371. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the assistance that will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in relation to the urgent funding needed under the nursing homes support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20022/14]
343. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal of single farm payment for 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/14]
322. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total spent on free legal aid in 2012; the total number of persons to whom free legal aid was provided; the average fee-cost of the free legal aid; the ten largest individual amounts paid for individual cases under free legal aid in 2012; the number of persons who had previously received free legal aid on one other, two other, three other, four other and more than four other occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20269/14]
193. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislation in place on the maximum amount of noise that a car exhaust can emit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19772/14]
146. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to sulky racing on public roads, if it is still the legal position that the Summary Jurisdiction Ireland Act from the 1800s requires persons to display the name of the owner of the horse drawn vehicle and the townland where they reside on the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19803/14]
144. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the number of prosecutions gardaí in the Garda division of Limerick have made against persons whose car exhausts exceed the maximum noise levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19771/14]
14. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the procedures in place for the letting of local authority houses to ensure that local authorities are not prevented from overly onerous regulations and conditions from letting houses to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/14]
11. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a review of the current planning legislation to allow the extension of planning permission in cases which cannot be pursued due to economic circumstances; if he will allow the applicant the opportunity to prove that they can comply with modern standards by way of submission of information to the planning authorities in order as to keep the applications live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19459/14]
938. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the discussions between the Road Safety Authority and the individual provinces in Canada with a view to reaching agreement on plans to harmonise the driving licence regime between the two countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/14]
714. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the differences between a medical card and long-term illness book; the benefits for persons to move from a medical card to a long-term illness book when they have one of the prescribed long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18555/14]
677. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19648/14]
670. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19442/14]
650. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18814/14]
646. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal regarding the stocking density under the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when is a decision is likely to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18580/14]
559. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the Garda recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/14]
433. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be made available in the Lough Gur, Broadford area of County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19174/14]
357. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the issue of persons in the black economy undermining legitimate self-employed businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19170/14]
342. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any exemptions whereby a person can apply for employment through JobBridge without having the qualifying criteria of being in receipt of a social welfare payment; the reason for not being in receipt of a social welfare payment is due to the fact that the applicant is living at home with their parents, as all jobs they have applied for are either through internships or JobBridge, therefore ruling the applicant out of employment opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19006/14]
267. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to bring forward proposals including regulations and-or legislation to address the issue of individuals and groups targeting vulnerable people by offering bogus services; if he will consider the introduction of a standardised identification scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19171/14]
262. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce measures in primary or secondary legislation to define the use of the term "accountant" in order to introduce protections for the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19117/14]
188. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a temporary principal can be brought in to cover a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/14]
177. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the current maximum pupil-teacher ratio for small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19144/14]
176. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the financial benefit to the State if there was a freeze on the pupil-teacher ratio for the 2014-15 year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19143/14]
175. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the position regarding a school that had 85 pupils on its roll last September and consequently lost a class teacher because the school was one pupil short of the 86 needed for next September; the number of small schools country-wide that are in a similar position losing a teacher as they are one pupil short; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19142/14]
168. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction on a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/14]
16. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the issue of rogue traders preying on vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/14]
248. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not been referred for orthodontic treatment; the procedure during a routine appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18430/14]
154. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons on a daily basis who waited on trolleys in the accident and emergency of the University Hospital Limerick since 21 January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18118/14]
42. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the merit of expanding the Gateway scheme to local authority sports partnerships; if she will provide opportunities to those with a knowledge and experience of sports coaching and development who may wish to develop their experiences in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14993/14]
170. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a levy on bank drafts issued by the various banks in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17439/14]
111. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to the development of asset inventories and matrices for towns across the country as a support and marketing tool to encourage inward investment into regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/14]
14. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 26 February 2014, his views on that based on the information provided in his reply where 44 bodies have roles in relation to the maintenance and management of the River Shannon, that an examination should take place to review the effectiveness of the current management and governance issues that affect the river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16617/14]
147. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken since taking office to protect the price of beef for the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16911/14]
621. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card appeal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/14]
612. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated by Government bodies annually for the purposes of research for childhood leukaemia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16348/14]
611. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has not been referred for orthodontic services; the procedure during a routine appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16325/14]
485. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is in receipt of an application for milk quota reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16105/14]
379. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the building regulations to ensure carbon monoxide alarms are put in all new buildings; if such a change could be made; and if same would require a statutory instrument or a Bill. [16305/14]
357. 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 applications that are with his Department for applications for lease, licence or permission under the Foreshore Act 1933; the number of those applications over six and 12 months; the maximum waiting time for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16717/14]
194. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the locations and numbers of special classes for children with ASD in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16235/14]
193. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of children by county currently waiting for places in Redhill House, Patrickswell, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16234/14]
178. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in relation to teachers pay scales, his position where a primary teacher that was made permanent in 2008 and is teaching in one part of the country and wants to move home to another part of the country and if they were to give up their permanent position and move home and take up a new job the difference in their permanency entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16736/14]
65. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a decision will be made on a passport appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this appeal was submitted in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/14]
207. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that his Department had discussions in June 2013 with Fingal County Council regarding the installation of a temporary tourist office-kiosk on a site in the Howth Fishery Harbour Centre; if the terms of a lease for this site were agreed; the reason this lease is still not completed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/14]
149. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a death certificate can be issued before an inquest has taken place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15633/14]
70. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place within his Department to prevent the prospect of persons who moved properties into the National Asset Management Agency buying them back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15490/14]
13. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the success of the global greening initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15046/14]
623. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will appoint external auditors to certify that the knowledge tests currently being undertaken by those applicants requiring SPSV licences are accurate and that the replies which are being offered in the multiple choice elements are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14804/14]
527. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of persons by county that are currently awaiting MRI scans; the number of those waiting over six months; those waiting over 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14834/14]
511. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the progress that his Department has made in respect of auditing those sections 38 and 39 organisations funded from his Department; the level of compliance in those organisations in respect of pay practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14698/14]