Parliamentary questions

Basic Payment Scheme

Jim Daly

284. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the transfer of entitlements will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/15]

Housing Management Companies

Jim Daly

570. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the existing arrangement of stipulating by planning condition the setting up of management companies to maintain residential housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42608/15]

Respite Care Grant Applications

Jim Daly

39. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a respite care grant by a person (details supplied), noting the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42088/15]

Tax Code

Jim Daly

60. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there are any circumstances or precedent whereby retirement relief from capital gains tax on the sale of agricultural land holdings can be, or has been, granted to persons who have leased their land for more than the specified 25-year rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/15]

Flood Relief Schemes

Jim Daly

90. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the recent recommendations of the consulting engineer in relation to the tendering for and appointment of a contractor for the Skibbereen flood relief scheme, further to the preferred contractor withdrawing from the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42059/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

274. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Jim Daly

510. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints her Department receives each year from parents of children attending primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41644/15]

School Funding

Jim Daly

511. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of voluntary contributions collected by the authorities in primary schools each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41647/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Jim Daly

521. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the outcome of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application (details supplied), whereby a student lost out on a grant worth €1,500 due to earning €25 in September 2015 in advance of returning to college, given that if the student had earned this €25 in August 2015 it would not have affected qualification for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41735/15]

Roadworthiness Testing

Jim Daly

588. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce testing of agricultural machinery for safety on the road, such as for emissions, braking systems, lights, hitches, tyres, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

281. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

282. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40418/15]

Disability Services Funding

Jim Daly

392. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding funding for people with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40295/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Jim Daly

427. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide further funding to assist with training assistance dogs for disabled persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/15]

Water Fluoridation

Jim Daly

466. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide an update in relation to the fluoridation of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40663/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jim Daly

535. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40492/15]

Wind Energy Generation

Jim Daly

595. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives and rewards available to small scale wind energy providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/15]

State Banking Sector

Jim Daly

57. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue contributed to the State under all headings such as the bank guarantee scheme, levies, tax on profits, etc. by the two pillar banks for each of the past seven years; and the cost to the Exchequer, excluding the National Asset Management Agency, associated with the recapitalising and stabilising of the two pillar banks. [39665/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

80. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be finalised. [39680/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

85. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/15]

GLAS Administration

Jim Daly

251. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who wish to fence a watercourse but cannot due to the exclusion of an existing watercourse from the mapping system produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, and used in this scheme; if there are other instances of mapping errors, such as the one highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

260. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the single payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

268. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jim Daly

292. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to facilitate older young farmers who have just failed to qualify as young farmers, to access the 60% grants under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39440/15]

Ministerial Correspondence

Jim Daly

304. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final response to correspondence (details supplied) received by his office on 26 August 2015 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/15]

Beef Data Programme

Jim Daly

305. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the details of the new suckler grant scheme, which outline that if the land on a holding decreases by more than 20% of the amount set in 2014 the applicant will be disqualified from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39582/15]

Greenways Funding

Jim Daly

591. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the extension of an existing walkway (details supplied) in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

131. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications under the disadvantaged area scheme (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jim Daly

160. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the early childhood and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38740/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

82. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be finalised regarding a transfer of entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Jim Daly

219. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was refused a Student Universal Support Ireland grant on appeal, noting that the person was only over the limit by €25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38506/15]

Banking Sector

Jim Daly

302. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total value of facilities sanctioned by the Irish pillar banks that were offered to private developers for the purpose of site acquisition; the cost of construction and site development works for new dwelling houses to be offered to the market, excluding home mortgage facilities, for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37734/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

406. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2015 single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37373/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jim Daly

632. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the budgetary decision regarding the second year of the early childhood care and education scheme will effectively exclude all children born between September 2012 and February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/15]

Home Tuition Scheme

Jim Daly

930. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of the home tuition grant in County Cork; the number of these who are at primary level and at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37413/15]

Schools Establishment

Jim Daly

931. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary requirements for a voluntary group of parents wishing to set up a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37414/15]

Special Educational Needs Data

Jim Daly

932. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places available for children with autism-specific learning challenges within special educational units in County Cork at primary level and at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/15]

Irish Water Expenditure

Jim Daly

1061. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual operation costs of delivering domestic water services, excluding capital expenditure, for each of the past five years; the current operation costs under Irish Water; the anticipated operational costs for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/15]

Citizenship Applications

Jim Daly

189. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the costs of applying for citizenship; if there are any avenues of assistance available to those who cannot come up with the lump sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36851/15]

Bus Services

Jim Daly

713. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the position of the upgrading of the bus stop in Bandon in County Cork to make it wheelchair accessible on the National Transport Authority's roll-out list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36033/15]

Asylum Support Services

Jim Daly

195. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers attending Youthreach centres will receive a weekly allowance in line with the asylum seekers who receive third level college grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35006/15]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Jim Daly

224. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why her Department informed a person in County Cork (details supplied) who is in receipt of illness benefit that the payment is due to cease. [34530/15]

Mortgage Data

Jim Daly

259. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on 9 July 2015, if he will provide the number of mortgages that were switched from a tracker to a variable rate from 2008 to 2015 to date; if he will confirm this figure, or alternatively provide the reason for this information not being available, as per his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34323/15]

Insurance Industry

Jim Daly

296. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in relation to insurance companies providing building insurance to properties located in areas that are now protected by substantial flood defence schemes provided by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim Daly

559. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will request an update from the Health Service Executive regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork further to the matter having been raised in a Topical Issue debate in Dáil Éireann on 5 November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34547/15]

School Costs

Jim Daly

647. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on the issuing of written demands for cash payments to parents of school-going children by school authorities in return for providing the children with an education; the steps she will take to eradicate and outlaw this practice by ensuring her Department provides all necessary funding to school authorities to allow them to provide an education to each child without financial charges, as is their constitutional right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34335/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jim Daly

663. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is aware of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/15]

Child Benefit Data

Jim Daly

138. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31591/15]

Child Benefit Data

Jim Daly

139. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing the budgetary decision made in 2010 to terminate child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; if she will consider doing so in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/15]

Child Benefit Payments

Jim Daly

243. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is any means by which a parent of triplets who will reach their 18th birthday in fifth year of secondary school and will lose a significant payment from the child benefit section can access any financial supports until the completion of their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31589/15]