Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

294. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that has been drawn down by Kerry County Council and spent directly by the Office of Public Works for works associated with the damage caused by the 2013-14 winter storms; if details of each job will be provided; if more funding will be provided to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32358/14]

IDA Site Visits

Brendan Griffin

313. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits to County Kerry by prospective Industrial Development Agency companies to date in 2014; the details of these visits; his views on this level of visitation; the action he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32350/14]

Birth Certificates

Brendan Griffin

326. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider the mandatory paternity testing for registration of fathers on birth certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32016/14]

JobsPlus Scheme

Brendan Griffin

355. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will include persons in receipt of farm assist for eligibility on JobsPlus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32365/14]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

410. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the construction of the new Irish Language Centre in Baile an Fhirtéaraigh, Contae Chiarraí; the timeframe for the project and when completion is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32343/14]

Heritage Projects

Brendan Griffin

411. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the renovation and refurbishment of Killarney House and Gardens, County Kerry; the timeframe for the project and when completion is expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32351/14]

Film Industry Development

Brendan Griffin

412. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if increased funding will be provided for film production here; if she will provide in tabular form the amounts provided annually for film production over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32352/14]

Leader Programmes Funding

Brendan Griffin

484. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when businesses and community groups may expect to be able to apply and receive Leader funding under the new RDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32355/14]

Tax Yield

Brendan Griffin

485. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular format the levy rate and amounts generated by the plastic bag levy per annum since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32357/14]

Severe Weather Events Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

486. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been drawn down by Kerry County Council for works associated with the damage caused by the 2013-14 winter storms; if more funding will be provided to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32359/14]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

487. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will change the law to allow for independent scrutiny of An Bord Pleanála decisions, particularly in cases where decisions are made completely against the recommendations of inspectors; if he is concerned with the current lack of transparency in the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/14]

Forestry Management

Brendan Griffin

549. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the forestry plantation targets that exist for 2014; if the 2011, 2012 and 2013 targets were met; the measures he plans to improve the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/14]

Child Maintenance Payments

Brendan Griffin

564. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the introduction of more strident penalties for parents who neglect or ignore their maintenance obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32034/14]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Griffin

581. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will bring forward legislation to provide for the post-release electronic tagging of convicted sex offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32345/14]

Road Traffic Offences

Brendan Griffin

582. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fines and penalty points that have been issued for texting and driving since the new law came into force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32353/14]

Crime Data

Brendan Griffin

583. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she considers the act of deliberately ramming a Garda vehicle to be serious enough to warrant its own legislative response; if she is concerned with the figures pertaining to such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32354/14]

Drugs Crime

Brendan Griffin

584. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the street value of illegal drugs seized nationwide over each of the past ten years; if a breakdown of the Garda districts exists for these seizures; the amount she estimates the street value of unseized products to be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32367/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Brendan Griffin

678. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that have been returned to persons in County Kerry in recent weeks following their initial withdrawal under the reviews of recent years; the number in County Kerry that will be returned and when the return of all cards will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32346/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

679. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the 40-bed unit at the Cherryfield site, Killarney, County Kerry; the timeframe for the project and when completion is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32349/14]

Health Care Professionals

Brendan Griffin

729. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the fees payable to general practitioners under the financial emergency measures in the public interest; the percentage reduction this equates to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32823/14]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

734. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce measures to recoup moneys paid to general practitioners for medical card patients who have passed away or emigrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32831/14]

Health Care Professionals

Brendan Griffin

735. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if general practitioner capitation fees will be reduced under the financial emergency measures in the public interest; if a fee based on the number of patient consultations will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32833/14]

Public Procurement Contracts

Brendan Griffin

765. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the advertisement of tenders for State subsidised flights between counties Kerry and Dublin and Donegal and Dublin; the expected timeframe for the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32342/14]

The Gathering Initiatives

Brendan Griffin

766. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on making 2016 the year of the home gathering, a year in which efforts will be made similar to The Gathering 2013 but this time aimed at the domestic market so that persons would have even more reasons to holiday at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32344/14]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

767. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for the new section of the N70 from Milltown to Killorglin, County Kerry; the anticipated timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32348/14]

Road Projects Status

Brendan Griffin

768. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for the new Adare bypass; the anticipated timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32363/14]

Road Projects Contracts

Brendan Griffin

769. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek a public private partnership arrangement for the construction of the N22 Cork-Kerry road and the M8 Dunkettle interchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/14]

