Written answers

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

  • Department of Finance
    • National Monuments
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the public interest to ensure that 1916 buildings of national historic importance, including 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin 1, which are...
    • Banking Sector
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any discussions with the financial institutions with respect to their policy on uncashed bank drafts; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • IBRC Liquidation
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the liquidation process at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; his views on whether the junior bondholders will receive...
    • Tax Reliefs Abolition
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the increasing cost of private rented accommodation, if he will consider reviewing the decision to phase out the tax relief scheme by 2017;...
    • Banking Sector
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected returns, in dividends or in any other form, from the State’s stake in Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB in 2015 and 2016; and if he...
    • Legislative Measures
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has signed the remaining provisions of the Credit Union Act 2012 into law; his views on the concerns expressed by the credit union sector in relation to...
    • National Debt
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected interest payments on Irish national debt in 2015 and the projections for the years 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent meetings with the banks on the issue of the high standard variable rates paid by Irish mortgage holders; and if he will make a...
    • Mortgage Lending
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek a social and economic impact assessment of the Central Bank of Ireland's new rules on mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Aid Investigations
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek the repayment of tax owed if the European Union Commission finds that Ireland and Apple were engaged in arrangements that amount to State aid...
    • Budget Submissions
      137. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings his Department has had with the Clearing House Group; if the group has submitted a budget submission to his Department; if so, if it will be made...
    • Tax Avoidance Issues
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Lux leaks tax scandal; the inquiries his Department has made in relation to Irish-based account holders in the decade prior to 2010...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific measures he has taken to amend section 10A of the Local Property Tax Act, as amended in 2012, in order that residents can access their local...
    • Home Repossession
      140. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the Supreme Court ruling as a result of which a financial institution may be granted an order for home repossession, even if that...
    • Economic Growth
      141. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that economic progress is set to continue over the next five years, with particular reference to the encouragement of...
    • Credit Unions Restructuring
      142. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to enhance the role which credit unions play within the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32835/15]
    • Mortgage Lending
      143. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to request the Central Bank of Ireland to carry out a review of the current mortgage lending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      144. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's plans to encourage competition in the banking sector and to drive down variable mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Income Inequality
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address income inequality in the forthcoming budget 2016, taking into account the widening gap between the wealthy and poor; and if...
    • Post Office Network
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enact section 67 of the Post and Telecommunications Act 1987 to allow institutions such as An Post to provide financial services, including a...
    • NAMA Operations
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make the National Asset Management Agency more accountable, and for eventual winding down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32831/15]
    • Economic Data
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic indicators continue to remain positive and capable of facilitating continued growth in the economy in the future, resulting...
    • Construction Sector Strategy
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider temporarily reducing or removing tax liabilities concerning the construction of new homes, as a measure to stimulate increased...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      150. To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received in his Department which are currently being considered, in particular the requests to which replies have been...
    • EU Meetings
      151. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the European Union summit held on 21 September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32767/15]
    • Departmental Staff Remuneration
      152. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of bonus remuneration paid to staff in his Department, and agencies under his aegis to date in 2015; the number of persons to whom these payments were made...
    • Census of Population Data
      153. To ask the Taoiseach when positions will be advertised for the 2016 census of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32964/15]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      154. To ask the Taoiseach the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide public services, for example, waste collection, motorway toll operators, public...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Back to Education Allowance
      156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the back to education allowance in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32752/15]
    • Youth Employment Initiative
      157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection with regard to the youth employment initiative, which was established during Ireland's Presidency of the European Council in 2013,...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection regarding the increase in demand for private rental accommodation and the increase in homelessness in the greater Dublin area, if...
    • Employment Data
      159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the employment positions available during the upcoming general election in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and...
    • National Internship Scheme Data
      160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the JobBridge process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33256/15]
    • Treatment Benefit Scheme Administration
      161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in light of the impact of the changes made to the treatment benefit scheme, her plans to review the decision to cut benefits that...
    • Fuel Allowance Applications
      163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance was refused to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if she will review the application as a matter...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals
      165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she...
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an overpayment of an unemployment benefit to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Farm Assist Scheme Appeals
      167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a freedom of information request from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has delayed the appeals process; if...
    • Carer's Benefit Payments
      168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an assurance that carers will not be subject to further cuts in the upcoming budget; that income supports will...
    • Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
      171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action her Department has taken to reduce and streamline processing times for social protection payments with a view to...
    • Bereavement Grant
      175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the reintroduction of the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32787/15]
    • Free Travel Scheme Administration
      177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the free travel scheme to all carers in receipt of the respite care grant in order to enhance access to...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a payment will be reinstated to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will approve and expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
    • Community Employment Schemes Operation
      180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the time limits on the length of community employment schemes for those persons over 55 years of age so that...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as it would appear that the medical...
    • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
      182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise the levels of employers' Pay Related Social Insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33008/15]
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
      183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when a jobseeker's allowance will be restored to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if arrangements can be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to receive a water conservation grant; and if she...
    • Community Employment Schemes Data
      185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the records of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
      186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent allowance payment will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent allowance will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding a claim for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [33126/15]
    • Pension Provisions
      191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of water conservation grants her department has administered to date. [33174/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to indicate if an increase in rent support can be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is at risk of...
