Parliamentary questions

Garda Deployment

Gerry Adams

479. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will explain in detail the ratio for the distribution of Gardaí in towns across the State. [51438/12]

Garda Strength

Gerry Adams

480. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Sligo town. [51439/12]

Garda Strength

Gerry Adams

481. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in Drogheda town. [51440/12]

Hospital Procedures

Gerry Adams

612. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 11 October 2012, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [51394/12]

Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment

Gerry Adams

613. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when the expert group report into the A, B and C v. Ireland case will be published. [51406/12]

Departmental Strategies

Gerry Adams

59. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail individually the action that he has taken since March 2012 on each of the 50 recommendations made by the Wright report, Strengthening the Capacity of the Department of Finance, and to detail individually those recommendations which have not been implemented and the reason for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/12]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Gerry Adams

83. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the cost of hiring Mercer Consultants to consider the issue of pay among top executives in the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [50699/12]

Banking Operations

Gerry Adams

84. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to enforce a write-down on subordinated bondholders (details supplied) in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the amount paid thus far to the bondholder in interest payments; the amount likely to be paid to them when their bond matures; if he will confirm the amount the bondholder paid for their subordinated bonds in the former Anglo Irish Bank originally; and when these bonds were purchased. [50700/12]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Gerry Adams

146. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason for the initial refusal and if she is satisfied the correct procedures were followed in this case. [50794/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

229. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a memorandum has been issued by National Directors of the Health Service Executive (details supplied) to the effect that consultant posts are not exempt from the recruitment moratorium; the date on which this memorandum was issued; if there are circumstances in which vacancies in consultant posts are exempt from the moratorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50666/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

230. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if all current vacancies in consultant posts across the state have full locum cover; if there are any posts that do not have locum cover; if he will identify those positions which are not currently covered and which discipline and hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50667/12]

Hospital Services

Gerry Adams

233. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.618 of 9 October 2012, if he will provide an update in relation to the future of the laundry service at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, County Louth. [50676/12]

Home Help Service Provision

Gerry Adams

247. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the review of the provision of home help and home support packages in counties Louth and Meath has been completed; the number of hours of home care supports that have been cut as a result of this review; if he will provide a breakdown of the home help hours or home support packages that have been cut as a result of this review; if he will provide a comparison of the amount of home care packages and home help hours provided in counties Louth and Meath in 2011 and the number currently being provided following the completion of the review [50730/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

249. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 11 October 2012, if he is now in a position to provide a comparative assessment of the staffing levels in each of the hospitals in the Louth-Meath hospitals 2011 with current staffing levels in the hospitals following recent cuts to agency and overtime staffing. [50732/12]

International Relations

Gerry Adams

35. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the increased support for Catalan self-determination, if he supports the right of the Catalan people to self-determination within the European Union. [50093/12]

Public Sector Allowances Review

Gerry Adams

2. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to deal with the issue of allowances paid to staff in his Department. [49774/12]

IFSC Clearing House Group

Gerry Adams

3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of times since the Dáil recess that the International Financial Services Centre Clearing House Group has met; the issues that were discussed; the actions that have been taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44100/12]

Early Retirement Scheme

Gerry Adams

140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the impact that the early retirement scheme has had on the administrative functions of her Department; her plans to sanction the recruitment of additional staff; and if so, when, and the number of same. [49834/12]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Gerry Adams

151. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commence a review of income supports for family carers as recommended by the Carer's Association. [49833/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

170. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the issues of the continued imprisonment of Marian Price McGlinchey and Martin Corey with the British Prime Minister when next they meet. [45663/12]

EU Presidency Expenditure

Gerry Adams

171. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his role with regard to Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [45664/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Gerry Adams

172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work his Department has done in relation to identifying further areas for North-South co-operation. [47230/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

173. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he raised the continued imprisonment of Marian Price McGlinchey and Martin Corey with the British Prime Minister in any of their recent engagements. [47411/12]

NewERA Establishment

Gerry Adams

181. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to place NewERA on a statutory footing. [49418/12]

Pension Provisions

Gerry Adams

187. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in receipt of pensions from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation which are in excess of €100,000; the names of those who are in receipt of the pensions and the sums they receive on an annual basis. [49416/12]

