Parliamentary questions

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his statement on 17 October 2014 regarding the commencement of political talks in Northern Ireland. [41669/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach his views on his close contact with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on the political talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41670/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

3. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the Northern Ireland talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

4. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the next stage of the talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43795/14]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his statement on 7 October 2014 regarding the commencement of political talks in the North of Ireland. [43810/14]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

6. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the political talks in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43811/14]

Northern Ireland

Joe Higgins

7. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on discussions with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom regarding Northern Ireland. [43820/14]

Northern Ireland

Joe Higgins

8. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on discussions with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and other political leaders in Northern Ireland. [43821/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

9. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed the best way to deal with the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

10. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has been provided with a report by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on progress after seven weeks of political talks in the north of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46810/14]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

11. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach when his Government expects an agreement on the all-party talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46811/14]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

12. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if the prospect for success of political talks, involving all parties in the North of Ireland, and both Governments, was discussed at the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council on the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46819/14]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

13. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he met the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, while attending the European Union Council meeting; if efforts to reach agreement between the North’s Executive parties was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2136/15]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

14. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in Belfast in December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2142/15]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

15. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on subsequent discussions with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, following their departure from Belfast on 12 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2144/15]

Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams

16. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's commitments to the Stormont House Agreement of December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2145/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

17. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the meeting with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on 11 and 12 December 2014 in Belfast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2160/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

18. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the recent deal in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

19. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the lack of agreement between the parties in Northern Ireland regarding flags and parades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

20. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach his views on the 23 December 2014 Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

21. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the joint paper that the Irish and British Governments agreed before talks took place on 11 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/15]

Northern Ireland

Micheál Martin

22. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding his telephone conversation with Prime Minister Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3277/15]

Northern Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom around the political talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4358/15]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

129. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the superlevy fine on Ireland for 2015; the steps taken by him to have this reduced; the success to date of his efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6829/15]

GLAS Payments

Martin Ferris

130. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept that a quarter payment to farmers in the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, as is proposed for October, is inadequate. [6900/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

131. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the old-young farmers category for the 60% grant in the new targeted agricultural measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/15]

Rural Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new rural development plan is due to be agreed; the dates the various schemes will open under the plan in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/15]

Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility

Martin Ferris

133. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the situation of those farmers under 40 years of age, who have been farming full-time for five years, but who are unable to get access to the national reserve. [6901/15]

Harbours and Piers Development

Terence Flanagan

134. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for Howth Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/15]

Animal Welfare

Maureen O'Sullivan

135. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of a recent hunting report (details supplied), which reveals that a fox was hunted by 37 hounds for over 13 miles, if he will acknowledge the cruelty involved and remove the exemption for fox hunting from the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/15]

Beef Exports

Paul Murphy

136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the possible future effects on the reputation of Irish beef, arising from the involvement of a company (details supplied), as the first major distributor of Irish beef in America. [6680/15]

Aquaculture Licences

Éamon Ó Cuív

137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received each year by his Department for fin-fish farming licences since he became Minister; the number of these that have been decided; granted; refused; and broken down between renewal of licences and new licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6623/15]

GLAS Eligibility

Denis Naughten

138. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas in County Roscommon and in the east of County Galway will be defined as water-vulnerable areas under the new green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6617/15]

Agrifood Sector

Tom Fleming

139. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact, to date, of the food sanctions imposed by Russia, and the supports the European Union is providing to alleviate the losses to the Irish agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6684/15]

GLAS Establishment

Éamon Ó Cuív

140. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow all eligible applicants into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme on a first-come, first-in basis in 2015, in view of the delay in commencing the scheme; if he will ensure that farmers will receive a significant payment under the scheme this year and all the funds provided under the scheme in the Estimates are paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6625/15]

Trade Agreements

Paul Murphy

141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the risk of the Irish ban on hormone-treated beef being undermined by the transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement; and his views on the quality of food standards in view of the negotiations on the agreement. [6679/15]

GLAS Eligibility

Denis Naughten

142. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas will be defined as water-vulnerable areas under the new green low-energy agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6618/15]

Trade Strategy

Éamon Ó Cuív

143. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the negotiations that have taken place to ensure access to the Chinese market for dairy produce from Ireland and other states of the European Union on the same basis as New Zealand and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6624/15]

Departmental Reports

Mattie McGrath

144. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish his Department's internal report into the special investigations unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/15]

Trade Agreements

Bernard Durkan

145. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of trade agreement discussions between the European Union and the United States of America, he remains satisfied that the interests of the agrifood sector in Ireland and in the European Union are adequately provided for and will not become disadvantaged in the course of parallel trade negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6651/15]

Agriculture Scheme Administration

Mattie McGrath

146. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the new investigations division in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine should possess no authority to determine direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6620/15]

Farm Safety Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a new farm safety scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/15]

