Written answers
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Milk Quota Cessation
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the increase in milk production by county and by month in comparison to 2014 since the...
- Horse Slaughtering Data
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a report on the number of horses slaughtered in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; the number of...
- Farm Safety Scheme
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the operation of the new farm safety scheme; the number of applications under the scheme; his plans for...
- GLAS Data
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage farmers in County Wexford who have applied for inclusion in the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; if...
- Beef Data Programme
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has been able to assuage the concerns of the farming community in regard to the various farm payments and...
- Live Exports
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop the live export trade to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25842/15]
- Animal Welfare Bodies
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used to allocate animal welfare grants; if the process is transparent to all groups; and if he will make a statement on...
- Harbours and Piers Development
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department supports smaller ports and harbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/15]
- Common Fisheries Policy Reform
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the operation of the change in the Common Fisheries Policy concerning the move towards a more regionalised...
- Bord na gCon Administration
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the performance of the members of Bord na gCon and of its chairperson since March 2011; his views that the...
- Special Protection Areas Designation
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason locations (details supplied) in County Cork have been classified as hen harrier areas, given that such designation...
- Aquaculture Licences
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no new fin-fish farming licences will be granted until the new national plan for sustainable aquaculture...
- Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the criteria blocking young farmers who are under 40 years of age, but who have been farming for more than five...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement pay-parking in Howth in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/15]
- Animal Disease Controls
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that every effort has been made over the past six years to prevent any possible recurrence of...
- Coillte Teoranta Reports
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the most recent Forest Service reports into Coillte's corporate governance, carried out on an annual basis as part...
- Plant Protection Products
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the obligation on farmers to attend pesticide spraying courses, if he is satisfied with the regulations on the use of...
- Special Protection Areas Designation
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the statement by the European Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan, regarding...
- Beef Data Programme
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which he hopes to pay farmers within this calendar year under the beef data and genomics scheme 2015 when payments under...
- Animal Welfare
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward an amendment to the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to enable the protection of the legislation to be...
- GLAS Administration
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the terms and conditions associated with the commonage management plans under the green low-carbon...
- Bord na gCon Inspections
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 75 of 27 May 2015 and 29 of 14 May 2015, the number of over 140 monetary fines handed out for...
- Animal Welfare Bodies
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the now annual animal welfare event which was recently held on 12 June 2015 in Farmleigh, if he will ensure that a...
- Farm Inspections
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure consistency with regard to on-farm inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25841/15]
- Rural Development Programme Funding
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans that the Government will provide co-funding to match the funds being made available by the European Investment Bank to Irish...
- Russian Market
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the current situation regarding the Russian ban on food imports from the European Union and how this is affecting...
- Fishing Industry Development
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that Ireland has never made a request in support of a recreational bluefin tuna fishery either to the International...
- Dairy Sector
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that prices being paid by processors to milk producers are becoming a cause of concern for the prospects of the dairy...
- Departmental Staff
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a veterinary practitioner (details supplied) who is under suspension by his Department; the reason for the...
- Milk Prices
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dairy volatility pricing models he has examined at either Department or European Union level; the steps being proposed to protect...
- Fur Farming
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 24 March 2015, his views on the fur farming review group's conclusions; if he is...
- Forestry Sector
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current amount of tree-cover in view of the recent removal and regenderation of scrub and natural woodland linked to the single...
- Animal Welfare
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the management of dog pounds going out to tender for the first time, if his Department will conduct inspections to be...
- Dairy Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the level of imports of dairy products from the European Union into China which were reported to be 40% down in...
- Greyhound Industry
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 467 of 9 June 2015, the reason for the planned closure of Harold's Cross greyhound stadium,...
- Harbours and Piers Development
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance available from his Department for the development of port and harbour infrastructure; and if he will make a statement...
- Fish Discards
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on European Union Commission proposals to implement the ban on discarding white fish catches from January 2016; the position...
- GLAS Data
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the total number of applications made under the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; the...
- Department of Social Protection
- Civil Registration Legislation
48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a non-European Union citizen to marry an Irish citizen during the course of being unlawfully present here; the circumstances...
- Social Welfare Application Forms
49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind issuing revised application forms from her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26464/15]
- One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility
51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the age limit for one-parent family payments; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to ensure young persons who come off social welfare's jobseeker's allowance to commence an apprenticeship are not penalised...
- Back to Work Courses
53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may complete a back to work course through a local Intreo office; and if she will make a statement...
- One-Parent Family Payment Applications
54. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form by county and by month, the number of applications for the one-parent family payment received to date in 2015;...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement...
- Pension Provisions
56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who, between Army pension and social welfare, was on...
