478. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will intervene to allow a person, who is part owner of a local authority house under the shared ownership scheme in which the person resides, to purchase the other half of the property from the local authority at today's market price. [3272/16]
54. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are proposals in place for Inchicore and Kilmainham to become an industrial heritage hub due to industrial revolution sites in the area; and if she will consider the area as a cultural and heritage hotspot to entice tourists to visit sites, parks and museums therein. [43505/15]
577. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposals for the refurbishment of the housing complex for elderly persons at Jamestown Court in Inchicore, Dublin 8, for which planning permission was granted by Dublin City Council in June 2015; and when the necessary sanction will be given to enable the refurbishment work to proceed. [40541/15]
175. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding local drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18091/15]
174. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a merger of two organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/15]
173. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of the 15 recommendations of the 2012 Report on the Review of Drugs Task Forces and the National Structures Under Which They Operate that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18089/15]
206. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is in a position to provide five-year passports for senior citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15187/15]
686. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health the number and which of the 43 recommendations (details supplied) submitted to the Health Service Executive in 2009 have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11865/15]
685. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a specific mandatory standard to require the National Referral Centre for Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, to collect and publish each quarter, data on the outcome, morbidity and mortality, for patients who suffer aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, who are brought to hospitals where neurosurgery and endovascular treatment is not available, and who are not transferred to Beaumont Hospital for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/15]
29. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of our mediocre record as a country in valuing, protecting, conserving, and presenting our industrial heritage as a significant cultural tourism product, if her Department will set out and articulate a plan for a tangible and appropriate record of this sphere of our past; her views that two adjacent sites in County Dublin (details supplied), the old mill site at Rowerstown Lane, Kilmainham and the Inchicore Railway Works site in Dublin 8, are best suited as sites to conserve and evoke two great eras of industrial technology, production, and work - the era of industrial technology of work and production based on harnessing the force of flowing water and the era of industrial production, harnessing the power of fire and water steam power. [9985/15]
185. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money his Department has allocated for the development of cycle ways in 2015; the amount of funding that will be allocated to the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6191/15]
501. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the uptake from engagement with the enterprise sectors in promoting new apprenticeships as outlined in the apprenticeship implementation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5611/15]
500. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the apprenticeship council will provide her with a report of proposals for a new way of developing apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5610/15]
202. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a new scheme will be introduced to allow local authority tenants to purchase their houses; if he will provide details of the expected scheme and the way it will operate; the timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45660/14]
914. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the European Commission to provide an explicit exclusion of education from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, noting that the EU Foreign Affairs Council of Ministers has already excluded the audiovisual sector from TTIP, based on the public interest goal of preserving and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity within the EU; and her views that the same reasoning would justify an exemption for education from the TTIP. [41868/14]
141. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will augment the numbers of Garda personnel available to serve Drimnagh, Dublin 12, in order to more effectively combat crime and anti-social behaviour and thereby enhance personal safety and community well-being. [39155/14]
140. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of Garda personnel stationed at Garda stations (details supplied) for each of the past six years. [39154/14]
809. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to include Omacor as medication covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33127/14]
786. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the recommendations in the A Vision for Change report regarding drug users; the reason many of the services in the Vision for Change report are not being delivered to this vulnerable group of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33028/14]
785. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of residential detox and rehabilitation beds currently available; his plans to implement the recommendations of the 2007 Health Service Executive report on residential treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33027/14]
193. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the counties in which the community subvention scheme is currently not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28575/14]
192. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of parents that have accessed the childcare employment and training support scheme in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28574/14]
13. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of best practice in other jurisdictions and to enhance transparency and accountability in our policing infrastructure if he will consider establishing a policing board as a matter of urgency. [19070/14]
30. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the failure of the authorities over so many years to complete the Memorial Park in Inchicore, if he will now end this neglect and undertake these tasks as envisaged and planned by the architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens. [9303/14]
521. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent widespread flooding, if he will outline the broad content and objectives of this country’s policies on climate change; the levels of this country’s adherence to EU and other international protocols on climate change. [8204/14]
476. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take into account when allocating the water measures for households that persons with chronic illnesses or disabilities will need the use of showers and/or washing facilities more often than able-bodied individuals. [5514/14]
449. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for commemorating the men and women of 1916 whose involvement was not of a scale consistent with the award of medals but whose service has not been adequately acknowledged to date. [3891/14]
11. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent call from the head of design at the National College of Art and Design (details supplied) on the Government to officially acknowledge Dublin 8 as a leading cultural and creative quarter as a sign of its intent to prioritise these industries and in view of the evidence to support such a call, the rich historical heritage of the area, the high concentration of digital and creative small and medium enterprises, the many traditional design and arts practitioners living in the district, his plans to prioritise and stimulate the creative and cultural economy in Dublin 8. [51436/13]
169. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive’s plans for the site in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if he will confirm if it will form part of the new national children’s hospital. [43863/13]
95. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of site inspections, audits and compliance monitoring of a recycling company (details supplied) in Dublin 10 carried out by the Environment Protection Agency to verify compliance with the requirements of the waste licence in 2013 and each year since 2003, when the licence was granted; and if he will provide details on what enforcement action it deemed necessary to ensure that the conditions of the licence are complied with. [43866/13]
14. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the revenue lost through tax fraud by category in 2012 and every year since 2007. [43864/13]
202. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of excise returns by category and by month from January 2012 to September 2013. [40682/13]
265. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the construction of a new building at Griffith College MDNS. [15133/13]
154. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis in relation to wind energy, and in particular has any research been carried out into the economic benefits of wind energy to the local communities in which wind-farming takes place. [14437/13]
133. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the local authority social employment scheme announced in budget 2013 will be rolled out; and the way places on the scheme will be allocated. [14438/13]
74. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, every tax relief that is currently available to Irish citizens; and the tax revenue lost to the Exchequer from each tax relief in each of the past three years. [14439/13]
278. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposed Legal Services Regulation Bill will include provisions regarding the position of legal executives and their rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7989/13]
471. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position in relation to proposed sewerage schemes (details supplied) in County Donegal. [7359/13]
422. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding an application for a grant to extend the pier at an area (details supplied) in County Donegal. [7049/13]
699. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the difficulties in the private refuse collection sector since the privatisation of the Dublin City Council bin collection service, if he has considered appointing a regulator for the refuse sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1835/13]
698. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the recent decision by Greyhound Recycling to charge for recycling bags is in compliance with regulations and in line with the policy objective of encouraging the recycling of household waste. [1834/13]
697. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the all-inclusive fixed-price bin collection offers now available from refuse companies in Dublin are in keeping with Ireland’s obligations under European Law and the polluter pays principal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1833/13]
118. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made any representations to the Ugandan Government regarding the proposed creation of a legal offence of aggravated homosexuality which includes long prison sentences and even the death penalty; if this will be raised in Ireland's capacity as a member of the UN Human Rights Council; if this will be a consideration in any future allocation of development aid to the Ugandan Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55187/12]
97. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Finance the consideration that has been given to ending the price differential in diesel prices in order to tackle fuel laundering and if he will consider an alternative rebate or tax deduction mechanism. [49162/12]
1119. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health when he expects the Walsh report on the practice of symphysiotomy here to be completed; when this report will be published; and the action he proposes to take following on from the report. [48179/12]
229. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 19 July 2011, and follow up letter from the Health Service Executive on 29 July 2011 regarding the number of inspections, in tabular, that have been undertaken under the national tobacco control inspection programme in 2011 and to date in 2012 to ascertain compliance with smoke-free workplace legislation, sales to minors legislation and prohibitions on display and advertising at the point of sale; the number of compliant inspections; the number of cases brought and the number of convictions as a result of these cases, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46904/12]
435. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage schemes in respect of the Glenties and Dungloe areas of County Donegal. [46265/12]
663. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Health when new residential care / nursing home for elderly people at the Old Richmond Barracks site in Inchicore, Dublin 8 will be fully operational to meet local needs [43171/12]
111. Deputy Michael Conaghan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the number of direct new jobs being created by the better energy homes scheme since it was introduced last year. [40742/12]