Parliamentary questions

Light Rail Projects

Alan Farrell

1756. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the new Metro North project; the expenditure on the project to date; the expected and projected timeline for the completion of each stage; if the projected costings for the completion of the project have been revised in any names; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24721/16]

Road Safety Authority Campaigns

Alan Farrell

1757. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investment which has been made in recent years in public awareness campaigns to increase road safety; if he will consider increasing the resources allocated to supporting such public awareness campaigns; his plans to reduce the number of fatalities on Irish roads, taking into account the 8% increase in road fatalities between 1 January and 21 July 2016 in comparison with the corresponding period in 2015; his further plans to increase the security of pedestrians on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24726/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Farrell

1883. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total spending by her Department and by Enterprise Ireland, including details of all increases or decreases on an annual basis, for each of the years 2013 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25486/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education Data

Alan Farrell

1920. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of ECCE scheme users by year and local authority area, in tabular form, since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24723/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Alan Farrell

70. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position regarding the requirement for those who are self-employed, or a dependant, to provide information on their tax returns for the current year when applying for a student universal support Ireland, SUSI grant, given the deadline for the submission of tax returns to the Revenue Commissioners is not until October of the following year; the action he will take to address this issue which affects self-employed and dependants who wish to further their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21707/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Alan Farrell

72. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to student universal support Ireland, SUSI grant applications, he will engage with the Revenue Commissioners to address the situation whereby a self-employed person, or their dependant, is required to submit tax return information for the current year as part of the application, given the closing date for tax returns is not until October; his views on whether it is appropriate to modify the requirements to allow for the submission of tax return information, as submitted to the Revenue Commissioners in the year previous, to fulfil the requirements of the SUSI grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21708/16]

Free Travel Scheme Eligibility

Alan Farrell

109. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the free travel scheme for persons who are eligible to cover travel on Nitelink bus services in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21706/16]

Psychological Services

Alan Farrell

592. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason primary care psychology services are not provided for children in north County Dublin; the reason the Swords Mater CAMHS has not treated a child from the routine waiting list over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Alan Farrell

118. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out in tabular form the number of properties which entered into the pyrite remediation scheme with category 2 diagnosis following visual inspection from an engineer, and where the diagnosis was later reversed to category 0 following sample core testing prior to remediation taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20325/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Alan Farrell

119. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can provide details of the number of homes remediated under the clause contained in Part 3, section 17, exceptional circumstances, (3) of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/16]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Alan Farrell

120. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the cost of remediation per unit and remediation per phase has increased as a result of inflation in the construction sector; if he will provide comparative costings in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20327/16]

Agriculture Industry

Alan Farrell

464. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the primary function of the agricultural sector is the provision of public goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/16]

Property Tax Administration

Alan Farrell

149. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance under section 13 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 whereby home owners are responsible for the local property tax for their property for the whole of the subsequent year following 1 November of a given year, even if they sell the property soon after; if he will amend the legislation to modify this to make local property tax payable by persons only for the timeframe for which they have ownership of a given property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17253/16]

Physical Education Facilities

Alan Farrell

216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take in relation to a school (details supply) which urgently requires funding for a new floor in the physical education hall; if the provision of an adequate and usable physical activity facilities is of the utmost importance in terms of ensuring the health of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Alan Farrell

217. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take about the requirement for the replacement of the K block in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17252/16]

Bus Services

Alan Farrell

550. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Dublin Bus and Fingal County Council to ensure residents in Knocksedan estate in Swords, County Dublin, are provided with an adequate bus service to meet their needs; the action he will take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Alan Farrell

154. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme, including when he will issue a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16478/16]

Tax Collection

Alan Farrell

216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through capital acquisitions tax for each year since 2011, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40551/15]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Alan Farrell

501. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new, permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40044/15]

Waste Management

Alan Farrell

186. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's view on private waste firms using a pay-by-weight service from July 2016; if he will engage with such firms in relation to customers who will be adversely impacted by this, due to waste caused by medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39807/15]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications

Alan Farrell

59. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of successful applicants from the Dublin Fingal area to the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33691/15]

Primary Care Centres Expenditure

Alan Farrell

164. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the projected costs associated with the development of the primary care centres in Balbriggan and Swords in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33690/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Alan Farrell

214. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the second phase of the building project for Lusk Community College; if she will provide information on the provision of adequate sports facilities, including changing rooms, and a library for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33688/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Alan Farrell

273. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide information, in tabular form, on allocations made under the auspices of her Department for projects in the Dublin Fingal area since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33689/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Alan Farrell

42. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 5 February 2015, her views that this case was adequately investigated given that payment of rent supplement was reinstated within a week of suspected fraud being reported; if she will provide information regarding what her Department constitutes as fraud in relation to rent supplement payments; the action she will take given that rent supplement payments in this case were not used by the recipient for their intended purpose; the further action she will take to prevent such instances occurring in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33013/15]

Road Network

Alan Farrell

1586. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow chauffeurs, who hold public service vehicle licences, to utilise bus lanes when carrying passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30427/15]

Crime Data

Alan Farrell

383. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide information on whether there has been an increase in the number of break-ins to taxis; if so, if such an increase could be attributed to the semi-permanent branding, with details, which taxis are required to have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26432/15]

Local Authority Members' Remit

Alan Farrell

245. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale regarding local authority members' consent on the disposal of assets within their jurisdiction but not the acquisition of property and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25497/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Alan Farrell

450. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19768/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Alan Farrell

451. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabricated mainstream classrooms in Dublin North, including in Portmarnock and in south Swords, in tabular form, for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19769/15]

National Children's Hospital Status

Alan Farrell

283. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the progress in the development of the national children's hospital on the Saint James's Hospital site in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16472/15]

Pyrite Remediation Programme

Alan Farrell

38. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans in relation to ongoing funding for the Pyrite Resolution Board and the Housing Agency, with regard to the remediation of homes affected by pyrite. [15558/15]

Public Health Policy

Alan Farrell

500. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health his views on the trial of the community alcohol response engagement programme; if he considers it to be successful; his plans to roll it out in other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15547/15]

Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory

Alan Farrell

410. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has examined the potential delivery of a new, for purpose, forensic laboratory for Forensic Science Ireland; the considerations that will be taken into account in delivering such a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13292/15]

Social Insurance

Alan Farrell

152. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to rectify the situation whereby persons who are subject to class K pay-related social insurance at the 4% rate or to class S are not entitled to certain social welfare payments when unemployed; her further plans to ensure those whose pay-related social insurance contributions do not entitle them to social insurance benefits and payments are, in future, made fully aware of the option of making voluntary contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11332/15]

Garda Data

Alan Farrell

443. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the Dublin metropolitan region north district and sub-districts, broken down by station and in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11317/15]

Garda Deployment

Alan Farrell

444. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe under which Garda recruits, currently training in the Garda college, will be allocated to stations throughout the country; the criteria under which these allocations will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11318/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Alan Farrell

445. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the allocation of new Garda vehicles will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11319/15]

Garda Transport Expenditure

Alan Farrell

447. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the equipment installed in Garda vehicles when procured; an estimate of the cost of installing the required equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11329/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Alan Farrell

448. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the possibility of using a material other than canvas or cloth for the rear seats of Garda vehicles has been examined; if her Department has considered installing a protective barrier between the front and rear seats to ensure the safety of members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11330/15]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Alan Farrell

485. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the procurement of a site for a new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10372/15]

Litter Pollution

Alan Farrell

251. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to Dublin City Council's protocol for the erection of temporary posters to advertise public meetings which stipulate that the name and picture may only take up a maximum 25% of the poster, if the enforcement of such requirements is in contravention of the relevant legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9693/15]

Referendum Expenditure

Alan Farrell

89. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide approximate costings for all referenda, held by the State, since 2001, in tabular form; if he will provide estimated costings for the upcoming referenda in May 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6439/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Alan Farrell

41. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 14 January 2015, in view of the fact that the payment of rent supplement was suspended pending a review, the reason it was reinstated without a review taking place; if an investigation into this matter is ongoing; if this will be considered a case of fraud; her plans to ensure this situation is prevented in future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4718/15]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Alan Farrell

128. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for the completion of each stage of the north Dublin transport study; when a decision will be made on the optimum transport solution to serve Dublin north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4291/15]

Insurance Coverage

Alan Farrell

12. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he has taken with regard to convening a meeting of home insurers to tackle the issue of the owners of pyrite remediated homes being refused home insurance; his plans to pursue the establishment of a voluntary agreement between the Government and insurance providers, along the lines of the declined cases agreement which operates in the motor insurance industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3499/15]

Public Transport Provision

Alan Farrell

138. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that will be taken, following a decision on the future transport solution for Dublin north, to allow for the construction of the new transport link to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3967/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Alan Farrell

392. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive occupational therapy services in Dublin north; the circumstances under which a child with a lifelong disability would be discharged from these services; his plans to ensure that every child who requires assistance from these services receives treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Alan Farrell

487. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in analysing demographic data to determine where additional school accommodation will be required; the basis upon which certain areas will be prioritised for the allocation of additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3877/15]

Medical Card Delays

Alan Farrell

7. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the efficiency of the process by which discretionary medical cards are assessed and granted; if he will provide information on the average waiting time between receipt of an application and a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Alan Farrell

60. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the action she will take on a matter (details supplied), where a tenant in receipt of rent supplement did not pass this on to the landlord and, when this was reported to the local social welfare office on at least two occasions, payment to the tenant continued for several months; the further action she will take to more effectively prevent such abuse of the rent supplement system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1062/15]

Property Tax Rate

Alan Farrell

6. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on introducing additional legislation or a ministerial order on or before the revaluation date for the local property tax for the purposes of ensuring that Dublin and regional cities are not overly burdened with property tax in view of the prices in the capital and regional cities rising at a far higher rate than the 15% discount available to local authority members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45969/14]

Irish Water Remit

Alan Farrell

107. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on allowing Irish Water to fall under the remit of the Commission for Energy Regulation for the purposes of handling customer complaint referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/14]

Child Care Costs

Alan Farrell

173. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance in view of the high cost of child care facing many families throughout the country, his views on implementing tax relief for those faced with these costs; his plans to assist those who are struggling with these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45815/14]

Tax Exemptions

Alan Farrell

235. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on limiting the exposure of State supported schemes, such as the early childhood care education scheme, to the rates system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45814/14]

Emergency Planning

Alan Farrell

295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding provided to the Office of Emergency Planning in preparation for winter; the way this funding is being administered within the Office of Emergency Planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45816/14]

Social Welfare Code

Alan Farrell

52. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way she will address the situation whereby young persons aged 24 and under, whose parents earn over the threshold, are ineligible to receive jobseeker's allowance, therefore cannot avail of Government supported work experience schemes and subsequently cannot gain employment due to their lack of experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45595/14]

School Enrolments Data

Alan Farrell

525. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for each secondary level school in Malahide and Swords, County Dublin in tabular form; the number of students in each year group within each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40208/14]

School Enrolments Data

Alan Farrell

526. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for each primary level school in Malahide and Swords, County Dublin in tabular form; the number of students in each school in the area by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40209/14]

School Accommodation

Alan Farrell

527. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that in parts of Malahide and Swords, County Dublin, the number of students at primary school level who will be progressing to second level education in the coming years is greater than the capacity of the secondary level schools in the area, her plans to resolve this issue and ensure there is adequate capacity for these students as they progress to second level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40210/14]

Court Procedures

Alan Farrell

90. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of court summonses issued since 2011; the area in which they were issued; if she will provide the common obstacles encountered in the serving of court summonses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37363/14]

Property Tax Rate

Alan Farrell

171. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if paragraph 3 (a) of Part 4 of the Local Property Tax (Local Adjustment Factor) Regulations 2014 means that local property tax rates, where they have been reduced by a local authority, will revert back to the full pre-reduction rate after a period of one year or if local authorities will have the ability to reduce the local property tax rate year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37362/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Alan Farrell

804. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards returned to persons following the suspension of medical card reviews; the number of medical cards projected to be returned; the timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33112/14]

Prescriptions Data

Alan Farrell

1046. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount collected by the Exchequer from prescription charges over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34085/14]

School Enrolments

Alan Farrell

1396. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to remove the prescriptive enrolment policies used by secondary schools and replace them with a standardised enrolment policy to be implemented by all public secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34084/14]

Public Sector Staff Increment Payments

Alan Farrell

131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30535/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

156. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

302. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

322. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29484/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

354. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30533/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

461. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30526/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

484. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30527/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

561. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30530/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

579. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30528/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

611. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30525/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

664. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30534/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

793. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30532/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Alan Farrell

853. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form details of increments paid since 2008 in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/14]

Honorary Titles

Alan Farrell

97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade subject to article 40.2.2 of the Constitution, if a title of nobility or honour which has been awarded to an Irish citizen has ever been approved by a Government of this State. [28144/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Farrell

215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has considered implementing measures to mandate that the chairpersons and boards of State-run bodies are appointed through open competitions run by the Public Appointments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27980/14]

Irish Water Administration

Alan Farrell

316. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issue where a complaint made to Irish Water relating to water supply or sewage issues after 5 p.m. is not communicated to Fingal County Council through the automated system until after 9 the following morning; the action that he will take to facilitate better communication between Irish Water and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/14]

