503. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when details of the broadcasting charge will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26996/13]
88. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes planned to be retrofitted this year through State schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/13]
59. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will carry out a review of the fiscal terms of petroleum licensing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26711/13]
53. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's renewable energy target; if this is achievable; the strategy in place to reach this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26995/13]
42. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Michael Colreavy den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas faoi thodhchaí Fhorbairt Naíonraí Teo; cén maoiniú a bheidh ar fáil dóibh sa tréimhse atá le teacht; agus cad é todhchaí na scéime maidir le deontais atá á gcur ar fáil dóibh faoi láthair. [26247/13]
14. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Michael Colreavy den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain atá sé ar intinn ag an Aire cinn Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla a fhoilsiú; agus cad iad na haighneachtaí a fuair a Roinn i dtaobh an Bhille seo. [26248/13]
52. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will maintain child benefit at its current rate and as a universal payment in budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25722/13]
10. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will maintain disability allowance at its current rate in budget 2014. [25723/13]
496. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been allocated to purchase the derelict house beside Collooney wastewater treatment plant, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25890/13]
90. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he intends to implement as part of the State support for reducing the financial burden on parents when clothing and equipping their children for school; and his plans to introduce a mandatory code of practice to better regulate the publication of school text books. [25390/13]
64. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that is to be provided to implement the recommendations of the Accenture review into Student Universal Support Ireland; and the aspects of the review that are in place for the start of the new grant cycle. [25389/13]
237. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the upgrading of the N16 Sligo road as part of the TEN-T comprehensive road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24919/13]
124. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a social clause included in the wind farm project in Mount Lucas, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24909/13]
123. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount he intends to spend on renewable energy projects that will export energy to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24908/13]
122. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount he estimates will be returned to the State each year if the new broadcasting charge is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/13]
115. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes here that do not currently pay for a television licence; if he will provide a breakdown of those who receive a waiver and those who do not pay for a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24840/13]
16. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to reduce the costs to business associated with Border and all-Ireland trade. [24458/13]
110. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Finance following his commitment to do so, the progress he has made on examining the equality-proofing of future budgets. [23963/13]
92. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Finance the number of returns as a percentage of liable households that have been received to date by the Revenue Commissioners for the local property tax; the value of the outstanding liable payments; and the expected outturn if there was 100% compliance. [23964/13]
43. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the security threats that the upcoming marching season will bring, with the Northern Ireland Executive and the British Government; and if he has any concerns that the PSNI could be stretched and under resourced over this period because of the unprecedented demands that come with the G8 summit taking place in County Fermanagh. [23234/13]
26. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be represented at the pre G8 Hunger Summit on the 8 June 2013 in London, and at the Tax, Trade and Transparency Summit on the 15 June; and if so, whether the representative will commit to adopting policy positions at these summits which help tackle the negative impacts of tax evasion and avoidance, land grabs, and biofuel production on developing countries. [23221/13]
186. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a need for the State to carry out seismic surveys if unitisation was applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/13]
185. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money his Department has spent to date on the wind energy project in the Midlands following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the British and Irish Governments; the amount his Department intends to spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/13]
121. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Finance the amount received from the carbon tax in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount that came from home heating and the amount from motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23172/13]
66. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in the statewide audit of speed limits in order to address issues raised by this audit; and the efforts he has made to work with his counterparts in the Stormont Assembly to harmonise speed limits North and South in the interests of safety. [22895/13]
440. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to derelict buildings (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22661/13]
404. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department receives from the television licence fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22744/13]
403. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount his Department spent on seismic surveys in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22743/13]
402. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the proposed comprehensive economic and trade agreement between the EU and Canada that would grant energy companies far reaching powers to challenge regulations governing shale gas exploration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22494/13]
210. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Finance if he has allocated funding from the sale of the mobile spectrum in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20196/13]
111. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive respite care beds in the State at present and the number in 2010; if there are plans to increase the number of such beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22574/13]
82. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Health the measures he will undertake to expedite the implementation of the national asthma programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22575/13]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 to ban unconventional gas exploration and extraction, provide for social clauses and public consultation on the granting of leases and ensure greater accountability through initiating an annual review of the lease by the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
25. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the suitability of direct provision centres for child and family accommodation of asylum seekers; if she has urged the Department for Justice and Equality to introduce an independent complaints mechanism and independent inspection office of direct provision centres in order to ensure the highest standards of welfare and protection, particularly of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21776/13]
252. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if landowners are informed if their land is in a licence option area for hydraulic fracturing; the way they are informed; the timescale in which they are informed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21228/13]
251. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Forfás is pre-empting the publication of the Environmental Protection Agency report on hydraulic fracturing by suggesting that the development of a new energy framework to facilitate the development of gas storage and new and diverse sources of gas, for example, fracking to ensure that Ireland has cost effective, secure and diverse electricity fuel into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21227/13]
83. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the current Defence Forces participation in the training mission in Mali. [21283/13]
46. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve shortfalls in the identification of human trafficking victims as highlighted by the OSCE and several US trafficking in persons reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20831/13]
72. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to achieve the goal of eliminating long-term homelessness by 2016. [20490/13]
28. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on the Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill and if he will ensure this Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann this year. [20495/13]
353. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there has been any further progress on the broadcasting charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20435/13]
116. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has taken account of the proposals set out in the report on promoting a sustainable future for the post office ##network. [20195/13]
114. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Environment in Stormont regarding the expansion of the area designated for hydraulic fracturing; if this runs contrary to awaiting the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20192/13]
90. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a development of a national wind energy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/13]
87. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if compensation will be made available to eel fishermen; if funding is available for a study of eel stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/13]
27. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans regarding Moore Street and the national monument in view of the recent Dublin City Council report on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19373/13]
18. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent criticisms of the conduct of members of An Garda Síochána by an Coimisinéir Teanga, the progress that has been made as regards the commitment in the 20 year strategy on the Irish language to strengthen the position of Irish as an internal working language in Gaeltacht areas and among other Irish speaking units in services to the community; and the discussions he has had with the Department of Justice and Equality on same. [19287/13]
291. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to families who wish to educate their children in Irish but do not have a Gaelscoil in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19081/13]
256. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with Fáilte Ireland in relation to possible redundancies at a golf club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17791/13]