Written answers
Thursday, 27 February 2014
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Judicial Appointments
10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the call by the Judicial Appointments Review Committee led by the Chief Justice, Susan Denham, for a radical overhaul of judicial...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he commissioned and received his Department's peer review report on the Verrimus report on potential unlawful surveillance in...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Remit
12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will immediately implement legislative changes to make the Garda Commissioner accountable to GSOC rather than the Minister for Justice in...
- Northern Ireland Issues
13. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána are refusing to co-operate with an investigation being carried out by the Police Ombudsman's office in...
- Child Sex Abuse Victims
14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the remedies that are available to victims of child sex abuse who believe that they were left unprotected by the actions of their solicitors; the...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of internal complaints lodged within An Garda Síochána to the relevant and appropriate authorities-structure in each of the...
- Garda Investigations
16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have the case of the murder of Garda Richard Fallon on 3 April 1970 independently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Refugee Status Application Numbers
17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tablular format the number of persons granted refugee status in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in...
- Asylum Seeker Accommodation
18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made to reduce, to as short as possible, the time spent by persons in the direct provision accommodation, particularly in view...
- Garda Investigations
19. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will carry out an investigation into strong evidence that News International's Dublin offices were used as a hacking and phone blagging...
- Garda Equipment
20. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which it has been established that sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment is available to An Garda Síochána or...
- Magdalen Laundries
21. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that Mr. Justice Quirke's report clearly stated that survivors of Magdalen Laundries should receive directly equivalent...
- Prisoner Releases
22. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on supporting the temporary release of a 79 year old peace activist (details supplied) on humanitarian grounds. [9677/14]
- Personal Insolvency Act
23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of resolutions made to date under the new personal insolvency regime; the number of applications made; the average time before deals...
- Civil Partnership Legislation
24. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans regarding the introduction of same sex marriage; if he will provide robust provisions for the protection of religious institutions so...
- Property Services Regulation
25. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to incidents of property service providers prioritising sales to those customers willing to pay in cash, and the...
- Garda Confidential Recipient
26. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds for dismissal of the Garda confidential recipient, Mr Oliver Connolly. [9723/14]
- Garda Investigations
27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on An Garda Síochána's investigation into the murder of Sinn Féin councillor, Eddie Fullerton, at...
- Irish Council for Civil Liberties Report
28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he agrees with the assertion in a recent Irish Council for Civil Liberties study (details supplied) that persons with disabilities who are...
- Prisoner Releases
29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who have been released from prison on humanitarian grounds, under the provisions of the relevant Acts, since March 2011;...
- Prisoner Numbers
30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who are in prison for non-payment of fines or for non-payment of debts; the percentage of the prison population involved;...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether GSOC has been undermined, or strengthened, by the recent surveillance controversy; the action he proposes to take; and if he...
- Proposed Legislation
34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for changes to legislation setting out the relationship of the Garda Ombudsman and An Garda Síochána; and if he will make...
- Subsidiary Protection Application Numbers
35. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tablular format the number of persons granted subsidiary protection in each of the past five years; the number of those...
- Garda Oversight
36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will launch an independent inquiry into the Garda treatment of a person (details supplied). [9676/14]
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that he has formally requested both the Garda Commissioner and the Lieutenant General of the Defence Forces to make detailed...
- Garda Investigations
40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the senior counsel investigation into the serious crimes review team report into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy;...
- Garda Deployment
42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the number of gardaí along the Border areas in County Donegal to deal with the increase in criminal activity; and if he...
- Refugee Appeals Tribunal Decisions
44. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the refugee appeals tribunal; if his attention has been drawn to the particulars of a judicial review regarding a decision of the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representation
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the contact he has had with the Egyptian authorities regarding the release of an Irish...
- EU Membership
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if in the interests of prudence, his Department has prepared or is preparing a report on the consequences for Ireland in...
- Departmental Reports
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if in the interests of prudence, his Department has prepared or is preparing a report on the consequences for Ireland in...
- Foreign Conflicts
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's position in response to recent protests in Bosnia which are considered to be...
- Naturalisation Applications
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of the authenticity of an identification document submitted with an application for naturalisation and...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Collection
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is a three week delay in processing VRT applications; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these delays cause serious problems for...
