276. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the percentage of new jobs that were created in 2012 and in Q1 2013 by Industrial Development Agency supported companies on a county basis. [20106/13]
247. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances and motorised transport grants, his plans for provision of services to persons who live with cystic fibrosis; if the criteria will take specific account of lives conditioned by cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/13]
244. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a submission from an organisation (details supplied) about the rationalisation of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19310/13]
692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding rural transport developments in County Donegal. [19105/13]
521. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns of an organisation (details supplied); if he will outline his views on the ownership of Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18266/13]
504. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate when recruitment to an Garda Síochána is likely to recommence. [18890/13]
146. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if all financial brokers who are independently regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and who carry professional indemnity insurance will be eligible as operators of his new scheme for assisting persons in mortgage arrears. [18174/13]
141. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are in receipt of a payment (details supplied); if she will publish this information in a county format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18056/13]
44. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the efficacy of the Strategic Management Initiative of 1994; the action that he has taken to promote greater systematic incentives for public service workers in this decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/13]
25. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his efforts to implement performance management methodologies within the public sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17735/13]
65. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of staff employed in associated programmes; if he will elaborate on support services that are provided to parents of children with autism at a regional level; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/13]
8. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding that is being provided for support services for children with autism; the numbers of people who are employed in associated programmes; if he will provide information on support services that are provided at regional levels to parents of children with autism; if he will outline the relationship with the primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/13]
1330. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances, motorised transport grants and the ring-fencing of €10 million funding for the scheme, if the renewed services structure will include a multiple approach scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/13]
1263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review the proposal to make deep brain stimulation available here, through a North-South initiative; if he will consider the idea of allowing procedures to be carried out in Northern Ireland in order that patients could have pre and post-operative care managed in the Republic, instead of patients in the Republic of Ireland having to go overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/13]
1262. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will request that the Health Service Executive consider a proposal that may shorten waiting lists; and if he will ask the HSE to contact this Deputy directly. [16928/13]
1086. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with reference to the €2.75 million fund for maintaining the upkeep of interior services, equipment and natural outdoor spaces for all children, if she will clarify which types of child care settings are eligible for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16810/13]
956. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the availability of extra Garda patrolling hours with reference to the patrol car attrition rate; the number of extra patrolling hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17508/13]
913. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; his views on whether there is legal impediment to its immediate ratification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16925/13]
799. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the non-principal private residence charge, if he will advise a person (details supplied) who has moved to Great Britain where he is now working and who now faces a bill that includes arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16758/13]
399. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including Down syndrome under the low incidence disability classification for the purpose of allocation resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16424/13]
369. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline any plans that are being developed to revise Gaeltacht, Island and Secretary to Board of Management allowances that are provided for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16100/13]
159. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Northern Ireland agencies in developing youth cross-border and cross-community relationships. [17247/13]
115. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann on her Department's engagements with Prospective Adoptive Parents of Ireland. [17246/13]
177. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ask the Labour Relations Commission to review the terms that underpin its engagement with organisations that represent particular cohorts of public sector workers; if he will ask the LRC to engage formally with two organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15873/13]
152. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the proposal that motor tax be payable incrementally and acknowledging the administrative costs that would arise from paper processing of quarterly payments, if he will consider a direct debit option via personal bank accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15941/13]
94. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise Dáil Éireann of his plans for fair and transparent taxation of gambling here; if he will refer specifically to online gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/13]
22. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the continued relative decline in overseas visitors from Britain in comparison to other locations; if there is need for a reconsideration of the overseas marketing activities of our tourism agencies to focus to a greater extent on those markets where there has been considerable growth in the past number of years instead of Britain; if he supports the development of a cross-border lighthouse tourism trail in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15035/13]
7. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his vision for the development of the country's maritime heritage, with specific reference to community dividends from tourism associated with lighthouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12870/13]
622. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a potential bid for the rugby world cup by the Irish Rugby Football Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15197/13]
565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the database of Guthrie cards and on its availability for usage by the Health Service Executive as a resource for supporting health service delivery into the future. [15074/13]
408. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the road safety value of a regular Gardamobile safety camera van checkpoint (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he appreciates that this location is the safest point for overtaking on the 25 kilometre R238 route that connects Derry City and Buncrana; if he will communicate with the appropriate authorities regarding this location with a view to ensuring that the best road safety outcomes are served; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15112/13]
314. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will explain the encouragement the State gives to a cohort of students (details supplied); if she believes that such students should abandon their studies and apply to the live register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14729/13]
263. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to a recent missive issued by his Department to secondary school teachers, if he will explain the reason work that was conducted by teachers prior to 2011 must have been conducted by qualified teachers who were registered with the Teaching Council; if he will outline the incentives that his Department is putting in place for newly qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/13]
249. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the availability of services for autism at a primary level in County Donegal, with reference to autism units that may be currently available in schools; the number of students with autism that are attending services for the 2012/2013 term; if he will project numbers for the 2013/2014 term; if he will outline any plans for future service expansion; if he will clarify catchment rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14918/13]
213. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance when tax concessions for disabled drivers will come under the remit of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15117/13]
57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain his concept of sustainable mortgages and unsustainable mortgages here; if he will estimate the number of unsustainable mortgages here; his strategy for supporting people who are burdened by these unsustainable mortgages; the numbers of mortgages drawn down in County Donegal and drawn down in the country that are in long-term arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13936/13]
6. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of mortgages that were drawn down in County Donegal and in Northern Ireland which are in arrears today; if he will explain his strategy for supporting affected families' wishes to move into sustainable financial arrangements and to also remain in the family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13937/13]
481. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on inflation in healthcare prices here and across the European Union; if he will update Dáil Éireann on any relevant EU discussions in which his Department is engaged; if he will compare Irish health care inflation trends since 2005 with Dutch health care inflation trends; if he will identify sources for relevant statistical data; if his Department has conducted any relevant statistical analysis since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14216/13]
439. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will explain the distinction between a Hague Convention and a Hague standard in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the number of Irish couples with pre-Hague section 63 declarations who have adopted children from Russia since the Hague concord; the reason a hold has been placed on registering adoptions from Russia; if she will advise the family on the way they should now approach the matter; and if she will acknowledge that the couple acted to date in good faith. [14119/13]
437. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 12 March 2013, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the deliberations of the monthly stakeholder meeting with respect to the proposal to allocate extra herring quota for herring in Area VIa to boats of less than 15 metres in length. [13988/13]
239. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on the student assistance fund; the amount of funding that has been allocated in Budget 2013 for distribution through the fund in 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14114/13]
86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/13]
109. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding a barracks (details supplied) in County Donegal; the costs to the State to date in 2013 of associated security; when there will be a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13502/13]
92. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was granted just one year even though similar applicants secured five years of residency; the reason for the delay in making a decision; if he will justify the fact that the applicant has spent all personal savings on living here for four years in order to qualify; if humanitarian grounds are considered; and if he will write directly to the applicant. [13526/13]
74. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with reference to an industrial estate in County Donegal, if his Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta will consider a proposal (details supplied); and if he will communicate directly with a person regarding this matter. [13499/13]
63. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with reference to the Fiscal Case for Working with Troubled Families and also Listening to Troubled Families that were published by the British Government last month, if his Department will publish comparative statistical profiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13541/13]
56. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an overview of services that are available to a cohort of students (details supplied); his vision for the provision of such education to students of this profile into the future; the supports that are available to the families of such students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13528/13]
15. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government to develop a Gaeilge-Ulster Scots language tourism product; his views in respect of same on Ulster Scots culture in North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/13]
683. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the new clocking in system that obtains for taxi drivers; the reason for a uniform national system; if he acknowledges the potential benefits of a system that would acknowledge regional differences within the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12889/13]