Dympna's hospital in County Carlow for each year since 1974;...
- Maternity Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rate of undiagnosed breech presentations in labour, identified in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make...
- Health Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to have that person transferred to the Rehabilitation Unit in Kerry...
- Medicinal Products Supply
375. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to include the new drug, Regorasenib Stivarg,a from a pharmaceutical company (details supplied), for inclusion in the...
- Tobacco Control Measures
376. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the possibility of legal challenges being taken against the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014, if...
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce return-to-nursing-practice courses in County Galway, in order to assist nurses who wish to re-enter the workforce, after five or more...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
379. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made in relation to an application, under the nursing home support scheme, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
- Patient Transport Provision
380. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for patient transport, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be expedited in view of that person's complex...
- Maternity Services
381. To ask the Minister for Health if he satisfied with the inquiry currently underway at Portiuncula Hospital in County Galway; the independence of same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Speech and Language Therapy
382. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no speech and language therapist in attendance at a school (details supplied) in County...
- Health Services
383. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a request for personnel data in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/15]
- Orthodontic Service Provision
384. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for orthodontics treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/15]
- Hospital Admissions
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases referred by general practitioners in County Roscommon, to Roscommon Hospital in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; to Castlebar Hospital in 2011,...
- Community Intervention Teams
386. To ask the Minister for Health the number and locations of community intervention teams throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/15]
- Hospital Facilities
388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new unopened maternity unit in University Hospital, Waterford; the amount that has been spent in building and equipping...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting time in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to receive an appointment for an eye operation in...
- Blood Donations
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is a restriction on donations of blood to the blood bank here by persons who may have been resident in the United Kingdom during...
- Departmental Legal Cases
391. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a legal case (details supplied); if a full and final settlement has been reached in the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/15]
- General Medical Services Scheme Administration
392. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners can impose a charge of €20, on medical card patients, to provide a script for vital medication; and if he will make a statement...
- Medical Card Eligibility
393. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a person's means are in excess of the guidelines for qualification for a medical card, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Medical Card Applications
394. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the Health Service Executive has...
- Medical Card Eligibility
395. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a discretionary medical card has not been re-issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be issued immediately, so...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
396. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were approved for the nursing home support scheme Fair Deal but were awaiting payment approval at the end of each monthly period in...
- National Dementia Strategy Implementation
398. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement the recommendations in the report of the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, "A national survey of dementia in...
- Health Insurance Data
399. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance at the end of 2014 in the age groups, 17 years and under, 18 to 29 years, 30 to 39 years, 40 to 49...
- Medical Card Data
400. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency medical cards that have issued on a doctors' or consultants' requests in each of the years, 2012; 2013; 2014; and to date in 2015; and...
- Medical Records
401. To ask the Minister for Health if he will locate and furnish the coroner's report, inquest report and medical notes in the case of a person from Drogheda (details supplied) who died in Our...
- Medical Card Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Monaghan and Cavan who currently hold a medical card or a general practitioner visit card; the number of these cards that...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an urgent appointment regarding treatment for prostate cancer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will...
- Medical Card Applications
405. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7156/15]
- Mental Health Services Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reverse his decision to withdraw a service whereby a person presenting voluntarily at South Tipperary General Hospital for access to the mental...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
407. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7608/15]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Certificate of Irish Heritage
408. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of certificates of Irish heritage issued in each calendar year since the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a...
- Emigration Data
409. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number Irish citizens who are living in the United States of America on long-term visas. [6698/15]
- Diplomatic Representation
410. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on the work of his Department in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) who is detained in Egypt...
- Ukrainian Conflict
411. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in eastern Ukraine; and if he supports military assistance to the Ukrainian Government. [6747/15]
- Passport Applications
412. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/15]
- Grant Payments
413. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will confirm that he has approved a grant of €250,000 to a sports club (details supplied) in New York; the terms of this grant;...
- EU Meetings
418. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/15]
- Military Aircraft Landings
419. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 3 February 2015, if he will answer the question asked, which dealt with his responsibility with...
- Emigrant Support Services
420. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a project (details supplied) which suggested that his Department create an Irish emigrant register; his...
- Passport Application Refusals
421. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 had a passport application returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/15]
- National Postcode System Expenditure
422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/15]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Provision
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a subsidised travel grant exists for those in receipt of social welfare and taking part in a Foras Áiseanna Saothair, the Irish National...
- Industrial Relations
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a decision by the principal contractor of a publicly funded college project (details supplied) in County...
- Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a person in County Kildare (details supplied) may apply for a home tuition grant; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Teacher Redeployment
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the potential for redeployment of a permanent whole-time teacher from a Dublin post-primary school who for family reasons...
- Bullying in Schools
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all girl secondary schools; the number of all boy secondary schools; and the number of co-educational secondary schools at which...
- Schools Building Projects Status
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the building will commence of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be operational; the cause of the delay from...
- Schools Data
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new primary schools and secondary schools established during each of the years, 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; and the...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers and special needs assistants who will be asked to transfer to new schools, or will lose their positions, when the...
