Parliamentary questions

Garda Station Refurbishment

Andrew Doyle

529. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed improvements to a Garda station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if a new station has been proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5316/14]

Community Care

Andrew Doyle

722. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalents for community services; the number employed on temporary contracts, via agencies or through voluntary organisations contracted to deliver services on behalf of the Health Service Execitive in the areas of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, medical officers, for the years 2012 and 2013 for Counties Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5505/14]

Public Transport Initiatives

Andrew Doyle

767. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 16 May 2013, if he will ask both Irish Rail and the National Transport Authority, separately, to provide an update on replacing the pedestrian bridge at the level crossing near Bray train-DART-bus station in County Wicklow that was taken down in 2011; if the proposed dates for the construction of the new bridge are still on target; the current dates projected for the work from now until the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/14]

Public Procurement Contracts

Andrew Doyle

63. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is an up to date pro forma Public Works Contract for minor works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/14]

Public Procurement Contracts

Andrew Doyle

64. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the public works contracts have any reference to any national collective agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4419/14]

Industrial Disputes

Andrew Doyle

74. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is any relevant national collective agreement in place which is a legally binding collective agreement between the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, TEEU, and any other party including local authorities and the health service for public works contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/14]

Local Authority Housing

Andrew Doyle

126. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of any houses purchased by Wicklow Town Council in the past three years; if he will provide a detailed breakdown and cost for that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4420/14]

Health Services Staff

Andrew Doyle

768. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the reason section 39 agencies are not allowed to participate in the incentivised career break in line with Health Service Executive staff. [4155/14]

Departmental Strategies

Andrew Doyle

188. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has drawn up a digital strategy document, similar to that operated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2880/14]

State Papers

Andrew Doyle

401. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to moving the period before publication of State papers from 30 years to 20 years, in line with the UK; if his Department is aware that the UK is currently publishing its state papers twice per year until it reaches the 20-year point; if this shift can be made possible to ensure Irish and UK state papers are published together; if his Department foresees any ramifications if, in time, Irish papers are published ten years later than British papers; the effect this will have on history publications and teachings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/14]

State Properties

Andrew Doyle

444. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national carbon control strategy for all the buildings in the State portfolio. [2612/14]

State Properties

Andrew Doyle

445. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a monitoring system for the carbon control strategy for all buildings in the State portfolio. [2613/14]

Garda Recruitment

Andrew Doyle

525. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the process for the current Garda recruitment will give priority to current members of the Garda Reserve in view of the tick-box option on the application form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2875/14]

Garda Recruitment

Andrew Doyle

526. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed breakdown of figures of persons who have applied for the recent round of Garda recruitment; the number of these applicants who are currently members of the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/14]

Pest Control Programmes

Andrew Doyle

571. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to require pest control companies to institute guidelines for the handling of feral cats in view of the Animal Health and Welfare Act. [2791/14]

Grant Payments

Andrew Doyle

695. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a capital grant scheme for mountain rescue organisations in County Wicklow (details supplied) to enable the organisations to improve the service they provide to the public in times of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/14]

Tourism Policy

Andrew Doyle

696. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Ireland's engagement history with the United Nations World Tourism Organisation based in Madrid, Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/14]

Animal Welfare

Andrew Doyle

639. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken by his Department to consult all stakeholders on a low-cost, all-Ireland microchip system for horses and dogs to promote the welfare of these animals. [55444/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Andrew Doyle

83. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered allowing an exemption to the local property tax for an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the serious failures by the local authority as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit that it conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority-owned properties on the estate but have refused to do so for privately owned properties and will not provide details of the 2007 report to residents; if this matter has been previously raised with him, highlighting the disparity between public and privately owned homes in the estate; if, given the above, he will allow an exemption to be made to this estate for the tax in view of the serious fire and safety problems along with dangerous building materials and electrical problems that have culminated in fires claiming several people's lives since the estate was built in 1972 as temporary housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54735/13]

Local Authority Housing Standards

Andrew Doyle

166. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious failures by the local authority on an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit which the local authority conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority owned properties on the estate but has refused to do so for privately owned properties and will not provide details of the 2007 report to residents; if this matter has been previously raised with him, highlighting the disparity between public and privately owned homes in the estate; if the 2007 fire and safety audit has ever been provided to him, his predecessors or his Department officials; if he will release this audit into the public domain which highlights the dangerous building materials and electrical problems that have culminated in fires claiming several peoples lives since the estate was built in 1972 as temporary housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54734/13]