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is eligible for a fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Labour Activation Projects
      196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to outline when she will commission an impact report on the pathways to work labour activation policy around the employment and...
    • Employment Support Services
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the planned single scheme to replace the work placement initiative, the rural social scheme, the gateway scheme and the...
    • Social Welfare Code
      198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reintroducing the telephone allowance, as its abolition is putting extra costs on many old age pensioners who...
    • Social Welfare Offices
      199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that all social welfare offices are properly manned and that call lines are accessible without long waiting...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the decision taken in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, relative to that person's...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
      201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if jobseekers with disabilities will be included in the European youth guarantee scheme and enabled to participate in all schemes...
    • Child Benefit Data
      203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost, in tabular form, of increasing the monthly child benefit rates by certain margins (details supplied). [33222/15]
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      204. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the medical assessors who determine applications for disability allowance and other illness-related claims are qualified...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment Applications
      205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in reviewing an entitlement to an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she sought advice from the National Adult Literacy Agency about the form that has been sent out to all householders for the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be complete; and if...
    • Carer's Allowance Applications
      209. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [33277/15]
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a domiciliary care allowance. [33320/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
      211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) concerning a person who is facing homelessness; and if she will make a statement...
    • Bereavement Grant
      212. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of restoring the bereavement grant, which was abolished by the Government in budget 2014. [33343/15]
    • School Meals Programme
      213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the first-year and full-year cost of extending the school meals programme to all primary...
    • JobPath Implementation
      217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the operation of JobPath; the number of participants nationally; the number in Counties Dublin, Galway and Mayo since...
    • Public Services Card Data
      218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in the context of reorganising her Department, the number of locations that are processing the public services card; the number of...
    • Labour Activation Measures
      219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the labour activation schemes who are available; if she will provide, in tabular form, the numbers on...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the cost of restoring the full rate of jobseeker's allowance for those under 26 years of age;...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of paying out and administering the water conservation grant for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Respite Care Grant Applications
      222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a respite care grant by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will...
    • Back to Work Allowance Eligibility
      223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 cannot receive a payment under the back-to-work enterprise allowance directly...
    • Disability Allowance Payments
      224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
      225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application for a supplementary welfare allowance;...
  • Department of Finance
    • Insurance Coverage
      226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that citizens and residents of this State returning home after a period working abroad are not entitled to retain their no-claims bonus for the...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      227. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests that have been submitted to the National Asset Management Agency; and of these, the number that were refused;...
    • Credit Unions Restructuring
      228. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the future role of credit unions; if he is committed to supporting the strategic development of credit unions in order that they can...
    • Tax Reliefs Availability
      229. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax forgone relative to tax relief for medical expenses, excluding relief on private health insurance premiums, for each of the past five years; if...
    • Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility
      230. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) regulations 1994, if due consideration will be given to streamlining and...
    • NAMA Operations
      231. To ask the Minister for Finance the return that would have been received on an investment of €27.2 billion in the National Treasury Management Agency, based on the average returns...
    • Credit Unions Services
      232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone the signing of the remaining sections of the commencement order of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, as...
    • Student Grant Scheme Design
      233. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support the Union of Students of Ireland with the pre-budget submission to make adjacency rates and support postgraduate students as a priority;...
    • Social Insurance Rates
      234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an employer pay-related social insurance tax credit for new hires for micro-businesses with three to ten employees to support the small...
    • EU Budget Contribution
      235. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross national income for the past five years if redomiciled public limited companies had been excluded; the amount by which Ireland’s contribution...
    • Credit Unions Services
      236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considers that the implementation by restructured credit unions, in particular of section 44 of the Credit Union Act 1997, together with the inclusion...
    • Universal Social Charge Yield
      237. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of abolishing the universal social charge for all income earners earning less than €70,000 per year; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Exemptions
      239. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of research and development tax allowances or credits, in terms of corporate tax foregone, for each year from 2010 to the latest available...
    • Credit Unions Services
      240. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the decision of the Central Bank of Ireland to proceed with implementing its proposals for credit unions, including restrictions on the amount of...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      241. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unfinished housing estates approved for exemption from the local property tax; if he will provide clarification in relation to the charge in...
    • Property Tax Application
      243. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      246. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to use the €2 billion of bailout funds that the Government expects to receive back from Allied Irish Banks and Permanent TSB, details of...
    • NAMA Portfolio
      247. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Asset Management Agency properties available, which could be utilised for local authority housing in the north Cork area; the steps...
    • Property Tax Exemptions
      248. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 22 September 2015, if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority area, of the 76 homes that have received an...
    • Departmental Offices
      249. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in respect of the future of the Revenue Commissioners' public office in High Street in Tallaght in Dublin 24; his views on concerns expressed...
    • Departmental Agencies Expenditure
      250. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the announcement by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund of a €500 million home building finance joint venture with an investment firm...
    • Tax Exemptions
      251. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cases where dwelling house exemption from capital acquisitions tax was claimed and granted in each year...
    • NAMA Receivers
      252. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of receivers appointed to properties controlled by the National Asset Management Agency; if he is aware of the number of cases where the receivers...
    • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
      253. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the performance of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/15]
    • EU Investigations
      255. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the formal investigation being undertaken by the European Commission into Ireland's corporation tax arrangements with a company...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      256. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will legislate to require banks to give equal treatment to new and existing mortgage customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/15]
    • NAMA Loan Book
      257. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding book-value of the National Asset Management Agency loans; the original face-value of these loans; his plans for their disposal; and if he will...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      258. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has the authority to deal with instances where banks knowingly underprovide for losses (details supplied). [33223/15]
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      261. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of tax reliefs claimed by landlords of private rental accommodation under the allowable headings against the tax paid on their rental income...
    • Tax Compliance
      262. To ask the Minister for Finance the income tax paid or earnings declared for income tax purposes during the 1966-1967 tax year in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [33237/15]
    • Tax Code
      263. To ask the Minister for Finance when persons retire, the point at which their self-employment status ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/15]
    • Tax Data
      264. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of retirees who are registered as self-employed with the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/15]
    • Tax Code
      265. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine and reduce the employers' pay related social insurance, PRSI, rate of 10.75% to 8.5% for employees earning up to €400 per week, in...
    • VAT Exemptions
      267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the value added tax rate on natural no-sugar-added juices, for example, apple, orange, wheat grass, kale, and spinach-based, that is juices...
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
      268. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a home renovation incentive tax credit for works carried out in 2013 will not be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in...
    • Tax Code
      269. To ask the Minister for Finance if any concession is made in capital acquisition tax, where a person who is of diminished capacity inherits a property, which had been provided rent-free in...
    • Life Insurance Policies
      271. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the serious consequences when an insurance company does not pay out to mortgage protection policy holders upon death, if he will consider a review...
    • Tax Data
      272. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has investigated the increased revenue that would be gained by increasing pay related social insurance employers payments; and if he will...
    • Tax Code
      273. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will re-consider the envisaged tax cuts pledged for budget 2016, given that, according to data from the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Monitor,...
    • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
      277. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the home renovation incentive scheme beyond the deadline of 31 December 2015 as it is a welcome financial assistance to homeowners; and if...
    • Tax Code
      279. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue that would be lost if the capital gains tax rate was lowered to 20%; the amount of additional tax revenue that would be gained if it...
    • Credit Unions Services
      283. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects that credit union services will be made available in Newbridge in County Kildare, given the thousands of persons who urgently require this...
    • Economic Growth
      284. To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which he expects the economy to grow in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33362/15]
    • Inflation Rate
      286. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which any inflationary tendencies have been detected throughout the economy; if any corrective action is required; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Issues
      287. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the possibility of the utilisation of a Government development bond might be considered to address the ongoing housing shortage, in either the public...
    • Budget 2016
      289. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects to be in a position to acknowledge and reward the Irish people for the sacrifices they have made since 2008, arising from the...
    • Mortgage Arrears Issues
      291. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied that the lending sector continues to facilitate borrowers who have mortgages or other arrears; and that arrangements...
    • Credit Availability
      292. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to use his influence with the banking sector to ensure the availability of adequate working capital, particularly for the...
    • Bank Charges
      293. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which banking charges and interest rates are in accord with those applicable throughout the eurozone; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Credit Review Office Appeal Numbers
      294. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which appeals continue to be made against decisions by lenders to refuse banking accommodation to various enterprises; the number of decisions...
    • EU Membership
      295. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the implications for this jurisdiction of a United Kingdom exit from the European Union; and if he...
    • Property Tax
      296. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost in terms of revenue foregone of abolishing the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/15]
    • Tax Collection
      297. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or the Revenue Commissioners have any estimate of the tax gap between the revenue actually collected each year and what it may have collected if it had...
    • NAMA Social Housing Provision
      298. To ask the Minister for Finance if his plans to re-purpose the National Asset Management Agency as a social and affordable housing agency will include any provision for social housing over...
    • Tax Credits
      300. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing a Pay-As-You-Earn credit for self-employed persons of €135; €200; €250; €300; €350; and...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      305. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will deal with a matter regarding the recruitment of clerical officers (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a...
    • Public Expenditure Statistics
      306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific expenditure measures to be provided for in health and education as part of the...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the assistance available from his Department to a person (details supplied) in respect of building work carried out; and if he will make...
    • Public Sector Pensions Data
      308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Secretaries General in receipt of public sector pensions while employed in a public body and-or State agency; and if he...
    • Public Procurement Regulations
      309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he has addressed the concerns raised by the school supply sector, which believes its businesses cannot survive if...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Workplace Relations Services
      310. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the disparity in the maximum compensatory awards allowable under the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2012, the Employment...
    • Departmental Agencies Reports
      311. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Equality Tribunal has not yet published its annual report for 2014. [32807/15]
    • Departmental Agencies Staff Data
      312. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish data in respect of the number of mediation officers who are employed by the Equality Tribunal, along with data for...
    • Equality Tribunal Cases
      313. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the waiting times in respect of lodging a complaint and reaching mediation and a hearing at the Equality Tribunal. [32809/15]
    • Enterprise Ireland Funding
      316. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the names and addresses of all the Enterprise Ireland supported companies in County Mayo. [33096/15]
    • Job Creation
      317. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to deal with the job creation needs in Tallaght in Dublin 24; when future announcements will be made in this regard; and if...