Taxi Regulations

Brendan Griffin

770. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the overall and county take-up of the new rural hackney scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32374/14]

Cycling Facilities Provision

Brendan Griffin

771. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all new road construction projects will include provision for cycle infrastructure in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/14]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of all grant payments issued by Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Kerry from 2006 to 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31778/14]

Medical Card Delays

Brendan Griffin

230. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the unacceptable delays in the processing of a medical card appeal will be investigated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/14]

VAT Exemptions

Brendan Griffin

266. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT on swimming lessons; if the VAT exemption applies to lessons provided to school classes; if the lessons must take place in the school setting; if lessons under the auspices of the school are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31562/14]

Teachers' Panel Rights

Brendan Griffin

298. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if automatic panel rights will be provided to teachers who are on the seventh point of the salary pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31277/14]

Teachers' Panel Rights

Brendan Griffin

304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the qualifying criteria for the supplementary teaching panel in view of the difficulties applicants are facing satisfying the income requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31357/14]

School Transport Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

325. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus service (details supplied) in County Kerry will be continued for a leaving certificate student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31608/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Griffin

451. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the loss of funding to disability organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30960/14]

Motor Tax Rates

Brendan Griffin

455. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the additional charges applied to motor tax customers who tax their vehicles for three and six month periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30668/14]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

460. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a dispensation for the residency clause in planning conditions on a site is available on hardship grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/14]

Multi-annual Budget Plans

Brendan Griffin

475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/14]

Local Authority Housing

Brendan Griffin

508. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to Kerry County Council to construct single rural cottages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/14]

Direct Provision System

Brendan Griffin

580. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31092/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brendan Griffin

631. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if an eye operation will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30877/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Brendan Griffin

636. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding cuts and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30961/14]

General Medical Services Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

642. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the fees paid to GPs per patient for medical card holders since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/14]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

700. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for insulin pumps for children with diabetes in County Kerry; the way these times compare with Dublin; the measures he is taking to shorten these times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31563/14]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

701. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason children in County Kerry with type 1 diabetes, who are recommended to be seen by their diabetes care team every three months, are only being seen by specialist paediatric staff every six months currently; if the matter will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31564/14]

Hospital Consultants Recruitment

Brendan Griffin

702. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no paediatric endocrinologist in County Kerry, only a paediatrician with an interest in diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31565/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

703. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no paediatric diabetes nurse specialist in County Kerry, only two adult diabetes nurse specialists who see both type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients in what can only be described as substandard premises with no privacy for patients and only room for three people to fit into the room; if this will be addressed urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31566/14]

Health Services Provision

Brendan Griffin

704. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no access to carb counting classes for families with children with type 1 diabetes in County Kerry; if these classes will be provided as a preventative health measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

705. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if Cork University Hospital, with only two consultants with 0.5 dedicated to diabetes for over 400 children will receive adequate staffing in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31568/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

706. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork University Hospital only has 1.8 whole-time equivalent diabetes nurse specialists in paediatrics covering over 400 children with diabetes when a minimum of 5.0 dedicated diabetes nurse specialists is needed; if these positions will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31569/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

707. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a psychologist for children with diabetes will be provided at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31570/14]

Hospital Services

Brendan Griffin

708. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the reason Cork University Hospital has only one part-time dietitian when two full-time dietitians are needed; if the positions will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31571/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

709. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the I-Port Advance will be made available on the GMS and LTI Schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31572/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Brendan Griffin

714. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a special needs crèche assistant will be provided to a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/14]

Departmental Contracts

Brendan Griffin

722. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the turnover requirement for contractors will be eased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30879/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

799. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31573/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

800. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31574/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

801. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31575/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

802. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31576/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

803. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a junction (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31577/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

804. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a junction (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31578/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

805. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a junction (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31579/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Brendan Griffin

806. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the improvement of a bridge at a junction (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31580/14]

Employment Data

Brendan Griffin

216. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts he is making to tackle unemployment in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/14]

Employment Data

Brendan Griffin

217. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons in employment in County Kerry compared to when this Government took office; his views that the Action Plan for Jobs is less effective in regional areas such as County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30387/14]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Brendan Griffin

373. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 suckler cow welfare scheme payment for six calves will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [29988/14]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Brendan Griffin

475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he anticipates a further round of the sports capital scheme; if so, when this may happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/14]