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
53. To ask the Minister for Finance if the measures currently being worked on by his Department to protect mortgagors whose loans are sold to unregulated institutions as part of the winding up of...
- Tax Code
54. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take into account the extenuating circumstances and consider reviewing the criteria for tax relief or if that proves impossible to consider...
- Bank Charges
55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding variable mortgages and the frustration of some variable mortgage holders; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is paying tax on their family income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9992/14]
- Fuel Rebate Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to cease the practice of colour coding of diesel and replace the current scheme for farmers with a rebate system, or some other system, in order to...
- Tobacco Smuggling
58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will invest in more scanners to detect the illegal importation of tobacco products at our ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10055/14]
- Liquor Licensing Laws
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider linking the licence fee paid by large off-licences to their annual turnover; his views that supermarket giants could afford to pay more...
- Living City Initiative
60. To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the living city initiative, when the scheme will be extended to other cities; and if the size restriction of approx 2,500 sq ft be increased;...
- Tax Residency Issues
61. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of high-net-worth persons who meet the domicile levy criteria with whom it has been in contact in 2013 in order to ascertain the reason they have...
- Revenue Commissioners Investigations
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been obtained in terms of the Revenue Commissioners' audit and investigation programmes in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013;...
- Universal Social Charge Application
63. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the universal social charge for 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the mortgage arrears process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/14]
- Credit Unions
65. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the rigorous process now in place to assess a person for the position of credit union chairman and that this process...
- Tax Rebates
66. To ask the Minister for Finance if a refund of income tax paid is due in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10181/14]
- VAT Exemptions
67. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider allowing groups involved in the community first responder schemes in association with the Health Service Executive national ambulance...
- NAMA Operations
68. To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Asset Management Agency review will be completed; if he has issued any policy instructions to NAMA prior to the conclusion of the review; and...
- State Bodies Mergers
69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the merger of the Financial Services Ombudsman and the Pensions Ombudsman to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/14]
- Financial Services Ombudsman Issues
70. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the rule which prevents consumers making a complaint to the Financial Services Ombudsman if more than six years has passed from the date of...
- Tax Reliefs Availability
71. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customers for whom tax relief on their private medical insurance is capped; the percentage this is of all customers claiming tax relief on...
- Cycle to Work Scheme Administration
72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the terms of the cycle to work scheme to allow persons who availed of tax relief under the scheme to purchase a second bike within the...
- Tobacco Smuggling
73. To ask the Minister for Finance the current number of Revenue Commissioners' staff involved in combatting tobacco smuggling; the change in the number of staff working in the area since 2011;...
- Banking Sector Remuneration
74. To ask the Minister for Finance the total payroll savings that will be achieved by Bank of Ireland in 2014 and 2015 as part of the implementation of the Mercer report; the way this is broken...
- Housing Issues
77. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to increase housing supply in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10266/14]
- Banking Sector Issues
78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any concerns regarding AIB and Bank of Ireland providing corporate box sponsorship in various stadia; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Banking Sector Remuneration
79. To ask the Minister for Finance if AIB and Bank of Ireland are authorised to give bonus payments to directors in the form of share options; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Credit Ratings
80. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland's current credit rating and recent bond auctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/14]
- IBRC Mortgage Loan Book
83. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish Bank mortgage holders over plans to dispose of these...
- Mortgage Arrears Proposals
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of split mortgage arrangements that have been agreed by the pillar banks with their mortgage holders; if this number is increasing in line with the...
- Mortgage Data
85. To ask the Minister for Finance if analysis was conducted by the special liquidator into the number of Irish Nationwide mortgage holders who would have bought back their own loans at a price...
- NAMA Operations
86. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his statement read on his behalf if he will confirm that amending section 172 of the National Asset Management Agency Act is one of the areas being...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure resource teaching hours are maintained in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [10084/14]
- School Staffing
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to retain their current teacher complement; and if he will ensure that...
- Gaelscoileanna Issues
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the existing useable space in buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare may be used in the medium term to provide...
