Parliamentary questions

HSE Properties

Patrick Nulty

1165. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding vacant housing owned by the Health Service Executive (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will take steps to ensure that these buildings are repaired; if he will consider making these houses available to persons on the local housing waiting list or mental health service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46588/13]

Generic Drugs Substitution

Patrick Nulty

1247. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure persons who cannot take generic drugs for epilepsy continue to receive the medication they are currently entitled to under all schemes in which the State has a role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47086/13]

Mobility Allowance Review

Patrick Nulty

1248. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health about the interdepartmental group on the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant, if he will confirm the members of the committee; the number of times the committee has met since being established; the date on which the committee will release its reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47088/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Patrick Nulty

192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons who voluntarily give up their family home as a consequence of mortgage arrears will be allowed onto their local authority housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45462/13]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Patrick Nulty

10. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which he intends to reduce social housing waiting lists; and the capital funding that will be provided to build social housing either by local authorities or approved housing bodies. [44848/13]

Homelessness Strategy

Patrick Nulty

18. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains committed to ending long-term homelessness by 2015; and the steps he is taking to achieve this target. [44847/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

100. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the schools providing secondary level education for children with autism, serving the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45023/13]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Patrick Nulty

158. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is made available to Fingal County Council with respect to the scheme for alterations to council-rented dwellings to assist disabled and older persons in urgent need of home alteration works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

209. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the changes with respect to medical card eligibility arising out of budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45001/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Patrick Nulty

190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of a school extension (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/13]

Constitutional Amendments

Patrick Nulty

388. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to repeal the 2009 blasphemy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/13]

Medical Card Reviews

Patrick Nulty

530. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the renewal of a full medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/13]

State Gifts

Patrick Nulty

64. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of State gifts presented to foreign dignitaries during each of the past ten years; the total value of such gifts; if he will provide an itemised list of the gifts by country of the dignitary being presented with the gift; the nature of the gift and manufacturer and the value of the gift. [43992/13]

Site Acquisitions

Patrick Nulty

87. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown per site of expenditure by his Department on purchasing school sites over the past five years; the measures his Department has taken to ensure the best value for money in school site purchasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/13]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Patrick Nulty

213. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the level of spending on agency nursing staff by the Health Service Executive to date in 2013; the measures he is taking to reduce this spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44019/13]

Mental Health Services Funding

Patrick Nulty

214. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the target of spending 8% of the health budget on mental health is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44020/13]

Organ Donation

Patrick Nulty

215. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the rate of organ donation here improves substantially; if he will appoint transplant co-ordinators in each hospital as part of this effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44021/13]

Suicide Prevention

Patrick Nulty

216. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the reason only one of the eight key recommendations of the Reach Out National Suicide Prevention Strategy has been implemented in full; when all the recommendations in the strategy will be fully implemented; the action he is taking to ensure that the Strategy is fully implemented without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44022/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Patrick Nulty

217. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to curb the growing numbers of persons on hospital waiting lists which have increased to 58,649 by August of this year when the number of persons waiting for gastrointestinal endoscopies is included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/13]

Hospital Consultants Contract Issues

Patrick Nulty

218. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that consultants stick to the terms of their contracts by working a maximum of 20% and in a few cases 30% in private practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/13]

NAMA Portfolio Issues

Patrick Nulty

5. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the National Asset Management Agency legislation to allow all urban green space that has been left idle for five or more years to be given over for community use and turned into allotments that could be made available to persons out of work and people living on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43705/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Patrick Nulty

78. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recommendation of the advisory group on unfinished estates report, if he intends to review and amend the existing legislation where appropriate to ensure that there are adequate measures available to address unfinished developments; if he will consider this in the context of the relevant legislation which includes the Planning and Development Act 2000-2010, Derelict Sites Act 1990 and the Litter Act 1997-2003, Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964, Water Pollution Acts 1977 and 1990 and the Building Control Acts 1990-2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43703/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Patrick Nulty

79. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the recommendation of the advisory group on unfinished estates report, if he intends to consolidate legislation with regard to unfinished developments with a predetermined lifespan of operation be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43704/13]

Burial Grounds

Patrick Nulty

80. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will encourage the provision of green graveyards by local authorities, as are common in England; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43707/13]

