Parliamentary questions

Human Rights Issues

Joanna Tuffy

1181. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions that have been taken by the Irish Government to ensure the release of the Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria in April 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/14]

Human Rights Issues

Joanna Tuffy

1196. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding steps taken to raise the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33900/14]

Waste Management Regulations

Joanna Tuffy

1536. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the need to regulate household waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33906/14]

Swimming Pool Projects

Joanna Tuffy

1707. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on all public swimming pools by town and county; the new swimming pools that have been provided in the past ten years; the way they were funded; the proportion of funding that was from his Department; the funds available for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34076/14]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Joanna Tuffy

124. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will urgently consider restoring funding to the national deaf advocacy service of the Irish Deaf Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30582/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Joanna Tuffy

491. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options there are for persons who wish to purchase, but cannot afford to buy houses at current prices, including affordable housing, shared ownership and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/14]

Severe Weather Events Response

Joanna Tuffy

497. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects work to be completed at Bertra Beach, Westport, County Mayo which suffered significant storm damage earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29135/14]

Speech and Language Therapy

Joanna Tuffy

462. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Dublin will be prioritised for speech therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27905/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Joanna Tuffy

503. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate a medical card application-review in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28095/14]

Water Charges Administration

Joanna Tuffy

364. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason apartment owners who already pay management fees and property tax are liable for water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26680/14]

Banking Sector Staff

Joanna Tuffy

43. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding AIB's review of the service department; the need to ensure employees jobs and rights are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/14]

Universal Social Charge Application

Joanna Tuffy

36. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if a couple, both aged over 70 years, are liable for the universal social charge on a British pension if their combined income is under €60,000 a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20515/14]

Registration of Births

Joanna Tuffy

217. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to change the ruling whereby a death certificate cannot be issued for a stillborn baby because they were underweight; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20239/14]

Health Services Access

Joanna Tuffy

895. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of child assessment services in the Lucan area; the action being taken to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19482/14]

Medical Card Appeals

Joanna Tuffy

594. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health when a medical card renewal is refused, if a person may retain their medical card while the appeal is being processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16232/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Joanna Tuffy

242. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service and the need to ensure its retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15621/14]

Patient Transport Provision

Joanna Tuffy

543. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding non-ambulance patient transport service; if this service is in operation; the amount of money that was spent on it in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15002/14]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Joanna Tuffy

144. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding guidelines to local authorities regarding house purchase loans (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14622/14]

Crisis Pregnancy Services

Joanna Tuffy

217. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide counselling and other support services for mothers with fatal foetal abnormalities and their partners and families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/14]

Child Care Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

510. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any further measures planned to support lone parents in getting access to affordable child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13354/14]

Hydraulic Fracturing Policy

Joanna Tuffy

606. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding fracking here; and if persons' concerns have been taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13122/14]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Joanna Tuffy

79. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the apprenticeship review; the next steps following the publication of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12630/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Joanna Tuffy

112. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will change the rules to allow eligible persons to indicate their interest to their social protection office in community employment, Gateway and Tús schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12583/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Joanna Tuffy

113. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if participants on Gateway will be eligible for training while on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12584/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Joanna Tuffy

114. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Gateway places offered and filled in the area of the four Dublin local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12585/14]

Social Welfare Schemes

Joanna Tuffy

119. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the penalties that apply if someone does not take up an offer of a place on Gateway and if the same penalties apply in respect of other schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12626/14]

Youth Guarantee

Joanna Tuffy

120. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee. [12627/14]

Housing Data

Joanna Tuffy

157. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the information available to his Department regarding the acreage of land zoned for future residential development; the total number of houses that can be built on that undeveloped zoned land; the amount of it that is in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12628/14]

Departmental Programmes

Joanna Tuffy

218. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on any planned improvements in the provision for services for teenagers who need supports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12629/14]

School Accommodation

Joanna Tuffy

139. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11810/14]

Hospital Procedures

Joanna Tuffy

509. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health where doctors can refer patients for treatment of minor dermatology ailments which are no longer treated at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11587/14]

Office of Public Works Projects

Joanna Tuffy

80. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Office of Public Works document Towards a Liffey Valley Park 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/14]

Human Rights Issues

Joanna Tuffy

21. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to raise the matter of the introduction of anti-gay legislation in Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10991/14]

Local Authority Services

Joanna Tuffy

278. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the lack of progress regarding the development of a Liffey Valley Linear Park along the area the subject of a special amenity area order; if he will seek an update from the three local authorities as to the projects planned to develop this area as an amenity; the proposals there are for the restoration of the old Guiness/Farmleigh Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10687/14]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

Joanna Tuffy

323. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the review of the Garda Síochána as part of the Haddington Road agreement; the matters that review will include; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10932/14]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Joanna Tuffy

64. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the mortgage arrears process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10160/14]

Inland Waterways Development

Joanna Tuffy

150. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on proposals to increase charges for use of facilities on the Grand Canal and Royal Canal; if further consultation with stakeholders will be held prior to any decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10245/14]

Hospital Services

Joanna Tuffy

218. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the reason a doctor (details supplied) has not received a response from his Department to their query regarding the refusal of St. James's Hospital to provide certain forms of dermatological treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9756/14]

Student Universal Support Ireland Administration

Joanna Tuffy

118. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress this year with the Student Universal Support Ireland grants service and supports provided by his Department for access programmes in our third level institutions for disadvantaged students; if his Department has had consultations with the teaching colleges to consider offering access programmes specifically to encourage students from disadvantaged backgrounds to train as teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8910/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Joanna Tuffy

48. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to protect mortgage holders with Irish Nationwide Building Society in the event that their mortgages are sold to institutions not covered by the mortgage arrears resolution process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8613/14]

Tax Exemptions

Joanna Tuffy

98. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on an income tax exemption (details supplied). [8548/14]

Tax Credits

Joanna Tuffy

192. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who lost their one parent family tax credit, changed tax bands as a result of the loss of this tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/14]

Tax Credits

Joanna Tuffy

193. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if parents who have joint custody of their children can share the single person child carer tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7875/14]

National Internship Scheme Eligibility

Joanna Tuffy

107. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if people who transfer their social insurance credits to their spouse's tax free allowance are not eligible to apply for JobBridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7153/14]

National Internship Scheme Eligibility

Joanna Tuffy

108. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the requirement of an applicant for JobBridge to be in receipt of a social protection payment or signing on for credits might discriminate against young persons just out of school or college who do not have the required credited contributions to permit them to sign on for credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7154/14]

Child Care Reports

Joanna Tuffy

201. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider, in consultation with the Department of Social Protection, the implementation of any of the tax relief or tax credit options suggested in the Right from the Start report for reducing the costs of child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7190/14]

Early Years Strategy Implementation

Joanna Tuffy

202. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number and dates of consultations between officials of her Department and officials from the Departments of Health, Education and Skills, Social Protection, Environment, Community and Local Government (Housing), Justice and Equality, and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in terms of input into the early years strategy; her level of satisfaction with interdepartmental and inter-agency co-operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7195/14]

Home Help Service Expenditure

Joanna Tuffy

225. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health the amount spent in 2012 and 2013 on home help nationwide and the amount spent in 2012 and 2013 on home help in the Health Service Executive west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7136/14]

Health Services Provision

Joanna Tuffy

622. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health position regarding the application for a residential place in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6746/14]

Mortgage Data

Joanna Tuffy

167. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding banks making agreements with mortgagees; if he will provide figures in tabular form for the number of split mortgages that have been put in place to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/14]