Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commissions of Investigation

Michael McNamara

243. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance why he met with Fianna Fáil's Leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland and Sinn Féin's Vice President on the proposed terms of reference for a commission of investigation to be established to assess the oversight of the Department of Finance of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's transactions, which resulted in a loss of at least €10 million, rather than with the Opposition parties' finance spokespersons; if he will outline the process by which these meetings came about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/15]

Home Help Service Data

Michael McNamara

620. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the percentage of the population over 65 years of age who are receiving home help hours in counties Clare and Limerick, and in north County Tipperary. [23651/15]

Commemorative Events

Michael McNamara

897. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will recognise the Armenian genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/15]

Northern Ireland Issues

Michael McNamara

898. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland sought an apology from the British Government of the former British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, for the Great Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21572/15]

Social Welfare Code

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the regulations in which the manner of the application to become an insured person paying contributions, referred to as a voluntary contributor, and the period within which it must be made, are prescribed. [19959/15]

Social Welfare Code

Michael McNamara

181. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the changes to the voluntary contributions system introduced since 2011. [19960/15]

Rural Development Programme

Michael McNamara

959. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Ireland will not include adherence to the de minimis rule for conservation and heritage projects in its Rural Development Programme 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20360/15]

Sea Lice Controls

Michael McNamara

217. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the use of teflubenzuron-based pesticides, which are being used in Irish salmon farms, in view of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to ban them, and order the removal of such pesticides from the market by their manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/15]

Harbours and Piers Expenditure

Michael McNamara

224. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of works carried out on piers, harbours and coastal infrastructure, for which his Department is responsible, following the storms and high tides in 2013 and 2014; the number of works carried out in each county; the cost of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/15]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Michael McNamara

229. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the reason it is considered appropriate to impose an 18 to 28 years of age limit when advertising for musicians in the public press for his Department; and if this imposition can be lifted. [17828/15]

Child and Family Agency Remit

Michael McNamara

226. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is not in a position to administer the national lottery grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16311/15]

Vehicle Registration

Michael McNamara

415. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the recommended or legal limit for the length of time allowed for which a vehicle can be licensed by motor dealers without the motor dealer's name appearing in registration book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16317/15]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Michael McNamara

197. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the National Parks and Wildlife Service will erect signs in the vicinity of nesting white tailed eagles to warn fishermen, other lake users and members of the public not to inadvertently disturb them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16108/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael McNamara

232. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15156/15]

Coastal Protection

Michael McNamara

89. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of coastal protection and coastal repair works carried out in each county every year from 1 January 2012; the cost of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15005/15]

HSE Funding

Michael McNamara

531. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if funding of €1 million for staff costs required to be met in order to open the new cystic fibrosis unit in University Hospital Limerick, which was built with funds raised by TLC4CF and other charities in the mid-west, will be provided in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14292/15]

Garda Operations

Michael McNamara

158. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality how much revenue has been raised by speed checks up to 20 March 2015 at the Clare side of the Limerick Tunnel; how many traffic accidents took place in the Limerick Tunnel since it opened; if the speed checks comply with policing of traffic black spots; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/15]

Single Payment Scheme Administration

Michael McNamara

323. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the difference between the terms and conditions of the 2013 and 2014 single payment scheme, with regard to instances where the inspector fails to make contact with the applicant on arrival for an unannounced inspection; if the procedure prescribed in the terms and conditions of the 2013 single payment scheme, as per the last paragraph of page 19, will be re-instated in the basic payment scheme terms and conditions in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11092/15]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

Michael McNamara

482. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been prosecuted pursuant to certain offences (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2014; the number who were convicted; and if she will itemise the number of prosecutions and convictions for each offence in each of the said years. [11779/15]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Michael McNamara

681. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a timed and costed plan will be completed for the development required to bring Raheen Community Hospital into compliance with Health Information and Quality Authority standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11836/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Michael McNamara

761. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an extra teacher and additional resources to cater for the special educational needs of children attending a national school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11212/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

131. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments under the 2014 single payment scheme due in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9808/15]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

599. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Lough Derg stimulus fund in 2014, 2015 and 2016; the funds allocated to local authorities in counties Clare, Galway and Tipperary in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8890/15]

Valuation Office

Michael McNamara

83. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average length of time taken by the Valuation Office to issue a valuation certificate; if that time period has increased during the Thirty-First Dáil; if this represents a satisfactory level of public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8508/15]

Driver Safety

Michael McNamara

616. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider relaxing the regime with regard to L-plate drivers, to allow them to travel unaccompanied, within a 20 km radius of their residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7678/15]

Departmental Properties

Michael McNamara

90. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the lease in respect of a property (details supplied) in County Clare was not renewed by the State, in particular whether it was the decision of the lessor or lessee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6441/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

126. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 2013 will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/15]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Michael McNamara

255. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the subsidies available to wind farm developers; the incentives and-or tax breaks available and what they amount to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6442/15]

Human Rights

Michael McNamara

490. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will press his counterpart in the Republic of Indonesia, Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, to allow international journalists access to West Papua and commit to genuine media freedom for local and international journalists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5878/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

289. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the second instalment of the single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) engaged in agricultural activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49664/14]

State Examinations Appeals

Michael McNamara

779. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible to challenge the chief examiner's assessment of an answer in a leaving certificate appeal; if so, the appropriate procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1054/15]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if the illustrative examples provided to Members of Dáil Éireann of the impact of budget 2015 are contradicted by the findings of the ESRI on the impact of the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48855/14]

Felling Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

204. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate prosecutions against the National Roads Authority for felling trees adjacent to the N7 in counties Laois and Kildare prior to 20 October 2014 without having obtained licences for tree felling contrary to the Forestry Act 1946 and without having benefited from any exemption in law from the requirement to obtain such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48953/14]

Road Projects Expenditure

Michael McNamara

593. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to the Exchequer of planting trees along the Portlaoise and Monasterevin bypasses prior to their opening in 2003 and 2004, respectively, which trees have subsequently been felled apparently without licences for tree felling having been obtained pursuant to the Forestry Act 1946; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/14]

Road Projects Expenditure

Michael McNamara

594. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost incurred by the National Roads Authority in felling trees adjacent to the N7 in counties Laois and Kildare without having obtained licences for tree felling contrary to the Forestry Act 1946; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49082/14]

Extraordinary Rendition

Michael McNamara

392. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether the State was complicit or has any legal liability in respect of the rendering of a person (details supplied), who, according to the rendition project reprieve, travelled on aircraft that had stopped in Shannon on the way to or from picking them up and rendering them elsewhere but did not travel through Shannon and have been at Guantanamo for ten years and eight years, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48457/14]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Michael McNamara

543. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any legal or other assistance by his Department will be provided in respect of people (details supplied) who, according to the rendition project, reprieve, travelled on aircraft that had stopped in Shannon on the way to or from being picked up and rendered elsewhere but did not travel through Shannon and have been at Guantanamo for ten years and eight years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48456/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Michael McNamara

85. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way boglands unfit for grazing are defined for the purposes of the EU single payment scheme; and the way boglands unfit for grazing are differentiated from boglands fit for grazing for the purposes of eligibility for the single payment scheme. [47488/14]

Pension Provisions

Michael McNamara

162. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the Labour Court recommendation regarding the pension arrangements for CE supervisors (details supplied) will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46201/14]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

261. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2014 agri-environment options scheme 2 payments will issue to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/14]

School Accommodation Provision

Michael McNamara

474. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided to a school (details supplied) in County Clare through a devolved grant for an extension, the tender for which was awarded in 2013. [45276/14]

Irish Water Administration

Michael McNamara

521. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of persons who have not received any communication from Irish Water and have been unsuccessful in their endeavours to make contact with that body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45236/14]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

272. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizenships awarded in each month since March 2011. [43882/14]

Citizenship Applications

Michael McNamara

273. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time from application until citizenship is awarded for those granted citizenship at the most recent awards ceremony. [43883/14]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

274. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when citizenship will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [43884/14]

Residency Permits

Michael McNamara

275. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time her Department takes to process applications for residency based on EU treaty rights. [43885/14]

Residency Permits

Michael McNamara

276. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) on their application to reside here under regulation 9 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No 2) Regulations, which provides for EU residency for third country nationals who exercised free movement rights with an EU national who subsequently dies. [43886/14]

Pension Provisions

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that Article 17 of the IORP, institutions for occupational retirement provision, directive, 2003/41/EC, does not impose a duty on the State where there are insufficient funds in schemes such as IASS, Irish aviation superannuation scheme, similar to the duty found by the ECJ, European Court of Justice, to exist in the case of double insolvency based on the insolvency directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43358/14]

IBRC Liquidation

Michael McNamara

199. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he will dispel concerns over whether a property (details supplied) in County Clare which is being sold by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in special liquidation is being sold to the highest bidder. [42974/14]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

399. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates on which felling licences pursuant to the Forestry Act 1946 were granted to the National Roads Authority for tree felling along the N7 in the Counties Laois and Kildare. [41053/14]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

400. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative provisions under which the National Roads Authority is exempted from the requirement to obtain a licence for tree felling pursuant to the Forestry Act 1946. [41054/14]

Third Level Fees

Michael McNamara

845. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizen applicants who would be affected by amending the residency clause of the free fees initiative. [41935/14]

