282. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the event of farmers adding a son or daughter to their herd number, if this is treated as a transfer of 50% of the basic payment scheme entitlements from the parent to the child, under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14511/15]
273. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 10 March 2015 and a meeting officials of his Department had with a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, and in view of the fact he stated that the issues which the person had raised in connection with this policy are complex and are currently being examined in his Department, when this person will have a full reply; the outstanding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14407/15]
175. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications for a farmer and one of that farmer's children creating a partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/15]
174. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the tax implications in a case were the child of a farmer under the Young Farmer Top-Up Scheme receives entitlements by transfer from the parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/15]
124. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the tax position in relation to farmers who add their son or daughter to their herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14510/15]
104. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pensions for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14672/15]
43. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter regarding the number of staff to be appointed to a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14022/15]
195. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind the decision that wheelchair accessible taxi vehicles have to be less than six years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/15]
194. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the current embargo on the issuing of public service vehicles and taxi licences will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13539/15]
102. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the creation of a Jigsaw hub in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/15]
74. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the forestry premium scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/15]
69. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be issued a payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13458/15]
730. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a flag captured by the 4th Battalion of the Leinster Regiment of the British Army in County Limerick in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising, which is on display in the Imperial War Museum in London, England; if she will ensure the flag is returned to County Limerick as part of the commemoration of the 1916 Rising; if she will raise the issue with the British Ambassador to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13137/15]
662. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has evidence to suggest that aquifers and water courses in this jurisdiction have been contaminated by the illegal laundering of diesel in Northern Ireland; if he has raised concerns with his counterparts in Northern Ireland and in the United Kingdom; his views that the authorities in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom are treating this issue with appropriate seriousness; if consideration has been given to a complaint to the European Union authorities on the issue; if further consideration has been given to legal action against the relevant agencies to recover the clean-up costs in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13201/15]
660. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of correspondence he has received from environment authorities in Northern Ireland since 2011, relating to the contamination and pollution of water courses that rise in or flow through Northern Ireland, from processes connected to the illegal laundering of diesel, and which also flow through this jurisdiction; if any of the water courses in question are part of the drinking water supply in communities in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13185/15]
659. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide details which have been communicated to it by the relevant statutory agencies of water courses, including streams, rivers and drains, which have been polluted by matter from the illegal laundering of diesel since 2011; if he will name which of these water courses provide all or part of the drinking water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/15]
658. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form, by year and by local authority, of the amounts allocated by his Department to councils since 2011, towards the cost of cleaning up residue from illegal diesel laundering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/15]
627. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications each local authority has received under the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of these that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/15]
626. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists in south Dublin county, Fingal county, Dún Laoghaire county and Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12864/15]
293. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of annual payment to Independent Teachtaí Dála and Independent Seanadóirí under the leader allowance fund; when this was first introduced; the conditions and restrictions on the drawdown of these funds; if these funds are tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13008/15]
292. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an Independent Teachtaí Dála was to become a Minister or a Minister of State, would that Teachta Dála continue to qualify for the special payment from the leader allowance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13004/15]
291. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the parties in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann who are in receipt of funds under the leader allowance fund; and the conditions and restrictions attached to the drawdown of these funds. [13003/15]
290. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Teachtaí Dála and Seanadóirí who are in receipt of annual funding from the leader allowance fund; the amount paid to each category. [13002/15]
247. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the number of persons awaiting assistance under the housing aid for older persons scheme and the mobility aids grant scheme; the total amount required by each local authority in respect of approvals made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12504/15]
246. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding commercial motor tax designation on scheduled commercial vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12496/15]
77. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the total amount raised in deposit interest retention tax in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the implications of attaching the universal social charge to deposit interest, including the amounts raised in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/15]
165. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way her Department decides which schools receive the July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12220/15]
164. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school has discretion when it comes to deciding which students can participate in the July provision for special needs children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12219/15]
163. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeals mechanism in place for a school and-or parent who are not successful with a July provision application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12211/15]
161. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to decide the children who receive the July provision in their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12209/15]
84. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an application made under force majeure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/15]
83. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding a general felling licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12320/15]
63. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding an application for funding submitted by Thurles Municipal District in respect of funding for the Loughmore Drainage Scheme in County Tipperary. [12313/15]
986. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 11 March 2015, if he will provide details of allocations made rather than providing a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/15]
933. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is implementing the new European electrical grid codes, 2015 to 2018, differently from other European Union Member States; if he will provide a rationale for that difference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11197/15]
917. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in reviewing the inspection process for the new building regulations; when a decision is due to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12024/15]
878. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide an allowance to householders in areas with hard water to assist with the additional costs associated with the flushing of water softeners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11388/15]
839. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available through his Department for the maintenance of walking trails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11066/15]
809. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of its application under the summer works scheme for the provision of a hard-court area at the rear of the school. [11885/15]
790. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines issued to the board of management of secondary schools in respect of bullying policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11550/15]
735. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the child of a couple who was born here in 2010, the couple having arrived from Romania in November 2007, is entitled to an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11215/15]
708. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of a matter (details supplied) regarding the community rating for health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/15]
613. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form and by age, the number of children up to ten years of age who are awaiting surgery for scoliosis; the maximum length of time that children are waiting for procedures to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11470/15]
612. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric anaesthetists operating in public hospitals on 1 January 2011 and on 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/15]
611. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of children with neurofibromatosis awaiting surgery at Our Lady's Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin 12; the maximum waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/15]
533. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has put forward any suggestion or proposal to the Department for Finance to enhances tax relief for those families where one of the parents chooses to remain at home in order to provide child care for their family; if he will provide details of any discussions that his Department has had with the Department of Social Protection in relation to acknowledging the role that stay at home parents play; his views on the possibility of having childhood years in the home being counted as contributions under the social insurance fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11437/15]
367. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 12 March 2015, when his Department received the application for the felling licence for the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/15]
363. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe as to when a 2014 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11661/15]
360. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department will not issue a letter of loss of premium in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, in order that this person can receive compensation from the Electricity Supply Board for the loss in premium in relation to forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11596/15]
348. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 10 March 2015, if he will confirm that all lands will be effectively designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/15]