95. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the manner in which contracts offered under EU directives are assessed; if he will explain potential revenues or losses by way of VAT and other taxes that are costed into the contracts; if these factors are applied before contracts are awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9781/14]
611. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that forestry management regulations are being proposed as legislation prior to the publication of a draft of the proposed forestry policy; the proposed publication of the draft forestry policy; and the consultation time envisaged for the draft forestry policy. [9647/14]
580. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking to promote potato producer groups in order to support growers in marketing their produce. [9190/14]
248. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list from the National Transport Authority of all real time passenger information displays at bus stops in County Wicklow on which it will make progress in 2014, with data broken down on planning, proposed installation and activation in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8672/14]
54. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of submissions his Department received based on the public consultation document his Department published on a proposed review of foreign policy and external relations between October 2013 and the deadline for submissions in February 2014; if it received any late submission; if he will provide a full list of the persons and organisations from whom these submissions came; when he expects to be in a position to publish the review; if it will be in the form of another White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/14]
775. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed budget for the centralised computerisation of the shipping and seafarers' registries. [8087/14]
726. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the appointment of a urologist to Temple Street hospital; and if he will provide a timeframe for the appointment. [7918/14]
676. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the action he has taken to collect and analyse data on the growing incidence of persons with food allergies here; and if research into human food intolerances and gut health is being carried out by Teagasc. [8104/14]
437. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will update the regulations on the detection of metal using metal detectors to bring them in line with those in the United Kingdom. [7934/14]
323. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the number and value of public procurement contracts, above and below the EU threshold requirements, which were issued to foreign companies from 2008 to 2012, inclusive. [8046/14]
254. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of the visiting teacher services; if any of the parents of the affected children are being consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7707/14]
88. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the tools to avoid excessive speculation in commodity derivatives under the new markets in financial instruments directive and regulation which he has described; if he will further indicate who the regulators here will be; and the commodity derivatives which will be affected here. [7397/14]
249. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 4 February 2014, the measures and particular refurbishment works that will be undertaken by the Office of Public Works at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the timeline for each of the refurbishment works and measure; the total cost of the works for the station for 2014, improving the quality of the service provided by An Garda Síochána in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/14]
767. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 16 May 2013, if he will ask both Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority, separately, to provide an update on replacing the pedestrian bridge at the level crossing near Bray train-DART-bus station in County Wicklow that was taken down in 2011; if the proposed dates for the construction of the new bridge are still on target; the current dates projected for the work from now until the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/14]
722. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalents for community services; the number employed on temporary contracts, via agencies or through voluntary organisations contracted to deliver services on behalf of the Health Service Execitive in the areas of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, medical officers, for the years 2012 and 2013 for Counties Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5505/14]
529. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed improvements to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if a new station has been proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5316/14]
424. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national carbon control strategy for all the buildings in the State portfolio. [5442/14]
403. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a monitoring system for the carbon control strategy which applies to all buildings in the State portfolio. [5443/14]
378. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he has taken to ensure that the negative environmental implications of fracking gas extraction techniques on local water supplies and Irish farming international quality standards are included in any decision on the cost-benefits of extraction of gas by fracking, before exploratory gas fracking licenses are issued. [5441/14]
285. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policy in relation to support and training of small and medium enterprises in relation to Government tenders mentoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5368/14]
252. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in regards to the practice in relation to awarding 12% of Government tenders to foreign companies, if he will state the monetary value of these tenders and the impact on the Exchequer and job creation for our small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5377/14]
195. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance the way the new agreement on the markets in financial derivatives impact here; and the action he will take on this issue. [5707/14]
176. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance the terms of the emergency legislation to liquidate IRBC; the protection measure provisions currently in place regarding the protection of over 13,250 mortgage holders previously with Irish Nationwide Building Society; if protection is included under the current legislation from any fund taking over the home loans valued at €1.8 billion currently owned by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5367/14]
126. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of any houses purchased by Wicklow Town Council in the past three years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown and cost for that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4420/14]
74. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any relevant national collective agreement in place which is a legally binding collective agreement between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, TEEU, and any other party including local authorities and the health service for public works contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/14]
64. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the public works contracts have any reference to any national collective agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4419/14]
63. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is an up to date pro forma Public Works Contract for minor works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/14]
768. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the reason section 39 agencies are not allowed to participate in the incentivised career break in line with Health Service Executive staff. [4155/14]
696. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Ireland's engagement history with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation based in Madrid, Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/14]
695. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a capital grant scheme for mountain rescue organisations in County Wicklow (details supplied) to enable the organisations to improve the service they provide to the public in times of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/14]
571. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to require pest control companies to institute guidelines for the handling of feral cats in view of the Animal Health and Welfare Act. [2791/14]
526. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed breakdown of figures of persons who have applied for the recent round of Garda recruitment; the number of these applicants who are currently members of the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/14]
525. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the process for the current Garda recruitment will give priority to current members of the Garda Reserve in view of the tick-box option on the application form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/14]
445. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a monitoring system for the carbon control strategy for all buildings in the State portfolio. [2613/14]
444. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national carbon control strategy for all the buildings in the State portfolio. [2612/14]
401. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to moving the period before publication of State papers from 30 years to 20 years, in line with the UK; if his Department is aware that the UK is currently publishing its state papers twice per year until it reaches the 20-year point; if this shift can be made possible to ensure Irish and UK state papers are published together; if his Department foresees any ramifications if, in time, Irish papers are published ten years later than British papers; the effect this will have on history publications and teachings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/14]
188. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has drawn up a digital strategy document, similar to that operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2880/14]
639. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken by his Department to consult all stakeholders on a low-cost, all-Ireland microchip system for horses and dogs to promote the welfare of these animals. [55444/13]
166. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious failures by the local authority on an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit which the local authority conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority owned properties on the estate but has refused to do so for privately owned properties and will not provide details of the 2007 report to residents; if this matter has been previously raised with him, highlighting the disparity between public and privately owned homes in the estate; if the 2007 fire and safety audit has ever been provided to him, his predecessors or his Department officials; if he will release this audit into the public domain which highlights the dangerous building materials and electrical problems that have culminated in fires claiming several peoples lives since the estate was built in 1972 as temporary housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54734/13]
83. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered allowing an exemption to the local property tax for an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the serious failures by the local authority as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit that it conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority-owned properties on the estate but have refused to do so for privately owned properties and will not provide details of the 2007 report to residents; if this matter has been previously raised with him, highlighting the disparity between public and privately owned homes in the estate; if, given the above, he will allow an exemption to be made to this estate for the tax in view of the serious fire and safety problems along with dangerous building materials and electrical problems that have culminated in fires claiming several people's lives since the estate was built in 1972 as temporary housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54735/13]
490. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54008/13]
331. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures that are currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53964/13]
347. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has set up a departmental recording system for all the data collected by all local authorities to establish the basis for the analysis of the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, whose purpose was to ensure the control of dog breeding establishments and the enforcement of dog welfare in these establishments; as the issue of dog welfare in dog breeding establishments is an issue for two Departments, the action he will take to ensure that the guidelines for procedures for the enforcement of the welfare provisions in the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 will be worked out with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local authorities in carrying out their duties under the Act. [53060/13]
319. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to undertake the economic analysis of the agricultural biomass-generated biogas supply chain in order to support the co-ordinated development of the sector and to make recommendations on the use of biogas in Government buildings or in Government vehicles; and if a steering group on the biogas sector development has been planned for the foreseeable future. [53061/13]
350. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the lack of commercial outlets for willow and miscanthus biomass and the €3.5 million in grant aid, if he has reviewed the cost benefit of planting willow and miscanthus as a biomass crop for alternative energy production as part of achieving the national Kyoto alternative energy production targets; if he has or intends to produce a joint policy statement on the production and delivery of willow and miscanthus for alternative energy production in Ireland with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; and if he intends to promote the use of miscanthus and willow biomass in Government buildings heating boilers, given the success of the system in Johnstown Castle. [51738/13]
37. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department will be conducting a review of foreign policy; the consultation process he intends to engage in for the comprehensive review; the opening and closing dates of the public consultation process; the forum that will contribute to the overall review; the other stakeholders that will be involved in the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51435/13]
139. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the enforcement of welfare standards in each county since the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishment Bill 2010. [50892/13]
138. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the number and size of dog breeding establishments that have registered in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by county under the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2010. [50881/13]
137. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a national strategy to assist the processing of food waste in the production of biogas for biofuel. [50879/13]
559. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has taken any action to promote the use of biogas from agricultural waste; and if he has promoted the use of biomethane fuel in agricultural vehicles. [50764/13]