Written answers

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
      123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the initiative proposed on 2 December 2014, by the Secretary General of his Department, and the Department of Jobs...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update as to the progression of the Luas cross city works; his plans to address the serious reduction in commuter...
    • Road Projects Status
      126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the increasing congestion on the M50; the current capacity reached, at rush hour, on the M50; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Promotion
      127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to more ambitious tourism growth targets than currently exist in the draft tourism policy statement published by his...
    • Sports Capital Programme Data
      128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact, that when broken down on a per capita basis, sports capital grants are very unevenly spread,...
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fraud prevention measures utilised on funding provided through the sports capital programme; the investigations that occurred last...
    • Tourism Promotion
      130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which County Donegal will be promoted as a viable tourist destination, as part of Tourism Ireland's 2015 marketing plan,...
    • Road Projects Status
      131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the A5 project; the progress being made; when he envisages construction on the project will commence; and...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that towns and villages such as Ballylinan and Doonane-Crettyart, are served by public transport. [9879/15]
    • Aer Lingus Sale
      133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the future ownership of Aer Lingus, with particular reference to the extent to which ongoing negotiations are...
    • Harbours and Piers Development
      134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of Stena Line's withdrawal of its service to Dún Laoghaire, and the subsequent announcement of the abandonment of a plan for...
    • Aer Lingus Sale
      135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on meetings he has had with Aer Lingus stake holders, regarding the sale of the State's shares in the airline; and if...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recent bus route changes, carried out by Bus Éireann; and the way these will impact transport to and from rural...
    • Coras Iompair Éireann
      138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the current financial situation in the Coras Iompair Éireann group of companies; if he will provide an update on same;...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the progress of the bike rental scheme operating in County Galway; if there are performance indicators available for...
    • Road Projects
      140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in the context of the traffic issues experienced in County Galway, his Department or the agencies under the remit of his Department...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had communication with the National Transport Authority regarding the potential impact on rural bus services of the recently...
    • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme
      142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the initiative proposed by the Secretary General of his Department and the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation to the expert...
    • National Car Test
      143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update, regarding the steps being taken to reduce the backlog, for those drivers waiting to obtain a national car...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the policy of acquiring lands, for greenway cycle routes, by way of compulsorily acquisition; and if he will make a...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Properties
      145. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all properties rented by his Department; the annual cost of the leases; the duration of the leases; and the capacity, and occupancy, of...
    • Unemployment Data
      146. To ask the Taoiseach the current rate of unemployment in County Clare; the rate of unemployment in County Clare, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10165/15]
    • Legislative Process
      147. To ask the Taoiseach in the context of reforming the legislative process, if legislation is subject to a review, within a set period of time after its enactment; and if so, the way it is...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Administration
      148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support a matter (details supplied) regarding rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10300/15]
    • Social Insurance Data
      149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 23 February 2015, the reason her Department does not collect detailed information regarding pay related...
    • Work Placement Programmes
      150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a tabular list by local authority area of the numbers of persons engaged in the Gateway scheme for long-term unemployed; and if...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of whom a domiciliary care allowance was awarded in 2008 is now not regarded as a...
    • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility
      153. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the dietary allowance for coeliac food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9885/15]
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Applications
      154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rent support available to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9886/15]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      157. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for a review in respect of a disability allowance, for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals
      159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, as there is undue delay in...
    • Fuel Allowance Eligibility
      160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the working age benefits or allowances that do not permit recipients to apply for the fuel allowance. [9910/15]
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a disability allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • Child Benefit Eligibility
      162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending child benefit to all children living in direct provision. [9964/15]
    • Social Welfare Code
      164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department takes to pursue parents not making maintenance payments to claimants of one-parent family allowance; and if she will...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason information relating to the misuse of the JobBridge scheme at a factory (details supplied) in County Donegal was not acted...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is no longer possible for persons to open new rent supplement claims in certain local authorities that are in the first wave of housing...
    • Departmental Offices
      168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department has failed and refused to engage in any meaningful process with the property owners (details supplied) in Ballybay, County...
    • Departmental Funding
      169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if financial assistance is available from her Department in respect of a community initiative (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [10127/15]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of an oral hearing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if any payment has been made to the person. [10130/15]
    • Farm Assist Scheme Administration
      171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new application forms for the farm assist income support scheme do not include space for applicants to outline their farm outgoings;...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
      174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Waterford Crystal pensions will be issued to the relevant employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10380/15]
    • Departmental Bodies Data
      175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons to whom each advocacy service provided a service; the issues that were addressed by each advocacy service; and if she will...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress,to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make...
    • Pension Provisions
      179. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct amount of social welfare pension, along with departmental pension, payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Departmental Staff Relocation
      180. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 24 February 2015, the reason she suggests that the officer in question may submit further medical...
    • Work Placement Programmes
      181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason participants in the Tús work placement inititative are not entitled to claim family income supplement; and her plans to review this...
    • One-Parent Family Payments
      184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the figures on the discontinuation of the one-parent family payment are correct, as this would affect lone parents in work at...
    • National Internship Scheme Administration
      185. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way companies (details supplied) are being permitted to advertise jobs as internships. [10533/15]
    • Employment Support Services
      186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the submission she has received from the Irish Association of Supported Employment; if she is in a position to respond favourably to a...
    • Family Income Supplement Appeals
      187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in respect of an appeal on application for family income supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals
      188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the application will be...
    • One-Parent Family Payments
      189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the impact of the changes to entitlement to the one-parent family payment with children over seven years of age in the context of a lone parent...
