Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

661. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis of the proposed payment rate for the Covid-19 voluntary fleet tie-up scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the scheme is not sufficient to meet the loss of business and debts of fishermen affected; if he will convene a fresh round of talks with representatives of the fishing sector relating to the scheme and broader sectorial issues caused by Covid-19 and Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Ged Nash

949. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to modify the short-term work support scheme during the reopening phase; her further plans to increase the rate of the scheme in line with the pandemic unemployment payment of €350; her plans to tailor the scheme in line with the need of specific sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7482/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

950. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the specific measures she is considering to support those under 25 years of age that have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7483/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

953. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to access EU funding relating to the support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency scheme; if so, the amount she anticipates accessing under the scheme; the specific programmes it will be acquired for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7563/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

954. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has undertaken an analysis to match skills shortages in sectors affected by Covid-19 with those with appropriate or transferable skills that are currently unemployed; if not, if such an analysis and subsequent action is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7565/20]

Tax Collection

Ged Nash

117. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if employees enrolled in the TWSS will have non-statutory deductions automatically reapplied after exiting the scheme while remaining in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/20]

Technological Universities

Ged Nash

168. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in relation to technological university status for Dundalk IT as per an agreement signed and lodged with the Workplace Relations Commission in November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/20]

State Examinations

Ged Nash

315. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration and contingency plans being put in place for leaving certificate students taking extra subjects outside school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/20]

School Transport Administration

Ged Nash

320. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered an approach made in writing to the Minister of State with special responsibility for training, skills, innovation, research and development by an organisation (details supplied) for financial support for transport operators privately hired to undertake school transport work; the position of his Department on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6557/20]

Crime Prevention

Ged Nash

420. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fulfil the public commitment made on 17 January 2020 to establish a taskforce in Drogheda, County Louth in the wake of the killing of a person (details supplied); and the details of progress made on the establishment of such a taskforce. [6267/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

621. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of her discussions with the Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Housing, Planning and Local Government with regard to the provision of a restart fund for micro and small businesses; when business owners can expect to apply; the anticipated turnaround times for an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6556/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ged Nash

622. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if those businesses with outstanding rates or repayments schedule for rates owed will be eligible to access the proposed restart fund for small and micro businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6559/20]

Commissions of Investigation

Ged Nash

786. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the establishment of a commission of investigation into the deaths of 23 residents of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Ged Nash

795. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all correspondence between his Department and the HSE relating to a nursing home (details supplied) from 1 March to 12 May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6825/20]

Vehicle Testing

Ged Nash

1041. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when CVRT centres will re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6644/20]

Social Welfare Rates

Ged Nash

1267. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to develop a programme to index social welfare rates to the minimum essential standard of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6581/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Ged Nash

1270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance, respectively, who have been placed on a penalty rate since 13 March 2020; the number of persons who have been placed on a penalty rate for failing to attend meetings requested by her Department or failing to participate in an appropriate employment support scheme, work experience or training, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6609/20]

Asylum Applications

Ged Nash

328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for asylum by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3923/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Ged Nash

445. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the recent report number 19 by the NESC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/20]

Departmental Strategies

Ged Nash

446. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to produce and implement a unified SME and entrepreneurship policy document with stated strategic objectives, budgets, activities and measurable targets as recommended by the OECD and NESC report number 19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5476/20]

Bus Services

Ged Nash

1021. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the installation of a bus shelter on the N1 northbound at Mosney, Julianstown, County Meath; when the bus shelter will be installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3918/20]

Bus Services

Ged Nash

1022. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the revised improved schedule for the No. 189 bus service from Drogheda serving Termonfeckin and Clogherhead, County Louth; when the revised schedule will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3920/20]

Bus Services

Ged Nash

1023. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the introduction of the D4 and D5 Drogheda town bus services announced by the National Transport Authority, NTA, in 2019, which have been delayed in the budgetary process; when the services will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3921/20]

National Transport Authority

Ged Nash

1024. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of revenue received by the NTA in respect of a coach park (details supplied) in 2019; the costs and expenses relating to same for the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3922/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Ged Nash

