389. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the planned launch of the 4G LTE mobile networks in Europe and particularly in the UK including Northern Ireland in the coming months, he will provide a timeframe for the expected auction of spectrum and the completion of the 4G network here. [44435/12]
289. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is in a position to clarify the criteria for the selection of Kerry Group’s Global Technology and Innovation Centre in Naas County Kildare supported by Enterprise Ireland; if he considered balanced regional development and the synergies and economic benefits such a development would have next to Kerry Group’s Headquarters in County Kerry; if he will elaborate on plans to create sustainable jobs in County Kerry, an area with the highest unemployment and emigration rates in the country. [44611/12]
197. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the potential additional revenue that would be acquired through extending the universal social charge 3% surcharge, which currently only applies to the self-employed, to all income earners more than €100,000 irrespective of source. [44434/12]
127. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any companies or persons participating, being developed or assisted in Ireland through the European Commission proposed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44526/12]
135. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection with reference to Page 20 Section 42 of the Pathways to Work strategy, her plans for contracting with the private sector; and if any cuts to existing local employment services are envisaged. [43590/12]
186. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if he has any estimate on the total value of taxes lost to the State as a result of the 10,686 persons who were non-resident for tax purposes in 2010, as per information from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/12]
176. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if he has any estimate of the total value of taxes lost to the State as a result of the 10,686 people who were non-resident for tax purposes in 2010, as per information from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43221/12]
552. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is a resident of the Health Service Executive South Region; if they are entitled to attend respite care on a full time basis; if the HSE South Region refer a person to a different HSE region for respite care; if any reciprocal agreements are currently in place between HSE regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41717/12]
179. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the withdrawal of special needs assistants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41834/12]
181. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has changed its policy in relation to the payment of subsistence and travel allowance to members of the ambulance services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41044/12]
117. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the reason RTÉ NL do not include the Ballydavid transmitter, County Kerry, in the list of 13 additional transmitter sites that will broadcast the new Saorview service; if RTÉ NL can guarantee full service to all of west Kerry through the transmitter site in Dingle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41019/12]
302. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for de facto relationship visas in view of the fact that all required documentation is submitted with the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40082/12]
261. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be recalled for a surgical procedure to Kerry General Hospital. [39948/12]
1353. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if a scheme is being devised to replace agri-environment option scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36976/12]
1352. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he envisages a need to further expand the nation's production of crops for export purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36975/12]
1351. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that small and medium farmers of moderate incomes will be protected in the upcoming December budget given the social importance of the agriculture sector to rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36974/12]
1163. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda vetting clearance certificate should be transferable to a new employer if the certificate was awarded within the last two to three-year period in view of the fact that those seeking employment have to reapply each time they start a new job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37158/12]
363. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the projected enrolment figures for 2012/13 for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and based on these figures, the number of teachers that the school will be allocated. [37015/12]
210. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the measures in place to protect clients of registered accountants when the accountant fails to provide sufficient information to the Revenue Commissioners despite the fact that the client provided all necessary information to the accountant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37038/12]
443 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to introduce the planned foreshore legislation which would provide for new offshore licensing and permitting regime in relation to renewable technologies specifically the market of ocean technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in communicating with Northern Ireland groups and agencies on the future co-ordination of an all-island approach to the development of bioenergy resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if new incentives are being planned for electric vehicle owners as the current renewable energy rate in transport was documented at 2.4% in 2010 and EU regulations demand a 10% sub-target by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the EU funding support that is available and has been used to support the development of grid-connected wave testing here; the results of the wave testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the final offshore renewable energy development plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34526/12]
347 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35148/12]
163 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is entitled to continue to receive his student grant from Kildare VEC and not have to reapply to Student Universal Support Ireland as a new applicant, considering the course that he initially commenced was dropped by Tralee IT; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35144/12]
468 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an appeals process available in relation to late payment fines for the non-principal private residence fee.
[32259/12]
425 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation that cash for gold outlets will be obliged to adhere to similar regulations that apply to pawnbrokers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[30454/12]
279 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have participated in the JobBridge initiative since the scheme commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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278 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people from County Kerry who have participated in the JobBridge initiative since the scheme commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[30447/12]
95 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the assessment of the preliminary report on the Tarbert sewerage scheme submitted by Kerry County Council will be completed in order that the he can make a decision on the approval of the scheme.
[30071/12]
157 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a decision on their medical card application; and if she will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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256 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for accreditation for the UCD diploma in emergency medical technology as a result of the training they undertook and completed successfully at the National Services College in 2002.
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117 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28563/12]
356 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statutory redundancy application in respect of a person (details supplied); and when they may expect to receive payment.
[28226/12]
926 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 27 March 2012, his views on whether it is acceptable that a person (details supplied) in County Kerry faces the possibility of being confined to a wheel chair in view of the fact that the average waiting time for sanctioning of prosthetic limbs for persons on a medical card is about seven months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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925 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 27 March 2012, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the average waiting time for sanctioning of prosthetic limbs for persons on a medical card is about seven months; the actions he will take to rectify the waiting time in view of the problems facing patients whose prosthetic limbs no longer fit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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924 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has recently carried out an informative campaign to alert general practitioners and consultants in order that the correct information in relation to applying for a emergency medical card may be given to patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or a serious medical issue.
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923 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intend to include on the HSE website, information in relation to applying for emergency medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26926/12]
755 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the top five paid consultancy companies contracted by his Department since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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754 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of expenditure by his Department on outside consultants for each year since 2007.
[26931/12]
607 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the non principal private residence online payment system can be set up in a way to prevent information notices being sent to NPPR owners who have previously paid the charge online.
[26925/12]
193 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 3 May 2012, for the purpose of establishing automatic qualification for rural school transport, if children are not entitled to automatic enrolment at their nearest secondary school due to that school offering priority to its preferred feeder schools in the area, are the children then entitled to automatic qualification for rural transport to another school.
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192 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 3 May 2012, for the purpose of establishing automatic qualification for rural school transport, if he will identify the nearest qualifying secondary school for children who reside at an address (details provided); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26933/12]
97 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance if the €700 billion firewall is a set figure for the ESM fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26930/12]
134 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a text message system enabling persons to text the Gardaí should they be unable to speak on a phone in case of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23596/12]
109 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a text message system enabling persons with a disability, that is, deaf or speech impaired to contact emergency services in case of an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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275 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the number of contracted beds the Health Service Executive has held in private nursing homes in County Kerry; the current break down in relation to each nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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274 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Health the number of contracted beds the Health Service Executive has held in private nursing homes in County Kerry in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22304/12]
206 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 25 April 2012, if he will clarify which section of the local authority has powers to investigate complaints about neighbourhood noise that affects quality of life under Section 108 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Noise) Regulations 1994; if he will make the local authorities aware of this power through communication from him; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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