68. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/15]
192. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a city and guilds qualification obtained in another country is recognised within the Irish education system; if a person holding such a qualification requires further accreditation in order to teach here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34980/15]
191. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by families (details supplied) in County Offaly in accessing school transport; if she will liaise with Bus Éireann with a view to providing a bus to accommodate the children to allow them attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/15]
151. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if the national advocacy unit is still operational; if so, if there is a set timeframe for reply to a complainant; to conduct an investigation into the complaint; and to have a final decision made by the complaints officer. [35003/15]
145. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund nursing home bed rates are set at such different levels from location to location, for example the single bed occupancy rate varies from €715 to €1,325. [34997/15]
280. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum or maximum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/15]
166. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources given the considerable challenges facing the building industry, and the Government's commitment to incentivise renewable energy technologies, his plans to provide a grant for the installation of renewable energy heating technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/15]
86. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks are lending the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funding to small and medium enterprises at the expected lower interest rate; if a mechanism has been established to monitor such lending; if any action can be taken if either bank are not offering the expected lower interest rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/15]
1695. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Access 11 funding granted for Tullamore Arts Centre in 2007 is still available to the project; if a commitment to increase this sum was given to Tullamore Arts Centre or Offaly County Council in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31447/15]
1070. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint a nephrologist at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31745/15]
1069. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint an audiologist at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31744/15]
1007. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the long-term condition sarcoidosis will be included under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/15]
726. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is currently on a waiting list for tonsillectomy surgery, will be called for an urgently-needed procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30422/15]
523. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the dairy equipment scheme, which was submitted and inspected in January 2015, will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31445/15]
484. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2009, given that the person was informed on 12 March 2015 that his or her appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/15]
483. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2010, given that the person was informed on 12 June 2015 that his appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/15]
138. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the national reserve will be as substantial in 2016 as it was in 2015; if those who did not apply in 2015 will be entitled to apply in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29346/15]
137. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in a position to negotiate for the abolition of the superlevy fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/15]
156. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will be in a position to arrange urgently required surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who has been on the waiting list for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27762/15]
435. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/15]
220. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the local development companies and local authorities that have tendered an expression of interest in delivery of the rural development programme may commence their strategy in order to have drawdown to allow suitable projects to commence this autumn. [26736/15]
142. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to protect funding for the 600 Foróige youth clubs which engage in a range of projects and programmes; if he will continue to ring-fence the funding these services require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26715/15]
49. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider withdrawing the newly designed payments application form for her Department and continuing to have the older design used, which places the post office as the first option for payments to the recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/15]
282. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to access the site at Durrow Church in County Offaly; if plans are in place for a car park and walkway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24766/15]
281. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered a small capital scheme for arts venues; if so, when details of the scheme together with the announcement will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24061/15]
931. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will advise of the conditions of the 2007 approval of funding for an arts centre (details supplied) in County Offaly. [23654/15]
884. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has plans for sustainably powered transport for rural areas and for urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/15]
779. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered an incentive scheme to encourage home-scale waste treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23395/15]
614. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 18 years of age; to regulate the quantity of caffeine, taurine or other substances used in some energy drinks that may have negative health effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/15]
605. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of general manager positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23393/15]
604. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of internal Grade 8 positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23390/15]
209. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to publish, in full, the revised wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/15]
51. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22798/15]
1201. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on Offaly County Council's proposal to advance the development of Tullamore Arts Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21833/15]
556. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 before the summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21729/15]
555. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the Constitutional Convention's report on blasphemy; if she will legislate for the recommendation rather than deal with it by referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21728/15]
383. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the flood levels at the Little Brosna, especially at Riverstown in County Tipperary; his plans to liaise with Offaly County Council and Tipperary County Council to seek a solution to avert dangerous water levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21946/15]
93. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment scheme, if he will establish the person from his Department who allegedly spoke to the garda referred to in the document issued to the appellant; the reason the findings in the document in relation to the garda are acceptable, considering the contents of the letter dated 26 April 2014 from said garda; in view of the garda's letter, if he is satisfied that all due processes and procedures were effectively carried out by the appeals office in this case; if the decision on this case can stand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/15]
993. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline the broadband service that is currently available to the population of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20635/15]
353. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a definite timeline for the full implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013, in view of the fact that his Department stated in October 2014 that the Act was to be operational by spring 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20636/15]
79. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the published draft grocery regulations aimed at ensuring transparency and predictability in the relationships between suppliers and retailers will come into effect. [17921/15]
43. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reconsider the administrative rule in respect of the JobBridge scheme, which says that where an intern falls ill for a period of more than ten days, the internship must be terminated and cannot be reinstated on the intern's recovery from illness; if she will reconsider this rule in the context of equality legislation under the grounds of disability; her views that this rule is not in keeping with the principles of equality; if she will consider changing the rule to allow an employer to suspend the internship until such time as the intern recovers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/15]
592. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an indication of when the moratorium will be lifted on education posts of responsibility in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15485/15]
591. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is such a gap between the capitation grant figure allocated to primary schools and the figure allocated to secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15484/15]
1001. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will re-examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason a payment of €1,500 in respect of year 1 of 15 was made to the person, and not the full payment; and if arrangements were made to meet the person to discuss the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11143/15]
970. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy in relation to the provision of an extra airport; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/15]
359. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new farmers' charter and action plan has been published; if so, if it has legal status; if not, when it will be published and when it will have legal status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/15]
358. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the terms and conditions of the single payment scheme for the years 2012 to 2014 have been changed from year to year, in relation to controls and inspections. [11585/15]
357. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a 100% penalty was imposed on an application under the single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if proper procedures were followed during and after the land eligibility inspection; if he is satisfied with the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11580/15]
143. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to facilitate Irish citizens to cast their vote by post or online who are out of the country, at work or on holidays at the time of an election or a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/15]