Parliamentary questions

HSE Funding

Seán Fleming

207. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for the provision of crisis pregnancy support and accommodation in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24982/14]

Property Tax Application

Seán Fleming

45. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the form specified by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of a notification to be sent to them under section 21 arising from a resolution referred to in section 20(2) of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/14]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Seán Fleming

52. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a third level student grant will be paid in respect of a student (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24951/14]

Turbary Rights

Seán Fleming

123. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will supply a copy of the Q3 agreement in respect of turbary rights from the Irish Land Commission in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Seán Fleming

164. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health in respect of the Health Act 1970 and the requirement with regard to the provision of ophthalmic services for children that the cost of lenses or frames must be borne by the individual in question where there is a requirement for a higher specification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24964/14]

School Transport Administration

Seán Fleming

176. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of different versions of the report into corruption in Bus Éireann's administration of the school transport contract did the audit review group in Bus Éireann sign off on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/14]

School Transport Administration

Seán Fleming

177. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of different versions of the report into corruption in Bus Éireann's administration of the school transport contract on which the chairman of Bus Éireann (details supplied) sign off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24966/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

136. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24156/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

141. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24151/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

152. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

206. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24148/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

284. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24153/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

302. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the legislative provisions in respect of her Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24155/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

353. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legislative provisions in respect of his Department which have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but which have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24144/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

360. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to set out the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but which have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

371. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but which have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

407. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Defence the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24147/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

411. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24143/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

427. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative provisions in respect of her Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24154/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

464. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the legislative provisions in respect of his Department which have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24152/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Sean Fleming

489. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24263/14]

Commencement of Legislation

Sean Fleming

577. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but which have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24157/14]

Legislative Measures

Sean Fleming

603. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that has been passed by the Oireachtas since 2011 but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/14]

Legislative Measures

Seán Fleming

1. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legislative provisions in respect of his Department that have been passed by the Oireachtas but have not come into effect to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23710/14]

Budget 2014

Seán Fleming

4. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to ensure all expenditure measures announced in budget 2014 are implemented throughout Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23711/14]

Public Service Reform Plan Update

Seán Fleming

8. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service allowances currently in place; the current state of plans to review these allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/14]

Housing Finance Agency

Seán Fleming

10. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the State’s policy in respect of dividends from the Housing Finance Agency; if the policy has changed in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23699/14]

National Lottery Licence Sale

Seán Fleming

17. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the operating plans for the new national lottery licence is respect of protecting vulnerable persons from developing gambling problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23698/14]

Budget 2015

Seán Fleming

22. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the budget planning process for budget 2015 has commenced; the priorities that he has set for the next budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/14]

School Transport Administration

Seán Fleming

63. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 11 February 2014 regarding the maintenance charge of €23,000 per bus per year which is over five times higher than the equivalent charges for school transport in Northern Ireland, if he will immediately claw back all money paid to Bus Éireann under state aid rules in view of the fact that the 1975 agreement at paragraph 5.1.2 specifically provides for the actual expenditure on school buses for maintenance charges incurred and this obviously did not happen according the FGS report, 2009, and that he had no verifiable documentation that payments by him did not in fact cross subsidise maintenance workers maintaining buses that competed with private bus operators thereby creating an unfair competitive advantage for Bus Éireann. [23894/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Fleming

185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23741/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Fleming

186. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23742/14]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Sean Fleming

59. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the situation regarding the allocation of learning support to schools; if he will consider making this allocation on the basis of the number of pupils in a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23542/14]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Sean Fleming

60. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements and facilities provided separately by learning support facilities and resource facilities in primary schools; if the allocation of staff will be mixed between learning support and resource teaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23582/14]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Sean Fleming

106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the total staff complement required for a centre (details supplied) in County Laois; the number of staff in each grade in this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23543/14]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Sean Fleming

117. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment and treatment at a location ( details supplied) in County Laois both for speech and language therapy and for occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/14]

Third Level Fees

Seán Fleming

60. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis of the fees that are required to be paid by persons who are involved in an official apprenticeship scheme and are required to attend a college, such as Cork Institute of Technology or other colleges, for a 13-week period and are charged €913 in fees for college and exam results, notwithstanding their low income as they are still on the apprentice scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23486/14]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Fleming

63. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils needed in a school to have two mainstream teachers; the changes made to this pupil-teacher ratio in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23522/14]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Fleming

64. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils needed in a school to have three mainstream teachers; the changes made to this pupil-teacher ratio in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23524/14]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Fleming

65. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils needed in a school to have four mainstream teachers; the changes made to this pupil-teacher ratio in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23525/14]

School Transport Eligibility

Seán Fleming

66. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange for the necessary school transport or taxi escort service for a child with autism to a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/14]

Fire Service

Seán Fleming

93. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the 21 new service delivery units following the realignment of the fire service structures; if he will list the areas covered by each of these new delivery units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23536/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Seán Fleming

127. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if he will consider lifting the discrimination against persons with mental and psychiatric illnesses who apply for medical cards, especially persons who have long-term diagnoses such as a bipolar condition that can lead to suicide and life-threatening events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23485/14]

Carbon Tax Implementation

Seán Fleming

20. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether revenue to the State from the sale of solid fuel products is being put at risk from the significant cross-Border price differential that exists since the recent increase in the rate of carbon tax which applies to such products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23037/14]

Mortgage Schemes

Seán Fleming

31. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the introduction of a State-backed insurance scheme for first-time buyers in the absence of a significant increase in supply in the short to medium term will lead to an unsustainable rise in property prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23036/14]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Seán Fleming

45. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach the number of defibrillators that are located in Government offices and buildings under the remit of his Department throughout the country; if these are available in emergency cases outside of office hours to the community in the locations where they are based; the number and cost of same; if he will consider putting some arrangement in place whereby these defibrillators can be located where the public can access them out of office hours, in the interest of health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22392/14]

Black Economy

Seán Fleming

159. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the principles in the home renovation incentive in Finance Act (No. 2) 2013, an aim of the incentive which is to support tax compliant building contractors by introducing a similar type of measure for persons who wish to claim mortgage interest relief from the Revenue Commissioners as a way of ensuring that only persons who are tax compliant in the construction industry will have a clear advantage over those operating in the shadow economy in view of the fact that he has stated in Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 15 May 2014 that he would not ask the banks to get involved in this process but the Revenue Commissioners could have a role in relation to mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23209/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Seán Fleming

202. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the grant, financial assistance or bursary available to Irish persons who wish to commence studying for nursing in a university (details supplied) in Scotland in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22241/14]

Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements

Seán Fleming

203. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Central Applications Office gives a higher priority to students who obtained leaving certificate points in the current year when considering applications for a course (details supplied) in third level education compared with students who completed their leaving certificate in 2013, 2012 or earlier years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/14]

School Funding

Seán Fleming

292. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all schools will be subject to the full water charges to be introduced later this year; if schools will be eligible for a concessionary rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23202/14]