- Proposed Legislation
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to progress the Down syndrome Equality of Access Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10053/14]
- Schools Complaints Procedures
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a parent who is unhappy with the handling by a school board of management of an issue regarding their child can appeal a board of managements...
- Residential Institutions Issues
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the redress services that are being offered by Cara Nua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10075/14]
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if professionals other than teachers registering with the Teaching Council in order to comply with Circular 0006/2013 home tuition scheme...
- Education Policy
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 5 November 2013, if applied behavioural analysis is used in the 76 early intervention classes for...
- Home Tuition Scheme Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 5 November 2013, the number of children with autism between the ages of two and a half and four years...
- Departmental Correspondence
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed recent correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if a reply will be issuing to the organisation to address...
- State Examinations Reviews
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the impact Junior Certificate reform proposals will have on the staff of the State Examinations Commission in Athlone. [10097/14]
- Special Educational Needs Services Provision
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services available in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/14]
- School Enrolments
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the intake of new students to a school (details supplied) Dublin 6 has been halved; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport Administration
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that in view of the fact that the EU Commission are investigating the school transport contract for both State aid and...
- Third Level Fees
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 4 February 2014, if he will consider including registration fees for third level institutions as a...
- Technology in Schools
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider promoting the use of a certain technology (details supplied) in schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that,...
- School Textbooks
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the phasing out of workbooks in primary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these workbooks are an...
- School Staffing
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of those schools due to lose a classroom teacher and of those schools that will not gain a classroom teacher subject to appeals for the...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any financial assistance is available for mature students who are in receipt of jobseeker's payments, and are undertaking a part-time course...
- Schools Building Projects Status
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the appointment of a building contractor and the expected start date for construction works on a new school building...
- Summer Works Scheme Eligibility
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/14]
- School Transport Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will elaborate on his statement of 7 July 2013 (details supplied) when he spoke about Bus Éireann; if his views on Bus Éireann...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Prevention Measures
111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any study has been undertaken to determine the extent to which the River Liffey has become affected by silting, fallen trees and...
- Architectural Heritage
112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that has been allocated by the Office of Public Works to a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Flood Relief Schemes Applications
113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be allocated to projects (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10060/14]
- Departmental Audit Issues
115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the wide disparity of arrangements that apply across Departments regarding departmental audit committees, if he has any...
- Information and Communications Technology Issues
116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the Government missed the 8 April 2014 deadline for upgrading IT systems from Windows XP, in view of the fact that the end of...
- HGV Driver Test Issues
117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will be made by the Office of Public Works in relation to securing a suitable location in the County Galway area for the...
- Sale of State Assets
118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the site value of land and-or properties has been included in the valuation of the State assets the Government intends to sell off....
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Lease Agreements
119. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify issues relating to the ownership and lease arrangements in place on a property (details supplied) in Dublin 4....
- Employment Appeals Tribunal
120. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has a case before the Employment Appeals Tribunal since February 2013 and has...
- Job Creation
121. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts his Department and the Industrial Development Agency are making to attract a new company to the vacant Moy Isover facility...
- Employment Rights Issues
122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 10 December 2013, when the Bill reforming the law on employees' right to engage in...
- Department of Social Protection
- Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a domiciliary care allowance application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make...
- Disability Allowance Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance review application in respect of a person (details supplied). [9999/14]
- Job Initiatives
127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and location of participant on the Gateway programme to date. [10071/14]
- Social Welfare Appeals Status
130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in determining an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [10137/14]
- Carer's Allowance Appeals
131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the outcome and the...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if partial rent support will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who is in full time employment but having difficulty meeting the...
- Social Welfare Appeals Issues
134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the decision to refuse jobseeker's allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a...
- Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if rent support will be restored in line with current requirements in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
- Carer's Allowance Eligibility
137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding determination of eligibility for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
- Disability Allowance Eligibility
138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding eligibility for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of social welfare assistance being offered to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- National Internship Scheme Eligibility
140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in a situation where the owner of a limited company is the sole employee of that company, if it is then eligible to apply for an internship under...
- Social Insurance
142. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any mechanism by which a person who is currently unemployed can sign for credits where they failed to do so due to lack of knowledge of...
- Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Commemorative Events
144. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for an event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10103/14]
- Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance
145. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he willl ensure that services in Irish are made available to the Irish speaking community to the same standard as those services...
