Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Written answers

• Written Answers Nos. 1-202
  • Nursing Home Services (Question No. 190)
  • Pension Levy (Question No. 193)
  • Public Sector Pay (Question No. 194)
  • Office of Public Works Projects (Question No. 196)
  • Semi-State Bodies Dividends (Question No. 197)
  • Departmental Offices (Question No. 198)
  • Pension Levy (Question No. 199)
  • Economic Growth (Question No. 200)
• Written Answers Nos. 203-219
  • Transport Infrastructure Provision (Question No. 203)
  • Economic Policy (Question No. 204)
  • Cycling Facilities Funding (Question No. 205)
  • NAMA Operations (Question No. 206)
  • Departmental Properties (Question No. 207)
  • Public Procurement Contracts (Question No. 208)
  • Public Sector Pay (Question No. 209)
  • Aer Lingus Sale (Question No. 210)
  • Public Procurement Contracts (Question No. 211)
  • Shared Services (Question No. 212)
  • Public Service Reform Plan Measures (Question No. 213)
  • Employment Data (Question No. 214)
  • Legislative Process (Question No. 215)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 216)
  • Energy Conservation (Question No. 217)
  • Public Sector Staff Recruitment (Question No. 218)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 219)
• Written Answers Nos. 220-236
  • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (Question No. 220)
  • Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (Question No. 248)
  • Disability Allowance Applications (Question No. 221)
  • Social Welfare Appeals (Question No. 222)
  • State Pensions Payments (Question No. 223)
  • State Pension (Contributory) Data (Question No. 224)
  • Live Register Data (Question No. 225)
  • One-Parent Family Payment Applications (Question No. 226)
  • (Question No. 227)
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (Question No. 228)
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals (Question No. 229)
  • Departmental Schemes (Question No. 230)
  • Social Welfare Benefits Data (Question No. 231)
  • Disability Allowance Payments (Question No. 232)
  • Social Welfare Payments Administration (Question No. 233)
  • Carer's Allowance Applications (Question No. 234)
  • Job Losses (Question No. 235)
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications (Question No. 236)
• Written Answers Nos. 237-253
  • Disability Allowance Eligibility (Question No. 237)
  • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Payments (Question No. 238)
  • Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (Question No. 239)
  • Disability Allowance Eligibility (Question No. 240)
  • One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (Question No. 241)
  • Disability Allowance Payments (Question No. 242)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 243)
  • Personal Public Service Numbers (Question No. 244)
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals (Question No. 245)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 246)
  • Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (Question No. 249)
  • Work Placement Programmes (Question No. 250)
  • Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (Question No. 251)
  • Invalidity Pension Applications (Question No. 252)
  • Invalidity Pension Appeals (Question No. 253)
• Written Answers Nos. 254 - 270
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (Question No. 255)
  • Aftercare Services Provision (Question No. 256)
  • School Meals Programme (Question No. 257)
  • Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 258)
  • Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 260)
  • Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 259)
  • Carer's Allowance Appeals (Question No. 262)
  • Pension Provisions (Question No. 263)
  • Unfinished Housing Developments (Question No. 264)
  • Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (Question No. 265)
  • Tax Credits (Question No. 266)
  • Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (Question No. 267)
  • Foreign Earnings Deduction (Question No. 268)
  • Financial Services Regulation (Question No. 269)
  • Tax Exemptions (Question No. 270)
• Written Answers Nos. 271 - 287
  • Central Bank of Ireland Properties (Question No. 271)
  • Central Bank of Ireland Properties (Question No. 272)
  • Central Bank of Ireland Staff (Question No. 273)
  • IBRC Operations (Question No. 274)
  • NAMA Portfolio Value (Question No. 275)
  • NAMA Operations (Question No. 276)
  • NAMA Operations (Question No. 277)
  • NAMA Operations (Question No. 278)
  • NAMA Investment Funds Tender (Question No. 279)
  • NAMA Portfolio (Question No. 280)
  • NAMA Portfolio (Question No. 281)
  • Tax Code (Question No. 282)
  • Credit Review Office Remit (Question No. 283)
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals (Question No. 284)
  • IBRC Loans (Question No. 285)
