Parliamentary questions

Medicinal Products Prices

Derek Nolan

630. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health his plans to include a maximum pricing scheme for essential drugs in the Pricing of Medical Goods Act 2013; his plans to implement a maximum pricing scheme separate from this Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2645/14]

Immigration Policy

Derek Nolan

226. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Bureau and the Garda National Immigration Bureau have taken to ensure that their respective procedures are consistent with Regulation (EU) No 604/2013; and if S.I. 423/2003 has been repealed. [1931/14]

Immigration Policy

Derek Nolan

227. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the office of the refugee applications centre are now conducting interviews of persons liable for transfer; what is the scope of an appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal against the decision to transfer a person; if it includes both the examination of the application of the regulation and of the legal and factual situation in the member state to which the applicant is being transferred; if the appeal has suspensive effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1938/14]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Derek Nolan

353. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm, since funds have been reinstated in the community employment schemes, if the schemes will revert to the old system of issuing contracts for three and five years and extending the contracts of those who are already on community employment schemes, taking into consideration that this will be cost neutral as those who come off the scheme will have to be paid by social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55481/13]

Control of Dogs

Derek Nolan

535. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce dog breed neutral legislation in relation to the control of dogs here; if legislating restrictions or bans by breed has resulted in reduced injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1753/14]

Garda Deployment

Derek Nolan

560. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí currently in place and their location by county; his plans to increase the number of community gardaí; and his policy and strategy in respect of community gardaí. [55469/13]

Visa Applications

Derek Nolan

561. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions in place that would allow an Irish citizen to have his or her Russian partner move to Ireland if they have not been cohabiting for two years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55520/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Derek Nolan

921. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve the structural design of a bridge (details supplied) in County Galway to enable residents in the area to cross it safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55306/13]

Obesity Strategy

Derek Nolan

100. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to tackle childhood obesity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53716/13]

Legislative Programme

Derek Nolan

265. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill will become law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53732/13]

Planning Issues

Derek Nolan

384. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the conditions contained in local authorities' taking in charge documents are law or policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53745/13]

Defence Forces Properties

Derek Nolan

463. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the future plans for the old FCA barracks facility in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/13]

School Accommodation

Derek Nolan

59. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Galway is being designed with a view to replace all existing prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/13]

Site Acquisitions

Derek Nolan

59. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding site selection for a new campus for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52207/13]

EU Directives

Derek Nolan

85. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance in the context of the EU anti-money laundering directive being discussed at EU level at present, his position on the introduction of a public register of beneficial owners of companies; his views that a fully public register would be beneficial in achieving transparency in international finance and taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51867/13]

EU Directives

Derek Nolan

86. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his view that many international money launderers and tax evaders benefit from the fact that the true owners of international companies can often be hidden under notional owners and-or lawyers; Ireland's position regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51868/13]

Leader Programmes Applications

Derek Nolan

252. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the Town Hall facility in Loughrea, County Galway which is currently being renovated; the timeframe within which it will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51617/13]

HSE Governance

Derek Nolan

456. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the way he plans to address the problem of the large number of management roles in the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/13]

School Accommodation

Derek Nolan

228. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to replace the prefab classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Galway with permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50378/13]

JobsPlus Scheme

Derek Nolan

294. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she views the proposed extension of the JobsPlus programme from January 2014 to include those aged under 26 years and more that six months on the live register, to be in conformity with the Employment Equality Act and other such legislative measures designed to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48831/13]

JobsPlus Scheme

Derek Nolan

298. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if employers who hire persons aged under 26 years and who are more than six months on the live register under the proposed extension of the JobsPlus programme from January 2014, will be in violation of the Employment Equality Act and other such legislative measures designed to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48830/13]

Road Safety

Derek Nolan

511. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will allocate a speed van to an accident black spot (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48896/13]

Departmental Funding

Derek Nolan

135. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if there is any funding opportunity within his Department for voluntary emergency response organisations such as search and rescue organisations that respond to call-outs in remote areas of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48423/13]

Community Employment Schemes Funding

Derek Nolan

186. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any discretionary funding available for a community employment scheme that has recently been faced with unforeseen additional costs of €500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47735/13]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Derek Nolan

187. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information as to whether or not an entrepreneurial fund for a community employment scheme exists; if so, the way this fund may be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47736/13]

School Meals Programme

Derek Nolan

229. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average amount allocated per child and per school through funding for breakfast or lunch clubs in schools around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48366/13]

School Meals Programme

Derek Nolan

230. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS band 1 and DEIS band 2 schools in Galway West that receive breakfast or lunch club funding; if any school has increased its funding allocation by changing from a breakfast club to a lunch club; the amount by which said schools have increased their allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48367/13]

School Meals Programme

Derek Nolan

231. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if any school has increased its breakfast or lunch club funding allocation in the past year; if any school has increased its funding allocation by changing from a breakfast club to a lunch club; the amount by which said schools have increased their allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48368/13]

Natural Heritage Areas Review

Derek Nolan

236. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the future plans for Slieve Bog, Dunmore, County Galway; if there are plans to make it a special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47887/13]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers

