Written answers
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will install a tunnel or bridge at the Pelletstown and Ashtown rail crossing to deal with the major traffic problems it is creating....
- Driver Licences
11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 597 of 20 January 2015 on the proposed use of new card-style drivers' licences, wherein...
- Tourism Promotion
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will encourage further future growth and development in the tourism sector, particularly to ensure the maximum utilisation of its...
- Road Projects
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport while being mindful of the importance of a rigorous planning framework, if he is concerned at the impact the placing of onerous planning...
- Road Projects Status
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding allocated for the planned N7 widening, Sallins bypass and Osberstown interchange road projects in Naas in County Kildare...
- Road Safety
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding increasing levels of traffic congestion in Dublin, especially the knock-on congestion caused by...
- Military Aircraft Landings
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with his role in upholding the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 in...
- National Mitigation Plan
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultations he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, other Departments and relevant...
- Road Projects Status
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N56 Mountcharles to Inver Road upgrade in County Donegal will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44992/15]
- National Mitigation Plan
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland will meet its transport renewables targets under the European Union's sharing effort for greenhouse gas reductions; and if he...
- Public Transport Fares
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the effort he has made to make public transport services more affordable, given regular increases in fares over the past five years, even...
- Greenways Funding
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a proposed project (details supplied), including its potential to unlock significant tourism sector employment...
- Public Transport Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what the expected modal shift in passenger numbers away from private modes of transport, with particular regard to the Dublin metro...
- Climate Change Policy
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the climate change adaptation plan for transport will be published, given that his Department's Statement of Strategy 2015-2017...
- Rail Services
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he welcomes plans to increase the Dublin area rapid transit, DART, service frequency in early 2016; and if he will make a statement on...
- Traffic Management
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken to reduce traffic congestion in Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/15]
- Tourism Promotion
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the Ireland's Ancient East initiative will have on east and south Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Military Aircraft Landings
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of soldiers of the United States of America who have passed through Shannon Airport; the number of permits he has issued for...
- Ports Development
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of works being carried out in the port of Foynes in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44990/15]
- Sports Funding
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that there is systematic inequality of Government funding for female sports participation programmes as...
- Tourism Promotion
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of communication between Fáilte Ireland and local communities regarding points of interest on the Ireland's Ancient East...
- Driver Test Centres
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy on funding driving test centres; if the Office of Public Works is the lead agency in securing accommodation; if there is a...
- Public Transport Provision
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise projects listed in the capital programme which he recently announced, with particular reference to road and rail...
- Road Projects Status
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the A5 project and his recent engagement with his Northern Ireland counterparts in relation to it; the funding he has...
- Department of Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension Applications
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an invalidity pension claim will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a review under the carer's allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if...
- Disability Allowance Applications
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all...
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the homemaker credit scheme to persons who left the workforce to provide full-time care before April 1994; and...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the categories of social protection recipients who will not receive a Christmas bonus due to their length of time in receipt of a...
- National Internship Scheme Data
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in JobBridge schemes, by county, in each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she...
- Community Employment Schemes Data
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in community employment schemes, by county, in each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form;...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if refugees residing in a hotel (details supplied) are receiving full social protection payments; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Insurance
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of maintenance payments are treated differently in the taxation of these payments, in that they pay...
- Tax Credits
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for the analysis supporting the assumption that the new €550 earned income tax credit will reduce the differential between...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of any discretionary payments being made by local community welfare officers to persons who did not qualify for the...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has not received payment for two weeks; what is...
- State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will amend legislation on the State pension (contributory) so that the calculation of average contributions only takes into...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth who applied for carer's allowance on behalf of a spouse in...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the terms of reference and timeframe for the proposed review of the rate of jobseeker's allowance for young persons under 25 years...
- Youth Guarantee
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of education, training and work experience places delivered under the Youth Guarantee in 2015 to date; and if she will...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Credits
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the difference in taxation of maintenance payments received is in contravention of Article 40.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, which states that all...
- Tax Collection
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners can demand back income tax with interest, having previously made the mistake every year for a number of years of informing a...
- Credit Availability
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability of working capital throughout the hotel and catering sectors; and if he will make a...
- Customs and Excise Controls
65. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Customs officials conducting spot-checks on the contents of aeroplanes landing at Irish airports for refuelling purposes to ensure they are not...
- Insurance Industry Regulation
66. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45520/15]
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
67. To ask the Minister for Finance the projects in which the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund has invested, in tabular form. [45588/15]
- Tax Data
68. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was returned from relevant contracts tax 1, by gross figure, by net figure after rebates and offsets for 2014; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the apparent discrepancy in his letter of 17 July 2015 regarding bogus self-employment, where he stated the number of payers of relevant...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Sector Staff Redeployment
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will open up the transfer list for employees within the public service, the numbers who are interested in such transfers, with...
