230. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarity on the screening indicators for the higher education access route; the persons who qualify under the socioeconomic group criteria; the persons who qualify under the disadvantaged area criteria; and if the disadvantaged area criteria relate to farming land or particular location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29008/14]
158. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if there are any allowances available for old age pensioners who suffer from reduced mobility due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, to enable them to continue to drive a vehicle to keep them as active and as independent in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29033/14]
70. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on increasing the numbers of international students studying here, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29231/14]
137. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when local authorities will take charge of an Industrial Development Agency Industrial Estate; the person responsible for the maintenance of estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28786/14]
543. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28308/14]
541. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health in view of the recent Government announcement on the suspension of reviews of medical cards where discretion had been exercised if he will take account of medical circumstances; if his Department will reinstate a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28302/14]
274. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the criteria used when locating metropolitan area networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28209/14]
273. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a town (details supplied) in County Wexford was not included in the metropolitan area network roll-out when towns similar in size were included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/14]
177. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that will be used for the proposed new resource teacher model; if a school (details supplied) will be taken into consideration when developing this new model of resource; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28207/14]
78. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to allow adopted persons to gain access to information held by the State, and other organisations who acted on behalf of the State, on their natural parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27903/14]
77. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of his priorities to advance further opportunities for inter-country adoptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/14]
45. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has made representations to the Department of Finance in order to have organisations engaged in mountain rescue exempt from VAT. [27227/14]
6. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made to separate Shannon Airport as an independent State airport. [27099/14]
160. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the continued use of Fampyra within the community drugs scheme to treat multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27476/14]
123. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the plans that his Department is examining for the use of the Reserve Defence Force in Newcastle West, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27561/14]
69. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the local property tax exemption for properties purchased between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2013, if in a situation where a person purchases a property from their siblings as part of the estate from their late parent - all eight children were left a 1/8th entitlement to the property - and the property becomes the purchaser’s sole or main residence, that person is liable for the property tax as they only purchased 7/8th of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/14]
39. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on the provision of a new critical care unit at the University Hospital in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26890/14]
27. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out a review of practices in the ambulance service where ambulances are reportedly being delayed leaving accident and emergency units due to a reported lack of patient trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26891/14]
515. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when and the reason the cost of a birth certificate was increased from €6 to €20; if his attention has been drawn to the financial difficulties facing those who need to replace a certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/14]
329. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of members of Aosdána; the amount paid by member by way of stipend; the number of assembly meetings held in 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27238/14]
19. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing assistance to the local enterprise offices to ensure that they can provide services with a rural-agriculture dimension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23713/14]
9. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on the development of a scheme to adequately compensate farmers and landowners whose lands have been designated for the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23712/14]
174. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the current situation regarding waiting lists for bariatric surgery; his plans to reduce the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26195/14]
170. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details in tabular form by hospital for the amounts of uncollected revenue from private health insurance companies for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/14]
58. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an appeal under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26244/14]
17. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the consideration that has been given by his Department to additional replacements and further modernisation of the naval fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25609/14]
643. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos 744 and 745 of 18 February 2014, when replies will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25393/14]
531. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the single farm grant for 2013 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25908/14]
510. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of single farm grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/14]
333. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any financial assistance available to persons who are in receipt of social welfare and require extensive dental work at a high cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25621/14]
331. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to transfer community employment to Pobal from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25611/14]
324. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if existing participants of a community employment scheme who are no longer eligible to participate in the scheme will continue to receive their payments until December 2014; the date in December 2014 when the payments will cease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25497/14]
179. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he received any requests from political parties or individual Dáil Deputies or Senators in advance of the 2013 and 2014 budgets to provide costings and outcomes on a potential imposition of land tax on farm land; if he will provide to this Deputy copies of all correspondence relating to such requests.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25891/14]
178. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details, in tabular form, on salary scales of €5,000 in the range of €25,000 to €100,000 of the impact that changes to tax relief on pension contributions for public servants, as proposed by elements of the Opposition, which would see a reduction of 50% in relief, would have to take home pay, and income tax increases to individual public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/14]
177. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department costed the budget proposals for a political party (details supplied) in advance of the 2014 budget in their entirety; if he will provide copies to this Deputy of all the correspondence his Department received from that party in relation to costing budgetary proposals for the 2014 budget, his Department's replies, the impact he envisaged would be caused to the economy if all the proposals were implemented; and if he will provide any other details which he deems necessary. [25869/14]
93. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to alter the eligibility for the post-primary school transport scheme to review schools which have been deemed outside the catchment area from 2012-13 where traditionally students have attended schools in another education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/14]
92. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to alter the eligibility for the post-primary school transport scheme to review schools which have been deemed outside the catchment area from 2012-13 where traditionally students have attended schools in another education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25101/14]
91. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to alter the eligibility for the post-primary school transport scheme to reconsider schools which have been deemed outside the catchment area from 2012-13 where traditionally the majority of the students attended schools in another education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25069/14]
30. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the roll-out of rural broadband in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24555/14]
22. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the engagement that his Department has had with representatives of salmon and trout anglers on the concerns that they have on the sustainability and future stock levels in inland waterways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24556/14]
117. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a response to representations will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/14]
115. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment for area aid and AEOS schemes in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24823/14]
50. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school extension in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24906/14]
26. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the engagement that his Department has had with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the development of a scheme to adequately compensate farmers and landowners whose lands have been designated for the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24281/14]
468. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the funding assistance available for persons who cannot afford major dental work for children under the age of 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24178/14]
410. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of persons currently awaiting to have new herd numbers allocated or dormant ones reactivated; the current maximum waiting time for numbers to be allocated; if he will provide details of the implications of delays on the awarding of disadvantaged area aid payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24091/14]
397. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a private group water scheme (details supplied) in County Waterford will be taken over by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24512/14]
188. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance in relation to the recent Setanta Insurance liquidation, the recourse or action available to persons to recoup their policy premiums; if the State has provided assistance to other insurance companies who have got into financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24635/14]
121. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection when we can expect to see reform of the management of social insurance to allow self-employed persons access to social welfare during periods when they cannot access work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24115/14]
15. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to work in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in providing a rural, agricultural dimension to the services of the local enterprise offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23810/14]