Parliamentary questions

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

24. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prevent a re-emergence of a fodder shortage later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/13]

Credit Availability

Denis Naughten

35. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to address the issue of credit for farmers and agricultural merchants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29220/13]

Special Protection Areas Designation

Denis Naughten

136. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of farmers in the National Parks and Wildlife Service corncrake scheme that ceased in April 2013; his plans to introduce a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29510/13]

Agriculture Schemes Data

Denis Naughten

177. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under agri-environment option scheme 3 who were deemed ineligible on the basis that they were still in another environmental scheme; the number who were in the National Parks and Wildlife Service corncrake scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29509/13]

Defence Forces Properties

Denis Naughten

43. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the planned developments at Custume barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29071/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

44. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans, if any, to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

58. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/13]

Departmental Bodies

Denis Naughten

80. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

158. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29421/13]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

174. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29389/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

186. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

257. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the regulators which are accountable to her Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; her plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29427/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

267. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29417/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

291. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29419/13]

Leader Programmes Administration

Denis Naughten

321. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the decision by LEADER companies not to support the completion of projects by community groups which already have drawn down funding for feasibility/eligibility audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28846/13]

Departmental Bodies

Denis Naughten

354. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29422/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

402. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29426/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

409. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence when the review of the operation of the aeromedical service will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29069/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

410. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps aeromedical service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29420/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

470. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29416/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

493. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will list the regulators which are accountable to her Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; her plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

572. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29424/13]

Departmental Bodies

Denis Naughten

597. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/13]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

35. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied with the level of compliance by persons who are subject to the requirements of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001; the number of notifications received from other jurisdictions or from Interpol regarding the travel of convicted sex offenders to Ireland during the period 2009 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28224/13]

Garda Investigations

Denis Naughten

41. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 20 June 2012, the position regarding the Garda review into the murder of Fr. Niall Molloy in Clara, County Offaly, in July 1985; if he will accede to the request by the family for an independent inquiry into the priest's violent death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/13]

Crime Prevention

Denis Naughten

130. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish a national policy on the operation of the community text alert scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the lack of such a national system is impeding its roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28500/13]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Denis Naughten

31. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enhance the group sewerage scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/13]

Building Regulations Amendments

Denis Naughten

51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise building regulations to regulate the retrofitting of septic tanks; the plans, if any, he has to introduce a grant for upgrading of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/13]

Post Office Network

Denis Naughten

60. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to support the maintenance of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/13]

Natural Gas Grid

Denis Naughten

84. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the Western Development Commission paper Why Invest in Gas? which outlines the clear benefit of extending the natural gas distribution network to the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27787/13]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Denis Naughten

187. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs and the number of staff employed; the total income and expenditure in 2012 for each regulator; his plans to amalgamate some regulatory offices and to amalgamate some regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27501/13]

Minor Works Scheme Suspension

Denis Naughten

233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the financial impact the withdrawal of the minor works grant is having on many schools; if he will review this decision and reinstate the minor works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27298/13]

School Funding

Denis Naughten

241. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will recognise the difference in the structure of funding of Protestant secondary schools and reinstate the previous supports provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26784/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Denis Naughten

463. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the eligibility for rent supplement to include issues such as the need not to participate in anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27823/13]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications

Denis Naughten

496. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will furnish a reply to correspondence (details supplied) which is ongoing with his Department for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27594/13]

Nitrates Usage

Denis Naughten

566. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline his timetable for the review of the nitrates directive; if he will replace calendar restrictions on the spreading of slurry with a system based on weather and soil conditions which could be coordinated between the Met Service and Teagasc; if he will ensure that the definition of soiled water is in line with that of other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27285/13]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Denis Naughten

642. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enhance the group sewerage scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/13]

Garda Training College

Denis Naughten

653. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to relocate part of the Garda Training College to Custume barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27903/13]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

677. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide funding through the youth justice programme to meet the funding shortfall for the big brother big sister scheme in view of the cost effectiveness of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27300/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

771. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence when the review of the Air Corps air ambulance service will be completed; the total number of missions completed to date; if he will provide a breakdown of the type of patient transported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/13]

Air Corps Training

Denis Naughten

772. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 320 of 7 May 2013, if the outstanding recommendations have been implemented; if not, the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/13]

Youth Services Funding

Denis Naughten

840. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that the funding shortfall for the big brother big sister scheme is addressed in view of the cost effectiveness of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27299/13]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

903. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the HPV vaccination programme to boys in view of the link between the virus and head and neck cancer; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this type of cancer is the sixth most common cancer in men and the sixteenth most common in women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27286/13]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Denis Naughten

904. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the total cost of antidepressant medication to the health system, both community and in hospital, respectively, in 2012; the steps which are being taken to reduce the prescribing of such medication; if he will consider providing PCRS the flexibility to fund talk therapies as an alternative to prescribing drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/13]

