Parliamentary questions

Personal Insolvency Act

Pearse Doherty

536. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 24 April, 2013 if he will estimate the number of personal insolvency practitioners required to service 15,000 personal insolvency applications, 3,000 to 4,000 applications for debt relief notices and 3,000 bankruptcy applications in a 12 month period. [24128/13]

Commercial Leases Database

Pearse Doherty

537. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 26 February 2013 in which he advised the Commercial Leases Database would be published by the end of March 2013, and the subsequent failure of the Property Services Regulatory Authority which acts under his auspices to publish the CLD by the end of March 2013, if he will provide an explanation for the delay and a new date for the publication of the CLD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24129/13]

Commercial Rent Reviews

Pearse Doherty

538. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality following the enactment of the Irish Bank Resolution Act 2013 and its provision to suspend property rights in the common good, and in view of a raft of recent examinerships in which reductions in commercial rents in so-called Upward Only Rent Review leases to market levels, have led to several high-profile businesses being saved, if he has considered consulting with his colleagues to re-examine the possibility of abolishing UORR leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24131/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Michael Healy-Rae

539. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the length of time for cases to be dealt with by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

540. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of investigations undertaken by the GSOC in which files relevant to the investigation were not forwarded to the GSOC from An Garda Síochána within the required 30 day time limit; and if he will provide a breakdown of the length of delays involved where files relevant to such investigations have not been supplied to the GSOC within the 30 day time limit. [24150/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

541. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of complaints received by the GSOC which involve investigations into road traffic accidents, in which families made a complaint following the death or serious injury of a family member and in which the complaint relates to the conduct of a member of an Garda Síochána; the number of such complaints deemed admissible; the number of admissible complaints in which files relevant to the investigation were supplied to the GSOC by an Garda Síochána within the 30 time limit. [24151/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

542. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of complaints received by the GSOC which involve investigations into road traffic accidents, in which families made a complaint following the death or serious injury of a family member and in which the complaint relates to the conduct of a member of an Garda Síochána; the number of such complaints deemed admissible in which files relevant to the investigation were not supplied to the GSOC within the required time limit of 30 days; in investigations where files were not supplied to the GSOC within the relevant time period of 30 days, the reasons for the delays as outlined by An Garda Síochána; and the number of occasions when members of An Garda Síochána sent correspondence to the GSOC to explain the reasons in delays for supplying files relevant to investigations. [24152/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

543. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of complaints received by the GSOC which involve investigations into road traffic accidents, in which families made a complaint following the death or serious injury of a family member and in which the complaint relates to the conduct of a member of an Garda Síochána; the number of admissible complaints wherein members of An Garda Síochána refused to supply files relevant to the investigation of the complaint and the reasons for these refusals. [24153/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

544. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of complaints received by the GSOC which involve investigations into road traffic accidents, in which families made a complaint following the death or serious injury of a family member and in which the complaint relates to the conduct of a member of an Garda Síochána; the number of admissible complaints investigated by the GSOC in which members of An Garda Síochána were found guilty of wrongdoing; if he will outline examples of wrongdoing contained in the findings of the GSOC; the number of members consequently disciplined by the GSOC in these circumstances; and if he will give a breakdown of the various disciplinary actions taken by the GSOC for members found guilty of such wrongdoing. [24154/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

545. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form on an annual basis since the establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the number of complaints received by the GSOC which involve investigations into road traffic accidents, in which families made a complaint following the death or serious injury of a family member and in which the complaint relates to the conduct of a member of an Garda Síochána; the number of investigations of complaints which were upheld by the GSOC; and the number of such complaints that are outstanding at present and the duration of the delays involved in outstanding investigations of this nature. [24155/13]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Thomas P. Broughan

546. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering undertaking a review of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in view of reports that there have been delays in information relevant to investigations being provided to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission by an Garda Síochána during the course of investigations carried out by the GSOC. [24156/13]

Traveller Community

Michael Healy-Rae

547. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation on traveller ethnicity will be introduced [24207/13]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Seán Kenny

548. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of revenue his Department received from the Criminal Assets Bureau for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24295/13]

Courts Service

Brendan Smith

549. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Clones District Court, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/13]

Courts Service

Brendan Smith

550. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that there will be no change to the status of Ballyconnell District Court, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/13]

Defence Forces Investigations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

551. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the steps he has taken with the Lebenese and Palestinian authorities to try and locate the remains of a person (details supplied) who was kidnapped on the 27 April 1981 from an Irish observation post outside the village of Dyar Ntar in South Lebanon. [24367/13]

