109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the relatively low number of women participating in sports; the initiatives he is taking to rectify that imbalance; and the strategies that exist to encourage more women to participate in sport. [40895/13]
97. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the targets he has for emerging tourism markets, in particular China, India, Brazil, Russia and south-east Asia; and the strategies that exist to ensure Ireland increases its penetration of these markets. [40892/13]
37. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reforms being undertaken to address the underlying causes of the junior hospital doctors' dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40045/13]
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the home help hours cut in 2012 will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/13]
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation as promised in the Programme for Government. [39748/13]
26. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Law Reform Commission will publish its consultation paper relating to whether stalking should be specifically provided for in legislation. [39747/13]
51. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in relation to relocation options for the 32 special areas of conservation bogs that have been identified for potential relocation; if the relocation options for Ballynafagh, Curraghlehanagh, Carrownagappul and Clara bogs are in a ready state. [38499/13]
31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the outcome of efforts to find a relocation option for the turf cutters on Coolrain Bog, County Laois; and the progress to date in this matter. [38500/13]
31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his strategy for reaching a target of 40 GW of energy from offshore wind farms by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35025/13]
11. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether Ireland will reach its 2020 target for renewable energy; if this target this will be surpassed; and if so, by how much; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35024/13]
255. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the names of companies that are now in the National Asset Management Agency which owe development levies to local authorities; and if he will outline, in tabular form, the amount owed by each company to each local authority. [33807/13]
254. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the position local authorities hold in order of priority as creditors when the National Asset Management Agency takes over unfinished housing developments that have outstanding development levies owed by them to the respective local authorities. [33806/13]
253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that €150 million was taken in the form of motor tax in budget 2013; and if he will confirm where this money was redirected. [33803/13]
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the forthcoming water services Bill allows the transfer of local authority water section assets, including land, installations, networks and other property, to Uisce Éireann without a section 183 ban passed by councils; and if it will allow the local authorities' outstanding debts and payments on public private partnerships to be absorbed by Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33798/13]
59. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he envisages that public representatives will be included on the board of Irish Water; the number and when they will be elected. [33799/13]
54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made on the Dublin, Garryhinch, Shannon water supply project; and the timeframe for planning, construction and completion phases of this project. [34089/13]
151. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department spent on private consultants in 2012; and the amount expected to be spent in 2013. [33967/13]
50. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to monitor the actions of Irish registered non-resident companies in the State. [33507/13]
36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Irish registered non-resident companies in the State. [33506/13]
111. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to be present for more Topical Issues debates relevant to her ministerial brief in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33255/13]
103. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals officers employed by her Department; the number of these officers who have undergone any training in disability or equality issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33254/13]
70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the level of carbon tax, if any, to be charged on peat which is extracted for domestic turf cutting either at the point of extraction, when it is sold in plots on a bog or when it is retailed. [32611/13]
17. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young persons who have left care during each of the past eight years. [32587/13]
16. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will to take to address the lack of availability of after-school services for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32600/13]
606. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration he has given to dealing with horses that were registered late, for example, later than six months after birth, but that are micro chipped and have passports; and if he will put in place a scheme for culling these animals. [32137/13]
467. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that one of her Department offices in Portlaoise, County Laois, is used for the safe registration process to facilitate social welfare recipients and to end the practice where thousands of claimants have to travel to Kilkenny to have their photograph taken and fill out forms. [32138/13]
102. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the proposed actual reduction in salaries to those earning above €200,000 in the AIB’s proposal to the Minister following the Mercer report. [31885/13]
97. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that Ireland does not continue to overpay the EU through the use of inflated gross national income distorted by redomiciled companies. [31871/13]
66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work he is doing to ensure that public transport bodies are as accessible to the public as possible utilising integrated ticketing, smart phone applications, automated ticketing machines, online purchase and top-up services and other initiatives to make travel easier for commuters, tourists and all users. [31036/13]
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the ongoing protests and street demonstrations in Turkey with the Turkish embassy in Dublin and with his counterparts in the EU; and his views on whether the Turkish Government’s response to the protests and street demonstrations will affect Turkey’s EU accession talks. [30762/13]
50. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent ceasefire agreement that the Malian Government has signed with Tuareg rebels; his views on whether the agreement can defuse tensions in the regime; and if he has discussed it with his European counterparts. [30766/13]
650. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost per kilometre the National Roads Authority is paying to contractors for all maintenance, including grass cutting and litter picking, on the M7 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30079/13]
464. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the reason that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 cannot get Garda clearance in view of the fact that the incident in question was struck out by the courts 11 years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/13]
346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the recent survey findings in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot, Dublin, that found a rate of 60.25% unemployment among those of working age and of these, 80% were long-term unemployed; her further views on whether only a concerted effort by her will lead to these figures being reduced; and the actions she will take to provide jobs in Cherry Orchard and other unemployment black spots. [30236/13]
121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of full charges to private health insurers for the use of public hospital beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30410/13]
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will detail the acute mental health services for children here; the numbers on waiting lists for same; the average, shortest and longest waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/13]
233. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason the Drugs Advisory Group has not met since January; if it is to be replaced by a new structure; when will this new structure be in place and fully functioning; and if he will outline the terms of reference and details of this new structure. [29729/13]
164. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the deadline date for payment of the household charge, which has been conveyed to the public as being 31 March 2012, is set out in legislation; if this is the case, the Act and section of that Act in which it is included; the deadline date set out in legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29834/13]
163. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Uisce Éireann has employed a press relations officer; if so, the name of the person; and at what cost. [29752/13]
162. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total moneys raised from commercial water rates for each local authority for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [29751/13]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the monetary amount that would be provided to good causes under the new National Lottery draft licence contractual obligations based on the 2012 National Lottery sales figures. [29554/13]
22. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform based on the 2012 National Lottery's gross sales figure, if the monetary amount provided to good causes under the new draft lottery licence will be greater or less than the amount paid in 2012 under the current licence arrangements. [29555/13]
441. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the matter of mitigating effects that arise regarding greenhouse gas emissions due to our agricultural industry and open grassland farming since September 2011 when both he and Minister Hogan met the Commissioner for Climate Action on the matter. [28072/13]
395. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in having Garda vetting clearance issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [29237/13]
333. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the operation and administration of the next LEADER programme 2014 to 2020 will continue to be carried out by employees of local development companies or if these tasks will be transferred to local authority employees. [28968/13]
143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration being given by his Department to having the proposed amalgamated primary school for Ballyroan, County Laois, progressed to the next stage; and if his Department sees this as a priority. [29157/13]
30. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he can justify closing 140 Garda stations when Garda numbers have been reduced by 10% and when the numbers of Garda vehicles have been reduced by hundreds in recent years. [28245/13]
10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will sign the European convention on preventing and combating violence against women, including rape and domestic violence. [28246/13]
43. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the cost of establishing Irish Water, including wages, contracting out services and programme spending. [28063/13]