Derek Nolan

291. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and by local authority, a breakdown of the number of units that are being provided to persons through the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48363/13]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers

Derek Nolan

292. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount each local authority spends on the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48364/13]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Derek Nolan

293. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to allocate the €30 million announced for a new social housing programme in Budget 2014 to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48365/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Derek Nolan

313. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a delay of up to 24 weeks in obtaining Garda clearance for youth workers on a community employment scheme (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay which is causing immense difficulty and distress for the managers of the CE scheme who may lose their employee allocation because of the delay; the action he will take to address the problem of delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47967/13]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Derek Nolan

127. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the most up to date figures of acceptance for JobBridge positions on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47518/13]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland Remit

Derek Nolan

58. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a reduction in the number of students enrolling in FETAC courses this year; if training fund reductions are responsible for this drop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/13]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Derek Nolan

87. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on any proposed changes to the community employment scheme, specifically referring to the maximum time a person may participate on such a scheme; if this criteria is likely to change in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47331/13]

Heritage Projects

Derek Nolan

103. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a full list of outlets that provide heritage funding nationally; the total amount these outlets provide on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47245/13]

Road Projects Status

Derek Nolan

202. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects a financing structure for the M18 Tuam to Gort Motorway project to be agreed; when he anticipates construction to commence; the timeframe construction is expected to last thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47305/13]

Schools Amalgamation

Derek Nolan

281. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide information on the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; if an impact analysis for the staff in both schools has been conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45830/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

310. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of a school (details supplied) agreeing in principle to a schedule of accommodation, if he will confirm that it will be able to make changes to the internal design of the new accommodation at design stage; if not, if he will send out a team of officials to visit the site as a proper internal design is imperative to the functioning of the school and this has not been agreed to in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46377/13]

Birth Certificate Issues

Derek Nolan

415. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the options open to a parent who cannot sign the birth certificate of their child because their partner is not legally separated from their former spouse. [47012/13]

JobBridge Internship Scheme Eligibility

Derek Nolan

479. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any criteria in place regarding the time limit a company with a JobBridge position can advertise it for, and if there is any criteria regarding the obligation for the said company to respond to applications or hold interviews for the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45892/13]

Family Reunification Policy

Derek Nolan

822. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a stamp 4 citizen who seeks to bring their spouse here for family reunification purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46929/13]

Start-Up Entrepreneur Programme

Derek Nolan

823. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person who is currently resident here on a student visa to start their own business and progress their citizenship status accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46957/13]

Cancer Incidence

Derek Nolan

1243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here who are diagnosed with primary peritoneal cancer each year; if any awareness raising campaigns have been undertaken in relation to the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47044/13]

Work Placement Programme

Derek Nolan

233. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to include persons on disability allowance in the Gateway scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44175/13]

Domestic Violence Refuges

Derek Nolan

493. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there is funding available to assist a domestic violence response unit (details supplied) to ensure it remains operational in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44172/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Derek Nolan

139. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there is a contingency fund available, in addition to the reimbursement of flight costs, to assist patients from Ireland who must travel abroad to seek specific treatments that are unavailable here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/13]

Military Aircraft Landings

Derek Nolan

6. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of military aircraft that have landed at Shannon Airport to date in 2013; the countries to which they are affiliated; the average length of time spent on the ground; if he is satisfied that each landing complied with the normal conditions that apply to landings at Irish airports by foreign military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43232/13]

State Banking Sector

Derek Nolan

30. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if senior management of State owned banks converted their variable mortgages to tracker mortgages either six months before or six months after the date of the Government funded banking guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43283/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

63. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for new accommodation, including a timeframe for the delivery of a new educational campus, for an Educate Together primary school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43271/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

64. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to establish a multidenominational post-primary school in County Galway in view of the increased population figures in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43272/13]

Foreign Direct Investment

Derek Nolan

99. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail incentivisation schemes available from his Department to encourage foreign direct investment in Ireland in the green energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/13]

IDA Funding

Derek Nolan

106. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the annual budget for the Industrial Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43287/13]

General Register Office

Derek Nolan

148. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a new facility equal to the current one at the Irish Life Centre in Dublin in the interests of providing family historians from both home and abroad with a new facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43289/13]

School Meals Programme

Derek Nolan

179. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the way she can justify a DEIS Band 1 school (details supplied) in County Galway receiving just €7,500 for a breakfast club, in view of the fact that the funding amount equates to just 15 cents per child; her views on whether the funding is significantly disproportionate to the amounts that other, less disadvantaged schools in the area are receiving; her views that granting funding to new clubs instead of existing, viable clubs is lacking in fairness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43655/13]

RAPID Programme

Derek Nolan

231. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions for RAPID schemes in the context of his realignment proposals under his local government reform agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Derek Nolan

233. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a sewage treatment facility (details supplied) in County Galway will be upgraded and available for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43286/13]

Proposed Legislation

Derek Nolan

266. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate a timeframe within which the criminal justice (prevention of corruption) Bill 2012 will be introduced into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/13]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Derek Nolan

344. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment has been withdrawn from those companies or businesses which were found to have contributed to the horsemeat scandal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43284/13]