Prescriptions Data

Denis Naughten

905. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioners with access to their online on-individualized prescribing report; the number of GPs who have accessed this resource in the last available monthly period; if he will outline what his Department's definition is of an active user of this resource and the number of GPs who fall into this category; the total cost of GP medicine prescribing to the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27288/13]

Prescriptions Data

Denis Naughten

906. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of general practitioners who had a benzodiazepine prescribing regime which was greater than that of the standardised national profile as developed by PCRS as indicated in its report to GPs in January 2012; the corresponding figures for the second snapshot of benzodiazepine claims circulated to GPs in 2012 and to date in 2013; when the subsequent snapshots were generated and circulated; the total saving to date as a result of this snapshot prescribing comparison; the specific steps which have been taken to deal with persistent outliers, the numbers involved, and the total cost of benzodiazepine prescribing in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27289/13]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Denis Naughten

907. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific steps which are being taken to address hospital inpatient prescribing of benzodiazepines; the total cost of such drugs in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27290/13]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Denis Naughten

908. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the 17 diabetes integrated care posts, nine podiatry posts and 4.2 paediatric diabetes posts which have been sanctioned, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27291/13]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Denis Naughten

909. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive national integrated care model for diabetes is due to be commenced; the timeline for the complete roll out of this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27292/13]

Chronic Disease Management Programme

Denis Naughten

910. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to include chronic disease management under the GP GMS contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27293/13]

Mobility Allowance Decision

Denis Naughten

911. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans for the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant in view of the project review group interim report; the recommendations in the interim report; if he will provide an update on plans to replace these schemes; when he expects to receive the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27294/13]

Departmental Investigations

Denis Naughten

912. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current status of the records held by the Laffoy commission into vaccine trials; if he will ensure that these records remain intact in order to assist with future compensation claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27295/13]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

913. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of adverse reactions and severe adverse reactions to each vaccine administered under the State funded vaccination programme in each of the past five years; the number of cases settled with the State claims agency and the number pending for each vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27296/13]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

914. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment of a compensation fund for the parents of vaccine-damaged children; when a decision will be made on the implementation of the recommendations of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27297/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Denis Naughten

915. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the total number of new school leavers and those exiting RT with a learning disability in 2013 who require a placement; the cost of the provision of these additional placements; if he will provide a breakdown by Health Service Executive region and PCCC area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27301/13]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Denis Naughten

1050. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 23 April 2013 if he will outline the estimate in the 2013 allocation for the implementation of the EU cross-border directive on medical care; the reason the Bill has not been listed in the summer legislation programme in view of the fact that it must be enacted into Irish law by 25 October 2013; if he plans to enact this directive by primary or secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28002/13]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme

Denis Naughten

160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultation, if any, he has had with turf cutters or their representatives regarding the contract issued to them earlier this month; if he will confirm the identity of the third party who drafted the accompanying explanatory document; if he will redraft controversial aspects of the contract including the provision to revise the commitment to relocation post-2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26455/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

244. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to a topical issue of 22 May 2013, the progress made, if any, regarding the importation of fodder by ship from the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26453/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

245. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to topical issue if 22 May 2013, the progress made, if any, on facilitating the release of financial support and-or credit for farmers to allow them to purchase fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26454/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

246. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the closing date for the fodder subsidy scheme in view of the rainfall experienced in west of Ireland on the night of 26 May last; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there still remains significant demand for fodder in the region; if he will visit the region to experience the problems first hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26467/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Denis Naughten

247. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total savings in 2012 disadvantaged areas scheme payments solely due to the changes in the stocking rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26477/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

248. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reduce below seven months the holding period for animals under the 2013 disadvantaged areas scheme and revise down the stocking rates in view of the impact that this may have on animal welfare due to the current and projected fodder shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26478/13]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

276. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of staff required to be on duty at any one time in each acute psychiatric facility in the Health Service Executive west region; the grades of those staff; the acceptable staff to patient ratio for each of those facilities; if there are staff shortages in any facility; if he is satisfied that the staffing levels currently available in each facility are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26341/13]

Nursing Staff Provision

Denis Naughten

277. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there are adequate nursing staff employed within acute psychiatric facilities across the country; the vacancies which currently exist; the steps he is taking, if any, to ensure the safety of staff employed in such facilities where there may be staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26342/13]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Denis Naughten

278. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity of each psychiatric facility in the Health Service Executive west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26343/13]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

286. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will request an immediate audit of staffing and services at a unit (details supplied) in view of recent incidents involving both staff and patients that give rise to serious concern; the steps that have been taken following these incidents to ensure both the safety of staff and patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

202. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 23 May 2013, the current status of the five applications currently on hand; when each was received and when it is expected that a determination will be made on each application; when each of the two fully approved applications was received and when approval was given by his Department; if, in view of the points raised in the Topical Issues debate of 22 May 2013, he will prioritise the processing of the outstanding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26163/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Denis Naughten

89. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the increasing numbers of special needs pupils at primary level in view of the curtailment in funding to support such pupils; if he has assessed the impact of the curtailment of special needs assistants on children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25045/13]

