Written answers
Thursday, 14 January 2016
- Department of Finance
- Flood Risk Insurance Cover
10. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on insurance companies refusing flood insurance cover to householders and businesses in areas where flood relief schemes have been completed by the...
- Tax Code
11. To ask the Minister for Finance given that the richest 10% and the poorest 10% pay approximately the same proportion of their income in all taxes, if he will urgently introduce tax reform...
- Lobbying Data
12. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of representations made to him in 2015 by representatives and lobbyists from all sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1317/16]
- Fiscal Policy
13. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which corrective fiscal or budgetary measures are required over the next five years to ensure the maintenance of sustainable economic growth...
- Small and Medium Enterprises Debt
14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish updated targets for dealing with debt in small and medium sized enterprises by the State-supported and other banks; and if he will make a...
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data
15. To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of the Action Plan for Jobs, the action he is taking to increase the rate of credit lending to businesses via the Strategic Banking Corporation of...
- Credit Availability
16. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to reduce the cost of credit to small and medium enterprises, and to fix the broken flow of credit from State-created credit facilities....
- Tax Code
17. To ask the Minister for Finance given that net financial assets of households, including shares and bank deposits, are well above peak boom level, if he will place a tax on such assets above...
- Mortgage Resolution Processes
18. To ask the Minister for Finance if lending institutions are in all cases following Government and Central Bank of Ireland advice in their treatment of borrowers, with particular reference to...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
19. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will legislate to allow the Central Bank of Ireland to cap interest rates charged by banks on mortgages, particularly standard variable rate mortgages;...
- Tax Code
20. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the advice he received from his Department opposing the introduction of a tax on sugar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1273/16]
- Economic Growth Rate
21. To ask the Minister for Finance given warnings by bodies such as the International Monetary Fund of a likely global recession, growing signs of a slowdown in the global economy and the stock...
- Mortgage Lending
22. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that the new Central Bank of Ireland rules regarding mortgage lending have had on the property market; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Reliefs Application
23. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rules in place for the application of tax relief at source unfairly discriminate against persons who are unable to meet their mortgage repayments,...
- Credit Unions Restructuring
24. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering extending the deadline for credit unions to apply for assistance from the restructuring board; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Reliefs Availability
25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce further agri-taxation measures on top of those introduced in the two most recent budgets with particular reference to enabling the...
- Banking Sector Regulation
26. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the principle that the Central Bank of Ireland mortgage deposit rules be amended to take account of the track record of persons who are renting...
- Tax Reliefs Application
27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce taxation measures to stimulate investment and development on a regional level in a manner which will promote balanced regional development...
- Banking Operations
28. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans to introduce individual savings accounts, similar to those in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1271/16]
- Property Tax Administration
29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried researched the likely increase in local property tax that will be faced by liable residents if this tax is not abolished and if the deferral...
- IBRC Liquidation
30. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 15 July 2014, the schedule and periodic amounts, under which the proceeds of the sale of the Central Bank of...
- Tax Yield
31. To ask the Minister for Finance the figures on income tax, in bands of €10,000 ranging from €0 to €2 million plus, including the gross income, the numbers, the percentage...
- Credit Unions Regulation
32. To ask the Minister for Finance if and why he supports the imposition of a €100,000 upper limit on credit union savings; and if he accepts the overwhelming view of the credit union...
- Tax Code
33. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering measures to introduce a tax on sugar sweetened drinks, particularly in view of the related information released under freedom of...
- House Prices
34. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the continuing upward spiral in house prices and rent in 2015 and the increasing concentration of property ownership in the hands of a small...
- Real Estate Investment Trusts
35. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the impact of real estate investment trusts on the Irish rental market and on property portfolios; if so, if he will provide details; and if...
- Department of Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes Review
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a community employment scheme (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will review the status, given the invaluable...
- Illness Benefit Eligibility
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1588/16]
- Social Insurance Payments
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the changes to the voluntary contributions system introduced since 2011; how a person can opt to make these contributions; why a...
- Household Benefits Scheme
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if it is acceptable that a person (details supplied), who depends on full-time support has lost a living alone allowance and a fuel...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment under the carer's allowance scheme will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- Social Insurance
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding PRSI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1603/16]
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the domiciliary care allowance and the carer's allowance; and if she will make a...
- Treatment Benefit Scheme
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the benefits that have been withdrawn under the treatment benefits package since 2010; the savings made as a result of each...