- Student Assistance Fund
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a top-up to the student assistance fund, in view of the fact that it has been reduced from €8 million in the last...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the minimum enrolment should be the only determinant as to whether a two-teacher school is retained or not; and if she will...
- Broadband Service Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of broadband in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement...
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6703/15]
- Teagasc na Gaeilge
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil staidéar déanta aici ar na modhanna trína múintear an Ghaeilge, go háirithe a mhéid a bhaineann siad leis...
- Schools Amalgamation
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the existing procedure regarding the amalgamation of schools being revised, as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed new gaelscoil for Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6714/15]
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the fees and grant status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects Status
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the building of the proposed new secondary school in Kingswood, Tallaght, Dublin 24 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Teaching Qualifications
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the operation of regulation 5 of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009; if a transition...
- Jobs Data
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 3 January 2015, if she will confirm that her Department does not record the real time jobs, directly...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reverse cuts, introduced during the economic recession, in the services to children with special educational needs; and if she will...
- Third Level Participation
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the Ballymun initiative for third level education. [6804/15]
- School Accommodation
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 24 September 2014, in which she responded that her Department was at that time analysing the latest...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria in respect of grant-aid under the student grant scheme 2014, for a non-European Union citizen, who is over 18 years of...
- School Staffing
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm a matter relating to the status of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Educational Disadvantage
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to open applications by newly sanctioned schools (detailed supplied) in County Galway, which are now up and running, to the delivering...
- Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has had an opportunity to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding section 6 of her Department's circular 48/2014. [6911/15]
- School Enrolments
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the 192 applications received, for an intake of 56 infant children, in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14,...
- Schools Building Projects Status
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed start and completion dates in relation to the pending redevelopment of a college (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will...
- Third Level Funding
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding that would be required to reduce the current teacher:student ratio of 1:23, in the Irish university sector to the...
- Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aontaíonn sí go raibh an Ghaeilge mar dhlúthchuid den fhís a bhí ag ceannairí an Éirí Amach in 1916...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns among teachers regarding the proposals to introduce public hearings, as part of fitness to teach...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Cork does not have its resource hours reduced any further; if she will increase its...
- Educational Qualifications
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 3 February 2015, is she will acknowledge a failing in the Quality and Qualifications Ireland system...
- Student Support Schemes
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all the financial supports available to second level students living in the Dublin area who are using Dublin Bus...
- European Globalisation Fund
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the European Council will approve the European Globalisation Fund application for the former workers at a company (details...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the new allocation system for special educational needs resources will be in place in all schools. [7050/15]
- National Council for Special Education
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remit of the proposed inclusion support service within the National Council for Special Education; the way in which it will deliver improved...
- Water Supply Contamination
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have higher than acceptable levels of lead in their water supply; and the locations of same. [7053/15]
- School Accommodation
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the time frame for provision of a new school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and the status of the...
- Asylum Support Services
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop third level education and training for asylum seekers in various direct provision centres around the country; and if she...
- School Enrolments
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; her views on these concerns, in respect of the...
- State Examinations
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a scribe in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7153/15]
- Data Protection
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 11 February 2015, if the Data Protection Commissioner has raised concerns with her Department...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost to her Department to convert to using Eircode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7605/15]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Irish Water Funding
473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Central Statistics Office will commence an assessment as to whether or not Irish Water is an off-balance sheet...
- Housing Assistance Payments
474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the housing assistance payment will be rolled out in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Motor Tax Yield
475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the value of motor tax collected in County Meath from 1996 to 2011 by year. [6774/15]
- Tribunals of Inquiry Reports
476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of recent announcements that the planning tribunal was withdrawing all findings of obstruction and nonco-operation...
- Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure on the legal team acting for the planning tribunal; and in view of the findings of this tribunal now...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to issue guidelines to planning authorities to mitigate the impact of wind turbines on those living with autism....
- Property Tax Administration
479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local property tax allocation to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; the amount by which this sum exceeds the...
- Library Services Staff
480. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the application for additional library staff in Tinahely, County Wicklow; and if he will...
- National Trails Office
481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the operation of the walks scheme administered by his Department with the assistance of the National Trails Office; and if...
- Building Regulations
483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes planned to the building control regulations introduced on 1 March 2014; the time frame for such changes; and...
- Regional Development
487. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the urban regeneration measures that will be rolled out as part of the next round of European Union structural and...
- Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the total funding available for the social inclusion and...
- Local and Community Development Programme
489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and on a county basis, the total funding available for the local community development...
- Local and Community Development Programme Planning
492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for existing local development companies that are unsuccessful in their bids, under the new social inclusion and...
- Local and Community Development Programme
493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received correspondence from the European Union Commission or European Court of Justice in relation to...
- Fire Service Staff
494. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding for a new recruitment drive for Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Motor Tax Collection
495. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, on a county basis the amount of motor tax collected in each local authority and paid...
- Local Authority Funding
496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria that are used to decide the level of contribution from the Equalisation Fund that each local authority...
- Electromagnetic Fields Studies
497. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the person that has been appointed to his Department's Electromagnetic Field Commission; the name of the...
