145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider bringing forward legislation to give powers to local authorities to compel private landowners to remove trees on their property that are a danger and or acute nuisance to neighbouring properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8539/14]
142. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legal obligations local authorities have to tenants receiving social housing support under the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in circumstances where the RAS contract has concluded and either the landlord does not wish to renew it or the property does not meet the required standard for properties under this scheme. [8495/14]
6. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2309/14]
796. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a disabled drivers permit will be renewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7728/14]
534. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) can pay their outstanding motor tax over a long period in view of the particular circumstances of the case. [8360/14]
678. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to the provision of a direct bus service between areas (details supplied) and Beaumont Hospital as currently access is very difficult for those who have to depend on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6766/14]
593. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will receive speech and language therapy; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/14]
435. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered the recommendations by both national and international commentators on reviewing the direct provision system; if he has considered the 2011 report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, Mr. Geoffrey Shannon, in 2011 which called for an examination to establish whether the direct provision system itself was detrimental to child welfare and development and if alternative forms of accommodation and support would be more suitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6304/14]
383. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans to put in place a regulator for the waste collection sector; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6446/14]
297. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is not being allowed go on the live register despite numerous requests to do so. [6403/14]
295. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person sells a permanent residence and is on jobseeker's allowance can continue to receive his or her payment while temporarily living in private rented accommodation and if that is time limited. [6401/14]
288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6300/14]
197. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6361/14]
120. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Taoiseach the contacts he has had in relation to the appointment of a new Clerk of Dáil Éireann; if a procedure has been agreed to process the appointment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6162/14]
191. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the empty consultant posts in the Mater child and adolescent mental health services are filled; his views on whether the 50% of consultant posts which are unfilled in this service represent a crisis level of under-staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/14]
190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the reason north Dublin is excluded from the Health Service Executive directive that all children under 18 years should be seen by child and adolescent mental health services; his views on whether it is acceptable that in Dublin North these adolescents are still being treated within the over-stretched adult psychiatry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5945/14]
189. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of psychiatric beds that are available per Health Service Executive catchment area with a bed to population ratio for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/14]
188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that assessment facilities are made available within the new acute psychiatry unit at Beaumont Hospital rather than diverting service users to the emergency department for assessment; if he considers the emergency department as the most appropriate setting for all mental health assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5943/14]
43. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the impact the reduction in staff numbers from 22 to four in recent years in the Dublin Assay Office has had on the work of the office; if he will conduct an assessment of the way this might be impacting on Revenue tax collection on precious metals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/14]
681. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the provision of a mobility scooter to 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. [5407/14]
653. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 16 January 2014, the up-to-date position regarding a timeframe for the commencement of disability services with Beechpark in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/14]
466. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the programme for Government commitment to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection services will be implemented; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5241/14]
325. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if applicants appealing a decision refusing them invalidity pension are entitled to an oral hearing if they request it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5156/14]
324. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of applications for invalidity pension received in her Department in 2009-2013, inclusive; the number of these applications that were refused; the number of these refusals that were subject to an appeal; the number of these appeals that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5155/14]
323. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing an exemption to the rent cap in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the special circumstances of the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5153/14]
322. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 10 December 2013, if she will review the decision on physical inspection of the form as there appears to have been a technical-accounting error in the calculation (details supplied) of the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5151/14]
316. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the provision of an Intreo office (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5124/14]
297. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if mature students who are on back to education allowance are eligible for any other additional funding or supports to participate in the Erasmus exchange programme as part of their degree course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5150/14]
266. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider bringing forward amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill 2013, in relation to plans to increase the price of FOI requests and in relation to the inclusion of a separate and distinct information clause, to ensure that the Bill will not limit public access to information and to avoid the creation of a culture of opaqueness around documents that should rightly be accessible to everyone at a fair and reasonable cost; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised that any increased expense in seeking information will have a disproportionate effect on persons who are less well off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5676/14]
194. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the position regarding the local property tax for a family (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if the family’s concerns can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/14]
145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4489/14]
144. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that concerns have been raised regarding child protection issues in direct provision centres; the steps he proposes to take regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4488/14]
140. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation 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. [4431/14]
734. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when the construction of Corduff primary care centre will commence following a successful planning application to An Bord Pleanála. [3926/14]
732. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will re-examine the position in respect of, and not remove on appeal, a full medical card relating to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/14]
728. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the Dublin 15 area on waiting lists for speech and language therapy; the number who have been on the waiting list for less than six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months, and more than 24 months; and the steps being taken to address the situation. [3889/14]
547. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have any powers under existing legislation to compel private landowners to remove trees on their property that are a danger and or nuisance to neighbouring properties; if so, if he will outline the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/14]
487. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is lawful for a local authority to sanction a development without constructed drawings being provided by the developer prior to commencement; the remedy householders have if constructed drawings were not provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/14]
333. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason he has granted €45,000 for 2014 for three projects to the Consumers Association of Ireland when it only spent 58% of its 2013 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/14]
327. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Consumers Association of Ireland has supplied his Department with its quarterly reports in relation to the its €47,000 2013 funding application; if the association has met its performance indicators in respect of the project and targets as outlined in its funding proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/14]
270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will provide an update on progress on this project. [3876/14]
269. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will provide an update on progress on this project. [3875/14]
268. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the new primary and post-primary schools committed to being completed in the Dublin 15 area in 2014-2016, inclusive, and the patronage of each school. [3874/14]
267. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the new primary and post-primary schools built in the Dublin 15 area in 2009 to 2013, inclusive, and the patronage of each school. [3873/14]
266. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the work on replacing prefabs at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is proceeding in a timely fashion; and when this work will be completed. [3872/14]
175. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider restoring the hours of opening at Cabra Garda station to its previous level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/14]
161. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider bringing an amendment to the Legal Services Regulation Bill to allow for the transfer of staff from the Law Society to the new authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2976/14]
148. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an exemption from water charges for households where an occupant has Crohn’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3080/14]
120. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate for the following payments: disability allowance, carer's allowance, one-parent family payment, blind person's pension, State contributory and non-contributory pension, illness benefit, supplementary welfare allowance, invalidity pension and widow's pension on 1 November 2008; 1 November 2011 and 1 November 2013, in tabular form. [3054/14]