100. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53487/12]
243. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the funding set aside in the Health Service Executive capital plan for the provision of primary care centres with a breakdown of the allocation for each of the years covered by the plan; the number of primary care centres to be provided by the plan with details of scheduling, completion timelines, and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/12]
184. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received the Garda Commissioners report regarding incidences that occurred at a concert in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, on 8 July 2012; if so, if he will outline the recommendations made in the report; the steps being taken to mitigate against the reoccurrence of such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53172/12]
641. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the €5 million allocated in the Health Service Executive's 2012 National Service Plan for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be spent for this purpose in 2012; the date on which the 10 posts for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/12]
626. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of midwives per mother in each of the maternity hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52224/12]
625. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the correct number of midwives per mother working in maternity wards should be. [52223/12]
624. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of midwives working in Irish maternity hospitals in tabular form. [52222/12]
519. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current procedure by which Irish citizens seeking employment as teachers in England can secure a Garda Síochána police check, as required by prospective employers there; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties reportedly facing teachers seeking work in England due to Garda procedure in this regards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52757/12]
367. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if steps will be taken to address the reportedly large queues for “signing-on” at Blanchardstown Social Welfare Local Office; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those signing on have had to queue outside the office in the open air for a number of hours on occasion; if measures will be put in place to ensure that the numbers of people who have to sign on at the same time will be reviewed at so as to reduce the need for queuing outside; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52319/12]
349. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to the restoration of the cost of education once off payment, paid to those in receipt of the back to education allowance, from €300 to €500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52336/12]
280. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will agree to continue funding the student assistance fund beyond 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52335/12]
270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be expedited; and the reason for the delay [52375/12]
188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52764/12]
182. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of Ireland's exports to Israel in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown of which State bodies and semi-State companies are involved in trade with Israel; if he will provide details of the value of these exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52510/12]
174. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the names all of the independent human rights committees other than the European Court of Human Rights under the aegis of the Council of Europe and under the aegis of the United Nations for which his Department has a primary liaison or reporting role, and for each one of those committees if mechanisms exist for removing a member when information comes to light after the person's appointment or election which raises significant questions over the suitability of that person to serve on such a committee, and if such mechanisms do exist if he will set out the procedures or where information on them can be publicly accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51717/12]
453. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of deposit retention cases brought to court on behalf of tenants by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of cases brought by the PRTB on behalf of landlords in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/12]
320. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his position on the Domestic Workers' ILO Convention; if Ireland will make the convention a priority as part of our membership of the UN Human Rights Council; if he will ratify the convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/12]
37. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the basis on which the plans for a financial transactions tax have been initiated under enhanced cooperation; if he has included the residence and issuance principles in his analysis of the proposal, whereby all firms globally will have to pay the FTT if they serve the EU market, suggesting that relocation risks from Dublin would be low as relocation could make less difference in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50234/12]
14. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing into the budgetary process here and in particular if he will address the core arguments made in the TASC research publication of May 2012, Untold Story of the Crisis, which specifically calls for equality proofing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50233/12]
279. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the closure of Bellewstown Bridge, near Duleek, County Meath; the reason the bridge has been closed; if his attention has been drawn to the inconvenience now being experienced by the local community as a result of the closure of the bridge; if he will make funds available to repair the bridge and the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50310/12]
36. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the programme for Government commitment to discontinue the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48507/12]
481. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for subsidiary protection in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 going back to 2002; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49637/12]
336. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the full details of the free dental services currently available for persons based on PRSI contributions; the services available in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; if he proposes to make any changes to the scheme in budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50044/12]
250. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 6 June 2012 and No. 234 of 18 September 2012 when a PRSI refund will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when the person's refund will be granted; the reason the person has still not been contacted as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/12]
88. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding plans to merge the Forensic Science laboratory into the State Laboratory; his views on whether the merger would be a retrograde step; if he will confirm that a recent review carried out by his Department accepts that there will be no significant savings as a result of a merger; his views on concerns raised by many persons that if the merger proceeds, Ireland will be the only EU member state, apart from the UK, without a publicly funded laboratory or institute dedicated to forensic science; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the privatisation of forensic science services in the UK has been of concern to many eminent scientists there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48814/12]
70. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/12]
1207. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for applications made earlier this year will be allocated and made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47743/12]
1145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a replacement physiotherapist covering cystic fibrosis has been provided in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if he will confirm that there has been no gap in physiotherapist services for children with cystic fibrosis attending the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48357/12]
541. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will to expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47788/12]
165. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding reports of the use of Shannon Airport by US forces as a stopover point for extraordinary rendition; his views on whether the Chicago convention does not preclude States from unilaterally making transit or overflight dependent on the provision and verification of information which might relate to the practice of extraordinary rendition; if he will introduce a system of checks and investigations aimed at ensuring that there can be no aircraft passing through Shannon involved in the practice of extraordinary rendition, in line with the Chicago convention, which makes it clear that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above it territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48040/12]
164. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the report findings by Shannonwatch, which show a total of 250,000 troops passing through Shannon in 2011; if this figure is consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to enforce the prohibition of the use of Irish airspace, airport sand related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law ; if he will commit to ending the Shannon stopover for US troops passing through Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48039/12]
230. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if increased personal assistant hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, who is in acute need of the additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46549/12]
670. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the €5 million allocated in the Health Service Executive's 2012 National Service Plan for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be spent for this purpose in 2012; when the ten posts for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46298/12]
581. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of High Court Detention Orders; if he will provide an update on the progress made in ensuring that sufficient places will be made available urgently here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46470/12]
580. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or which ceased to take in new residents, during this year, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46468/12]
579. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if she will confirm the location of the facilities; if she will further confirm the up-to-date position as of this month regarding the number of children currently awaiting such a placement on the direction and/or recommendation of a judge; if she will outline the current average waiting time for a child to be provided such a placement after the direction and or recommendation of a judge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/12]
515. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider instigating a process whereby such information can begin to be collected and collated by his Department on both a retrospective basis and into the future, and in such a manner that would not deflect from day to day work by staff; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/12]
441. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Noise Nuisance Bill will be introduced. [46393/12]
269. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a Gaelscoil (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be allowed retain its second teacher in view of the needs of pupils in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46369/12]
658. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44527/12]
645. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 448 of 25 September 2012, which stated that information is not collected by his Department on the type of accommodation to which persons who have been discharged from psychiatric hospitals are discharged; if he will consider instigating a process whereby such information will be collected and collated by his Department on both a retrospective basis and into the future; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44384/12]
632. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the advice he stated on 3 July 2012 in reply to a previous Parliamentary Question by this Deputy, that he has received from the Department of Health Bioethics Unit regarding transportation of Directive 2010/63/EU relating to animal experimentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44327/12]
631. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if funding is in place for the eight primary care centres nominated by the Health Service Executive for full Exchequer capital funding; when construction is likely to commence in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44324/12]
630. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours cut by the Health Service Executive by region until the end of 2012; if he will outline the way it is intended to provide full-time care to all citizens who require help in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44322/12]
430. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No.1066 of 18 September 2012, if he will consider instigating a process whereby such information will be collected and collated by his Department on both a retrospective basis and into the future; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44608/12]
409. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure the implementation of the report of the Pyrite Panel in view of the fact that the September deadline for a construction industry based solution has passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44321/12]
306. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to support tenants in receipt of rent supplement, whose rent cap is reduced in the middle of a tenancy agreement, in order to prevent them from becoming homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44326/12]
305. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline specifically the circumstances under which community welfare officers may provide a deposit to rent supplement applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44325/12]
247. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision made with regard to the integration of guidance counselling hours specifically in DEIS schools in view of their particular needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44323/12]
246. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline and publish the criteria and rationale for the decision to select Dun Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee, Dundalk Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology for the delivery of carpentry training; if he will outline in detail the reason the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown was not selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44320/12]