NAMA Expenditure

Gerry Adams

229. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the fees that are paid to companies who provide property valuations for the National Asset Management Agency; the fees for this service that were paid in each of the years since NAMA was established; the persons who were the top ten recipients of these fees in each of the years since NAMA was established. [49629/12]

NAMA Expenditure

Gerry Adams

230. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the legal fees paid by the National Asset Management Agency to date in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of the recipients of those fees including the amount each recipient received from NAMA; and for the total legal fees incurred by NAMA since its establishment. [49630/12]

IBRC Investigations

Gerry Adams

231. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the legal fees incurred by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in each year since its establishment. [49631/12]

Tax Code

Gerry Adams

236. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he has given any consideration to the introduction of a levy on alcohol products which are sold unopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49783/12]

IBRC Investigations

Gerry Adams

238. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 on 23 October 2012, if he will confirm if the awarding of the loan sale advisory contract to UBS by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under the bank's structured procurement process followed the same tendering process as referred to in the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 23 October 2012, including where a request for quotation was published on Official Journal of the European Union; if he will confirm if this was not the same tendering process for the appointment of UBS; the reason IBRC adopted a different tendering process for the awarding of the contract to UBS; if he will confirm the number of competing bidders against UBS for the contract with IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49803/12]

IBRC Investigations

Gerry Adams

239. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 23 October 2012, if he will confirm irrespective of his statement that the secondment of a person (details supplied) into Irish Bank Resolution Corporation should not be adversely inferred as a lack of confidence by him in the management or board of the bank; if it is the case that he retains confidence in the management and the board of IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49804/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Gerry Adams

240. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total nominal amount in euro of Anglo Irish Bank subordinated bonds that were governed by English Law that were subsequently subjected to a subordinated debt buy back in November and December 2010; if he will confirm the total nominal amount in euro of Irish Nationwide subordinated bonds, Irish Life and Permanent subordinated bonds and Allied Irish Banks subordinated bonds that were governed by English Law that were subsequently subjected to subordinated debt buy backs in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49805/12]

Sovereign Debt

Gerry Adams

241. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total nominal amount in euro of Irish Government bonds which are governed by English Law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49806/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Gerry Adams

242. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 6 March 2012, if he will detail the total amount of interest paid on the subordinated bonds held by Fir Tree Capital Funds from Anglo Irish Bank, now Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, for their €200 million of subordinated notes in Anglo Irish Bank since the 29 of December 2010 to date; if he will detail if he continues to refuse to interfere with IBRC’s contractual obligation to pay interest and principal on these notes; if he will confirm if he has directed IBRC or invited Fir Tree Capital Funds directly to agree to take voluntary losses on the principal amount to be paid as was the case with all other Anglo Irish Bank subordinated bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/12]

Tax Reliefs Cost

Gerry Adams

243. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 6 November 2012, if he will outline the ongoing costs on the Exchequer in terms of tax foregone as a result of legacy property reliefs in 2011 and 2012. [49979/12]

State Banking Sector

Gerry Adams

244. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 24 October 2012, if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of fees paid to each of the public interest directors in each of the covered institutions since the bank bailout in 2008. [49980/12]

Visa Applications

Gerry Adams

474. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter regarding visas (details supplied) [49735/12]

Garda Retirements

Gerry Adams

486. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for members of An Garda Síochána who suffer from mental health issues such as anxiety and depression as a result of their work. [49736/12]

Garda Retirements

Gerry Adams

487. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the proportion of members of An Garda Síochána that retired following illness or injury on duty that were retired due to mental health issues such as anxiety or depression. [49737/12]

Garda Recruitment

Gerry Adams

488. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are restrictions in place which prevents persons with disabilities from joining An Garda Síochána. [49738/12]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

625. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any hospitals in the Louth Meath Hospital group are currently running deficits; the current deficit in each of the hospitals; the projected deficit at the end of the year; if any of these hospitals are making use of an overdraft facility; the details of the overdraft facility in each case [49733/12]

Hospitals Funding

Gerry Adams

626. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if any additional measures will be taken to curb cost overruns in health services which stood at €374 million at the end of September; the projected cost overrun for years end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49734/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

633. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his current plans to tackle issues surrounding the availability of cheap alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49784/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

634. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulations prohibiting price based advertising of alcohol products. [49785/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

635. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to introducing minimum pricing of alcohol. [49786/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

652. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that a promised podiatry post at Our Lady's Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, sanctioned in April 2012, will now not be filled due to the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo; the effect this decision will have on the National Foot care Programme to tackle the increase in diabetes related foot ulcers and amputations; if promised podiatry posts will be filled in Waterford, Wexford, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mullingar, Drogheda, Cavan, Beaumont and the Mater; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

660. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his strategy for tackling the issue of alcohol misuse here. [50081/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

661. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the impact alcohol addiction has on the children of addicts. [50082/12]

Alcohol Pricing

Gerry Adams

662. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if there is a specific strategy to tackle the links between alcohol abuse and mental health problems. [50083/12]

Departmental Funding

Gerry Adams

663. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the interactions his Department and the Health Servce Executive have had with the RISE Foundation which supports person suffering with addiction to alcohol and other drugs and their families. [50084/12]

Health Services Staff Issues

Gerry Adams

665. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of the 400 additional staff who were to be recruited to strengthen community mental health teams as part of the €35m package announced in Budget 2012 are now in position; when will they be in position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50088/12]

Care of the Elderly

Gerry Adams

53. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reasons that from 12 November 2012 services for older people respite service for the south Louth area will be removed from the Cottage Hospital in Drogheda and instead provided in a private nursing home, Moorehall Lodge, despite the fact that a consultation process on the future of the Cottage Hospital is still ongoing; if he will ensure the return of these respite services to the Cottage Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48977/12]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Gerry Adams

70. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to new procedures for issuing Form E112, hospital treatment in another EU/EEA country, which involve now having an appointment with an Irish based consultant in advance of every foreign; that this requirement has caused some patients to miss and cancel appointments and caused unnecessary delays in patients accessing treatment; if he will investigate this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48978/12]

Departmental Meetings

Gerry Adams

42. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the number of occasions on which he or his officials have met with the Irish Bankers Federation; and the dates of the meetings. [48761/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

7. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when he last met with the Cabinet sub-Committee on Health. [44452/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

8. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach how often the Cabinet sub-Committee on Health meets. [44453/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

9. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the Economic Management Council has any plans to meet with the banks. [44454/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which the Cabinet sub-Committee on Mortgage Arrears has met since its establishment; the dates of those meetings; and when it is next scheduled to meet. [47312/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gerry Adams

12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub Committee on Mortgage Arrears is next scheduled to meet. [47409/12]

Programme for Government Implementation

Gerry Adams

13. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the plans he has to review the progress made with the implementation of the Programme for Government. [41492/12]

Programme for Government Implementation

Gerry Adams

15. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach his plans to publish a progress report on the implementation of the Programme for Government. [47410/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

149. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if there is a North South Co-operation unit in his Department; the number of staff working in the North South Co-operation unit; the number of staff that have worked in the North South Co-operation unit in each year since 2007. [47237/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

156. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48552/12]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Gerry Adams

177. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48546/12]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

Gerry Adams

250. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if figures exist in relation to the number of buy to let mortgages in the system here at present; and the percentage of these mortgages that are currently in arrears. [48519/12]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Gerry Adams

253. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48545/12]

Tax Code

Gerry Adams

266. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance his plans to insert a new provision in the tax code to ensure that tax units with incomes over €250,000 must comply with a minimum effective tax rate of 30%. [48631/12]

Tax Reliefs Abolition

Gerry Adams

268. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the actions that have been taken since March 2011 in relation to the legacy property reliefs and his plans to completely abolish these reliefs. [48633/12]

Tax Reliefs Abolition

Gerry Adams

269. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance his plans to phase down the amount of interest that can be offset against rental income for tax purposes to 25%. [48634/12]

Youthreach Programme

Gerry Adams

274. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 2 May 2012, if a person (details supplied) has been registered with Youth Reach; and if they are currently attending full time with Youth Reach. [47790/12]

Education and Training Provision

Gerry Adams

314. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to provide 60,000 new education and training places. [47746/12]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Gerry Adams

365. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of psychologists in the national educational psychological service at present and the number in 2009, 2010 and 2011. [48438/12]

School Accommodation

Gerry Adams

366. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the State currently in prefab buildings; the cost to the State on an annual basis of those schools continuing to remain in prefab buildings. [48439/12]

North-South Ministerial Council

Gerry Adams

371. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48543/12]

Early Childhood Education

Gerry Adams

373. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop a comprehensive, national pre-school service that is focused on early childhood development. [48596/12]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Gerry Adams

375. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the current level of spending in his Department with respect to children with special educational needs and the comparative figures for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [48629/12]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Gerry Adams

376. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of special needs assistants in the system and the comparative figures for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [48630/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

408. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48550/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

431. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48548/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

586. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement her Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48551/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

615. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48539/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

647. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48541/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

728. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48544/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

729. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 24 October 2012, the number of staff who have been working on north south cooperation issues in each year since 2007; and the number currently working in this area. [48554/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Gerry Adams

747. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for resolving the issue of ghost estates. [48595/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

820. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48549/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

821. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 24 October 2012, if he will detail further the form of the north south cooperation under the auspices of his Department; and the way his Departmenthis Department is in contact with its northern counterpart. [48555/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

838. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48542/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

936. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy. [48538/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

937. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 24 October 2012, the way the corporate affairs division of his Department coordinates north south matters; the proportion of time each grade allocates to North South matters in view of the fact that agriculture is a designated area of cooperation under the Good Friday Agreement. [48556/12]

Horse and Greyhound Fund

Gerry Adams

938. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the horse and greyhound fund continues to receive a subvention from the Exchequer; and the amount of that subvention in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012. [48600/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Gerry Adams

967. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement her Department undertakes; the current priorities in this area; the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to these matters; the grades involved and the amount of time each grade spends on North South Activities as a proportion of their WTE employment; the co-ordination arrangements that have been put in place; if there are any current vacancies in North South Co-operation unites; the duration of this vacancy and the steps being taken to fill the vacancy.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48540/12]

Health Services Provision

Gerry Adams

1050. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health whether it is the case that a person (details supplied) in County Louth was contacted by the Health Service Executive and told to cancel an appointment they had made in London for a CT scan as a result of a change in procedures for issuing an E112, that they were told they would have to see a consultant here before having the CT scan in London; if the person will have to go through this procedure for every appointment; the extent of the delays caused to their treatment as a result of these new procedures; his views on whether requiring a person to seek an appointment with a consultant here through the public system in advance of every appointment in London will cause inordinate delays in their treatment; if he is satisfied the correct procedures were followed in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47849/12]

Hospital Transfers

Gerry Adams

1123. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made to move all respite patients from the Cottage Hospitals in Drogheda to Moorehall Lodge, Drogheda, County Louth; and the reason for this decision. [48215/12]

Hospital Transfers

Gerry Adams

1124. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the future of respite services is one of the issues under consideration in the current options appraisal for the future of the Cottage Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and the reason's a decision has been made to cease respite provision in the Cottage Hospital in advance of the conclusion of the consultation process. [48216/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Gerry Adams

1131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary question No. 637 of 9 October 2012, the services available at the primary care centre in Dundalk, County Louth; the involvement of the Health Service Executive in relation to that centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48295/12]

Hospital Staff

Gerry Adams

1133. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 16 October 2012, the level of cover has been provided for the 15 consultant posts currently vacant in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda and the one consultant post vacant in Louth County hospital in Dundalk; if these posts are exempt from the recruitment moratorium; if not, why not; if efforts are currently underway to recruit consultants to these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48308/12]

Hospital Staff

Gerry Adams

1136. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of agency usage across all disciplines in the Louth Meath Hospital Group currently and the comparative figures for 2010 and 2011 [48325/12]

Psychological Services

Gerry Adams

1140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has been referred to the Primary Care Clinical Psychology Services in relation to the trauma he suffered as a result of alleged sexual abuse; if the person is currently receiving such support; if they are receiving any other supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48342/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

1160. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health when a date for an orthopaedic out- patient appointment at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, will be scheduled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/12]