    • Employment Data
      318. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason employment in the computer games industry has not risen during his period in office; his plans to stimulate employment in...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Severe Weather Events
      319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a reinstatement grant to persons whose forestry was damaged in the storm in February 2014; and if he will make a...
    • Animal Welfare
      320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Turf Club or Horse Racing Ireland is obligated to report incidences of lack of animal care by horse trainers when their horses...
    • Horse and Greyhound Fund
      322. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual funding provided to the Turf Club and Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32804/15]
    • Basic Payment Scheme
      323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Mayo will have an area of natural constraint payment processed; the reason for the delay;...
    • Rural Development Programme Funding
      324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, the total allocated spend on all schemes under the 2014 to 2020 rural development programme;...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to the owner of a sand arena for horses, to roof the arena; his plans to introduce a scheme, for example, a...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      329. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the land parcel identification system will be...
    • Legal Matters
      332. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a notification from the Impact trade union, in relation to a retired Department of Agriculture official (details...
    • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
      333. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment for the 2012 suckler cow scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...
    • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
      334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant-aid is available from his Department for replacing slats in slatted cattle units; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Afforestation Programme
      335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an afforestation pre-approval application was not approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if the case...
    • Single Payment Scheme Appeals
      336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal against a penalty on a large single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Forestry Premium Payments
      337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding forestry payments to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [33213/15]
    • Departmental Bodies
      338. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 19 May 2015, if his Department has made a decision regarding the appointment of...
    • Rural Development Programme
      339. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the knowledge transfer programme as a number of issues have arisen which are causing difficulty (details...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
      340. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm receipt of an application for entitlements from the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Grant Payments
      342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the area of natural constraint scheme. [33319/15]
    • Harbours and Piers Funding
      343. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding funding for repairs to a pier slipway (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Wildlife Protection
      344. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an area in County Limerick between Fedamore and Grange has been designated as an area of special interest for geese and...
  • Department of Defence
    • Pension Provisions
      345. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason a person (details supplied) has been before the Army Pensions Board four times to ascertain an entitlement to a pension and to assess that person's...
    • Military Archives
      346. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason researchers and historians who are seeking access to military intelligence, G2, files at the Military Archives at Cathal Brugha Barracks in...
    • Defence Forces Reserve Strength
      347. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications to join the Reserve Defence Force, both Army and navy, in 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in...
    • Naval Service Operations
      350. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service reserve in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and to date in 2015. [33397/15]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Departmental Funding
      352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on concerns raised by the membership organisations of the National Women’s Council of Ireland arising from the 45% cut to its...
    • Domestic Violence Policy
      353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 3 February 2015, the progress of reforming and consolidating the Domestic Violence Acts; provisions...
    • Proposed Legislation
      354. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on reducing the bankruptcy period to one year; the examination carried out by her Department on the impact of such a proposal; and if...
    • Direct Provision System
      355. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the direct provision system (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32761/15]
    • Special Criminal Court Establishment
      356. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is considering the establishment of a second non-jury Special Criminal Court to hear paramilitary and gangland-related cases;...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      358. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address anti-social behaviour in Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32823/15]
    • Garda Operations
      359. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a Dublin transport police force to police the capital's public transport services; and if she will make a...
    • Legal Services Regulation
      360. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects the new legal services regulator to be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32825/15]
    • Crime Prevention
      361. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the continuous crisis of violent burglaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32826/15]
    • Student Visas Reform
      362. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with respect to Part 5 of her Department’s document, New Arrangements to apply to English Language Programmes from 1 October 2015, if she...
    • Garda Operations
      363. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to request a detailed report from the Garda Commissioner regarding the increase in house burglaries in an area (details supplied) in...
    • Garda Communications
      364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána stations in the Dublin region that will have an open day during the next six months; the dates and times of each;...
    • Courts Service Administration
      365. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify remarks made (details supplied) in respect of a case of a person with disabilities. [32980/15]
    • Compulsory Purchase Orders
      367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality whether she is aware of the delay in completing the arbitration process for the compulsory purchase of land for the Kilkenny city central access...
    • Interdepartmental Working Groups
      368. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality aside from the establishment of the transitional task force, the progress that has been made on implementing the 173 recommendations outlined in...
    • Prison Accommodation Provision
      369. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison spaces not in use in the prison system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32997/15]
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      372. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a local Garda Síochána matter concerning a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Immigration Status
      373. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33110/15]
    • Garda Deployment
      376. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide a community garda in Sandyford village, County Dublin. [33120/15]
    • Garda Resources
      377. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide additional resources, personnel and vehicles to the Garda Síochána station in Tallaght, Dublin 24; her views on...
    • Human Rights Issues
      378. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is developing a national action plan for human rights further to the Vienna declaration; if she will provide details and a...
    • Garda Transport Provision
      379. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will indicate what plans are in place to ensure additional high-speed cars are allocated to Garda Síochána stations across...
    • Garda Deployment
      380. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline what steps are being taken to provide additional Garda Síochána manpower in Counties Longford and Westmeath; if she...
    • Court Accommodation Refurbishment
      381. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract to refurbish Mullingar courthouse, County Westmeath, will be signed; when construction will commence; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      382. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to a previous Parliamentary Question on 16 July 2014 if she will confirm if individual families have been informed of precisely what...
