135. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of trade with Vietnam in each of the past five years. [25905/13]
261. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the reconfiguration of Waterford Regional Hospital to university hospital the number of specific academic posts to be allocated as in Consultant posts and professorships and the process being used to select the individuals to those posts [24747/13]
245. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total Exchequer funding allocated to Foróige nationally in each of the past five years; and the number of Foróige groups that received funding, by county, in each of those years. [23492/13]
244. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full and part-time Foróige staff employed in Waterford each year over the past five years; and the total staff hours involved per year. [23491/13]
243. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of Exchequer funding the Foróige organisation has received in Waterford City and county in each of the past five years. [23490/13]
371. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the decision of the Health Service Executive to refuse funding, on economic grounds, for the drug Pirfenidone, which is the only effective treatment for lung fibrosis, a rare and extremely debilitating disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/13]
93. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for reaching the fifth point on the payscale for a primary teacher who entered at point three on the payscale in 2010. [21019/13]
689. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of those groups in County Waterford that have been granted Exchequer funding specifically set aside for The Gathering to date; and the amount that has been approved in each instance. [19053/13]
556. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will assist contracted growers of miscanthus elephant grass to source alternative markets in view of the fact that that they been left with significant acreage of the crop to harvest due to the industry price becoming unviable. [19054/13]
415. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the 30 Mbps minimum national broadband penetration plan will be rolled out to the rural area surrounding Dungarvan, County Waterford. [19052/13]
332. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the average cost per job created in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies, which increased almost three-fold in the previous decade, has decreased since the JobBridge National Internship Programme commenced in mid-2011. [19057/13]
331. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Green Card applications that have been approved to date under the Special Assignee Relief Programme in each of the categories legislated for, that is jobs with annual remuneration of €60,000 or more, and jobs with annual salaries of €30,000 – €59,999. [19056/13]
253. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of non-residential properties the National Asset Management Agency has control over in Waterford City and county following the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [19055/13]
113. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that Revenue change its local property tax registration form to include the option for full payment in cash in order to avoid confusion amongst members of the public who wish to avail of this option rather than a weekly or monthly payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/13]
597. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of call outs and rescues by day and night that have been undertaken by the different search and rescue coastguard helicopters stationed around the country over the past five years [14755/13]
386. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the process involved in resetting the different commercial rate levels once town councils are abolished and local authorities are amalgamated. [15023/13]
486. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied), on the negative health effects of adding fluoride to the Irish water supply; and if he is alarmed by the comparative serious disease statistics for Ireland compared to countries who do not carry out fluoridation of water. [14231/13]
446. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) to the Government and the EU Commission on the negative health effects of adding fluoride to the Irish water supply; if his attention has been drawn to growing public disquiet over this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14230/13]
361. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to take account of the loophole resulting from the High Court decision, Browne vs. Kerry County Council, effectively extending the duration of a planning permission to five years plus 45 days form the date granted; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planning authorities are seeking a clear direction from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/13]
360. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the length of time a person has to make an application for an extension of duration of a planning permission, with reference to Section 251 (amended) of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14202/13]
445. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for urgent improvements to the harbour slipway at Dunmore East, County Waterford, in view of the importance of this work being carried out before the summer. [11708/13]
394. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 in view of the EU Commission's concerns about Irish legal costs and the need for system reforms and independent regulation. [11593/13]
293. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing files from the invalidity pension section to the appeals office; if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who requested an appeal on 27 March 2012 and whose file has not yet reached the appeals office; if she will ensure that information between the sections in her Department are passed on within a reasonable amount of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11498/13]
231. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the limbo endured by aspirant providers due to the establishment of the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland; when new applications for FETAC level accreditation will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/13]
120. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input, if any, his Department has had into the review of Irish ports with a view to ensuring better regional balance within our €124 billion export sector. [9415/13]
104. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite new technological universities in view of the fact that our intake of skilled ICT workers from overseas will increase from 700 to 1,900 in 2013. [9413/13]
805. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tourism-specific funding programmes that are likely to be available under the new EU multi-annual financial framework, 2014-2020. [8973/13]
804. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the review of national ports policy; and if the process is still open to submissions. [8971/13]
371. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Competition Authority’s study of Irish ports will be published. [8972/13]
245. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that have been made to assist Waterford Airport replace the loss of Aer Arann services to London and Manchester since the start of 2013. [7586/13]
219. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at reports of the fourfold increase in car parking charges at hospitals in the past two years to meet budget shortfalls. [7585/13]
167. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about EU plans to publish individual farmers' Common Agricultural Policy details, including their addresses, on a website that could potentially be used by criminals. [7584/13]
76. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills in which States of the United States is an Irish Primary teaching qualification recognised as a valid teaching qualification. [6510/13]
617. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of County Waterford-based projects that have received moneys from the dormant accounts fund, through which Pobal, under the auspices of his Department, has dispensed more than €148 million to date. [5980/13]
616. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of those properties, excluding housing estate dwellings, that were listed on the 2012 derelict buildings register in each of the following local authority areas (details supplied). [5978/13]
393. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to introduce in 2013 a community employment-type scheme to assist councils in the upkeep of the country’s rural roads network; and if she intends to expedite such a scheme in view of the numbers of tourists expected to travel on Irish roads during The Gathering. [5979/13]
121. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to help develop the wave energy sector in view of the fact that Ireland's ocean generated power potential is estimated to be enough to supply as much as three quarters of our energy requirements; the benefit that accrued from the €22 million set aside in 2009 for ocean energy development; and if he intends to offer State incentives to encourage private investment in this sector. [5015/13]
120. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage greater take up of broadband in view of the estimated 426,096 households here that have no internet connection, according to the 2011 census. [5014/13]
119. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the context of Ireland's newly signed Memorandum of Understanding with the UK for the export of wind generated electricity, the number of wind farm developments that have been granted planning permission, by county, over the past five years; the number of proposed wind farm developments that have been refused planning permission, by county, over the past five years; the number of local authority permissions or refusals for proposed wind farm developments, by county, that have been either overturned or upheld on appeal to An Bord Pleanála in the past five years. [5013/13]
48. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the discussions and submissions he is having with the EU Commission regarding the regional aid guidelines post 2013. [3193/13]
22. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input that members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann will have in the process of formulating the post 2013 regional aid investment guidelines. [3194/13]
148. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 2 October 2012 concerning convictions for cruelty to animals, if he will ensure that the statistics are provided. [3367/13]
635. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the percentage and number of people living in Waterford City and county who are in receipt of medical cards, general practitioner only cards, drugs refund scheme. [2848/13]
634. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health when he will be publicising the Higgins Report into the reconfiguration of hospital groups; and if the South East Hospital Group will be fragmented or affected in any way. [2847/13]
633. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the process regarding the provision of new primary care centres; and if Dungarvan, County Waterford will be designated as one of the first ten centres to be put out to tender. [2842/13]
507. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have retired from the force in the past five years and to detail their rank. [2845/13]
506. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries recorded in Waterford City and county in each of the past five years. [2844/13]
457. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has detailed the commercial rate levels in all town councils compared with contiguous local authority rate levels in those constituencies to be amalgamated; and if he will publish those figures. [2852/13]
456. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will maintain the commercial rate levels in town councils to be abolished where the rate levels are lower in those town council areas than the commercial rate levels in contiguous local authority areas where the commercial rates are at higher levels and where both local authority areas are to be amalgamated. [2851/13]
455. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average time it is taking to process an appeal in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will differentiate between appeals against larger and smaller developments. [2843/13]