449. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which Wicklow County Council will receive its 2014 funding allocation for housing adaptation grants in order for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is suffering from progressive motor neuron disease to remain in their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17961/14]
448. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which Wicklow County Council will receive 2014 funding for housing adaptation grants, for works completed to date, works in progress and to facilitate priority 1 category cases, which include terminally ill people or those who are mainly dependent on family or a carer and where alterations-adaptations would facilitate discharge from hospital or alleviate hospitalisation in the future, and who have already been assessed as having an urgent medical need for housing adaptations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17960/14]
446. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the urgent lack of suitable housing accommodation in the Wicklow-east Carlow catchment area, if his Department will consider lifting the embargo and allow the relevant local authority to commence building again in order to alleviate the current housing crisis affecting the eastern region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17926/14]
445. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the current housing shortage, if he has definite proposals for the Wicklow-east Carlow region to carry out an assessment of the land available which could be utilised for social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/14]
444. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government since the pathway accommodation and support system was extended nationally in 2013, the amount of funding that has been allocated for the provision of permanent accommodation and services for homeless persons; the amount of money that has been allocated for emergency shelter accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17924/14]
443. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the internal capital receipts collected for the provision of social housing in Wicklow-east Carlow will be ring-fenced for housing projects in the local areas where they were collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17923/14]
397. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of large-scale offshore wind development close to the east coast; if, in view of the period of time that has elapsed since then, the granting of developments will be reviewed to ascertain whether an acceptable alternative that is more aesthetic in design can be evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/14]
148. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's position at the Committee of Permanent Representatives and-or the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels during other meetings in recent years during discussions at EU level on increasing the number of judges at the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg; if Ireland agreed to increase the number of judges based on merit, regardless of their member state; or if Ireland took the position to stay with the spirit of Article 19(2) of the Treaty on European Union, of one judge per member state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18040/14]
498. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the point system in respect of serious fisheries infringements as set down in SI 3 (2014) that applies to fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/14]
452. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Armenian citizen who is legally residing in the United Kingdom, an EU member state and inside the common travel area is allowed use their passport and proof of residence in the UK for entry to Ireland for a three-day academic conference, or if a full visa is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16488/14]
451. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Egyptian citizen legally residing in an EU member state within the Schengen area for PhD research, who gets a short or long stay visa for Ireland through the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for visiting academic purposes, is entitled to use the same visa for entry to the UK for similar purposes; if the same situation of reciprocity for an Egyptian citizen in similar circumstances who has a similar visa from British authorities will be acceptable to immigration authorities here, or if a separate visa is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16487/14]
332. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding reducing the period before State papers can be published from 30 years to 20 years in line with the UK; if he will ensure this is made a priority by his Department and the National Archives in order that this shift can be made possible to ensure Irish and UK State papers will be published together; the other Departments and bodies under their aegis with which his Department has discussed this matter in order to obtain their feedback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16486/14]
68. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he intends to incorporate the recently announced Diaspora policy review by his Department into the review of foreign affairs and external relations; if they will be exclusive of each other when the policy documents and-or White Papers are published in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16490/14]
67. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department was made aware that by signing the Arms Trade Treaty in 2013 that they needed an EU decision by the Council in order to ratify it, in view of the fact that the treaty covered an area not within the competence of member states, but rather an exclusive competence of the EU; in view of the fact that the EU approval has been given, when he expects Ireland to be in a position to deposit the ratification instruments with the United Nations in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16489/14]
1263. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to place a bus route on the real-time bus information signs at a location (details supplied) to include the final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13576/14]
1246. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the sports clubs that have applied for sports capital funding in County Wexford for the 2014 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13299/14]
1185. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) in County Wexford will have to wait to get braces fitted to their teeth having been assessed by a consultant orthodontist in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14035/14]
1006. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who is clearly over the income limit for medical card services, has to furnish a valuation of a site, which will cost them in the region of €150 for the valuation, to be assessed for the discretionary card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13017/14]
868. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new research proposals announcement apply to projects in the agricultural bioenergy field. [13137/14]
815. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place for the commissioning of the LE Samuel Beckett as the newest vessel in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/14]
671. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the need for additional social and affordable housing in Wicklow, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of ghost estates in County Wicklow together with the number of individual units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/14]
669. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place by his Department where notification is received from another EU member state that an Irish citizen has registered his or her European Parliament vote in that member state; if an Irish citizen who switches his or her European Parliament vote to another EU member state and avails of early voting in that member state, if he or she will retain his or her right to vote in local elections in Ireland should he or she be in Ireland on the day of polling; the number of notifications his Department have received from other EU member states regarding Irish citizens registering to vote in the European Parliament elections in another EU member state since 2004 on a year-by-year basis; if he will break down the figures in tabular form on how many notifications his Department has received from each individual member state in each year since 2004; the number of counties that have been notified by his Department that an Irish citizen has switched his or her vote for the European Parliament in another member state, and to break this data down on a local authority basis and yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13185/14]
668. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will provide in tabular form the allocation his Department have provided the county to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/14]
492. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline Ireland's position on taking unemployment benefits to another EU country, currently set at three months; if Ireland supports a European Commission proposal to extend this up to six months; Ireland's position on these negotiations at European level to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13184/14]
427. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given by the Office of Public Works to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will outline in tabular form the allocation his Department has provided the county, to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/14]
243. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the staff at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, specifically the terms of contracts under which they are being employed; the number of employees that have left the IBRC since the appointment of the special liquidators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/14]
227. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if the new single child carer tax credit will be transferred to a parent (details supplied) who is not the principle carer in circumstances where the principle carer is married and in work and cannot claim this credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/14]
600. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or the National Roads Authority will provide an update on the progress that has been made to date on the N11 upgrade project between Arklow and Rathnew in County Wicklow as of March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11771/14]
192. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the usage that has been allocated for the former Garda stations in Hollywood and Donard, County Wicklow; the use to which the property will be put and by whom; the length of any potential lease; the lengths his Department has gone to for making use of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11900/14]
83. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance in view of the need for an expanded banking sector, if he has been in any discussion with the management of Ulster Bank or its parent bank RBS with a view to establishing what its long-term plans are for its business here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/14]
528. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further Parliamentary Question No. 1605 of 18 September 2013, if he will ask the National Transport Authority and Irish Rail to provide an update on the establishment of a ticket machine at Kilcoole train station in County Wicklow that is scheduled to take place by May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10945/14]
527. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed route that is envisaged for the proposed extension of the Luas Green Line to Bray, County Wicklow; if the proposed route includes reopening the closed Brides Glen Viaduct on the old Harcourt Street railway line; the State entity that will be responsible for the potential Luas extension following the abolition of the Railway Procurement Agency as per the Roads Bill 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10944/14]
510. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the postal service was not developed as the provider of the drivers licence service in view of their excellent record on the passport service. [10511/14]
363. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that he is responsible for the management of old native Irish forests. [10938/14]
362. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the results of the review on the legislation that criminalised the fishermen for breaches of EU fisheries regulations; the alternative procedures for penalties for offenders being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10936/14]
349. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking to co-ordinate the development of a national management strategy for Irish inshore fisheries to provide objectives for the work of the FLAG on regional inshore fisheries management. [10724/14]
348. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if support needed for the establishment of producer groups for growers will be proposed under the rural development programme being developed by his Department. [10721/14]
347. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the special investigation unit will be sent in to investigate animal welfare breaches of the Animal Health and Welfare Act in regard to large dog breeding kennels. [10718/14]
293. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if voluntary sector organisations funded by his Department are required to account for salaries paid as part of the departmental overview of the organisations. [10935/14]
292. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the departmental overview that is undertaken regarding administration of moneys granted to voluntary organisations by his Department. [10934/14]
237. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to ensure that the post office service remains independent, outside international retail chains, and that employees are covered by the Official Secrets Act. [10710/14]
236. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to co-ordinate the interdepartmental working group needed to ensure that Government services are delivered, where possible and when cost effective, through the post office service. [10709/14]
235. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he is taking to provide the national postal service delivery objectives. [10708/14]
233. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he has taken to develop an inter-agency oil and gas sector development policy for the management of oil and gas production, prior to a successful application for extraction, in order to prevent the failure of planning and consultation which was evident in the Shell gas development; and if he will state what percentage of any new extractive company will be owned by the State. [10637/14]
232. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will sign up for the EITI, along with 39 other countries, in order to raise common global reporting standards, following the G8 report; and if he does not intend to sign up for the EITI, the reasons for that decision. [10635/14]
216. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has any responsibility or role in the management of old native Irish forests. [10937/14]
133. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a value for money review is conducted on the cost of banking and legal advice services to ensure that public funds are spent on what is actually needed for the best price. [10566/14]
132. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if banking and legal advice services worth an estimated €103 million from 2011-2013 are subject to tender and financial review. [10565/14]
8. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish arrangements for the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management under the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10946/14]
281. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on mutual recognition of Irish driving licences with all the Canadian provinces and territories; the current status of Irish driving licence recognition for Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut; if he will provide an update on activities by the Road Safety Authority and the embassy of Ireland in Ottawa on having Irish driving licences recognised and setting up a reciprocal recognition scheme between each jurisdictions where recognition is not yet established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/14]