Hospice Services

Patrick Nulty

141. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will take immediate steps to ensure the provision of the necessary funding to open and adequately staff a hospice (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43749/13]

Road Signage

Patrick Nulty

174. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in regard to speed cameras, if he will consider a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43706/13]

Hospitals Discharges

Patrick Nulty

189. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges there have been in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown in 2013; the reasons for these delayed discharges; the actions that has been taken to reduce this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/13]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Patrick Nulty

190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the funding and grants available to assist communities established day care centres for the elderly; the other supports his Department and the Health Service Executive offer communities that wish to establish day care centres for the elderly; if he has a strategy for the development of day care centres for the elderly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/13]

Health Strategies

Patrick Nulty

191. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that the structures and systems are in place for the introduction of money following the patient in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/13]

Home Help Service Provision

Patrick Nulty

192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the one million hours that have been cut in recent years from home help services, if he will ring fence resources for home help from any further cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42834/13]

Public Transport Issues

Patrick Nulty

216. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a ticket vending machine will be put in place at a train station (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42802/13]

Sport and Recreational Development

Patrick Nulty

218. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital grants available for the provision and improvement of loop walks, coastal walks and other walkway infrastructure for tourists; the level of funding available each year since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42835/13]

Overseas Development Aid Issues

Patrick Nulty

52. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position on Ireland's aid commitments in budget 2014; if he will ensure that budget 2014 meets Ireland's commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42669/13]

Garda Reserve

Patrick Nulty

165. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is willing to hear appeals from members of the Garda Reserve who are unable to access recruitment procedures for An Garda Síochána due to age restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42665/13]

Back to Education Allowance Appeals

Patrick Nulty

294. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review of the decision not to grant back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 can be undertaken. [42075/13]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

318. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures through which companies in receivership may apply to pay outstanding wages and fees to workers who have been undertaken work but not been paid for it. [42073/13]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

319. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be allowed to undertake a third year of community employment in view of the specific personal circumstances they encountered during their second year and her stated commitment to support person's transition into full-time employment. [42074/13]

Pension Provisions

Patrick Nulty

320. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is planning to take to support defined benefit pension schemes that are currently in existence in order that the pensions of current pensioners and future pensioners in these schemes are protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42076/13]

Social Welfare Payments

Patrick Nulty

324. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a one parent family payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 may be paid into the claimant's bank account as has been the case up to last month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42126/13]

Warmer Homes Scheme Funding

Patrick Nulty

357. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is grant funding available towards home insulation to assist former local authority tenants who are now mortgage holders with local councils, yet are living on very low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42071/13]

Garda Strength

Patrick Nulty

447. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the need for a Garda station to be provided in a growing town in County Dublin; if this is not possible in the immediate short term, if he will ensure that there is a greater Garda presence on the beat in the town to deter petty crime and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42127/13]

Local Drugs Task Forces Funding

Patrick Nulty

518. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local drugs task forces have unofficially been told to expect a cut in the order of 7% to their funding in 2014; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in Blanchardstown, this would mean a reduction in methadone detox beds in Coolmine treatment centre of 16 for 2014, or a reduction of 12 places on Coolmine’s residential rehabilitation programme; his views on whether this will impact on the Government's goal of 100% of problem drug users accessing treatment within one month as itemised in the key performance indicators of the National Drugs Strategy 2008-2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41809/13]

Local Drugs Task Forces Funding

Patrick Nulty

519. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if local drugs task forces receive a 7% cut, there are fears that the Blanchardstown drug prevention education project, which works with young persons most at risk of drugs use and which is funded by the Blanchardstown drugs and alcohol task force, may be unable to function for more than 3.5 days per week in 2014 if the cuts are implemented; if his attention has been drawn to the impact this will have on local young persons in Blanchardstown using the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/13]

Rail Network

Patrick Nulty

615. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the future plans for metro north to provide rail transport for Swords and north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/13]

Weight of Schoolbags

Patrick Nulty

97. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the heavy weight of schoolbags carried by school children; if his Department has carried out any long-term studies on the effects on children of carrying heavy schoolbags; if he is willing to issue guidelines in this area regarding the maximum weight of bags; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41782/13]

Departmental Properties

Patrick Nulty

196. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41778/13]

