42. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the Revenue Commissioners' policy of applying the 23% VAT rate to many everyday food supplements taken for health reasons, in contradiction to its own guidelines that food supplements, which provide sustenance, will be supplied at 0% VAT rate; the steps being taken by him to ensure that the 2011 VAT legislation is applied appropriately to food supplements to ensure that everyday supplements such as probiotics and glucosamine, which are classified as food products by the European Union and are regulated as such by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, are not subject to VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46482/14]
516. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the new revised wind energy guidelines; if they will be adopted with immediate effect; if he will confirm that, irrespective of when an application is lodged, An Bord Pleanála will apply the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45165/14]
479. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are circumstances where a person not in receipt of a social welfare payment could be deemed eligible to partake in SOLAS training schemes, either subsidised by the State or at their own expense; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45368/14]
313. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the reason Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin withdrew physiotherapy services for children with referrals from rheumatoid paediatricians without any alternative service being available to them in the Kildare west area; in view of the extensive delays experienced by children in the area, if he will confirm when physiotherapists in the Kildare west Wicklow area will be in a position to provide the services required by children with referrals from rheumatoid paediatricians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44787/14]
227. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the end location of 13,473 tonnes of carcass beef which is imported here from the UK, deboned and subsequently exported; if the beef is then being exported from that location; the locations it is being exported to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/14]
142. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a cessation of job activation schemes such as JobBridge, if so, when she expects these schemes to wind up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44788/14]
86. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that carcass beef is being imported into Ireland from the United Kingdom; if so, if he will confirm the quantity that is being imported and if it is being boned and exported as Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43560/14]
511. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that perspective tenants, particularly students, are being forced by landlords to pay money upfront in respect of Irish Water bills for water not yet used; if he will, in order to protect tenants, direct Irish Water to make a clear public statement on this issue indicating that landlords are not entitled to collect money on the company's behalf and that tenants should not be asked for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43127/14]
181. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in cases where tenants in receipt of rent allowance leave a tenancy without due notice leaving bills and rent outstanding, if details of their new address may be made available from the Department of Social Protection to the PRTB as part of the adjudications process in order that the PRTB can then serve papers to those tenants in respect of previous rent arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43282/14]
1108. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a statutory control procedure in relation to written-off vehicles to ensure that severely and irreparably damaged vehicles are never let back on the road, and where a written-off vehicle can be repaired it will only be allowed back into service if repaired to acceptable standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41246/14]
873. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a correlation between the STen results of a school and the level of resources provided by her Department; if schools with higher STen results receive less resource funding; the way schools are being incentivised to increase their STen results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41347/14]
872. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the introduction of a dedicated resource teacher for each junior infant class in mainstream classes in order to help young children transition into primary school level and, in particular, to assist those with English language difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41346/14]
871. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the current level of engagement between her Department and the Department of Health in terms of employing psychologists and occupational therapists for national schools; her views on whether there should be greater engagement between both Departments; her views on whether it is currently unfeasible for schools to have to liaise with a number of different agencies in order to secure a national disability service for needy pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41345/14]
870. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for anti-bullying training for teachers in primary schools; the funding in place to run these training programmes; her proposals to extend this training to ensure all teachers are trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41344/14]
66. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance if, under the current legislation, the Central Bank of Ireland may instruct banks to set a mortgage deposit at a specific rate, if so, are there plans to introduce such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/14]
185. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health when the community medical consulting and community health meeting rooms will open for public use at Beech House, Naas Business Park, Maudlings, Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/14]
274. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a used car which has recently undergone an MOT in the United Kingdom requires an national car test when it is imported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38693/14]
273. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the validity of a national car test certificate, NCT, on a car which has been proven to be off the road for a period of time must be backdated to the anniversary of the last test date, which in some cases could be a substantial length of time, instead of from the date of the test going forward, particularly as the new rules for the voluntary early testing of a car allows the NCT certificate to be valid from the date of the test rather than the anniversary of the previous test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38692/14]
232. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when fibre broadband will be available in Newtown, County Kildare, an area which has been identified by the strategy announced earlier this year for the delivery of quality high-speed broadband to rural areas; if he will provide an update on the mapping process being undertaken by his Department to improve the broadband fibre network in rural communities; when this and the detailed implementation strategy for public consultation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38494/14]
462. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the costs involved in the transfer of Kilkenny College from fee-paying status to public school status; if she will provide a detailed comparison of the costs incurred by her Department between the time when the school was fee-paying and its current status as a public school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37837/14]
492. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed politics and society course will be available for the leaving certificate cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36691/14]
260. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason his Department is delaying the legal transfer of 30 land parcels from ten local authorities (details supplied) to the Housing Agency under the land aggregation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36316/14]
175. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills based on the demographics of Naas town and the surrounding areas, her plans for both primary and secondary school future building projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36118/14]
1595. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the legal procedures involved in the transfer of all lands purchased by the Housing Agency from local authorities have been completed; if he will provide a list of all lands that are currently outstanding nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34637/14]
