Written answers
Thursday, 11 June 2015
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Leader Programmes Administration
9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the letter from the European Commission which queried the new framework under which Leader projects are being...
- Housing Issues
11. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on what has been done to date to address the housing shortage in Dublin; if he will provide an...
- Building Regulations Application
13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of extra costs being imposed on the owners of self-built homes as a consequence of the building regulations that...
- Emergency Accommodation Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations that are set out in respect of a housing authority where there is a refusal to provide emergency...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how the social housing targets for 2015-2017 are to be met; in particular, how many of these new social housing units will...
- RAPID Programme
16. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total spend under the RAPID programme this year by his Department; the purposes of this spend; if he has met the chairs...
- Water Supply Contamination
17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action that is being taken to address the concerning issue of lead in the water supply; if grant assistance will be...
- Local Authority Housing Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been released to local authorities from the announced housing allocation for 2015, in total...
- Leader Programmes Administration
19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has specified the way Leader funding should be spent by local authorities; and if he has provided priority to rural...
- Local Authority Housing Eligibility
20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the executive order to provide 50% of all social housing allocations in Dublin to those who were on a...
- Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls
21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the Government plans to deal with the spiralling cost of rents in the private rental sector around the country. [22329/15]
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
22. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new tenant purchase scheme which was legislated for in 2014 will come into effect. [22071/15]
- Water Services Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on any meetings he had with his Department's officials and Irish Water on prospective legislation on...
- Leader Programmes Funding
24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views in relation to the reduced funding available to Leader groups for distribution to community organisations in...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the plan for 19 new social housing units to be built in County Wexford over the next three years is...
- Building Regulations
26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the technical report prepared by his Department in relation to the tests carried out on the...
- Homelessness Strategy
27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the reported increase in family homelessness in the Dublin area; the measure his Department has taken to...
- Irish Water Funding
28. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a letter of 12 May 2015 from his Department to a person (details supplied) regarding the shortfall in Irish...
- Housing Data
29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is envisaged that the national statement of projected housing supply and demand for this year will be published; if...
- Homelessness Strategy
30. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the Focus Ireland report on family homelessness in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on...
- Pyrite Issues
31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recent Tyrell report (details supplied), HomeBond's Repudiation of Purchasers Claims - Was it Justified, a...
- Housing Inspections
32. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recent finding (details supplied) that of the 3,427 dwellings Dublin City Council inspected in 2014, only...
- Social and Affordable Housing Data
33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the 20,000 new social housing units promised by 2017 his Department plans to build, to lease and to buy; the...
- Waste Management
34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed progress report on the planned Waste to Energy Facility in Ringsend including the cost of the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the decision by the Minister for Social Protection to maintain the current rate of the rent supplement despite...
- Water Safety
36. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the conditions of testing for the lifeguard certification, currently presided over by the Irish Water...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his assessment of the number of senior citizens complexes being built by local authorities and his involvement in ensuring...
- Local Authority Members' Remuneration
38. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether, based on the important work done at local level and the great commitment provided by local...
- Emergency Accommodation Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation that places an obligation on local authorities to provide families who become homeless...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
40. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to monitor local authority housing needs throughout the Dublin and adjoining...
- Building Regulations
41. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any considerations he and his Department have given to the issue of mica-affected homes in County...
- Housing Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of adequate critical infrastructure, such as housing;...
- Pyrite Issues
43. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has read the report by an eminent insurance claims expert (details supplied) which argues, based on insurance case...
- Department of Social Protection
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on changing the qualifying criteria for the carer's allowance to allow those who care for high-dependency children with rare illnesses to...
- One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) whose payment was cut off and who is now relying on the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
47. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an appeal in respect of a disablement pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois;...
- State Pensions Payments
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding cuts to payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22737/15]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assistance she will provide in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which faces homelessness due to rent supplement limits being...
- Disability Allowance Payments
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a permanent replacement for the post of community welfare officer will be appointed to deal with the Newmarket and Millstreet area in County...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will arrange to have the file in respect of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a carer's allowance to be sent...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on...
- Disability Allowance Appeals
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal against the refusal of disability allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will take the initiative in accelerating an appeal in respect of an application for carer's allowance given that the existing timeframe is...
- Youth Guarantee
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will implement a Youth Guarantee scheme in Darndale in Dublin 17, similar to that in Ballymun in Dublin 11 but where lone parents and those...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Invalidity Pension Eligibility
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full entitlement in respect of invalidity pension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the person's position has been...
- Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose application for an enterprise allowance has been refused; if...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support will be increased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22898/15]
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if partial rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will authorise an increase in rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the entitlement to jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if that person's entitlement to a Foras...
- Disability Allowance Payments
68. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive disability allowance payment arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Finance
- Living City Initiative
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include Blackpool, County Cork in the Living City scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22703/15]
- Vehicle Registration
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding personalised number plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/15]
- Pension Provisions
71. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who received a lump sum payment in the course of employment as a consequence of a reorganisation of staff, and where pay-related social insurance...
- Drugs Seizures
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of illegal drugs destroyed by the Customs and Excise for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22711/15]
- Banking Sector Regulation
73. To ask the Minister for Finance if, as principal shareholder in Allied Irish Banks, he can confirm that the bank is currently considering outsourcing work and staff from the application and...
- Property Tax Exemptions
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home owners who have been contacted by the Revenue Commissioners informing them that they do not qualify for an exemption from the local property...
- Tax Credits
75. To ask the Minister for Finance if an incapacitated child tax credit may be claimed in circumstances where a qualifying adult is not living with a surviving parent, but is supported to some...
- Fuel Sales
76. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings he and his Department have had with the Solid Fuel Trade Group; if his Department has concluded an impact assessment of carbon tax on...
- Tax Agreements
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the achievements secured by Ireland on international tax reform during our 2013 Presidency of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if, and the way, his Department invokes human rights principles when assessing budgetary decisions, in particular as regards international taxation of...
- Corporation Tax Regime
80. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact thus far of his announcement in budget 2014 that Irish-resident companies must also be tax resident here; the estimate of revenue lost due to the...
- Knowledge Development Box
81. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's progress on the creation of a knowledge box tax incentive for intellectual property; the estimated cost of such a measure in terms of revenue...
- Universal Social Charge Yield
82. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised by increasing the level of universal social charge paid by employees on the proportion of their...
- Corporation Tax
83. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised if the effective rate of corporation tax was 12.5%. [22881/15]
- Tax Yield
84. To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the amount of revenue that would be raised for every 0.1% increase, up to a 2% increase, of Stamp Duty added to the rate payable on share...
- Tax Code
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the registration thresholds for value added tax in view of an anomaly where a business selling physical goods can earn €75,000 before...
- Fiscal Policy
86. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the finding of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that the Stability Programme Update 2015 sets out a plan that lowers the budget deficit by just...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the development of new flood defensive measures for Donnycarney, Dublin, and the Coast Road at Clontarf,...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies...
- Flood Relief Schemes
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cleaning that is required will be carried out on the Ahcroneane river in County Limerick given the constant problem with flooding...
- Public Sector Staff Recruitment
94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applicants on the clerical officer panel for each region as at 1 January 2015; the numbers on the panels who have been...
- Departmental Staff Transfers
95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to the case of a person (details supplied) who applied in 2001 for an interdepartmental transfer under a previous set...
- Fiscal Policy
96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's claim that the ratio of non-interest Government spending to gross domestic product is...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Company Takeovers
98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent of his knowledge of a transaction (details supplied) prior to the completion of the transaction, which would arise in the...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new capital investment scheme under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme for farmers outside the young farmer...
- GLAS Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding farmland birds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22811/15]
- Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason sheep fencing is not eligible for support under the new targeted agricultural modernisation scheme for young farmers; if...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it was a condition of the 2012, 2013 or 2014 disadvantaged areas schemes and the single farm payment scheme that hill land owned...
- Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a condition of minimum agricultural activity applied to the single farm payment scheme in the past three years to...
- Bord na gCon Inspections
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Greyhound Board laboratory in County Limerick can test for oil-based stanozolol; his views on whether it is necessary...
- Beef Data Programme
106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the beef data and genomics scheme by herd size, that is, zero to ten cows, ten to 20 cows,...
- Herd Numbers
107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a derogation from the stocking density rule will be provided for new farmers who are waiting for herd numbers under the areas of...
- Agriculture Schemes
108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received and studied the submission made by the Irish Farmers Association in respect of the operation of various farm...
- Bord na gCon Staff
109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all existing vacancies on the board of the Irish Greyhound Board will be filled; if all vacancies were advertised publically; if...
- Bord na gCon Administration
113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the Irish Greyhound Board's response to the Indecon review which was published in October 2014, stating that the Irish...