- EU Issues
146. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to ensure the ending of the derogation of the status of Irish as an official language of the European Union;...
- Irish Language Issues
147. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the proposal made to initiate a twinning programme between Gaeltacht communities and non-Gaeltacht communities where...
- Wildlife Regulations
148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the gorse burning season will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10072/14]
- Marine Safety
149. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the basis on which he decided to scrap the Naomh Éanna ship which is the oldest surviving commercial ship; the reason he did not...
- Inland Waterways Development
150. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on proposals to increase charges for use of facilities on the Grand Canal and Royal Canal; if further...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Energy Prices
151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the price to consumers of gas, particularly in view of the long cold wet winter this...
- Broadcasting Sector Regulation
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will make a decision regarding the proposed move of RTÉ jr from RTÉ Two; and if he will make a...
- Energy Policy Review
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has reviewed or intends to review the effectiveness of his sustainable energy, energy efficiency, and demand side...
- Post Office Network
154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he has ongoing dialogue with the Irish Postmasters Union in respect of the need to ensure the...
- Internet Safety
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures being taken to deal with cyberbullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10272/14]
- Broadcasting Sector Regulation
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of times he and officials in his Department have met with a company (details supplied) and/or their...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Planning Issues
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to tax developers who are hoarding zoned land for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/14]
- Social and Affordable Housing Provision
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available to maintain the many voids that have been boarded up for a number of years in Dublin's...
- Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current amount in the Dormant Accounts Fund; the projects which received funding from the fund last year; and his...
- Unfinished Housing Developments
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funds that have been allocated for the completion of unfinished estates; the estates that will benefit; the criteria...
- Planning Issues
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Environmental Protection Agency code of practice 2009 in respect of site assessment and...
- Water Charges Introduction
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a well for domestic water use is liable for a surcharge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10089/14]
- Litter Pollution Legislation
163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to update the Litter Pollution Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10114/14]
- Climate Change Policy
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in regards to the climate change policy, if he intends to establish a climate change strategy; if he further intends to...
- International Agreements
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has submitted Ireland’s biennial report and sixth national communication to the United Nations Framework...
- Housing Grant Eligibility
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding available to renovate houses that are over 150 years old which are not listed and have not been...
- Water Meters Issues
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the substance tetra is in the composition of smart water meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/14]
- Building Regulations Amendments
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will postpone the implementation date for the new building control regulations beyond 1 March next in view of the...
- Housing Issues
170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance that is available for apartment owners living in an area (details supplied) in Dublin whose apartments are...
- Irish Water Establishment
172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards that are in place to provide security to those who are concerned that Irish Water could be sold out of...
- Job Initiatives
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the new gateway scheme operated between the Department of Social Protection and the local authorities is being...
- Septic Tank Grants
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports or financial assistance available to householders who cannot afford to repair their septic tanks or bring...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Liquor Licensing Laws
175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a requirement to extinguish more than one existing licence for the establishment of new off-licences; and if he...
- Garda Recruitment
178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of valid applications to the recent Garda recruitment; the number approved for further processing following the initial aptitude...
- Garda Vetting Applications
179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to Garda vetting for the purposes of clearance of those working with children and so on, the reason there is such lengthy delays in...
- Prison Accommodation Provision
180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent annually on the accommodation of prisoners; the number of prison bed nights the State pays for annually; his plans to reduce...
- Drugs Seizures
181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the process involved in the disposal of seized illegal drugs; the measures taken to ensure that all such products are fully disposed of; and if...
- Criminal Legal Aid
182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reduce the State's annual expenditure on free criminal legal aid, which stood at over €50 million in 2013; his plans to limit...
- Penalty Points System
183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a report from the Garda inspectorate recently; the steps he has taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10077/14]
- Garda Deployment
185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to appoint a sergeant to Coachford Garda station, County Cork; if he will restore a full-time Garda station to Coachford Garda station;...
- Immigration Status
186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures to date in regard to determination of long term residency/stamp 4 or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Naturalisation Applications
188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24;...
- Immigration Status
189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to revoke permission to remain in the State under EU treaty rights in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare...