Garda Recruitment

Alan Farrell

390. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans being put in place for further recruitment to An Garda Síochána in the coming years, in view of the fact that current recruitment levels will not be sufficient to keep pace with the numbers leaving the force; the projected number of recruits needed to maintain a force of more than 13,000 officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27983/14]

Crime Prevention

Alan Farrell

391. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken, or that will be taken, to roll out a text alert system in local communities in north Dublin to provide an increased sense of safety to those who feel vulnerable in their own homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27984/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Alan Farrell

392. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the preparations that will be put in place to replenish the fleet of vehicles of An Garda Síochána as the fleet ages and vehicles reach their 300,000 km threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27985/14]

Garda Transport Provision

Alan Farrell

393. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and projected cost of maintaining the fleet of vehicles used by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27986/14]

Garda Districts

Alan Farrell

394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 696 of 27 May 2014, the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR north district and sub-districts from 2008, broken down by station and year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/14]

Mutual Legal Assistance

Alan Farrell

395. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for mutual legal assistance made by the State to, and from, other EU member states and non-EU member states; if she will push for the development of an electronic system through which requests can be made at EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27988/14]

Tax Collection Forecasts

Alan Farrell

175. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Finance based on the 2013 budget, the income that would be generated from tax collected from PAYE employees and self-employed persons if a 1% income tax cut was implemented; the extent to which the revenue generated through such a measure differs from the projected tax take if such a tax cut were not implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24453/14]

School Accommodation

Alan Farrell

231. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the delivery plans for the seven new classrooms for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the projected time frame for their completion; the projected capacity of each classroom; if consultation has taken place with school management on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/14]

Pension Provisions

Alan Farrell

296. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost the Exchequer to increase the contributory and non-contributory pensions by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24454/14]

Water Charges Administration

Alan Farrell

393. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to provide certainty to those who will not have their water meters installed by the time water charges come into effect; if persons in this situation will be subject to water charges before the water meter is installed; if this is the case, the action he will take to ensure that persons in that situation are charged fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24449/14]

Water Charges Administration

Alan Farrell

394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which water charges will be implemented in relation to apartment dwellers; the way the metering system will be implemented to ensure that apartment dwellers are only subject to the relevant charge for their usage; the way he will provide apartment dwellers with the certainty that they will be charged fairly through the metering system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24490/14]

State Examinations

Alan Farrell

285. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding reform of the junior cycle in secondary schools, the measures he will put in place to ensure impartiality where teachers are correcting the examination work of their own students; his plans to ensure that a proportion of such examination work will be reviewed by the State Examinations Commission on a random basis before results are released; the proportion of papers that will be checked for this once the reformed system is phased in; the form of appeals process that will be established as part of the reformed junior cycle student award system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23093/14]

School Accommodation

Alan Farrell

295. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the projected completion timeframe for the new Malahide and Portmarnock Educate Together school; if he will outline the capacity that will be given for students from September in the temporary accommodation of Holywell Educate Together national school, ETNS, in Swords, the planned total capacity for the school upon completion and details of its catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/14]

Public Procurement Regulations

Alan Farrell

326. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he is taking to offset any adverse impacts that the public sector procurement programme may have on small and medium enterprises and their local economies; if he has examined the benefit that the awarding of public sector procurement tenders to indigenous businesses would have; if he has taken such factors into consideration in determining the way a decision is to be reached where the award of such a tender is between an Irish based company and a foreign based company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23092/14]

Election Management System

Alan Farrell

540. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to electoral literature for the local and European elections which omitted the name and address of the printer and publisher; if it is an offence to omit these details from leaflets distributed by candidates for electoral purposes, particularly in local and European elections; the sanctions that apply where such an offence is found to have been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22565/14]

Garda Districts

Alan Farrell

696. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda personnel, Garda vehicles and Garda reserves for the DMR North district and sub-districts broken down by station in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23090/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Alan Farrell

977. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for the appointment of members to the board of a given transport co-ordination unit; the measures he has taken to ensure fair and transparent representation on each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/14]

Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme

Alan Farrell

987. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the workings of the expert group established to review the Irish airlines superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23091/14]

Youth Guarantee

Alan Farrell

108. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking, or will take, to ensure voluntary youth organisations are involved in the implementation of the Youth Guarantee, noting that voluntary youth organisations are not mentioned within the Government's Youth Guarantee submission to the European Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21727/14]