Parliamentary questions

Inland Fisheries Issues

Patrick O'Donovan

343. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will arrange to have a detailed reply compiled.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41354/12]

Fisheries Protection

John Deasy

344. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if the review on the status of the eel here and across Europe under the 2007 EU Eel regulation has been completed; if he will indicate the status of the eel stock here and the potential for commercial fishing in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41365/12]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Regina Doherty

345. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the reason Irish pre pay mobile phone customers are paying up to 42% more than the European average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41373/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Michael Creed

346. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41409/12]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Ciara Conway

347. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the options or remedies available to a person (details supplied ) in County Waterford in view of the fact that this is one of the areas that is unable to receive a Saorview signal, taking into account that this person does not wish to purchase multichannel satellite or cable based TV packages [41451/12]

Gas and Electricity Disconnections

Simon Harris

348. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the level of price reduction expected for a three person family in typical accommodation as a result of the completion of the cross channel interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41564/12]

Broadband Services Provision

Catherine Murphy

349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the progress of the broadband for schools scheme; the number of schools who have received high school broadband to date as part of the scheme; the number of schools still waiting for access; when he anticipates the roll out of the scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/12]

Broadband Services Speeds

Tony McLoughlin

350. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether it is vitally important to have in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo, where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in County Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the communications regulator is aware of the lack of proper broadband at this industrialised area of County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41693/12]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

351. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding TV reception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41695/12]

Hydraulic Fracturing Licence Applications

Terence Flanagan

352. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to a query (details supplied) regarding fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/12]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Patrick O'Donovan

353. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the cost of installing a Metropolitan Area Network cable for broadband services in Newcastle West, County Limerick; the operating structure of the MAN; the numbers of businesses and others whose broadband service is provided in Newcastle West through the MAN.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41876/12]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Dominic Hannigan

354. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the plans there are to offer the RTÉ television channels across other territories to enable persons from Ireland that have moved abroad to watch them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41906/12]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

355. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42662/12]

Proposed Legislation

Anne Ferris

356. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to reform the laws governing rights of way in view of the recent High Court ruling involving an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/12]

Nitrates Usage

Michael McCarthy

357. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the stance taken by the European Commissioner for the Environment in response to written question E-9725/2010 regarding the extension of the slurry season in Ireland into the closed period because of poor growth rates, and regarding the consequences of frequent occurrence of heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/12]

Nitrates Usage

Michael McCarthy

358. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views regarding the setback distances for chemical fertilisers and exemptions from the larger buffer distances that apply when spreading organic fertilizer or soiled water adjacent to sources of water for human consumption, 200/100/25 metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/12]

Referendum Expenditure

John Lyons

359. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if in the interest of fairness he will work with his ministerial colleagues to prioritise the appointment of those on the live register to posts in voting and count centres for the upcoming referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41949/12]

Water Meters Installation

Terence Flanagan

360. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he expects the specification to be ready for the type of water meter to be rolled out nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41232/12]

Local Authority Housing Rents

Éamon Ó Cuív

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to change the terms of the shared ownership option schemes, in view of the fact that persons are now paying very high rent on the rental part of their property and also have large repayments on the purchase part of these properties that are only a fraction of the value they were at the time of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/12]

Motor Tax Yield

Pearse Doherty

362. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will set out in tabular form, the motor tax received in each of the years 2007 to date in 2012, in total and to break down the tax received by band. [41271/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Patrick Nulty

363. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will include the duplication of the Tolka Valley 9C sewer system, Dublin, in the next water services investment programme in view of its key strategic importance in facilitating development of lands in north Blanchardstown, Dublin, that could generate more than 9,000 permanent jobs. [41342/12]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Catherine Murphy

364. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to take a targeted approach to dealing with the housing waiting lists; if the areas with the largest lists will be treated differently in respect of the rental accommodation scheme; the work commenced in relation to the amalgamation of the service between local authorities and the Department of Social Protection's rent assistance scheme; the timeframe anticipated from commencement to completion of this process which will result in a one stop process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/12]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Dessie Ellis

365. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the timeframe for completion of same. [41400/12]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Dessie Ellis

366. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Michael Creed

367. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41412/12]

