Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Tom Barry

417. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are incentives for maintaining the standard of housing or sanctions if houses are left in serious disrepair. [48819/13]

Housing Issues

Tom Barry

444. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Cork County Council will take over an estate (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will confirm that it is a legal issue that is impeding this taking in charge. [49120/13]

Foreign Adoptions

Tom Barry

616. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if any progress has been made in relation to the small number of families affected by a difficulty with Russian adoptions because of the expiration of their section 63 declarations of eligibility and suitability. [48909/13]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Tom Barry

66. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding as a matter of urgency for the construction of showers at a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [48453/13]

School Funding

Tom Barry

67. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason in the north Cork towns of Mallow and Fermoy funding is biased towards one particular school in each town to the detriment of the other second level schools. [48454/13]

Disadvantaged Status

Tom Barry

68. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that must be met to acquire DEIS status; the ongoing review system for same; and if there are procedures to remove schools from the scheme. [48455/13]

Disadvantaged Status

Tom Barry

69. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it would be fairer to assess individual students rather than entire school catchment areas when determining disadvantage. [48456/13]

Exchequer Savings

Tom Barry

88. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the expected savings to the Exchequer from projected growth and the consequent reduction in the live register numbers in 2014. [48458/13]

JobBridge Scheme Evaluation

Tom Barry

89. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review and enhance the JobBridge scheme. [48459/13]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Tom Barry

365. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the finances and plans for the proposed new convention centre in Cork. [46902/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Tom Barry

350. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a method of geographically prioritising or moving between panels for teachers who have children with special needs. [34745/13]

Black Economy Issues

Tom Barry

532. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the action being taken to address black market activities, particularly in the area of construction. [34740/13]

Local Government Reform

Tom Barry

487. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider, as part of the process of reforming local government, that the elected mayor of each county would carry executive function, along with their reserve role. [23853/13]

Local Authority Staff Data

Tom Barry

488. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed in the planning departments of each local authority during the years 2002 to 2012. [23858/13]

Planning Issues

Tom Barry

492. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a means for planning applications based on medical circumstances to be considered centrally (details supplied). [24029/13]

Slurry Storage

Tom Barry

582. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a TAMS type stream of funding for slurry storage on tillage lands where tanks would be in a position to receive imported slurry and use this valuable material to replenish the organic matter and trace elements in continuous tillage grounds. [24080/13]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Tom Barry

714. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when secondary and primary routes are being upgraded and renewed, if he will consider setting aside a certain proportion of funding to address the excessive wear to regional and rural roads which bear the traffic of the major roads during the construction process. [23859/13]

Land Parcel Identification System

Tom Barry

229. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the cost, requirements and term of the contract for digital mapping. [23452/13]

Respite Care Grant

Tom Barry

357. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering any alteration to the cut to the carer's respite grant. [18515/13]

Child Benefit Payments

Tom Barry

358. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken, and continue to be taken, to address concerns about large sums of money being paid in children's allowance to families who are not resident in the State. [18516/13]

Cochlear Implants

Tom Barry

626. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide second cochlear implants for children who have already received one implant; and if he will provide two implants in future cases [18783/13]

Land Acquisition

Tom Barry

462. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hectares purchased in Munster by his Department between 2008 and 2011; the amount paid by his Department and vocational education committees for land purchase; and the amount paid to external consultants, auctioneers and valuers and in extraordinary/other and legal costs in relation to these purchases. [17112/13]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Tom Barry

72. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14334/13]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Tom Barry

137. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in South Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, County Cork; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14330/13]

Garda Recruitment

Tom Barry

88. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when the next round of Garda recruitment commences, the Garda Reserve Force will be given preferential consideration. [13497/13]

Garda Transport Data

Tom Barry

385. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and type of Garda vehicles actively available to Garda divisions (details supplied) at this time; and the number and type of Garda vehicles actively available to these divisions in each year over the past five years. [11411/13]

Garda Transport Provision

Tom Barry

386. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used to determine the distribution of garda fleet vehicles. [11412/13]