- Legislative Measures
57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 28 April 2015, the progress that has been made in enacting all sections of the Civil Registration...
- Departmental Correspondence
58. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the method used to send inquiries regarding possible changes in circumstances for those in receipt of child benefit; if there are certain categories...
- Pension Provisions
59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on any possible remedy to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, where there is a reduction in pension payments to...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Payments
61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance and his or her partner is participating on a community employment scheme, whether that...
- Disability Allowance Applications
62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [26603/15]
- Social Welfare Application Forms
63. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 25 June 2015, if she will consider the completion of electronic forms on a weekly basis, setting out the...
- Departmental Expenditure
65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual saving to her Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Meetings
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has been involved in consultations on the renewal of the agreement between the European Union and a company (details supplied) due to expire...
- Pensions Levy
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended that the effects of the emergency pension levy on private pensions (details supplied) will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on...
- VAT Rebates
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused a value added tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/15]
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data
72. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were made under the home renovation incentive scheme; the amount that was awarded in value added tax returns; and the number of...
- Financial Services Regulation
74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has provided the approval to An Post to set up the new transaction account. [26558/15]
- Official Engagements
75. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to attend the Financing for Development summit from 13 to 16 July 2015 in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; his plans to ensure its success; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26920/15]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Procurement Contracts
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any study has been completed by his Department on the impact on local economies of the centralisation of procurement currently carried...
- Flood Prevention Measures
82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the works carried out on the Poddle River to alleviate the risk of flooding, the level of risk to which residents are...
- Exchequer Savings
85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to the Exchequer if all public sector salaries gross and net, excluding hospital consultants over €100,000, were...
- Departmental Expenditure
88. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to his Department and the bodies under its aegis of reducing all commercial semi-State chief executive officer pay by...
- Exchequer Savings
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to the Exchequer if Teachta Dála salaries were capped at €75,000. [26616/15]
- Departmental Expenditure
100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, information technology...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Job Losses
103. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an outline of the discussions he has had with an insurance company (details supplied) in respect of that company's...
- Enterprise Support Services Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide support in respect of a new company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26637/15]
- Departmental Expenditure
107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding available for spending in 2015 and 2016, respectively, under the Commission for the Economic Development of...
- Climate Change Policy
112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the outcome of the recent public consultation on the discussion document on the potential for greenhouse gas...
- Beef Data Programme
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the beef data and genomics scheme in order that a farmer who is in breach of certain conditions in a given year will...
- Harbours and Piers
118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of anti-social behaviour problems (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Beef Data Programme
119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that farmers could end up with penalties of up to 140% of an annual payment under the beef data and genomics programme...
- GLAS Applications
120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme examined to date, the number of applicants who will be...
- Commonage Framework Plans
122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage planners that have been appointed in commonages to draw up commonage plans; the number of commonages covered;...
- Agrifood Sector
123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the agrifood sector to grow in the context of Food Harvest 2020; the number of new markets likely to...
- Bovine Disease Controls
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of disease control traceability and isolation, in the context of the...
- Agrifood Sector
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the development of, and future prospects for, the beef, lamb, dairy, pigmeat and...
- Beef Data Programme
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to have ongoing dialogue with the farming community in regard to its concerns regarding the beef...
- Agrifood Sector
127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the numbers employed in the agrifood industry continue to remain constant or have increased over the past number...
- Fishing Industry Development
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the development of the fishing industry in the wake of revised European Union agreements, quotas and...
- Food Labelling
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of regulations to ensure the highest possible standards in regard to...
- Farm Enterprises
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken or has agreed to take in conjunction with his European Union colleagues to protect the viability of the family...
- Food Exports
132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his ongoing progress in regard to establishing new markets for the Irish food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform
133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that farm families will continue to benefit from Common Agricultural Policy reform in a fair...
- Departmental Expenditure
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual savings to his Department and the bodies under its aegis of reducing all commercial semi-State chief executive officer pay...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Properties
140. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm reports that the community of Kildare will now not receive ten acres of land from the site of the Magee Barracks; that there was a long...
- Departmental Expenditure
141. To ask the Minister for Defence the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Recruitment
145. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next recruitment will take place to An Garda Síochána; the number of persons it is proposed to recruit; if priority will be...
- Departmental Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent by her Department on tackling drug-related crime for each of the years 2009 to 2014; the estimated spend in 2015; and if...
- Drugs Dealing
147. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the total value of the illicit drugs market; if she will provide a further breakdown of value by each drug...
- Ministerial Meetings
148. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times since the current Government took office that she has met directly with the Minister for Health to discuss the national drugs...
- Penalty Points System Data
149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if GoSafe speed cameras are capable of detecting motorbikes; if so, the number of motorbikes in respect of which penalty points were issued as a...