1210. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the recent report No. 19 by the NESC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5475/20]

National Economic and Social Council

Ged Nash

1211. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has consulted with the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to report No. 19 of the NESC; if they have discussed plans to engage the higher education institutions in identifying and providing mechanisms for delivery of critical skills as identified by the NESC report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5477/20]

Garda Deployment

Ged Nash

331. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner has plans to provide additional Garda personnel to Laytown, County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/20]

IDA Ireland

Ged Nash

445. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if an inventory of land currently held in the ownership and control of the IDA in County Louth and available to house client companies will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2814/20]

IDA Ireland

Ged Nash

446. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the IDA will purchase lands for foreign direct investment development on the north side of Drogheda, preferably along the route of the proposed northern port access route, further to a development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2815/20]

Home Care Packages Data

Ged Nash

577. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the average time allocated per visit to persons in terms of home care packages in each of the years 2018 and 2019, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2812/20]

Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Ged Nash

1195. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an application has been received from Louth County Council in relation to funding for the proposed northern port access route in Drogheda, County Louth; the criteria against which the application will be assessed; when a decision is due on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2811/20]

Housing Data

Ged Nash

1196. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes allocated to tenants of local authorities under the long-term leasing housing scheme by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2813/20]

Aviation Policy

Gerald Nash

791. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that section 3 - Air Services and Connectivity - and section 3.1 - Market Access Rights - of the national policy for aviation in Ireland which is currently in draft form has the potential, if adopted, to put Irish registered airlines at a distinct competitive disadvantage when opened up to direct competition with airlines registered outside of the EU and US; if he will consider the potential implications for the terms and employment conditions of Irish aviation sector workers, if the policy as currently presented were to be adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31422/14]

Derelict Sites

Ged Nash

504. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review and update the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990; his views that the Act is fit for purpose to address the serious rise in dereliction following the property collapse; if he is satisfied that the relevant provisions of the Act are properly enforced by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29201/14]

Beef Industry

Ged Nash

591. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on beef price levels and the attendant difficulties experienced by farmers as a direct result of pricing levels; the action he will take to provide sustainable incomes and living standards for farmers in the beef sector in view of the ambitious targets set out under Harvest 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Ged Nash

756. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of National Ambulance Service vehicles destroyed by fire between 2008 and to date in 2014; the action the NAS has taken with the manufacturers of the vehicles concerned; if the NAS is reviewing the terms of the organisations contract with the manufacturer in view of these serious incidents which threaten the safety of NAS staff and patients; if the NAS has established if similar incidents have occurred in other jurisdictions in respect of this model of vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29657/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Gerald Nash

86. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of the SEUPB from 2010 to 2014; the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list, in tabular form of all expenses paid to individual members of the board on an annual basis for each of the years since their respective appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/14]

Departmental Bodies

Gerald Nash

93. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of InterTrade Ireland from 2010 to 2014; the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list, in tabular form of all expenses paid to individual members of the board in each of the years since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28808/14]

Departmental Agencies

Gerald Nash

126. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of Waterways Ireland from 2010 to 2014; the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list, in tabular form, of all expenses paid to individual members of the board on an annual basis for each of the years since their respective appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28812/14]

Foras na Gaeilge

Gerald Nash

127. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide, in tabular form, the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of Foras na Gaeilge from 2010 to 2014; the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list, in tabular form, of all expenses paid to individual members of the board for each of the years since the date of their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/14]

Departmental Agencies

Gerald Nash

130. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission from 2010 to 2014; the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list, in tabular form of all expenses paid to individual members of the Board on an annual basis for each of the years since their respective appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28811/14]

Departmental Agencies

Gerald Nash

178. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the details of the names and occupations of each member of the board of SafeFood from 2010 to 2014 the dates on which each member was appointed to the board; if he will provide a list in tabular form of all expenses paid to individual members of the board on an annual basis for each of the years since their respective appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28810/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Ged Nash

309. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water and the CER are considering introducing any mitigating measures in terms of the water charges tariff structures for consumers who have expended large sums of money on systems to deal with the impact of hard water on household appliances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27913/14]