- Bord na gCon Staff
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to replace the control committee of the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22879/15]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a case mentioned in Dáil Éireann on 5 February 2015 in relation to allegations that two gardaí in County Galway were...
- Garda Station Refurbishment
116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station in Glanmire in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22731/15]
- Immigration Status
117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining eligibility for stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
- Public Order Offences
118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and planned legislation regarding aggressive begging in public places; the powers provided to An Garda Síochána under this...
- Garda Youth Diversion Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects a Garda youth diversion project for a town (details supplied) in County Cork to be operational; the level of resources that will...
- Immigration Status
120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if all the documentation...
- Naturalisation Certificates
123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if all of the documentation...
- Garda Investigations
124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of investigations by An Garda Síochána into the 16 complaints involving the National Asset Management Agency which she...
- Immigration Status
126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining eligibility for naturalisation and long-term residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Naturalisation Certificates
127. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will...
- Immigration Status
128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to authorising stamp 4 status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Adoption Records Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he will address the right for adopted citizens to gain access to their biological files for medical reasons; and if he will make a...
- Prison Staff
131. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for recruitment in the Oberstown Juvenile Detention Centre in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Domestic Violence Refuges
132. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware of the present inadequate situation at Teach Tearmainn Women's Refuge in Newbridge in County Kildare; that two apartments...
- Child Care Qualifications
133. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps taken to support the professionalisation of child care, which would be of benefit to both child care service users and persons...
- Preschool Services
134. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the adequacy of the capitation grant for the providers of the free preschool year; and his further views on whether the...
- Rights of the Child
135. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Ireland has ratified the second optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography of the United...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
136. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the commission of investigation into mother and baby Homes, including the dates and details for the public...
- Preschool Services
138. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current yearly costs of the programme of early childhood care and education, also known as the free preschool year; the projected costs...
- Child Protection Services
139. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of the concerns of the head of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, (details supplied) as expressed in The Irish Times on 8 June...
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services Funding
140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the percentage of the total health budget currently being spent on mental health is 6% and that it was 7.2% in 2006; and if he will...
- Mental Health Services Provision
141. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are 1,200 fewer mental health staff in the health services now than there were in 2006; the roles that make up this group; the...
- Hospital Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Health when a rheumatologist will be appointed to Mayo General Hospital; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22704/15]
- Public Sector Pensions
147. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for non-payment of a retirement pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Accident and Emergency Departments
148. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22709/15]
- Primary Care Centre Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22710/15]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include bowel disease in the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22714/15]
- Hospital Staff Data
151. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing numbers, by type and grade, working at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients, both inpatient and outpatient, treated in 2014; the way...
- Cross-Border Health Initiatives
152. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to make patients aware of their right to avail of publically funded health care in other European Union and European Economic...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Health when a motorised wheelchair will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/15]
- Hospital Appointment Status
156. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an ear, nose and throat appointment in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal. [22732/15]
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow who have been experiencing difficulties in securing adequate wheelchair resources...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in Cavan Monaghan Hospital waiting for scans for over six months, 12 months and 18 months; the way this compares with the national...
- Legislative Process
159. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]; if there is any other legislation relating to mental health planned; and if he will...
- Public Health Policy
160. To ask the Minister for Health his plans further to assist the extension of automated external defibrillator coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22747/15]
- Hospital Appointment Status
161. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when the person can expect an appointment with the consultant...
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons who have applied to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; the number of...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility
163. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that no community physiotherapy service for children with rheumatoid conditions exists in the Kildare and west Wicklow area, if children in...
- Accident and Emergency Departments
164. To ask the Minister for Health if he shares the widespread concern that a person (details supplied) was recently left on a trolley for 24 hours in Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24; if he has...
- Cancer Services
166. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns for the proper and timely care of oncology patients at the centre of excellence at University Hospital Galway in the Health Service...
- Hospital Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was administered an injection in a toilet prior to a surgical procedure in Navan hospital in County...
- Medical Card Applications
168. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22829/15]
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the planned reduction in hours of the emergency department at Portlaoise hospital in County Laois, if he will confirm the status of a Department...
- Air Ambulance Service Provision
170. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the emergency aeromedical service air ambulance has now been in operation for three years on a pilot basis, and in view of the fact...
- Health Services
171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish a response to correspondence (details supplied) relating to a Topical Issue of 22 April 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Home Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which policy in respect of Crooksling Nursing Home in County Dublin is controlled or driven by his Department, the Health Service Executive or...