Data Protection

Michael McNamara

989. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Irish Water customers who refuse to give details to Irish Water of their PPS number and so on; if their water will be cut off or reduced to a trickle. [41058/14]

Data Protection

Michael McNamara

1002. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the statutory provision that empowers Irish Water to request customers' personal public service numbers. [41232/14]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Michael McNamara

1102. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funds will be provided to Clare County Council to enable it to meet its statutory obligation under the Roads Act to maintain and construct all local roads in its area in circumstances where the L-80401-0 appears to have been closed for an indeterminate duration. [41059/14]

EU Migration Crisis

Michael McNamara

102. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration given to Irish participation in Operation Triton, the EU replacement for Mare Nostrum, conducted by the Italian Navy and coast guard in co-ordination with Frontex; Ireland's contribution to the operation, which begins on 1 November 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40808/14]

Third Level Fees

Michael McNamara

189. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on amending the residency clause of the free fees initiative which would allow domiciliation here; the number of applicants this would affect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40667/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Michael McNamara

111. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the purpose served by the three year requirement in the definition of re-entry, for the purposes of the student grant scheme 2014 in SI No. 20 of 2014 as a mature student entering an approved course following a break in studies of at least three years, having previously attended an approved course, in view of the fact that in the year of re-entry to an approved course, in view of the fact that mature student is already defined as a student who is at least 23 years old on 1 January in the year of entry or re-entry to an approved course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39421/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Michael McNamara

112. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the three year requirement in the definition of re-entry, for the purposes of the student grant scheme 2014 in SI No. 201 of 2014 as a mature student entering an approved course following a break in studies of at least three years, having previously attended an approved course, acts as an incentive to prolong absence from higher education for students who decide to pursue a different course in view of the fact that regulation 15(7) of SI No. 201 of 2014 provides that a grant may not be paid in respect of a repeat period of study, on a different course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39422/14]

Leader Programmes Applications

Michael McNamara

149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made on whether Leader funds which have been allocated to projects in County Clare which will not proceed will be reallocated by the Clare local development company to other projects which met the criteria for funding but missed out due to lack of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39448/14]

Food Safety Authority of Ireland Reports

Michael McNamara

103. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the raw milk study, which was carried out by his Department in conjunction with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in 2013. [39202/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

104. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department expended on testing a food producer (details supplied) in County Clare in 2013. [39203/14]

Disability Support Services

Michael McNamara

353. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the resources currently allocated to the collection of information for the national physical and sensory disability database; his views on the way the database is impacting on the services persons with disabilities receive [37976/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Michael McNamara

335. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if previous experience in the position advertised or in a similar position will be taken into account in the recruitment process for clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33125/14]

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

Michael McNamara

566. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the refugees to be accepted under the Syrian humanitarian admission scheme this year; if persons with a connection to Ireland (details supplied) will receive preference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33176/14]

Road Traffic Accidents Data

Michael McNamara

635. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported road traffic accidents or traffic incidents at Gregan West, Ballyvaughan, County Clare, in the past five years. [33885/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Michael McNamara

721. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that have been made to the courts in every calendar year since 1 August 2012 to have legal services costs related to the representation of guardians ad litem taxed or measured as provided for in sections 25(4), 26(2) and 26(2C) of the Child Care Act 1991, as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33298/14]

Medical Card Applications

Michael McNamara

811. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a decision on a medical card application will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33130/14]

School Placement

Michael McNamara

1268. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a decision, following consultation with patrons, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations, recognised trade unions and staff associations representing teachers, on decisions by a board or a person acting on behalf of the board which may be appealed in accordance with section 29 of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33406/14]

Traffic Calming Measures

Michael McNamara

1702. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the speed limit on the N67 as part of the new appeals mechanism for inappropriate speed limits and the recommendation that every speed limit will be audited every five years contained in the speed limits working group's 2013 recommendations. [33884/14]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

1749. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will outline the progress of the following sites on the tentative list of sites which Ireland intends to consider for nomination to the World Heritage List: the Burren, early medieval monastic sites at Clonmacnoise, Durrow, Glendalough, Inis Cealtra, Kells and Monasterboice and the Western Stone Forts; if she will outline progress made in advancing their nomination to the World Heritage List since 2010; if their nomination to the World Heritage List is still envisaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33016/14]

Live Exports

Michael McNamara

552. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of boats from Ireland that are currently approved by his Department for the export of livestock to North Africa. [32410/14]

Irish Water Administration

Michael McNamara

497. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will develop an effective communications strategy on swift customer notification of supply interruptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31344/14]

Irish Water Administration

Michael McNamara

498. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to develop a strategy for the speedy and effective handling of questions from elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31345/14]