Garda Recruitment

Ged Nash

419. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in the recent Garda recruitment drive; if a panel has been formed from which candidates will be drawn for consideration to be Garda recruits; the number of gardaí that will be recruited; when the first batch will be in training in Templemore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28153/14]

Children in Care

Ged Nash

647. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the provision of high-support services for young persons aged 12 to 17, specifically the Crannóg Nua facility, Portrane, County Dublin; the planned redesignation of the service to special care; if funding has been agreed for this project; if a construction team has been appointed to complete the project; when Crannóg Nua will be established and formally opened to provide a service in the area of special care; if he will outline current demands for special care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28479/14]

Hospital Staff

Gerald Nash

142. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the current position regarding the staffing arrangements pertaining to nursing, psychology and dietetics for IBD patients at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin; if the Health Service Executive will provide on a ring-fenced and exclusive basis a psychologist, a nurse and a dietician to operate exclusively with IBD patients at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/14]

Alcohol Advertising

Gerald Nash

112. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Taoiseach the number of submissions received by the interdepartmental working group on alcohol sponsorship of sport, chaired by his Department, and from whom; when the working group envisages that it will review the submissions; the number of meetings in total the working group has had to date since it was established; when it expects to report; to whom the working group reports; the person that makes the final decision on the matter; and when he expects a final decision to be made. [26898/14]

Living City Initiative

Gerald Nash

159. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the living cities initiative in 2015; if he will consider including Drogheda, County Louth, in any such expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27273/14]

Direct Provision System

Gerald Nash

469. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the system of direct provision; the number of persons who are accommodated in direct provision centres across the State; if she will provide figures in terms of the number of children, those aged under 18 years, who are subject to the direct provision system; if she will provide figures in terms of the number of young persons who were born here who are currently accommodated in the direct provision system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26827/14]

HSE Properties

Gerald Nash

527. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive board will formally dispose of a site (details supplied) to an organisation for the purposes of the development of a new school building. [26615/14]

Medical Card Applications

Gerald Nash

567. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in awarding a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the current status of the application; the reason the temporary card was not renewed pending the processing of the application. [26862/14]

Jobs Data

Ged Nash

75. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details on the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland supported companies in County Louth in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in tabular form; the number of jobs supported in County Louth by the agencies in the years concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26438/14]

Jobs Initiative

Gerald Nash

339. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update, on a county basis and in tabular form, of the number of jobs supported under the JobsPlus scheme since its inception; the number of applications currently waiting to be processed through the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25671/14]

Family Income Supplement Expenditure

Gerald Nash

340. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the increased spend in her Department, year on year, on the family income supplement measure; if she will provide details of her plans to create a wider awareness of the scheme for qualifying families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25672/14]

Labour Market

Gerald Nash

341. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the work of the Labour Market Council; if she will outline its key successes since its inception; the council's key objectives and targets in terms of the remainder of 2014 on the implementation of pathways to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25673/14]

Hospital Services

Gerald Nash

701. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the plans his Department or the Health Service Executive have to improve conditions for young persons with inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, who depend on the services at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin; if he is concerned that there are no dedicated wards with adequate facilities to cater for the needs of young inpatients with IBD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/14]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Gerald Nash

115. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider lowering the qualification age in all cases for participation in community employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25079/14]

Health Services Provision

Gerald Nash

229. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the number and location of pulmonary rehabilitation services available across the country; if he will provide details of waiting lists-waiting times for these services in tabular form in each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/14]

Health Screening Programmes

Gerald Nash

230. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the extent and coverage of the COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outreach programme in each county; the Health Service Executive's plans to roll the service out to other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25081/14]

Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation

Gerald Nash

168. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will take measures to regulate the tattoo and piercing industry; his views that regulation is required to protect the health and safety of customers and artists working in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/14]

Insurance Industry Regulation

Ged Nash

163. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken with the Central Bank of Ireland to protect the interests of Setanta Insurance policy holders; if he is considering the introduction of measures to permit the return of premiums due to policy holders and to provide clarity regarding the payment of pending claims; the date on which his Department first became aware of the difficulties facing the company; the action his Department took to protect the interest of policy holders here; the new mechanisms that will be put in place to protect the customers of companies regulated outside of Ireland; and if his Department will support a review of passporting in-out requirements in the industry. [24354/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Ged Nash

202. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a project (details supplied) in County Louth; when the land will be transferred to allow the development to progress; the proposed start date for construction; the date on which the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24085/14]

School Completion Programme

Ged Nash

601. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the funding reduction to the Deeside school completion programme in 2014; if he is concerned at the impact of this reduction on the service; if this decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24653/14]

Information and Communications Technology

Gerald Nash

92. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form amounts invoiced, allocated or assigned by her Department to other public bodies and agencies for information communication and technology services for each year from 2010 to 2013 inclusive, along with amounts of any relevant cost drivers for these charges, such as numbers of users or storage capacity used or similar, and amounts paid by public bodies and agencies, either to his Department or to ICT providers, each year for these services. [24032/14]

Community Development Projects

Gerald Nash

558. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has decided that the LCDP measure must go to tender whereas the RDP measure will not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/14]

Primary Care Services Provision

Gerald Nash

750. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the exact nature of the services the Health Service Executive intends to provide at the Bettystown Primary Care Centre, which is expected to be opened in quarter 4 of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22363/14]

Medical Card Data

Gerald Nash

651. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, on a county basis and in tabular form, the number of discretionary medical cards provided to persons in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide information on the percentage reductions year in year on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21519/14]

Betting Legislation

Gerald Nash

46. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance when the relevant legislation will be enacted to allow betting shops to open on Easter Sunday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/14]

Defence Forces Personnel

Gerald Nash

634. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider reviewing the upper service limit of 21 years in respect of privates and corporals in the Defence Forces; if he will have regard to PDFORRA's view that a new upper service limit of 50 years of age for such ranks should be introduced instead of the 21 year limit subject to fitness and medical standards; his views on the contention that this approach can deliver savings of approximately €1 million in the first year; if his Department will engage with PDFORRA on these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18901/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Gerald Nash

770. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the additional space and facilities which will be made available in terms of paediatric ED services in the extension to the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18821/14]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times

Gerald Nash

772. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently engage the Special Delivery Unit to develop a solution to the ongoing and unsustainable situation regarding patients being treated on trolleys at the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/14]

Hospitals Data

Gerald Nash

773. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the activities of the Special Delivery Unit since 1 January 2014 in the case of all of the major emergency departments in acute hospitals across the State; if he will outline the specific objectives set down for the SDU in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/14]

Health Services Staff

Gerald Nash

234. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned about the fact staff who work in residential care settings are consistently required to work in excess of the legal maximum 48 hours per week; if his attention has been drawn to the fact this breaches national legislation and the EU working time directive; the steps his Department and the Health Service Executive are taking to address this serious matter for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18295/14]

Company Law

Gerald Nash

261. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will make any amendments to company directors legislation to ensure a more robust response against company directors who are prosecuted and convicted for failing to remit contributions to a pension scheme having deducting them from an employee's pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16059/14]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Gerald Nash

375. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the consideration of a foreshore licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/14]

Peace Commissioners Appointments

Gerald Nash

433. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will support the concept of automatically appointing Commissioners for Oaths as Peace Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16320/14]

National Monuments

Gerald Nash

233. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will consider further enhancing the tourism and heritage experience at Old Mellifont Abbey, County Louth by ensuring that there is a full-time complement of guides on-site, bringing it in line with other locations in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14796/14]

Garda Operations

Gerald Nash

413. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of An Garda Síochána that telephone calls to and from Garda stations are recorded; the legal basis for this practice; when this practice commenced; the number of Garda stations involved in this practice; when this practice was discontinued; the reason the practice was discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15090/14]

Garda Operations

Gerald Nash

446. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the practice of recording incoming and outgoing phone calls was carried out in Drogheda Garda station; if he will provide details on the purpose of such a practice; when the practice commenced; when it was discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15377/14]

Herd Numbers

Gerald Nash

899. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an existing dormant herd number can be reactivated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/14]