- Community Services Programme
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be reinstated to a position at a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Allowance Appeals
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will make a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Louth under the disability allowance scheme;...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she...
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1680/16]
- Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Exchequer if all social protection payments were increased by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% per year in each of the next...
- State Pensions Reform
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will lower the starting age for the State pension to 65 years of age to bring it in line with the general age of retirement;...
- Water Conservation Grant Data
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the administrative costs incurred in 2015 of implementing the water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when payment and arrears under the carer's allowance scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the carer's allowance scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and...
- Carer's Allowance Payments
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a dependent child increase under the carer's allowance scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if...
- Disability Allowance Applications
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the disability allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and...
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the domiciliary care allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be...
- Fuel Allowance Applications
82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application under the fuel allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if...
- Invalidity Pension Payments
84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an entitlement to invalidity pension of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Payments
85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be awarded a rent increase; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications
86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a basic social welfare payment is being made to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
87. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection notwithstanding the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 19 November 2015, the reason for the delay in allocating a personal...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
88. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will be approved for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
90. To ask the Minister for Finance if a house that is more than 100 years old qualifies under the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1599/16]
- Property Tax Assessments
91. To ask the Minister for Finance if home owners who have been affected by recent flooding can submit a revised valuation of their property in respect of their local property tax liability for...
- Tax Code
93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in a dispute between the Department of Education and Skills and the Revenue Commissioners on the tax treatment of home tutors; and if he...
- Stability and Growth Pact
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the public expenditure growth, net of discretionary revenue measures, as defined under the European Union's expenditure benchmark, in each of the budgets from...
- Tax Code
95. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a report (details supplied) in the context of introducing a 23% flat tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1718/16]
- Financial Services Regulation
96. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of legislation to provide protection to persons whose mortgages are sold to third parties; and if he will make a...
- Tax Credits
97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the regulations for the single person child carer such that if the tax credit is not taken up in full by the primary claimant before the end...
- Tax Settlements
98. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax, interest and surcharges that were payable but written off in settlements with persons or companies in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if...
- Financial Services Ombudsman Data
99. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints, oral hearings and complainants being represented by a third party, including a member of the legal profession, handled by the...
- Mortgage Data
100. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential mortgages currently held by non-bank entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1730/16]
- Tax Code
102. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which a pensioner is liable for income tax on foot of shares sold to the value of €8,000, given that the shares were purchased...
- Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
103. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the guidelines he and the Central Bank of Ireland have laid down in relation to distressed mortgages continue to be followed to the letter...
- Economic Data
106. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the economic indicators remain positive, with particular reference to the need to maintain long-term sustainable economic growth; and if...
- EU-IMF Programme of Support
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has, over the past five years, amended the agreement reached with the troika, resulting in savings to the economy and to taxpayers,...
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the burden of extra taxation imposed on Irish taxpayers at the height of the economic downturn will be modified in future years; and if he...
- Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme
110. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the concept of the use of Government development bonds will be utilised to fund vital infrastructural projects such as drainage and flood...
- Credit Availability
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which credit remains readily available to the small business sector. [1811/16]
- Bank Charges
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which bank charges are in line with charges in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1813/16]
- Mortgage Interest Rates
113. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the interest rates charged to borrowers are in line with interest rates charged in other jurisdictions throughout the European Union; and...
- National Treasury Management Agency Remuneration
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Treasury Management Agency, excluding the National Asset Management Agency, who received pay in 2015, including retention...
- NAMA Staff Remuneration
115. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Asset Management Agency who received pay in 2015 of €100,000 to €150,000, €150,001 to €200,00,...
- NAMA Staff Data
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff at the National Asset Management Agency who took voluntary redundancy in 2015; the total amount paid to these staff in 2015; the five...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects to define the appropriate response to the continued flooding since the beginning of the winter, whether...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which the Morrell River drainage scheme remains a priority, with particular reference to the need arising from flooding...
- Pensions Levy
120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the restoration of the public service and Civil Service pension cuts; and if he will...
- Flood Relief Schemes Status
121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of proposed flood relief works at Tullibeg in Ballinhassig in County Cork, given that homes in the area were recently flooded...
- Flood Risk Assessments
122. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Foiladonn area of Glenflesk will be included as an area for further assessment and why this area was not included to date given...
- Drainage Schemes
128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform given the positive indication provided in his reply of 4 December 2014, when works on a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will...
