55. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work of the task force set up to address rising numbers of road fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22672/13]
36. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the possibility of borrowing funds from the European Investment Bank to allow for the progression of the Metro North project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22830/13]
683. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when the results action plan to reduce waiting times for assessing needs of children with disabilities will be realised; the factors that have contributed to a large number children waiting longer than six months for an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/13]
682. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the possibility of imposing a monthly cap on prescription charges in order to ensure that persons with multiple prescriptions are not discouraged from purchasing medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22815/13]
681. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the position regarding allowing minor injury units to introduce fees of €100 for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/13]
421. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on An Taisce's legal challenge to a nuclear plant being built on the Bristol Channel in the UK; if his Department has had any consultation with the UK Government in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22813/13]
363. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the contents of the new service level agreement that has been issued to the Money Advice and Budgeting Service companies and in particular the concerns raised by MABS officials in relation to the restrictive nature of the agreements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22814/13]
216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the annual value of income tax paid by employees of multinational companies that have invested here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22818/13]
163. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a progress update on the youth guarantee fund; the way these funds may be accessed and the proportion of funding that he expects to draw down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22816/13]
55. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Money Advice and Budgeting Service report outlining its concerns that split mortgages will not be a solution for the bulk of homeowners in distress in view of the fact that its findings revealed that the majority of homeowners in distress are between 41 and 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21943/13]
54. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise on the revenue collected in 2010, 2011 and 2012 from capital gains tax; the prospective collection will be in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21942/13]
392. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reasons five hospitals were found to have lapses in standards for infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/13]
295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Charities Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21336/13]
195. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have availed of and are now online due to the getting businesses online initiative, supported in part by the city and county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/13]
166. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be carrying out reviews under the intensified inspection programme on rental properties in Fingal, County Dublin; the areas that will be inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/13]
109. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for funding received to the credit guarantee scheme since it has been established; the number of approved loans; the amount that has been paid out to date; the feedback that has been received on job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21035/13]
29. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will take property tax rates into considerations when means testing income to determine if an individual is eligible for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18693/13]
7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection when the most recent review of the income thresholds for jobseeker's allowance took place; the changes made as a result of this review, and if there were revisions or reviews of income thresholds in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012; if she will outline the changes that were made a result of reviews in these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18694/13]
659. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are means by which her Department can introduce an email only policy, with appropriate exceptions, when corresponding in writing to members of the Oireachtas in order to save the cost of postage, paper, printing and envelopes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17144/13]
658. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual spend in her Department for sending correspondence to applicants and recipients of any social welfare payment, to include the cost of postage, printing, paper and envelopes in this figure; her plans to introduce this by electronic means of communicating when email addresses are provided; if this has been reviewed by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17143/13]
643. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will open up retraining facilities provided by her Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16968/13]
454. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will open up retraining facilities provided by his Department to persons who are unemployed but not eligible for jobseeker's allowance due to their partner or spouse earning a low to middle income salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/13]
246. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he has any remit to protect consumers who contribute to savings clubs over a period of 12 months in cases where the company may go into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/13]
74. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the consultation paper on the proposed aviation policy; the main themes that this policy will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15216/13]
47. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of including all homes that have tested positive for category 1 pyrite to receive an exemption from the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/13]
318. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise of the success of the partial capacity benefit scheme; the number of persons who have accessed the benefit; the number of persons who have returned to the workplace as a result; the savings it has made to the Exchequer since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13757/13]
317. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review has taken place of the success of the JobBridge scheme since its introduction; the employment success rate for individuals who have completed their scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13756/13]
316. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is the requirement for a review of social welfare payments to families who are living in poverty to protect the misuse of payments for drug or alcohol abuse at the expense of children or spouses; if there is a method by which teachers and persons can report suspected misuse of payments to her Department for action to be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13754/13]
315. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline consequences for medical professionals who are found to be providing false information to her Department in relation to disability or illness benefit claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13753/13]
314. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the State agencies that provide information or assistance to her Department in the investigation of social welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13752/13]
313. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare inspectors carrying out investigations in each region in 2010, 2011 and 2012; if she will outline the resources allocated to the inspection of welfare fraud in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the number of fraudulent claims that have been identified per inspector during each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13751/13]
284. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been a review carried out in the cost benefit to outsourcing public services; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13758/13]
81. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the status of the investment programme application submitted by Fingal County Council in August 2011 regarding Malahide waste water management. [13522/13]
103. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the rent supplement limits in Dublin Fingal for two and three bedroomed houses due to the rise of rent in Dublin, its proximity to Dublin City Council areas which are allowed an extra €100, the lack of availability of premises for families seeking two and three bedroomed accommodation and the distance of up to 28km between the north and south end of the constituency, of which only properties in the most north part of the constituency is a feasible option for accommodation under the rent levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10959/13]
784. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline details of the promotion of Ireland, at home and abroad, during the period of the St. Patrick's Day Festival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8650/13]
783. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of when the next road safety strategy will be published; the measures he intends to include; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8649/13]
782. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a county breakdown of road fatalities from 2002 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/13]
769. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of his engagement and consultation with the European Union Regulators on the proposed Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus; the influence he will have on its decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/13]
714. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount of Health Service Executive funding that has been provided to a charity (details supplied) since 2005. [8431/13]
713. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his proposals to ensure that Health Service Executive achieves 100% compliance to pay outstanding bills and invoices within 15 days in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8429/13]
712. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he has guidelines in relation to the nutritional value of meals served to overnight hospital patients; his view of the nutritional standard of meals served to persons during their stay in hospital and the importance of providing nutritional meals to recovering persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8427/13]
646. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of parents who have availed of the community child care subvention programme in 2012; the cost of this service to the Exchequer in 2012 and the estimated cost in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8430/13]
562. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline Garda initiatives aimed at curbing criminals who move into an area and target vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8426/13]
511. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that all local authority bodies achieve 100% compliance to pay outstanding bills and invoices within 15 days in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8428/13]
186. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the cost for a person to apply for a plastic card driving licence here compared with other jurisdictions in the EU that have introduced this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/13]
109. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of agent network locations that he is seeking to establish nationwide through SGS Ireland; the locations that have been agreed; if all agencies will be established by September 2013; if there will be any job creation in local areas from this distribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8326/13]
624. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing A Vision for Change; the reason there is a priority to review the Mental Health Act 2001 prior to replacing the A Vision for Change implementation expert group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6581/13]
623. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the VHI statement that one of the factors that will lead to a 6% increase in premiums is an ineffective risk equalisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6580/13]
482. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tabular form the number of gardaí in the DMR north region in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6577/13]
441. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to assess water charges until water meters are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6579/13]