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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2014
131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30535/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
395. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for mutual legal assistance made by the State to, and from, other EU member states and non-EU member states; if she will push for the development of an electronic system through which requests can be made at EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27988/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 27 May 2014, the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR north district and sub-districts from 2008, broken down by station and year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
393. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and projected cost of maintaining the fleet of vehicles used by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27986/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
392. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the preparations that will be put in place to replenish the fleet of vehicles of An Garda Síochána as the fleet ages and vehicles reach their 300,000 km threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27985/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
391. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken, or that will be taken, to roll out a text alert system in local communities in north Dublin to provide an increased sense of safety to those who feel vulnerable in their own homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27984/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
390. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans being put in place for further recruitment to An Garda Síochána in the coming years, in view of the fact that current recruitment levels will not be sufficient to keep pace with the numbers leaving the force; the projected number of recruits needed to maintain a force of more than 13,000 officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27983/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
316. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issue where a complaint made to Irish Water relating to water supply or sewage issues after 5 p.m. is not communicated to Fingal County Council through the automated system until after 9 the following morning; the action that he will take to facilitate better communication between Irish Water and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered implementing measures to mandate that the chairpersons and boards of State-run bodies are appointed through open competitions run by the Public Appointments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27980/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2014
97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade subject to article 40.2.2 of the Constitution, if a title of nobility or honour which has been awarded to an Irish citizen has ever been approved by a Government of this State. [28144/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2014
394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which water charges will be implemented in relation to apartment dwellers; the way the metering system will be implemented to ensure that apartment dwellers are only subject to the relevant charge for their usage; the way he will provide apartment dwellers with the certainty that they will be charged fairly through the metering system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24490/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2014
393. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to provide certainty to those who will not have their water meters installed by the time water charges come into effect; if persons in this situation will be subject to water charges before the water meter is installed; if this is the case, the action he will take to ensure that persons in that situation are charged fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24449/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2014
296. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost the Exchequer to increase the contributory and non-contributory pensions by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24454/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2014
231. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the delivery plans for the seven new classrooms for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the projected time frame for their completion; the projected capacity of each classroom; if consultation has taken place with school management on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2014
175. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance based on the 2013 budget, the income that would be generated from tax collected from PAYE employees and self-employed persons if a 1% income tax cut was implemented; the extent to which the revenue generated through such a measure differs from the projected tax take if such a tax cut were not implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24453/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
987. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the workings of the expert group established to review the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23091/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
977. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for the appointment of members to the board of a given transport co-ordination unit; the measures he has taken to ensure fair and transparent representation on each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
696. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR North district and sub-districts broken down by station in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23090/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
540. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to electoral literature for the local and European elections which omitted the name and address of the printer and publisher; if it is an offence to omit these details from leaflets distributed by candidates for electoral purposes, particularly in local and European elections; the sanctions that apply where such an offence is found to have been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22565/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
326. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he is taking to offset any adverse impacts that the public sector procurement programme may have on small and medium enterprises and their local economies; if he has examined the benefit that the awarding of public sector procurement tenders to indigenous businesses would have; if he has taken such factors into consideration in determining the way a decision is to be reached where the award of such a tender is between an Irish based company and a foreign based company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23092/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the projected completion timeframe for the new Malahide and Portmarnock Educate Together school; if he will outline the capacity that will be given for students from September in the temporary accommodation of Holywell Educate Together national school, ETNS, in Swords, the planned total capacity for the school upon completion and details of its catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 May 2014
285. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding reform of the junior cycle in secondary schools, the measures he will put in place to ensure impartiality where teachers are correcting the examination work of their own students; his plans to ensure that a proportion of such examination work will be reviewed by the State Examinations Commission on a random basis before results are released; the proportion of papers that will be checked for this once the reformed system is phased in; the form of appeals process that will be established as part of the reformed junior cycle student award system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23093/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2014
216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the planning application for the bus rapid transit route between Swords and Dublin city centre is expected to be made; the projected life-span of this project in its proposed form; if this route will be complemented with a rail link when circumstances allow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2014
215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the national aviation policy; the expected timeframe for the development of the policy; its projected economic impact in Fingal, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21607/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2014
158. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has, or will, examine the regulations for Garda vetting; if she will consider amending the regulations to make Garda vetting portable for a period of up to two years to allow for the reduction of waiting times and assist in easing the process for those who wish to do voluntary work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21729/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 May 2014
108. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking, or will take, to ensure voluntary youth organisations are involved in the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, noting that voluntary youth organisations are not mentioned within the Government's Youth Guarantee submission to the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21727/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2014
43. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the expert review of the IASS pensions scheme to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 April 2014
20. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date toward the hosting of the rugby world cup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 April 2014
644. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date toward the hosting of the Euro 2020 Championships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15224/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2014
175. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the progress on providing additional accommodation at Kilcoskan national school, The Ward, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12144/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2014
174. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current temporary accommodation at St. Sylvester's infant school in Malahide; his proposals to replace the multiple prefab units at this location with permanent classrooms; the provision for future projected growth in the catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12143/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 2014
234. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the necessity for a public information campaign on the national roll-out of postal codes; when such an information campaign will be run; the person responsible for that campaign; the way it will be funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10657/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 February 2014
210. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to continue funding the Foróige Big Brother, Big Sister programme beyond August 2014; the source of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9773/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 February 2014
129. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the various proposals for a high frequency, high volume transport service between Dublin city centre and Dublin Airport and Swords; the timeframe for a preferred method to be costed; the implications on the next national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7527/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2014
465. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding plans for or progress on the production of a national integration strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6800/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 February 2014
188. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for regulation of the production and distribution of licence plates for vehicles registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5537/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 December 2013
53. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Luas cross-city project. [54330/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 December 2013
9. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the National Transport Authority’s plans to tender out 10% of the publicly subsidised bus routes currently operated by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. [54331/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
471. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the potential to apply reductions or waivers from planning application fees or rates to protected structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49339/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
384. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the establishment of a heritage lottery fund, similar to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49336/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
383. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, in tabular form for each year since 2007, the total cumulative amount allocated towards architectural heritage from the joint European support for sustainable investment in city areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49335/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
382. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the re-introduction and enhancement of the conservation grant scheme to assist in the protection of our architectural heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49334/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
248. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all schools in Fingal will be included in the parents questionnaire on school uniforms; if not, the schools that will receive the questionnaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49273/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
202. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a tax write-off, rebate or concession for property owners who have been affected by the pyrite problem in the Leinster region and do not qualify under the Pyrite Resolution Board criteria for funding toward the remediation of their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
201. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce tax provisions that complement the maintenance of old buildings, prevent demolition or encourage sponsorship and donation to heritage foundations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49337/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
159. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the number of licence plates in circulation which do not conform with Statutory Instrument No. 432 of 1999, Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations 1999, namely, displaying D instead of IRL; the use of Fraktur font and the absence of the placename; if additions to this statutory instrument could be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49275/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2013
158. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the introduction of further provisions to Statutory Instrument No. 432 of 1999, Vehicle Registration and Taxation (Amendment) Regulations 1999, to ensure the illegal cloning of licence plates can be eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49274/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2013
181. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure reductions to the Health Service Executive service plan budget will not affect or delay patients receiving chemotherapy for bowel and pancreatic cancer in several Dublin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48528/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2013
157. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that 30% of students in disadvantaged schools that have missed 20 days or more of school in 2010-11, to explain her plans to reduce the absenteeism figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48527/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2013
123. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the recent electronic security breach of a company (details supplied) which exposed the financial details of 43,000 customers, his plans to ensure companies report online security breaches to the data protection officer in a more timely and efficient manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48523/13]