Tax Reliefs Application

Brendan Griffin

222. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on calls to make private health insurance payments fully income tax deductible in budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29900/14]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

224. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance the tax concessions available in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29903/14]

Rural Social Scheme Administration

Brendan Griffin

395. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will apply any derogations to assist community groups (details supplied) in County Kerry with problems that will potentially lead to the loss of vital community services in a socially disadvantaged area [29486/14]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

396. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will initiate a review of the eligibility criteria for participation in community employment schemes; and if she will ensure that as part of that review the demographic context in which the scheme operates will be taken into account, as many community groups feel that the CE scheme does not currently meet the needs of rural communities as the population structure is not conducive to meeting the eligibility rules on an on-going basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29487/14]

Back to Education Allowance Payments

Brendan Griffin

427. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will refrain from further reducing or altering the household benefits and free travel pass facilities in Budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29897/14]

Living Alone Allowance

Brendan Griffin

428. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the living alone allowance form €7.70 a week in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29898/14]

Crime Data

Brendan Griffin

634. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycle thefts per annum per Garda district for the past five years; her plans to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29307/14]

Crime Data

Brendan Griffin

635. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for bicycle theft per Garda district in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29308/14]

Home Care Packages Provision

Brendan Griffin

674. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health following the recent investigations and reporting into Fingal Home Care the efforts that been applied to improve the management and monitoring of the service and the quality of care to clients of Fingal Home Care; if the clients of Fingal Home Care have been consulted and communicated with regarding the service and care provided by Fingal Home Care; the changes and improvements that are being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29013/14]

HSE Complaints Procedures

Brendan Griffin

720. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the treatment of a person (details supplied) at a recent consultant appointment; his views that this practice is widespread. [29352/14]

Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold

Brendan Griffin

788. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reducing the ceiling of the drug refund scheme in Budget 2015. [29899/14]

Insurance Levy

Brendan Griffin

789. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on calls to reverse the levy on private health insurers for use of private beds in public hospitals in Budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29901/14]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Brendan Griffin

207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a date for an appointment for a MRI scan will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28871/14]

Overseas Development Aid Provision

Brendan Griffin

38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding development education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28699/14]

Television Reception

Brendan Griffin

112. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a Saorview blackspot in County Kerry (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28624/14]

Legal Services Regulation

Brendan Griffin

140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse available to persons who are victims of a fraud by solicitors acting on their behalf; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28661/14]

Medicinal Products Availability

Brendan Griffin

150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the drug beta feron will be made available on the Health Service Executive community drug scheme for multiple sclerosis sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28566/14]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

154. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the grant to student teachers undertaking courses in the Gaeltacht will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28328/14]

Irish Language

Brendan Griffin

155. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce the Gaeltacht scholarship scheme for teachers wishing to attend Gaeltacht courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28329/14]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Griffin

198. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27962/14]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Brendan Griffin

202. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 11 June 2014, the position regarding repair works to the landing area at An Blascaod Mór, County Kerry; when he expects the works to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/14]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

253. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to persons who have special dietary requirements after the suspension of the diet supplement payment for new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28417/14]

Environmental Protection Agency Remit

Brendan Griffin

308. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Environmental Protection Agency requirements for percolation tests will be reviewed in view of the advancement in sewerage treatment systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/14]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Brendan Griffin

314. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a derogation to allow tendering for SICAP by national organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/14]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection

Brendan Griffin

318. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide examples of liabilities for home owners who have not discharged their non-principal private residence tax on the 31 August 2014, 1 September 2014, 1 January 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28048/14]

Register of Electors

Brendan Griffin

331. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reform the voter registration process to facilitate online registration and the creation of an electoral commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/14]

Housing Issues

Brendan Griffin

332. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to support students in accessing affordable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28327/14]

Legislative Process

Brendan Griffin

371. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the children and family relationships Bill will be enacted in full by the end of 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28322/14]

Marriage Equality Referendum

Brendan Griffin

372. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a date will be set for the referendum on marriage equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28323/14]

Equality Issues

Brendan Griffin

373. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if section 37.1 of the Employment Equality Act will be deleted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28324/14]

Hospital Appointment Delays

Brendan Griffin

483. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given a date for a hernia operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28017/14]

Medicinal Products Prices

Brendan Griffin

547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will put in place regulations to impose maximum price for emergency contraception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/14]