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Question· oralPQ 11asked

110 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the review carried out by her Department into possible areas for the transfer of school ownership, the further discussions she has had with stakeholders on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33597/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010

110 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the review carried out by her Department into possible areas for the transfer of school ownership, the further discussions she has had with stakeholders on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33597/10]

Question· writtenPQ 743asked

746 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the details of the plans by her Department in respect of land (details supplied) in County Cork; and the timescale involved in this project. [31654/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

746 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the details of the plans by her Department in respect of land (details supplied) in County Cork; and the timescale involved in this project. [31654/10]

Question· writtenPQ 742asked

745 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated from her Department to each of the 43 constituencies from 2002 to 2010 in tabular form. [31653/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

745 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated from her Department to each of the 43 constituencies from 2002 to 2010 in tabular form. [31653/10]

Question· writtenPQ 741asked

744 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, both full-time and part-time, on both temporary and permanent contracts, in Cork city and county for the years 2007 and to date in 2010 in tabular form. [31652/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

744 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, both full-time and part-time, on both temporary and permanent contracts, in Cork city and county for the years 2007 and to date in 2010 in tabular form. [31652/10]

Question· writtenPQ 740asked

743 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to each school in Cork city and country from her Department in the years 2007 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [31651/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

743 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to each school in Cork city and country from her Department in the years 2007 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [31651/10]

Question· writtenPQ 353asked

348 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of morning peak journeys in the greater Dublin area in 2000, 2004, 2008 and to date in 2010; and his estimate of these by public transport and by private car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31596/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

348 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of morning peak journeys in the greater Dublin area in 2000, 2004, 2008 and to date in 2010; and his estimate of these by public transport and by private car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31596/10]

Question· writtenPQ 352asked

345 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fare collected by mainline rail, Bus Éireann and private licensed bus fleets operating scheduled services annually since 2005 to date in 2010. [31593/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

345 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fare collected by mainline rail, Bus Éireann and private licensed bus fleets operating scheduled services annually since 2005 to date in 2010. [31593/10]

Question· writtenPQ 351asked

344 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of units and the passenger capacity on mainline rail, on Bus Éireann and in private passenger bus fleets with licences to operate scheduled services annually at the end of 2005 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31592/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

344 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of units and the passenger capacity on mainline rail, on Bus Éireann and in private passenger bus fleets with licences to operate scheduled services annually at the end of 2005 to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31592/10]

Question· writtenPQ 339asked

349 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the cost of Terminal 2 to date in 2010; the expected final cost; if it is on track to open in November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31598/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

349 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the cost of Terminal 2 to date in 2010; the expected final cost; if it is on track to open in November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31598/10]

Question· writtenPQ 336asked

347 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fares collected by each of the Luas lines, the DART, the Arrow and other suburban rail and by the Dublin Bus fleet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [31595/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

347 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fares collected by each of the Luas lines, the DART, the Arrow and other suburban rail and by the Dublin Bus fleet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [31595/10]

Question· writtenPQ 335asked

346 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of units and passenger capacity of each Luas line, the DART system, the Arrow and other suburban rail and the Dublin Bus fleet annually since 2005 to date in 2010. [31594/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010

346 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the number of units and passenger capacity of each Luas line, the DART system, the Arrow and other suburban rail and the Dublin Bus fleet annually since 2005 to date in 2010. [31594/10]

Question· writtenPQ 610asked

633 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been spent on purchasing of land for the years 1980 to 2010 by her Department outlining in which constituency the money was spent in each year in tabular form. [29375/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

633 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been spent on purchasing of land for the years 1980 to 2010 by her Department outlining in which constituency the money was spent in each year in tabular form. [29375/10]

Question· writtenPQ 546asked

569 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will issue on the release of funding for a project (details supplied); the timescale for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

569 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will issue on the release of funding for a project (details supplied); the timescale for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/10]

Question· writtenPQ 476asked

499 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason behind initiating a review of the way in which planning laws and policy are being implemented by a number of local authorities around the country; the reason he chose the six authorities; the contact he has had with each authority to date, up to and including the announcement of this review; the total cost of this review; and the time scale involved. [29540/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

499 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason behind initiating a review of the way in which planning laws and policy are being implemented by a number of local authorities around the country; the reason he chose the six authorities; the contact he has had with each authority to date, up to and including the announcement of this review; the total cost of this review; and the time scale involved. [29540/10]

