57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's review of submissions that may have been received from organisations which represent minority denominational schools in rural areas; if he will acknowledge the roles that such schools play in the preservation of traditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/13]
49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether third level institutions need to be more ambitious in opening up undergraduate programmes to Northern Ireland residents; if he is concerned about the insubstantial increase in the numbers of third level students here who are from Northern Ireland compared proportionately with 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/13]
486. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review broadband retention figures that were established with 3, 3.6mbps max on a ratio of 48:1; if he sees an opportunity in taking more bandwidth from a satellite company (details supplied); his views on a person's recent test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32171/13]
239. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will update Dáil Éireann on the requirement for application of anti-money laundering requirements on the purchase of prize bonds over €25 in value; and if he will engage with the Irish Postmasters' Union on this issue. [31820/13]
177. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance his views on long-term mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31515/13]
176. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the code of conduct on mortgage arrears for the credit and insurance undertakings to establish bank processes in respect of possessing homes and debt collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/13]
134. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will give an update on his response to the proposed reduction to 12.5% of Northern Ireland's corporation tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/13]
273. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a registry of vasculitis sufferers in this State or alternatively a North-South registry that would facilitate development of relevant non-statutory support groups and would enable sufferers to work together to establish commonly beneficial resources; if he will raise this matter at an upcoming meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31410/13]
270. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the State's services for sufferers of vasculitis; if his Department acknowledges potential improvements in pertinent medical research and medical resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31407/13]
38. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide detail of his efforts to ensure that all commercial semi-State companies under his Department's remit pay dividends to the Exchequer; the importance of such dividends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/13]
29. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on tourism performance to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/13]
99. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns regarding working hours that are spent by resource teachers in travelling between schools; if he will review inefficiencies that arise; if he will consider this specifically with reference to a geographical area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30888/13]
30. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the response of his Department to recent commentary in the United States of America regarding Ireland's corporate tax regime. [30489/13]
29. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's recent engagements in the USA in respect of promotion of Ireland's corporation taxation structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30490/13]
656. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the provision of full wheelchair accessible transport by semi-State companies on intercity routes on this island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/13]
308. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage take-up by graduates of the summer work scheme in the Civil Service; the percentage of college undergraduates who have taken up same; the percentage of retired persons who have come off the live register to participate in such schemes; the percentage of participants who are in another category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30280/13]
297. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the student financial options available to students of higher diplomas in education, who qualified for such diploma via completion of courses at the same FETAC level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/13]
141. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's review of proposals to establish a North-South deep brain stimulation service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30021/13]
120. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on proposals to improve paediatric diabetes nursing supports in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30020/13]
24. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent engagements as Head of Government with the leader of the British Government, Mr. Cameron, in respect of the all-island economy, pursuant to Strand II of the Good Friday Agreement. [30047/13]
23. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent discussions as Head of Government with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in respect of Great Britain's role in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30045/13]
1. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his support for developing the all-island economy and for collaboration in the provision of public services on this island; if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent dialogue with British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in this regard; the issues that arose in his most recent relevant discussions as Head of the Irish Government with the Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/13]
63. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Irish seafood exports to Asia; and his plans for expanding the size of Ireland's market share. [29225/13]
22. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop aquaculture sites in the deep sea off the country's Atlantic coast. [29224/13]
305. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a company's declaration of intent to cut off power to a pumping station in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Donegal where the relevant developer has entered liquidation and refuses to pay further electricity bills; if a request has been made by the developer or Donegal County Council to have the estate taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28652/13]
296. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action being taken by National Parks and Wildlife in respect of removal of materials from the bed of a tidal area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/13]
295. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action being taken in respect of removal of materials from the bed of a tidal area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/13]
212. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's consideration of concerns regarding changes to farm assist payments that have been conveyed to her Department in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28761/13]
123. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise Irish families who support third level students of the financial supports available where reckonable household incomes exceed €44,000. [28793/13]
116. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's continuing review of special education circular 02/05; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/13]
115. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's consideration of requests that children with Down's syndrome be allocated maximum resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/13]
98. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the tax arrangements that apply in respect of the transfer of family farmlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29219/13]
216. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the national views of a critically important sector in health care services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/13]
215. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the local views of a critically important sector in health care services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/13]
1064. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered hauliers in the State in 2013; if he will list the relevant numbers for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the numbers of haulier companies that have entered liquidation in the same periods; the numbers of new haulier companies that have registered in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/13]
796. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to develop deep sea fish farms, prospective sites for which have been approved by the Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/13]
166. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the amounts of value added tax returns and PRSI returns that were lost due to liquidations in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [26856/13]
213. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to transition of children with intellectual disabilities into mainstream pre-school settings, if he will conduct a review on a case-by-case basis of pertinent decisions that impact directly on specific special needs pre-schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/13]
158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on broadband speeds that may be observed when 48 people or more are on line at once via a service that is part of the national broadband scheme, where there is a download of minimum of 3.6mb with a contention of 48:1; if he will address this matter generally with the management of the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/13]
46. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings that were made in fraud detection in 2012; the way this figure compares with 2011; the savings that were made through fraud detection in Q1 2013 and the way this figure compares with Q1 2012 and with Q1 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25637/13]
38. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider engagement with the Department of Education and Skills and with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of supports for students domiciled in the Republic of Ireland who are engaged in part-time studies in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25636/13]
728. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application by Donegal County Council for funding to develop a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal; if he recognises the critical importance of this structure to the Inishowen peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/13]
692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he proposes that the EC patient mobility directive will be transposed into Irish law this year by primary legislation or by statutory instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25895/13]
681. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposed single all-island paediatric cardiac surgical service that may be provided from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin with support from the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast; if he will describe funding arrangements that may underpin a new service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25783/13]
625. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his view of Landau-Kleffner syndrome; if he will outline pertinent familial supports which are recognised by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25121/13]
615. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to envisaged amalgamations within education, specifically with reference to children who have special educational needs, if he will respond to the concerns expressed in a submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25406/13]
565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on proposed changes to the ownership of Coillte. [25426/13]
528. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance and linked products by all lenders; if he will consider moving the statute of limitations that applies in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25558/13]
455. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the commencement date, if he will consider establishing mandatory furnishing of fire and accidental damage insurance policies prior to commencement of private construction contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25412/13]
250. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider incorporating literature (details supplied) related to bullying in the revised junior certificate syllabus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25414/13]