Flood Prevention Measures

Kevin Humphreys

368. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the funding that can be provided to Dublin City Council for an assessment of needs or hydraulic study on the culverted Swan River, Dublin, which has caused multiple local floods in recent years, but which does not form part of the Eastern CFRAMS carried out by the Office of Public Works as it is culverted; if he considers the Swan River to be part of the Rathmines and Pembroke drainage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41431/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Pat Deering

369. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when the sewage treatment plant at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow will be upgraded. [41471/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Pat Deering

370. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when will the sewage treatment plant at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow will be upgraded. [41472/12]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Pearse Doherty

371. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of households on local authority waiting lists by year from 1992 to 2011. [41533/12]

Homeless Persons Data

Pearse Doherty

372. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of people who were homeless on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41534/12]

Regeneration Projects Status

Éamon Ó Cuív

373. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has provided assistance to Limerick regeneration conditional on local community participation by community representatives that live in the area due for regeneration and elected by the communities themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41584/12]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Simon Harris

374. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to deal with nuisance noise and noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Dessie Ellis

375. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the steering group formed by Longford County Council and the Health Service Executive to investigate issues related to deficient private sewerage networks and sewerage gas ventilation systems in an area (details supplied) in County Longford; the explosions they investigated which happened on 15 march 2012; the recommendations made by this steering group into keeping the site safe for persons who live there and the assistance he plans to give the local authorities and the persons living on the estate to rectify the problems which are a threat to health. [41720/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Dessie Ellis

376. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Dessie Ellis

377. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to set up an investigation into the planning procedure which resulted in the development of an area (details supplied) in County Longford which has serious issues with sewerage and sewerage gas systems which might have resulted in an explosion on the estate on 15 March 2012. [41722/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Catherine Murphy

378. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the social housing element of part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is still in place; the number of houses that have come into the housing stock from that source by county since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/12]

Local Authority Services

John Halligan

379. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will clarify for Dáil Éireann the plans he has for the potential merger of services within Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council; when these plans will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/12]

Local Authority Services

John Halligan

380. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the level the numbers of currently elected council members on both Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council will potentially be reduced to; the estimated timeframe for any potential changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41873/12]

Electoral Divisions Report

Gerry Adams

381. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he expects the review of local election boundaries to commence; when he expects the review to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41878/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Brian Stanley

382. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of households that are liable to register their septic tank have registered and paid the required fee. [41880/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Brian Stanley

383. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of staff in his Department that earn in excess of €100,000 and if he will specify their earnings. [41881/12]

Local Authority Staff

Brian Stanley

384. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of staff employed by local authorities that earn in excess of €100,000 and if he will specify their earnings. [41882/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Brian Stanley

385. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount his Department spent on private consultants in 2011 and the amount expected to be spent in 2012 on private consultants. [41883/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Brian Stanley

386. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount his Department spent in 2011; and the amount expected to be spent in 2012, on delegation trips to other countries; the purpose the trips served; the number of staff that went and the role of the staff on the trip. [41884/12]

Referendum Expenditure

John Lyons

387. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if in the interest of fairness he will ensure that appointments for posts in voting and count centres for the upcoming referendum will be prioritised for those on the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41947/12]

Referendum Expenditure

John Lyons

388. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will detail the number of temporary posts in voting and count centres which will be created for the upcoming referendum; the hourly daily pay for each post; the means by which these posts will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41948/12]

Local Authority Charges Application

Jim Daly

389. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the value of security held by county by local authority in relation to bonds held for the satisfactory completion of housing estates for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41963/12]

Local Authority Charges Application

Jim Daly

390. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of security bonds claimed by local authority on a county basis for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41964/12]

Local Authority Services

Seán Kyne

391. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the Keeping Communities Safe document, the publication of which local authorities have indicated is necessary as it will inform local fire safety strategies. [41986/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the latest date for registration of private waste water systems under the Water Services Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/12]

Environmental Regulations

Éamon Ó Cuív

393. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the Environmental Protection Agency has published the manual of standards that will be used by inspectors when examining private waste water systems under the Waste Water Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42040/12]

Environmental Regulations

Éamon Ó Cuív

394. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will publish all correspondence between himself, his Department and the Environmental Directorate of the European Union in relation to standards regarding private waste water systems here under the Water Services Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42041/12]

Traveller Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

395. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if, in view of the difficulties in relation to housing members of the Traveller Community and the difficulties that arise at local authority level, any consideration has been given to setting up a national authority to oversee this issue and ultimately have responsibility for traveller housing; if this is been considered will at least half of the members of the board be travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/12]

