Parliamentary questions

Heritage Week

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

95. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for heritage week, particularly for involving the disadvantaged, Travellers, and new Irish communities over the week 23 to 31 August 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4433/14]

Architectural Heritage

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

98. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will investigate the possibility of preserving the Legion Hall in Killester in view of the anniversary of the commencement of the Great War this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/14]

VAT Exemptions

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

195. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reducing the rate of VAT for children's tennis lessons to make them more accessible for struggling parents and encourage an active lifestyle amongst children in view of the rising rates of obesity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3743/14]

School Enrolments Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

255. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who entered the primary education system in 2013; and if he will provide the information for each county. [3732/14]

School Enrolments Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

256. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils that will be leaving the primary school system in 2014 nationwide; and if he will provide the information for each county. [3733/14]

School Enrolments Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

257. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils currently in senior infants, first class, second class, third class, fourth class and fifth class; and if he will provide the information for each county. [3734/14]

Water Supply Leakages

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

506. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the help available to homeowners who moved into homes with leaks on their side of the property boundary in view of the imminent introduction of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3685/14]

Obesity Strategy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

658. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has explored the health consequences of the below-cost selling of sugary food and drinks to children; if she has considered developing a strategy to deal with the consequences of such a policy in view of the rising rates of obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/14]

Rail Services

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

676. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there are periods during rush hour where there are fewer DART carriages running than in other time slots; the reasons behind the 50 cent fare increase in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/14]

Health Services Provision

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

752. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if permission has been granted to allow for emergency helicopter landings in the Beaumont Woods estate; and if such permission has been granted, in the interest of transparency, if he will disclose the full criteria and details. [55300/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

875. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the curtailment in Beechpark services, including occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, which is having a serious affect on the ability of north Dublin schools to provide a proper service for the children under their care. [1427/14]

Child Poverty

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

89. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the area based childhood programmes that have been rolled out; her plans for further roll-out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53714/13]

Early Years Strategy Implementation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

99. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an overview of the key recommendations in the right from the start early years strategy; the time-line for their implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53715/13]

Traveller Community

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

177. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department currently collects information on the attainment, transfer, attendance, suspension and expulsion rates of Traveller students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/13]

Traveller Community

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

178. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department intends to monitor the impact of recent cuts to Traveller specific education supports on the educational outcomes of Traveller students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53665/13]

Traveller Community

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

179. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 19 November 2013, the amount of funding previously allocated to Traveller specific education provision that has been redeployed; the mainstream programmes on which it is being spent; and the the way Travellers are benefiting from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53666/13]

Legislative Process

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

541. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health when he will enact the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/13]

Early Years Strategy Publication

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

163. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a draft of the national early years strategy will be ready; if she plans to carry out a public consultation on the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53261/13]

EU Presidency Agenda

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

295. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts made by his Department during the EU Presidency in working towards tackling racism and xenophobia across the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51610/13]

Immigration Policy

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

112. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has considered putting in place an earned regularisation scheme for undocumented workers as outlined by the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51128/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

717. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the cutbacks in State funding that have been made to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 7 over the past three budgets; and if the service is at risk of closure. [49566/13]

VAT Rate Reductions

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

105. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered lowering the VAT rate on dog grooming to bring it in line with vets' practices; if not, if he will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48198/13]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

331. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the powers of the gardaí in dealing with excessive noise from house parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/13]

Child Care Services Regulation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

983. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a numerical figure for the number of children cared for by child minders; the percentage of these child minders that are subject to inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45711/13]

Child Care Services Regulation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

984. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she could provide, in tabular form, the yearly breakdown of the number of childminders who have taken the quality awareness programmes since it was launched in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45712/13]

Health Services Staff Data

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1149. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the numbers of doctors employed in each hospital nationally; if he well provide this figure broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46403/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

218. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if public health nursing and the child and adolescent mental health services will be included in the functions of the Child and Family Agency Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45440/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

136. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the reason patients of sleep apnea cannot claim relief on electricity, in a similar way to patients on dialysis, for the use of their respirator which is a nightly requirement for those suffering from said illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44193/13]

Child and Family Support Agency Establishment

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

379. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current budget for the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43552/13]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

89. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of posts that will be filled by the recent competition for administrative officers in the Civil Service. [42806/13]

Institutes of Technology Issues

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

155. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the significant contribution of money that has been paid by the Roman Catholic Church to the Dublin Institute of Technology Foundation for the maintenance of an active church, as distinct from a multi-faith centre, on the new DIT Grangegorman site and, if so, if he will detail all of the conditions attached to this donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41320/13]

Referendum Expenditure

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

207. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way temporary staff were hired to work as polling tellers and clerks for the upcoming Seanad and court of appeal referendums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41330/13]

Parking Charges

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

212. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the proposal to introduce paid parking in Howth Harbour has now been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40195/13]

Employment Rights

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

514. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify the legality of zero contracts under Irish employment law; whether or not they are permissible; if so, if he will further detail the protections in place for workers who are asked to work under such contractual arrangements in terms of working hours, advance roster availability and annual leave entitlements. [37636/13]

Water Meters

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

888. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in determining the pricing scheme for the water meters currently being installed; if there will be a free allowance; if the allowance will be calculated on a per person or per household basis; and the details available currently to households. [37393/13]

Medical Card Applications

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1431. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 was refused a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

865. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

866. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34376/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

867. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34377/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

868. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34378/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

869. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34379/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

870. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34380/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

871. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

872. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/13]

Garda Resources

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

873. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a report on the Garda resources for an area (details supplied) in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/13]

Rights of the Child

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

1014. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the progress of the State ratifying optional protocols 2 and 3 to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34394/13]

Tax Collection

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

80. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance in July 2011, in response to a parliamentary question, in which he stated that the profits earned from the provision of stallion stud services in the income tax and corporation tax returns for 2009 were €500,000 for income tax and €4 million for corporation tax, if he will supply the corresponding profit figures for 2010, 2011 and 2012. [34162/13]

Tax Collection

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

81. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance in July 2011, in response to a parliamentary question, in which he stated that the profits earned from the provision of stallion stud services in the income tax and corporation tax returns for 2009 were €500,000 for income tax and €4 million for corporation tax, if he will quantify the amount of tax paid to the Exchequer on these profits. [34163/13]

Tax Collection

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

82. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance if he will quantify the income tax paid on the profits earned from the provision of stallion stud services in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. [34164/13]

Tax Collection

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

83. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax generated by the Exchequer from stallion fees for each of the years, 2008 to 2012 inclusive, since the introduction of the current scheme for taxation of stallion profits and gains on 1 August 2008. [34165/13]