Question· writtenPQ 395asked

416 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the quotas in place across the public sector to ensure the employment of persons with a disability; the number of persons with a disability employed locally in Cork city and county, at vocational education committee level in Cork city and county and all other State agencies in Cork city and county. [29984/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

416 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the quotas in place across the public sector to ensure the employment of persons with a disability; the number of persons with a disability employed locally in Cork city and county, at vocational education committee level in Cork city and county and all other State agencies in Cork city and county. [29984/10]

Question· writtenPQ 379asked

390 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff at his disposal including those within his Department; the number of staff currently registered to work in his constituency office; his overall staff budget for 2010; his overall staff budget was for 2007 to 2009, inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of the way this money was spent regarding staff; and the title or position of each member of staff. [30080/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

390 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff at his disposal including those within his Department; the number of staff currently registered to work in his constituency office; his overall staff budget for 2010; his overall staff budget was for 2007 to 2009, inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of the way this money was spent regarding staff; and the title or position of each member of staff. [30080/10]

Question· writtenPQ 327asked

337 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that have been made between his Department and Cork County Council regarding a road (details supplied); the total cost of this project and the timescale involved. [29741/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 July 2010

337 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that have been made between his Department and Cork County Council regarding a road (details supplied); the total cost of this project and the timescale involved. [29741/10]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

282 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated from her Department to each of the 43 constituencies from 1980 to 2010 in tabular form. [28838/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010

282 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated from her Department to each of the 43 constituencies from 1980 to 2010 in tabular form. [28838/10]

Question· writtenPQ 280asked

281 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, both full-time and part-time, on both temporary and permanent contracts, in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28837/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010

281 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, both full-time and part-time, on both temporary and permanent contracts, in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28837/10]

Question· writtenPQ 279asked

280 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled into each school in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28836/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010

280 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled into each school in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28836/10]

Question· writtenPQ 278asked

279 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to each school in Cork city and county from her Department in the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28835/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010

279 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to each school in Cork city and county from her Department in the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28835/10]

Question· writtenPQ 90asked

85 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the decline in issuing original birth certificates to adopted persons when requested from 97% in 2005 to 37% in 2009 from the independent Adoption Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28840/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010

85 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the decline in issuing original birth certificates to adopted persons when requested from 97% in 2005 to 37% in 2009 from the independent Adoption Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28840/10]

Question· writtenPQ 218asked

239 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to prevent the illegal poisoning of birds of prey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2010

239 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to prevent the illegal poisoning of birds of prey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/10]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

234 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in 2010 regarding a scheme (details supplied); the funding that has been spent to date on this scheme; and the time scale that has been put in place for the completion of this scheme. [28564/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2010

234 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in 2010 regarding a scheme (details supplied); the funding that has been spent to date on this scheme; and the time scale that has been put in place for the completion of this scheme. [28564/10]

Question· writtenPQ 216asked

246 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will state who the members of the independent review group on child deaths will be; when these persons will be appointed; and the timescale for the work of this group. [26813/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2010

246 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will state who the members of the independent review group on child deaths will be; when these persons will be appointed; and the timescale for the work of this group. [26813/10]

Question· writtenPQ 30asked

29 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if he has developed a strategy for restructuring the public service to deliver significant savings in order that front line services will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 June 2010

29 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Finance if he has developed a strategy for restructuring the public service to deliver significant savings in order that front line services will be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/10]

Question· writtenPQ 321asked

406 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit having less than 260 paid PRSI contributions and are over the nine-month limit, in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register, in tabular form. [25271/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2010

406 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit having less than 260 paid PRSI contributions and are over the nine-month limit, in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register, in tabular form. [25271/10]

Question· writtenPQ 320asked

405 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit having at least 260 paid PRSI contributions as they are over the 12-month limit in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register in tabular form. [25270/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2010

405 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit having at least 260 paid PRSI contributions as they are over the 12-month limit in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register in tabular form. [25270/10]

Question· writtenPQ 132asked

217 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community mental health teams that are currently in existence; the location of same; their staffing complement; and the plans that are in place for increasing the number of adequately resourced community mental health teams. [25074/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2010

217 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of community mental health teams that are currently in existence; the location of same; their staffing complement; and the plans that are in place for increasing the number of adequately resourced community mental health teams. [25074/10]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

53 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit as they are over the 12 month limit in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register in tabular form. [24897/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2010