Fodder Crisis

Patrick O'Donovan

552. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Defence in view of the decision taken by the Shannon Airport Authority to allow farming organisations to cut grass on property owned by it to help alleviate fodder shortages in the local area, if he will ask those agencies, companies, authorities, boards and so on who come within his remit to consider similar initiatives on suitable public lands owned by them in conjunction with representatives of local farming organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/13]

Ministerial Travel

Simon Harris

553. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the amount of travel and subsistence, both foreign and domestic, claimed individually by each Minister, Minister of State and Secretary General in his Department, for each year in the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/13]

Ministerial Staff

Simon Harris

554. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/13]

Defence Forces Investigations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

555. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if any progress has been made in case of a person (details supplied) who was kidnapped on the 27 April 1981 from an Irish observation post outside the village of Dyar Ntar in South Lebanon and whose body was never recovered. [24366/13]

State Bodies Accounts

Pearse Doherty

556. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State-owned or substantially State-funded organisations under his Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2012; and those of all such organisations whose latest accounts are more than two years old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2011. [25019/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications

Charlie McConalogue

557. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the agri-environment options scheme 3 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23653/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Moynihan

558. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding agri environment option scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23679/13]

Animal Diseases

Michael Lowry

559. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction the payment of a herd test for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23689/13]

Fishing Industry Development

Joe McHugh

560. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ask his Department to engage with a fisherman who proposes to extend his interest in a fishery (details supplied) in County Donegal and if he will communicate directly with the person about this matter. [23693/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

561. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/13]

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Brendan Griffin

562. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the proposed sale of Coillte harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23723/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

563. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no payment in relation to a disadvantaged area scheme issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23726/13]

Coillte Teoranta Lands

Brendan Griffin

564. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will provide land for a car park (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23729/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

565. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23736/13]

Milk Prices

Michael Moynihan

566. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that milk commodities are now returning double figures on the world market than in May 2012, his views on the fact that the processors are not passing on the price increases to the milk suppliers; if he has met with milk processors to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23740/13]

Fodder Crisis

Joe McHugh

567. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to supports being provided by his Department to farmers who are afflicted by the fodder crisis, the supports that his Department is providing to farmers who operate small holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/13]

Aquaculture Development

Joe McHugh

568. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of May 2013, if he will update Dáil Éireann on BIM's engagement with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

569. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the minimum stocking rates for the 2013 disadvantaged area scheme in view of the adverse weather conditions and the fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23806/13]

Ministerial Travel

Simon Harris

570. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of travel and subsistence, both foreign and domestic, claimed individually by each Minister and Minister of State and Secretary General in his Department, for each year in the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23809/13]

Ministerial Staff

Simon Harris

571. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23825/13]

Forestry Grants

Michael Creed

573. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding outstanding forestry grants in respect of a person (detailssupplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23875/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Paul Connaughton

574. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment option scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23876/13]

Beef Technology Adoption Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

575. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment under the beef technology scheme has not issued to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23892/13]

Beef Technology Adoption Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

576. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in the beef technology scheme in 2012; the number that have been paid for 2012; the number that have not been paid; the reasons they have not been paid; the number rejected on the basis of not carrying out the BVD test in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23893/13]

Forestry Grants

Michael Healy-Rae

577. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a forestry payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23899/13]

Live Exports

Michael Healy-Rae

578. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that livestock export is vital at present, if the live export to Libya is still open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23973/13]

Fisheries Protection

Brendan Griffin

579. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate illegal fishing at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24008/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Finian McGrath

580. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the single farm payment rates were calculated for the period 2007 to 2013; and the formulae that were used for each of the following sectors, dairy, beef, sheep and arable. [24040/13]

Stocking Densities

Finian McGrath

581. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1072 of 16 April 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of figures in tabular form by sector for the analysis done on a county or regional basis regarding agricultural productivity in each of the following sections, dairy, sheep, beef and arable. [24041/13]

Slurry Storage

Tom Barry

582. Deputy Tom Barry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a TAMS type stream of funding for slurry storage on tillage lands where tanks would be in a position to receive imported slurry and use this valuable material to replenish the organic matter and trace elements in continuous tillage grounds. [24080/13]

Fodder Crisis

Michael Healy-Rae

583. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that it is becoming evident that the fodder crisis will continue not just into the summer but that it will heighten and worsen during next winter, his plans to continue bringing fodder into the country to help farmers build up a reserve to take them through another winter and in order to keep and sustain our farms and stock during this crisis; the other countries besides England and France in which he is looking for fodder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24205/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals

Pat Breen

584. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not received headage payments since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/13]

