26. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if support schemes exist to assist with the introduction of energy efficient heating sources such as wood pellet burning and biomass fuels; if such schemes will be examined with a view to introducing such energy efficient means into the stock of public buildings across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40311/14]
24. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources pending the completion of the national mapping exercise for the national broadband plan, if public meetings will be held on a regional basis so that householders and business owners will have an opportunity to find out if a home or business is in an area which will be covered by State investment and to receive information on his plans to bring high speed broadband to their locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40312/14]
29. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans she has put in place to compensate farmers who were restricted under the 12 Bens destocking scheme but who have received no payment in 2014; if she has consulted with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding these farmers; and if those of existing ASOS schemes are entitled to a compensating payment in 2014, especially those who have exited National Parks and Wildlife scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40141/14]
27. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Seán Kyne den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é an t-eolas is deireanaí maidir le síniú an chonartha nua don tseirbhís farantóireachta go hInis Mór roimh dheireadh na míosa seo; cén fáth nach ionann na táillí do na seirbhísí idir na hoileáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40140/14]
532. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans in place or is considering plans to support the introduction of environmentally friendly and energy efficient methods of heating or generation of electricity, such as biomass fuels and wood pellet burning, for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40321/14]
458. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if, in consideration of the costs associated with maintaining a house, even when unoccupied, if a person in the fair deal scheme residing in a nursing home would be permitted to rent out the house in view of the fact that such a move would help with the increased demand for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40324/14]
359. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if resources for support services for young persons who are LGBT will be enhanced in the run-up to the referendum on marriage equality arising from the negative commentary and misinformation that could form part of the campaign and which could have serious negative impacts on the mental health of young persons who are LGBT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/14]
240. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 6 May 2014, if he will provide an update regarding unfinished housing estates affected by the liquidation of the former Irish Bank Resolution Corporation with particular reference to bonds originally intended to rectify deficiencies. [40323/14]
181. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will verify when a person (details supplied) first commenced making reckonable contributions for State contributory pension purposes and if, in the case of S class contributions, the period counted for pension calculation purposes starts with the year in which the person made their first such contribution. [40366/14]
223. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the dog breeds regulated for under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 are legally exempt from the restrictions when being used in roles such as guide dogs for the blind, assistance, disability or therapy; if these regulations impact those travelling here from abroad who may have these dog breeds in any of these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/14]
24. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding progress on introducing an integrated licensing application service which will reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium enterprises in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/14]
12. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the progress of the actions within the Action Plan for Jobs concerning his Department and its constituent groups to create competitive regions, including but not limited to building new manufacturing and office space facilities and the development of a regional enterprise strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39072/14]
383. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the draft national policy for aviation in Ireland, if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the proposed provision to enable non-EU or US airlines collect passengers at airports here for onward travel to the US will have negative consequences for EU airlines which have, in many cases, better working terms and conditions for staff and which respect employment and equality legislation; the rationale underpinning the proposal; and if there are sufficient safeguards to ensure that airlines will operate and compete on a fair basis. [39248/14]
205. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the policy proposals in place for the drafting of primary legislation to give effect to a successor to the mobility allowance and motorised grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/14]
14. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought tenders for the review of the environmental impact assessment and environmental impact statement of the River Clare drainage scheme in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38171/14]
13. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has recommenced work on drainage schemes and other such works, such as that in the Claregalway area of County Galway, following the legal advice concerning the interpretation of SI 469 of 2012 which was necessitated by EU environmental directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38170/14]
18. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of the updated and comprehensive anti-bullying policy; if the inspectorate section of her Department is examining compliance by schools with the new policy; the steps being taken to ensure all schools have implemented the policy in view of the fact that they hoped the deadline was for the past school year. [37948/14]
15. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of a school (details supplied) in County Galway on its application to build an extension and remove the prefabricated classrooms currently in use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37947/14]
619. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available to support non-State museums, particularly those operated at the community level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38262/14]
391. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if the staffing levels for anti-elder abuse services within the health service are at full complement; if each Health Service Executive area has a team of case officers; and if figures are maintained on the extent of the problem and the number of interventions that are made on an annual basis. [38263/14]
382. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in dental treatment in respect of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting since 2011 for the treatment. [38180/14]
220. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to carry out a regional public meeting in County Galway or the west as part of the preparation for the 2015 Action Plan for Jobs. [38277/14]
201. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if the policy of charging vehicle registration tax on vehicles procured by mountain rescue teams is a national or EU one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38271/14]
144. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if figures are available on the number of persons progressing from JobBridge into employment; if figures are available on the number of JobBridge places which become full or part-time jobs for the person when the placement concludes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38275/14]
120. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of JobsPlus since its introduction; the number and locations, by county, of businesses participating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38276/14]
93. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade following the review, published in February, of the trade strategy 2010 to 2015, the progress achieved to date under each of the reconfigured 16 action points; when work will commence on establishing a new trade strategy for post-2015. [37680/14]
80. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that will be taken by Ireland, including action plans, funding, and diplomatic support, to achieve the UN's stated aim of delivering zero hunger, the declaration for which he signed in New York on 25 September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37679/14]
88. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the unprecedented number of appeals lodged with the Valuation Tribunal arising from the revaluation of rateable properties in Dublin city and County Waterford; if additional staff will be deployed to the tribunal to supplement its current small cohort of staff to process appeals in an expeditious manner; if such extra staff will be deployed from the Office of the Commissioner of Valuation which is the respondent in all valuation appeals heard by the tribunal; and if so, if there will be measures put in place to ensure the knowledge of procedures, work practices and other confidential information pertinent to the tribunal and acquired by such staff will not be used by the office of the commissioner upon the return of the aforementioned temporarily redeployed staff. [37527/14]
33. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the living city initiative; the response of the EU regarding the application under state aid rules; if there are figures on the number of properties and locations which have benefited from the scheme; if there are plans to increase the areas eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37052/14]
6. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance in view of the pressure on businesses in the hospitality and drinks industry such as local public houses and other businesses such as independent wine sellers and the associated increases in excise duties and taxes on such products in 2012 and 2013, if he will consider reducing the level of excise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37051/14]
37. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of sustainable transport funding allocated annually to counties, if funding will be considered for undertaking an examination of carrying out improvements and enhancements to the Quincentennial Bridge including the number of traffic lanes and the possibility of installing a pedestrian bridge alongside the existing one which would alleviate traffic congestion in the Galway region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36804/14]
33. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 23 September 2014, if he has any objection to a new transport co-ordination unit operating two offices in a region with a large Gaeltacht area and one of the largest counties in the country; and if this objective can be achieved within the €25,000 threshold as set down by the National Transport Authority. [36805/14]
639. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the names of all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under her Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37199/14]
635. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37213/14]
610. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37201/14]
595. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37204/14]
590. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in consideration of the new obligations on persons with homes with septic tanks, a fast-track planning process may be implemented for the purposes of securing permission for upgrades and alterations necessary to be in compliance with new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/14]
546. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under her Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37203/14]
540. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from the Galway section of the schools transport section of Bus Éireann relating to problems being experienced in the Oranmore area whereby children are consistently late for schools because of the addition of a new school and the effect this has had on the old school transport timetable which has not been updated to reflect the additional numbers; if on receipt of such correspondence she will provide the necessary direction to Bus Éireann to immediately reconfigure the services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37152/14]
486. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form all the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of each; the number of staff in each; the budget of each for 2013 and the proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37206/14]
477. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37207/14]
330. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37200/14]
263. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37202/14]
260. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37198/14]
231. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37208/14]
224. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37210/14]
212. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37205/14]
181. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under her Department's remit, the core duties and functions of same, the number of staff at same, the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014, the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37211/14]
129. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form all of the State agencies, bodies, organisations and working groups under his Department's remit; the core duties and functions of same; the number of staff at same; the budget of each for 2013 and proposed budget for 2014; the date of establishment of the agencies or organisations; and the legislation, primary or otherwise, from which they derive their powers. [37212/14]
79. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if there is a national policy guiding the Health Service Executive in terms of insulin pump treatment for young persons with diabetes; if it is planned that the policy be applied equally on a national basis; if funding constraints are preventing the implementation of the policy outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36489/14]