53 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are no longer able to claim jobseeker’s benefit as they are over the 12 month limit in Cork city and county and have now had to come off the live register in tabular form. [24897/10]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

47 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the recent recommendation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Burma that an official UN commission of inquiry be established to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. [24898/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 June 2010

47 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the recent recommendation of the UN Special Rapporteur on Burma that an official UN commission of inquiry be established to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity in Burma. [24898/10]

Question· writtenPQ 155asked

168 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rational of paying energy suppliers a REFIT balancing payment for supplying electrifying source from renewable energy generation; and his approach to the REFIT balancing payment of future grid connections under gate 3. [23674/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2010

168 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the rational of paying energy suppliers a REFIT balancing payment for supplying electrifying source from renewable energy generation; and his approach to the REFIT balancing payment of future grid connections under gate 3. [23674/10]

Question· writtenPQ 253asked

270 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the tender process for the appointment of an accountancy firm (details supplied) to the Irish Adoption Board; the terms of reference of the current inquiry; the expected expenditure involved with this inquiry; and the envisaged over all timescale of the inquiry. [23399/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2010

270 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the tender process for the appointment of an accountancy firm (details supplied) to the Irish Adoption Board; the terms of reference of the current inquiry; the expected expenditure involved with this inquiry; and the envisaged over all timescale of the inquiry. [23399/10]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

23 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he intends the facilitate the rollout of a commercial digital terrestrial television platform here in view of the break down of the tendering process in recent weeks. [23543/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2010

23 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he intends the facilitate the rollout of a commercial digital terrestrial television platform here in view of the break down of the tendering process in recent weeks. [23543/10]

Question· writtenPQ 123asked

151 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the schemes used by his Department or its agencies specifically to attract technology companies to the Dublin docklands area; the schemes that are no longer in existence which were used to attract sector specific companies since the Dublin docklands regeneration project began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

151 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the schemes used by his Department or its agencies specifically to attract technology companies to the Dublin docklands area; the schemes that are no longer in existence which were used to attract sector specific companies since the Dublin docklands regeneration project began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20547/10]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

57 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the date by which the inquiry team set up by the Health Service Executive to investigate the non-reporting of nearly 58,000 X-rays and the failure to process thousands of general practitioner referral letters at Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24 will complete their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20250/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2010

57 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Health and Children the date by which the inquiry team set up by the Health Service Executive to investigate the non-reporting of nearly 58,000 X-rays and the failure to process thousands of general practitioner referral letters at Tallaght hospital in Dublin 24 will complete their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20250/10]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

207 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list each building energy efficiency scheme in operation for 2010; the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to each scheme in 2010; the amount paid out in each scheme for 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19710/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 May 2010

207 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list each building energy efficiency scheme in operation for 2010; the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to each scheme in 2010; the amount paid out in each scheme for 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19710/10]

Question· writtenPQ 64asked

102 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the schemes used by his Department or its agencies to attract companies of a certain sector to the Dublin docklands area; the former schemes that are no longer in existence which were used to attract sector-specific companies since the Dublin docklands regeneration project began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2010

102 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the schemes used by his Department or its agencies to attract companies of a certain sector to the Dublin docklands area; the former schemes that are no longer in existence which were used to attract sector-specific companies since the Dublin docklands regeneration project began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/10]

Question· writtenPQ 21asked

56 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the rural recreation officer in each county; the number that have been appointed; the counties in which they have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 May 2010

56 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the rural recreation officer in each county; the number that have been appointed; the counties in which they have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18950/10]

Question· writtenPQ 135asked

133 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 23 March 2010, the price at which Sustainable Energy Ireland purchased software for the building energy rating system; if Sustainable Energy Ireland can edit this software to correct any glitches or anomalies that may arise; if Sustainable Energy Ireland have edited BER software at any point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2010

133 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 23 March 2010, the price at which Sustainable Energy Ireland purchased software for the building energy rating system; if Sustainable Energy Ireland can edit this software to correct any glitches or anomalies that may arise; if Sustainable Energy Ireland have edited BER software at any point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18631/10]

Question· writtenPQ 131asked

129 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 23 March 2010, if he has received complaints about the building energy rating software and its calculation of woodchip boilers in a final BER rating; if an installation of a woodchip boiler will negatively affect a BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/10]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2010

129 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 23 March 2010, if he has received complaints about the building energy rating software and its calculation of woodchip boilers in a final BER rating; if an installation of a woodchip boiler will negatively affect a BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/10]