Parliamentary questions

Crime Levels

Fergus O'Dowd

442. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recent spate of burglaries in the Louth - East Meath constituency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11315/15]

Firearms Licences

Fergus O'Dowd

465. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding gun control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11419/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

719. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath regarding an application under the nursing home support scheme, in view of that person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12057/15]

Planning Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

264. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) which is the subject of an inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10915/15]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

64. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a tax query in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10671/15]

Courts Service

Fergus O'Dowd

90. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual cost of the computer system for the Courts Service for each year since 2011; the improvements and changes made in hardware or software for each of those years; the purpose of such changes; her plans for future investment; the purpose and timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10746/15]

Inland Fisheries Regulation

Fergus O'Dowd

149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there has been any analysis by Inland Fisheries Ireland of fish pathology in Border areas, which shows evidence of contamination by diesel laundering chemicals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/15]

Driver Test Centres

Fergus O'Dowd

157. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will designate Drogheda, County Louth as a driver test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10660/15]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

224. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the position in respect of a person (details supplied) regarding the tax status of stay-at-home parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/15]

Extradition Arrangements

Fergus O'Dowd

328. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will proceed with an application to the authorities in the US for the extradition of a person (details supplied) to be tried on charges of sexual abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10298/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

411. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the North East Doctor on Call service and, in particular, the proposed changes in County Louth; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the North East Doctor on Call service, by location, in the north east for each year since 2010; the numbers of patients seen annually and by location since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10277/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

543. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received proposals from Louth County Council regarding social housing in the county; when he will make a decision on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10383/15]

National Car Test

Fergus O'Dowd

598. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a refund will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been charged for non-attendance at a national car test given that the person did, in fact, attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

215. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided as soon as possible in respect of an application under the nursing home support scheme, in view of the person's circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9758/15]

Water Pollution

Fergus O'Dowd

31. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take following a report (details supplied) that cancer causing toxins from illegal fuel laundering plants are being dumped into the Fane river, Dundalk, County Louth, and also into Lough Muckno and Lough Ross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8869/15]

Local Government Reform

Fergus O'Dowd

206. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the boundary of Drogheda, County Louth, as proposed by the Drogheda Chamber of Commerce (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9484/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

510. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to make necessary improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9263/15]

EU Directives

Fergus O'Dowd

230. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to implement the European Union's clean air for Europe directive's national emissions reduction target for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8580/15]

Air Pollution

Fergus O'Dowd

231. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency into air quality here in 2013 and in particular the section of the report addressing future challenges (details supplied), which states that the levels of particulate matter in smaller towns are similar to or higher than those in cities where bituminous coal is banned; the actions that he will take to reduce concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PM (Particulate Matter) 10 and PM 2 in such smaller towns and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8582/15]

Air Pollution

Fergus O'Dowd

232. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the recent report of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Air Quality in Ireland 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8586/15]

Office of Public Works Properties

Fergus O'Dowd

93. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties in County Louth, under the care of the Office of Public Works, the spend, capital and current, by the Office of Public Works on each of these properties, for each year since 2012; the works carried out and the plans, capital and current, for expenditure in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

110. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures which a prisoner must undergo on arrival at prison, and before being allocated a cell; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8412/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

111. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who were brought to prison, on foot of committal orders, for non-payment of fines, on 18 February 2015, and later released, or placed on temporary release, on that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8413/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

112. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who were committed to prison, for non-payment of fines, and brought to prison on 18 February 2015, and later released on that date, or given temporary release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8414/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Fergus O'Dowd

180. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied). [8469/15]

Unemployment Data

Fergus O'Dowd

174. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach the number of jobs lost and gained in County Louth in each of the past six years and in 2015, to date. [8089/15]

Action Plan for Jobs

Fergus O'Dowd

272. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding Drogheda in County Louth with respect to the recently announced jobs strategy; the reason Drogheda, which is the biggest town in the county, has not been included by name in this strategy; if it will be included; if he will meet Drogheda Chamber of Commerce as a matter of urgency to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8115/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments

Fergus O'Dowd

405. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding nursing home payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7722/15]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Fergus O'Dowd

627. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if European funding is available for the railway system, for example, the re-opening of Dunleer railway station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7952/15]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

638. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to restore thatched cottages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7953/15]

Prisoner Data

Fergus O'Dowd

100. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average daily cost of holding a prisoner in jail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7456/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

101. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, by gender, who were committed to prison for non-payment of fines for each year since 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7458/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

102. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the category of offences committed by persons who were committed to prison for non-payment of fines in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7459/15]

HIQA Remit

Fergus O'Dowd

141. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) from ALONE regarding the extension of the powers of the Health Information and Quality Authority to investigate unsolicited complaints about persons in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7500/15]

Physical Education Facilities

Fergus O'Dowd

175. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of sports facilities in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7451/15]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Fergus O'Dowd

178. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the commitment, at official level, to retain and enhance the provision of the high standard of third level input to the education of apprentices, at phases 4 and 6, at Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7465/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

116. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the provision of an open prison option for female prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, to date, in providing supported accommodation and inter-related services for women offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7227/15]

Restorative Justice

Fergus O'Dowd

118. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in providing restorative and reparative initiatives, tailored for women offenders in the community, and in custody; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7228/15]

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Fergus O'Dowd

209. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the ban on bituminous coal to any new urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7320/15]

Youth Guarantee

Fergus O'Dowd

194. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers under 25 years of age in County Louth, who to date have been offered and completed a personal progression plan as part of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6853/15]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

247. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the regional enterprise strategy, which includes the constituency of Louth, will be rolled out; if he has specific job creation targets for the constituency as part of this strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6852/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

335. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has received an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7060/15]

Dental Services

Fergus O'Dowd

371. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the dental services in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6851/15]

Maternity Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

373. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the rate of undiagnosed breech presentations in labour, identified in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6867/15]

Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility

Fergus O'Dowd

514. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a council can insist a local authority tenant of over 30 years standing, who has not yet commenced to purchase the family home and who does not owe any rent whatsoever, must surrender the legal right to purchase this home to the local authority as a mandatory pre-condition to a housing adaptation grant being issued by the local authority to deal with that person's disability needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7130/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Fergus O'Dowd

91. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available to Louth County Council to alleviate flooding in Dunleer, County Louth which arose because the Whiteriver burst its banks in November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/15]

Teacher Redeployment

Fergus O'Dowd

224. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for panel rights (details supplied); if the matter will be appealed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6464/15]

Gaeltacht Scholarships

Fergus O'Dowd

263. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the organisations and Departments which provided Gaeltacht scholarships to students attending first-level and second-level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6363/15]

Consumer Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

45. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the action that will be taken to deal with the very serious issues raised in the Raidió Teilifís Éireann "Primetime" programme on 5 February 2015, regarding a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

94. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners jailed in the State for non-payment of fines for each year since 2010; when this practice will cease and other appropriate arrangements for payment including staged payments will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6226/15]

Prison Committals

Fergus O'Dowd

95. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of female prisoners jailed in the State for each year since 2010; the percentage of all prisoners this represents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6227/15]

Hospital Procedures

Fergus O'Dowd

133. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding kidney transplants in the State; the number of such transplants carried out for each year since 2010 by location; the number of specialist kidney transplant surgeons employed for each such year by location; the numbers presently employed in 2015; the number of vacancies existing presently; if same have been advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6321/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Fergus O'Dowd

174. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the amount expended on rent allowance in each of the years from 2008 to 2014 and to date in 2015 in each local authority area in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5636/15]

Illicit Trade in Tobacco

Fergus O'Dowd

210. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the health issues and legal issues arising from the sale of illegal cigarettes in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6027/15]

IDA Portfolio

Fergus O'Dowd

259. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the sites currently owned by IDA Ireland in the constituency of Louth, by location, which have potential use in attracting inward investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/15]

Primary Medical Certificates Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

478. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the facilities available in the constituency of Louth for persons under 18 years of age, who may be suffering from mental health difficulties; the way these facilities are accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/15]

Education Expenditure

Fergus O'Dowd

550. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding education issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6066/15]

Pension Provisions

Fergus O'Dowd

636. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a pension matter in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5963/15]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

638. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria under which each council was allocated funding for road improvements as announced recently; the amount requested by each local authority; the amount granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/15]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

639. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the outcome of the meeting held on 4 February 2015 between officials of his Department and representatives of the Boyne trail cycling group and other groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6003/15]

Road Safety

Fergus O'Dowd

643. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to County Louth, by local authority area, to implement the 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/15]

Foreign Direct Investment

Fergus O'Dowd

154. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to encourage foreign direct investment in Drogheda, Ardee and Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5261/15]

