Parliamentary questions

Road Traffic Offences

Seán Kenny

96. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines issued to motorists parked on cycle lanes in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4239/15]

Schools Refurbishment

Seán Kenny

165. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided for the building of an extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4231/15]

VAT Rate Reductions

Seán Kenny

204. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer if the 13.5% VAT rate was reduced to 13%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3508/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

298. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional unmarked vans to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3504/15]

Garda Expenditure

Seán Kenny

299. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on fuel for An Garda Síochána vehicles in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3505/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Seán Kenny

325. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the funding of early childhood education; if this will be increased in the coming years; the amount of the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3517/15]

Hospitals Data

Seán Kenny

360. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount that was generated through parking charges at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, for the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3507/15]

Rail Network Expansion

Seán Kenny

594. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann plans to install indicator points at each DART station to show commuters where each train carriage will stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3506/15]

Trade Missions

Seán Kenny

111. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the trade missions he will undertake over the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2899/15]

Air Corps Recruitment

Seán Kenny

132. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces plan to have a recruitment drive for the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

136. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide unmarked motorcycles for the Garda traffic corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2901/15]

Firearms Seizures

Seán Kenny

137. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearms and knives seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2902/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Seán Kenny

164. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a registered charity (details supplied) failed to qualify for his Department's recent lottery grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1882/15]

Tax Collection Forecasts

Seán Kenny

125. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance to forecast the amount of revenue that would be generated if a 5% tax rate was applied on all lotto winnings in excess of €750,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1384/15]

Garda Operations

Seán Kenny

451. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda community text alert scheme in the Garda R and J Districts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1380/15]

Consular Services Provision

Seán Kenny

729. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open an office of the Consulate General in Melbourne, Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/15]

Legislative Measures

Seán Kenny

909. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the stated view of Dublin City Council that primary legislation is required to regulate the carrying of passengers by rickshaws in the City of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1071/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Kenny

1014. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chairperson and CEO of Iarnród Éireann; the issues discussed; when he will next meet the chairperson and CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1382/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Seán Kenny

1015. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he last met the chairperson and CEO of Tourism Ireland; the issues discussed; when he will met the chairperson and CEO next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/15]

Cycling Policy

Seán Kenny

1022. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow exemptions for very young or hearing impaired cyclists to use footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1680/15]

Local Authority Functions

Seán Kenny

585. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the stated view of Dublin City Council that primary legislation is required to regulate the carrying of passengers by rickshaws in the city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48931/14]

Trade Missions

Seán Kenny

279. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to have a trade mission to the UK in the new year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47984/14]

Traffic Management

Seán Kenny

366. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will request that extra attention be provided to a shopping centre (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/14]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

367. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda vans that came into service in 2013; the number of marked and unmarked Garda vans that were taken out of service in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47981/14]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Seán Kenny

451. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to further improve the D-Doc service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47982/14]

Consular Services Provision

Seán Kenny

534. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 who has family members in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47749/14]

Bus Éireann Services

Seán Kenny

652. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the maintenance of the Bus Éireann Fleet in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47983/14]

Social Welfare Appeals

Seán Kenny

48. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal against the disallowance of an application for invalidity benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [47617/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Kenny

174. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if extra resource teaching hours will be provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [47616/14]

Freedom of Information Remit

Seán Kenny

189. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding freedom of information legislation; if the Garda Síochána is subject to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/14]

Garda Strength

Seán Kenny

264. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank currently attached to the community policing unit in the Garda R district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46955/14]

Licence Applications

Seán Kenny

265. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that an application for temporary licences, temporary dance licence, temporary music and singing licences to the Dublin District Court on 10 December 2014, for a licensed premises (details supplied) does not require advertisement in the national media. [46979/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Seán Kenny

319. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all of the community based mental health teams are in place in the Dublin region; the posts that remain to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46956/14]

State Bodies Abolition

Seán Kenny

476. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the planned dissolution of the Railway Procurement Agency, RPA, and the transfer of its staff to the National Roads Authority, NRA; if the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employees) Regulations 2003 and/or the TUPE EU directive of 2001 provisions will apply to the staff of the RPA who are being transferred to the employment of the NRA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46838/14]

Rail Passengers Data

Seán Kenny

479. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average number of commuters who used Howth Junction-Donaghmede DART station on a weekly basis in the years 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46957/14]

Bus Éireann Fleet

Seán Kenny

480. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current strength of the Bus Éireann fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46958/14]

Heritage Sites

Seán Kenny

239. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to refurbish the Casino Marino, Dublin 3; if so, the estimated cost of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/14]

Judicial Appointments

Seán Kenny

329. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies that currently exist in the District and Circuit Courts; her plans to fill these vacancies at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46054/14]

Garda Resources

Seán Kenny

330. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the purchase of new Garda mountain bikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46055/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Kenny

395. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of Health Service Executive ambulances and rapid response vehicles aged between zero and two years, aged between two and four years, aged between four and six years and aged older than six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/14]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Seán Kenny

135. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health when work will commence on the construction of the new primary care centre at Baldoyle, Dublin 13. [45609/14]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Seán Kenny

142. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health when work will commence on the construction of a new primary care centre at Cromcastle Road, Coolock, Dublin 5. [45648/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Seán Kenny

208. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of requests his Department received in 2013 from the Information Commissioner seeking permission to employ additional staff; the date each request was received in his Department; the date in which his Department made a decision on each request; and the number of those requests that were approved, pending or refused. [45143/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Kenny

360. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health what additional resources are being allocated to tackle the lengthy waiting list in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45142/14]

Diplomatic Representation

Seán Kenny

411. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any Irish Ambassador abroad requested permission to employ additional staff within their embassy in 2013; the location of the embassy; the number of requests for permission to appoint additional were approved, pending or refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45141/14]

Rail Services

Seán Kenny

573. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assurance from the chief executive officer of Iarnród Éireann to provide full time security at Howth Junction-Donaghmede DART station over the Christmas-new year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45140/14]

State Bodies

Seán Kenny

166. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the opening hours of the Revenue Commissioners' information office in Dublin 1 from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43951/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Seán Kenny

283. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding to purchase new marked jeeps for the Garda traffic corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43952/14]

Health Services Staff

Seán Kenny

383. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified medical doctors leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage doctors to remain here on completion of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43949/14]

Health Services Staff

Seán Kenny

384. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified nurses leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage nurses to remain here on completion of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/14]