Agriculture Schemes Appeals

Dan Neville

585. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 2 May 2013, if his Department will send out the necessary documentation which will allow the person (details supplied) in County Limerick to lodge an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24244/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

586. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has yet to receive an area-based payment; if he will expedite the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24273/13]

TB Eradication Scheme

Andrew Doyle

587. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the allocation of Departmental spend year to date in east Wicklow on badger culling for the purposes of eradicating bovine TB in comparison to the same period in east Wicklow in 2012; and if he will provide comparative data for national spending for this purpose. [24302/13]

Vesting Orders

Michelle Mulherin

588. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in having the vesting order completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if same will be expedited immediately in view of the fact that this person is in financial difficulty and wishes to sell some of his land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

589. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural inspectors and assistant agricultural inspectors employed by the Department at present; the number of vacancies to be filled at present; the number of new vacancies likely to arise at each grade before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

590. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to an agri-environment option scheme 2 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/13]

State Bodies Accounts

Pearse Doherty

591. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out in tabular form the names of all State-owned or substantially State-funded organisations under his Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2012; and those of all such organisations whose latest accounts are more than two years old - that is, relating to a period ending before May 2011. [25015/13]

Aftercare Services

Róisín Shortall

592. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 has been refused further financial assistance; if this decision is contrary to national policy under the leaving and aftercare services; and if he will ensure that this decision is reviewed in view of the stated responsibility of the Health Service Executive in such instances to support such persons until the completion of the education they are engaged in, which extends a person's eligibility for support beyond 21 years up to 23 years and the detrimental impact that this decision will have on this person in view of their academic achievement to date and plans to continue this to degree level. [24060/13]

Youth Services Provision

Michael McCarthy

593. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the funding position regarding Foróige Youth Services in the context of the upcoming Budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23692/13]

Missing Children

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

594. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a detailed update on the roll out of the 116000 missing children hotline; when this hotline will be fully operational; the publicity strategy in place to publicise this facility; if she will give a commitment to future funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23785/13]

Youth Services Provision

Joe McHugh

595. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will respond to concerns regarding funding challenges that are addressed in a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23803/13]

Detention Centres Location

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

596. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the new eight bed unit in Oberstown, County Dublin, to be completed and when the places will begin to be used. [23868/13]

Child and Family Support Agency Services

Brendan Griffin

597. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide vital funding for a young persons' counselling service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23977/13]

Child and Family Agency Remit

Finian McGrath

598. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any plans or proposals to rationalise the number of family resource centres under the new Child and Family Support Agency; if she envisages 106 family resource centres in the future; if they will continue in their current service provision or if there are plans to either reduce or expand the number of services they provide. [24036/13]

Youth Services Provision

Barry Cowen

599. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of all funding granted to Foróige clubs in County Offaly for the past five years and to date in 2013. [24070/13]

Missing Persons Hotline

John Halligan

600. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 24 April 2013, if she will confirm to date the steps that have been taken to advertise the existence of the 116000 hotline here; if she will commit to organising that the relevant informational posters be forwarded to all colleges, schools, crèches and indeed all public buildings with a request that it be prominently displayed therein; further to this as we are co-hosting a debate in June on the issue of missing children, if she will commit to having information about the 116000 hotline made visible on all official websites and any communications relating to same; if she will confirm whether the onus is now on the ISPCC to ensure the 116000 hotline remains operational from this point on; if she is in a position to guarantee that this service will receive annual State funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24247/13]

Youth Services Provision

Dan Neville

601. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give a commitment that she will continue to provide support to youth organisations (details supplied); and if she will ensure that there will be no cut next year in the funding for the organisation in view of the fact that they already have seen their youth work funding being cut by 30% in five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24304/13]

State Bodies Accounts

Pearse Doherty

602. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set out in tabular form the names of all State owned or substantially State funded organisations under her Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas are more than one year old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2012 and more than two years old, that is, relate to a period ending before May 2011. [25017/13]

Health Services

Patrick Nulty

603. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will examine ways in which continuous positive airway pressure machines could be purchased by those who need them as an alternative to long-term renting of these machines; if he will put in place a scheme by which these machines can be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24046/13]

Health Insurance Regulation

Bernard Durkan

604. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department continues to monitor activity in the health insurance area with particular reference to the need to achieve lower premium payments in the current economic environment; the extent to which health insurance costs have been affected by the costs of hospital procedures in the public and private health sectors respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/13]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Dara Calleary

605. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23637/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Pearse Doherty

606. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that a child diagnosed with autism in February 2013 (details supplied) in County Donegal is still awaiting assistance from the Donegal autism services; if he will provide details on the current waiting times for children diagnosed with autism awaiting assistance in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23639/13]