    • Visa Applications
      383. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33207/15]
    • Human Trafficking
      384. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her plans to introduce legislation to tackle sex trafficking and prostitution (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Garda Operations
      385. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of any Garda Síochána operations in which journalists' telephones are being monitored, or their conversations recorded,...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      386. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33242/15]
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      387. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in respect of the independent review mechanism established to provide an independent assessment of outstanding allegations of Garda...
    • Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration
      388. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding lengthy queues at the Garda Síochána National Immigration Bureau; her...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      389. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down her plans to provide closed circuit television at a location (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement...
    • Firearms Licences
      390. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support a matter (details supplied) concerning a firearms assessment and appeals authority; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Station Closures
      391. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, a list of all Garda Síochána stations closed since 2013, including the name of the station, the...
    • Migrant Integration
      392. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to indicate the type of accommodation being considered for the refugees who will be given protection; if former army barracks are being...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Children and Family Services
      393. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the implementation and advancement of the recommendations outlined in the Study of Young Carers in the...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      394. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the short-term impediments to the completion of a bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation for the purposes of...
    • Preschool Services
      395. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 24 February 2015 if the new child care regulations will revise the standards with regard to...
    • School Completion Programme
      396. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the report of a review by the Economic and Social Research Institute on the school completion programme will be published; and if he...
  • Department of Health
    • Medical Card Reviews
      399. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the circumstances in which a medical card can be backdated and cover medication costs for an applicant whose medical card has expired and has not...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      400. To ask the Minister for Health to set out his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding medical card limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32727/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      401. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of kilometres on the odometer of an ambulance before it is replaced. [32742/15]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      403. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a review of a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32745/15]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      404. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a motorised wheelchair will be considered for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Provision
      405. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding chiropodist treatments (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [32760/15]
    • Nursing Staff Recruitment
      406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of a new campaign to recruit nurses working in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to work here; the relocation packages available; the...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      407. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive an appointment for surgery; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Hospitals Funding
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if he will sanction an increase in funding and staffing at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare to facilitate the proposed increase in the number of beds...
    • Health Services Provision
      409. To ask the Minister for Health the Saolta group's plans to roll out rapid access prostate clinics in its area; its plans over the past several years to roll out rapid access prostate...
    • Respite Care Services
      410. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake an audit of respite services to identify gaps in existing service levels and to assess current and future needs for these services; to...
    • Hospital Services
      411. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the feasibility of developing a national discharge summary and care plan for all persons leaving hospital care to share with their respective...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure there are no cuts to home help services, given the severe difficulties that this will cause service users and their families; what steps he...
    • Care Services
      413. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of a training plan or courses for family carers similar to those provided to health care professionals in the practicalities of care...
    • Respite Care Services
      415. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns regarding the possible closure of local respite and nursing home services (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • National Carers Strategy Implementation
      416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national carers' strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32801/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      417. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reaffirm the appointment of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as outlined in a letter of appointment issued to that person by the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      418. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in finding an alternative premises for a Health Service Executive operated training centre for persons with disabilities at a centre...
    • Autism Support Services
      419. To ask the Minister for Health the specific courses that are available through his Department for parents with teenagers who are on the autism spectrum; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Smoking Ban
      420. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a new policy to be enforced by the Health Service Executive on 2 November 2015 concerning the banning of smoking within the confines of its...
    • Hospital Closures
      421. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding hospital closures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32928/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      422. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current number of children on the waiting list for ear, nose and throat and speech and language therapy...
    • Disability Support Services
      425. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are no respite beds available in Athlone and south Westmeath since the closure of the two respite beds in St. Vincent's Hospital;...
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      426. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a person (details supplied) who has been referred to Dr. Sarah Fenton's ophthalmology waiting list to have cataracts removed; and if he...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications
      430. To ask the Minister for Health if State support will be backdated to the commencement of the nursing home support scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was not made...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of each ambulance operating in the State in respect of the year of registration, the county where it is based and...
    • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
      432. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to install a message scroller at each accident and emergency department, indicating the current waiting times and the frequency in which the scroller...
    • Hospital Consultants Recruitment
      433. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint an additional full-time upper limb orthopaedic surgeon for Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if, and when, medical cards will be restored to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32975/15]
    • Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions
      435. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the matter of young doctors qualifying from medical universities and colleges each year and then leaving the country; the numbers qualifying in...
    • Mental Health Services
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the Mayo mental service unit on nursing overtime from March to August 2015. [32989/15]
    • Primary Care Centre Provision
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the primary care centre in Westport in County Mayo. [32991/15]
    • Mental Health Services
      439. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the commitment in the Health Service Executive's 2014 national service plan to commence work on a national mental health information system, and...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the current vacant post of clinical psychologist within the Inspector of Mental Health Services; the date this post fell vacant; when...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      441. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make provision for the accreditation of school nurses to deliver training in the use of adrenaline auto-injectors to teachers; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [33101/15]
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason costs associated with a medical procedure in the Czech Republic have been refused to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Health Insurance
      444. To ask the Minister for Health if a European health insurance card can be renewed by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33107/15]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      445. To ask the Minister for Health when the ambulance bases at Tuam in County Galway and at Mulranny in County Mayo will be fully operational; the number of the additional 50 paramedics for the...
