Parliamentary questions

Social Insurance Refunds

Patrick Nulty

250. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 6 June 2012 and No. 234 of 18 September 2012 when a PRSI refund will be paid to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when the person's refund will be granted; the reason the person has still not been contacted as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50078/12]

Dental Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

336. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the full details of the free dental services currently available for persons based on PRSI contributions; the services available in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in tabular form; if he proposes to make any changes to the scheme in budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50044/12]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

481. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for subsidiary protection in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 going back to 2002; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49637/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Patrick Nulty

70. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48823/12]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Patrick Nulty

88. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding plans to merge the Forensic Science laboratory into the State Laboratory; his views on whether the merger would be a retrograde step; if he will confirm that a recent review carried out by his Department accepts that there will be no significant savings as a result of a merger; his views on concerns raised by many persons that if the merger proceeds, Ireland will be the only EU member state, apart from the UK, without a publicly funded laboratory or institute dedicated to forensic science; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the privatisation of forensic science services in the UK has been of concern to many eminent scientists there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48814/12]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Patrick Nulty

164. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the report findings by Shannonwatch, which show a total of 250,000 troops passing through Shannon in 2011; if this figure is consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to enforce the prohibition of the use of Irish airspace, airport sand related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law ; if he will commit to ending the Shannon stopover for US troops passing through Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48039/12]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Patrick Nulty

165. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding reports of the use of Shannon Airport by US forces as a stopover point for extraordinary rendition; his views on whether the Chicago convention does not preclude States from unilaterally making transit or overflight dependent on the provision and verification of information which might relate to the practice of extraordinary rendition; if he will introduce a system of checks and investigations aimed at ensuring that there can be no aircraft passing through Shannon involved in the practice of extraordinary rendition, in line with the Chicago convention, which makes it clear that every State has complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above it territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48040/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Patrick Nulty

541. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will to expedite an application for carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47788/12]

Hospital Services

Patrick Nulty

1145. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a replacement physiotherapist covering cystic fibrosis has been provided in a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if he will confirm that there has been no gap in physiotherapist services for children with cystic fibrosis attending the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48357/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Patrick Nulty

1207. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for applications made earlier this year will be allocated and made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47743/12]

Services for People with Disabilities

Patrick Nulty

230. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if increased personal assistant hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, who is in acute need of the additional hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46549/12]

School Staffing

Patrick Nulty

269. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a Gaelscoil (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be allowed retain its second teacher in view of the needs of pupils in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46369/12]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Patrick Nulty

441. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the Noise Nuisance Bill will be introduced. [46393/12]

Deportation Orders Data

Patrick Nulty

515. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No 560 of 19 July 2012, and regarding his reply that the requested information is not to hand, if he will consider instigating a process whereby such information can begin to be collected and collated by his Department on both a retrospective basis and into the future, and in such a manner that would not deflect from day to day work by staff; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46469/12]

Child Detention Centres

Patrick Nulty

579. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position as of this month on the number of high support and or special care secure accommodation unit residential places in total here; if she will confirm the location of the facilities; if she will further confirm the up-to-date position as of this month regarding the number of children currently awaiting such a placement on the direction and/or recommendation of a judge; if she will outline the current average waiting time for a child to be provided such a placement after the direction and or recommendation of a judge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/12]

Child Care Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

580. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of State funded and or run residential children's' homes in the Dublin Region which closed, and or which ceased to operate, and or which ceased to take in new residents, during this year, to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46468/12]

Children in Care

Patrick Nulty

581. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current number of children in detention in the UK, Nebraska and any other locations outside the State, in specialised units as a result of High Court Detention Orders; if he will provide an update on the progress made in ensuring that sufficient places will be made available urgently here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46470/12]

Mental Health Services Funding

Patrick Nulty

670. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the €5 million allocated in the Health Service Executive's 2012 National Service Plan for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be spent for this purpose in 2012; when the ten posts for mental health in primary care and access to psychotherapy services will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46298/12]

Economic Statistics

Patrick Nulty

204. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance his forecasts for each year out to 2016 for nominal GDP, GDP growth, nominal GNP, GNP growth, nominal General Government Deficit, GGD as a percentage of GDP, nominal cost of interest on the national debt, cost of interest on the national debt as a percentage of GDP, and the assumed average interest rate on the overall national debt underpinning these latter assumptions, the assumed average interest rate on that part of the national debt issued in the relevant year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44536/12]

Vehicle Registration Numbers

Patrick Nulty

205. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the numbers of cars sold here in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the expected or most recent figure for 2012 in the categories pre-VAT cost of less than €50,000 and pre-VAT cost of greater than €50,000; the total VAT generated by cars sold in both of these categories for the requested years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44537/12]