Bord na gCon Administration

Clare Daly

148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the recent loan of €250,000 granted by Bord na gCon to a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary, in view of reported debts on the part of both Bord na gCon and the company receiving the loan and reports of the company's inability to pay Bord na gCon's race entry fees; if he will provide details on the decision-making process as regards the granting of this loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/15]

GLAS Eligibility

Patrick O'Donovan

149. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to address the difficulties faced by farmers whose lands have been designated as sanctuaries for protecting the habitat of hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/15]

Trade Agreements

Seamus Healy

150. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the prediction by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of up to 1 million displaced jobs in the European Union due to the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership between the United States of America and the European Union and the danger that the Irish food market will be flooded with low-grade, hormone-injected and genetically-modified products from the United States of America as a result of such a deal, if he will report to Dáil Éireann on a monthly basis on the progress of these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5841/15]

Drugs in Sport

Clare Daly

151. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 27 January 2015, if he is satisfied with the current standards of drug testing in the greyhound industry, in view of his comments that no confirmed cases of stanozolol have been reported in Bord na gCon samples to date, despite reported widespread use of this drug in the industry; if he will provide details on the process of testing for this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6673/15]

Animal Welfare

Maureen O'Sullivan

152. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that due to the cancellation of a national coursing meeting in Clonmel, County Tipperary, due to weather conditions, hares were kept in unnatural and stressful captivity overnight at the venue, while awaiting the meeting to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6664/15]

Drugs in Sport

Mick Wallace

153. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to deal with persons or shops who are found to have sold illegal substances for use in the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6675/15]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Bernard Durkan

154. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the objectives of Food Harvest 2020 remain attainable, or can be further enhanced, having particular regard to developments in the various food sectors in the interim, including the opening up of the market to Irish beef and opportunities for the dairy sector in the United States of America in the aftermath of the abolition of milk quotas; if he envisages the emergence of new targets in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6650/15]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Terence Flanagan

155. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations for fishery harbours in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report entitled Financial Management and Reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6677/15]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Éamon Ó Cuív

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he regrets the exclusion from the young farmers provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy 2013-2020 of young farmers who have been farming for more than five years; the reason this was not left to national discretion in the regulations; his plans to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6626/15]

Aquaculture Development

Noel Harrington

157. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create a compensation scheme under European Union maritime funding rules, through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to assist mussel producers in west Cork and Kerry who have been forced to halt harvesting for most of the winter because of biotoxins in the water in order to protect consumer safety and guarantee the highest standards and image abroad for Irish seafoods; if he will recognise the call by the Irish Farmers Association to provide immediate support to the many family businesses who are facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/15]

Drugs in Sport

Mick Wallace

158. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if shops selling tonics and other legal substances for greyhounds are being monitored to ensure that they are only selling substances that comply with Bord na gCon guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6674/15]

Aquaculture Development

Seán Kyne

159. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department have considered the use of close-containment systems in fish production to meet targets in aquaculture, in view of the many advantages of these systems over traditional fish farming systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6622/15]

Live Register Data

Peadar Tóibín

160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if the 2,635 jobseekers who have commenced on a Momentum programme in 2014 are included in the Central Statistics Office's live register activation programme figures; the scheme under which they are classified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6827/15]

Live Register Data

Sean Conlan

161. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Monaghan and County Cavan who have signed off the live register since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7134/15]

Mental Health Awareness

Colm Keaveney

162. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Taoiseach if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag Programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6438/15]

Commissions of Investigation

Niall Collins

163. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach when the interim report of the Fennelly commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6377/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Micheál Martin

164. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been circulated to a legal firm prior to or after the Government agreeing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Micheál Martin

165. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been requested by legal firms to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6631/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Micheál Martin

166. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the protocol in place in his Department to deal with requests from legal firms for draft motions on setting up commissions of inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6632/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Micheál Martin

167. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of requests he has received directly from Members of Dáil Éireann requesting draft motions on setting up a commission of inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/15]

Jobs Data

Bernard Durkan

168. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the number of jobs lost or gained in County Kildare in each of the past six years to date. [6559/15]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Thomas P. Broughan

169. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach his plans to meet the new Greek Prime Minister, Mr Alexis Tsipras. [6695/15]

National Flag

Seán Crowe

170. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 3 February 2015, the reason the national flag was not flown at half-mast over Government Buildings on the occasions of the deaths of the President of Malawi, Mr. Bingu wa Mutharika, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Meles Zenawi, and the President of Zambia, Mr. Michael Sata, all of whom died in office, as Ireland has close connections with these countries through the provision of Irish Aid and through having embassies assigned to them. [6824/15]

Dáil Reform

John McGuinness

171. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Taoiseach the number of times Dáil Éireann has sat on a Friday since Friday sittings were introduced by the Government; the number of Bills introduced during Friday sittings; the number of these Bills that were accepted by the Government and their status at present; the number of these Bills voted down by the Government; the number of these Bills that have passed all stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7048/15]