- Departmental Communications
129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/16]
- Local Authority Funding
130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to allocate funding to Cavan County Council for 2016 to carry out essential drainage work; and if he will make a statement...
- Drainage Schemes
132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his proposals to carry out major drainage work on the River Erne system in County Cavan, due to the ongoing problems with flooding in...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Jobs Data
135. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new jobs and the total number of jobs supported by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, by...
- IDA Jobs Data
136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how many Industrial Development Agency Ireland jobs in counties Westmeath and Longford were created in each of the years 2011 to 2015;...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare including the amount due; and if he will make a statement on...
- Flood Relief Schemes Funding
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if owners of lands flooded in recent storms will have access to moneys they paid into a trust fund (details supplied) to repair the...
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1598/16]
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a claim for a parcel of land application under the 2014 single payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will...
- Basic Payment Scheme Applications
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was not paid for the full grassland area of 3.06 ha under the basic payment scheme...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a penalty under the single payment scheme on a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; and if he will make a...
- Single Payment Scheme Applications
143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under the single payment scheme 2013 from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be accepted; and if he...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in...
- GLAS Payments
146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the second instalment of a payment under the green low-carbon...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the basic payment scheme and the young farmer scheme to a person (details supplied); the reason for the...
- Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basic payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has had severe income losses over the winter; and if he...
- Agriculture Scheme Data
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rate of payments per hectare under the areas of natural constraint scheme; the comparable rates under the disadvantaged areas...
- Single Payment Scheme Payments
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a...
- Land Parcel Identification System
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the land parcel identification system will be...
- Agriculture Scheme Payments
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment has issued to a person (details supplied), where the delay relates to an overclaim; and if he will make a statement on...
- Land Issues
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the transfer of entitlement process has been completed for a person (details supplied), and if not, when it will be completed and...
- Fish Farming
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Iascaigh Mhara has withdrawn its application to develop a fish farm in Galway Bay; the reasons for the withdrawal; if the...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment to persons (details supplied) in County Cork under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement...
- TAMS Applications
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 by a person (details supplied) in County Cork....
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a single payment will issue without delay to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, given that all documentation was sent...
- Beef Genomics Scheme
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the basic payment scheme 2015 and the areas of natural constraint scheme 2015 to a person (details...
- Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin scéim buníocaíochta agus faoi scéim na limistéar...
- Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a...
- Dairy Equipment Scheme
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the dairy equipment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will issue; the reason for the...
- Basic Payment Scheme Payments
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under Single Payment Scheme, the Dairy Farmer Scheme, the Top-Up Scheme and the Young Farmer Scheme will issue to a...
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1818/16]
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Investigations
169. To ask the Minister for Defence to ensure that information sought by a family (details supplied) is furnished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1677/16]
- Departmental Correspondence
170. To ask the Minister for Defence to address the serious issues raised in correspondence on behalf of a person (details supplied); to ensure that the person receives the due entitlement in...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to support a matter (details supplied) regarding disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1609/16]
- Penalty Points System Offences
172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form, for each month from 1 January 2014 to date, the number of gardaí driving Garda vehicles who have been issued...
- State Properties
173. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the number of State-owned dwelling houses that were assigned for use by community gardaí as their family home in the area they...
- Coroners Service
174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to support a matter (details supplied) regarding the Coroner's Bill 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1606/16]
- Crime Data
175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any prosecutions or convictions under section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009. [1617/16]
- Garda Misconduct Allegations
176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish an investigation into the abuse of a person (details supplied) in south County Dublin and how the abuse of that person was...
- Irish Prison Service
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the cost of providing prison officer supervision of a house arrest (details supplied) and the period involved; the corresponding...
- Divorce Process
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the four-year clause relating to divorce proceedings will be reviewed; if it requires constitutional or legislative change; the reason for the...
- Garda Data
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in County Kerry on 1 January 2011 and on 1 January 2016; and if she will make...
- Sentencing Policy
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions taken by her arising from the recommendations made in the Law Reform Commission Report on Mandatory Sentences dated July 2013, in...
- Garda Warrants
184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 24 November 2015, when the up-to-date report from An Garda Síochána will be...
- Immigration Status
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider upgrading stamp 2 to stamp 4 for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider a transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1779/16]
- Immigration Status
187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation requested in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been received as requested; if eligibility will be...