Road Network

Tom Barry

594. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm that the proposed M20 motorway has been shelved indefinitely and that landowners affected by the proposed development will now be free to apply for planning permission, unrestricted; also, with industrial development of €150m in Mallow town, if he has made contingencies for the €25m required for a relief ring-road for the town. [11182/13]

Coast Guard Services

Tom Barry

779. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will acknowledge the work of Coast Guard volunteers; if he will continue to maintain support for them and other volunteer rescue units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8524/13]

Legislative Programme

Tom Barry

107. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2012 to allow for the registration, in Ireland, of the deaths of Irish citizens abroad. [7518/13]

Land Acquisition

Tom Barry

279. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the agreed land prices per hectare for lands purchased for schools in the Munster area, on a county basis, over the past five years. [7021/13]

Land Acquisition

Tom Barry

354. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress, if any, made regarding the acquisition of Annesgrove Gardens by the State. [4164/13]

Carer's Allowance Application Numbers

Tom Barry

391. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients here in receipt of carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension; the number of carer's allowance recipients who are either the spouse or parent or child of the person being cared for; and if he will provide the figures from 2005 to 2012. [56879/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Tom Barry

392. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money annually for carer's allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension from 2005 to 2012; and if there is ongoing assessment of applicants to determine their continuing qualification for the payment in question. [56880/12]

Garda Transport Provision

Tom Barry

480. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct the Garda Commissioner to furnish Dáil Éireann with a list of Garda vehicles that have been withdrawn from service. [45853/12]

Garda Transport Provision

Tom Barry

481. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles, both traffic corps and fleet that have been in service annually more than the last 10 years. [45854/12]

Garda Transport Provision

Tom Barry

482. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the breaches of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and Road Traffic Legislation that occurred in order to necessitate the removal of Garda cars from service at 300,000km; especially when these cars have an up to date National Car Test Certificate. [45855/12]

Farm Assist Scheme Application Numbers

Tom Barry

640. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants for farm assist in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the amount of money paid out in total in those years. [37167/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Tom Barry

1345. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the net expenditure in the agricultural budget for 2012 is set at €774 million current and €168 million capital, reductions, respectively, of 7.5% and 16.8% on 2011 figures, the proportion of this expenditure that comprises EU finding; further in view of the fact that it is central to any consideration of expenditure caps that agriculture expenditure in this country involves a large contribution from Europe, if the cap on expenditure in agriculture will reflect this in view of the need for a credible environmental scheme for farming here and the need to be able to fund this given that 1,000 farmers are coming off the rural-environmental protection scheme in County Cork this year and approximately 3,000 will leave the scheme in 2013 while the agri-environmental option scheme is not attracting farmers, and those who are participating are still awaiting payments. [36967/12]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Tom Barry

1346. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the numbers of participants in the rural environmental schemes 1, 2, 3 & 4 and agricultural environmental options scheme for the years 2007 to 2012; and if he will clarify the amount of funds, in total, that was paid out for each of the years 2007 to 2012 under REPS 1, 2, 3 & 4 and AEOS. [36968/12]

Illness Benefit

Tom Barry

20 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the annual cost of illness benefit in the public sector and in the private sector, respectively. [34336/12]

Community Employment Schemes

Tom Barry

41 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the review of FÁS community employment schemes; if CE scheme providers can be included in any reviews seminars regarding the matter; and the reason behind having both Tús schemes and FÁS CE schemes.
[34331/12]

Illness Benefit

Tom Barry

254 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of illness benefit claims in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will distinguish those claimants who were working in the public sector in each of those years.
[34410/12]

Social Insurance

Tom Barry

255 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons paying full rate PRSI in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if she will distinguish those working in the public sector in each of those years.
[34411/12]

Long-Term Illness Scheme

Tom Barry

594 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health if Crohn’s disease will be included in the long-term illness scheme
[31820/12]

Home Help Service

Tom Barry

664 Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Health his plans for the out-sourcing of home help hours and to address the fear, on the part of the patients and the home-help providers, that continuity of care and long-standing relationships are being damaged by this trend of outsourcing from the Health Service Executive to private providers.
[32340/12]