Parliamentary questions

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Seán Kyne

9. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on funding through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland for Irish small and medium-sized enterprises and for agriculture; if he is satisfied with the total lending provided; the number of banks and lending organisations that are delivering the funding programme through the corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/15]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Seán Kyne

34. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance with regard to section 92 of the Finance Act 1992, as amended, section 134(3) of the Finance Act 1992, as amended and Statutory Instrument No. 353 of 1994 (Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994), as amended, if he will consider amending the legislation with regard to tax relief on vehicles used to transport persons with a disability to include those with visual impairment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40366/15]

JobsPlus Scheme

Seán Kyne

79. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of progress of the JobsPlus scheme; the number of positions and the companies participating, by county; and the total numbers who have availed of the scheme to date. [40102/15]

Back to Work Family Dividend Scheme Data

Seán Kyne

98. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the uptake of the back to work family dividend scheme, by county; and if the scheme is subject to review to ascertain its effectiveness. [40101/15]

Death Certificates

Seán Kyne

144. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for a delay in the procedures to issue death certificates for those Irish citizens who have died abroad, following the signing by the President in December 2014 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014; when the issuing of certificates will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40310/15]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Seán Kyne

186. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the progress of the review of JobBridge; and when it is anticipated that the review will be published and considered by her. [40645/15]

NAMA Property Rental

Seán Kyne

217. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance the procedures followed to protect and respect the rights of tenants in properties which have come under the control of the National Asset Management Agency; and if there are procedures to secure the continuation of services, such as refuse collection. [40643/15]

Child and Family Agency

Seán Kyne

353. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the changes in funding provided by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to rape crisis centres and the transfer of research responsibilities to gather statistical information to help inform policy, how such information is
being collected in-house by the agency, as opposed to the previous arrangement through the rape crisis centre's network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40641/15]

Departmental Funding

Seán Kyne

354. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding and the number of organisations receiving funding to support victims of physical or sexual abuse allocated in 2015; and the funding to be provided in budget 2016 for 2016. [40644/15]

Tourism Promotion

Seán Kyne

632. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of public consultation regarding the marker signs for the Wild Atlantic Way, with particular reference to their design, size and scale, which many feel is obtrusive and unsuited to the locations, and with regard to the purpose of the markers to identify photograph opportunities for visitors. [40639/15]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Seán Kyne

9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Seán Kyne den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le cruthú pleananna teanga le haghaidh ceantair Ghaeltachta; agus líon na bpleananna atá forbartha agus curtha i ngníomh. [39555/15]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Seán Kyne

12. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the constraints on Údarás na Gaeltachta, given its successful management of business facilities, which facilities are currently at 90% capacity; and the steps that her Department will take to ensure that Údarás na Gaeltachta has the resources to undertake the expansion necessary for further job creation. [37991/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Seán Kyne

170. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the progress on a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Galway. [39933/15]

Tourism Project Funding

Seán Kyne

12. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the status of the Marconi site at Derrygimlagh in Connemara, County Galway, for which funding was announced in late 2014 as a capital project and key focal point on the Wild Atlantic Way, to commemorate the Marconi wireless station and the Alcock and Brown transatlantic flight; if planning permission has been secured; the construction timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39236/15]

Tourism Promotion

Seán Kyne

14. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the success of the Wild Atlantic Way; the investment timelines over the next few years, in terms of initiatives in the Galway area; the boost to the hotel, bed and breakfast, and hospitality sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39237/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Seán Kyne

89. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made by the land parcel identification system appeals committee regarding a basic payment scheme forage area inspection for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39753/15]

Metropolitan Area Networks Programme

Seán Kyne

90. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the operation of the metropolitan area networks in towns such as Clifden in County Galway, if he is aware of the issue of cost for householders and small and medium enterprises in availing of this important service; if any form of assistance will be considered to increase usage of these important assets which are State owned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/15]

National Broadband Plan Expenditure

Seán Kyne

106. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on his Department's engagement with the European Union competition directorate concerning State investment in the broadband network, with specific reference to the national broadband plan. [38946/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Seán Kyne

279. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers participating in cattle discussion groups and in sheep discussion groups are eligible for two payments; if so, the rate of payment; if a farmer's own veterinary practitioner can prepare the new animal health requirements under discussion group measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/15]

Rights of Way Registration

Seán Kyne

330. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, the necessity to register a right of way; if rights of way detailed in land registry folios need to be registered; the procedures that apply in registering a right of way; the closing date of such registrations; the procedures where rights of way are disputed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39380/15]