    • Ambulance Service Staff
      446. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 403 of 27 January 2015, the number of community first responder groups linked to the national ambulance service's control...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [33152/15]
    • Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists
      448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Counties Longford and Westmeath, differentiating between school-going children and...
    • Budget 2016
      449. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures, for example, the number of new nurses or therapists to be employed in 2016, to be provided for in the...
    • National Lottery Funding Applications
      450. To ask the Minister for Health when an application for national lottery funding will be finalised for a group in County Tipperary (details supplied); the current status of the application;...
    • Medical Card Applications
      451. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to an application for the renewal of a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the ambulance service has been deployed in 2015 to date to deal with incidents at night clubs in Letterkenny in County Donegal. [33210/15]
    • Health Services Reports
      453. To ask the Minister for Health when the report into flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal by the Letterkenny hospital flood investigation group will be published; and...
    • Nursing Home Services
      454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review contributions made in relation to a nursing home loan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      455. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that have been closed in the past five years; the difference between the number of available public hospital beds currently, and five years ago;...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      456. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received any reports into a matter (details supplied) regarding the safety of ambulances; if the national ambulance service has undertaken any...
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to enable a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who qualified as a nurse in the United Kingdom, to secure a personal...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital transfer procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33273/15]
    • Hospitals Policy
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding possible sanctions or fines on so-called non-performing hospitals; the benchmarks upon which such performance measurements rest; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      460. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive estates that are delaying the tendering process for the new endoscopy unit at Naas General Hospital in County Kildare; if this...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      461. To ask the Minister for Health when the national ambulance service will have satellite navigation systems installed in its vehicles; his views that such a system is not a prerequisite of...
    • Medicinal Products Data
      462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will supply the original product information for Roaccutane and each of the 27 updates; the reason for each individual update since 1983; and if he will...
    • Medicinal Products Regulation
      463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the well known documented risks related to the use of Roaccutane in women of child bearing potential; and what the Health Products...
    • Prescriptions Data
      465. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors currently prescribing Roaccutane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33338/15]
    • Departmental Funding
      466. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the first-year and full-year cost of increasing funding to Healthy Ireland by 20%; 25%; 30%; 40%; and 50%. [33350/15]
    • HSE Expenditure
      467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the first-year and full-year cost of extending the Be Active After-School activity programme to each of the Health Service...
    • Medical Card Applications
      468. To ask the Minister for Health if a discretionary medical card will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33354/15]
    • Medicinal Products Data
      469. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority has sought third party consent in relation to releasing information requested, as submitted by a company (details...
    • Medicinal Products Regulation
      470. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Products Regulatory Authority's duty of protection extends to protecting the patients who have been prescribed Roaccutane; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      474. To ask the Minister for Health if a personal assistant will be allocated to two preschool children (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33387/15]
    • Nursing Home Inspections
      475. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that were re-registered, having been deemed Health Information and Quality Authority compliant since July 2015. [33399/15]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      476. To ask the Minister for Health if he has secured emergency funding for accommodation upgrades in public nursing homes which failed to meet Health Information and Quality Authority...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      478. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of ambulances under the control of national ambulance services, by ambulance region. [33403/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      484. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33422/15]
    • Residential Institutions
      485. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 22 September 2015, if he will confirm when the new investigation team will be put in place to deal with reports...
    • Medical Card Applications
      486. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [33448/15]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      487. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had regarding the manner in which proposals to deal with the past as part of the Stormont House Agreement are being...
    • Visa Applications
      488. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for an extension to a working visa for a person (details supplied). [32820/15]
    • Military Aircraft OperationsUndefined
      489. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the basis for permission being granted to a United States of America military surveillance aircraft which spent hours over Ireland on 15...
    • Syrian Conflict
      490. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on recent comments by a chemical weapons monitor for Syria regarding the urgent need to implement a no-fly zone (details supplied)...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • English Language Training Organisations
      491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for teaching English to refugees currently residing here; where these jobs are advertised; her plans for the teaching...
    • Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the implications of any increase to the Christmas bonus for Student Universal Support Ireland applicants. [33219/15]
    • School Curriculum
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to preserve Hiberno-English through its use in schoolbooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32737/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a postgraduate grant in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32751/15]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was informed that he was ineligible for school transport having been initially notified...
    • Teacher Secondment
      496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no derogation for Gaeilge at primary school level in relation to the professional development service for teachers secondees;...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of the training and upskilling for the professional development service for teacher staff who have been affected by the five-year...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the construction of a new primary school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when it is expected that the project will be...
    • Education Policy
      500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to codify and review the Rules for National Schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32815/15]
    • School Staffing
      501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have not had their delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, legacy posts subsumed due to the temporary...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport for a child with an intellectual disability (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Autism Support Services
      503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific courses in her Department that are available for parents with teenagers who are on the autism spectrum; and if she will make a...
    • Pension Provisions
      504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding a primary school teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/15]
    • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
      505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding post-leaving certificate course fees (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that registration to the National Teaching Council is taking up to 12 weeks for teachers who studied and qualified in the United...
    • Student Assistance Fund
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the funding allocated to the student assistance fund in Budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33000/15]
    • Third Level Qualifications Recognition
      508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a diploma or degree college course in the United Kingdom (details supplied) is not recognised as leading to a major higher education...
