Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces Properties

Clare Daly

24. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider the costs of renovating to acceptable standards the units of family accommodation that remain in the Curragh Camp. [5581/14]

Defence Forces Deployment

Clare Daly

30. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel that were involved in aid to the civil power security duties at Shannon Airport from 2010 to 2013 and the dates on which they were involved. [5578/14]

Hepatitis C Compensation Payments

Clare Daly

238. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 28 January 2014, if he will conduct a comprehensive audit of the hepatitis C tribunal in relation to the specific issue of the €100 million surplus which accumulated in two years; if he guarantees to the Oireachtas that no mishandling of public moneys has occurred; and if he will agree to provide the health committee with full access to all records of the tribunal which can show that this surplus was used on award payments. [6043/14]

Legislative Measures

Clare Daly

6. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974, or introduce any other legislation in order to improve the transparency and accountability of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. [5307/14]

Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest

Clare Daly

25. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views in relation to the functioning of the Garda confidential recipient; and his views on whether it needs to be reformed in order to protect Garda whistleblowers. [5308/14]

Pensions Reform

Clare Daly

96. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 28 January 2014, if a pensionable service tapered table dealing with service and recognising different contributions will be implemented in calculating pension benefits; and if she will acknowledge that this would not constitute age discrimination as applying different criteria to different age groups has been found to be justified. [5870/14]

Courts Service

Clare Daly

150. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in the interests of open and transparent justice and in view of the fact that €16 million was spent in installing digital audio recording facilities in most of our courts as an accurate and cost effective method of recording evidence, the reason CDs of digital audio recordings of court hearings are not available to participants who are instead forced to acquire stenographers' transcripts, despite the fact that most EU states make available CDs as they are cheaper and more accurate. [5871/14]

Disease Awareness

Clare Daly

190. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate an awareness campaign in relation to the signs /symptoms of type one diabetes particularly in relation to children, along the lines of the awareness campaign operating in Britain which has had considerable success [5872/14]

Irish Water Staff

Clare Daly

88. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis conducted by his Department of the PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC, report which led to the establishment of Irish Water and the discussions he has had with the LAPO, local authority professional officers, of SIPTU, other local authority unions and management on staffing. [5024/14]

Irish Water Staff

Clare Daly

128. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding claims of alleged significant levels of over-staffing in Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Clare Daly

250. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills since the abolition of maintenance grants for postgraduate students, the provisions that are being made for students from lower socio-economic groups to help them with the financial means to complete their studies. [5599/14]

Library Services

Clare Daly

429. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted any research into staffless libraries; his views that this is a direction in which the local authorities should proceed, in view of the fact that the savings in staff are often replaced by significant cost in relation to security and surveillance hardware. [4869/14]

Electricity Transmission Network

Clare Daly

450. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has instructed his Department to ensure that assessments are conducted into the impact of the Grid 25 project on the heritage and wildlife along the planned routes of the project. [51462/13]

Court Accommodation Provision

Clare Daly

507. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his position regarding the closure of the courthouse in Balbriggan; when this will take place; the alternative uses that will be made of this prominent building in the town; and the alternative arrangements that are in place for District Court hearings. [5099/14]

Prisoner Data

Clare Daly

546. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of female prisoners currently incarcerated in the State in the 70-80 age group. [5598/14]

HSE Legal Cases

Clare Daly

614. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if there will be further legal action taken regarding the financial irregularities uncovered at an organisation (details supplied) in 2012. [5601/14]

Air Pollution

Clare Daly

640. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason he has refused to investigate a public report, put before him by the Irish Environmental Forum, which was published by Professor Jacqueline McGlade of the European Environmental Agency entitled, The Cost of Air Pollution. [5100/14]

Public Transport Initiatives

Clare Daly

765. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART commuter transport link to residential areas of Donabate and further areas on the rail network in north County Dublin. [5600/14]

Electricity Transmission Network

Clare Daly

18. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will halt the Grid Link 25 project until a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis is implemented regarding the underground option, and the cost of overground pylons of the more modern and advanced tower designs which reduce visibility and EMF. [4118/14]

Hydraulic Fracturing Policy

Clare Daly

31. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will conduct any studies into the increased threat of environmental problems from fracking in areas that are prone to flooding in view of such experiences in parts of the United States. [4117/14]