- Flood Prevention Measures
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the Office of Public Works of flood prevention measures in east Meath to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the undue delay in the proposed flood relief scheme for Templemore in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on...
- Commercial Rates Exemptions
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will request the Valuation Office to re-assess the rateable valuation on the Green Glens equestrian arena in Millstreet, County...
- Flood Prevention Measures
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals the Office of Public Works has to carry out essential drainage work in County Cavan; if he is aware of the serious problems...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Innovation 2020
75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the publication of Innovation 2020, when the first meeting of the implementation body will take place; the number of meetings...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Welfare
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes he has made to regulations on the export of puppies and dogs; if the extended time frame required for inoculating the...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45489/15]
- Single Payment Scheme Appeals
80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal of an application under the 2014 single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme by a person (details...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a payment under the basic payment scheme 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he...
- GLAS Applications
82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
- Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages any problem with a company (details supplied) gaining control of the meat industry and controlling the price paid to...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the agri-environment options scheme 2;...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will be processed and made for persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
86. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 1 December 2015, when a single payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be issued under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme to farmers (details supplied) in...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid under the basic payment scheme and if he has rectified issues...
- Severe Weather Events
89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45589/15]
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- EU Funding
91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and when financial instruments for on-farm capital investments will...
- Basic Payment Scheme Appeals
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the basic payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the basic payment scheme; the reason for the delay; and...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Personnel Data
94. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Permanent Defence Force on the most recent date available and the estimated full-year cost of increasing this number to the...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Paternity Leave Scheme
95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding paternity leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45503/15]
- Northern Ireland Issues
96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the re-introduction of the paramilitary monitoring commission and the establishment of a cross-Border agency to deal with organised...
- Commissions of Inquiry
97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had any connect with the Police Ombudsman's office in the North which is carrying out an investigation into the bomb attack at...
- Foreign Military Aircraft Landings
105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of An Garda Síochána conducting spot-checks on the contents of planes landing at Irish airports for refuelling purposes to...
- Citizenship Status
106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of foreign nationals who have been naturalised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service and the number of naturalised...
- Visa Applications
107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the required documentation has been received by the visa office for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who submitted all the...
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
108. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address concerns around the designation of a hotel (details supplied) as an emergency reception and orientation centre; and if she...
- Judicial Investigations
109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to instigate an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976 and the subsequent Garda Síochána...
- Garda Stations
111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each throughout the Waterford Garda Síochána...
- Garda Remuneration
114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the full-year cost of a net increase of 500 in the number of fully qualified members of An Garda Síochána. [45648/15]
- Garda Data
116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 427 of 6 October 2015 and Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 7 July 2015, when the information will become...
- Department of Health
- Health Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45492/15]
- Hospital Complaints Procedures
118. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was a patient in Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointment Status
119. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment. [45497/15]
- Medical Research and Training Expenditure
120. To ask the Minister for Health to support the medical research charities group in 2015 and 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/15]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme
121. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 who requires a long-term care plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45502/15]
- Medicinal Products Availability
122. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with required products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45512/15]
- Hospital Appointments Administration
123. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a hospital appointment. [45533/15]
- Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
125. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme and provide increased supports to persons suffering from fibromyalgia, a condition now...
- Medicinal Products Availability
126. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for the drug Orkambi which is proven to help persons who are suffering from cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Administration
127. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently expedite an appointment at Cork University Hospital ophthalmology department for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Services
128. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that will be provided at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45571/15]
- HSE Governance
129. To ask the Minister for Health the number of management grades within the Health Service Executive earning over €120,000 in each of the years 2013 to date [45572/15]
- Autism Support Services
130. To ask the Minister for Health the services he provides for children with autism in County Monaghan, the specific supports in place, the assistance and back-up available to children and to...
- Hospital Services
131. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45587/15]
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
132. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 8 December 2015, if the wage increases to €9.15 on 1 January 2016, in line with the national minimum wage,...
- Health Services Data
133. To ask the Minister for Health if the details requested in correspondence (details supplied) will be provided for each of the years 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Medical Card Applications
134. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry as all relevant information has been submitted; and if he...
- Disability Services Provision
135. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and pilot projects for outsourcing care for the intellectually disabled which was previously delivered in-house by the Health Service Executive; and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights Issues
136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will recommend to the Government to invite the European External Action Services to oversee the detention of an Irish citizen (details...
- Departmental Staff Remuneration
140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department earning over €100,000 per year, by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45570/15]
- Departmental Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals to provide additional funding to non-governmental organisations towards their programmes working to mitigate the risk of...
- EU Issues
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the most recent discussions he has had with the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Philip...