Early Child Care Education Issues

Patrick Nulty

221. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to difficulties faced by child care providers under the early childhood care and education scheme in paying for staff in view of the fact that the scheme does not cover staff costs for the full calendar year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41780/13]

HSE Properties

Patrick Nulty

252. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Health Service Executive owned site (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if the HSE will ensure that the site is properly maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41779/13]

Human Rights Issues

Patrick Nulty

80. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will specifically raise with the Russian Government the impact of the potentially homophobic legislation that was passed by the Russian Parliament; and the steps being taken to vindicate the human rights of gay persons in Russia and prevent homophobic violence. [41321/13]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Patrick Nulty

219. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to date 2013. [41322/13]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Patrick Nulty

220. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual budget of the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [41323/13]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Patrick Nulty

221. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases against persons by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [41324/13]

Alcohol Advertising

Patrick Nulty

275. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met the alcohol industry or individual alcohol producing companies with regard to prohibiting sponsorship of sporting or cultural events since taking office; and if so, the number of meetings that have taken place and with whom. [41325/13]

Haddington Road Agreement Issues

Patrick Nulty

224. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary school teachers who are not members of a trade union are subject to the terms of the Haddington Road agreement or to the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act ; and if he will clarify the position in relation to cases of this nature. [41041/13]

International Agreements

Patrick Nulty

382. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Irish state has a bilateral agreement with Jersey and the other Channel Islands regarding social security entitlements and the payments that are subject to this agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40658/13]

Medical Card Applications

Patrick Nulty

258. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40284/13]

Magdalen Laundries Report

Patrick Nulty

42. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, under the recent Quirke report recommendations with regard to the Magdalene laundries, there is any scope to examine individual cases, for example, whereby the woman who attended a laundry is now deceased but where they have surviving children with special needs requiring long term care; and if any provision exists within such situations.. [34271/13]

Fuel Allowance Payments

Patrick Nulty

336. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to maintaining the fuel allowance at its current rate; if she will consider allowing a mechanism to receive two lump sum payments across the year for those receiving home heating oil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39643/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

417. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to assist a person (details supplied) in securing asylum in Ireland as requested by him on the basis that he is a whistleblower (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/13]

Banks Recapitalisation

Patrick Nulty

58. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding each Irish bank, which received taxpayer support, has received for the specific purpose of dealing with distressed family home mortgages; the amount of that allocated funding that has been used to help distressed family home mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/13]

Health Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be assessed by the Dublin 15 early intervention team: the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/13]

Central Bank of Ireland

Patrick Nulty

169. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the pension entitlements and any other redundancy benefits that is being paid out and was paid out to the former Financial Regulator (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37262/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Patrick Nulty

691. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38521/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Patrick Nulty

1029. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/13]

Human Rights Issues

Patrick Nulty

63. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent concerns raised by Amnesty International regarding Bradley Manning's trial; if he will pay particular attention to this matter as Mr. Manning is of recent Irish descent and qualifies for Irish citizenship on the basis of the grandparent rule; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns questioning whether the ongoing court martial is proportionate, in view of the fact that Mr. Manning has already admitted to acts which carry a penalty of 20 years; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised that the US Government is charging the acts or attempting to make an example of Bradley Manning, as a warning to potential whistleblowers and journalists in the United States; if he will raise this with his counterparts in the United States Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36726/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

101. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be garnered annually if a minimum effective tax rate of 6% on all corporate profits were introduced as suggested by Social Justice Ireland. [36054/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

102. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional revenue increasing capital gains tax to 40% in budget 2014 would yield for the Exchequer. [36055/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

103. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional revenue increasing capital acquisitions tax to 40% in budget 2014 would yield for the Exchequer. [36056/13]

Tax Residency Issues

Patrick Nulty

104. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the number of Irish citizens or Irish domiciled persons claiming to be non-resident for tax purposes who are living abroad for tax reasons for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive. [36057/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

185. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by limiting the business and agriculture reliefs, for capital acquisitions tax, by reducing the level of discount on market value, before tax is calculated, from 90% to 75%, 90% to 60% and 90% to 50%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36735/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

186. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by limiting the business and agriculture reliefs for capital acquisitions tax by introducing, on the qualifying amount, a ceiling of €3 million, €2.5 million and €2 million, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36736/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

187. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by abolishing the dwelling home exemption for capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36737/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by increasing the annual charge on the value of trust assets from 1% to 2% for the purposes of discretionary trust tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36738/13]

