45. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the introduction of a planning regulator; the nature of the regulator’s role and relationship with current planning bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/13]
501. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the legal challenge to the validity of outcome of the children's referendum has required delays in publishing legislation on the part of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19977/13]
415. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding by his Department for a sewage collection network at Kildare town; the length of time this network collection application has been with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/13]
413. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total money available for thatching grants in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of grants issued on a county basis in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13002/13]
257. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional staff will be allocated to the Valuations Office in order to deal with the backlog of cases in the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20367/13]
248. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding vocational education committee employees who are also members of local authorities being allowed to absent themselves from work in order to attend council meetings; the number of VEC employees that are members of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/13]
104. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19554/13]
36. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in the implementation of the forum on philanthropy report's recommendations within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19272/13]
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures he is taking to audit and secure valuable artefacts and materials held by the State following recent high profile robberies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19540/13]
506. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving Garda sergeants, inspectors, superintendents in County Wicklow. [18902/13]
505. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of promotional positions, sergeants, inspectors, superintendents and so on, still available to be filled by the Garda Síochána nationally broken down by county. [18901/13]
413. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown on a county by county basis of the number of electricity/natural gas disconnections; the number of prepaid electricity meters installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18788/13]
390. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of rent supplement awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18915/13]
386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding persons in mortgage arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18858/13]
384. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18818/13]
383. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the current level of unemployment, including details of long-term unemployment, on a county-by-county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18791/13]
316. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of the level of employment, job losses and job creation in companies supported by the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years on a county-by-county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18792/13]
282. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of participants who have successfully completed a springboard programme; the success rate of programme participations in subsequently finding employment; the process in place to track the success of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/13]
281. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in higher education; the number of grant applications received for the current academic year from students living in County Wicklow (details supplied); the number of successful applicants; the number of grants remaining to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18790/13]
280. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who qualified for a student maintenance grant in each of the past five academic years, detailed by the level of award and the awarding authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18789/13]
261. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was given the benefit of a reader and waiver for the junior certificate may be given similar supports as they undertake their leaving certificate in view of the fact that the student has a broad based learning disability and will be without assistance unable to successfully negotiate the challenge of the leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/13]
257. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/13]
93. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he has taken to promote employment creation in Ireland and in Europe in the course of Ireland's Presidency of the EU Council. [18656/13]
69. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the action he has taken to ensure that schools will continue to be able to purchase stationery supplies from small local businesses if they can offer similar or better value to that available from the national suppliers designated under new procurement guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/13]
40. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding school enrolment procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/13]
476. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, when the site has been acquired for a new post primary school at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare, his Department will avail of the services of the relevant county council to prepare and submit plans under part VIII of the Planning and Development Act 2000, similar that done in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/13]
131. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a progress report on the new after-school child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17358/13]
287. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15446/13]
211. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the total amount in section 10 and any other funding for homeless services made available to each local authority in the years 2010, 2011, 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15447/13]
192. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address genuine concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the registration of oil technicians here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15495/13]
28. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for reviewing public transport regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/13]
616. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of a revolutionary heritage trail in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12991/13]
539. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of members of An Garda Síochána that currently have a medical card; the estimated cost of this to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/13]
537. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a home care package is approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14871/13]
175. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the reimbursement of medical expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15071/13]
157. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to continue with the consideration of the sale of the Coillte forest crop; the current state of play regarding this proposal; the estimated money that will be raised by this sale; the details of any cost-benefit analysis carried out on this proposed sale; his views on the recent Impact and Timber Council reports on this proposal; if he intends to make public the report of the National Treasury Management Agency before a decision is made on this issue in order that the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine can have an input in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14997/13]
125. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the legislation under which aquaculture licences are granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14730/13]
233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the case of an inter-country adoption raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will advise on the way the adoption process can be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14471/13]
188. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the recently published report Access to Justice; A Report of the Legal Aid Task Force; his views on the concerns raised in the report regarding increased pressure placed on the civil legal aid scheme resulting in a denial of access to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14449/13]
187. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of Government funding for a UK group to work with survivors of State institutions living in the London area, the amount of such funds, if any, that have been designated to assist survivors in Ireland or in other parts of the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/13]
186. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the creation of a dedicated unit within his Department that will function as a single point of contact for survivors of State institutions, seeking assistance and-or access to State services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14447/13]
185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, having included Stanhope Street Laundry, the Athy or Newtownforbes Laundries were not included in the redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14446/13]
173. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he has taken to ensure the effectiveness of the strategic environmental assessment here; his plans to act on recommendations recently made following A Review of SEA Effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14450/13]
170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If he will explain the way, in the absence of legislation to address the Dunne Judgement, it has been possible for local authorities such as Kildare County Council to forcibly repossess houses acquired with local authority loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14415/13]
536. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards in place on both the 31 December 2010 and the 31 December 2011; the number of general practitioner visit cards in place on both the 31 December 2010 and the 31 December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13915/13]
531. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is awaiting a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13906/13]
480. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 12 March 2013, the timeline involved in his proposal to provide health care protocol to the survivors of Thalidomide involving the appointment and training of a multi-disciplinary team, identifying and documenting their healthcare needs and developing plans to address those needs; the reason he has not engaged with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the specific accommodation needs of some survivors, that is, housing adaptation and so on, as part of a holistic approach as suggested by the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/13]
354. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his view on fuel derived from bitumen or tar sands; if it is viewed as more environmentally harmful than traditional oil supplies; the position he has taken with regard to the EU's fuel quality directive ranking of tar sands oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13664/13]
330. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, having regard to the importance of our built heritage, he is concerned at the degradation of the national stock of thatched houses; if his Department is monitoring the condition of this housing stock; if he can indicate a trend in terms of such houses falling into dereliction; if statistics in relation to the number and distribution of such houses are maintained by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/13]