Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 76 of 82
Tue, 26 Nov 2013
written
Special Educational Needs Service Provision
David Stanton
238. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exemptions available to school-children who have been diagnosed with dyscalculia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50578/13]
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
written
Special Educational Needs Data
David Stanton
98. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the incidence of both dyslexia and dyscalculia respectively in children of school-going age in the State; if his Department collects statistics on the number of dyscalculia diagnoses for children aged five to 18 years; the number of applications received by his Department for learning supports for pupils with dyscalculia; the number of same which have been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49821/13]
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
written
Special Educational Needs Data
David Stanton
99. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific supports available from his Department to school children who have been diagnosed with dyscalculia; the training teachers receive, the teaching methodologies and so on to assist them in teaching children with dyscalculia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49822/13]
Tue, 19 Nov 2013
written
Property Taxation Yield
David Stanton
426. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the specific services that will be funded by the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48894/13]
Tue, 12 Nov 2013
written
National Internship Scheme Data
David Stanton
198. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on making changes to the JobBridge scheme such as opening up the scheme to persons who are signing for credits but not receiving a social welfare payment or allowing participants on the scheme to supplement their income by engaging in casual part-time evening or weekend work and still retain their full payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47984/13]
Thu, 7 Nov 2013
oral
Tourism Project Funding
David Stanton
6. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in developing Spike Island as a tourist attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46977/13]
Thu, 7 Nov 2013
oral
Tourism Project Funding
David Stanton
10. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken to promote and develop the tourism potential of Spike Island and the Cork Harbour area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46978/13]
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
written
Health Services Issues
David Stanton
1085. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the incidence rate of Prader-Willi syndrome here; the services and treatments available to sufferers of this genetic disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46064/13]
Tue, 22 Oct 2013
written
General Practitioner Services
David Stanton
553. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the details of any service level agreement or other such arrangement between SouthDoc and the Health Service Executive; the policy position of his Department in relation to any such arrangement; the amount paid to SouthDoc in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under such arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44548/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
written
Site Acquisitions
David Stanton
108. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with regard to the acquisition of a site required for the development of a new school (details supplied) included on his Department's five year school building programme and due to go to construction in 2014-15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41615/13]
Thu, 3 Oct 2013
written
Tax Code
David Stanton
127. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered correspondence relating to tax compliance, small contractors and multinationals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
written
HSE Expenditure
David Stanton
622. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive; if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the electricity costs and other fuel types and costs, in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively in each of these hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41225/13]
Tue, 1 Oct 2013
written
Health Care Infrastructure
David Stanton
623. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health with regard to the hospitals under the aegis of the Health Service Executive, which have combined heat and power plants installed and operational; if his Department and the HSE have calculated the potential annual savings in electricity and heating in each HSE hospital if CHP plants were installed; and if he will outline his policy in relation to same. [41226/13]
Thu, 19 Sep 2013
written
Employment Support Services
David Stanton
92. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the National Steering Committee has completed its consideration of the Indecon report recommendations on the JobBridge scheme; her plans to introduce any changes to the scheme as a result, in particular extending it to those on the live register but not in receipt of a qualifying payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38902/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
written
Tax Collection
David Stanton
239. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of windfall gains tax taken in by the Revenue Commissioners each year respectively since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38791/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
written
Commercial Rates Valuation Process
David Stanton
437. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made by the Valuation Office in the national commercial rate revaluation; the areas which have been reviewed to date; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
written
Domestic Adoptions
David Stanton
1271. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Section 63 Declarations under the Adoption Act 2010 which are currently active; the number of these who have received a referral of a child; the number of Section 63 Declaration holders who are renewing their declarations through the Section 40 Declaration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38795/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
written
Rare Diseases Strategy Publication
David Stanton
1592. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 28 May 2013, the progress that has been made to date in the development of a national rare disease plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/13]
Thu, 18 Jul 2013
written
Special Educational Needs Staffing
David Stanton
237. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a request from a board of management of a school (details supplied) to change the seniority of two special needs assistants; if he has considered this request which is supported by both SNAs; if this is not possible the reasons seniority changed [36566/13]
Tue, 9 Jul 2013
written
HSE Staffing
David Stanton
559. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Health the total number of psychotherapists employed by his Department and the Health Service Executive; and if he will provide a breakdown of the locations of these psychotherapists by HSE area. [33549/13]