  • Department of Finance
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      190. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgage interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9892/15]
    • Petrol Stretching
      191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new complaints of petrol stretching the Revenue Commissioners received from motorists in County Mayo for each month since the beginning of June...
    • Tax Data
      192. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/15]
    • Fuel Inspections
      193. To ask the Minister for Finance the initial and ongoing training provided to officials of the Revenue Commissioners to take samples of petrol and diesel from bulk fuel transportation...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      195. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint an additional public interest director to the board of Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10030/15]
    • Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Funding
      196. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the full €800 million of Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funding has not been allocated; and when the remaining €400 million...
    • Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
      198. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding provided under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme in 2012, 2013, 2014 and the estimate for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • VAT Exemptions
      199. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on determining the medical services that are exempt from value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/15]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      201. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence regarding a pension company and bank conduct in the misrepresentation of product sold, and fraud, in respect of a person (details...
    • NAMA Debtors
      202. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the case of persons (details supplied) whose assets were transferred by Allied Irish Banks to the National Asset Management Agency,...
    • Tax Reliefs Cost
      203. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing the full adult ceiling of €1,000 for private medical insurance qualify for tax relief at 20% for all adults aged 21 years and...
    • Property Tax Collection
      204. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10133/15]
    • Tax Code
      205. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are tax incentives for establishing primary care centres or plans to introduce such incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10141/15]
    • Tax Collection
      206. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which a significant number of old age pensioners were recently overcharged tax as a result of an error in the processing of tax credits;...
    • Fuel Laundering
      207. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases detected by the Revenue Commissioners where laundered diesel was found to be for sale in the forecourts of fuel stations since 2010; and...
    • VAT Rate Application
      208. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the issue of patients having to pay 23% value added tax for renting a concentrator for oxygen, in order that they can remain at home; and...
    • Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
      209. To ask the Minister for Finance further to previous questions tabled in Dáil Éireann regarding this issue, the progress to date regarding the Central Bank of Ireland's...
    • Tax Collection
      210. To ask the Minister for Finance the process followed by the Revenue Commissioners when registering a charge and-or judgment against a person's property for unpaid taxes; if he will confirm...
    • Property Tax Collection
      211. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10285/15]
    • Property Tax Yield
      212. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from property tax in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10301/15]
    • VAT Rebates
      213. To ask the Minister for Finance if value added tax will be re-imbursed as a matter of urgency, arising from the home renovation incentive scheme, in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      214. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the rules regarding investing in approved minimum retirement funds and approved retirement funds were changed; his views on reversing this...
    • Departmental Strategies
      215. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 15 November 2011, in which he stated that at no point were Irish pounds being printed or was consideration being...
    • European Financial Stability Facility
      216. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the recent master financial assistance facility agreement with Greece should be approved by Dáil Éireann, before being enacted; and...
    • Tax Yield
      217. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of value added tax received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 from the sale of residential properties;...
    • Economic Data
      218. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies engaged in contract manufacturing in a way that may distort economic data; and if he will provide the names of these companies. [10397/15]
    • Exports Data
      219. To ask the Minister for Finance the way excluding the top five exporting companie, from the data would affect Ireland's export figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10398/15]
    • Tax Code
      220. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a cohabiting couple is not permitted the same tax credits as a married couple. [10472/15]
    • Offshore Exploration
      222. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the increased financial return to the State from discoveries made under future exploration licenses and licensing options, as announced in June 2014...
    • Tax Yield
      223. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage change in the total annual amount paid or expected to be paid per year to the Exchequer in taxation in respect of Ireland’s producing...
    • Tax Code
      224. To ask the Minister for Finance the position in respect of a person (details supplied) regarding the tax status of stay-at-home parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/15]
    • Mortgage Arrears Proposals
      225. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/15]
    • EU-IMF Programme of Support
      226. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 4 March 2015, if he will indicate if the board or management of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation consulted him in...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Coastal Protection
      227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if she will instigate a technical assessment of the blowout in sand dunes at Banna Strand and Carrahane Strand in County Kerry with a...
    • Departmental Properties
      228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason no proper consultation has taken place between the Office of Public Works, the Department of Social Protection and property...
    • Coastal Protection
      231. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an application for funding for coastal erosion works from Donegal County Council for protection works at Maghery...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capitalised value of full pensions for Garda inspectors, Garda superintendents, school principals, directors of services in county...
    • Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
      234. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the sick leave policy introduced for the public sector in March 2014, and for the education sector in September 2014, was...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Public Appointments Commission has the discretion to permit someone to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process in...
    • Heritage Sites
      236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors to, and the total annual turnover of, each individual Office of Public Works visitor site, in 2014; the net...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the ongoing discussions with regard to pay increases, if consideration has been given to revisiting the Haddington Road...
    • Public Sector Pensions Levy
      238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reverse the pension cuts provided for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts. [10348/15]
    • Care of the Elderly Provision
      239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will reconsider the transfer of the senior alert scheme to Pobal, as there have been a number of issues raised (details supplied);...
    • National Lottery Ticket Sales
      240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the lottery regulator has quantified the loss of sales of national lottery tickets, arising from persistent technological problems...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow, who applied for a position in the Civil Service; and when that...
    • Local Authority Members
      242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) is a councillor in Dún Laoghaire / Rathdown County Council; and if he will make...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Economic Competitiveness
      243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the principle that higher pay increases productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/15]
    • Trade Missions
      244. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to host a trade mission to India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10152/15]
    • Low Pay Commission Establishment
      245. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects the first report from the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10245/15]
    • Transfer of Undertakings
      246. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support a matter at a factory (details supplied), regarding the TUPE issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consumer Protection
      247. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rules that govern the accuracy and authenticity of advertisements in the print media, including, for example, the Golden Pages;...
    • Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
      248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied with the operation of proposals, to end unfair practices in the retail sector to date; if he has studied the...
    • Enterprise Support Schemes
      249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State enterprise body that a business (details supplied) with an expansion opportunity should make contact with for support; the...
    • Regional Development
      250. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on holding public consultation sessions in counties Galway and Mayo to assist in the development of a regional enterprise...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      251. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an education review office is proposed for the manned security industry; if the membership of the Joint Labour Committee, dealing...
    • IDA Site Visits
      252. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored companies, located in County Donegal, as a result of the six sponsored visits...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Single Payment Scheme Appeals
      253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, under the 2008 single payment scheme and other area related...
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to recent Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine eligibility land parcel identification system inspections on...
    • Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
      255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department imposed penalties and exclusions on entitlements under the single payment scheme for those areas of ground where...
    • Single Payment Scheme Administration
      256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if penalties are applied, under the single payment scheme, for the non-cutting of rushes on eligible holdings; when these penalties...
    • TAMS Applications
      257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 60% grant-aid for farm buildings, in respect of a person (details supplied). [10029/15]
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to refuse an application for a 15,000 tonne caged salmon farm, off the Aran Islands, now that the Labour Party has passed a...
    • Job Retention
      260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will liaise with the Department of Social Protection and the Office of Public Works to ensure the social protection jobs are...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Reform
      261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the €27.2 million from the European Union, which was to be reimbursed to farmers who had deductions...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment, under the agri-environment options scheme, will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fenced mountain land owned by one farmer, which is not designated a natural heritage site, or for Natura 2000, and which does not...
    • Departmental Meetings
      265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a meeting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/15]
    • Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
      266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Further Education and Training Awards Council certificate for agricultural mechanic, a recognised national standard, will be...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payments under the agri-environment options scheme for 2013, and 2014;...
    • GLAS Administration
      268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no penalty will be incurred by a farmer wishing to transfer from the agri-environment options scheme to the...
    • GLAS Payments
      269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received advice from the Attorney General on whether there is an obligation on the Government to properly compensate farmers in...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the recently announced green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+, the...
    • Rural Development Plan
      272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed spend on each measure of the new Rural Development Plan 2014-2020 broken down between national and European spend; the...
    • Organic Farming
      273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a grant for the production of organic fodder for registered organic farmers; and if he will make a statement...
    • Employment Data
      274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to halt the rapid decline of persons employed in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the past year, a...
    • Common Fisheries Policy
      275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to adopt the operational plan to give effect to the Common Fisheries Policy 2014-2019; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Agriculture Schemes Payments
      277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding outstanding payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme and single payment scheme in respect of a person...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2014 agri-environment options scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
    • TAMS Administration
      279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will open for farm buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
      280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway who qualified for entry to the national reserve in 2010 and started farming in 2011...
    • Currency Exchange
      281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications for Irish food exports of the Chinese currency devaluation; the steps being taken to try to insulate the food...
    • Single Payment Scheme Applications
      282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding donkeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Land Parcel Identification System
      283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used by his Department's inspectors during inspections under the land parcel identification system to determine whether...
    • EU Directives
      286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the precedence of two scenarios in respect of the European Union birds and habitats directives (details supplied);...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
      287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment, under the 2014 agri-environment options scheme will issue, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
    • Forestry Grants
      288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make it a condition of any new forestry grants that forests where deer are kept will have stock-proof fencing that will...
    • Common Agricultural Policy Reform
      289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the benefits and entitlements that will accrue to young farmers engaged in partnership farming, including those in partnership...
    • Aquaculture Licence Applications
      290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his recent statement on RTE radio that he was cautious regarding the salmon farming industry, and that he was seeking very...
    • Fisheries Protection
      292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 96, and 97 of 15 January 2015, notwithstanding the protocols and legislation he cited in his...
    • Aquaculture Development
      293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 11 February 2015, the way the expenditure for aquaculture under the Seafood Development...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Operations
      294. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will outline procedures regarding aid to the civil power duties at Shannon airport with particular reference to whether Defence Forces personnel operate...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      295. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of army personnel currently located at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, County Galway; the way this number has changed since his announcement of...
    • Military Uniforms
      296. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will facilitate a request in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, a former member of the 12th Battalion Pipe Band, for a part of...
    • Defence Forces Properties
      297. To ask the Minister for Defence his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding an Army camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10224/15]
    • Irish Red Cross Governance
      299. To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the recent resignation of the Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross; the reason for the resignation; if his attention...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Equality Issues
      300. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a company (details supplied) establishing a rule against the use of languages, other than English in its workplace, and making the...
    • Prison Accommodation Provision
      301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the closing of Saint Patrick's Institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10160/15]
    • Garda Vetting Applications
      303. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made by the Garda vetting office regarding an application for a contractor's licence (details supplied) in County...
    • Gambling Legislation
      304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in introducing legislation in respect of gaming (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9904/15]
    • Garda Misconduct Allegations
      305. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps taken in order to protect evidence (details supplied); and if she will ensure that they are considered, as part of the internal review...
    • Garda Equipment
      306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the report (details supplied), her plans to expand the number of Gardaí with access to firearms; her further plans to train more...
    • Asylum Applications
      307. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who registered as refugees, or applied for refugee and - or asylum status, resulting in an application for residency, in...