Discretionary Trusts

Patrick Nulty

189. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he supports treating discretionary trusts as see through vehicles with the beneficiary taxable when the assets are placed into the trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36739/13]

Discretionary Trusts

Patrick Nulty

190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he supports establishing a public database of all discretionary trusts registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36740/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

191. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by making inheritances and gifts from spouses subject to capital acquisitions tax with a defined threshold of €1,250,000 for spouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments to the level of the average industrial wage with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36742/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

193. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments up to €80,000 with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36743/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

194. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments up to €100,000 with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36744/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

195. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by confining tax relief to the standard rate of 20% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts and confining tax relief for the public service pension related deduction to the standard rate of 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36745/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

196. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing tax relief to 30% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36746/13]

Tax Yield

Patrick Nulty

197. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing tax relief to 33% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36747/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Patrick Nulty

198. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, every tax relief available to Irish persons; the tax revenue lost to the Exchequer from each tax relief in each of the past three years; if this data is not available for 2010, 2011 and 2012, inclusive, when he expects it to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36752/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Patrick Nulty

199. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the average revenue per person lost to the Exchequer from tax relief obtained by persons within each of the groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36753/13]

Social Insurance Yield

Patrick Nulty

304. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer's PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €100,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36748/13]

Social Insurance Yield

Patrick Nulty

305. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer’s PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €80,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/13]

Social Insurance Yield

Patrick Nulty

306. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer’s PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €65,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36750/13]

Social Insurance Yield

Patrick Nulty

307. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by applying PRSI to rental income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

498. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm Ireland's commitment to the universal right to seek and enjoy asylum as laid down in statutory international law; if he agrees that potential asylum seekers should not be denied passage to a country that has offered safe harbour; if he will confirm that should a person (details supplied) seek to transit Ireland's airspace or airports in order to avail of the grant of asylum by Venezuela or another country, that they will be allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/13]

Tourism Visa Applications

Patrick Nulty

540. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 was refused a tourist visa to visit Ireland; the additional details he or must furnish in order to have a visa application accepted and the policy of the INIS for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36253/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

584. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to assist Mr. Edward Snowden in securing asylum in Ireland as requested by him on the basis that he is a whistleblower; if his attention has been drawn to Mr. Snowden's concerns that he would be unlikely to receive a fair trial if extradited in the United States for a number of reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

585. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm Ireland's commitment to the universal right to seek and enjoy asylum as laid down in statutory international law; his views on whether potential asylum seekers should not be denied passage to a country that has offered safe harbour; if he will confirm that should Edward Snowden seek to transit Ireland's airspace or airports in order to avail of the grant of asylum by Venezuela or another country, that he will be allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

741. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately review the decision to deny medical cards to persons suffering from cancer; if he will clearly and publicly guarantee a medical card for persons with a serious illness and cancer; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and worry his comments have caused as well as the proposed financial burden to be expected by persons with serious illness in the future; if he will review the income limits for eligibility for a medical card to increase the income limits to make this support available to persons on low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36730/13]

Human Rights Issues

Patrick Nulty

175. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to raise the allegations of forced organ harvesting in China directly with his counterparts in the Chinese Government, and at European Union level; if he will examine the need for legislation, at national and European Union level; if he will prohibit the trafficking and use of such organs in the State and in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35525/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Patrick Nulty

232. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if a review of the payments committed by households in regards to the local property tax in each local authority at the end of May has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34414/13]

Property Taxation Administration

Patrick Nulty

233. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will transfer all of the local property tax income to the local government fund for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34415/13]

Prize Bonds

Patrick Nulty

303. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the new anti-money laundering requirements for prize bonds costing more than €25; his views on raising this to €100 in view of the difficulties for persons who wish to give prize bonds as gifts, as has been a tradition in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35526/13]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

535. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in securing an emergency needs payment to help towards patient transport to their disability service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34756/13]

Disability Support Services Issues

Patrick Nulty

665. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be provided for a person with a disability (details supplied) in County Dublin in securing appropriate training or education opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35530/13]

Architectural Heritage

Patrick Nulty

674. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he will take to ensure the protection of a protected structure (details supplied) in Dublin 5, in view of its local architectural and heritage importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34224/13]