132 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the responsibility for providing funding for street lighting outside of schools lies with the Department of Education and Skills or with the local authority.
[28938/11]
56 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the responsibility for providing funding for street lighting outside of schools lies with his Department or with the local authority.
[28937/11]
545 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding applying for a hackney licence.
[28737/11]
483 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive outsources the storage of medical files to private companies; if so, the amount that has been spent by the HSE during 2010 and 2011 to date for the storage of files; the total number of files in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28433/11]
482 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if out-of-hours doctor services are required by his Department or the Health Service Executive to carry oximeters; his view on whether there is a need to carry these instruments as an aid to carrying out diagnoses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28432/11]
333 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a matter (details supplied); if he will provide a breakdown on the Department expenditure to individual local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28431/11]
283 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy whereby a person in receipt of one parent family payment and receiving a grant bursary in Northern Ireland will be means tested euro for euro against their one parent family payment.
[28706/11]
163 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation or a code of practice in the area of school bullying.
[28754/11]
105 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 20 September 2011, if she has invoked section 8 of the Data Protection Act 1988 as amended by the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003 as a means to combat social welfare fraud.
[28167/11]
79 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of visitors to a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28049/11]
71 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of the higher education grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28076/11]
182 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a farmer gets listed for contiguous testing; the justifications there are for this; if this testing is compulsory; the restrictions that are imposed on such farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27829/11]
66 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance in view of unsound investments that have been made in recent years, the regulations that are in place for financial advisers.
[27810/11]
661 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27380/11]
660 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of his capital programme for 2008, 2009 and 2010 that was awarded to companies outside of this jurisdiction; the monetary value attached to that percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27373/11]
619 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27377/11]
618 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the percentage of his capital programme for 2008, 2009 and 2010 that was awarded to companies outside of this jurisdiction; the monetary value attached to that percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27371/11]
550 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average waiting time for those seeking to obtain a foreshore licence; the way that these applications are categorised and prioritised; his views on whether certain categories need to have a higher level of importance attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27418/11]
509 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Defence if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27374/11]
508 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Defence the percentage of his capital programme for 2008, 2009 and 2010 that was awarded to companies outside of this jurisdiction; the monetary value attached to that percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27368/11]
475 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27378/11]
474 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of his capital programme for 2008 to 2010, inclusive, that was awarded to companies outside this jurisdiction; the monetary value attached to that percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27372/11]
439 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that banks, covered by the banking guarantee, are providing necessary resources to complete unfinished housing estates; if a comparison has been carried out between Irish banks and foreign banks who formerly traded here in regard to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27399/11]
438 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27376/11]
437 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of his capital programme for 2008, 2009, 2010 that was awarded to companies outside of this jurisdiction; the monetary value attached to that percentage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27370/11]
296 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has examined the practice in the public service of delaying spending under capital investment programmes until the last quarter of the year; the impact that this is having on construction-related employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27403/11]
294 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27379/11]
271 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 14 September 2011, if he proposes any pension or gratuity changes in the Civil Service at the levels of Ssecretary General, assistant secretary general, principal officer and assistant principal officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26904/11]
237 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if complaints have been received by him regarding public works potentially being carried out by contractors operating in the black economy; the number of complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27375/11]
236 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of his capital programme for 2008, 2009, 2010 that was awarded to companies outside of this jurisdiction; and the monetary value attached to that percentage.
[27369/11]
173 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he has examined the impact of the deterioration of the property market here on other core business activities of those persons who were engaged in property speculation; if he has encountered situations in which banks, covered by the banking guarantee, have wound up profitable, viable and functioning core businesses to service property debts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27402/11]
152 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that criteria used by banks covered by the banking guarantee, to assess suitability of candidates to draw mortgages is appropriate; if he has received details from the banks in relation to the number of refused mortgage applications; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27252/11]
151 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Finance the supports in place for construction companies whose debts have not been transferred to the National Asset Management Agency; his views on whether construction companies who are covered by NAMA are at an unfair advantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[27251/11]
198 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26855/11]
196 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26850/11]
102 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 269 and 319 of 14 September 2011, the source of income those who were granted PPS numbers in 2010 have, aside from those who were granted work permits in that year.
[26582/11]
569 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 936 of 14 September 2011, the length of time he intends to keep this reduced reimbursement price for fridge items in place.
[26248/11]
547 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to amend the Dentists Act 1985; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25927/11]
546 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive’s position in relation to the employment of orthodontic therapists; if the position adopted by the HSE here is in keeping with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25926/11]
545 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health the number of recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children’s report into orthodontic care that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25925/11]
544 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Health further to previous questions regarding the position of the chief dental officer replied to on 26 May 2011, the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25924/11]
313 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the uptake of the rural broadband initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25638/11]
290 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 14 September 2011, if she will provide a breakdown of the funding allocated between children making their first holy communion, those making their confirmation and those who received funding for other religious ceremonies.
[26246/11]
278 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26151/11]
227 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
[25678/11]
184 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25451/11]
151 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[25423/11]
146 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for mortgage interest supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
[25455/11]
88 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a voluntary redundancy scheme for employees of local authorities.
[25287/11]
58 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a redundancy settlement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[25162/11]