    • Petrol Stretching
      308. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints of petrol stretching the gardaí in County Mayo divisions have received for each month since the beginning of June...
    • Garda Reserve
      310. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date the Garda Commissioner expects to implement the granting of additional powers to members of the Garda Reserve; if she envisages this to...
    • Legislative Measures
      311. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 will be taken at Committee Stage, in Dáil Éireann; the reason for the delay in...
    • Control of Firearms
      312. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the system in place to test unproofed guns imported into the market here; the quality control process in place here when it comes to the import...
    • Citizenship Ceremonies
      313. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the situation of two Galway residents (details supplied) who have had their citizenship application accepted...
    • Direct Provision System
      314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for reforming the direct provision centre system; her views on concerns about child protection in such centres; the action she is...
    • Fines Data
      315. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide figures on the number of persons imprisoned each year for non-payment of fines in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date;...
    • Property Registration Authority
      316. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a matter with regard to the Property Registration Authority in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Crime Prevention
      317. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and monetary value of farm thefts in County Louth in 2014 and 2015 to date; the steps that have been taken to address this issue; and...
    • Petrol Stretching
      318. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints of petrol stretching received in each Garda division in the Dublin region in 2014; the number that have been...
    • Crime Levels
      319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent spate of burglaries in the Dublin Mid-West constituency. [10166/15]
    • Direct Provision System
      320. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the policy not to allow long-term asylum seekers the right to work, in view of the severe hardship, and dependency this...
    • Crime Prevention
      321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on setting up a national bicycle registration scheme under the aegis of An Garda Síochána as a cost effective means of...
    • Direct Provision System
      322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the report of the working group on direct provision will be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10246/15]
    • Immigration Policy
      323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 11 December 2014, when the introduction of online booking appointments for re-entry visas is...
    • Immigration Status
      324. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a letter will issue from the Irish-born child section in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin whose mother is an Irish...
    • Driver Licences
      325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of drivers who were visited by the Garda and asked to surrender their licences after receiving a letter from the Road Safety...
    • Court Procedures
      326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to reform the family courts. [10283/15]
    • Family Law Cases
      327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the progress of the pilot project of mediation in family law matters for families in Dolphin House; her plans to roll this...
    • Extradition Arrangements
      328. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will proceed with an application to the authorities in the United States of America for the extradition of a person (details supplied) to...
    • Garda Charter
      329. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda Síochána codes of conduct in place to guide Garda conduct when dealing with persons with disabilities; her views on having...
    • Garda Equipment
      330. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the policies and procedures surrounding EvoFIT, the new Garda facial recognition software, particularly relating to the compilation of its...
    • Garda Inspectorate Reports
      331. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to discuss in Dáil Éireann the Garda inspectorate report into serious crime, dated November 2014; if she and the Garda...
    • Garda Reports
      332. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide for discussion of the recent report of the Garda professional standards unit into the cancellation of fixed charge notices;...
    • Garda Oversight
      333. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the terms of reference for those tasked with the independent review mechanism; the set of rules that apply to the practice and procedure of the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      334. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on commissioning an independent report concerning prostitution and trafficking here; the impact of the proposed legislation to...
    • Garda Deployment
      335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will assign additional resources to Tallaght Garda station, to allow for members of the Garda community unit at the station to complete...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      336. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will note the recommendations made at the annual general meeting of the Kilnamanagh,Tallaght, neighbourhood watch scheme in the presence...
    • Registration of Title
      337. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review a land register transaction in light of delays in this transaction (details supplied). [10345/15]
    • Migrant Integration
      338. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the national integration strategy will be published and ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10378/15]
    • Garda Deployment
      339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who were working in the Dublin south west constituency, by station, in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. [10403/15]
    • Deportation Orders
      340. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, to date, in determining an application pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in the...
    • Sexual Offences Data
      341. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breaches of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 for the years 2013 and 2014; the number of cases pending; the number of...
    • Garda Data
      345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some considerable doubt has been cast over the accuracy of statistical crime data prepared by An...
    • Garda Deployment
      346. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a superintendent has not been appointed to Westport Garda station in County Mayo; when one will be appointed; and if she will make a...
    • Garda Investigations
      347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 30 April 2014, in respect of hacked material being sourced by News International from its Dublin...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Child Detention Centres
      348. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the development of the new National Child Detention School at Oberstown, County Dublin; when it is expected that all...
    • Early Child Care Education
      349. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the provision of a second full free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10163/15]
    • Children in Care
      350. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria governing applications for secure-special residential care; the number of applications for secure care that have been made by...
    • School Completion Programme
      351. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way he envisages the role of the school completion programmes within Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, developing in the future; and...
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      354. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views regarding the increased levels of administration work imposed on child care centres, in particular, resulting from the programme...
  • Department of Health
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      355. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an early intervention speech and language class at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been cut...
    • Magdalen Laundries
      356. To ask the Minister for Health if the Magdalen survivors who have enhanced medical cards will have the same entitlements to dental, ophthalmic and aural treatment and appliances, as Health...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      363. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a Minister of State for drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/15]
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
      364. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the inclusion of fampridine, known as Fampyra, for funding under the Health Service Executive; and if he will make...
    • Medical Card Applications
      365. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/15]
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      366. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional mental health nurses the Health Service Executive plans to recruit to work in County Donegal. [9894/15]
    • Medicinal Products Expenditure
      367. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State for all medications provided under community drugs schemes, the general medical services scheme and the long-term illness scheme for each...