Traveller Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure adequate housing is available to members of the traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

397. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of private waste water systems registered bythe close of business on Friday 28 September2012 broken down on a local authority basis; the total estimated number of such systems in each local authority area; the percentage registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42045/12]

Light Pollution

Michael Healy-Rae

398. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on the fact that with regard to astronomy, the majority of street lighting diffuses the light not only downward to the pavement but also upwards, in other countries this practice has ceased to ensure that the orange sky glow over towns will be done away with; misdirected light not only destroys the view for astronomers but also leads to a huge wastage of energy and is unnecessary in view of modern options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/12]

Commercial Rates Write-Offs

Jerry Buttimer

399. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of commercial rates written off as bad debts over the past three years for each local authority; the total revenue stream lost to local authorities as a result of commercial rates written off as bad debts; his plans to supplement the shortfall of income to local authorities to minimise any adverse impact on the provision of local services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42067/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Jerry Buttimer

400. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if there will be a further survey of unfinished housing estates carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42068/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Jerry Buttimer

401. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the implementation rates in respect of measures contained site resolution plans for unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42069/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Seán Kyne

402. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of private residential septic tanks, if any, that were grant funded or aided by his Department in the period 2007 and 2011 in order to comply with Environment Protection Agency guidelines from 2006 and 2009; and his views on the demands from some to provide 100% funding for the same in the future. [42075/12]

Register of Electors Administration

Catherine Murphy

403. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will confirm that voter registration may take place in mass registration campaigns at locations such as college campuses; if official supervision is required for such mass registration campaigns to take place; if he will provide information on the methods by which a person may register to vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42077/12]

Departmental Staff Rehiring

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

404. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42665/12]

Departmental Funding

Martin Ferris

405. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason funding for People with Disabilities in Ireland ceased at the end of 2011; the other avenues of funding that are available for local groups such as Kerry Network of People with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/12]

Charities Regulation

Simon Harris

406. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to regulate the charity sector to ensure accountability and transparency in its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41740/12]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas P. Broughan

407. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his policy with regard to Latvian persons living for many years here and who are anxious to acquire Irish residency status or even Irish citizenship and who currently have the Alien Latvian passports apparently given to non-Latvian speakers; if in such cases he will consider granting residency on compassionate grounds in view of the extraordinary nature of those Latvian passports in a member state of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/12]

Departmental Bodies

Clare Daly

408. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the person to whom the Property Services Regulatory Authority are responsible; and to whom a citizen who has a complaint with the functioning of this organisation may make that complaint known. [41234/12]

Departmental Bodies

Clare Daly

409. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made by the Property Services Regulatory Authority regarding the introduction of mandatory seller packs. [41235/12]

Anti-Racism Measures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide local authorities with extra resources to deal with major incidences of racist attacks in local authority housing. [41245/12]

Crime Data

John Deasy

411. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been convicted of cruelty to animals under relevant legislation over the past five years; if he will specify the individual crimes committed in each case and the sentences passed. [41284/12]

Legal Aid Application Numbers

Patrick O'Donovan

412. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 20 September 2012 if he will provide a breakdown of practitioner's earnings (details supplied). [41336/12]

Registration of Title

Maureen O'Sullivan

413. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, notwithstanding the work of the Property Registration Authority of Ireland, of the Valuation Office and of the local authorities which must determine whether real property is residential or commercial; and if it is non-residential, whether it is rateable or exempt by virtue of the tax exempt status of the occupant, is it nevertheless possible for legal title to real property in Ireland to be held anonymously for example on foot of a Deed of Trust, the existence of which is not in the public domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41372/12]

Crime Levels

Thomas P. Broughan

414. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of murders recorded in the State in 2009; 2010; 2011 and to date in 2012; if he is concerned at the high level of murders that have occurred so far this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41376/12]

Garda Investigations

Thomas P. Broughan

415. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on Operation Clean Tram; the number of persons detected during the operation for anti-social activity, fare evasion, loitering, and misuse of alcohol on public transport; if any have been arrested and charged to date on foot of the operation; his plans to repeat this operation on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41378/12]

Garda Investigations

Thomas P. Broughan

416. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on Operation Clean Tram; his plans to repeat this operation on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41379/12]

Departmental Staff Allowances

Michael Creed

417. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41417/12]

