Parliamentary questions

Departmental Legal Costs

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

426. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure on legal proceedings initiated and defended by his Department's special investigation unit over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27154/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

427. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the establishment of an ombudsman for the special investigations unit at his Department. [27157/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

428. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the special investigations unit at his Department come under the remit of GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27160/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

127. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly where it is estimated that the person will receive 10% less on 11.72 hectares than on his current SFP where on 4.42 hectares the person received €755.68 with a total value of €3340.11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26454/14]

Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

181. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who qualified for orthodontic treatment and was categorised 4B has now been downgraded to category 4E without explanation; the way this assessment was made; the changes that took place for the downgrading of this treatment; when orthodontic treatment will be provided; the plans that are in place to have treatment provided before the person reaches 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26428/14]

Tax Collection

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

31. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if the VRT payable on recreational vehicles and camper vans may be more readily available for salespersons and customers at the point of sale in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26207/14]

HSE Staffing

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

668. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the proposals he has to ensure the continued operation of a community nursing unit (details supplied) in County Offaly in view of a large number of bed closures and reduction in services in recent months due to staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

226. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason those aged over 70 years who have lost their medical cards on financial grounds or have been downgraded to a general practitioner card and have a long-term illness have to reapply for a medical card; and if information submitted on the original application will be used if the review or appeal is being sough on medical grounds. [25074/14]

School Staffing

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

243. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of new information supplied to his Department, if he will reverse the decision to withdraw a teaching post from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/14]

Personal Insolvency Practitioners

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

429. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the new personal insolvency regime is providing a solution to the many persons in insolvency; if she is further satisfied with the level of engagement the financial institutions are taking in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24177/14]

Building Regulations Application

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

78. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the new building regulations the measures in place to regulate the professional fees of engineers retained by persons in the course of constructing their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24021/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

84. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances of a case where a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has not been paid a single farm payment for over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24020/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

204. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a large number of children are awaiting orthodontic treatment in the midlands Health Service Executive area and that no consultant orthodontist has been appointed; the steps he is taking to have this vacancy filled as soon as possible to enable the persons on the waiting list to be treated; the steps he will take to ensure children who qualify for treatment and have not received that treatment by the age of 18 years will be treated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23847/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

85. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if broadband will be rolled out to the areas of Leamore, Leabeg and Boora in County Offaly as part of the new broadband initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23478/14]

Library Projects

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

92. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding will be provided to a library (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

276. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the resources available for exceptionally able children who fit the profile of giftedness; the information, support and advice in place for parents and teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22976/14]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

334. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of foreign direct investment in Industrial Development Agency Ireland supported companies in the cities and counties of Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway and in counties Laois and Offaly in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; if IDA has met its Horizon 2020 strategy aims in terms of regional development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22411/14]

Registration of Births

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

379. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a child is born in the US to Irish parents, whether that birth be officially registered and acknowledged in Ireland in any form. [22408/14]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

487. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to close a depot (details supplied) in County Offaly; if staff will be redeployed to other locations; and, if so, where will staff be relocated to; the reason for this closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

613. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will qualify under the single farm payment scheme for 11.72 hectares for lands worked for over seven years. [22902/14]