Parliamentary questions

Freedom of Information Data

Sean Fleming

437. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline in tabular form for every year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused, granted, part-granted and appealed; the total of successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29062/14]

Freedom of Information Requests

Sean Fleming

467. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; the total granted; the total part-granted; the total appealed; the total successful appeals; the total part-successful appeals; the total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29064/14]

Freedom of Information Data

Sean Fleming

492. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form for each year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of FOI requests received, refused, granted and part-granted and appealed; the total of successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29067/14]

Freedom of Information Requests

Sean Fleming

564. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of FOI requests received by his Department; the total refused; the total granted; the total part granted; the total appealed; the total successful appeals; the total part successful appeals; the total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29065/14]

Freedom of Information Data

Sean Fleming

583. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form for every year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; total granted; total part-granted; total appealed; total of successful appeals; total of part-successful appeals; total of refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/14]

Freedom of Information Data

Sean Fleming

621. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline in tabular form for each year from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of FOI requests received by her Department; the total refused; total granted; total part-granted; total appealed; total of successful appeals; total of part-successful appeals; total of refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29072/14]

Freedom of Information Requests

Sean Fleming

681. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form for each from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by his Department; the total refused; the total granted; the total part-granted; the total appealed; the total of successful appeals; the total of part-successful appeals; the total number of refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/14]

Freedom of Information Data

Sean Fleming

800. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the total number of FOI requests per annum received by his Department between 2009 and to date in 2014; the totals refused, granted, part-granted, appealed; the numbers of successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/14]

Freedom of Information Requests

Sean Fleming

861. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline in tabular form per annum from 2009 to date in 2014 the total number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by his Department; the total refused; total granted; total part granted; total appealed; total successfully appealed; total part successfully appealed; total refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29063/14]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Seán Fleming

210. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28881/14]

School Meals Programme

Seán Fleming

95. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students involved in the 100 DEIS and special schools that were recently brought in under a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28572/14]

School Meals Programme

Seán Fleming

98. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the payments under a school meals project scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28603/14]

Disability Allowance Payments

Seán Fleming

109. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/14]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

Seán Fleming

85. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills where special needs assistants are being made redundant in a school, whether the years of service in situations where they worked as SNAs in two separate schools that were ultimately amalgamated will include the years when they worked in the previous schools or whether these years are lost; whether they will be entitled to having years of service counted only in respect of the period after the amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27668/14]

Health Insurance Regulation

Seán Fleming

45. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his plans for the VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27061/14]

HSE Expenditure

Seán Fleming

53. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will stay within its budget this year; if he expects there to be a Supplementary Estimate introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27062/14]

School Meals Programme

Seán Fleming

89. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to a scheme (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27534/14]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Seán Fleming

97. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the State pension transition that a person must have at least a yearly average of 24 contributions, the previous yearly average that existed prior to this change; when that change was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27471/14]

Ministerial Appointments

Seán Fleming

102. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26562/14]

Banking Sector Regulation

Seán Fleming

147. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on the withdrawal from the Irish banking market by Rabo Bank's ACC division in view of the fact that it has taken over many loans that had been originally issued by ACC Bank; if he is satisfied this is being conducted in an orderly manner and will not cause unnecessary disruption to customers' clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26940/14]

School Transport Eligibility

Seán Fleming

218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider approving school transport for a person (details supplied) on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27169/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Fleming

233. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the carry-over to 2015 in respect of budget expenditure measures introduced in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/14]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Seán Fleming

397. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided for personal alarms for the elderly in the estimates for his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the amount actually paid out in each of the years and the unused allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27373/14]

Medical Card Applications

Seán Fleming

624. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [27167/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Fleming

625. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27168/14]

Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists

Seán Fleming

662. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the position regarding children who are placed on the orthodontic treatment waiting list when they are in school who do not receive their treatment before the required age of 16 years; if they have to go private where the State does not meet or provide the treatment within the timescale provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27372/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

51. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

67. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27082/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

70. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid by his Department, or bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26493/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

76. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27086/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

101. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid to staff under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27088/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27078/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

108. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27080/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

119. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27083/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

121. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27081/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

142. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27077/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

161. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27087/14]

Rare Diseases Strategy Publication

Sean Fleming

182. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health his proposals to deal with the rare disease strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/14]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

206. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27085/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Sean Fleming

218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cumulative total of unapproved salary top-ups currently being paid under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27079/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

29. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26272/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

36. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the number of appointments to State Boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26271/14]

School Curriculum

Sean Fleming

56. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision on the proposal that the civic, social and political education, CSPE, subject will be removed as a compulsory State examinable subject in the new junior cycle curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26221/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

62. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26269/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

69. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26276/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

72. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of appointments to State Boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26274/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

88. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of her Department in each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26277/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

103. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26265/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Sean Fleming

106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of appointments to State boards under the remit of his Department in each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the number that were publicly advertised; the reason all appointments are not open to public competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26267/14]

Land Issues

Sean Fleming

108. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the implications for the future delivery of services by local authorities of his decision to discontinue the 2010 land aggregation scheme which was designed to relieve councils of development debts, by housing them in a separate body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26263/14]