School Staffing

Denis Naughten

99. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his policy on the staffing ratios in small rural schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Denis Naughten

277. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be eligible to apply for assistance under the higher education grant schemes; the assistance available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25681/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Denis Naughten

345. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the work the Government is carrying out on suicide prevention, genuine cases of suicidal ideation combined with severe depression, certified by health care professionals, are not accepted by her Department as grounds for disability-invalidity payments when such refusals may exacerbate the situation; her plans to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26280/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Denis Naughten

347. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason, in view of the work the Government is carrying out on suicide prevention, genuine cases of suicidal ideation combined with severe depression, certified by health care professionals, are not accepted by her Department as grounds for disability-invalidity payments when such refusals may exacerbate the situation; the plans she has to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25063/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

574. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have received emergency fodder support directly from his Department on animal welfare grounds in each week since its commencement; the number who have received a supplementary payment, if any; the plans he has to provide additional supports when required on animal welfare grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Denis Naughten

689. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to include haemochromatosis on the list of eligible conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25886/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

Denis Naughten

31. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to address flood risks within the Shannon basin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24513/13]

Public Procurement Regulations

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend procurement rules requiring locally based agencies to purchase products from local suppliers when they are able to offer similar or better value to the nationally appointed provider, for example, when a local school has discretion to purchase stationery from a local supplier who is able to offer similar or better value than the nationally appointed supplier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24512/13]

Water Pollution

Denis Naughten

136. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will approve proposals presented to his Department by Roscommon County Council to address the cryptosporidium problem in the Roscommon central regional water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24924/13]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Denis Naughten

151. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if prisoners to be accommodated in Harristown House, Castlerea, County Roscommon, are to be allowed to leave the grounds of Castlerea Prison to access the town, as outlined at last week's meeting with some public representatives, or prohibited from such access, as outlined by the Irish Prison Service at a recent meeting with the community; if he will assure the community that no prisoner convicted of a sexual offence or murder will be accommodated in this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24881/13]

Live Exports

Denis Naughten

194. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications with his Department for the licensing of ships for the live export of cattle; when such applications will be processed; the additional steps he is taking to promote live exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24975/13]

Fodder Crisis

Denis Naughten

195. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department and Teagasc to perform an audit of stocking rates on individual farms and to assist farmers who may have potential problems going forward; the additional steps he is taking to address the current fodder shortage; if he will again assess the need to source a ship to expedite the import of fodder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24976/13]

Job Creation

Denis Naughten

12. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps which are being taken to support job creation in the Athlone area following the announcement of significant job losses by Alkermes Ltd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24299/13]

Jobs Protection

Denis Naughten

29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date on protecting employment of staff working on the UK loan book at Bank of America, Carrick-on-Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24300/13]

Teachers' Remuneration

Denis Naughten

98. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 20 December 2012, the position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24583/13]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Denis Naughten

91. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the discussions, if any, he has had with the commercial banks to ensure that ECB interest rate cuts are passed on to variable rate owner occupied mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23658/13]

Derivatives Market

Denis Naughten

108. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to regulate food securities trading on the stock market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23657/13]

Ministerial Meetings

Denis Naughten

371. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will accept a request to meet with the Alliance of Retired Public Servants to discuss proposed cuts to pensions over €32,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23738/13]

Pension Provisions

Denis Naughten

372. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline how the 2% cut to public service pensions will be applied to pensions between €32,500 and €34,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23739/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Denis Naughten

398. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to an application (details supplied) the criteria on which medical evidence was assessed on both occasions in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the way they could come to different conclusions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24923/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Denis Naughten

427. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24047/13]

Property Taxation Administration

Denis Naughten

109. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his response to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23552/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Denis Naughten

225. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will facilitate an early release of Exchequer funds to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to allow it to issue a proportion of the disadvantaged area payment to farmers without delay due to the financial crisis caused by the poor weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23551/13]

Single Payment Scheme Administration

Denis Naughten

238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the closing date for single farm payment applications in view of the impact the current weather conditions are having on normal farm practices and the decision by his Department not to allow applications to be accepted in local departmental offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23550/13]

Professional Qualifications

Denis Naughten

266. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if EuroPsy, the European standard of education and professional training in psychology set by the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations is recognised here; if he will outline the way an EU psychologist accesses this recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23497/13]

Regional Airports

Denis Naughten

28. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on discussions with the management of Ireland West Airport, Knock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22679/13]

Proposed Legislation

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend Part 2 of the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 governing the licensing of public bus passenger services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22678/13]

Prison Building Programme

Denis Naughten

205. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he intends to meet with representatives of the local community regarding the development of an open facility by the Irish Prison Service at Harristown, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23133/13]

Prison Visiting Committees Issues

Denis Naughten

206. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the specific plans to address concerns expressed in the prison visitors committee report on overcrowding and staffing shortages at Castlerea Prison, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23134/13]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

132. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for the development of rehabilitation services at Roscommon County Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22387/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Denis Naughten

253. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve funding for an autism unit (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22352/13]