Agriculture Schemes Penalties

Derek Nolan

345. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of farmers on whom penalties were imposed following a land eligibility inspection in County Tipperary in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/13]

Credit Review Office Appeals

Derek Nolan

56. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of businesses which have used State supports such as the Credit Review Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42615/13]

Credit Review Office Appeals

Derek Nolan

57. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a county breakdown in tabular form of the number of businesses in the constituency of Galway West which have used State supports for Irish businesses such as the Credit Review Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42616/13]

Job Creation Data

Derek Nolan

107. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a county breakdown of the number of jobs created by State agencies such as the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42613/13]

Job Creation Data

Derek Nolan

108. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of jobs created by State agencies such as the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland in Galway city; if he will also provide the numbers for the constituency of Galway West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Derek Nolan

109. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a county breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of businesses which have used State supports such as the microfinance fund and the credit guarantee scheme. [42615/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Derek Nolan

110. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a county breakdown in tabular form of the number of businesses in Galway West which have used State supports for Irish businesses such as the micro-finance fund and the credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42616/13]

State Properties

Derek Nolan

206. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will define the authority upon which State owned transport companies dispose of property assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/13]

Public Transport Issues

Derek Nolan

207. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria and procedures upon which State owned transport companies assess the suitability of property for disposal by sale or long term lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42606/13]

State Properties

Derek Nolan

208. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his Department requires State owned transport companies to consult with stakeholders before disposing of property assets or define properties in respect of their strategic, long term, infrastructure needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42607/13]

Voluntary Sector Funding

Derek Nolan

372. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any agreement, currently or historically, in place between his Department and Mountain Rescue Ireland in relation to insurance costs for the organisation; if he will provide all the details relating to the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42322/13]

Disadvantaged Status

Derek Nolan

144. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any specific provisions in place within schools to provide books and other materials for disadvantaged students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/13]

Book Rental Scheme

Derek Nolan

148. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools in County Galway that have a book rental scheme in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/13]

Book Rental Scheme

Derek Nolan

162. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of schools in County Galway that have a book rental scheme in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/13]

Disadvantaged Status

Derek Nolan

163. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any specific provisions in place within schools to provide books and other materials to disadvantaged students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41435/13]

Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility

Derek Nolan

126. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider extending the warmer homes scheme to apartment buildings, particularly when applicants fulfil all of the other eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39870/13]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Derek Nolan

141. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a deadline in place for the National Asset Management Agency to transfer a number of its properties to social housing initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40122/13]

Work Permit Applications

Derek Nolan

485. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding an application for an employment permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Derek Nolan

225. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide further information explaining the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has provided substantial evidence of independent residency, has been refused his or her grant from Student Universal Support Ireland on these grounds; his views on whether the regulations in this regard are too strict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36262/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

134. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Taoiseach if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35446/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

176. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36046/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Derek Nolan

294. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority, of the amount of revenue he expects to raise annually from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35364/13]

Tax Yield

Derek Nolan

295. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue he expects to raise from the local property tax from July to December this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35365/13]

Departmental Functions

Derek Nolan

296. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that conditions do not exist for the re-emergence of a property bubble in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35366/13]

Departmental Functions

Derek Nolan

297. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the analysis that has been done by his Department on the role played by the impact of high inflation, due to lack of control of interest rates, in creating the current economic crisis; the way his Department proposes to deal with a possible recurrence of such high inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35367/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

305. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/13]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Derek Nolan

371. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, the monetary value per school invested by his Department in primary and post-primary schools in Galway West since March 2011, including new school builds, emergency funding and extensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35357/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

388. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36043/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

439. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agency ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36048/13]

Work Permit Applications

Derek Nolan

466. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position on a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35165/13]

IDA Staff

Derek Nolan

474. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in the Industrial Development Agency Ireland is necessary; if the organisation ensures that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the organisation ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if on their return the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on company business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35369/13]

Enterprise Ireland Staff

Derek Nolan

475. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is assured that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in Enterprise Ireland is necessary; if the organisation ensures that there is a robust business case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the organisation ensures that the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on company business overseas [35370/13]

State Pensions Reform

Derek Nolan

489. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the State pension - transition which is currently payable to claimants aged 65 years beyond the proposed cut-off date of 1 January 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34227/13]

Live Register Data

Derek Nolan

651. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a yearly breakdown by local authority area of the average length of time a person is long-term unemployed, short-term unemployed or otherwise for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

672. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36049/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

692. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36039/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

733. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business case is submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensures the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36041/13]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield

Derek Nolan

739. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue he expects to raise from the non-principal private residence charge from July to December this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35365/13]

Local Authority Funding

Derek Nolan

838. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by local authority the expected annual increase and-or decrease in revenue when local authorities replace the local government fund contribution with the new local property tax; if he will include the amount of revenue for both the LGF and the LPT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35444/13]

Official Travel

Derek Nolan

852. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is confident that all overseas travel undertaken by staff in State agencies is necessary; if the agencies ensure a robust business is case submitted before travel is sanctioned; if the agencies ensure the objective of the travel cannot be achieved through other means; if, on their return, the staff have to submit a report on the work carried out while they were on agency business overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36044/13]