    • Student Assistance Fund
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been allocated to the student assistance fund for the academic year beginning September 2015. [33068/15]
    • School Transport Eligibility
      510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) in County Mayo is not currently receiving a school transport service; her views on whether, under the...
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that there is a gender balance on the board of Caranua; if she will provide a list of the current board members; the states...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 21 April 2015, the date on which she will review eligibility for assistance from Caranua, in order...
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
      518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the long waiting times for in processing applications for assistance from Caranua; that there are persons waiting for over...
    • Residential Institutions
      521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with members of Right to Peace, who are a group of survivors of institutional abuse, as they have requested. [33044/15]
    • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
      522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of telephone lines operated by Caranua, whereby applicants can contact their case officers; the times at which these lines are...
    • School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
      527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding an application to the staffing appeals tribunal by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she...
    • Schools Building Projects Expenditure
      528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering an additional allocation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of a school building project;...
    • Teacher Training Provision
      529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that primary school teachers cannot avail of training in the use of adrenaline auto-injectors for children with a severe allergic...
    • School Transport Provision
      530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding a situation whereby a person with special needs (details supplied) in Dublin 9 is still in need of school transport...
    • Springboard Programme
      531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of courses that are available in Cork south west to persons seeking to participate in the Springboard...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the primary pupil-teacher ratio as a result of extra funding being made available in the forthcoming budget. [33117/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Appeals
      533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an independent student grant appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision is expected; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Funding
      534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, details on the funding that has been spent in each year on the assistive technology scheme, from...
    • Student Accommodation
      535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to prevent University College Dublin from charging rent in its student accommodation linked to the market rates in the area...
    • School Staffing
      536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding retention and appointment figures for teachers in school with one to four teachers; the reason for the divergence between...
    • Educational Issues
      537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding issues in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the action taken to address the concerns raised; if the matter has...
    • Teaching Contracts
      538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will change the terms of service for primary school teachers so that teachers who have a break in service and who do not return to work as...
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures, for example, the number of new teachers or special needs assistants to be employed in...
    • Chaplaincy Services Provision
      540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions 1198,1199 and 1286 of 22 September 2015, if her Department monitors whether institutes of technology adhere to...
    • Student Support Schemes
      541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what supports, other than the student universal support Ireland maintenance grant, are available to students whose families are struggling...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on when the funding will be released for a new school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; when construction is...
    • Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
      543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have had their student universal support Ireland student grant changed from the non-adjacent rate to the adjacent rate...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a major building project (details supplied) in County Galway; if her Department will contact the design team and...
    • School Staffing (1 comment)
      546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the grant-aid that schools use to employ caretaker staff, that would result in those staff being employed directly by her...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33262/15]
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in processing a teacher (details supplied) in County Mayo's Teaching Council registration; if she will intervene with...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the grant application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Accommodation
      552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been received by her Department for the provision of accommodation to accommodate a Special Needs Assistant for a school...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the current average class size in primary level and in secondary level schools, the first-year and...
    • Schools Building Contractors
      554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available from her Department to a person (details supplied) in respect of building work carried out; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application for funding for a new school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update and timescale for the extension works for Lucan Community College, Lucan, County Dublin. [33437/15]
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Departmental Meetings
      561. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if regular meetings were, or are, being held in Government Buildings on water charges and Irish Water with his...
    • Fire Service Staff
      562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the situation regarding the pension-related deduction whereby retained firefighters, who are also...
    • Community Development Projects
      563. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence regarding an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Water Conservation Grant
      564. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a water conservation grant will be paid to a person (details supplied); his plans to rectify an anomaly in the system;...
    • Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield
      565. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual revenue derived from the non-principal private residence tax in the last year of its operation, before it was...
    • Housing for People with Disabilities
      567. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter regarding the provision of housing (details supplied) under the national...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
      568. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the...
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      569. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide assurances that funding will be maintained for the seniors alert scheme which provides safety and...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      570. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding sub-standard affordable housing; the way such housing was able to meet the building regulations and...
    • Local Authority Housing Application Numbers
      571. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, for each of the past 24 months, the number of households on local authority housing...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      572. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of voids in each local authority. [33004/15]
    • Housing Estates
      573. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 6 May 2015, if his Department has completed its pilot study in relation to...
    • Shared Ownership Scheme
      574. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address concerns of holders of shared ownership loans as operated by the local authorities; and if he will...
    • Leader Programmes Expenditure
      575. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of grant assistance under the Leader programme that was made available in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013,...
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      576. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Leader element of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020 will be open for applications; and if he will make...
    • Pyrite Issues
      577. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the review of the National Standards Authority of Ireland's standard relating to pyrite will be concluded. [33138/15]
    • Building Regulations
      578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to Statutory Instrument No. 306 of the 1991 building regulations and the requirement for up-to-date standards...
    • Pyrite Remediation Programme
      579. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role of a company (details supplied) as project managers in the pyrite remediation scheme, with particular reference...
    • Departmental Funding
      580. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when an application submitted to his Department under the expressions of interest for recreation projects 2015 will be...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      583. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the provision of social housing at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      584. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report whether his ministerial directive that 50% of all social housing allocations be made to persons with homeless...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      585. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on what measures he has directed local authorities to take in relation to working with those at risk of...
    • Building Regulations
      586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has appointed the independent panel to examine the issue of the impact of defective mica blocks on homes and...