1539. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of sites currently under the remit of the Housing Agency; the number of these sites that have been fully paid for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33970/14]
1423. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new building for a school (details suppled) in County Kildare; when it is anticipated that the pupils and staff should be moved into this permanent accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34597/14]
176. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance in order to facilitate persons in receipt of Department of Social Protection payments who wish to pay their local property tax in full during the year, if he will consider allowing more than one Department of Social Protection payment to be considered for the deduction in view of the fact that most payments are €188 per week and currently only €2 is allowed to be deducted without falling below the €186 threshold, yet the individual may be receiving other payments such as living alone allowance, fuel allowance and so on which increases their weekly payments; his views that it is therefore not possible for social welfare recipients to pay their LPT in full at just €2 per week, unless their house is valued at the very lowest level, and that every effort should be made to aid those who want to clear the charge without a lump sum owing at the end of the year which is currently happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33956/14]
112. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider offering recipients a choice of how they wish to receive the fuel allowance, either in a lump sum or on a weekly basis, in view of the fact that those with oil heating need to make a once off payment to fill a tank, preferably at the beginning of the winter months, which they are generally unable to afford until they have accumulated a number of weekly payments; if this choice is not an option, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33955/14]
658. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 July 2014, the location of the 37 new clinical nurse specialists; his views that this number is sufficient to cater for the number of accident and emergency hospitals throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32141/14]
205. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of mental health services in accident and emergency departments throughout the country; his plans to increase the level of funding for mental health care in accident and emergency departments nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/14]
121. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to regulation five of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009, which states that applicants for registration for the further education sector must have attained a council approved further education teacher education qualification, the reason it came into force on the 1 April 2013; if he is aware that this change in the rules was very unfair for students who had almost completed their studies with the intention of teaching in the further education sector but are now unable to without first obtaining the necessary further qualifications; his views that it would have been fairer to introduce this change later in the year to coincide with the commencement of the new academic year in order that students were aware of the facts before they embarked on a specific course with a career path in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/14]
531. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the review of the 2006 wind energy development guidelines on noise, setbacks and shadow flicker will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/14]
128. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the annual accounts for Tote Ireland, which is a subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland, if it is possible that greater detail than has heretofore been provided by HRI in respect of Tote Ireland will be included in the 2013 accounts; if these details could include salaries and costs associated with the operations of the tote, such as sponsorship and payments to racecourses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/14]
127. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the annual report from Horse Racing Ireland to be published. [28614/14]
125. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how much land is owned by the Housing Finance Agency under the land aggregation scheme in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/14]
442. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health when the BreastCheck free screening service for women aged between 65 and 69 years will be rolled out; if he will confirm whether the extension to this age group will be included in the Health Service Executive's national services plan for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/14]
22. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the network of greenways across the country; if he will provide an update on the greenways canal route between Dublin, Sallins and Naas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27097/14]
18. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the 2014 sports capital programme; when it will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27096/14]
164. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the National Treatment Purchase Fund spend for 2013; this amount as a percentage of the total health spend in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26372/14]
335. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the respite care grant is only awarded to persons in receipt of carer's allowance, carer's benefit, domiciliary care allowance or prescribed relative's allowance on the first Thursday of June each year; her views that this is very unfair on persons who may have been in receipt of these payments but the person they were caring for passed away in the period leading up to the first Thursday in June and are therefore no longer entitled to the respite care grant yet the grant will still be awarded to someone who passes away in the period immediately after the first Thursday; if she will introduce a phased payment of the grant for those who pass away in the period leading up to this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25627/14]
39. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed gaming machines that are currently in operation here; the revenue generated to the State from these machines; his plans to increase the level of the licence fee for gaming machines to a comparable level as that in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/14]
90. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the protocol and memorandum of understanding between Irish Water and local authorities on the taking in charge of estates have been agreed upon; if not, when that will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23466/14]
692. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the incidence of domestic violence has increased since 2006; the annual figures for domestic violence incidents from 2006 to 2013, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23002/14]
85. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools that applied for funding under categories 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the summer works scheme were not approved for funding in 2014; the reason a distinction was made in respect of categories 1 to 6; if funding will be available for categories 7 to 10 in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21897/14]
36. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which allocations under the community involvement scheme will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21564/14]
11. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken in his Department to devolve powers to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/14]
219. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will announce funding under the 2014 sports capital programme an the position regarding funding in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare [21684/14]
218. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will announce funding under the 2014 sports capital programme; and the position regarding funding in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare. [21683/14]
683. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce funding under the 2014 sports capital programme; and the position regrading funding in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare. [21410/14]
682. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce funding under the 2014 sports capital programme; and the position regarding funding in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Kildare. [21409/14]