170. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider lowering the maximum quantity of tobacco products that persons are allowed to bring here from inside or outside the EU; his views on whether such a move would have a positive impact for the Exchequer in terms of excise duty and VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/13]
227. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce changes to the contract arrangements pertaining to consultant doctors in order to facilitate practice in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45307/13]
226. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the pension schemes of consultant hospital doctors employed by the Health Service Executive are varied where they transition from a type B contract to a type C contract or if terms and entitlements are varied under the new contractual arrangements. [45306/13]
555. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding engagement between the Health Service Executive and a charitable organisation (details supplied) in County Galway with a view to identifying a resolution in respect of the organisation's shortfall this year. [44568/13]
311. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when payment under the turf cutting compensation scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44158/13]
501. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the eligibility of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to apply for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/13]
79. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify eligibility for access to PLC, VTOS and youthreach programmes for non EU nationals who entered the country after 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39910/13]
235. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the FGS report on school transport will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/13]
202. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline forthcoming changes to regulations regarding the transfer of taxi licences; and if there are plans for the introduction of a compensation scheme to facilitate licence holders wishing to leave the industry. [39033/13]
1467. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to regulate the sale of electronic cigarettes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/13]
916. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 26 June 2012, if he will provide an update clarifying the ownership of lands (details supplied) in County Galway with a view to granting a sublease to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37810/13]
1176. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that adequate measures have been taken to ensure compliance with EU transparency regulations regarding Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/13]
310. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann's profit and loss accounts in respect of the school transport scheme will be made available for each year since 2004. [34428/13]
309. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the profit or loss incurred by Bus Éireann in respect of the provision of the school transport scheme each year since 2004. [34427/13]
188. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received in the period 1 March 2013 to 30 May 2013 from Galway City Council seeking sanction to fill positions at the local authority, the outcome of each of these requests, the nature of each of the positions, and the term of the contract in each case where the filling of the position was sanctioned. [32853/13]
654. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the refusal of a medical card appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the applicant has a long-term medical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31652/13]
549. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a complaint submitted at University Hospital Galway in mid-2012 by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of the standard of care received at the hospital. [29134/13]
509. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when an assessment of a medical card appeal will be carried out in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28731/13]
196. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive orthotic footwear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28429/13]
1041. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if details in relation to the evaluation and outcome of a complaint to the Dental Council will be provided to the complainant (details supplied) in County Galway. [27924/13]
669. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue on an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27194/13]
327. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the prospects of this plan being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27967/13]
65. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/13]
469. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision is likely on a Leader application for a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25351/13]
348. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that the delays experienced in processing student grants in the past academic year will be avoided next term; and if he will outline changes in policy and practice that will ensure similar delays do not occur. [24085/13]
132. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a teacher (details supplied) in County Galway will have their salary corrected and backdated in line with scale set out under Circular 0008/2013. [23073/13]
553. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to an application for single farm payment or disadvantaged area payment schemes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, taking into account that new regulations were introduced mid-year while applications had already been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22824/13]
488. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application for BTAP for 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20354/13]
188. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application for a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/13]
139. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of television licences issued in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [19490/13]
220. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Irish Adoption Authority will engage with its counterpart in the Philippines with a view to removing or increasing the recently applied limit on the number of Filipino children approved for adoption by Irish parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19337/13]
440. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received in the period 1 October 2012 to 30 March 2013 from Galway City Council seeking sanction to fill positions at the local authority; the outcome of each of these requests; the nature of each of the positions; and the term of the contract in each case where the filling of the position was sanctioned. [18710/13]
244. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway on the inpatient waiting list in County Galway will receive treatment [17822/13]
181. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reducing the minimum turnover required for a company to be eligible to tender for any future contract for the installation of water meters, in order to open the competition to smaller companies. [17918/13]
491. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a refund under the drugs payment scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [13633/13]
451. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on an application for nursing registration in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [14112/13]
232. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in relation to the N17/N18 Gort toTuam public private partnership scheme; if a project schedule is being prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/13]
581. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a potential health risk to residents in Connemara, County Galway in view of the recent outbreak of tuberculosis on Inis Oirr, Aran Islands; his plans to change the BCG vaccination programme in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12318/13]
387. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing measures that would require mobile telephone network providers to ensure that all telephone users, including those who opt for the prepaid option, are compelled to register their name and address with their network provider. [13010/13]
191. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the contract for the provision of Tetra digital radios to An Garda Síochána, including the number of radios supplied to the force and the cost of same. [9429/13]
190. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for further reform of criminal legal aid under the proposed Legal Aid Bill; and if the introduction of means testing will be considered in the context of the Bill. [9428/13]
184. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the event that recruitment of gardaí is sanctioned in future, whether the intake will occur from existing recruitment panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9158/13]
792. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he considers that a ban on alcohol sponsorship of sporting events here would impact on advertising income arising from international events for Irish sports organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/13]
523. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to the preparation of the family relationships and children's Bill; and if he envisages that it will afford legal recognition to the relationship between the children of one partner and the other in a civil partnership. [7162/13]
907. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application under the sports capital programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Galway was deemed invalid; and, if so, the reason for this outcome. [5907/13]
203. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress made following the National Transport Authority's review of public service obligation bus routes in 2012. [4668/13]
145. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes recorded at Garda stations (details supplied) in the years 2011 and 2012, and the nature of those crimes. [4568/13]
104. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out on an application for carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4581/13]
742. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application for taxi suitability in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3792/13]
688. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application under the sports capital programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Galway was deemed invalid; and if so, the reason for this outcome. [2629/13]