Irish Water Administration

Michael McNamara

499. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to answer a question which it has failed, refused or neglected to do for half a year on whether it plans to maintain the current level of Lough Derg as part of its water abstraction plan for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/14]

Irish Water Administration

Michael McNamara

500. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct or request Irish Water to answer a question which it has failed, refused or neglected to do for half a year on whether it will participate in the percent for art scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/14]

Council of Europe

Michael McNamara

568. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if examination of applicants for the nomination of the Irish member of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment will be carried out by an independent panel of experts, as proposed in resolution 1540/2007 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30776/14]

Council of Europe

Michael McNamara

569. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of previous Irish members of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment indicating if any of them previously held a position in her Department; and, if so, outlining the position. [30777/14]

Firearms Licences

Michael McNamara

592. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review high-powered hunting licences in view of an incident (details supplied) in County Clare in which a horse was shot dead, presumably by a stray bullet from a hunter. [31475/14]

Rail Network

Michael McNamara

728. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on developing Crusheen railway station for less than €2 million; if the development of a station at Crusheen is still planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/14]

Third Level Fees

Michael McNamara

228. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the announcement made on St. Patrick's Day this year to the effect that Irish citizen children, children from Irish emigrant families living outside the European Union who return as undergraduates to Irish universities or third level colleges, would no longer have to pay the full international fee applies equally to children who have already completed a year or more of their third level education or only those who had not yet entered third level education at the time of the announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25322/14]

Direct Provision System

Michael McNamara

159. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason election canvassers are prohibited from canvassing at direct provision centres around the country; if she will outline any domestic legal provisions and any international legal obligations in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23886/14]

Human Rights Issues

Michael McNamara

61. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise with his Sudanese counterpart the case of a person (details supplied), who has been sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/14]

Special Educational Needs Data

Michael McNamara

213. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in primary and secondary schools in County Clare; the number of children to whom they provided support in 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/14]

Special Educational Needs Data

Michael McNamara

214. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time special needs assistants posts to which the 10,965 whole-time equivalent posts allocated to County Clare schools translates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/14]

Special Educational Needs Data

Michael McNamara

215. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the National Council for Special Education operates a county cap or ceiling limiting the number of special needs assistants that can be appointed in a county; the county cap or ceiling for County Clare for 2013-2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22325/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Michael McNamara

287. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available in non-DEIS schools for children and parents of children who are hyper-intelligent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23099/14]

Animal Diseases

Michael McNamara

629. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will send notification letters regarding cattle inspection to the local veterinarians at the same time as they are sent to the farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/14]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael McNamara

121. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing cars first registered before 2008 to opt to pay road tax based on the CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Michael McNamara

109. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the cost of raising public roads and the economic loss resulting from flooding to agricultural land have been considered when arriving at the conclusion that the economic argument is tilted in favour of raising the railway line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20609/14]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Michael McNamara

149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/14]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Michael McNamara

161. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence the recreational facilities or areas for residents to exercise that will be retained at the asylum seeker centre Knockalisheen after the proposed sale of lands adjacent to the centre by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20384/14]

Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

168. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the proposal to subsume the sheep grassland scheme into the single farm payment from 2015; if any resultant increase in such payments will be in addition to or instead of any increase resulting from convergence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20564/14]

Third Level Funding

Michael McNamara

187. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if State funding will be provided for architectural technology courses in third level institutes here in view of the changed context for architectural technology graduates here on foot of recent BCAR legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20187/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Michael McNamara

190. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on whether to give the go-ahead for a school (details supplied) in County Clare to progress to planning for an autism unit in its revised location and for a new access road occasioned by the sale of the existing road by the school's patron body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20227/14]

Rural Development Policy

Michael McNamara

301. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to nominate pilot areas as contained in the CEDRA report on energising Ireland's rural economy; if he has considered any areas of County Clare in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20201/14]

Speech and Language Therapy

Michael McNamara

406. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for speech and language therapy here; if speech and language therapists on maternity or long-term sick leave are replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20163/14]

Human Rights Issues

Michael McNamara

33. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) who was sentenced to the death penalty in Abu Dhabi with the UAE authorities. [18674/14]

Flood Prevention Measures

Michael McNamara

239. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of previous studies carried out by the Office of Public Works into flooding at Ballycar Lough, near Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, and proposals to carry out works to, or adjacent to, the swallow hole in order to increase the capacity to take the outfall from Ballycar Lough during periods of prolonged rainfall; if he will further provide details of any works carried out and costings for proposed works, together with the basis for any such costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/14]

Local Authority Finances

Michael McNamara

513. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant permission to Kilrush Town Council to utilise its own resources, which have been saved in a capital fund for the provision of an astro turf sports facility, to co-finance the grant approved from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and IPB Insurances Limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19651/14]