  • Company Liquidations (Question No. 286)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 287)
• Written Answers Nos. 288-304
  • National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (Question No. 288)
  • Banks Recapitalisation (Question No. 289)
  • National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (Question No. 290)
  • State Investments (Question No. 291)
  • NAMA Portfolio (Question No. 292)
  • Mortgage Interest Rates (Question No. 293)
  • Mortgage Schemes (Question No. 294)
  • Housing Issues (Question No. 295)
  • Parliamentary Questions (Question No. 296)
  • Living City Initiative (Question No. 297)
  • Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (Question No. 298)
  • Commercial Rates Valuation Process (Question No. 299)
  • Public Parks Access (Question No. 300)
  • Departmental Agencies (Question No. 301)
  • Freedom of Information Remit (Question No. 302)
  • Departmental Records (Question No. 303)
  • Public Service Reform Plan Update (Question No. 304)
• Written Answers Nos. 305-21
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 305)
  • Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (Question No. 306)
  • National Monuments (Question No. 307)
  • Parliamentary Party Allowances Expenditure (Question No. 308)
  • Public Sector Pensions Levy (Question No. 309)
  • State Bodies Abolition (Question No. 310)
  • Flood Relief Schemes Applications (Question No. 311)
  • Public Procurement Contracts (Question No. 312)
  • Government Expenditure (Question No. 313)
  • Government Expenditure (Question No. 314)
  • Government Expenditure (Question No. 315)
  • Government Expenditure (Question No. 321)
  • Government Expenditure (Question No. 324)
  • Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (Question No. 316)
  • Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure (Question No. 317)
  • Public Sector Staff Recruitment (Question No. 318)
  • Public Procurement Regulations (Question No. 319)
  • Sale of State Assets (Question No. 320)
• Written Answers Nos. 322-338
  • Public Sector Staff Retirements (Question No. 322)
  • Public Sector Reform Implementation (Question No. 323)
  • Tribunals of Inquiry Reports (Question No. 325)
  • Nursing Staff Remuneration (Question No. 326)
  • Job Losses (Question No. 327)
  • Job Creation (Question No. 328)
  • Credit Review Office Remit (Question No. 329)
  • Ministerial Advisers Appointments (Question No. 330)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 331)
  • Job Creation (Question No. 332)
  • Job Creation (Question No. 333)
  • Departmental Bodies Data (Question No. 334)
  • Employment Rights (Question No. 335)
  • Enterprise Support Services Provision (Question No. 336)
  • Bord na gCon (Question No. 337)
  • Bord na gCon (Question No. 338)
• Written Answers Nos. 339-355
  • Horticulture Sector (Question No. 339)
  • Equine Industry (Question No. 340)
  • Nitrates Usage (Question No. 341)
  • Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 342)
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments (Question No. 343)
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments (Question No. 344)
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (Question No. 345)
  • Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 346)
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments (Question No. 347)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 348)
  • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (Question No. 349)
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 350)
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments (Question No. 351)
  • Land Parcel Identification System (Question No. 352)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 353)
  • Animal Welfare (Question No. 354)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 355)
• Written Answers Nos. 356-372
  • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (Question No. 356)
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (Question No. 357)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 358)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 359)
  • Single Payment Scheme Applications (Question No. 360)
  • Single Payment Scheme Applications (Question No. 361)
  • Agriculture Scheme Applications (Question No. 362)
  • Agriculture Scheme Applications (Question No. 363)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 364)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 365)
  • Seal Fisheries Focus Group (Question No. 366)
  • Seal Fisheries Focus Group (Question No. 367)
  • Food Marketing Programme (Question No. 368)
  • Food Imports (Question No. 369)
  • Poultry Industry (Question No. 370)
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments (Question No. 371)
  • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 372)
• Written Answers Nos. 373-389
  • Departmental Communications (Question No. 373)
  • GLAS Data (Question No. 374)