- Naturalisation Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Immigration Status
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of eligibility for residency and stamp 4 of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Controls
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why a person (details supplied) in County Longford was recently returned to that person's homeland; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
198. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1795/16]
- Naturalisation Applications
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of eligibility for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Health
- Nursing Staff Remuneration
200. To ask the Minister for Health if pay rates for fourth year student nurses on placement form part of the recent agreement at the Workplace Relations Commission with the Irish Nurses and...
- Medical Card Applications
201. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the refusal of a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1591/16]
- Home Help Service Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of home help service provision for a person (details supplied) in County Cork and if extra hours will be provided. [1592/16]
- Hospital Complaints Procedures
203. To ask the Minister for Health to support a matter regarding hospital treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1602/16]
- Disability Services Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place by the Health Service Executive for the 41 school leavers from St. Michael’s House Services in Dublin in June 2016; if...
- Health Services Staff Recruitment
206. To ask the Minister for Health to support Arthritis Ireland's 100-day plan for six consultant rheumatologists, 29 clinical nurse specialists, 12 advanced nurse practitioners, 21...
- Ambulance Service Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1615/16]
- Hospital Appointment Status
208. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in the South Infirmary Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [1619/16]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
210. To ask the Minister for Health to fast-track the fair deal nursing home scheme working group review of family farm and family business assets, given that residents are paying on the double,...
- HSE Investigations
211. To ask the Minister for Health the nature and scope of the Health Service Executive investigation to ascertain the circumstances of an event (details supplied) [1676/16]
- Health Services Access
212. To ask the Minister for Health if a public health nurse visit will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [1693/16]
- Medical Card Applications
213. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be awarded a full medical card, given the family's health circumstances and that the person is no longer in...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation
214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will liaise with his Canadian counterparts to ensure that Irish electricians will have their qualifications fully recognised in...
- Diplomatic Representation
215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of his contacts with the Egyptian authorities regarding a citizen being detained in Egypt (details supplied) whose trial has been...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a grant under the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be successful; and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects Status
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an extension will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1587/16]
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to support an urgent matter (details supplied) regarding home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1601/16]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing the average class size in schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools band 1 status to 16 for junior classes...
- Schools Health and Safety
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1613/16]
- School Accommodation
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be grant aided to extend classroom sizes and to provide other facilities to ensure adequate...
- Summer Works Scheme Applications
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will facilitate an application from a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1684/16]
- Teacher Secondment
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the secondment of education centre directors following recent representations; the number of those affected by the proposed...
- School Enrolments
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons (details supplied) in County Kildare will be facilitated in a request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1797/16]
- Education Policy
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her response to the findings and recommendations (details supplied) regarding the State's responsibility to provide inclusive...
- Schools Building Projects Administration
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she accepts the urgent need for a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; if she recognises the right of these parents to establish an...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Water Conservation Grant
229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the water conservation grant in 2016; when it will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 is at risk of losing the family home, given that, as former local authority...
- Ambulance Service Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Property Tax Exemptions
232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why an estate (details supplied) in County Cork that held an unfinished housing estate exemption in respect of the...
- Planning Issues
233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government , given section 5.2 of the planning guidelines for local authorities, which he issued in June 2013, obligating planning...
- Job Creation
234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to introduce specific programmes through the local authorities to assist small businesses to maintain and...
- Irish Water Funding
235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Government will resubmit an application for Irish Water under the EUROSTAT test; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Broadcasting Service Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to this Deputy's question in October 2011, the progress made in making a service available in County Kerry...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Tourist Accommodation
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned with the high commission being charged by some accommodation booking engines resulting in tight margins for hoteliers...
- Road Projects Status
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a planned new road (details supplied) in County Kerry. [1635/16]
- Fáilte Ireland Funding
240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Fáilte Ireland will announce its national festival funding for festivals taking place in the second half of 2016; and if he...
- Road Network
241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 5 November 2015, if he will provide funding to Monaghan County Council to carry out...
- Road Traffic Legislation
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the current legislation on the use of quad or scrambler bikes is sufficient; if he will improve its enforcement; if he will improve...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Irish Language
245. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure, the training and evaluations that have taken place, and the number of persons engaged to work on the training and...
- Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications
246. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Galway is waiting over 20 months for a decision on an appeal for...
- National Monuments
247. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht given the concern of protestors who have peacefully occupied the area in recent days, if she will intervene in the building works on...
- Arts Council Funding
248. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why funding for a festival (details supplied) was cut, if it will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1638/16]
- Arts Funding
249. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding spent on Local Authority Arts Programmes, by Programme, in each of the years 2007 to 2015; and if she will make...