    • Water Quality
      587. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance available to the owner of a building wishing to remove lead water pipes from the building; and if he will...
    • Local Authority Funding
      588. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to Dublin City Council before the end of 2015 to enable it to continue its...
    • State Bodies
      589. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the Environmental Protection Agency; and if...
    • Homelessness Strategy
      590. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered contacting EUROSTAT, in order to declare Dublin's homeless crisis an emergency; the steps required to...
    • Housing Assistance Payments
      591. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending the housing assistance payment to those who became homeless after December 2014. [33355/15]
    • Housing Issues
      592. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a response will issue to this Deputy to the interim reply, reference REP 440/PC/15; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Assistance Payments
      593. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the housing assistance payment scheme targets for Louth County Council for the period 2015...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Internet Safety
      601. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in relation to future and likely policy developments on Internet privacy and data protection; and if he will...
    • Energy Policy
      602. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the White Paper on Ireland's future energy policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      603. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide sufficient high-speed broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Tipperary, given the urgent...
    • Broadcasting Sector Regulation
      604. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will support a proposal (details supplied) regarding airplay legislation for the Irish music industry; and if he...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      605. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide sufficient high-speed broadband to a business (details supplied) in County Tipperary, given the need...
    • Digital Hub Project
      608. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the strategic partnership between the Digital Hub Development Agency and Knightsbridge Student Housing Limited will...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Tourism Policy
      609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the legislative and policy provisions that grant responsibility for local tourism development and promotion to local...
    • Roads Maintenance Funding
      610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for works (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/15]
    • Taxi Regulations
      611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the ten year vehicle age limit relating to taxis; if this limit can be extended to 15 years, with annual...
    • Road Openings
      612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will finalise the relevant road opening licences in a town (details supplied) in County Kerry to enable a...
    • Road Network
      613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to progress a bypass project (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Driver Test Centres
      614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate the national driving licence centre in the Carndonagh public services in County Donegal (details supplied); and if...
    • Rural Transport Services
      615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the existing rural transport scheme and the Cancer Connect Service in West Cork are maintained, as these services...
    • Legislative Measures
      616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the legislative and policy provisions that give responsibility for local tourism development and promotion to local...
    • Tourism Capital Investment Programme
      617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tourism capital investment programme will reopen later in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/15]
    • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
      618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify a number of changes in Aer Lingus pension arrangements (details supplied) and his Department's involvement in same;...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Dublin Area Rapid Transit to Drogheda in County Louth; if he will have this proposal examined; and if he will...
    • Road Projects Status
      620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timeframe during which Transport Infrastructure Ireland will commence work on the N67 road at Clonbony Bridge in...
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to Westmeath County Council by the National Roads Authority for the provision of traffic calming measures at...
    • Road Network
      622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding the plans to develop the N2-A5 road into a dual carriageway from south of Monaghan town, and serving...
    • Light Rail Projects Expenditure
      623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full breakdown, in tabular form, of the areas in which money has been spent on for the shelved Dublin Area Rapid...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33235/15]
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on when the Sandycove to Sutton cycle path in County Dublin will be completed; and if he will make a...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the decision to restore Metro North to the 2016 capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Light Rail Projects Expenditure
      627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of Metro North to date; the anticipated final cost of Metro North by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/15]
    • Bus Éireann Services
      628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Bus Éireann to provide a bus shelter in sráidbhaile Baile an Fheiréartaigh in Corca Dhuibhne in...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of his recent announcement concerning the extension of the Galway Bikes Scheme, if he will provide the usage statistics for each...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Cothabháil Cuanta agus Céanna
      630. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil iarratas faighte ag a Roinn ó Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe ar dheontas chun athchóiriú agus...
    • Heritage Sites
      631. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the exact provisions under which she granted consent, on 7 September 2015, for the filming of scenes for the film "Star Wars" on...
    • Departmental Bodies
      634. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views that the existing staff complement can deal with the volume of work at the Irish Film Board; her plans to increase the...
    • Údarás na Gaeltachta Issues
      637. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the names and addresses of all Údarás na Gaeltachta-supported companies in County Mayo. [33095/15]
    • Heritage Schemes
      638. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant assistance available for the restoration of an old farm house dwelling dating back to the 1800s which has significant local...
    • Land Issues
      639. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the purchase of land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33236/15]
    • EU Directives
      640. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made by her Department in relation to the ongoing European Union review of development restrictions in special areas of...
    • Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
      641. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive the annual payment for areas designated as natural heritage; and if she...
    • Heritage Schemes
      642. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the built heritage jobs leverage scheme will re-open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33294/15]
    • Museum Projects
      644. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial and other supports her Department provides to the proposed establishment of a maritime museum in Howth, Dublin 13; and...
    • Easter Rising Commemorations
      645. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sources of funding available to communities who wish to erect structures or hold events to commemorate the centenary of the 1916...
    • UN Conventions
      646. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the ratification and indicative timeframe for the designation of United Nations Educational...
    • Arts Council
      647. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take given the recent publication of the comprehensive value for money report on the Arts Council and arts...
    • National Parks Projects
      648. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will arrange to have urgent repairs carried out to the Muckross House Demesne Road and the Reen to Ross Castle Road in...

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