  • GLAS Expenditure (Question No. 375)
  • GLAS Data (Question No. 376)
  • Basic Payment Scheme (Question No. 377)
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (Question No. 378)
  • Beef Industry (Question No. 379)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 380)
  • European Council Meetings (Question No. 381)
  • Naval Service Operations (Question No. 382)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 383)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 384)
  • Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (Question No. 385)
  • Immigration Status (Question No. 386)
  • Legislative Process (Question No. 387)
  • Garda Recruitment (Question No. 388)
  • Garda Operations (Question No. 389)
  • Garda Operations (Question No. 391)
• Written Answers Nos. 390-406
  • Property Registration Authority (Question No. 390)
  • Garda Deployment (Question No. 392)
  • Garda Equipment (Question No. 393)
  • Direct Provision System (Question No. 394)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 395)
  • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff (Question No. 396)
  • Asylum Applications (Question No. 397)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 398)
  • Commencement of Legislation (Question No. 399)
  • Legal Aid (Question No. 400)
  • Credit Review Office Remit (Question No. 401)
  • Irish Prison Service (Question No. 402)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 403)
  • Garda Recruitment (Question No. 404)
  • Garda Misconduct Allegations (Question No. 405)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 406)
• Written Answers Nos. 407-423
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 407)
  • Garda Recruitment (Question No. 408)
  • Garda Reserve (Question No. 409)
  • Marriage Equality Referendum (Question No. 410)
  • Property Registration Authority (Question No. 411)
  • Visa Applications (Question No. 412)
  • Independent Review Mechanism (Question No. 413)
  • Garda Strength (Question No. 414)
  • Miscarriages of Justice (Question No. 415)
  • Mortgage Arrears Proposals (Question No. 416)
  • Independent Review Mechanism (Question No. 417)
  • Garda Strength (Question No. 418)
  • Garda Investigations (Question No. 419)
  • Deportation Orders Data (Question No. 420)
  • School Completion Programme (Question No. 421)
  • School Completion Programme (Question No. 422)
  • Youth Services Funding (Question No. 423)
• Written Answers Nos. 424 - 440
  • Child and Family Agency Expenditure (Question No. 424)
  • Departmental Contracts (Question No. 425)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 426)
  • Departmental Funding (Question No. 427)
  • Appointments to State Boards (Question No. 428)
  • Family Support Services (Question No. 429)
  • National Educational Welfare Board Expenditure (Question No. 430)
  • Departmental Expenditure (Question No. 431)
  • School Completion Programme (Question No. 432)
  • Disability Services Provision (Question No. 433)
  • Medical Card Applications (Question No. 434)
  • Disability Services Funding (Question No. 435)
  • Health Services Staff Recruitment (Question No. 436)
  • Health Services Staff Recruitment (Question No. 437)
  • Health Services Provision (Question No. 438)
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 439)
  • Medical Records (Question No. 440)
• Written Answers Nos. 441-57
  • Health Services Staff Remuneration (Question No. 441)
  • Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 442)
  • Home Care Packages (Question No. 443)
  • Home Help Service Provision (Question No. 444)
  • Health Services (Question No. 445)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (Question No. 446)
  • Medical Card Administration (Question No. 447)
  • Health Care Professionals (Question No. 448)
  • Health Care Professionals (Question No. 467)
  • Health Care Professionals (Question No. 475)
  • Health Care Professionals (Question No. 503)
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 449)
  • Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 450)
  • Public Health Policy (Question No. 451)
  • Orthodontic Services Provision (Question No. 452)
  • General Practitioner Services (Question No. 453)
  • Medicinal Products Licensing (Question No. 454)
  • Medicinal Products Availability (Question No. 455)
  • Hospital Staff (Question No. 456)
  • Medical Card Eligibility (Question No. 457)
• Written Answers Nos. 458-473
  • Hospital Appointments Delays (Question No. 458)
  • Hospital Appointments Delays (Question No. 459)
  • Health Insurance Community Rating (Question No. 460)
  • Respite Care Services (Question No. 461)
  • Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (Question No. 462)
  • Nursing Home Services (Question No. 463)
  • Nursing Home Services (Question No. 464)
  • Nursing Home Services (Question No. 465)
  • Nursing Home Services (Question No. 466)