- Homelessness Strategy
498. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/15]
- Register of Electors
499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extensively advertise the supplement to the register of electors, prior to the upcoming referenda on...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme Data
500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of households housed through the Rental Accommodation Scheme and the...
- Local Authority Housing Data
501. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total social housing output; the total private housing output; and the total...
- Water Meters Installation
502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the requirement that 25% of employed sub-contractors, under the regional water meter installation contracts, should...
- Septic Tank Inspections
503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that in cases where recently built single houses with individual sewerage systems have failed...
- Wind Energy Generation
504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the names of wind farms here, which are not operating to their maximum productivity, due to limited...
- Local Authority Housing
506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase 2015 funding, for local authority housing grants for the disabled; and for housing aid for older...
- Motor Tax Rates
507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7000/15]
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of an application for funding submitted by Kilkenny County Council to his Department on 21 November 2014; and...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, under Section 42, Subsection 2 of the Water Services Act 2007 (details supplied), any building includes a private...
- Local Authority Housing Data
510. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policy for persons, who have taken out a county council loan towards a housing mortgage and who have difficulty...
- Waste Disposal
511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of private waste collectors contracted to local authorities operating waiver schemes; for low income...
- Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a council can insist that a local authority tenant, of over 30 years standing, who has not yet commenced to purchase...
- Housing Provision
515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that have been built in counties Monaghan and Cavan since 2011; and if he will make a...
- Local Government Fund
517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding his Department has awarded to counties Monaghan and Cavan since 2011; and if he will provide a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electricity Transmission Network
518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the EirGrid Review of their Grid 25 project which was due for publication in January...
- Wind Energy Generation
520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department monitors, or plans to monitor, the productivity and pattern of seasonal output of wind farms here; and...
- Broadband Service Provision
521. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to upgrade the internet connection in areas (details supplied) in County Louth, as the service provided, to...
- Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility
523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7158/15]
- National Postcode System Expenditure
524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the projected cost to his Department to convert to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7603/15]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Licence Renewals
525. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding driving licence renewal options. [6753/15]
- Marine Safety
526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to the report of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board into the sinking of the MFV Dean Leanne which resulted in the...
- Road Safety
527. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific research supports the policies of An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority in promoting the wearing of...
- Driver Test Centres
528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following confirmation by the Road Safety Authority, the efforts to secure improved accommodation for driving test centres in County...
- Road Projects
529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be provided to allocate funding to upgrade a beach road along the Wild Atlantic Way route (details supplied) in...
- Sports Funding
530. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for a club (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6654/15]
- Taxi Regulations
531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of taxi drivers (details supplied) regarding fare increases; and if he will make a...
- Coast Guard Services
532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the upgrading of the Coast Guard station at Ballyglass, County Mayo. [6724/15]
- Swimming Pool Programme Status
533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to re-open the local authority swimming pool programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6727/15]
- Sports Capital Programme Administration
534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a new sports capital programme this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6740/15]
- National Driver Licensing Service
536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the quality of service of the driving licence centre in Drogheda, County Louth by either extending the opening hours...
- Roadworthiness Testing
537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the powers the Road Safety Authority has to enforce scheduled maintenance inspections, at regular intervals, on owners of commercial...
- Roads Maintenance Funding
538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding can be sourced to provide traffic lights at a junction (details supplied) in Dublin 11, within the current budget for 2015, as...
- Taxi Regulations
539. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the new taxi regulations; if persons who previously had convictions will now be suspended, even if they...
- Haulage Industry Regulation
540. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding haulage licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/15]
- Cycling Facilities Provision
541. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe on the completion of a greenway cycle route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7042/15]
- Roads Maintenance Funding
543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been awarded to both Monaghan County Council and Cavan County Council since 2011 in respect of roads; and...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta
544. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon ball d’Údarás na Gaeltachta a ainmníonn comhairlí contae; cén líon atá...
- Wildlife Regulations
545. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reduce the hedgerow-cutting season, from 1 March 2015 to 31 July 2015, by one month, in view of the fact that research...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
546. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received a payment in respect of the cessation of turf cutting; and...
- Wildlife Regulations
547. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if members of the Irish Farmers Association with designated lands have been, or will be, part of the body that will take part in the...
- Special Areas of Conservation Designation
548. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a process exists for de-designating existing special areas of conservation or natural heritage areas; if such de-designations have...
- Wildlife Protection
550. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total amount paid out each year under the mink bounty scheme, since it was introduced in 2012; a breakdown of that amount, by...
- Easter Rising Commemorations
551. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department has taken to pro-actively consult the public since the Government launched its 1916 commemorative...
- Commemorative Events
553. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the budgetary resources; and the number of staff, she has allocated to the commemorations unit within her Department for 2015 and...
- Special Areas of Conservation Designation
554. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when designations were made in the Menlough and Mionlach area of Galway west, in terms of extending the Lough Corrib special area of...
- National Postcode System Expenditure
555. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projected cost to her Department to convert to using Eircode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7602/15]
