121. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a post-primary school amalgamation project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/14]
157. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any contact with his British counterpart on the future of the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11067/14]
529. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown into categories of the number of crimes such as theft, anti-social behaviour and assaults, which occurred on the Luas Red and Green Lines in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10952/14]
504. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met the CIÉ board, the Dublin Bus board, the Iarnród Éireann board and the Bus Éireann board this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/14]
503. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any recent contact with his Northern Ireland counterpart on the matter of upgrading the Dublin/Belfast railway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10205/14]
502. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the maintenance costs associated with the motorway system in 2013; the total revenue raised from tolls on our motorways for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10204/14]
501. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made in making provision of a third lane on the M7 motorway from M7 Naas North Junction 9 to M7/M9 merge Junction 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10203/14]
500. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional capacity or alternative means of joining the N11/M50 for the commuters from Wicklow to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10202/14]
755. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown into categories of the number of incidents which occurred on the Luas red and green lines in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9598/14]
795. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the failure to date to implement section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, which would allow for a copy of the fixed charge penalty notice to be issued with a summons to court for non-payment of said charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/14]
794. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form and by date the percentage increase in fares in DART, Luas, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann services granted by the National Transport Authority since March 2011; the total percentage increase in fares for each of those services from March 2011 to date; his views on whether decreasing fares and improving services is the best way to encourage increasing passenger numbers on these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7683/14]
793. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the operation of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 since it came into force; if he intends to review the operation of the Act in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7682/14]
792. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the capital and other spending from his Department allocated to the regional airports in Ireland in 2012 and 2013; if he foresees increased business in our regional airports in the coming year; the annual passenger numbers by airport for 2012 and 2013 in tabular form; the number of staff in each regional airport in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7681/14]
135. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in establishing a direct air link between Ireland and China; if he has been in contact with his Chinese counterpart on this matter; if he has discussed this issue with Enterprise Ireland or IDA Ireland; if Tourism Ireland has a strategy to encourage more Chinese tourists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/14]
128. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will bring forward any plans from his Department to increase the number of active participants in sporting organisations here; if he will consider increasing the allocation of funding to organisations which promote increasing participation from persons who are currently not active in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7616/14]
126. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the sponsorship of sport by alcohol producers; if he has been in contact with the national sporting organisations to establish if there is an alternative to alcoholic sponsorship in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7615/14]
117. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the regional and local roads allocation for 2014 to local authorities is sufficient in view of the recent storms which have caused immense damage to our infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7614/14]
113. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on management-worker relations and negotiations in Iarnród Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Bus Éireann; if he is confident that the financial position of the CIÉ Group will improve in 2014; if he is satisfied with the performance of the boards of the CIÉ Group of companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7612/14]
92. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to resolve the potential strike action at our national airports; his views with regard to the future of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8057/14]
89. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned at the introduction of a heavy goods vehicle road user levy in the United Kingdom which will have a significant impact on Irish hauliers; if he has spoken to his British counterpart regarding this levy; his plans to apply a similar levy here on foreign hauliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8056/14]
40. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health when a replacement for the mobility allowance will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/14]
28. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health his response to a Health Insurance Authority projection that the number of 18 to 29 year olds with health insurance will have fallen by almost 40,000 in March 2015 compared with July 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/14]
241. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the use of commuter trains on the Limerick-Galway railway line is inappropriate and has resulted in low passenger numbers; if it is possible to provide intercity trains for this line; if Irish Rail will consider running an intercity service from Cork via Limerick and Ennis to Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7134/14]
240. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on plans to upgrade the Dublin-Cork railway line; if he will further provide an update on plans to upgrade the Dublin-Belfast line; if it will be possible to separate the operation of the DART from this line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7133/14]
239. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultancy costs to the National Transport Authority in reviewing the bus rapid transit options for transport in Dublin; the total spend on consultancy fees by NTA since January 2012 by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7132/14]
238. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the current status of the DART underground and metro north projects; his views on whether bus rapid transit would provide a cheaper and more effective transport link to the airport instead of metro north; his views on whether expanding the DART to Dublin Airport is a viable project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7131/14]
501. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ask the European Commission if, during the past five years, it has undertaken laboratory tests on Brazilian beef and US beef imports into the EU for the presence of any hormones, anabolic steroids, ractopamine or products or substances deemed illegal in the European Union; if he will provide results and details of these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6476/14]
500. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will negotiate with the EU Commission on behalf of farmers to ensure that thousands of Irish farmers are not unfairly burdened with payment clawbacks and penalties on land eligibility as far back as 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6474/14]
499. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to close the very large and unacceptable beef price gap between Irish cattle prices and cattle prices in our largest export market, Great Britain, which is now in the order of 80 cent per kilogram or more than €300 per animal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6473/14]
498. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to help safeguard livestock farmers against a collapse in bull beef prices by 30 cent to 50 cent per kilogram or €100 to €150 per head since mid-December; if he will call in the beef processing industry and demand that it restore price and competition to bull beef prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/14]
497. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to open up and secure the potential of the live export market for Irish cattle to the UK; if, together with Bord Bia, he will take a more active role in this process; if he will meet UK retailers and UK and Irish meat processors to highlight the potential benefits of developing this trade on both sides of the Irish Sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6470/14]
262. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when general recruitment to the public service will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5208/14]
202. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of public health centres managed by the Health Service Executive in the HSE mid-western health board area of Limerick, Clare and north Tipperary; the cost excluding staff costs of maintaining these buildings including water and property rates, electricity, insurance, heating, telephone-broadband, security, alarm costs, cleaning, repair and maintenance of office equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4679/14]
211. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the intended start date for construction at a rail stop at Crusheen on the Ennis to Galway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4450/14]
174. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who was put on a waiting list for an urgent MRI at Limerick Regional Hospital on 21 October 2013 was deleted from the list but subsequently reinstated on 24 October with no urgent status recorded at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4349/14]
772. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the medical reasons for prioritising the treatment of cancer by means of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery as opposed to treating it by natural products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4302/14]
116. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection if pensioners will be given a right to be represented where matters relating to pensions and pensioners are being discussed; the historical reasons for this not being the case; if she will introduce legislation to facilitate same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3221/14]
238. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to improve the time it takes to finalise a Garda vetting application; if additional gardaí are needed in this section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/14]
964. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the 2013 and 2014 regional and local road grant allocations by county from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1726/14]
963. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on reports that more than 200,000 written-off cars are still being driven; his views on whether this is a factor in the 18% increase in road deaths in 2013 compared with 2012; the safeguards currently in place to ensure written-off cars do not re-enter the car sales market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1725/14]
940. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the special task force established in 2013 to examine the cause of road deaths will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1165/14]
859. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of operational ambulance vehicles deployed in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1309/14]
858. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed in the ambulance service in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1308/14]
857. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of on-call hours provided for at each ambulance base in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1307/14]
856. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of rostered cover on a daily basis at each ambulance location in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1306/14]
575. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda unit established in 2009 to examine the cause of road deaths will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1166/14]
232. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet a delegation from the three secondary schools in Ennistymon regarding amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1248/14]
394. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his concerns in relation to the EirGrid's Grid25 proposals and their impact on tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54707/13]
45. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the open market tender process of bus routes of both Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus; if a similar process will be considered from Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54398/13]
41. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation to regulate the clamping of vehicles on privately owned land will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54400/13]