Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Barry Cowen

696. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department and the average uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total certified sick days taken by employees; the average certified sick days per employee; the total sick days taken by employees; the average total sick days and median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7646/14]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Barry Cowen

785. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of staff in his Department on sabbatical or a career break broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one year to two years, two to three years, four to five years and five years plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7636/14]

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Barry Cowen

786. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average number of uncertified sick days per employee taken; the total number of certified sick days taken by employees; the average number of certified sick days per employee; the total number of sick days taken by employees; the average total of sick days and the median overall sick days per employee in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [7652/14]

Commercial Rates

Barry Cowen

237. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has assessed the impact of commercial rate charges on sporting organisations' grounds; the measures he proposes to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6209/14]

Commercial Rates

Barry Cowen

238. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a total and county breakdown of commercial rates paid by sporting organisations from 2010 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6210/14]

Commercial Rates

Barry Cowen

366. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of collection rates for commercial rates in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6170/14]

Commercial Rates

Barry Cowen

368. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised the issue of sporting organisations paying commercial rates to local authorities on their grounds with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/14]

Water Charges Administration

Barry Cowen

402. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the total and county breakdown of unpaid non-domestic water charges due to each local authority; if the charges due will be transferred to Irish Water; if local authorities will be paid by Irish Water for these charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6678/14]

Irish Water Funding

Barry Cowen

82. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the money that was provided by the Exchequer for the establishment of Irish Water in 2012, 2013 and in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/14]

Water Charges Administration

Barry Cowen

95. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the water charging tariff structure enables additional fees to be levied on households who do not use a certain amount of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/14]

Irish Water Staff

Barry Cowen

96. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of former local authority workers currently employed by Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/14]

Irish Water Administration

Barry Cowen

103. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of the Water Services Transition Office in 2013 and the estimate for 2014; the number of staff employed; if the costs are paid directly to the Local Authorities Members' Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/14]

Irish Water Staff

Barry Cowen

108. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has calculated the rate of natural attrition loss of the 4,300 employees covered by service level agreements over the next 12 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5018/14]

Irish Water Administration

Barry Cowen

123. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he held any discussions with Bord Gáis in relation to the system of bonus payments before establishing Irish Water as a subsidiary of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/14]

State Bodies

Barry Cowen

426. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget allocated from his Department to Philanthropy Ireland; the number of staff currently employed by Philanthropy Ireland; the total budget allocated for staff in Philanthropy Ireland; the selection process and criteria relating to the chairman and chief executive officer, CEO, of Philanthropy Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4846/14]

State Bodies

Barry Cowen

427. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the expenditure of Philanthropy Ireland on public relations, consultancy fees and external expertise since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/14]

State Bodies

Barry Cowen

428. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made by Philanthropy Ireland in its mission to increase the level of philanthropic activity here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4848/14]

Local Authority Charges Collection

Barry Cowen

436. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding unpaid water charges due to local authorities in the context of the transfer of functions to Irish Water; if the unpaid charges will be paid to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4920/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Barry Cowen

676. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly can expect an appointment for MRI scan at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [5400/14]

Semi-State Bodies Expenditure

Barry Cowen

463. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail in tabular form the amount a company (details supplied) has earned from Bord Gáis Éireann in the past 10 years, with a brief description of each body of work undertaken. [3758/14]