Health Services Provision

Gerald Nash

998. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he and the Health Service Executive will provide an update on plans involving a project (details supplied); the scope of the project in terms of the number of beds involved; the person who will operate the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/14]

Long Stay Residential Units

Gerald Nash

1079. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 the number of long-term and respite care nursing home beds available to the Health Service Executive in the Louth-Meath area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13439/14]

Health Services

Gerald Nash

1082. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 874 of 1 January 2012, if he will confirm that a series of murals by the late Sean O'Sullivan RHA depicting the work of the Medical Missionaries of Mary in Africa have been conserved; and if the Health Service Executive can confirm future plans for their display [13472/14]

Rural Transport Programme

Gerald Nash

1273. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the terms of reference for the newly formed transport co-ordination units; when they will be in place; the stakeholders who will be involved in the TCUs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13897/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Data

Gerald Nash

111. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants receiving rent supplement payments in counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12582/14]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Gerald Nash

289. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and the National Transport Authority will seek to have Dunleer train station reopened to serve communities in the mid-Louth area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/14]

Proposed Legislation

Gerald Nash

91. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the proposed revised legislative framework in respect of registered employment agreements and in response to the May 2013 Supreme Court judgment in McGowan and others versus the Labour Court, Ireland and the Attorney General; if he intends to publish legislation soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11412/14]

Tax Residency

Gerald Nash

61. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of high net worth persons who meet the domicile levy criteria with whom it has been in contact in 2013 in order to ascertain the reason they have failed to pay the levy for that year; the number of persons who are considered to be non-resident for tax purposes; the total tax take available to the State if all persons liable to pay the domicile levy paid in full; the number and type of actions the Revenue Commissioners has taken against those who have failed to pay the levy since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10119/14]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Gerald Nash

62. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been obtained in terms of the Revenue Commissioners audit and investigation programmes in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10120/14]

Public Health Policy

Gerald Nash

257. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health his views on the need to introduce legislation to regulate the growing tattoo industry; if it is his intention to do so in the interests of public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10121/14]

Community Development Projects

Gerald Nash

460. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of engagement his Department will have with the ILDN and the CCMA in terms of developing proposals around any successor programme to the Local and Community Development Programme; in regard to the Leader programme and in relation to a general operating framework setting out working arrangements between LCDCs and local development companies, if he is concerned that no meetings have taken place between his Department and stakeholders since September of 2013 despite an agreement to develop proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9133/14]

Child Care Services Provision

Gerald Nash

667. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the child care supports available to lone parents participating in Springboard courses; if she will extend eligibility under child care education and training supports to those parenting alone who are on springboard courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/14]

VAT Rebates

Gerald Nash

152. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing opportunities for the coach travel sector to reclaim VAT on fuel on the purchase of second-hand coaches and parts and tyres essential to the operation of the sector's business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/14]

Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure

Gerald Nash

579. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the monetary value of a contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for a particular piece of work; the daily rate paid for this work; the amount spent to date; the overall value of the contract; when it is expected to be completed; if a full public tendering process was utilised for the selection process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6289/14]

Garda Complaints Procedures

Gerald Nash

146. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish with the Garda Commissioner the number of individual members of An Garda Síochána who have referred complaints through the Garda confidential procedure for each year since the inception of the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4493/14]

Hospitals Building Programme

Gerald Nash

584. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the refurbishment works at St. Joseph's, Ardee, County Louth; when same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/14]

School Meals Programme

Gerald Nash

180. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that school canteens providing meals on school premises are adequately regulated; his Department's current responsibilities in terms of the regulation of the school canteens system-service; if he is considering any new regulations in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55239/13]

IDA Site Visits

Gerald Nash

318. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency client or potential client visits that were made by the IDA to Drogheda, County Louth, in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; if the IDA will engage in developing a regional manufacturing base or advance units in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1259/14]

IDA Site Visits

Gerald Nash

319. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency client or potential client visits that were made by the IDA to County Louth in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1260/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Gerald Nash

769. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive intends to increase the number of intermediate care beds at a facility (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55450/13]