961. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of maternity hospitals that currently test pregnant women to see if they carry the sickle-cell gene; if there are plans for all maternity hospitals to test for this if they do not already do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57927/12]
932. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if the material transport grant for persons with a disability who require a car for going to work is being maintained and at what rate per annum. [1015/13]
769. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is any prospect of bringing an end to existing leases with upward-only rent review clauses in view of the fact that many businesses are still struggling with rents which do not reflect market value. [1030/13]
753. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the €60 charge for a single use re-entry visa for non-EEA nationals leaving and returning to Ireland; and his plans to review same. [58033/12]
752. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his reasons for increasing the registration fee for most categories of legal immigrants from outside the EEA by 100% from November; and if he intends to continue the fee at its current level. [58032/12]
617. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who owns one property but who is living elsewhere in rented accommodation has to pay the non-principal private residence tax for the house which they own. [1016/13]
505. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the vetting or inspection that takes place of persons in receipt of carers' payments, or who have applied for such payments, to ensure that they are acting as carers. [1429/13]
244. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the negotiations between Saint Patrick's College, Drumcondra and Dublin City University in relation to a possible merger. [57929/12]
243. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the negotiations between the Church of Ireland College of Education and Trinity College Dublin in relation to a possible merger. [57928/12]
173. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if there is any provision in the recent changes to pensions to allow self employed people to withdraw money from their pensions ahead of schedule; and if not, if he will state whether he is considering such a provision. [1634/13]
110. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the arguments for and against a tax on stud farms; and if he will provide an estimate of the amount that may realistically be raised by such a tax. [58034/12]
681. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a further call for applications for sports capital funding in the foreseeable future, and if so; when this may happen. [56432/12]
680. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any specific aspect of sport or of club governance which should be made clear in every application for sports grant funding. [56431/12]
679. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the parameters that were used to allocate sports capital grants in 2012. [56430/12]
627. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his efforts to reduce the price of prescription medications; and if he will provide an estimate of when he anticipates that many price cuts to medication will take effect [56593/12]
626. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing regular bone density scans to at risk groups to allow early diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56592/12]
622. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the numbers of ambulances being held up for significant lengths of time that is greater than half an hour at each of the Dublin hospitals (details supplied) because the ambulances are waiting for their trolleys to be returned; the figures for the first three months of 2012; and the length of time each ambulance has been delayed [56510/12]
83. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections of employment premises that have been carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority with the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2012; and in which sectors of employment have such inspections been carried out. [56130/12]
82. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employees per annum that have been prosecuted for breaches of section 2 of the Employment Permit Act 2003 since its enactment for each year for which data is available. [56129/12]
81. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of employers per annum that have been prosecuted for breaches of section 2 of the Employment Permit Act (2003) since its enactment for each year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56128/12]
470. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health if he will provide figures, in tabular form, of the amount of money spent by the Health Service Executive on the provision of sleep apnoea machines in each of the past six years; the number of persons who have been provided with such sleep apnoea machines in each of the past six years; and using this information, if he will provide figures on the cost per patient for the provision of sleep apnoea machines in each of the past six years. [55230/12]
360. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to include provisions which will ensure public access to Coillte land for recreational purposes, as part of any move to sell any assets of Coillte in the future. [55266/12]
297. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 25158/11, if he will provide an update on the possibility of a glass bottle deposit scheme, which he has said would be considered as part of a review of packaging. [55300/12]
295. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be possible to amend the mortgage-to-rent rules to include persons who bought under affordable housing schemes in cases in which the county council is the mortgage lender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55227/12]
294. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to publish proposals on a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and the date on which he expects to publish same. [55226/12]
239. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if the amount due on the mortgage every month can be used to offset rental income for the purposes of claiming means tested social welfare payments, in particular jobseeker's allowance. [55224/12]
282. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of investigations that have been launched into persons suspected of claiming jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit under false pretences in the most recent twelve months for which figures are available. [53885/12]
281. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is using to ensure that persons in receipt of jobseekers' payments are actively looking for work or training opportunities, or are pursuing training or education. [53884/12]
202. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures, in tabular form, on the amount of revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 was amended to include the staff of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, Allied Irish Bank and Irish Life respectively under the provisions of the Act. [52260/12]
201. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the financial emergency measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 to include the staff of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, Allied Irish Bank and Irish Life under the provisions of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52259/12]
356. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the proposed transfer of some of the administration of rent supplement to county councils, and if she has given further consideration to the payment of rent supplement directly to the landlord as a default option. [51012/12]
331. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider asking employers partaking in JobBridge for a contribution to the cost of maintaining an intern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50870/12]
330. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the way JobBridge is audited to ensure that employers do not use repeat internships to avoid employing new paid staff and if her attention has been drawn to any cases where this practice has been noticed and halted. [50869/12]
169. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has embassies physically located in each of the G20 countries, particularly Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and in the case of any of these countries where we do not currently have an embassy, if there are plans to open embassies in these countries to more accurately reflect the changing nature of the global economy. [51465/12]
178. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on his efforts toward commencing section 15 of the Fines Act 2010; and if he will provide an estimate of when he will be able to commence it. [50568/12]
610. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Health the action he will take in relation to persons who are affected by narcolepsy as a result of the Pandremix vaccine for swine flu given in 2009-10; if a paper will be put to Dáil Éireann on this issue and the timeline for same [49626/12]
499. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of qualified barristers employed on a full time basis by the Garda Bureau for Fraud Investigation. [50016/12]
498. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of qualified solicitors employed on a full time basis by the Garda Bureau for Fraud Investigation. [50015/12]
497. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of qualified accountants employed on a full time basis by the Garda Bureau for Fraud Investigation. [50014/12]
96. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance the rate at which the pension provisions of senior managers in the banks in which the State has a stake will be taxed; and if he has considered levying a high rate of tax on these pension provisions in order to provide some measure of social equity. [49158/12]
903. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the law to prohibit the live export of animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47971/12]
878. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the law to make it illegal for circuses to hold performing animals in captivity and use them as part of their performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47836/12]
749. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider setting aside a specific budget for the housing adaptation grant scheme, as funding for accessible living environments has been prioritised in the National Carers' Strategy, but programmes in most local authorities are either on hold or are moving very slowly because of a lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48678/12]
380. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Montessori teaching qualifications are not recognised as qualifying a person to teach in primary schools, and the action that needs to be taken to change this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48679/12]
222. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if he will put in place measures to enable couples where each partner owns a residence and both are in negative equity to allow them both to sell in order to buy a joint residence. [47825/12]
163. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the purchase of goods by EU countries from Israeli-occupied areas of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47827/12]
162. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding the recent interception by Israeli forces of the flotilla sailing to Gaza with basic equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47826/12]
104. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time a social welfare appeal has taken to reach a decision in the past six months for which data are available, and the comparable figure for the previous six months and for the same period year-on-year. [46974/12]
56. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although many unhealthy foods and beverages are taxed at the standard rate, anomalies exist whereby products high in fat, sugar and salt are taxed at a reduced, or zero, rate;his plans to address these anomalies in the Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46975/12]