Medical Card Applications

Michelle Mulherin

607. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23652/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Gerry Adams

608. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health in view of the acknowledgement by the Health Service Executive, as per correspondence dated 10 April 2013, that the most appropriate place for treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Louth is abroad, if he will advise on the way they should proceed to obtain the necessary treatment, in view of the fact that the HSE has not replied to my previous question [23685/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

609. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/13]

Hospital Services

Dominic Hannigan

610. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the the backlog of applications for persons who need to do a period of adaptation and assessment in a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin in order that they may be accepted into An Bord Altranais; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23691/13]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Stephen Donnelly

611. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if there is any way in which their disability allowance can be retained after next month; if there is any alternative allowances available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michelle Mulherin

612. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been waiting for an ophthalmology appointment with the outpatient clinic at University College Hospital Galway since 14 November 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23728/13]

Health Insurance Prices

Billy Kelleher

613. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the cost of the three most popular health insurance policies in March 2011 and March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23731/13]

Health Services Provision

Ged Nash

614. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including a medical product (details supplied) on the list of reimbursable items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23733/13]

National Children's Hospital Status

Billy Kelleher

615. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the National Children's Hospital since the selection of the site at St. James last autumn; the timelines for the next steps in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23735/13]

HIQA Reports

Dara Calleary

616. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority report on a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the Health Service Executive is in receipt of a funding application in respect of the same facility; when a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23737/13]

Medical Card Applications

Tom Fleming

617. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23742/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Ged Nash

618. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including Addison's disease to the list under the terms of the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/13]

Medical Card Reviews

John O'Mahony

619. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card was withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/13]

Medical Card Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

620. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23756/13]

Fodder Crisis

Patrick O'Donovan

621. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health in view of the decision taken by the Shannon Airport Authority to allow farming organisations to cut grass on property owned by it to help alleviate fodder shortages in the local area, if he will ask those agencies, companies, authorities, boards and so on who come within his remit to consider similar initiatives on suitable public lands owned by them in conjunction with representatives of local farming organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23770/13]

Health Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

622. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the cuts to chiropody treatments offered by HSE north west Dublin: his view on whether three visits to a chiropodist per medical card holder is insufficient; if he will intervene to change the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/13]

Health Strategies

Regina Doherty

623. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out any recent studies on vitamin D deficiency in children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Finian McGrath

624. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [23778/13]

Disability Support Services Provision

Kevin Humphreys

625. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health when the national allocation to fund disability services for school leavers will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23788/13]

Disability Support Services Provision

Kevin Humphreys

626. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will be awarded funding for rehabilitation training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23789/13]

Hospital Services

Patrick O'Donovan

627. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Health his plans to rename the Mid Western Regional Hospital, County Limerick, as the Limerick University Hospital to reflect the teaching and education role being fulfilled by the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23804/13]

Ministerial Travel

Simon Harris

628. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of travel and subsistence, both foreign and domestic, claimed individually by each Minister and Minister of State and Secretary General in his Department, for each year in the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23818/13]

Ministerial Travel

Simon Harris

629. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form, the number of staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in his Department or constituency office and their relevant costs including travel and subsistence, in each year for the period 2005 to March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23834/13]

Home Help Service Provision

Brendan Griffin

630. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if additional home-help hours will be provided to a person (details provided) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23855/13]

Civil Registration Service Fees

Róisín Shortall

631. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the rational behind the recent decision to increase the cost of death certificates; the projected net gain of this increase; and if allowances or exemptions are made for those who simply cannot afford to pay this fee. [23862/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Róisín Shortall

632. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that arrangement are made to supply a more suitable wheelchair to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 [23863/13]

Respite Care Services

Róisín Shortall

633. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the position regarding respite care for children in a facility (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if he will respond to concerns raised that this care may be dramatically reduced in order to cater for additional children; if he will provide assurances that measures will be taken to ensure that continuity of care that these children receive will not be altered in any way. [23866/13]

Hospice Services

Terence Flanagan

634. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding is allocated to the LauraLynn Foundation this year and next year to ensure that the hospice may continue their exceptional work on a day to day basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23872/13]

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Services

Billy Kelleher

635. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the findings of the Health Service Executive’s evaluation of the impact of the introduction of the new model of service delivery of pre-hospital emergency care services in County Cork and County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23873/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Gerry Adams

636. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason there was no availability of a patient transfer ambulance on 7 May 2013 for a person (details supplied) in County Clare, to take the person to surgical clinic appointment in the Mid Western hospital [23881/13]