Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

91. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to increase thrombolysis rates for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30022/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Denis Naughten

104. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of the air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30023/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Denis Naughten

245. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 14 May 2013, the reason a letter cannot be issued from Student Universal Support Ireland with the correct award on it in respect of a person (details supplied); when the 50% of the fees awarded will in fact be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30166/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Denis Naughten

277. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/13]

Public Service Contracts

Denis Naughten

25. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to assist small businesses in obtaining public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29491/13]

Public Procurement Regulations

Denis Naughten

50. 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 where they are able to offer similar or better value to the nationally appointed provider, for example where 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. [29492/13]

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]