Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Peadar Tóibín

23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the channel that will manage any future EU community led local development funding and LEADER funding; and if the proposed alignment of local government will impact on this. [28068/13]

Property Taxation Application

Peadar Tóibín

44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects local authorities to cover the cost of the local property tax on their social housing stock; and if he will issue a directive that local authority rents should not be raised as a result of the property tax bill. [27061/13]

EU Directives

Peadar Tóibín

85. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in establishing a Network and Information Security competent authority, as required as a result of a vote at the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/13]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Peadar Tóibín

92. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give details of the level of take up of MANs in areas in which it has been rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/13]

Companies Law Issues

Peadar Tóibín

358. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the impact of the Companies Bill 2012 on companies that are currently Irish registered non-resident companies. [26887/13]

Companies Law Issues

Peadar Tóibín

359. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the impact of the Companies Bill 2012 with regard to the number and residency requirements of directors in Irish registered non-residential companies. [26888/13]

Companies Law Issues

Peadar Tóibín

360. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the impact of the Companies Bill 2012 with regard to the requirement to carry out activity in the State on Irish registered non-residential companies. [26889/13]

Companies Law Issues

Peadar Tóibín

361. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the residency requirements for companies under the proposed Companies Bill 2012. [26890/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Peadar Tóibín

975. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the running costs of the Ambulance Service in the north east in each of the past five years; the changes that have been made to the opening hours of each of the ambulance centres in the north east in each of the past five years; the level of ambulance staff on duty during the day, during the night and on the weekends for each of the past five years and if he will include any changes to staff levels; the arrival time targets for the ambulance service for each of the past five years; if there are different arrival time targets at different times of the day, the week or between rural and urban, and if he will identify same; the changes in the average journey length and duration of an ambulance carrying a patient to a hospital in each of the past five years; if the transformation programme had an effect on this; and the changes to cover provided for staff on sick leave, annual leave and other forms of leave within the service in the past five years. [27009/13]

Ambulance Service Staff

Peadar Tóibín

1055. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding fire fighters in County Meath; if he has concerns with this issue; if he has investigated the human resources elements to this question; if a closer working relationship between both emergency services to the benefit of the patient will be developed; if the new centralised Ambulance Call Centre at Townsend Street and then Tallaght will be given specific guidelines regarding which emergency service to call out and if he will publish these guidelines? [28085/13]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Peadar Tóibín

5. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta, i gcomhthéacs na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030, struchtúr ardleibhéil a chur ar bun idir na húdaráis agus eagraíochtaí pobail na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta, trína bhféadfar moltaí a dhéanamh sula gcuirfear ar aghaidh chuig na hAirí cuí iad. [26480/13]

Limistéir Pleanála Teanga

Peadar Tóibín

9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir leis an bhfógra a thug an tAire le déanaí, á rá go mbeidh méadú ar líon na Limistéar Pleanála Teanga faoin Straitéis Fiche Bliain, agus i bhfianaise na moltaí sa Staidéar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíochta maidir le catagóirí A, B agus C a choinneáil scoite ó thaobh pleanáil teanga de, cén treoir a bheidh á tabhairt ag an Roinn dóibh siúd a bheidh freagrach as pleananna teanga sna limistéir sin; conas a bheartaíonn siad a chinntiú go mbeidh na pleananna ag teacht leis an gcur chuige is fearr ó thaobh na teangeolaíochta de. [26257/13]

Irish Language

Peadar Tóibín

23. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an leagfaidh sé amach plean, ina mbeidh spriocanna bliantúla, maidir le líon na n-aistritheoirí agus na n-ateangairí atá ag teastáil do na poist ar ardchaighdeán atá ar fáil ag Éirinn san Aontas Eorpach faoi 2016; má dhéanann sé sin, an bhfoilseoidh sé an plean seo chun go mbeidh na heagraíochtaí Gaeilge in ann cabhrú leis na spriocanna a bhaint amach agus chun go mbeidh an pobal ar an eolas faoi na deiseanna fostaíochta atá ar fáil san Aontas Eorpach [26246/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

69. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the process by which the Revenue check that the companies claiming to be an Irish registered non-resident company have identified a country of residence and pay or are liable for tax in that country of residence. [26374/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of inspections carried out for tax purposes on companies claiming to be an Irish registered non-resident company. [26375/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

71. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the process of verification of companies claiming the status of Irish registered non-resident companies are exempt from tax. [26376/13]

Tax Compliance

Peadar Tóibín

72. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of tax inspections conducted on companies with a turnover in excess of €500 million and in excess of €1 billion each year since 2000. [26377/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

115. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Irish registered non-resident companies; the total value of holding of such companies; and the total number directly employed by Irish registered non-resident companies. [26378/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expected impact of the Companies Bill 2012 on the operation of Irish registered non-resident companies. [26379/13]

Non-Resident Companies

Peadar Tóibín

117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Companies Bill 2012 will address the loophole in which an Irish registered non-resident company can claim tax residence in another state yet not declare itself resident for tax purposes in that state. [26380/13]