National Postcode System Expenditure

Michael Colreavy

172. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Taoiseach the projected cost to his Department of converting to using Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7637/15]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

173. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the extra revenue that would accrue to the State if working proprietary company directors were categorised as class A for the purpose of pay related social insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6597/15]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount of pay related social insurance that has been paid by employers, for proprietary company directors, in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 to date. [6598/15]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

175. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans on reviewing pay related social insurance payable by proprietary company directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6599/15]

Free Travel Scheme

Finian McGrath

176. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for non-payment of moneys to a bus operator (details supplied) who was recently admitted to the free travel scheme for bus service here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7079/15]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brian Walsh

177. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6649/15]

Social Welfare Fraud Investigations

Brian Walsh

178. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of tip-offs received from members of the public relating to suspected cases of fraud in 2014; the number of these that resulted in confirmation of fraudulent activity upon investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6660/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Pat Breen

179. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a domiciliary allowance review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6662/15]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Michelle Mulherin

181. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the eligibility of community employment schemes to persons over 60 years of age who have been unemployed for up to three years and who are not entitled to a social welfare payment, but are signing for credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6691/15]

Fuel Allowance Expenditure

Seán Kenny

182. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the fuel allowance from €20 to €25 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6726/15]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Paul Connaughton

183. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person to challenge an overpayment that has already been paid. [6735/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Bernard Durkan

185. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way means of €54 have been assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the person's jobseeker's allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6760/15]

Social Welfare Offices

Derek Keating

186. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 24 September 2014, if she will provide an update regarding a dedicated social welfare office in the Lucan area of Dublin for the provision of Intreo services; the efforts the Office of Public Works has made; and when this matter will come to a satisfactory conclusion. [6761/15]

Carer's Benefit Appeals

Brian Walsh

187. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6766/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Olivia Mitchell

189. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a date for an oral hearing to hear an appeal on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6803/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Mary Lou McDonald

190. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of rent supplement on 1 April 1989, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2014. [6808/15]

Jobseeker's Benefit Applications

Willie O'Dea

191. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an exception will be made in respect of an application for a jobseeker's allowance from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, as the reason the claim was closed was due to dockets being submitted late, even though her Department was informed that the dockets would not always be on time from the employer; if the original claim will be re-opened, or if the new claim will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6838/15]

School Meals Programme

Charlie McConalogue

193. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will continue to provide funding towards school lunches in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6850/15]

Youth Guarantee

Fergus O'Dowd

194. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age in County Louth, who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6853/15]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Brian Walsh

195. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for a non-contributory State pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6863/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Colm Keaveney

197. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway, who was awarded a domiciliary care allowance in 2008, is not now regarded as a qualified child, in view of the fact that the child's medical condition has deteriorated over the years; when the child's parent will receive a decision on a domiciliary care allowance for a second child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6921/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Finian McGrath

198. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal in respect of a carer’s allowance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6940/15]

Departmental Investigations

Peadar Tóibín

199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 14 January 2015, if a decision has been made; if so, when the decision was made; and the nature of the decision. [6946/15]

Redundancy Payments

Denis Naughten

200. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the effect parental leave has on calculations for redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7001/15]

Disability Allowance Appeals

John McGuinness

202. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7064/15]

Youth Unemployment Data

Tom Fleming

205. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the statistics for youth unemployment in each county as at 31 December 2014; the number of persons that received a youth guarantee offer in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7150/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Data

Tom Fleming

206. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each county on 31 December 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7152/15]

National Postcode System Expenditure

Michael Colreavy

207. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the projected cost to her Department to convert to using Eircode; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7610/15]

Promissory Notes

Róisín Shortall

208. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance further to the statement made during questions to An Taoiseach on 27 January 2015 (details supplied), the basis upon which the €50 billion figure is arrived at; if he will provide a full breakdown of the figure; the period over which the €50 billion changes are calculated; and the actual savings that arise from these changes [6823/15]

Promissory Notes

Mick Wallace

209. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that there have been savings of €50 billion on the promissory note and sovereign bond deal of February 2013; if he will provide, in tabular form, and by comparison with the original promissory note schedule, using reasonable assumptions on future interest rates, the way in which, and where, those savings have been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6926/15]

Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility

Brendan Smith

210. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance his plans to modify the requirements for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/15]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Sean Conlan

211. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the carbon tax, in view of the competitive disadvantage suffered by suppliers in the southern Border counties, in comparison to their northern counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6655/15]

Tax Collection

Finian McGrath

212. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on cases of tax evasion, in particular, those cases involving persons who had accounts in the HSBC Bank in Switzerland, and who had circumvented tax laws here by not declaring these accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6688/15]

Capital Allowances

Noel Grealish

213. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if, in the event of a person over 70 years of age returning to Ireland from the United States of America, there is a cap on the capital funds transferred here; if there is a tax liability on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6729/15]