Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff Retirements

Paul Connaughton

93. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is eligible to claim early retirement from his Department due to ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/14]

Arts Funding

Paul Connaughton

140. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for arts projects undertaken by members of active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/14]

Community Development Initiatives

Paul Connaughton

174. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/14]

Leader Programme Administration

Paul Connaughton

175. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to towns and villages for village enhancement projects; if plans exist to introduce new funding streams for such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18336/14]

Departmental Funding

Paul Connaughton

266. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available from his Department for active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/14]

School Transport Availability

Paul Connaughton

241. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if arrears of a remote area grant will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17634/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

516. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment scheme review which has been ongoing for many months will be concluded in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Paul Connaughton

603. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the options open to families who have no further resources to maintain a family member in a nursing home when that member has been recommended for the fair deal scheme but the funding has not come through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/14]

Schools Amalgamation

Paul Connaughton

56. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the work that has been done to date or the future plans that exist; if there is a timeframe for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

159. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who owns 15 hectares, some of it quite far away from their house, can stack their entitlements for seven hectares and sell or lease the other portion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17154/14]

Tax Code

Paul Connaughton

46. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance if land that had to be sold as part of a marriage settlement and which fetched just over €100,000 and was used to pay legal expenses and a marriage separation settlement is liable for capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16936/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paul Connaughton

69. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a general purpose room and third additional classroom were not granted for a school (details supplied) in County Galway as part of a recent school building plan for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16958/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

149. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme penalty review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/14]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

150. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their suckler cow welfare scheme payment in respect of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/14]

Mobility Allowance Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

177. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms being put in place to cater for persons who formerly received the mobility allowance; the plans that exist to introduce a new regime or when it is envisaged that such a regime might be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/14]

Building Regulations Compliance

Paul Connaughton

394. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he is stating that persons can elect to self-build under the new building control regulations when prospective self-builders in County Galway are being informed that Galway County Council will not accept self-builders as assigned builders unless they are the principal or director of a building company or unless the documentation is changed and Galway County Council is notified of this as if people strike out the line relating to being the director of a company on the undertaking by the builder a challenge may later be taken to the legality of the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16605/14]

Land Parcel Identification System

Paul Connaughton

507. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a land parcel identification system, LPIS, appeal instituted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/14]

School Transport Fees

Paul Connaughton

79. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which arrears can be paid in respect of a remote area grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/14]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Paul Connaughton

234. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health his plans for the upgrading of the health centre in Portumna, County Galway; the plans that exist for a new primary care centre in Portumna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15692/14]

Tax Rebates

Paul Connaughton

76. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance the reason the fuel rebate for bus owners recently introduced in the budget is limited to those who use over 2,000 litres of fuel per month as this unfairly disadvantages smaller operators who are commercial bus operators and use over 1,000 litres per month but who fail to meet the 2,000 litre threshold; if there are plans to remedy this matter to allow smaller operators to compete successfully with their larger competitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/14]

Tax Exemptions

Paul Connaughton

165. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 4 March 2014, if the exemption for capital gains tax in relation to land which has been leased for the past five years is available in cases where land has been rented for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/14]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Paul Connaughton

218. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school building (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15074/14]

Severe Weather Events Response

Paul Connaughton

260. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance available to old age pensioners who had their fuel sheds destroyed in a recent storm; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14788/14]

Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments

Paul Connaughton

461. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive full payment for the beef technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14802/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

99. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on community employment schemes cannot avail of a widower's pension, when if they were in other employment, they would be allowed to also receive their widower's pension; if exceptions can be made to this and if so, under what circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14503/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

168. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a single farm payment mapping penalty review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the timeframe for such reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14501/14]

School Staffing

Paul Connaughton

301. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not been granted an additional teacher for next year in view of the fact that the number of students attending the school will increase dramatically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13087/14]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

855. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of REP scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13086/14]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Paul Connaughton

896. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any grants or schemes available to farmers who intend to build sheds within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13778/14]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

278. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if payment in relation to the cessation of the turf cutting compensation scheme issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if the payment did not issue, the reasons for the non-payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Paul Connaughton

294. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding broadband. [11567/14]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

444. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11538/14]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Paul Connaughton

358. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the exemption for capital gains tax in relation to land which has been leased for the past five years is available in cases where land has been rented for five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

359. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area scheme and AEOS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10862/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Paul Connaughton

131. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the outcome and the reasons for the outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10140/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

103. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any circumstances under which a person who was born and grew up in Ireland but who moved to Australia in the depth of the economic downturn and who now wishes to return to Ireland, can be treated as an EU resident for Student Universal Support Ireland grant purposes given that they were born and grew up here, all their family live here and they intend to make Ireland their permanent home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8434/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paul Connaughton

280. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when it is anticipated that construction work will begin on school projects (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

291. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway, was awarded the 100% adjacent rate maintenance grant plus 100% fees and has now been told that he is not entitled to fees for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8256/14]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

634. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Galway has received all of their agri-environment option scheme 2 payments and if not the deductions that were made and the amount of each deduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7985/14]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Paul Connaughton

222. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7321/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

223. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7323/14]

Dental Services Provision

Paul Connaughton

254. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health the dental treatment available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that there is currently no dentist available in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; the provisions that are in place for children in County Galway who have medical cards and who require treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7325/14]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Paul Connaughton

109. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the one-parent family payment who returns to his or her native Nigeria, gets married and returns here to live with his or her children, who is not in receipt of any payment or material support from his or her spouse who remained in Nigeria, and who informs the Department of the marriage can continue to receive the one-parent family payment in view of the fact that the family in question is a one-parent family unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/14]

Army Personnel

Paul Connaughton

159. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Defence the plans that exist for the sale of the former Army barracks in Loughrea; if a reserve price has been put in place; when an auction will take place or where members of the public can get more information on the sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7162/14]

Sports Events

Paul Connaughton

242. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given consideration to Ireland hosting a regular season NFL American football game, considering the success the UK is having in hosting such games and the continued rise in support for the game in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7163/14]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications

Paul Connaughton

163. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme review will be concluded in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/14]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Paul Connaughton

204. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care for children under six years will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5971/14]

Redundancy Payments

Paul Connaughton

87. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection the time limit for applying for statutory redundancy; if a person who left work because they became terminally ill may apply for statutory redundancy after a period of five years has elapsed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5773/14]

Dental Services Provision

Paul Connaughton

726. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health when a dental clinic will be restored in Loughrea, County Galway; his plans to ensure that children in south Galway have proper access to dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5539/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Paul Connaughton

84. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal relating to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4481/14]