  • Home Help Service Expenditure (Question No. 468)
  • National Treatment Purchase Fund (Question No. 469)
  • Drugs Payment Scheme (Question No. 470)
  • Hospitals Funding (Question No. 471)
  • Health Services (Question No. 472)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 473)
• Written Answers Nos. 474-489
  • Legislative Measures (Question No. 474)
  • Health Services Staff Training (Question No. 476)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 477)
  • Services for People with Disabilities (Question No. 478)
  • Children in Care (Question No. 479)
  • Speech and Language Therapy (Question No. 480)
  • Hospital Staff (Question No. 481)
  • Patient Transport Provision (Question No. 482)
  • Maternity Services (Question No. 483)
  • Obesity Strategy (Question No. 484)
  • Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (Question No. 485)
  • Medical Card Applications (Question No. 486)
  • Health Insurance Community Rating (Question No. 487)
  • Hospital Services (Question No. 488)
  • Health Strategies (Question No. 489)
• Written Answers Nos. 490-505
  • Health Services Provision (Question No. 490)
  • Medical Card Applications (Question No. 491)
  • Hospital Waiting Lists (Question No. 492)
  • Home Help Service Appeals (Question No. 493)
  • Health Services Funding (Question No. 494)
  • General Practitioner Services Provision (Question No. 495)
  • Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 496)
  • General Practitioner Training (Question No. 497)
  • Accident and Emergency Departments (Question No. 498)
  • Health Services (Question No. 499)
  • Hospital Procedures (Question No. 500)
  • Hospital Procedures (Question No. 501)
  • Mental Health Services Provision (Question No. 502)
  • Hospital Appointments Status (Question No. 504)
  • General Medical Services Scheme Data (Question No. 505)
• Written Answers Nos. 506 to 521
  • Addiction Treatment Services (Question No. 506)
  • Services for People with Disabilities (Question No. 507)
  • Services for People with Disabilities (Question No. 509)
  • Water Quality (Question No. 508)
  • Primary Medical Certificates Applications (Question No. 510)
  • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (Question No. 511)
  • Health Insurance Community Rating (Question No. 512)
  • Health Insurance Regulation (Question No. 513)
  • Medical Aids and Appliances Expenditure (Question No. 514)
  • Health Services Expenditure (Question No. 515)
  • Shared Services (Question No. 516)
  • Common Security and Defence Policy (Question No. 517)
  • Human Rights (Question No. 518)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 519)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 520)
  • Passport Applications (Question No. 521)
• Written Answers Nos. 522-537
  • Passport Applications Fees (Question No. 522)
  • Arms Trade (Question No. 523)
  • Schools Amalgamation (Question No. 524)
  • Education and Training Boards Expenditure (Question No. 525)
  • Special Educational Needs Expenditure (Question No. 526)
  • Special Educational Needs Expenditure (Question No. 554)
  • Higher Education Schemes (Question No. 527)
  • Schools Building Projects Applications (Question No. 528)
  • School Accommodation (Question No. 529)
  • School Transport Eligibility (Question No. 530)
  • School Transport Eligibility (Question No. 531)
  • Transition Year Selection Process (Question No. 532)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (Question No. 533)
  • School Curriculum (Question No. 534)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (Question No. 535)
  • Education and Training Boards Expenditure (Question No. 536)
  • State Examinations (Question No. 537)
• Written Answers Nos. 538-553
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (Question No. 538)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 539)
  • Schools Building Projects Applications (Question No. 540)
  • State Bodies (Question No. 541)
  • Information and Communications Technology (Question No. 542)
  • Schools Building Projects Applications (Question No. 543)
  • Emergency Works Scheme Applications (Question No. 544)
  • School Placement (Question No. 545)
  • Industrial Disputes (Question No. 546)
  • Garda Vetting Applications Data (Question No. 547)
  • School Curriculum (Question No. 548)
  • Home Tuition Scheme Administration (Question No. 549)
  • State Examinations (Question No. 550)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (Question No. 551)
  • Special Educational Needs Service Provision (Question No. 552)
  • Transition Year Selection Process (Question No. 553)
• Written Answers Nos. 554-569
  • Departmental Expenditure (Question No. 555)
  • School Accommodation Provision (Question No. 556)
  • Shared Services (Question No. 557)
  • Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (Question No. 558)
  • Noise Pollution (Question No. 559)
