Parliamentary questions

State Papers

Andrew Doyle

332. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding reducing the period before State papers can be published from 30 years to 20 years in line with the UK; if he will ensure this is made a priority by his Department and the National Archives in order that this shift can be made possible to ensure Irish and UK State papers will be published together; the other Departments and bodies under their aegis with which his Department has discussed this matter in order to obtain their feedback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16486/14]

Visa Applications

Andrew Doyle

451. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Egyptian citizen legally residing in an EU member state within the Schengen area for PhD research, who gets a short or long stay visa for Ireland through the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for visiting academic purposes, is entitled to use the same visa for entry to the UK for similar purposes; if the same situation of reciprocity for an Egyptian citizen in similar circumstances who has a similar visa from British authorities will be acceptable to immigration authorities here, or if a separate visa is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16487/14]

Visa Applications

Andrew Doyle

452. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an Armenian citizen who is legally residing in the United Kingdom, an EU member state and inside the common travel area is allowed use their passport and proof of residence in the UK for entry to Ireland for a three-day academic conference, or if a full visa is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16488/14]

Fisheries Offences

Andrew Doyle

498. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the point system in respect of serious fisheries infringements as set down in SI 3 (2014) that applies to fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/14]

Tax Credits

Andrew Doyle

227. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance if the new single child carer tax credit will be transferred to a parent (details supplied) who is not the principle carer in circumstances where the principle carer is married and in work and cannot claim this credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/14]

IBRC Staff

Andrew Doyle

243. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the staff at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, specifically the terms of contracts under which they are being employed; the number of employees that have left the IBRC since the appointment of the special liquidators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Andrew Doyle

427. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given by the Office of Public Works to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will outline in tabular form the allocation his Department has provided the county, to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Andrew Doyle

492. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline Ireland's position on taking unemployment benefits to another EU country, currently set at three months; if Ireland supports a European Commission proposal to extend this up to six months; Ireland's position on these negotiations at European level to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13184/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Andrew Doyle

668. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will provide in tabular form the allocation his Department have provided the county to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/14]

European Parliament Elections

Andrew Doyle

669. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place by his Department where notification is received from another EU member state that an Irish citizen has registered his or her European Parliament vote in that member state; if an Irish citizen who switches his or her European Parliament vote to another EU member state and avails of early voting in that member state, if he or she will retain his or her right to vote in local elections in Ireland should he or she be in Ireland on the day of polling; the number of notifications his Department have received from other EU member states regarding Irish citizens registering to vote in the European Parliament elections in another EU member state since 2004 on a year-by-year basis; if he will break down the figures in tabular form on how many notifications his Department has received from each individual member state in each year since 2004; the number of counties that have been notified by his Department that an Irish citizen has switched his or her vote for the European Parliament in another member state, and to break this data down on a local authority basis and yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13185/14]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Andrew Doyle

671. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the need for additional social and affordable housing in Wicklow, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of ghost estates in County Wicklow together with the number of individual units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/14]

Naval Service Vessels

Andrew Doyle

815. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the plans in place for the commissioning of the LE Samuel Beckett as the newest vessel in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/14]

Alternative Farm Enterprises

Andrew Doyle

868. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new research proposals announcement apply to projects in the agricultural bioenergy field. [13137/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Andrew Doyle

1006. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who is clearly over the income limit for medical card services, has to furnish a valuation of a site, which will cost them in the region of €150 for the valuation, to be assessed for the discretionary card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13017/14]

Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists

Andrew Doyle

1185. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) in County Wexford will have to wait to get braces fitted to their teeth having been assessed by a consultant orthodontist in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14035/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Andrew Doyle

1246. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the sports clubs that have applied for sports capital funding in County Wexford for the 2014 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13299/14]

Bus Éireann Services

Andrew Doyle

1263. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to place a bus route on the real-time bus information signs at a location (details supplied) to include the final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13576/14]

Banking Sector

Andrew Doyle

83. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Finance in view of the need for an expanded banking sector, if he has been in any discussion with the management of Ulster Bank or its parent bank RBS with a view to establishing what its long-term plans are for its business here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/14]

State Properties

Andrew Doyle

192. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the usage that has been allocated for the former Garda stations in Hollywood and Donard, County Wicklow; the use to which the property will be put and by whom; the length of any potential lease; the lengths his Department has gone to for making use of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11900/14]

Road Projects Status

Andrew Doyle

600. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or the National Roads Authority will provide an update on the progress that has been made to date on the N11 upgrade project between Arklow and Rathnew in County Wicklow as of March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11771/14]