187 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will express as a percentage the tax take on a motorist who spends €50 on petrol.
[21007/08]
186 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will express as a percentage the tax take on a motorist who spends €50 on diesel.
[21006/08]
185 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the tax take on motor fuels for each of January, February and March 2007; if he will compare these figures to the corresponding figures for 2008.
[21005/08]
183 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the tax take on a litre of petrol costing €1, €1.05, €1.10, €1.15, €1.20, €1.25 and €1.30.
[20998/08]
182 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the tax take on a litre of diesel costing €1, €1.05, €1.10, €1.15, €1.20, €1.25 and €1.30.
[20997/08]
162 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for an investigation to be carried out by the Office of Public Works for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to see if an ongoing drainage problem can be resolved.
[20575/08]
180 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the counties, in relation to the twelve approved rural recreation officers, the eight RROs appointed to date in 2008 to date have been allotted to; and the locations of the four areas which are only at interview stage.
[20258/08]
175 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason jobseeker’s allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was stopped from the date of their inquiry about travelling to a UK wedding rather than from the actual date of their travel to the UK; and if their payment will be restored from 2 to 18 April 2008.
[20292/08]
56 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the total amount of tax forfeited by Revenue by virtue of the tax exemption on stud fees since this scheme was first introduced.
[19592/08]
287 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when land line broadband will be made available in an area (details supplied) in County Mayo.
[20186/08]
278 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to introduce further bans on turf cutting in the future years, by the way of a blanket ban or designating more areas where people cannot cut turf; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20045/08]
221 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet with Deputies from an area (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to a particular school.
[20187/08]
126 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the evidence to justify the reason there should be a tax exemption for stud fees.
[19591/08]
125 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the amount of tax forfeited in 2007 by virtue of the tax exemption on stud fees.
[19590/08]
598 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19509/08]
597 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19494/08]
578 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure by his Department on capital projects which were provided to eliminate homelessness in each of the past five years; and the location of each of these facilities.
[19533/08]
577 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure by each local authority on bed and breakfast accommodation for homeless persons in each of the past five years.
[19532/08]
576 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the duration and cost of each contract entered into for the storage of electronic voting machines.
[19531/08]
575 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans to centralise the storage of the electronic voting machines; and the way such plans can take into account long-term leases which were entered into for the storage of some of these machines.
[19530/08]
574 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of storing the electronic voting machines each year to date.
[19529/08]
572 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19514/08]
571 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19499/08]
522 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19518/08]
521 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19503/08]
452 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Defence the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19511/08]
451 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19496/08]
436 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has proposals to try and help a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if, on compassionate grounds, he will sanction the third level grant retrospectively, due to the delays in this case.
[19838/08]
418 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the number and cost of mobile telephones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19512/08]
417 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19497/08]
372 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the options available to farmers for capital investment following the suspension of the Farm Improvement Scheme; his plans to introduce a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19742/08]
371 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in relation to the applicants for the Farm Improvement Scheme who submitted their applications prior to 31 October 2007 but did not receive funding due to budgetary constraints, there are proposals to include these applicants in any future scheme; and if they will get priority treatment in view of the fact that their applications were submitted but the funding ran out.
[19741/08]
370 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications for the Farm Improvement Scheme received in his Department prior to 31 October 2007; the number of those applications that were sanctioned funding giving details on a county basis.
[19740/08]
369 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all applications for the Farm Improvement Scheme received by his Department prior to 31 October 2007 have been processed and approved for payment; and if he will provide statistical details in this regard.
[19739/08]
368 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of funding provided for the Farm Improvement Scheme in the 2006 partnership agreement, Towards 2016; and the expected applicants that will be approved a grant from this level of funding.
[19738/08]
360 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19507/08]
359 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19492/08]
343 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19510/08]
342 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19495/08]
336 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the jobseeker’s allowance decision for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that they were assessed with means from self-employment based on historical income rather than actual current means; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19745/08]
337 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way she expects persons (details supplied) in County Mayo to live on an income in May 2008 based on earnings from December 2007-January 2008; and if this person’s rate of jobseeker’s allowance will be immediately reviewed based on their current self-employment means of nil.
[19746/08]
335 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way her Department expects a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to live on jobseeker’s allowance of €64.10 per week in view of the fact that they have no other current income.
[19744/08]
331 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number and cost of mobile phones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19519/08]
330 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expenditure by her Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if she will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19504/08]
329 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the arrears due to them.
[19491/08]
327 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the outgoings of a household have a bearing on a claim or an appeal for jobseeker’s allowance.
[19439/08]
322 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a carer’s allowance appeal will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo particularly as the medical condition of the care recipient has worsened.
[19271/08]
309 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and cost of mobile telephones or such communications equipment issued to programme managers, advisers, press officers and departmental personnel during each of the past three years; and the annual billing cost of same.
[19508/08]
308 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years.
[19493/08]