290. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a scribe and reader for the leaving certificate; if the decision on appeal will be reviewed; the reason a student should suffer for the failure of the school to put in the application on time; if different criteria apply to the allocation of scribes and readers for the junior certificate and leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23155/14]
268. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty of parents in enrolling children in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will consider facilitating the expansion of the school to cater for the increased population of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/14]
267. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request his Department to reassess the primary schools in Togher, County Cork with a view to granting DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/14]
191. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the site and premises of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22138/14]
177. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the reason patients with medical cards in counties Cork and Kerry, who have successfully completed treatment for breast cancer, only receive a supply of prosthesis and special underwear for support every two years when patients in other areas receive a yearly supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/14]
410. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if the inter-hospital transfer of critically ill subarachnoid haemorrhage patients is considered as an emergency; if the emergency ambulance service can be used for the transfer of such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20178/14]
124. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering the introduction of a form of rent cap for residential tenancies; if an analysis has been carried out on the way such a measure might affect the rental market; if not, if such an analysis will be carried out prior to any changes being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19855/14]
123. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on proposals to introduce a rental deposit scheme as part of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012; the form the proposed scheme will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19854/14]
922. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to access medical services; if they are entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19721/14]
872. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/14]
775. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish details of the nursing midwifery graduate initiative; if the initiative is open for applications and the numbers of graduates facilitated by the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18875/14]
703. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the benefits of tax credits for persons using child care; if such a measure would assist working parents; if she will consider introducing such a measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/14]
435. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing legislation to block children from accessing adult Internet sites on their smart phones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19353/14]
243. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings generated to date by PeoplePoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19611/14]
242. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the staff working in PeoplePoint carry out overtime work; the total amount spent on such overtime by PeoplePoint; if the overtime policy in PeoplePoint differs from the overtime policy in other sections of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/14]
241. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason individual Civil Service Departments continue to have their own sections dealing with HR and pension issues when such functions are supposed to be performed by the centralised PeoplePoint unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19609/14]
240. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been any analysis undertaken on the time it takes Civil Service employees to speak to a person in PeoplePoint or on the costs incurred by having such employees put on hold while trying to speak to a person in PeoplePoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19608/14]
202. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received policy advice from the National Council for Special Education on the reclassification of Down's syndrome as a low-incidence disability; if he will provide details of all interactions between his Department and the NCSE on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/14]
201. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on developing new schools in the Cork city, Douglas and Carrigaline areas; if Rochestown will be considered as a possible location for a new secondary school in view of the increase in population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19358/14]
200. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the supports available for persons with autism when they finish school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19357/14]
118. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the living city initiative; when it will become operational for relevant properties in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/14]
108. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry received a claim form No. 54 from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/14]
107. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was sent a claim form No. 54 by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19495/14]
89. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance his views on the benefits of tax credits for persons using child care; if such a measure would assist working parents and if he will consider introducing such a measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19354/14]
64. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the proportion of mortgage interest on rented residential property that is tax deductible; if he considers that such a measure would help counteract the increase in rents on residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18874/14]
540. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to make it easier for adults who were adopted as children to access records relating to their identity, including information on the existence of biological siblings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17991/14]
482. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider implementing legislation in relation to the topping and cutting of trees on private property, in particular where such trees are obstructing public footpaths and roads, interfering with rights of access, posing a risk to public safety and-or interfering with the supply of public services such as electricity and telephone connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17674/14]
318. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17334/14]
207. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the VRT inspection regime which is currently operating at 25 national car test centres; if he will consider extending the facility so that it can be provided at all NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/14]
196. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals that operate mixed gender wards; if he has a view on use of such wards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17148/14]
89. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider implementing a homecarer's credit for the purposes of calculating pension contributions for persons who spent time out of work to raise a family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17094/14]
88. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding changes to the rate of payment of the State pension contributory, for persons with a yearly average of less than 40 contributions, in view of the disproportionate impact which this change is having on women, if she will review the changes made and examine if the system of payment can be made more equitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17093/14]
77. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the role and benefits of the PeoplePoint system in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17238/14]
48. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on amending the qualifications for tuition providers under the July provision scheme for persons working with children on the autism spectrum where no teachers from the child's school are available to participate in the scheme, in order that other persons who assist in providing educational supports to the child, such as special needs assistants, and are known the child, may participate in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17092/14]
717. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the extension of the city bikes scheme to counties Cork, Galway and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16437/14]
635. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if the use of a certain drug (details supplied) has been reviewed in view of it being no longer available in the United States of America; if he will put in place tighter controls on the use of benzodiazepine medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16438/14]
42. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the transport infrastructure that has been undertaken during the course of the current capital investment plan; the priorities for any future plan and if he will furnish specific details on the projects, both planned and undertaken, in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15153/14]
619. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an appointment for a national car test cannot be obtained until June 2014 at Little Island NCT centre, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14726/14]
1244. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the long delays in receiving appointments with the national driver licence service and the imperative of obtaining a replacement licence at short notice when a licence is damaged, if there are any plans in place to allow for a drop-in service in addition to the appointment system already operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13114/14]
1160. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health further to the recent report received by the Health Service Executive regarding the treatment of lymphoedema, if his Department and the HSE will consider the report with a view to establishing the way the public health system can better support persons living with lymphoedema here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13884/14]
1158. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health his policy on the availability of the Meningitis B vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13879/14]
1157. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will take into account the fact that Ireland has the highest prevalence of Meningitis B in Europe when making a decision on whether to introduce a Meningitis B vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/14]
1020. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to request that the Irish Blood Transfusion Service review its lifetime MSM ban on blood donation and move towards a less restrictive regime similar to that of the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13103/14]
716. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place controlling the sale of electoral registers for use for commercial purposes by third parties; if versions of the register which are out of date may be sold; if there are any conditions put on the sale of electoral registers, in particular regarding the period of time within which the information must be used; if there is a time limit enforced beyond which the use of the information contained in the registers is not permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13886/14]
665. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reducing the cost differential which arises when paying motor tax quarterly as compared to the cost of paying by a single annual payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13113/14]
654. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all local authorities are enforcing the stage 1 AA screening report request; the reason for the four week deadline; if there is an appeal mechanism in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12988/14]
384. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider ensuring the community education sector is supported by a waiver of fees by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13883/14]
321. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of grade As awarded in the subject of art in the Leaving Certificate in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13248/14]
315. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the recently published chief inspector's report for 2010 to 2012, which highlighted that definite shortcomings in approaches to planning and preparation for students learning exist in both the primary and post-primary sectors, the measures being taken to redress these shortcomings to ensure that improvements in the way schools assess and monitor the learning experiences and performances of their learners and in the way they use the resulting information to plan for future teaching are delivered in the interests of pupils, parents and teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/14]
314. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the recently published chief inspector's report for 2010 to 2012, which found that there are weaknesses in the teaching and learning of mathematics in a significant proportion of schools, the measures being taken to address these weaknesses and to the teaching and learning of mathematics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13146/14]