- Humanitarian Aid
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he and his European Union counterparts have made in relation to the plight of refugees fleeing the Middle East and North Africa,...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Research and Development Funding
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the publication of Innovation 2020, the amount of her 2016 departmental budget which she will allocate to basic research under the new...
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons engaged in Solas full-time training jobs in each year since it was established, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why the Teaching Council of Ireland is proposing to abolish Regulation 3 which allows Association Montessori Internationale and Sarojini Naidu...
- Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate funding to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the Summer Works Scheme, when she will announce when schools...
- School Curriculum
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific rules she was referring to in the public comments she made when committing to erasing Rule 68 regarding the place of religion in the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath has been confirmed. [45529/15]
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional special needs assistant hours will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, given that an increased number...
- Student Grant Scheme Applications
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she was aware of a person (details supplied) who was refused a grant from Student Universal Support Ireland on the grounds of insufficient...
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services she provides for children with autism in County Monaghan, the specific supports in place, the assistance and back-up available to...
- Schools Building Projects Status
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the long-sought new-build school to replace the current structure of the Holy Family school in Cootehill in County Cavan; if the...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look favourably on an application under the summer works scheme submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, given...
- Schools Building Projects Status
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an appropriate school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 in time for the commencement of the school year in...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Planning Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to investigate a proposal (details supplied) regarding flooding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Private Residential Tenancies Board
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government on behalf of a person (details supplied), why some landlords of multi-unit developments are able to take advantage of an...
- Planning Issues
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to prevent corruption of the planning process at local and national level, if he will publish...
- Irish Water Administration
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why his successor met with a person (details supplied) on 27 February 2012 who was lobbying on behalf of a company; if the...
- Local Authority Funding
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to local authorities and the formula used in determining it for the provision of public lighting, by...
- Departmental Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding for flood damage remediation works that was sought by each local authority in 2014, in submissions to his...
- Forbairt na nOileán
170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government i bhfianaise na bhfreagraí a thug sé dom i dtaobh fhorbairt na cé ar Inis Oírr ar an 10ú lá...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Renewable Energy Generation Targets
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress in achieving an overall target of 10% of transport energy coming from renewable resources by 2020, if the...
- Rural Broadband Scheme
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made since the rural broadband scheme was introduced and when 3 mobile received the contract; if the promise...
- Mining Industry
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Mining Board has made a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in Co Galway; if not, when it...
- North-South Interconnector
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on using an underground alternative on the North South Interconnector which employs High Voltage Direct Current...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Military Aircraft Landings
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of airport security services conducting spot-checks on the contents of planes landing at Irish airports for refuelling...
- Marine Safety
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a request from Kilkenny County Council that a derelict boat be removed from Ballinagoth Quay in the Rower in County...
- Road Projects Status
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the construction of a new bridge in Cockill in Buncrana in County Donegal, when the project will begin and be completed,...
- Sports Organisations
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 8 December 2015, if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding the National Sports...
- National Roads Authority Funding
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the proposals as set out in the capital programme, with reference to the M7 and M9 Naas and Newbridge bypass, Sallins...
- Tourism Policy
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development and growth of the tourism sector over the next five years, with particular reference to the development of...
- Rail Network
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the commuter rail services will be augmented, arising from his announcement in respect of the capital programme, over...
- Transport Infrastructure
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he will prioritise road and rail improvements, as identified in the capital programme, to progress over the next ten...
- Tourism Promotion
183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how he is enhancing this country's position as an international conference venue with obvious benefit to the tourism sector; and if he...
- Tourism Data
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of tourists who have visited this country in each of the past five years to date, the degree to which he has identified the...
- Hotel Accommodation
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if adequate hotel accommodation is available in all regions, with a view to ensuring the ability of the sector to cater for the growing...
- Tourism Promotion
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which particular segments of tourism continue to be addressed with a view to ensuring that this country remains an...
- Regional Airports
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he foresees an enhanced role for the regional airports in the context of business and recreational travel; and if he...
- Road Network
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has examined the need for the development of the extension of the motorway network to the regions, with particular reference to the...
- Tourism Employment
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the number of persons employed in the tourism sector has fluctuated in each of the past eight years to date; and if...
- Air Passenger Numbers
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who travelled through Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Ireland West Airport Knock, Kerry, Donegal, and Waterford airports...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- EU Directives
193. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the regulations that she has laid down on the cleaning of rivers, if she will review these regulations, given the recent flooding;...
- Flood Prevention Measures
194. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions she has had with agencies of her Department and the Office of Public Works in relation to the management of the River...
- Clár Forbartha Tuaithe
195. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh an tAire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil i dteagmháil léi maidir le forbairt na Cé in Inis...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
197. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan in respect of the purchase of bog under the cessation of turf...
