245. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of resources to health care by county and region and by type of spending, for example, human resources, infrastructure and so on. [10032/14]
244. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he has any concerns regarding the possible impact of e-cigarettes on young people in terms of encouraging them to become smokers; if he is concerned that tobacco manufacturing and same companies are investing in and procuring e-cigarette companies; if it is his health policy that the e-cigarette industry be subsidised in any way here through grant aid, agency support and so on. [10031/14]
101. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 4 February 2014, if he will consider including registration fees for third level institutions as a qualifying fee for tax relief under the current scheme. [10134/14]
57. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to cease the practice of colour coding diesel and replace the current scheme for farmers with a rebate system, or some other system, in order to eliminate the illegal diesel smuggling industry which operates at a huge cost to the State in terms of revenue forgone and the waste of Government resources. [10030/14]
524. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out his plans regarding section 37 of the Employment Equality Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/14]
523. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct An Garda Síochána to collect statistics on hate crimes committed here as a standard and regular reporting tool and as currently practised in other jurisdictions. [9258/14]
837. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the policy of Iarnród Éireann regarding the operation of diesel trains that remain in stations in residential areas; if there is a policy of not allowing such engines to stand idle with engine running for longer than 15 minutes; if this policy is observed; the way it is monitored; if the policy allows for engines to be turned off after 15 minutes, only to be re-started again; and if Iarnród Éireann is aware that this is a particular problem in Grand Canal Dock. [8266/14]
586. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the case that EEA citizens can be members of executive boards of integration forums receiving funding under Promoting Civic Partnership for Third Country Nationals. [8327/14]
528. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will defer the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, SI No. 9 of 2014, to allow further examination in line with those requests from the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, RIAI, and to provide for third party inspection. [8265/14]
469. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason it is considered necessary to create a unique postal code for every household in the country in view of the fact that the Revenue Commissioners have conducted the same exercise creation on unique reference for each property for collection of local property tax. [7954/14]
420. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide from Waterways Ireland details of the public consultation held on the new draft by-laws for the Grand Canal, Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation; the number of submissions made; the types of organisations making submissions; and the next phases of the consultation. [7955/14]
330. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of persons employed by the State as of 31 December 2013, broken down by Civil Service, local authorities, State bodies, semi-State bodies, State agencies, quasi autonomous non-governmental organisation, executive and Defence Forces. [8330/14]
328. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will provide information on the pedestrian and railway bridge at Lansdowne Road in terms of the development of new flood defences along the River Dodder; if the height of the bridge was considered in these plans in terms of contributing to past flooding; and the way this is to be addressed in the current defence works. [8267/14]
95. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether local authorities should have greater discretion with regard to spending on local and regional roads. [7801/14]
94. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed bid for the Rugby World Cup. [7802/14]
298. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has completed its consideration and approval of the detailed designs for the S2S; and, if not, when same is expected to occur. [7317/14]
297. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to introduce regulations permitting local authorities to introduce by-laws that would designate electric vehicle charging points on public roads as electric vehicle parking only, as well as permitting local authorities to assign dedicated public parking spaces as car club only spaces. [7314/14]
296. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide emergency funding for raised traffic lights on the N11 at the existing pedestrian crossing by Leinster’s Donnybrook rugby grounds in view of the speed at which vehicles approach this pedestrian crossing from the dual carriageway and the high number of pedestrians crossing at this point. [7311/14]
295. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the National Roads Authority to examine the bend in the road on the N11 as it enters Donnybrook to see what measures can be put in place to reduce the speed of vehicles as they come through this bend and enter Donnybrook village. [7310/14]
253. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his engagement with health insurance providers regarding the increasing cost of private insurance, the need to encourage younger people to secure private insurance, and continued preparations towards the provision of a universal health care system. [7316/14]
252. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied). [7312/14]
192. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to grant an amnesty to all those in the asylum system for a period of four years or more. [7319/14]
191. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who are working in the country illegally; and, if the assumed number is considerable, if he is considering granting any form of amnesty in this area. [7318/14]
110. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a request to the Office of Public Works regarding the purchase of a site (details supplied). [7308/14]
84. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if it should be the practice of the Financial Regulator to publish the main decisions made by the office in a given year which are in the public interest. [7309/14]
78. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if the local property tax adjustment allowed by local authorities is the maximum cumulative increase or decrease permissible in a given year or over a period of years, that is, could it be reduced by 15% every year; and, if it will be the local authorities or central government responsible for setting the basic rate at the next valuation in 2017. [7313/14]
75. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will play an active part in the second international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons, taking place in Mexico on 13 to 14 February 2014. [7206/14]
110. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering incentivising retraining in certain areas, for example technology, by allowing persons taking part in such courses to maintain their jobseeker's benefit so they can afford to learn the necessary skills. [7169/14]
664. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been consulted in the past 12 months on the introduction of a congestion charge for Dublin city centre. [6550/14]
663. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering introducing any additional incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, for example, freedom from tolls on motorways, tunnels and bridges. [6549/14]
451. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is his intention to introduce into law the crime of not coming to the assistance of a person in danger, provided that such assistance would not endanger the person assisting and that the person is in a position to provide such assistance, as exists in other jurisdictions; and if not, the reason for same. [6555/14]
450. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe gardaí are required to hold information on a person detained and arrested by them even where the arrest does not lead to a conviction or successful prosecution. [6548/14]
392. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding Statutory Instrument No. 9 in so far as it relates to self-builders; and if he will make any amendment to SI No. 9 before it comes into effect. [6551/14]
257. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if someone recruited to a position in the Civil Service in 2011 or 2012 can be deemed to be recruited in 2010 for the purposes of determining his or her salary scale, for any reason, including if he or she had previously worked, if only for a short period of time and on a temporary or part-time contract, in the Civil Service or public sector generally prior to their recruitment to a permanent position post in 2010. [6961/14]
256. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will, as part of the terms of the Haddington Road agreement, resolve the difference in salary scales in the Civil Service that occurs between those recruited in 2010 and those recruited in 2011; and the way he intends to do same. [6960/14]
157. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the number of cigarette and tobacco seizures in each month since January 2013; the amount of cigarettes and tobacco seized in each month since January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553/14]
156. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month from January 2012 to January 2014. [6552/14]
134. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered extending the principles of the cycle to work scheme to other activity areas, for example, gym membership, to promote healthier lifestyles among the general population. [6547/14]
132. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 4 February 2014, the reason the four criteria carried equal weighting when one criterion, for example, experience, is vastly more important than language skills as such supports are generally provided in-country. [6904/14]
754. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to open a National Driving Licence Service office in the city centre to deal with backlogs in the existing Dublin centres. [5093/14]
664. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive is considering changing its policy of concentrating methadone clinics in the city centre, particularly in tourist areas; and if it is considering alternatives such as mobile clinics. [5312/14]
610. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the concentration of methadone clinics in the city centre and social order issues that arise as a result of same; the negative impact this has on those visiting the city, as well as on tourism businesses operating in the city centre. [5314/14]
528. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his view on the concentration of methadone clinics in the city centre; his views on whether the Garda has sufficient resources to deal with increasing social order issues in the vicinity of these clinics; the number of gardaí assigned to the Temple Bar area; and his plans to increase their resources. [5313/14]
468. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the creation of Irish Water will lead to any local authority staff responsible for water services being made redundant or being re-allocated within the authority to non-water services functions; and if not, the reason for same. [5311/14]
467. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if pay scales in Irish Water were set in line with pay scales in Bord Gáis Energy; and if salaries for staff in Irish Water were benchmarked against contracts in BGE that are based on pre-2009 salary levels. [5310/14]
433. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money given to the new communities partnership in each year since the partnership was established; the person responsible for the partnership; if the money spent is audited; and if he will provide the details of relevant audits. [4905/14]
232. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tax relief can be claimed in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at approved colleges of higher education, including Government-mandated registration fees for third level institutions; and if not, the reason for same. [5309/14]
169. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering an amendment to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in relation to the reimbursement of physiotherapy expenses (details supplied). [5104/14]