Parliamentary questions

Departmental Bodies

Kevin Humphreys

216. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the members or former members of the Judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage, advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or in any body under his Department or in any body wholly or partly funded by him, specifying in each case the name of the judge; if he or she is serving or retired; the court of which he or she is or was a member; the role or function performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10873/13]

Departmental Bodies

Kevin Humphreys

217. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of the members or former members of the judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage, advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or in any body under her Department or in any body wholly or partly funded by her, specifying in each case the name of the judge; if he or she is serving or retired; the Court of which he or she is or was a member; and the role or function performed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10875/13]

Departmental Bodies

Kevin Humphreys

229. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the members or former members of the Judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage, advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or in any body under his Department or in any body wholly or partly funded by him, specifying in each case the name of the judge; if he or she is serving or retired; the court of which he or she is or was a member; the role or function performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10882/13]

Departmental Bodies

Kevin Humphreys

238. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the members or former members of the Judiciary who, during the past five years, have acted as chairperson or member of any body in or under his Department, or as chairperson or member of any inquiry, or have performed functions including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, patronage, advisory or law reform functions or any other role in or in any body under his Department or in any body wholly or partly funded by him, specifying in each case the name of the judge; if he or she is serving or retired; the court of which he or she is or was a member; the role or function performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/13]

Homeless Persons Supports

Kevin Humphreys

464. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that was paid for a property (details supplied) in Dublin 2 when it was purchased; the intended use of same; if it was funded by his Department as part of the homelessness strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10251/13]

Homeless Persons Supports

Kevin Humphreys

465. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of maintaining security and other services at a premises (details supplied) in Dublin 2 since it was purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/13]

Foreign Direct Investment

Kevin Humphreys

53. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been an analysis by his Department of the impact on foreign domestic investment into Ireland if the UK moves towards a renegotiation or referendum on their position in the EU; if he intends asking Forfás or other relevant bodies to conduct such an analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/13]

Foreign Direct Investment

Kevin Humphreys

56. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Industrial Development Agency will highlight to companies locating here that our position within the EU is secure but that the UK position is uncertain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3175/13]

Youth Services Provision

Kevin Humphreys

8. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the application process will begin and be published for the €1.75 million in funding available for youth capital projects in 2013 such as youth cafe and play and recreation initiatives that were previously announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6998/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Kevin Humphreys

37. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will be supporting the parent child home programme operated by the Early Learning Initiative in the Dublin Docklands area; if her attention has been drawn to its efforts to achieve a five year funding goal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6997/13]

Hospital Staff

Kevin Humphreys

221. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to increase the number of medical intern positions across hospitals here to take account of the increased number of medical undergraduates; if he will be bringing forward proposals for same shortly; if he will outline the actions that are being taken; if his attention has been drawn to the Second Interim Report on the Implementation of the Reform of the Intern Year which stated that maintaining the status quo seems least desirable in terms of lost educational investment, personal impact and loss of talent to the Irish health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Management

Kevin Humphreys

190. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide funding for urban community centres under the dormant accounts scheme or other programmes in view of the fact that centres in urban areas cannot access schemes such as Leader; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5082/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Management

Kevin Humphreys

205. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants or funding available to urban community centres under programmes administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5081/13]

Education Schemes

Kevin Humphreys

442. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection if the application for a place on a momentum course by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will be reconsidered, taking into account that they have been unemployed since December 2010, apart from March to October 2012, when they received illness benefit, and in view of the fact that their eligibility would not be in doubt if they had not been sick for several months [5436/13]

Energy Resources

Kevin Humphreys

8. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of oil and gas respectively extracted from Ireland and our territorial waters in 2012; the areas from which that extraction occurred; the estimated value of those resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4603/13]

Energy Resources

Kevin Humphreys

23. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied with the current arrangements and supports for the extraction of oil and gas in Ireland's territorial waters; his plans for changes in this policy area in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4604/13]

Arts Council Funding

Kevin Humphreys

11. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider seeking the implementation of a multi-annual funding framework for those funded through the Arts Council to provide more certainty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4259/13]

Merger of Cultural Institutions

Kevin Humphreys

44. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is a timetable for the public service reforms to the operation of the National Library and National Museum; if he will consider a separate advisory council for each body with a statutorily independent director, in view of the fact that each will operate pro bono as currently proposed for joint advisory council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4267/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Kevin Humphreys

142. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the submission from Dublin City Council on the Rathmines and Pembroke sewerage scheme in late November-early December under the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013; the funding available for a consultant to prepare a preliminary report for the scheme; if the brief for hiring a consultant is separate to the original submission for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/13]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Data

Kevin Humphreys

143. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people transferred to partial capacity benefit in 2012; if she will indicate the number of people in each assessment band of capacity; the number who were assessed as mild and not eligible; her views on the way the scheme is operating; if she has any plans to review its operation after one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3923/13]