    • Medical Card Applications
      368. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry, as all relevant details have been submitted; and if he will make...
    • Health Services Staff Data
      369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts yet to be filled under A Vision for Change. [9911/15]
    • Primary Care Services Provision
      370. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists for counselling in primary care for longer than one week, two weeks, two months and three months. [9912/15]
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      371. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for counselling; his views that the waiting time for such appointments leaves...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the allocation of incontinence pads has been cut or the quality downgraded; if there is a different method of calculating allowance at...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      374. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has failed or refused to engage in an independent assessment of need for all persons supported by Camphill Communities...
    • Hospital Services
      375. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a community geriatrician model, at Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath similar to models in the Mater and Connolly...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the national placement list under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/15]
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      377. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding treatment abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10005/15]
    • Health Services Provision
      378. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding providing specialised professionals, to help, and support, the families of persons, and children, with the...
    • Patient Transport
      379. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10024/15]
    • Home Help Service
      380. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on home help services in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • General Practitioner Services
      381. To ask the Minister for Health when a free general practitioner care initiative for children under six years of age will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10028/15]
    • Hospital Facilities
      382. To ask the Minister for Health the reason operating theatre space, in the midwest regional hospital, Ennis, County Clare, remains under-utilised at a time when patients are waiting...
    • National Lottery Funding Disbursement
      385. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10046/15]
    • Motorised Transport Grant Applications
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the motorised transport grant, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Card Administration
      387. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Government decision to return discretionary medical cards to those who had them withdrawn, as announced in June 2014, did not apply to former...
    • Hospital Services
      388. To ask the Minister for Health the support professionals, who are available at St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny, to assist children diagnosed with diabetes; if a paediatric diabetes...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      389. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will assess the services being delivered by the L'arche Ireland community, Callan, County Kilkenny, which have been underfunded for years,...
    • Home Care Packages
      390. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been applied for; if it will be granted so that the person might leave...
    • Hospital Services
      391. To ask the Minister for Health if he has followed through, on his recent commitment to increase funding, for orthopaedic treatments in hospitals; when this funding is to be provided; and if...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a Minister with responsibility for tackling illegal drug abuse in view of the effect this abuse has on communities across the State; if a...
    • Health Services Staff
      393. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify his previous statements regarding the case of a person (details supplied), when he stated that the person's indemnity has been suspended...
    • Maternity Services
      397. To ask the Minister for Health this views regarding the reason the Health Service Executive refuses to operate stand-alone birth centres in the community, under the home birth scheme, in...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      398. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for access to mental health services; and the number of these who have been waiting for up to three...
    • Hospital Appointment Delays
      399. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to an operation for a shoulder replacement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny at Waterford Regional Hospital, Kilcreene,...
    • Hospital Investigations
      400. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation is under way into the case of poor care being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if...
    • Departmental Communications
      401. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to his recent speech to the Institute of Directors, his views on whether it is appropriate that a Government Department, funded by the taxpayer,...
    • Respite Care Services
      402. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the funding process and agree the plans put forward for a respite house (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the issues raised by the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      403. To ask the Minister for Health if there are tax incentives for establishing primary care centres or plans to introduce such incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10142/15]
    • Disability Services Funding
      404. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the introduction of individualised funding for persons with disabilities; when the scheme will be operational; and if he will make...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Health Service Executive districts implement the same policy as the executive has in place in County Galway in allowing interviews to...
    • Accident and Emergency Departments
      406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on plans to address the overcrowding of the accident and emergency unit at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      407. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has received any communications in the past month from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government indicating that it...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
      408. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include persons with rheumatoid arthritis under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/15]
    • Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times
      409. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Information and Quality Authority have reported on the conditions of elderly and sick persons left on trolleys in hospitals; if so, the outcome...
    • Hospital Facilities
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the on-site car park designated for the nursing staff of Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, has been reallocated by the Health...
    • General Practitioner Services
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the North East Doctor on Call service and, in particular, the proposed changes in County Louth; the reasons for same; and if he will...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug, Nadolol, has been removed from the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10288/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      414. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/15]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      415. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the waiting time to be seen at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2 for cataract removal is 18...
    • Medical Card Applications
      416. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an insulin pump in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10306/15]
    • Disease Management
      418. To ask the Minister for Health the standard approach to treating Lyme disease, Lyme borelliosis; the way this compares to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Help Service Provision
      419. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 18 February 2015, if home help will be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
    • Orthodontic Service Provision
      420. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive orthodontic treatment in view of the fact that the person was assessed in 2013. [10349/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      421. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will secure an appointment for hip replacement surgery at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11. [10350/15]
    • Health Services Charges
      423. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the balance of a State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is being paid into the Health Service Executive's central...
    • Health Services Provision
      425. To ask the Minister for Health the post-operative support available for children with selective dorsal rhizotomy; and the financial support the Health Service Executive offers towards...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      426. To ask the Minister for Health when the assisted technology equipment recommended in respect of a child (details supplied) suffering from juvenile arthritis who was put on a priority list...
    • HSE Funding
      427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons to whom each advocacy service provided a service; if he will provide a list of the issues addressed by...
    • Health Services Provision
      429. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans for a day centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; the way the executive plans to cater for patients and staff in the...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      430. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan, with amelia of the arm will have funding provided to have a prosthetic arm fitted as suitable for the child's...
    • Health Services Provision
      432. To ask the Minister for Health if male cancer sufferers who donate sperm samples for future use will be offered such treatment free of charge, if it becomes a medical necessity; and if he...
