Parliamentary questions

Ambulance Service Response Times

Richard Boyd Barrett

32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in view of changes to ambulance services across the country over the last two years, he will confirm that the response time target of 19 minutes for ECHO and DELTA calls is being reached; if not, the effect this is likely to have on health and safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7436/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he has looked at proposed changes to 16 and 17 year olds being seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; if he is satisfied that this will have no detrimental impact on mental health services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56766/12]

International Summits

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any discussions he has had with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the upcoming G8 summit in Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4037/13]

International Summits

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the involvement he will have with the upcoming G8 summit in Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4039/13]

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Richard Boyd Barrett

165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the possible designation of the area from Rockabill to Dalkey Island as a special area of conservation by the Department Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, if he will ensure the protection of fishing jobs in the area; and if he will give assurance to the local fishermen that they will receive letters of comfort with regards to their jobs and livelihoods in the event of the designation being successful. [6953/13]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

502. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service figures for visa applications from Russia and Turkey for 2011 and 2012, in terms of type of visa applied for; the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

676. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all details of cuts and changes to ambulance services across the country since his appointment, including the rationale for the areas chosen for implementing changes or cuts; the planned savings to his Department of these changes; the actual savings to his Department; and the resulting changes in the response time to ECHO and DELTA calls that resulted from these changes. [7002/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

677. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there is no ambulance service in north Kildare between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on a Thursday since September 2012, if ECHO and DELTA calls on Thursdays in this area are being responded to in the Health Information and Quality Authority recommended timeframe of 19 minutes. [7003/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

678. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the rationale for cutting the north Kildare ambulance service on Thursdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; and if there is any other ambulance area in the country with a population of 100,000 that has a 12 hour period on a weekly basis in which there is no ambulance service. [7004/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

701. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was referred to Crumlin Hospital, Dublin, nine months ago and recently his parents received a letter informing them that the waiting list is so long that he will not be even put on it. [7174/13]

EU Battle Groups

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence his plans for Irish military personnel to join any upcoming EU battle groups or military missions to Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6078/13]

Green Paper on Defence

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of what is contained in the Green Paper on the Future of Ireland's Defence Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/13]

Asylum Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revoke the deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/13]

Refugee Status Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

55. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5665/13]

Diplomatic Representation Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when he will next meet Northern Ireland leaders in view of recent events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2760/13]

Diplomatic Representation Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has recently discussed corporation tax in Northern Ireland with Prime Minister Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2762/13]

Property Taxation Application

Richard Boyd Barrett

146. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that local authorities will be liable for property tax with regards to their housing stock, the way he intends local authorities should deal with this; if he will be or has already issued any communication to local authorities in this regard; and his views on whether council tenants should be asked to pay for this. [5482/13]

Commercial Rates Calculations

Richard Boyd Barrett

165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the interests of the economic difficulties that small retail businesses in town centres are experiencing, he will consider bringing forward legislation that will allow for local authorities to implement a differential rates system that would see retailers being billed according to their turnover and their ability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5480/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

569. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met voluntary and community organisations recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54228/12]

Fire Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

578. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Fingal County Council commissioned report on the 2007 fire at Ayrside, Swords, County Dublin, in timber framed apartments where inadequate and or deficient fire and smoke barriers allowed smoke to travel throughout a block of apartments; and his further views on the implications for fire safety compliance and public safety. [5564/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

888. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 18 October 2012, the person that authorised the payment of €19,877 to the Chief Executive Officer of DunLaoghaire Harbour Company in lieu of untaken leave or holidays; if it is within current legislation to allow payment in lieu of untaken leave; and if the sum of €19,877 is equivalent to 36 days leave in the case of the Chief Executive Officer in question [5488/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

889. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 18 October 2012, and the €20,000 payment of a car allowance to the Chief Executive Officer of the DunLaoghaire Harbour Company, he will explain the reason this €20,000 payment shows up in the company accounts as other when for previous Chief Executive Officers it showed up as benefit in kind [5489/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

890. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to the overpayment made to a board member (details supplied) of the harbour company, if the moneys have been returned; the amount that was returned; and the method used for its return [5490/13]

Harbour Authorities Membership

Richard Boyd Barrett

891. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of all the directors of the DunLaoghaire Harbour Company from 1997 to date in 2013; the timeframe for which each director served; and the remuneration of each board member, each year in director's fees and expenses [5491/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

892. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the full cost of the current Chief Executive Officer of DunLaoghaire Harbour Company's salary to the Exchequer including basic salary, employers PRSI pension contributions, director's fees and expenses for 2010, 2011 and 2012 [5492/13]

