390. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to provide a free early childhood care and education year for those children with a disability, by county; the number of places, by county, for children with physical disabilities and learning difficulties, ranging from moderate to severe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24895/15]
387. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to address the concerns of parents regarding the future of the ability of children with disabilities to avail of the free early childhood care and education year, as without adequate support, there are concerns by some parents that children with complex special educational needs will be unable to access appropriate mainstream placements to avail of this year. [24755/15]
242. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the directive issued from her Department that all secondees, regardless of their training or specialism, return to their base schools after five years, as this will result in the reduction of reading recovering teacher leaders from nine to seven, in view of the fact that nine reading recovery teacher leaders could train all the schools which have requested support and training in reading recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24461/15]
241. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding secondments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24460/15]
234. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application for the amalgamation of two schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24248/15]
210. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 480 of 21 April 2015, the position regarding the review of the nursing adaption programme by Nursing Homes Ireland, the Health Service Executive and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, in view of the fact that he previously indicated that this would commence in February 2015 and the executive is now advising that there was no scheduled review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24312/15]
124. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid available to a farmer to construct a potato store on that farmer's land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24454/15]
76. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance in regard to the deposit guarantee directive, if he will use discretion under the directive to ensure that credit unions are to be charged at a lower rate of contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24316/15]
46. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw the recently-revised application forms from her Department and replace them with the previously-issued forms, in which payment at the post office is the first option and no recommendation is made on the application as to the best payment option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24315/15]
23. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider increasing the amount available to local authorities for the protection of listed structures, and those structures under threat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23546/15]
13. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has been in contact with the British Imperial War Museum in relation to a national flag captured in Limerick in 1916, with a view to having it returned to Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/15]
146. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position of bands 1, 2 and 3 that were formed in the Garda Síochána recruitment process; in view of the fact the candidates who have already been chosen for recruitment have come from band 1; when it is envisaged that the candidates in band 2 will be informed that they will progress to band 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24200/15]
138. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm, in respect of the panels that were established for the Garda Síochána recruitment campaigns, that all of the candidates in band 1 have now been called and that band 2 candidates will now be called in the next round of recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/15]
131. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of cases dealt with by coroners in 2014; the total cost in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24000/15]
71. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the progress being made to narrow the differentials between solid fuels north and south of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24003/15]
31. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on any changes to the knowledge test for small public service vehicle licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23238/15]
14. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage those local authorities who are touched by or adjoin the Wild Atlantic Way to develop localised driving routes, off the main route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23237/15]
758. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 658 to 660, inclusive, and 662 of 31 March 2015, if he will provide an update on his meeting with his counterpart from the Northern Ireland Executive; if he is satisfied that all of the necessary protections north of the Border are being put in place to protect water courses and aquifers in this jurisdiction; if he is further satisfied with the level of co-operation, enforcement and detection of the illegal activity north of the Border; if he has received requests from local authorities for financial support to cover clean up costs, since his reply to this Deputy's question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23118/15]
558. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding representations in respect of the roll-out of primary care centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23123/15]
129. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider a revised definition of the term "public service broadcast" in the context of the implementation of the television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22942/15]
122. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that there are potential data protection issues involved in sourcing information from television providers in order to source information for An Post to collect TV licence fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22943/15]
201. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form by country and by month for each of the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date the number of unauthorised foreign military aircraft incursions into Irish airspace; the response of his Department to each incursion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22597/15]
199. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce supports for the commercial and community broadcasting sector, including radio and television, through the operation of the current television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22599/15]
195. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to roll out the housing assistance payment in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22676/15]
101. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, by country and by month for each of the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date the number of unauthorised foreign military naval incursions into Irish territorial waters detected by the Irish Defence Forces; the response by his Department to each incursion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/15]
1076. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the funding stream from his Department to the Irish Deaf Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/15]
1065. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the pension levy is attached to the wages of retained fire officers, in view of the fact that they have no entitlement to a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/15]
995. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, stating the progress made to date, the next steps and expected timeframe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22187/15]
944. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's position on correspondence which it received from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow regarding the need for assistance to purchase a nearby building to facilitate expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21502/15]
292. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if a tax refund will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; the options that are available to that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21283/15]
151. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the current eligibility criteria for the post-primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21096/15]
34. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the inspection role of the Health Information and Quality Authority to the provision of private care for elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20546/15]
14. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered any improvement to the ambulance service in rural County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/15]
172. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the emergency works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20927/15]
45. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in relation to an appeal in respect of a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20916/15]
1004. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the abolition of the community involvement scheme; his plans to reintroduce the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19864/15]
969. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm whether local authorities generally hold Part 5 money in separate accounts from their other business dealings; if he will provide details, per local authority, of the amount held in each of those accounts; the proposals for the expenditure of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20569/15]
725. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health to provide details, in tabular form, of the amount paid by his Department to a children's service (details supplied) in respect of the care of young persons in residential settings in 2014 and to date in 2015; the locations for which payments were made; the number of young persons concerned in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20605/15]
715. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of nursing homes registered with the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority in the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20531/15]
606. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form by county or functional area the number of advanced paramedic response cars and jeeps; the number of these on 24-hour rosters; if these are advanced paramedic vehicles, the number on five-hour or 12-hour cycle rosters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19878/15]
598. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health in regard to the national ambulance service the cost of placing a paramedic in an administrative role or a clerical support role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19837/15]
597. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the management structure of the national ambulance service by grade and county and by regional superiors and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19836/15]
578. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid by his Department to Solis MMC in respect of the care of young persons in residential settings in 2014 and to date in 2015; the locations for which payments were made; the number of young persons concerned in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20708/15]
435. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant assistance is available, through his Department, for a farmer who has received approval from the National Parks and Wildlife Service to carry out works on that farmer's lands to stop the erosion of the farm, caused by a river that flows through it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/15]
366. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not yet received a single payment; the outstanding issues there are before payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19839/15]
295. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the circumstances when tax relief is available under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20368/15]
215. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a file will be sent from the carer's allowance section to the social welfare appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20379/15]
502. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is planning legislation in place that governs the use of signage over a premises; if there are regulations in place regarding a business having to use a particular language, that is if a sign over a shop may be displayed in any language, or if there are regulations in place that a sign must be in Irish or English only. [19719/15]
483. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications granted in each county in 2013 and 2014 for extensions to existing nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19407/15]
473. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications granted in each county in 2013 and 2014 for new nursing home developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/15]