    • Dental Services Provision
      434. To ask the Minister for Health if dental services will be provided at a primary health care centre (details supplied) in County Kildare, currently under construction; if such services are...
    • Medicinal Products Availability
      435. To ask the Minister for Health if Sativex® will be included, under the community drugs scheme’s high technical arrangements, in view of fact that the medication has been licensed...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the ear, nose and throat waiting list at University Hospital, Galway; the number categorised as urgent, soon and routine,...
    • Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
      437. To ask the Minister for Health further to recommendation No. 18 of the Oireachtas Joint Committee report on Childhood Immunisation of July 2001, if he will establish a no fault vaccine...
    • Hospital Services
      438. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding improvements in the acute hospital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10445/15]
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the nursing homes support scheme or fair deal scheme are able to process applications as quickly as possible to ensure persons...
    • Health Services Provision
      441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a redevelopment project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/15]
    • Hospital Appointment Status
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; if this will be expedited; and if he will make a statement...
    • Home Help Service Data
      443. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive home help jobs per year for each of the past four years; and the number of these jobs outsourced to private companies....
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the basis upon which the new home help contracts were implemented in 2014 without full consultation or agreement with the home helps; his views on the cuts in...
    • Organ Retention
      445. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discarding of donated organs by the Health Service Executive after maximum clinical benefit for Irish patients has been...
    • Life Insurance Policies
      446. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to the Lifetime Community Rating Scheme, if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be entitled to credit, for the entirety of that...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Foreign Policy
      447. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the imprisonment of an opposition political leader (details supplied) in Malaysia, and the subsequent arrest of political...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      448. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the aircraft of the United States of America, Military Hercules EC130H, which made an emergency landing at Shannon, on 28...
    • Middle East Issues
      449. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 17 December 2014, the steps he has taken on the recognition of the state of Palestine since his...
    • Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
      450. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the talks with Iran over nuclear capabilities. [10254/15]
    • Foreign Policy
      451. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the issue of the United States of America's backing of Mr. Ledezma in the Venezuela elections at European Union and United...
    • Passports Data
      453. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the waiting period for a passport to be issued here in view of the fact that the current advertised ten days is not the case at present; if...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      454. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 1 October 2014, if he will report on progress, on reaching the target of 0.7% of Gross...
    • Sustainable Development Strategy
      456. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on, and aims for, the United Nation's Special Summit on Sustainable Development, in New York, United States of...
    • Consular Services Provision
      457. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way a death certificate may be obtained for an Irish person who was resident and passed away in New York but who had no family in the...
    • Overseas Development Aid Expenditure
      458. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding provided by Irish Aid to India in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/15]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      459. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is provided to Government expenditure on military, and space exploration, technology, when allocating funding, provided...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
      462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be able to appeal the loss of teachers; and if the projected enrolment, for September 2015,...
    • Residential Institutions
      463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is taking over a year to assign an applications advisor for the processing of Caranua cases (details supplied). [9887/15]
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise State supports to ensure the provision of apprenticeships for electricians, plumbers, bricklayers and other tradesmen in...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in recent discussions with Down Syndrome Ireland regarding the provision of resource support in primary schools for children...
    • Autism Support Services
      466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an autism spectrum disorder early intervention unit will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Properties
      467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on purchasing school property (details supplied) in Dublin 12 when it goes up for sale shortly. [10003/15]
    • Special Educational Needs Staffing
      468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of application to be included on a panel for special needs assistants; the way a person may apply to become a full-time special needs...
    • Autism Support Services
      470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the significant shortage of post-primary school places for children with autism in north west...
    • School Staffing
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will insist on the teaching posts being maintained at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, in view of the fact that the number of...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the delivery of phase 4 and phase 6 apprentice training will be retained in Dundalk Institute of Technology, County...
    • Schools Administration
      473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's policy for schools where a child attending the school has a severe peanut allergy (details supplied). [10136/15]
    • School Accommodation
      474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the examination by the school capital appraisal section of an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in...
    • Schools Designation
      475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on changing the status of a secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 from an all-girls school to a co-educational school. [10158/15]
    • School Accommodation
      476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Galway will take part in the prefabricated buildings replacement scheme; if such works will take place...
    • State Examinations
      477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the new junior cycle student award, the way she will address concerns expressed by teachers of English that they have received...
    • School Staffing
      479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will be permitted to retain two teachers. [10319/15]
    • Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
      480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a further review of the performance of Student Universal Support Ireland will be carried out for the 2014-15 academic year; and if she will...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland classes an applicant's parents as the applicant's legal guardians for assessing eligibility for...
    • School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
      482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 3 March 2015, if there is an appeal process which the person may take on exceptional grounds; and if...
    • Institutes of Technology
      483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has identified any educational merits to the proposed merger between Cork Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology...
    • Site Acquisitions
      485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the procurement of a site for a new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Dublin does not have an approved special class in order that it could receive enhanced...
    • School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
      487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a staffing appeal for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10415/15]
    • Legislative Measures
      488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with enacting in full the Education For Persons With Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Emergency Works Scheme Applications
      489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works submitted on 1 December 2014 by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal;...
    • Further Education and Training Programmes Funding
      490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the training and further education budgets available to all SOLAS, formerly FÁS, employees by region; if she will provide a...
    • Schools Complaints Procedures
      491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of complaints received by her Department for each of the past five years; and the number of these complaints that fall...
    • School Staffing
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding the loss of a teaching post in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • State Examinations
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding leaving certificate results in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired at a location (details supplied) in County Galway for a new vocational school; if the design team has been appointed...
