948 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who have been removed or are expected to be removed in 2007 from the National Intellectual Disability Database waiting list for residential places as a result of new places created in 2006 and the further places created as a result of the Budget 2007 improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3100/07]
947 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with intellectual disabilities here; the number of those who are on the National Intellectual Disability Database; the number who are not on the NIDD; the number who are on the NIDD and on a waiting list for places; the number who are on the NIDD and not on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3099/07]
946 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on making enrolment on the various national disability databases compulsory for people with disabilities who are currently in receipt of services; the monitoring or auditing arrangements in place for the databases; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3098/07]
945 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people currently registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3097/07]
944 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of what is included in the pre-school standardisation project 2006; if this project has been completed; if not, when it will be completed; the findings of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3093/07]
914 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the instance of Homocystinuria here; the support and treatment available for children with this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[2743/07]
617 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of infectious diseases maintenance allowance, blind welfare allowance, domiciliary care allowance, mobility allowance, motorised transport grant and rehabilitation training allowance respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[3106/07]
491 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stationed in the Mallow district as of 31 December 2006 or the latest available figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[3096/07]
364 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new science labs that have been funded by her Department in second level schools in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43579/06]
360 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of new science laboratories that have been funded by her Department in second level schools in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43554/06]
363 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) for funding to provide science laboratory facilities; when she expects to make a decision in respect of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43578/06]
359 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) for funding to provide science laboratory facilities; when she expects to make a decision in respect of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43553/06]
65 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to allow people aged over 65 years who are working to continue to pay social insurance to improve their contributions record; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[43258/06]
69 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that all non-contributory State pensioners who are eligible, are availing of the €100 income disregard scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[43259/06]
272 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way he will improve the supervision of occupational pension schemes by the Pensions Board and by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[43569/06]
3 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the efforts his Department is making to support the diversity of family life and prevent the increasing number of breakdowns of marital and non-marital families; the key issues identified by his Department as contributing to and resulting from family breakdowns; the number of people availing of the different types of family services delivered through the Family Support Agency; the breakdown of same in each of the years 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[43568/06]
1 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the direct consultation his Department has had with the community welfare service in respect of the transfer of functions to his Department; the forum he will provide to community welfare officers to respond to the findings of the report of the working group on the review of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme phase II; the way he will enhance the role of the community welfare officer in the context of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme or otherwise; his plans regarding the transfer of functions; the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[43567/06]
311 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application to extend a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when she will be in a position to approve this extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43327/06]
277 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to Question No. 442 of 5 December 2006, if she will ensure that officials of her Department make contact with the person in question, as promised, as soon as possible in order to resolve the outstanding issues mentioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[43329/06]
270 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a payment will be made under the national reserve to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[42993/06]
89 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the efforts his Department is making to combat poverty among farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37644/06]
78 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of participants in the rural social scheme and the success of the initiative in combating poverty in rural areas; the other initiatives operated by his Department to combat social exclusion in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42947/06]
382 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on increasing the representation of workers and other contributors to the pensions funds on the Pensions Board to reflect the fact they have the most vital interests in the effective oversight of the pensions industry; his views on reducing the appearance of potential bias in the representation by vested interests that may not be aligned with the interests of workers, the self-employed and pensioners; and his further views on whether nominations to the board in question should become subject to review by the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs to ensure that the interests of workers are adequately represented on the board.
[42698/06]
381 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount in relation to pensions schemes for which the Pensions Board has oversight provided in recent years to finance the Pensions Board as a percentage of the total amounts contributed or invested by all contributors in the schemes in question, the value of PAYE, PRSI and other tax concessions including exemptions of net income of approved superannuation funds on the contributions and funds to and in such schemes, the estimated costs of administration and fees imposed by the fund managers, and any other firms or agents receiving commissions, fees or other payments, out of or arising from contributions and the management of the funds in such schemes.
