389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address the concerns raised by the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24811/15]
235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance her Department provides to post-primary schools in terms of time-tabling for students pursuing mathematics courses at junior certificate level and leaving certificate level; if her Department envisages a minimum number of class periods that should apply in such cases; if her Departments inspectorate is active in ensuring a uniformity of delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24307/15]
208. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the considerations being provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to addressing the incidence of pulmonary hypertension; the resources, policies, and strategies in place to support patients with the condition; the extent to which support services are in place, including counselling, for persons diagnosed with the condition; the extent to which the executive draws public attention to the condition, via posters, social media, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24291/15]
44. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department will desist from its policy of actively encouraging social welfare applicants from using the local post office service for the payment of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24308/15]
33. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her objectives with regard to the level of the deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23871/15]
29. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she will take with regard to the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23872/15]
11. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ar léigh sí an tuarascáil ina n-iarrtar coimisiún praínneach chun an Ghaeilge a shábháil sa Ghaeltacht [23873/15]
4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures she is taking to promote the Irish music industry; the other Government Departments she liaises with to advance this agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23870/15]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sale of paintings by the Alfred Beit Foundation; the action her Department can take on any sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24010/15]
26. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department liaises with other relevant State agencies to use the arts to attract visitors from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/15]
170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/15]
169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has sufficient contributions to qualify for an invalidity pension; the reason for the decision taken in respect of this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23104/15]
190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the National Council for Special Education guidelines for allocating special needs assistants to students transitioning from primary to post-primary school; if it is the case that, even where a student has a manifest behavioural special need, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorder, such students have to undergo a period of within-school assessment prior to being eligible for a special needs assistant; if, due to the delays in the allocation of assistants to these students in their first year of post-primary school, this system of allocation is congruent with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22715/15]
81. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 12 March 2015, the reason that contact has not yet been made by the National Employment Rights Authority with the persons involved; if he will have this matter addressed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/15]
Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the Minster for Defence to establish an Advisory Committee, to be known as the Curragh of Kildare Advisory Committee, the membership of which shall include a representative of each of the users of the Curragh of Kildare, a member of Kildare County Council, a representative employee of Kildare County Council and a representative employee of each Government department that has a responsibility for any part of the Curragh of Kildare and such committee shall make recommendations to the Minister on the management, protection and preservation of the integrity of the Curragh; to also provide for the establishment of a management team that will manage the resource that is the Curragh of Kildare and to provide for related matters
1032. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the report by his Department on the public consultation and review of the operation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI 9) will be finalised and published. [21415/15]
968. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, figures on the number of primary and post-primary schools that have been established since 2000, including their denominational status; and the number of applications for the establishment of denominational schools that have been received by her Department in the same time period. [21774/15]
960. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and her Department told the 2007 European Commission investigation into competition in the school transport scheme that the scheme was operated under contract with Bus Éireann, if she can reveal the reason her Department gave to the European Commission for the decision not to place the contract for public tender under the European Union directives on procurement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21701/15]
958. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the appointment of a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21628/15]
743. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health when a new wheelchair will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21727/15]
742. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards; the number of general practitioner cards, as of 1 May 2015; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis, on that date. [21725/15]
509. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the measures being taken to obtain justice for the families of persons (details supplied). [21723/15]
508. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a progress report on the current mission of the LÉ Eithne and its crew in the Mediterranean; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/15]
507. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland’s participation in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/15]
129. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on developments within the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/15]
126. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to increase expenditure on defence over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21736/15]
125. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve the radar capabilities of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/15]
123. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the recent symposium on the proposed White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21732/15]
112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if there has been any change in his Department's stance on the use of Lariam by members of the Defence Forces on certain overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/15]
110. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the sale of lands at Magee Barracks in Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21738/15]
107. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that all current overholders at the Curragh in County Kildare may remain in their current residence for the duration of the current housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21737/15]
143. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Irish Aid funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/15]
98. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the discussions his Department has had with Kildare County Council regarding the future use of lands at Magee Barracks, Kildare town; if the sale of these lands by his Department is imminent; his plans to honour the explicit written guarantee provided by him and his Department to the community in County Kildare, at the time of the closure, that on disposal of the lands, ten acres of it would be donated to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20953/15]
97. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the removal of asbestos from Naval Service vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/15]
96. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form by county, a breakdown for 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015, of the number of suspect devices that the army disposal unit has dealt with. [20923/15]
95. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Defence Forces have taken on so far in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20922/15]
94. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20921/15]
93. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of European Union Defence Ministers will take place; the agenda for same if decided; his priorities for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20920/15]
92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/15]
91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the most up-to-date figures for the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20918/15]
90. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the next meeting of the national emergency co-ordination committee will take place; the number of meetings that have taken place thus far in 2015; the number he has chaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20917/15]
938. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding approved by his Department to Kildare County Council for the purchase of social housing units in 2015; the level of funding sought by Kildare County Council for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/15]
936. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the counties that have reviewed their development levy schemes on foot of the guidance issued by his Department; if local authorities have acted promptly and with due regard to the guidance issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19977/15]
627. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare suffering from throat cancer, and who as a result of the treatment process requires dental work to be carried out, will have this dental work covered by the person's medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19929/15]
584. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health when it is proposed to take action to meet the needs of persons who previously would have benefited from the mobility allowance, but now find that this allowance is no longer available to new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/15]
514. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to reduce the legal costs associated with family law cases; her views on fees being charged in such circumstances; her plans to have discussions with the Department of Finance with regard to exempting such fees from value added tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20513/15]
460. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the estimated annual saving that has resulted from discontinuing the three brigade structure in the Defence Forces. [20486/15]
486. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his recently announced capital programme, the crisis in the social housing sector and the public service embargo, the steps that have been taken by his Department to ensure that the housing departments of local authorities are adequately staffed to meet the pressures arising from the need to sustain tendencies, to secure properties for the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing, to plan or undertake a building programme, to identify and purchase suitable properties, to engage meaningfully with the voluntary housing sector, to deal constructively with housing applicants presenting themselves at local authorities offices and to support the placement of homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19480/15]
445. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 7 May 2015, the tendering system that was in place between Bus Éireann and her Department in relation to school transport at the time the complaint to the European Commission was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/15]
418. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that capital funding is provided to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board to enable it establish a training centre in Kildare south and surrounding area which has high levels of unemployment; and the way it proposes the board will address its remit in view of the lack of infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19294/15]