    • School Staffing
      496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of a DEIS band 1 school in Ballymun, Dublin 9, if she will review the decision of her Department to suppress a concessionary post...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick is not entitled to receive Student Universal Support Ireland grant funds,...
    • School Curriculum
      498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 30 September 2014 the progress made with regard to the introduction of a politics and society module...
    • School Enrolments
      499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding a new school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her views on the matter; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Budgets
      500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the cuts to the education budget for each year since 2010. [10551/15]
    • Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
      501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the savings her Department made by adjusting the adjacent rates for qualifying for higher education grants for each year since the...
    • Schools Building Projects Applications
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the position regarding a proposed new national school (details supplied) in County Cork; whether all the necessary documentation has...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Local Authority Rates
      503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration is being given to the provision of a rate holiday for business owners; if so, when is it expected that...
    • Motor Tax Rates
      504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that Irish Water is now issuing charges for water services to outline his plans to reduce the level of...
    • Departmental Communications
      505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will document all of the correspondence, discussions and minutes of meetings and so on that took place between his...
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Provision
      507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding assistance (details supplied) to ensure that housing can be constructed; and if he...
    • Fuel Laundering
      508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to stop pollution by toxic sludge from diesel laundering of the waterways in County Monaghan, in...
    • Local Authority Housing Provision
      511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of houses built by Wexford County Council, including former town councils,...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding paid out under mobility aids grants in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the estimate for 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Services Provision
      515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issuing guidelines to local authorities regarding persons in wheelchairs, to be incorporated in future...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the take-up of the incremental purchase scheme per year since its inception; and if he will...
    • Local Authority Housing Mortgages
      517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, in total and by county, the outstanding number of local authority mortgage holders;...
    • Irish Water Remit
      518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for Irish Water to take stand-alone sewer facilities, serving unfinished housing estates in charge ; and if...
    • Local Government Reform
      519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/15]
    • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
      520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the target and timeframe for the provision of social housing units; the costs by county; and...
    • Planning Issues
      521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the independent review into planning irregularities in six local authorities; when the review will be...
    • Library Services
      522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county his plans for library amalgamation; the library services he expects to be amalgamated; the...
    • Homeless Accommodation Funding
      523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the money paid to hotels and bed and breakfasts in the Dublin region for the provision...
    • Community Development Initiatives
      524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if financial assistance is available from his Department in respect of a community initiative (details supplied) in County...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
      525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes he proposes to the group water scheme subvention from his Department; the time frame for the changes; and if...
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      528. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East Leader Partnership by a community centre (details supplied) in...
    • Planning Issues
      529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is required where a residential property is changed from being owner-occupied to rented; if not,...
    • Insurance Coverage
      530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the position of those responsible for providing insurance cover for schools used by his Department as...
    • Local Authority Staff Recruitment
      532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he envisages being in a position to direct Dublin City Council to commence hiring of additional maintenance and...
    • Building Regulations
      533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make amendments to the Building Control Act 2014 for residential houses and self-builds in view of the...
    • Community Development Projects
      534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government now that the tendering process for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme is completed, his views...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the waiting list for funding, for the adaptation of existing...
    • Leader Programmes Applications
      536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East LEADER in respect of a company (details supplied) in County Mayo....
    • Local Authority Finances
      540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a senior official from his Department (details supplied) met in County Sligo on 18 February 2015 with officials and...
    • Planning Issues
      541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the term, "small scale development", as used in the Guidelines on Development Levies issued in...
    • Departmental Schemes
      544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's grant aid scheme to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry in 2013; and if he will make a...
    • Seniors Alert Scheme
      545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the transfer of the administration of the seniors alert scheme to...
    • Voluntary Housing Sector
      546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if voluntary housing bodies are allowed by his Department to enter into contractual arrangements committing them to...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility
      547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 3 March 2015, if he will address the fact, in view of rising property prices...
    • Planning Issues
      549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 9 December 2014, if he has any statutory power to initiate an inquiry of any...
    • Redundancy Payments
      550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if enhanced redundancy packages will be made available in respect of employees (details supplied). [10556/15]
    • Local Authority Finances
      552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the annual financial statement for 2013 presented by the chief executive officer of...
    • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
      553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a 13% cut to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme budget, on the back of...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Salmon Hardship Scheme
      556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if further payments have issued following the initial payment to the Foyle fishermen as a form of compensation for...
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      557. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Tobin report was used in assessing whether it was feasible to have the North-South interconnector project put...
    • Offshore Exploration
      558. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total estimated value of oil and gas discoveries off the Irish coast; the current tax rate that applies to profits...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      559. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources following the conclusion of the public consultation on the mapping process under the national broadband plan, if...
    • Petroleum and Gas Exploration
      560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of an application for an onshore licensing option and exploration licence at Wellington Bridge in the Carrick...
    • Consumer Protection
      561. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the decision of the European Commission to delay the ending of mobile phone roaming charges. [10517/15]
    • Energy Policy
      562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources noting the New Scientist report in January 2015 on the dangers arising from 60 years of nuclear waste at Sellafield, the...
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      563. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action being taken to provide an adequate broadband service to the town of Kilrush, County Clare, and the surrounding...
    • Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
      564. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current usage of the metropolitan area network structure for broadband delivery in the town of Kilrush, County Clare;...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Parking Charges
      565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the removal of parking charges at train stations in Laytown and Gormanstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement...
    • Military Aircraft Landings
      566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how the Irish Aviation Authority know when aircraft such as the United States of America aircraft, Military Hercules EC130H, which made...