  • Water Meters Installation (Question No. 560)
  • Register of Electors (Question No. 561)
  • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (Question No. 562)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 563)
  • Fire Service (Question No. 564)
  • Seniors Alert Scheme (Question No. 565)
  • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (Question No. 566)
  • Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (Question No. 585)
  • Pyrite Remediation Programme (Question No. 567)
  • Pyrite Issues (Question No. 568)
  • Animal Welfare (Question No. 569)
• Written Answers Nos. 570-585
  • Planning Issues (Question No. 570)
  • Water Charges Exemptions (Question No. 571)
  • Private Rented Accommodation Costs (Question No. 572)
  • Rural Development Programme (Question No. 573)
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (Question No. 574)
  • Social and Affordable Housing Data (Question No. 575)
  • Social and Affordable Housing Data (Question No. 576)
  • Social and Affordable Housing Data (Question No. 577)
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (Question No. 578)
  • Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (Question No. 589)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 579)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 580)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 581)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 582)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 583)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 584)
• Written Answers Nos. 586-601
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 586)
  • Postal Voting (Question No. 587)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 588)
  • Local Authority Housing Data (Question No. 590)
  • Register of Electors Data (Question No. 591)
  • Planning Issues (Question No. 592)
  • Irish Water Administration (Question No. 593)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 594)
  • Local Authority Housing (Question No. 595)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 596)
  • Proposed Legislation (Question No. 597)
  • Building Regulations (Question No. 598)
  • Irish Water Expenditure (Question No. 599)
  • Social and Affordable Housing Data (Question No. 600)
  • House Purchase Schemes (Question No. 601)
• Written Answers Nos. 602 - 617
  • Construction Sector Strategy (Question No. 602)
  • Homeless Persons Data (Question No. 603)
  • Ministerial Meetings (Question No. 604)
  • Leader Programmes Funding (Question No. 605)
  • Shared Services (Question No. 606)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 607)
  • Renewable Energy Projects (Question No. 608)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 609)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 610)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 611)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 612)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 613)
  • Energy Policy (Question No. 614)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 615)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 616)
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 617)
• Written Answers Nos. 618-633
  • Broadband Service Provision (Question No. 618)
  • Motor Insurance Regulation (Question No. 619)
  • Trans European Transport Network Programme (Question No. 620)
  • Trans European Transport Network Programme (Question No. 621)
  • Motor Fuels (Question No. 622)
  • Motor Fuels (Question No. 628)
  • Driver Licence Applications (Question No. 623)
  • State Airports (Question No. 624)
  • Road Projects Expenditure (Question No. 625)
  • Tourism Promotion (Question No. 626)
  • Driving Test Regulations (Question No. 627)
  • Road Traffic Offences (Question No. 629)
  • Departmental Bodies Abolition (Question No. 630)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 631)
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications (Question No. 632)
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications (Question No. 633)
• Written Answers Nos. 634 to 649
  • Aviation Industry Promotion (Question No. 634)
  • Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (Question No. 635)
  • Harbour Authorities (Question No. 636)
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications (Question No. 637)
  • Sports Capital Programme Applications (Question No. 638)
  • Rail Network (Question No. 639)
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit (Question No. 640)
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service (Question No. 641)
  • Departmental Bodies (Question No. 642)
  • Archaeological Sites (Question No. 643)
  • Vacancies on State Boards (Question No. 644)
  • Island Communities (Question No. 645)
  • Heritage Council (Question No. 646)
  • Wildlife Conservation (Question No. 647)
  • Wildlife Conservation (Question No. 648)
  • Foreshore Issues (Question No. 649)