215. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3032/16]
206. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the current flooding of the Shannon Basin and the benefits that trees can have to prevent flooding in river basin catchments and his wish to use forestry to offset greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector, if it is time to increase the planting targets to the past target of 20,000 ha as suggested in the 1996 Growing for the Future document and not the current target of 6,600 ha in 2016 increasing incrementally to 8,290 ha in 2020 as per the Forestry Programme 2014 to 2020 document; if it is time for him to consider a new approach to promoting tree planting, as it is obvious the current approach does not work, as only 6,252 ha were planted in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/16]
128. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the tax saver scheme for public transport users; the number of users of the scheme and the average annual benefit to a user of the scheme in 2014 and in 2015. [3162/16]
149. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) in County Clare can utilise a herd number as a means of availing of commercial motor taxation on a farm jeep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/16]
123. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if the addiction counsellor who currently works at a hospital (details supplied) but is due to retire will be replaced immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/16]
77. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a payment under the single payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2628/16]
133. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare, will have a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2489/16]
422. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills is she will look favourably on an application for a grant for a general practitioner room for a school, the population of which has doubled in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2121/16]
247. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a payment under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2174/16]
167. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a decision on a funding allocation on the basis of Clare County Council’s submission of a feasibility study which examined the flooding issues and proposed a flood defence scheme for Seafield and Clohaninchy in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1837/16]
935. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual average daily traffic count for each of the 12 toll road points, including the percentage that is heavy goods vehicle traffic, for each of the years 2012 to date. [1243/16]
907. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the proposed construction of the Northern Distributor Road in the Clare County Council Development Plan, given the extensive recent flooding in the Shannon Catchment Area and especially around the Clonlara area in County Clare; the conclusions and recommendations of any flood risk assessments of the proposed road project that have been undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1092/16]
865. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has any concerns about the proposed construction of the northern distributor road in the Clare County Council Development Plan given the extensive recent flooding in the Shannon catchment area and especially around the Clonlara area in County Clare; if he has the power to veto such a proposal in the county council's development plans if they exacerbate flood risk in an area; and if he has considered vetoing this proposal, given that Limerick City and County Council rejected the proposal on the grounds that it will increase flood risk in the Shannon catchment area. [1117/16]
738. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if favourable consideration will be given to the request for additional funding to complete a building project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1477/16]
313. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46508/15]
309. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/15]
107. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of the former employer PRSI exemption scheme in 2012 and in 2013; the number of employers who availed of the scheme; and the estimated number of jobs that were created as a result of the scheme. [1118/16]
696. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how much Córas Iompair Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus real-time information smart telephone apps cost to develop and roll out. [45750/15]
695. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed-capital investment required to maintain local, regional and national roads, by county, in tabular form. [45749/15]
694. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of steady State fixed capital investment required to maintain cycle lanes in the greater Dublin area, by county, in tabular form. [45748/15]
693. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital development and construction cost, name and location of each cycle greenway. [45747/15]
692. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on building cycle lanes and the kilometre length of cycle lanes that exist, by county or local authority, in tabular form. [45746/15]
255. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment under the bovine viral diarrhoea scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46019/15]
29. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns whether there is systematic inequality of Government funding for female sports on participation programmes as opposed to male programmes; and the active policy measures he is taking to increase female youth participation in sport and more equal funding support for sports for both genders. [44998/15]
19. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland will meet its transport renewables targets under the European Union's sharing effort for greenhouse gas reductions; and if he will address concerns that he has no strategic plan in place for reaching our 20% renewables target by 2020. [44997/15]
15. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding increasing levels of traffic congestion in Dublin, especially the knock-on congestion caused by blockages on the M50 motorway; if he is developing a strategic plan to deal with the traffic problems on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44996/15]
6. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns regarding the decreasing affordability of public transport, given the recent rise in the cost of fares in addition to consistent increases over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44999/15]
4. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns that there is systematic inequality in Government funding for female sports participation programmes; and what policies he is implementing to increase female youth participation in sport. [45447/15]
1. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns regarding levels of traffic congestion in Dublin, and especially the knock-on congestion caused by blockages on the M50 motorway; if he is developing a strategic plan to deal with the traffic problems on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45446/15]
638. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the delays facing the Enterprise train refurbishment project; if he is satisfied with the explanation for these delays; when this refurbishment project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/15]
637. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work being done to improve travel times on the Enterprise train service into and out of Connolly Station in Dublin; when travellers will see an improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44859/15]
636. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the chronic overcrowding on the Enterprise train service into and out of Connolly Station in Dublin; if he has discussed this with Irish Rail, the outcome of this discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44858/15]
635. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the hourly Enterprise train service into and out of Connolly Station in Dublin will commence, if a proposed timetable is available for consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44857/15]
634. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he accepted the recommendation of the National Transport Authority that the design and planning work of the revised Dublin Area Rapid Transit underground project should be advanced to facilitate commencement of construction after 2020, the funding to be apportioned for this and if funding has been included to progress the project with a revised lower-cost tunnel to design and planning stages. [44783/15]
633. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how long the design and planning stages for the revised metro north project will take; and if the revisions made to the original project are justified in terms of Exchequer savings and a passenger cost-benefit analysis, given the additional length of time the revised project will take to go through planning and design stages and to be granted a railway order in comparison with the original project. [44782/15]
632. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amounts of the €166 million invested to date on the design and planning stages of the original metro north project that will and will not be recoverable for use on the revised project. [44781/15]
631. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 10 November 2015 and the response from the National Transport Authority confirming that only a base-case economic appraisal has been undertaken to date for the revised metro north project, if future funding beyond the design and planning stages will be contingent upon the results of the more comprehensive business-case analyses, including sensitivity tests, that are to be undertaken; and if he will continue to progress the project even if business-case analyses indicate that the transport-related benefits or the economic-related benefits are not as substantial as considered by the National Transport Authority in the initial analysis. [44780/15]
628. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to reply to Parliamentary Question No. 601 of 24 November 2015 in which the National Transport Authority stated that it provides funding to a range of public agencies for bicycle lockers, the amount of funding and the number of bicycle lockers provided to date. [44684/15]
183. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44657/15]
418. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the status of the experience (details supplied) of an individual seeking access to mental health services in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/15]
253. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43860/15]
170. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43224/15]
70. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if he will address the failure to use the operating theatres in Ennis general hospital in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42994/15]
65. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health if the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan will expand the services available at Ennis general hospital in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42995/15]
125. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43096/15]
597. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the penalties Ireland will face if we do not meet our target of 10% of transport energy coming from renewable sources by 2020, under the European Union renewable energy supply directive. [42320/15]
548. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of annual motor tax revenue spent on the administration and transaction costs involved in levying the tax. [42560/15]
399. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will have surgery, given that the person expected to have this surgery in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42375/15]
79. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Clare on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42404/15]
55. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources which will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Clare under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42403/15]