    • Aer Lingus Sale
      567. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the sale of Aer Lingus regarding the cast iron guarantee in respect of connectivity for airports here; and if he will make a...
    • Airport Development Projects
      568. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new forum that is to replace the Dublin Airport Stakeholders' Forum, will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rail Passengers Data
      570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a monthly breakdown of the number of passengers using the new train station in Oranmore, County Galway since it opened...
    • Roadworthiness Testing
      571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the roadworthiness testing of classic and vintage vehicles; the timeframe for his consideration of the Road...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the recently announced changes to Bus Éireann bus routes serving rural communities and, in particular, the...
    • Shannon Airport Facilities
      574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made in 2014 by aircraft from the United States of America for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon...
    • Aviation Issues
      575. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inspections that were carried out by the Irish Aviation Authority in 2014 on civil aircraft transiting through Shannon...
    • Rail Services
      576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen Fiddown train station on the Kilkenny-Rosslare line; if he has discussed such plans with Iarnród Éireann;...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Bus Éireann to have at least one bus stopping at a location (details supplied) in County Leitrim going both...
    • Marine Accidents
      578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his role in decisions made by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10202/15]
    • Rural Transport Programme
      579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his commitment to rural transport and the challenges it faces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10203/15]
    • Sporting Events
      580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government is involved in a bid for the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2017; and if he will provide an update on the bid for the Men's...
    • Cycling Facilities Funding
      581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide extra funding for the expansion of the dublinbikes scheme outside the canals area which would require Government...
    • Tourism Promotion
      582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount invested on an annual basis by Fáilte Ireland to market County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Airport Promotion
      584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the strategy his Department and / or Fáilte Ireland have in place to promote Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tourism Project Funding
      585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans and capital funding his Department and-or Fáilte Ireland have committed for developing Elizabeth Fort as a key piece of...
    • Aviation Policy
      587. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the development of a national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/15]
    • Public Transport Provision
      588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure all public transport services are put out to tender; if it will be covered by the free travel scheme; and if he will...
    • Taxi Regulations
      589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no new hackney or small public service vehicle licences are being awarded in counties...
    • Taxi Data
      590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licences that have been awarded to date; the number of applications received; and the number that are...
    • Driver Licences
      592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on amending current driver licensing regulations for holders of foreign licences, in particular holders of full United...
    • Airport Development Projects
      593. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for maintenance work at Dublin Airport which will mean prolonged alterations in runway use, particularly having noise pollution...
    • Public Transport Fares
      594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority in ensuring there are no further fare hikes on public bus, rail and Luas commuter...
    • Rail Services
      595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with overcrowding on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit, during peak times; and if Irish Rail have sought more funding to...
    • Driver Licence Data
      597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of drivers who surrendered their licences to the Road Safety Authority after being...
    • National Car Test
      598. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a refund will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been charged for non-attendance at a national car...
    • Public Transport Provision
      599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a Bus Éireann service. [10297/15]
    • Haulage Industry Regulation
      600. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding employment opportunities for drivers; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Signage
      601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are so few tourism signs for County Carlow attractions on the M9 motorway; and if his officials will engage with Carlow...
    • Sports Capital Programme Administration
      602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the clubs and organisations in receipt of sports capital grants in County Meath for the past three...
    • Swimming Pool Programme Status
      603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the allocation of funding for local authority swimming pools, if all of the allocated funding has been drawn down to date; if...
    • Public Transport
      607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which bus and rail, services are fully utilised and tailored to meet the requirements of the travelling or commuting...
    • Tourism Industry
      608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects the tourism industry to grow in the current year, having regard to recent experiences; and if he will make...
    • Hotel Accommodation
      609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which hotel bed accommodation is currently adequate to meet the demand in all regions based on occupancy over the past 12...
    • Sporting Events
      610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which his Department continues to have discussions with various sporting organisations with a view to ensuing maximum...
    • Rail Services
      611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which improvement may be made to ensure the maximum use of rail services in lieu of road transport, with particular...
    • Road Network
      612. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has considered the strategic nature of the proposals to upgrade Naas-Newbridge-Sallins bypass and the Obserstown...
    • Job Creation
      615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department continues to evaluate employment creation opportunities, directly and indirectly through co-ordinated efforts between...
    • Road Safety
      616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for enhanced road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/15]
    • Public Transport Initiatives
      619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority has concluded the receipt of submissions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • National Roads Authority Staff
      621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of staff employed by the National Roads Authority, broken down per year, in 2010 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make...
    • National Roads Authority Expenditure
      622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total administrative budget of the National Roads Authority in 2010 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Expenditure
      623. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will consider purchasing the listed building formerly occupied by Summerhill College from the Diocese of Elphin,...
    • Commemorative Events
      624. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the plans for the 1916 commemoration celebrations; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Funding
      625. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide €7,675 in funding for a First World War memorial at the Market House, Ballybay, County Monaghan, for which...
    • National Library
      627. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will place a monetary figure upon the value of the national collection held by the National Library of Ireland; if an...
    • Special Areas of Conservation Designation
      628. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she received advice from the Attorney General on whether there is an obligation on the Government to properly compensate farmers...
    • Commemorative Events
      629. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding to be provided to each local authority and other organisations to assist with the 1916 commemorations; the total funding...
    • Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
      630. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on expediting the objective contained in the 20 year strategy for the Irish language between 2010 and 2030 of promoting and...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      631. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that all national parks containing deer have fencing that is stock proof for deer to ensure deer do not leave the...

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