125 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has completed his review of the Community Supports for Older People Scheme; when he plans to reinstate the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34105/09]
17 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the response to his call to arts centres to become more commercial; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32308/09]
291 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a guardian’s payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32164/09]
975 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on exempting Fáilte Ireland approved self-catering accommodation from the €200 tax that is being levied on all in the self-catering industry.
[30127/09]
463 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive her entitlements from the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28194/09]
543 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been awarded payment.
[27336/09]
38 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish in full the Commission of Investigation Report into Leas Cross Nursing Home; if so, when this will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[26453/09]
512 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will allow a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to retain two of the three temporary posts for language support teachers for foreign students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26097/09]
404 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority rented houses involved in house fires in the past five years; the number which had fatal consequences; the number of people who died or were seriously injured; if he will provide the information in tabular format by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26096/09]
330 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when a company (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the grant awarded to it in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26098/09]
321 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a company (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive a grant which was approved prior to August 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26099/09]
313 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murder trials in which the accused was acquitted on legal, technical or other grounds since 1970; the number of such cases wherein proceedings could be resumed in the event of appropriate legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26295/09]
27 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made in tackling the delays in delivering the Operational Programme for Fisheries arising out of difficulties with Natura 2000; the recent discussions he has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to their concerns; the deadline for the final resolution of these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26300/09]
27 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants to the home choice loan scheme; his views on opening this scheme up to previously owned homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[25190/09]
444 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded their disadvantaged area scheme payment.
[24516/09]
230 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the lifelong monthly payments received by the 32 acknowledged thalidomide survivors will continue to be awarded in full and that it will not be affected by the withdrawal of the Christmas bonus which has always formed part of the annual compensation sum received; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[24911/09]
220 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he is allowing non-competitive practices on the lakes of Killarney, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23748/09]
564 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REPS 4 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22276/09]
532 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when studies on salmon stocks for 2008 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22454/09]
210 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will qualify for assistance towards a hearing aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22455/09]
209 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a Montessori school will be finalised and funding advanced to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22453/09]
163 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused mobility allowance and their diabetic and rent allowances were taken from them.
[22186/09]
74 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 will receive their statutory redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22452/09]
40 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of long-term development workers, volunteers and missionaries in the developing world who will be funded in 2009 by the aid programme administered by Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21799/09]
64 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Transport the details of discussions he has had with Bus Éireann in relation to cutbacks in its services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21233/09]
212 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for introducing a 17% cut to the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20812/09]
211 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the recently published Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009 has been brought to his attention; his views on the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20811/09]
166 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been refused the domiciliary care allowance.
[20445/09]
70 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to agriculture priorities under the Czech EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20301/09]
202 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children if footwear will be supplied for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
[19802/09]
392 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18668/09]
84 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has read the Drive to Zero electric car document published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change; and if he will implement the recommendations of the report.
[18746/09]
238 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in the Kerry South constituency who will receive a forestry payment; and the average payment per head for forestry payment.
[17225/09]
236 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in the Kerry South constituency who will receive payment under the REP scheme; and the average payment per head for REP scheme payment.
[17223/09]
179 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of social welfare recipients in the Kerry South constituency who will be affected by the withdrawal of the Christmas bonus; and the average payment per social welfare recipient.
[17226/09]
7 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on making social welfare payments available on different days in post offices in order to avoid the long queues currently being experienced in some areas and to ensure better security; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17091/09]
431 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their REPS 4.
[16712/09]
136 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the next recruitment of gardaí will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16035/09]
95 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Finance when the bridge at Crookstown, County Cork will be widened; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16034/09]
71 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of the overseas aid budget that was allocated to funding voluntary workers in developing countries each year in 2007 and 2008; the planned allocation of such funding in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15930/09]
36 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of the overseas aid budget that was allocated to funding humanitarian and development aid in Zimbabwe each year in 2007 and 2008; the planned allocation of such funding in 2009; the areas affected by any reduction in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15931/09]
625 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive their forestry payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15253/09]
624 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15252/09]
623 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will process an application for the farm improvement scheme received in early October 2007 from a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15251/09]
622 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive their REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15250/09]
394 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed to transfer to Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15259/09]
393 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive their stamp for long-term residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15258/09]
277 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the progress regarding the new hospital in Dingle, County Kerry; if the hospital and all its day services will be fully operational in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[15257/09]
276 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason Cork University Hospital has not employed an operator for the PET scanner at the hospital, in view of the fact that people are having to travel to Dublin to have this scan carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[15256/09]