189. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered an application under the EU solidarity fund to address some of the costs being incurred by farmers during the course of the recent fodder shortage as a result of prolonged bad weather in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22118/13]
202. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21149/13]
154. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if a first time buyer who signed for their property on 20 December 2012 is exempt from the local property tax; and if not if he will consider an exemption for those who purchased their home from the time of the budget announcement to the 1 January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21517/13]
126. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if persons who availed of the farm retirement scheme are able to avail of the exemption from capital gains tax in the event of the disposal of all or part of their farm, even after leaving the scheme; if it is still the case in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/13]
204. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full list of the applications made by a local authority (details supplied) for funding under the Fishery Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2012 and also the Fishery Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2013. [20879/13]
123. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the position (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20952/13]
470. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the regulations of setting up a petting farm here; if a special licence to import exotic animals is needed; if so, the way a person may apply for this licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19930/13]
462. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if payment will issue. [19801/13]
314. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings that have been made within her Department for combating social welfare fraud; the proposals in place for combating social welfare fraud; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20125/13]
236. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form for the numbers of retired teachers who will take part this year's State examinations in the areas of aural, oral, practical, written and correction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20131/13]
221. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for persons who use the services in a living unit (details supplied) once it closes down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19611/13]
185. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to base the single farm payment using activity in year ending 2011 rather than 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19610/13]
192. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if under existing provisions local authorities have the authority to waive/reduce outstanding commercial rate liabilities that are owed on vacant properties as a means of encouraging businesses to occupy commercial spaces; if he will consider introducing measures that would offer incentivies to local authorities to reduce the burden of commercial rates in a targeted fashion in order to assist in addressing the issue of dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19429/13]
141. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick and a time frame as to when a decision will be made;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19378/13]
675. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for funding (details supplied) was received from the National Roads Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/13]
615. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health when is it expected that the tender for the Health Service Executive advanced home care packages will be renewed; when it will be advertised; when the proposed guidelines on the tender will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/13]
542. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme application for 2012 in respecet of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when remainder of payment will issue. [18794/13]
532. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment option scheme application for 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when remainder of payment will issue. [18523/13]
464. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give details of community based CCTV schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/13]
438. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects his departmental review into the operation of the rural development programme to be concluded; and when he expects funds committed through the programme to be allowed to be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/13]
376. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 16 April 2013, the maximum time an applicant is awaiting processing for carers allowance and carers benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18753/13]
375. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 16 April 2013, the maximum time an applicant is waiting to have the assessment process for disability allowance concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18752/13]
374. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 16 April 2013, the maximum time an applicant for invalidity pension is currently waiting to have their application process concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18751/13]
219. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when payment will issue. [18039/13]
218. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his plans to provide support for farmers currently experiencing difficulties providing fodder for livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18009/13]
217. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation available to farmers that have been badly affected by the gorse fires in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18008/13]
99. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student grant has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo despite being told by Student Universal Support Ireland that no further documentation was required and an award letter for the higher maintenance grant would issue in the coming days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18109/13]
202. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions, in tabular form, for the years 1997 to date in 2013, which have been secured under section 11 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17950/13]
174. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by authority and year of the amount of revenue raised by local authorities in commercial rates during the years 2005 to 2011; the rate struck by each of the authorities for those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17901/13]
173. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by authority of the amount of commercial rates in each authority which has been levied but uncollected for the years 2008 to 2011, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17874/13]
131. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his reply of 20 February 2013 in relation to the Construction Contracts Bill, if he will consider the inclusion of a provision of project specific bank accounts as part of amendments which his Department are preparing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17947/13]
30. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if changes to the school building programmme will be made based on exceptional circumstances whereby the accommodation needs of schools were not fully evident at the time of publication of the programmme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17448/13]
19. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need in some schools, due to circumstances outside of their control, to have policies in place that prevent children running in the school yard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/13]
1095. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider initiating discussions between Ireland and Belarus on the matter of inter-country adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17383/13]
1021. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for an agri environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will be made on these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/13]
997. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way changes to the Common Agricultural Policy will affect the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [16310/13]
986. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their agri-environment option scheme payment despite adhering to all conditions of said scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/13]
825. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if effluent management plans are a requirement under the Planning Acts in respect of on farm developments for agricultural purposes; if there is requirement on all local authorities to have the plans submitted as part of the planning process; his views on whether a requirement for effluent management plans is duplicitous in nature in view of the role of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in compliance responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17068/13]
823. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that all local authorities are administering on a consistent basis the implementation and completion of effluent management plans as part of the planning application process within their functional areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/13]
822. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form details by county of the number of effluent management plans that were carried out in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17053/13]
759. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all the submissions received by his Department from the local authorities in relation to the process of categorisation of residential properties within their functional area for the purposes of identifying exemptions from the local property tax. [16182/13]
630. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for invalidity pension; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16836/13]
629. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance currently awaiting processing; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16835/13]
628. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension and disability allowance that were refused during the years 2011 and 2012; the number of those referrals that had face to face medical assessments carried out by medical officers operating on behalf of her Department; the number that were refused on the basis of a desk top assessment; of those carried out by desk top assessment, the number that were conducted by a trained and qualified medical practitioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16834/13]
627. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded for each of the schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16833/13]
573. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's allowance application/appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16073/13]
364. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has seen an increase in the income tax being taken from their private pension; the amount of additional tax that is being taken from current pensions than in past years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17685/13]
355. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to underpin with legislation the consumer protection code for debt collection firms employed by financial institutions which was developed by the Central Bank of Ireland to protect consumers from practices detailed in the code; if he will strengthen the existing code; if the Central Bank operates a complaints mechanism in parallel with the code; if they can sanction financial institutions and debt collection services who violate the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17625/13]
199. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details agreed between the Troika and the previous Government in respect of the creation of a property tax including the amount that was forecast to be collected by the previous administration in the first year of a property tax planned by them; the total number of houses that they had expected to levy; and the average amount that they planned to levy as a result. [16276/13]
163. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the progress that has been made on the national rollout of the youth café initiative; her plans for future development of the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17264/13]