[42697/06]
374 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view the substantial amounts, estimated to exceed €3 billion per annum, foregone in revenues by the Exchequer and the Social Insurance Fund and the risks that the State will have to increase the old age contributory pension in the years ahead if such funds are administered with maximum efficiency, he will bring forward legislation permitting and authorising the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct at least one detailed annual value for money audit on at least one significant scheme or firm covering all aspects from contributions made to the payment of annuities on the arrangements for pensions funds that are subject to the remit of the Pensions Board; and if he will ensure that the necessary staff are provided speedily for this purpose.
[42695/06]
373 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself with the present arrangements for the supervision of occupational pension schemes and analogous private pension schemes in view to the fact that the cost to the Exchequer in tax and PRSI foregone on pensions contributions is in excess of €3 billion per annum, the high levels of fees imposed by the industry, the appearance of potential conflicts of interest in the way that employees are steered into arrangements selected by employers, the failure of many pension funds to match the returns achieved by the stock markets generally, and the fact that hundreds of thousands of people are investing in pensions now at a time of relative economic prosperity but will be drawing their pension benefits at a time when the demographic situation will be vastly different leading to a significant possibility that the marginal tax rates they will face then could be significantly above the marginal rates of tax they face at present leading to increasing numbers investing in property outside Ireland as a hedge against the risks involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42694/06]
230 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the amount that has been spent by the Office of Public Works in replacing, upgrading and refurbishing Garda stations in County Cork in each of the towns of Killeagh, Cloyne, Ballycotton, Carrigtohill, Whitegate in each year from 2003 to date in 2006 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42699/06]
229 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Finance if, bearing in mind the significant risk that tax revenues may have to be increased to reflect changes in the age structure of the population arising from increasing life expectancy, it is feasible for the PAYE system to be adjusted to ensure that persons investing in pension funds at present will not face the risk of higher marginal rates of PAYE on the annuities they receive when they retire by recording the total amounts of PAYE they save as a percentage of the amounts they invest and by subsequently capping their PAYE liabilities appropriately on any pension annuities they receive.
[42696/06]
171 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support his Department is giving to each local authority by way of the local authority fund in each year from 2003 to date in 2006 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42618/06]
148 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy of his Department regarding littering and the dumping of household refuse and waste on the roadside and throughout the countryside; the action his Department is taking and the funds made available to reduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42617/06]
62 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the times when Garda stations in Killeagh, Cloyne, Ballycotton, Carrigtohill and Whitegate are open with gardaí present to meet members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42043/06]
41 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the times when Youghal Garda station is open with gardaí present to facilitate members of the public; if a review has been carried out on the impact of the station being closed at night; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42044/06]
279 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport his progress with regard to the mainstreaming and extension of the rural transport initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42045/06]
247 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in cases of joint custody, it is his Department’s policy and practice to assess both parents in the same manner when applying for rent supplement.
[42046/06]
189 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role of his Department in ensuring that asylum seekers do not suffer poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[37623/06]
176 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of recorded incidents of the various categories of headline and non-headline crime in Youghal, County Cork over the past five years respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42048/06]
175 Mr. Stanton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the retirement ages for judges in the various courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42047/06]
90 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 7 and 13 of 2 November 2006, if there has been further progress regarding the comprehensive proposal on integrated ticketing from the integrated ticketing project board plans to extend integrated ticketing outside the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[41731/06]
142 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1134 of 27 September 2006, if decisions have been made regarding the future financial sustainability of Cork Airport, in particular the funding of the new terminal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[41730/06]
542 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under his aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; his plans to remove same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42080/06]
509 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Defence if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under his aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; his plans to remove same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42077/06]
507 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under her aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; her plans to remove same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[42078/06]
488 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will request the National Educational Psychological Service to arrange an educational psychological assessment for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[41346/06]
449 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under her aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; her plans to remove same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[42073/06]
446 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects a disadvantage payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be made; the reason for the delay in payment of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[41491/06]
445 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will arrange for entitlements to be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[41478/06]
442 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[41280/06]
434 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 1217 of 27 September 2006 regarding issues pertaining to retired farmers, if she has finished examining the issues raised as mentioned in her reply; if she has reached a conclusions on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[41188/06]
431 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under his aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; his plans to remove same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42076/06]
426 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under his aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; his plans to remove same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[42086/06]