- Medical Card Administration
176. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will be renewed for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22870/15]
- Air Ambulance Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals which have landing facilities for air ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22885/15]
- Home Care Packages
178. To ask the Minister for Health the full extent of the home care package available in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Voluntary Hospital Sector
179. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding voluntary hospitals establishing a new representative body, amid major concerns regarding their future. [22919/15]
- Health Services Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve cardiology services in County Sligo. [22920/15]
- Accident and Emergency Departments
181. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients, on average per day, who used Portlaoise accident and emergency department, in each of the past five years, broken down by use between 8...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
184. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23491/15]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- North South Ministerial Council
185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues discussed at the recent North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22889/15]
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action Bus Éireann took in response to its own findings that 30% of the buses it contracts to the Department of Education and Skills to...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the National Council for Special Education guidelines for allocating special needs assistants to students...
- Departmental Reports
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Report on the Configuration and Development of Post-Primary Schools in Limerick City, Croom and Pallaskenry 2014 to 2024 is completed;...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for a special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare has not been accepted; and if she will...
- School Patronage
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the transfer of patronage to Educate Together for one of the national schools in Cobh in County Cork; if she will identity the...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in determining eligibility for a special needs assistant in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
- School Accommodation
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional financial support will be facilitated in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to link two sanctioned...
- Teacher Secondment
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 7 May 2015, if all secondees were consulted or informed prior to the advertisement of leadership...
- SOLAS Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the businesses in County Louth that are receiving SOLAS funding; the amount of funding each of these...
- State Examinations
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is currently sitting the leaving certificate examination and is...
- School Accommodation
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a general purpose room in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the plans in place for...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which a higher education grant has been refused in the case of a student (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Status
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project is likely to go to tender; the...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Public Order Offences
203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the powers of local authorities to introduce by-laws to deal with aggressive begging in their areas; and if he will make a...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the funding and services of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive to the outer regions, which are...
- Local Authority Staff
205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a significant cohort of new housing units in the immediate future will be operated under lease,...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
206. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to revise the planning legislation on the taking in charge of housing developments; and if he will make a...
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the necessary regulations have been made under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 to facilitate tenant...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to publish, in full, the revised wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rights of Way Provision
210. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason disputed rights-of-way were allowed to be included in Draft County Development Plans; and if he will make a...
- Water Supply Contamination
211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the lead pipes in St. Anne's in Raheny, Dublin 5 will be replaced. [22833/15]
- Wastewater Treatment
212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which this country has incurred fines or penalties imposed by the European Union in respect of ground or...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
213. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate, having regard to replies to previous parliamentary questions on the issue, the extent to which his...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
214. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of house purchases or new house starts approved by his Department in respect of County Kildare in the past 12...
- Housing Issues
215. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor rent increases in the private rented sector, with particular...
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government notwithstanding his positive efforts to date in meeting the local authority housing shortage, if other means might be...
- Planning Issues
219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of replies to previous parliamentary questions on the issue, the extent to which the various stakeholders have...
- Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which disabled persons' housing adaptation grants are adequately funded by the local authorities through his...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Salmon Hardship Scheme
224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reopening the compensation scheme for drift-net salmon fishermen, who did not avail of the scheme when it...
- Bord na Móna
225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the discussions he has had to date with Bord na Móna regarding its restructuring plans and its implications for...
- Fisheries Protection
226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of growing evidence which confirms no decrease in the number of eels, when he will rescind the eel fishing ban;...
- Rural Broadband Scheme
227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to the recent announcement in relation to the rural broadband scheme, his plans for broadband for the...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sports Capital Programme Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding the Football Association of Ireland has been given in grants by the State, in each of the years 2008 to 2014; and...
- Bus Éireann
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an explanation for the delay in the publication of Bus Éireann's 2015 annual accounts, as they appear to be over...
- Taxi Regulations
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on revising the green vinyl branding that it is obligatory for taxi drivers to display on their vehicles in order to reduce the...
- Motor Insurance Regulation
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/15]
- Road Projects Status
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the M7 upgrade project; the projected cost; the projected timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement...
- Public Transport Subsidies
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of State subsidy to the public transport sector, broken down by company in aggregate since 2008; the measure his Department...
- Driver Licences
235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who holds a current Irish international and Ukrainian driver's licence has...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Heritage Schemes
236. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the work of the committee she has established to advise her on Ireland's historic houses; its...
- Public Sector Staff Remuneration
237. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in her Department and the...
