1. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding EirGrid’s Grid 25 plans; the total cost of these plans; if he will issue a response to the 35,000 submissions to the Grid Link project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4479/14]
160. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork have not received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4346/14]
703. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if there has been cuts to funding for children with severe speech and language therapy needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3721/14]
607. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork had a single farm payment reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3591/14]
229. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his views on the current impasse at Cork University Hospital regarding the use of the cystic fibrosis ward by other patients whose infections may result in severe damage to cystic fibrosis patients. [3366/14]
512. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has discussed policies and procedures with the Garda Commissioner to deal with certain types of road traffic accidents and situations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/14]
276. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason single farm payment and disadvantaged payments were reduced in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1932/14]
629. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry received a penalty on a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55324/13]
478. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to any damage caused to wind turbines as a result of the stormy weather in December 2013 and January 2014; if he will provide data showing the amount of megawatts produced by wind energy in December 2013; the number of wind turbines that were shut down during the recent stormy weather in December 2013 and January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1760/14]
477. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the serious delays in restoring landline telephone services to consumers in areas affected by the recent storms; if he has been in contact with ComReg on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1759/14]
454. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the country that is currently covered by a broadband service; the counties that have the least broadband coverage in tabular form; the efforts that will be made to ensure all communities have access to broadband here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/14]
453. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether there is further potential for solar power development here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1169/14]
452. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of Ireland's energy supply that is produced by solar energy; the megawatts this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1168/14]
451. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the recent judgment in Case C-262/12 Association Vent De Colere! Federation nationale and Others of the Court of Justice of the European Union; his views on whether this will have any impact on current arrangements relating to wind energy pricing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1163/14]
450. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the fees paid to date to a company (details supplied) for advice on the introduction of postcodes; the total agreed fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1162/14]
244. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a summer works grant application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1573/14]
288. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason 9.33 ha were deemed as claw-back on the REP scheme 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54827/13]
90. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when work is due to start on the primary school amalgamation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54488/13]
353. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of megawatts of power Ireland needs on a daily basis; the maximum number of megawatts that has been contributed by wind energy to the national grid; the minimum number of megawatts that wind energy has contributed to the national grid; the average number of megawatts wind energy has contributed to the national grid over the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53832/13]
147. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will state the arrangements in place when wind speeds are low, reducing the power contributed by wind turbines to the national grid; the power source used when this occurs; the cost of this arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52446/13]
146. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the costs incurred by his Department, New ERA and Bord Gáis Éireann in preparing Bord Gáis Energy for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52445/13]
25. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role his Department can play in tackling cyberbullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51577/13]
21. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the mapping process for the national broadband plan will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51574/13]
16. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce Internet filters to help parents to protect children from inappropriate material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51576/13]
4. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his future plans for the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the way in which the deferral of this sale will impact on the Irish energy market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51861/13]
1. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he can facilitate the use by older persons of communications technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51573/13]
193. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the social impact assessment of budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51951/13]
144. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to build a sewerage treatment plant in Kilcummin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50921/13]
28. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to publish new legislation in the area of intellectual property rights; his plans to make Ireland a hub for intellectual property transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44971/13]
549. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he first learned of issues in relation to TLT International; if there were any levies not paid by TLT International as early as January 2013; if so, the reason he did not alert marts in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50527/13]
538. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50369/13]
533. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50350/13]
249. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason participants in the Tús community work placement initiative are not eligible for the better energy warmer homes scheme; his views on whether this could act as a disincentive for persons to take up placements with Tús; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48093/13]
248. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the North-South 400kV interconnection development; his views on the final re-evaluation report published in April 2013 on the project; if he is opposed to placing this new grid project underground; his reason for this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48092/13]
70. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance if a farmer who owns five different lots of land and now wishes to buy a new farm, under the provision of the Finance Act, and wants to consolidate their farm holdings will have to pay capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47759/13]
156. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is fair and appropriate that not-for-profit child care facilities are subject to local authority rates; his plans to introduce legislation in the near future which would exempt not-for-profit child care centres from local authority rates liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47561/13]
7. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the initial difficulties of the new national driver licence service to operate effectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47149/13]
613. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of subsidies given by the Government to support all forms of renewable energy in the years 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46019/13]
17. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the full costs associated with the introduction of a national postcode system; the date on which this project is to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44947/13]
4. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had any communication with the Department of Social Protection regarding the introduction of electronic payment for the social welfare system; his views on the introduction of electronic payments in this area and its effect on the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45357/13]
1. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is concerned by recent reports from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul charity that it is paying more than €10 million a year to gas and electricity companies to help families pay their energy bills; the reason cumulative gas and electricity price rises since 2011 have added €500 to the average household energy bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45356/13]
387. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that the Kanturk district is being amalgamated with the Mallow district, if he will confirm that the same number of gardaí will be available in the Kanturk district as there was in December 2012. [44118/13]
343. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the reduction in the annual transfer to RTE in respect of the TV licence; the impact it will have on the output from RTE; and if his Department was consulted prior to the decision. [44669/13]
340. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 budgets of Inland Fisheries Ireland, including moneys spent on research, wages, pension, current activities and capital expenditure, and if he will inform the Oireachtas of the reasons accepted by him or his Department to justify any increase in budgetary allocation to the IFI since its establishment. [44167/13]
339. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which Inland Fisheries Ireland will comply with section 47 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 and lay an annual report before the Oireachtas in accordance with its statutory obligations. [44166/13]
338. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which Inland Fisheries Ireland last laid a copy of its annual report before the Oireachtas, as required by section 47 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010. [44165/13]
337. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will state the Oireachtas joint committee to which the State agency Inland Fisheries Ireland is accountable; the dates and attendees at any presentations made by IFI to any official body of the Oireachtas or the European Commission since the establishment of the agency in 2009; and if these presentations were on matters of policy or financial accountability. [44164/13]
336. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will explain the significant increase in value placed on salmon and game angling in Ireland in the 2013 Tourism Development Ireland report of €310 million on the value of €38 million for the sales figure of 19,899 licences generated using the same methodology and the value of €4.6 million for the sector as presented to the Oireachtas in the April 2003 Indecon report compiled for the IFI's predecessor, the Central Fisheries Board. [44163/13]
335. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will explain the difference in value accorded to salmon and game angling in Ireland in the 2014 Tourism Development Ireland report of €310 million which is being used as justification for investment in the sector, versus the value of €38 million at the sale of 19,899 licences generated using the same TDI methodology. [44162/13]
334. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has viewed the Inland Fisheries Ireland report compiled by Tourism Development Ireland and launched on 18 July 2013 which states that the salmon and sea trout angling subsector alone accounts for 189,000 anglers in 2012 generating a value to the economy based of IFI's calculated average spend of between €360 and €1,723 per angler of €310 million; if he will confirm that only 19,899 licences for game angling for salmon and sea trout were sold and distributed by the IFI in 2011; the reason for this discrepancy; if he will give assurances that the IFI is not overseeing a situation where 90% of wild salmon and sea trout caught by rod and line are illegal, undocumented or entering the food chain in a traceable fashion. [44161/13]