Garda Stations Closures

Pádraig MacLochlainn

418. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a Garda station (details supplied) in County Limerick; if this Garda station will remain open for the next five years; if he will confirm that its resources will not be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41427/12]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

419. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of violent shootings that have occurred in the State in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and the locations of same. [41433/12]

Garda Transport Expenditure

Seán Kenny

420. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to purchase additional Garda community relations vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/12]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

Seán Kenny

421. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pubs and supermarkets in the Dublin region that have been fined for serving alcohol to persons aged under 18 in 2010 and 2011; the average fines handed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/12]

Personal Insolvency Act

Simon Harris

422. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the implications that he envisages the personal insolvency legislation will have for persons who have act as co-guarantor on mortgages; the assistance, if any, the State will provide to persons who find themselves in difficulty with a mortgage in which they are co-guarantor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41565/12]

Visa Applications

Jim Daly

423. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/12]

Proposed Legislation

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

424. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the timeframe for the implementation of the EU directive on parental leave; if he will confirm that legislation to implement said directive will be in place by 2013; if he will provide Dáil Éireann with a complete outline on what the legislation will propose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41847/12]

Asylum Applications

Pearse Doherty

425. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reconsider the decision to deport a person (details supplied) and to consider whether this person should be provided with subsidiary protection. [41886/12]

Garda Stations Opening Hours

Mary Lou McDonald

426. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the public desk at Cabra Garda Station, Dublin, is closed each night, that citizens contacting the station are routinely told there is no patrol car available and Gardaí from Finglas, are being used in Cabra to respond to calls; the measures he will put in place to deal with this shortfall in service delivery arising from his decision to reduce local Garda services. [41896/12]

Garda Investigations

Catherine Murphy

427. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an allegation of anti-Semitic intimidation which was conducted on Twitter (details supplied) and has generated huge interest internationally; the steps, if any, the Gardaí have taken to deal with those allegations when the person in question raised the matters with them; his views on whether the Gardaí investigated the allegations thoroughly; if any new legislation is planned to address the growing problem of online abuse, bullying and harassment which is frequently conducted through social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41899/12]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

428. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Stamp 4 will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/12]

Crime Levels

Dominic Hannigan

429. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Gardaí are taking to reduce crime in an area (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/12]

Crime Levels

Dominic Hannigan

430. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests that have been made in an area (details supplied) in County Meath in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41911/12]

Crime Levels

Dominic Hannigan

431. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Gardaí are taking in an area (details supplied) to reduce crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41912/12]

Crime Levels

Dominic Hannigan

432. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests that have been made in an area (details supplied) in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41913/12]

Illicit Trade in Tobacco

Michael Healy-Rae

433. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals to deal with the illegal smuggling of cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41915/12]

Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Pádraig MacLochlainn

434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fund bystander programmes aimed at helping participants to learn to detect the risk of sexual violence in social contexts, to challenge sexist attitudes and behaviours, to intervene safely in potentially dangerous situations, and to provide support to friends who are being or have been victimised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/12]

Crime Prevention

Seán Kyne

435. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the concerns of persons in rural locations such as Connemara, County Galway, regarding the effectiveness of An Garda Síochána at crime prevention and the upholding of the law and public order in the face of possible closure of rural Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/12]

Courts Service Issues

Seán Kyne

436. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that irrespective of the reconfiguration or rearrangement of Court Service facilities that court proceedings through the medium of Irish must continue to be available to residents of Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41984/12]

Garda Divisional Headquarters

Seán Kyne

437. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the time-frame for the development of the new Garda Divisional Headquarters in Galway as announced in the recent stimulus plan. [41992/12]

Garda Investigations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

438. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the refusal of the Garda Commissioner to hand over files to the Attorney General in the Six Counties in relation to the reinvestigation by An Garda Síochána of the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, to enable the authorities there to meet their responsibilities to examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41995/12]

Legal Services Regulation

Éamon Ó Cuív

439. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the law to ensure that the Incorporated Law Society cannot make rules in relation to the number of solicitors involved in legal transactions in relation to persons and that such rule making would be the prerogative of the Oireachtas only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42044/12]

Public Sector Allowances Review

Michael Creed

440. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Defence if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41410/12]

Defence Forces Personnel

Dara Murphy

441. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Association has approval as a Defence Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/12]

Defence Forces Personnel

Dara Murphy

442. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of Defence Associations that operate within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/12]