98. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding administration fees; the reason it appears an administration fee is applied in the case of car exports but not in the case of the imports; if he will clarify the way this administration fee is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/13]
233. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a project (details supplied) in County Waterford has gone to pre-qualification stage once again; if there are any sources of funding for temporarily relocating; the lead-in time required for moving assuming planning permission is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20111/13]
145. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the VAT rebate on diesel for tourist coach operators and hauliers to other caoch and bus operators who may, for example, be providing bus transport for the Health Service Executive or serving networks in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/13]
162. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied ) and if there are plans to bring the State contributory pension within the standard PAYE taxing procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19436/13]
72. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his plans to bring the State contributory pension within the standard PAYE taxing procedures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19421/13]
651. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number of patients cared for by the palliative care homecare teams in 2011 and 2012 in each of the counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal; the total cost of providing these services in each of these counties; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of these costs that are met by the Health Service Executive and the amount provided by voluntary hospice groups in each county in each of the years in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19013/13]
650. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the number of patients cared for by the palliative care homecare teams in 2011 and 2012 in each of the counties Waterford, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and south Tipperary; the total cost of providing these services in each of these counties; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of these costs that are met by the Health Service Executive and the amount provided by the voluntary hospice groups in each county in each of the years in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19012/13]
644. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the palliative care budget was spent for the period 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the Waterford/Wexford, Carlow/Kilkenny and south Tipperary areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18907/13]
596. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures relating to the number, type of injury and age profile of those who received hospital treatment as a result of contact with liquid detergent tablets for the years 2012, 2011, 2010 , 2009, 2008 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/13]
576. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out, or help reduce the cost of calcification screening for heart health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/13]
311. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason NERA will not investigate a legitimate complaint raised by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; if there is another means by which a satisfactory resolution can be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/13]
732. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify the location of the closest telephone exchange for the Faithlegg and Cheekpoint area of County Waterford; if he will further clarify the basic level of broadband speed available for that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16506/13]
726. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the 30Mbps minimum national broadband plan will serve an area (details supplied) in County Waterfiord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16309/13]
715. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the National Transport Authority will be included in the list of public bodies to be asked to prepare a language scheme outlining the way services will be provided in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/13]
233. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the circumstances as outlined (details supplied) in County Waterford concerning a private estate whereby home owners pay an annual fee for maintenance of a communal water system, communal sewage system, street lighting, maintenance of open spaces, public liability insurance and road maintenance but are also obliged to pay a property tax; if there are any options regarding exemptions in view of these particular circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16215/13]
364. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the definition of an acceptable broadband speed under the national broadband scheme; the recourse open to householders dissatisfied with the coverage offered by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/13]
363. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify the reason all of County Waterford, with particular reference to places including Faithlegg, Cheekpoint and Tramore, is not covered by the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15292/13]
264. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Cumann na mBunscol games and activities (details supplied) may be included as part of any agreement on additional time in schools, acknowledging the voluntary effort of so many teachers, the importance of Cumann na mBunscol games and activities in enriching the lives of pupils and therefore enshrining the importance of our national games in the curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15131/13]
243. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied); if he will approve realigning the boundary of eligibility for transport between the two schools mentioned therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14854/13]
242. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recent drive to recruit graduate nurses; when those that have applied to the scheme will receive further updates on their applications; the timeline for processing and recruiting from applications received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/13]
279. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to continue the incentivised career break for civil servants as introduced in the supplementary Budget in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/13]
231. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a publication by Dr Mary Daly carried out by Waterford City and County Vocational Education Committee and the Health Service Executive South in 2010 which called for a registration system for all childcare services including child minders, the removal of the exemptions in the 1991 Act and reform of the inspection system to ensure its appropriateness for child minding services; if she will confirm if her Department has considered the implications and findings of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12184/13]
230. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider opening up State run programmes such as CETS to child minders who provide a vital service particularly in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12183/13]
229. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine the option of registration for all early years services including child minders rather than a notification system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12182/13]
228. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the way current child minders can continue to avail of the exemption for child minders; if she will outline who will administer the schemes at a local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12181/13]
227. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the tax exemption for child minders will be available for new entrants; the way this will be administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12180/13]
226. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify if the tax free exemption of €15,000 for voluntary notified child minders will remain in place following the abolition of the child minding advisory officers; if she will clarify who currently provides the voluntary notified certificate to the child minders which is a requirement for them to avail of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12179/13]
178. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if the banks need to have any ministerial, Central Bank or other formal instruction to write down personal and mortgage debt by expressly using the capital provided in their bailout for the purpose; if he will confirm that the capital was provided for that specific purpose; his views on whether the domestic economy could recover faster if personal and mortgage debt issues were dealt with in more urgent fashion by the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11524/13]
171. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a revenue issue; the options available to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/13]
146. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will seek EU approval to have the EU regional aid grant rates increased from 10% to 15% in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/13]
547. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that prisons are overcrowded and an expense on the State, the measures that are being taken to ensure that community service rather than jail as a viable option for convictions relating to non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/13]
546. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions in the courts in Waterford City and county that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8275/13]
545. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for 2008, 2009, 2010, 20011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/13]
633. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the actual number of applicants on the graduate nursing scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/13]
611. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the structure and model for the new Child and Family Support Agency; if she will confirm whether the CAFCASS in the UK has been used as a model; the extent to which this has been the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6657/13]
67. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the pension levy on occupational and pension fund assets imposed on an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that the fund trustees have decided to recover the cost of the levy from pensioners themselves by 0.6%; if there are any exceptions to the pension levy; to whom those might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4917/13]
64. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider an excise rebate on diesel for passenger transport companies; if he will confirm that this may be required under EU law in view of the fact that it is proposed to introduce an excise rebate in diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/13]
698. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the mental health support available to medical staff, in particular junior doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/13]
697. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the EU working time directive in respect of junior doctors; if he will confirm that this will be applied in full; the measures being put in place to monitor the application of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/13]
696. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's decision to purchase Kalydeco for use in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4223/13]
690. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to schoolboys here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/13]
330. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria his Department will be setting out regarding teacher appointments under developing school status for the 2013/ 2014 school year; if the same criteria will be used for the 2013/ 2014 school year or when the circular will be issued to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/13]
571. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that a review will be carried out to ensure that the pre-school regulations and the inspection processes are proportionate and appropriate to the home environment that child-minders work in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2624/13]
570. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in situations in which children are cared for in the child-minders home, if she will ensure that Garda vetting for the paid child-minders and for every member of the child-minders household should be a condition of registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2623/13]
569. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether a move from the current notification system to a registration system for all early years’ services, including paid child-minders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2622/13]
568. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider updating the Child Care Act 1991 in order that all paid child-minders are subject to regulation and inspection. [2621/13]
503. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a statutory minimum leave entitlement for fathers on the birth or adoption of their child; if this will be paid entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/13]
502. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a shared leave option for maternity leave entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/13]
913. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the number of Health Service Executive and city and county childcare committees held Childminding Advisory Officer posts affected by cuts to HSE funds for 2013; the impact that the cuts to CMAO posts will have on supports available to childminders and in particular the impact on the national availability of the voluntary notification process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58096/12]
785. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that was spent on free legal aid schemes here in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1376/13]