Harbour Authority Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

893. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the harbour lodge in Dun Laoghaire was used for a private function on 27 January; the nature of this private function; and if any fee was paid for the use of the lodge [5493/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

894. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total turnover of DunLaoghaire Harbour Company; the percentage of this spent on payroll costs including employers' PRSI and pension contributions; and the percentage of payroll costs which go to the Chief Executive Office, the Financial Controller/Secretary, the Operations Manager and the Harbour Master [5494/13]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Richard Boyd Barrett

47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the implementation of recommendations in the Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration here in relation to the licensing and tax terms for oil and gas exploration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4598/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Richard Boyd Barrett

133. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will give a commitment that no licences for on-shore unconventional shale gas exploration will be granted at least until the new Environmental Protection Agency report on the Environmental Impacts of Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction is completed and considered. [5059/13]

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Richard Boyd Barrett

27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to his announcement last December of his intention to designate the area around Rockabill to Dalkey Island as a special area of conservation, if he has discussed the implications of this with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of their recent granting of foreshore and exploration licences to a company (details supplied) to drill an oil well just 6 km from Dublin coastline. [4407/13]

Local Government Audit Service Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the person who audits the accounts of local authorities; the reason that the Comptroller and Auditor General does not audit the accounts of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4647/13]

Employment Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

158. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is planning to bring in a JobBridge-type scheme to take thousands of unemployed persons into local authorities on internships; her views on this type of scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3916/13]

Job Losses

Richard Boyd Barrett

419. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the situation workers in the meat industry find themselves in where factories have had to close for indefinite duration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3366/13]

Child Benefit Rates

Richard Boyd Barrett

420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the cuts to child benefit, her views on the claim by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that those who depend on social welfare supports must be protected from further cutbacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56765/12]

Employment Rights Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to deal with situations in which companies go into liquidation and workers, such as those in a company (details supplied) are left without wages or redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3310/13]

Invalidity Pension Application Numbers

Richard Boyd Barrett

138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of numbers of persons who applied for invalidity pension; the numbers of those who were refused and those who were granted in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; of those who were refused, the numbers who appealed the decision and the numbers who were successful and unsuccessful in those appeals. [3166/13]

Departmental Strategy Statements

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the progress made in terms of his Department's strategy statements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2761/13]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been an assessment done on the number of job losses as a result of the changes made to the pupil teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/13]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

158. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way changes to the pupil teacher ratio will impact on PLC programmes and adult learners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2685/13]

Industrial Relations Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met the trade unions recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54228/12]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

450. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a report of the work of Ballymun Regeneration Limited, Dublin, to date including a report on the consultation process with local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/13]

HSE Investigations

Richard Boyd Barrett

672. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure there is an immediate independent inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) [3143/13]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date figures on corporate profits declared and corporate taxes paid for 2011 and 2012 with a detailed break-down in the application of allowances, deductions and write-downs applied to declared profits, reducing the total corporate tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1932/13]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain the claim that the effective corporation tax rate is 11.9% when the total corporation tax paid suggests a far lower effective tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/13]

Hospital Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

207. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if any investigations into the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding treatment they received in Cork University Hospital in September 2006 have taken place; if any consideration has been given to providing the treatment necessary as a result of problems arising from the treatment at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2139/13]

EU Battlegroups

Richard Boyd Barrett

37. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a new EU military mission will be launched in the coming months; if he will provide details of both the mission and Ireland's involvement in any such mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1682/13]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

178. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 189 and 190 of 16 October 2012, the reason his claim that the effective corporation tax rate is 11.9% when in answer to parliamentary questions, his answer showed total manufacturing profits in 2012 at €28,762 million and other trading profits at €41,196 million and a total income figure at €61,034 million, whereas total corporation tax paid was €4,246 million suggesting a far lower effective tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1738/13]

Corporate Tax Compliance

Richard Boyd Barrett

179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the most up to date figures on corporate profits declared and corporate taxes paid for 2011 and 2012 including tables CTSI for these years and other tables in the possession of the Revenue Commissioners showing a more detailed breakdown in the application of allowances, deductions and write downs applied to declared profits, reducing the total corporation tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1739/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Richard Boyd Barrett

191. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he made proposals on Ireland's legacy bank debt at the summit on 22 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51352/12]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Richard Boyd Barrett

192. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he raised the issue of debt relief for Ireland at the European Union Summit on 13 and 14 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56785/12]