- Migration Data
150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify, of the 700 migrants her Department claims are coming to Ireland in a recent spike in immigration numbers, the number who are...
- Firearms Licences
151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Sports Coalition and firearm regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Legislative Measures
152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Spent Convictions Bill; the indicative timeframe for the Bill to make its way through the Houses of the...
- Garda Resources
153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that enough Garda Síochána resources are available to effectively police an area (details supplied) in County...
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of allegations of Garda Síochána authorities failing and refusing to investigate breaches at a night club (details...
- Garda Civilian Staff Numbers
155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff currently working in An Garda Síochána; her plans to further civilianise border control functions; and if...
- Direct Provision System
157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of an increase in communications from the Reception and Integration Agency of her Department and management of direct provision...
- Garda Deployment
158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm the current allocation of gardaí in south Kildare; the number of gardaí transferred to the area and retired from...
- Crime Data
159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries that have occurred in County Louth, by Garda district, in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Garda Strength
163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current strength of An Garda Síochána in County Louth by Garda station/district and for each year since 2010; and if she will make...
- Community Policing
164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda community-based officers in the Louth region by Garda station/district by each year since 2010. [26589/15]
- Garda Expenditure
165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current budget for An Garda Síochána in the Dundalk and north Louth area and the way this compares with each year since 2010. [26590/15]
- Immigration Status
167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position as to whether a non-national and non-European Union citizen, who is not lawfully present here but who marries an Irish citizen...
- Departmental Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual saving to her Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Health
- National Drugs Strategy Implementation
176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times since the current Government took office that he has met the Minister of State with responsibility in the area of drugs to discuss the...
- Proposed Legislation
177. To ask the Minister for Health when a new misuse of drugs Bill will be enacted; the measures that will be included in this legislation to combat the illicit drug trade and facilitate...
- National Drugs Strategy Implementation
178. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the issue of the diversion of methadone provided under the methadone maintenance programme to the illicit drugs trade; if his Department has...
- Hospital Consultants Remuneration
179. To ask the Minister for Health the annual saving to the Exchequer if all hospital consultants' full-year pay was capped at €150,000 gross and net pay. [26608/15]
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
181. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the serious issues arising with regard to the recruitment and retention of nurses in the nursing home sector; if he has made...
- Mental Health Services Funding
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26447/15]
- International Agreements
183. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will ratify the World Health Organisation illicit trade protocol; the status of the negotiations on this issue; the Government Departments involved...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
184. To ask the Minister for Health if chronic obstructive pulmonary disease support will be made available in Tralee in County Kerry, in Tullamore in County Offaly and in County Wexford, through...
- Disease Management
185. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to target early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is the fourth leading cause of death; the specific investment to tackle the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
187. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting times, and to ensure every respiratory unit operates an ongoing pulmonary rehabilitation programme; and if he will make a statement...
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Long Term Illness Scheme, in order that patients with this disease may avail of...
- Services for People with Disabilities
189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the New Directions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26461/15]
- Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
192. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the methadone maintenance programme is successful in treating the estimated 20,000 heroin addicts; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Drugs Strategy Budget
196. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on the national drugs strategy for each of the years 2009 to 2014; the estimated spend for 2015; his views that the strategy is successful in...
- Hospital Investigations
198. To ask the Minister for Health if there is currently an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a baby (details supplied) in Limerick Regional Maternity Hospital in...
- Medical Card Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on an application for a medical card, which was submitted in early April 2015. [26492/15]
- Autism Support Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting times for autistic children in Dublin 15, with many reports of waiting times of over 18 months for basic and necessary care...
- Mental Health Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that patients suffering from acute psychiatric illness have had to wait on trolleys for a number of days in the overcrowded emergency...
- Medical Card Reviews
204. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a re-assessment of a medical card on medical grounds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products Availability
205. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is to meet with the manufacturers of trastuzumab emtansine in relation to making it available, given that this medication has...
- Health Screening Programmes
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will, together with the Health Service Executive, include ovarian cancer blood test cancer antigen 125 in a free screening programme, given that early...
- Primary Care Services Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the night of 24 June 2015 was the third time in six weeks at the Navan North East Doctor on Call centre that there was no available...
- Home Help Service Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of new applications for home help that were approved for each of the past six months in the south Lee area and...
- Hospital Appointment Status
210. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be seen by the consultant in Waterford Regional Hospital, given that the person has been waiting five...
- HSE Properties
212. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for (details supplied) and if the facade will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26572/15]
- Primary Care Centre Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Health the current plans for the provision of a primary care centre (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if a centre will be provided; when works are scheduled to start;...
- Hospital Closures
217. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans for the former maternity hospital site at Mount Carmel in Dublin 14; how work is progressing; the amount that will be...