Foreign Direct Investment

Fergus O'Dowd

155. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to detail the number of current active leads by the IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland by location in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5262/15]

Child and Family Agency Services

Fergus O'Dowd

209. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who are waiting in the constituency of County Louth to be allocated a social worker; the number of these that are high priority and emergency; the length of time they have been on a waiting list; the number of social workers employed; the number of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5260/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

264. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses which will be built this year in County Louth by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5263/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Fergus O'Dowd

83. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed commission of inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) in 1976 as recommended by the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5055/15]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

180. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application for funding from a group (details supplied) for €100,000 for a cycle path; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5126/15]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Fergus O'Dowd

380. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to residents in County Louth living with anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4868/15]

Fuel Quality

Fergus O'Dowd

384. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints regarding petrol and diesel quality received by the Garda during the past 12 months in County Louth and that portion of east Meath in the Louth constituency; the numbers being investigated; the number of prosecutions which have been taken or initiated and their outcome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4934/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

606. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date in the identification of areas within the constituency of Louth where commercial operators will not be providing broadband; the actions that will be taken by his Department to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4935/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

119. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a report regarding a presidential pardon for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4261/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Fergus O'Dowd

127. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will respond to a request from survivors of a residential home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4234/15]

Vaccination Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

137. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding meningitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4125/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration

Fergus O'Dowd

143. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will amend section 12(1)(b) of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009, to allow for the provision of refunds to go directly to the resident or their representative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4150/15]

HIQA Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

144. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on a plan for extending the Health Information and Quality Authority regulation to other health and social care sectors, commencing in 2015 with private healthcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/15]

Rail Services

Fergus O'Dowd

194. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the re-opening of Dunleer railway station, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4229/15]

Ports Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

195. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the taking over of Drogheda port by Louth County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/15]

Disease Incidence

Fergus O'Dowd

85. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosed in the Duleek area, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3964/15]

Tourism Project Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

142. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding/support available for a community group (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4067/15]

IDA Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

242. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a foreign direct investment unit building to accommodate between 200 and 300 employees will be supported by his Department; if Enterprise Ireland will support phase 2 of the Mill Enterprise Centre, Greenhills, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3781/15]

Nursing Home Services

Fergus O'Dowd

370. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposals regarding St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3585/15]

Teachers' Remuneration

Fergus O'Dowd

469. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding teachers' pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3702/15]

Third Level Institutions

Fergus O'Dowd

478. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a third level sub-campus or institution in Drogheda, County Louth particularly a concept of a Drogheda/Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3776/15]

Local Government Reform

Fergus O'Dowd

545. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on city status for the greater Drogheda metropolitan area as the way forward as there are 76,000 persons living within the GDMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/15]

Roadworthiness Testing

Fergus O'Dowd

590. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the road testing of vintage vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3413/15]

Water Pollution

Fergus O'Dowd

205. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he will take on foot of the report in a newspaper (details supplied) of 18 January 2015 that cancer causing toxins from illegal fuel laundering plants are being dumped into the Fane river Dundalk, County Louth, and also into Lough Muckno and Lough Ross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3168/15]

Citizen Information Services

Fergus O'Dowd

43. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will commence section 5 of the Citizens Information Act 2007, which establishes the personal advocacy service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49655/14]

Veterinary Nursing

Fergus O'Dowd

288. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 2 December 2014, if a veterinary nurse can solely hold a certificate of suitability as laid out in Section 109 of the Veterinary Practice Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49594/14]

Criminal Law

Fergus O'Dowd

406. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding phone and e-mail tapping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49603/14]

Legislative Programme

Fergus O'Dowd

410. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will repeal the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49652/14]

Legislative Process

Fergus O'Dowd

411. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the revised Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49653/14]

Legislative Measures

Fergus O'Dowd

412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce hate crime legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49654/14]

Prison Investigations

Fergus O'Dowd

415. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to issues raised by the Irish Penal Reform Trust (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49699/14]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Fergus O'Dowd

500. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the proposed mother and baby inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1387/15]

Congregated Settings Report

Fergus O'Dowd

517. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will commence a programme of investment that will ensure the implementation of the congregated settings report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/14]

Disability Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

566. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct that the Health Service Executive will ensure that the service level agreements signed with disability providers for 2015 will allocate 5% to 8% of their block grant to individualised, person-centered, community-based models of support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/14]

Registration of Nurses

Fergus O'Dowd

613. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the nursing registration fee which was increased by 50%; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1156/15]