- Naturalisation Applications
190. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the issue of the authenticity of an identification document submitted with an application for naturalisation and subsequently with an...
- Immigration Status
191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in respect of a request for long-term residency or update of Stamp 4 or permission to remain in the State in the case of a person...
- Asylum Applications
192. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status and/or applications pending in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make...
- Deportation Orders Re-examination
194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in regard to Stamp 4, long-term residency or eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details...
- Deportation Orders
195. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status and eligibility for long term residency/eligibility to apply for naturalisation in the case of a person...
- Immigration Status
197. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding long term residency/eligibility for permission to remain/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied)...
- Proposed Legislation
199. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has an update on, or an indicative timescale for, when the landlord and tenant Bill, as shown in the current legislative programme, will be...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues
200. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend the powers of the Garda ombudsman so that they are the same as the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland; and if he will make...
- Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations
205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which he, his Department officials, the Garda ombudsman or the Garda authorities have had sight of all allegations of alleged...
- Garda Deployment
207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to combat the activities of organised criminal gangs; if he is satisfied regarding the...
- Crime Data
209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of known criminal gangland members who have in the course of the past five years successfully obtained bail while charged with a...
- Prison Committals
210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which segregation within the prison service exists to ensure that first-time offenders are not allowed to integrate with serious...
- Departmental Investigations
211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to hold an independent judicial inquiry into policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/14]
- State Pathologists
212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plan and cost of moving the State pathologist service to the former Garda station in Whitehall, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
- Crime Prevention
214. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered ring-fencing crime proceeds so that they are reinvested in deprived areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Prison Education Service
215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners throughout the prison service who are currently in educational, up-skilling or rehabilitation programmes; the number of...
- Garda Investigations
216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any reports in his Department on Garda investigations that have yet to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Investigations
219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the terms and timeframe of his internal review into the way his Department handled the reports by a whistleblower (details supplied); the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Forestry Grants
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application to participate in the afforestation scheme in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and...
- Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if for QPS purposes in the paying of a bonus for cattle slaughtered, the number of movements is determined by the number of owners an...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who were disqualified from the 2012 and 2013 disadvantaged area scheme because they did not have 0.3 LU in 2011...
- Beef Data Programme
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects payments to be made under the 2013 beef data scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10169/14]
- Beef Industry Issues
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider carrying out an in depth analysis to ascertain the reason for the drop in cattle prices; the impact it is having...
- Sheepmeat Sector
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a scheme to improve sheep breeds; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fishing Fleet Protection
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ongoing crisis among our fishermen, who have been unable to fish since before Christmas, if he will confirm if...
- Farms Data
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on carrying out an audit of the bureaucratic burden on farmers with a view to bringing forward proposals to minimise the...
- Horse Slaughtering Data
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on setting up a scheme whereby horses with stamped out passports can be slaughtered at a registered abattoir, tested for...
- Fish Farming
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the statutory authority that An Bord Iascaigh Mhara purport to engage in salmon farming operations, expend monies and apply to become...
- Ministerial Meetings
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a meeting took place recently between him and the CEO of a company (details supplied); if a meeting took place, the political...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Child Poverty
233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of all consortia, the respective lead agency and proposed geographical area submitted for proposals to her...
- Child and Family Agency Staff
237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the circumstances leading to the resignation of the national lead on psychology for the Child and Family Agency this month;...
- Early Years Strategy Implementation
238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the number and percentage of Early Years Services that are fully compliant, as detailed in the December 2013 Health Service...
- Youth Services Issues
239. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the work that is being done on the sustainability of the special projects for disadvantaged youths; if demographics play a part in the...
- Juvenile Offenders
241. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the the cost of keeping juvenile offenders in custody, if she is working with the Department of Justice on additional measures...
- Department of Health
- HIQA Staffing
242. To ask the Minister for Health the internships available with the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9979/14]
- Care Services
243. To ask the Minister for Health when a care package will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/14]
- Tobacco Control Measures
244. To ask the Minister for Health if he has any concerns regarding the possible impact of e-cigarettes on young people in terms of encouraging them to become smokers; if he is concerned that...
- Health Services Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of resources to healthcare by county and region and by type of spending for example human resources,...