- General Practitioner Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a new scheme reported in the media which is intended to incentivise general practitioners to reduce the cost of prescribed...
- EU Directives
219. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has been no public awareness campaign to actively inform patients of their rights in law under the cross-border directive; if he will...
- Hospitals Building Programme
220. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed capital funding for improvements at a hospital (details supplied) in County Louth; the actual budget provided; and if he...
- Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of wheelchairs in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the waiting list for St. Michael's House services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Card Delays
225. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, which was submitted and...
- Nursing Staff Recruitment
226. To ask the Minister for Health when a nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive clearance to employ a nurse at the facility; the reason for the delay in having the nurse's...
- Departmental Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Health the annual savings to his Department and the bodies under its aegis of reducing all commercial semi-State chief executive officer pay by 10%; and if he will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Applications
232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a telephone line service for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact the Passport Office regarding queries...
- Departmental Expenditure
233. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Chaplaincy Positions
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons who have a masters degree in chaplaincy and pastoral care plus a bachelor of arts degree are prevented from applying for, or...
- Schools Building Projects Status
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a classroom extension project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will commence; the reason the project has been...
- School Transport Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the projected cost of providing school transport for pupils who live in Urris in County Donegal for the new school route from Urris to...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 24 June 2015, the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of...
- Suicide Prevention
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding suicide rates and support for students to reduce financial strain; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects Applications
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26487/15]
- Mental Health Awareness
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to make funding available for support services in primary schools to promote children's emotional well-being, as is...
- School Equipment
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the shortcomings of the allocation system for design and communications graphics computers in respect of schools which are...
- Capitation Grants
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the capitation rates for schools under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme, for education and...
- School Transport Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the schools in the Longford and Westmeath area affected by the recent withdrawal of school transport services due...
- Third Level Facilities
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding rents for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26528/15]
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Student Universal Support Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport Eligibility
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views on correspondence received by families regarding their school transport (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she...
- School Enrolments
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding religious discrimination in primary school enrolment policies; and if she...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to conduct a review of the third level grant structure to take eligibility into account; and if she is satisfied that the...
- Foirne Scoile
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbeadh sí sásta casadh le toscaireacht ó Scoil Naomh Eoin, Inis Meáin chun an cheist mar gheall ar an ngá atá...
- Student Grant Scheme Appeals
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal to the student grant appeals board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [26604/15]
- State Examinations Commission
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a student with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26633/15]
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26638/15]
- Departmental Expenditure
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual saving to her Department if spending on education and training were reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure
260. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount of money spent by each local authority over the past five...
- Local Authority Staff Recruitment
261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are recruitment embargoes applying to local authorities, for example, Dublin City Council, if they wish to...
- Exchequer Savings
262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to the Exchequer if all city and county managers' pay was reduced by 15%. [26611/15]
- Leader Programmes Administration
263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 490 of 19 May 2015 and 9 of 11 June 2015, if he will release the contents of the...
- Water Quality
264. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the lead pipe replacement grant will be available retrospectively (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Homeless Accommodation Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that his Department has instructed local authorities to allocate no more than 50% of available housing...
- Electoral Reform
266. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (detail supplied) regarding extending voting rights to those of 16 years of age and older; and if he...
- Local Authority Housing Data
267. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government specifically relating to County Waterford in the years 2012 to 2014, under the relevant anti-social legislation, the...
- Water Services Provision
268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding private groups which have installed and maintained a private water supply, specifically a group...
- Housing Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in approving the homes for the elderly scheme in Tramore in County Waterford; if he is aware of...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
270. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority which receives site resolution funding in respect of an unfinished housing estate is under an...
- Departmental Expenditure
271. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Commission for Energy Regulation
275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date the Commission for Energy Regulation was established and under which Government; the annual cost to the State...
- Broadband Service Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for Boyle in County Roscommon in relation to badly needed broadband upgrade for the town and its environs; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
277. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Data Protection
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the release of confidential information (details supplied) concerning...
- Cycling Facilities Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a national policy with respect to cycling races on public roads; if he is aware of the differences in approach in different...
- Light Rail Projects
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on proposals for the extension of the Luas line to Bray in County Wicklow; the preferred route for the...
- Motor Tax Rates
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason hauliers are paying a substantial amount more in commercial vehicle road tax in the Republic of Ireland than in Northern...
- National Roads Authority Projects
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will grant the meeting sought with him with...
- Departmental Expenditure
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Hare Coursing
297. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action the National Parks and Wildlife Service is taking in relation to breaches of the 2014-15 hare coursing licences; if any...
- Departmental Expenditure
298. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual saving to her Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if she will make a...