- Disease Incidence
246. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the burden of disease across counties and regions in Ireland by socio-economic strata [10033/14]
- Mental Health Services Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of mental health services per county and region; the number of staff in each unit; their grade; the number of patients; and the...
- Nursing Education
249. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision will be made on an application for registration with the Nursing Board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the...
- Speech and Language Therapy
250. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be prioritised for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. [10084/14]
- Ambulance Service Response Times
251. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances surrounding the incident in the Drogheda area on 18 February 2014 when it took an ambulance 40 minutes to arrive to the scene of an emergency...
- Ambulance Service Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulances that were in place on 18 February 2014 to cover the Drogheda and Navan areas. [10099/14]
- Hospital Appointment Status
254. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fill the vacant cardio-thoracic transplant post in the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10101/14]
- Health Services Issues
255. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and care plans in place for patients with endometriosis; if he has, or will consider the establishment of a multidisciplinary centre; if his...
- Medical Card Applications
256. To ask the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan can expect to have a decision made on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Health Policy
257. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to introduce legislation to regulate the growing tattoo industry; if it is his intention to do so in the interests of public health; and...
- Medical Card Appeals
258. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their appeal for a medical card; the reason the application was turned down; if all...
- Ambulance Service Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been changes to the ambulance service in Athy, County Kildare and the surrounding areas; if at all times there is ambulance services in Athy and...
- Hospital Procedures
260. To ask the Minister for Health when a surgical procedure will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10179/14]
- Drug Treatment Programmes Policy
261. To ask the Minister for Health if an agreement is in place between local pharmacies and the Health Service Executive regarding the dispensing of methadone to drug users (details supplied);...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
262. To ask the Minister for Health if under the public service embargo the Health Service Executive have been given leeway to hire non medical staff in hospitals to alleviate the pressure of...
- Medical Card Applications
263. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive have outsourced the processing of medical card applications; the names of the company-companies involved; when these contracts...
- Patient Safety
265. To ask the Minister for Health following the publication of the health care quality indicators in the Irish health system report last week, if he will outline the data outliers which gave...
- HSE Expenditure
266. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent in the past three years on taxis bringing blood to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Staff Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of nurses working in the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10201/14]
- Medical Card Applications
268. To ask the Minister for Health if the application for a full medical card will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Ambulance Service Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 11 February 2014, if he will provide an update on this query; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10226/14]
- Accident and Emergency Services Provision
270. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restructure accident and emergency departments in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10269/14]
- Universal Health Insurance Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Health the functions of the various organisations which will run the proposed UHI system; the projected budget for each organisation; the overall projected cost per...
- Medical Card Applications
272. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Sporting Events
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding efforts to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10051/14]
- Driver Licences
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new driving licences are being printed overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10076/14]
- Garda Reports
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the communications he has had with the Road Safety Authority in its investigation of the Garda inspectorate report on the penalty points...
- Semi-State Bodies Mergers
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the merger of the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority will have any impact on current...
- Rail Services
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the frequency of DART trains at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10086/14]
- Semi-State Bodies Mergers
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the name of the National Roads Authority will change following its merger with the Railway Procurement Agency; and if he will make a...
- Road Network
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority has any plans to provide more service areas on Irish motorways in the next three years; and if he will...
- Roads Maintenance Issues
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is the responsibility of the National Roads Authority or of local authorities to tend to overgrown shrubbery and trees and to...
- Land Acquisition
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that it is a matter of natural justice with respect to an imprisoned person in Limerick, if he will instruct CIE to...
- Driver Licences
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposals to streamline B and B1 on the new driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- National Roads Authority Issues
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a company (details supplied) a wholly privately-owned company, uses Government signs to demand payment; if the company is...
- Driver Licences
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants for the SPSV entry test in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of applicants who failed the test due to...
- West-Link Toll Bridge
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide information on the way the fines for the M50 toll are calculated. [10242/14]
- Driver Licences
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the issue of delays being experienced by drivers applying for a driving licence under the new National...
- Irish Coast Guard Issues
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nationality of the pilot recently hired in the Irish Coast Guard; the experience level of the pilot; and if he will make a statement...
