Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Drugs Crime

Michael McNamara

154. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is considering adding possession of a controlled substance, namely cannabis resin, contrary to section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 1984, to the schedule of offences in respect of which the adult caution scheme applies; if he will provide details of the consultation between An Garda Síochána, the Director of Public Prosecutions and his Department in respect of which the offence of possession of a controlled drug was withdrawn from the said schedule prior to the implementation of the scheme, according to the reply provided by his Department in response to a parliamentary question in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49723/13]

Deportation Orders Data

Michael McNamara

159. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deported to Latvia and Estonia in each year since the accession of those states to the EU in 2004. [49775/13]

Deportation Orders Data

Michael McNamara

160. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders made against persons who were holders of Latvian non-citizens' passports and Estonian aliens' passports, respectively, in each year since the accession of Latvia and Estonia to the EU in 2004. [49776/13]

Arts Funding

Michael McNamara

588. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the projects which were allocated funding in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 under the scheme whereby 1% of all capital project funding is allocated to the arts and to specify the projects which had a music component. [45729/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Michael McNamara

722. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he did not include Doolin sewerage scheme in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46973/13]

Deportation Orders Data

Michael McNamara

742. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality how many deportation orders, as distinct from removal orders made against EU citizens, were made against persons of Latvian and Estonian origin, who were categorised as "non-citizens" and holders of non-citizen passports or alien's passport, respectively, in each year since their states' accession to the EU in 2004. [45949/13]

Animal Disease Controls

Michael McNamara

933. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis for provision 3.1 in Circular ER 14/2010 whereby if an animal sent to slaughter was not tested within the the previous 12 months but was tested within the previous 18 months and if more than 20% of the eligible animals in the herd at the date of slaughter were not tested within the previous 12 months, the holding must be trade restricted. [46622/13]

Animal Disease Controls

Michael McNamara

934. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned provision 3.1 in Circular ER 14/2010, which concerns herds in respect of which more than 20% of eligible animals are not in test at the time of slaughter, amounts to a fettering of his discretion to restrict such herds as provided for in SI 3017 of 2010 and amounts to a fixed policy, contrary to law and fair procedures. [46623/13]

Deportation Orders Data

Michael McNamara

392. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders, as distinct from removal orders, made against Latvian and Estonian nationals who were EU citizens, respectively, in each year since their states' accession to the EU in 2004. [44184/13]

Deportation Orders Data

Michael McNamara

393. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of removal orders made against Latvian and Estonian nationals who were EU citizens, respectively, in each year since their states accession to the EU in 2004. [44185/13]

Bovine Disease Controls

Michael McNamara

433. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a permit is required to bring cattle to a show whereas cattle which are under test can be brought to a mart without such a permit. [44260/13]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael McNamara

434. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances in which prepaid envelopes are sent to farmers or made available to them at offices to correspond with his Department and whether there is any difference in practice between various regions. [44261/13]

Departmental Offices

Michael McNamara

435. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any office dealing with veterinary, livestock or agricultural and environment structures, AES, which takes telephone calls from farmers, will be retained west of the Shannon; if it is or will be possible to speak to an officer of his Department face-to-face at such offices. [44262/13]

VAT Rate Application

Michael McNamara

41. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance the VAT rate that applies to hurleys. [43659/13]

VAT Rate Application

Michael McNamara

42. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate that applies to hurleys in light of the spread of ash die-back disease. [43660/13]

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals

Michael McNamara

146. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on an appeal on partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43268/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Michael McNamara

370. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that the first thing that will greet arriving tourists in Shannon Airport is a strong smell that has been attributed to the sewerage infrastructure in the town, following a preliminary investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42266/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Michael McNamara

400. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be made available to upgrade the sewerage treatment system in Shannon following preliminary investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency which attribute the smells in the town to its sewerage infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42264/13]

Environmental Protection Agency Investigations

Michael McNamara

572. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will commission a study to look into the effect of smells in Shannon; if he or his officials can provide assurances to Shannon residents that the smells there do not pose a threat to public health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42265/13]

UN Issues

Michael McNamara

63. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is intended to continue to support the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Integrated Border Control project in the Islamic Republic of Iran, aimed at strengthening the drug interdiction capacity of the Iranian anti-narcotics police in view of the fact that at least 314 persons were executed there in 2012, many after conviction for drugs related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36856/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Michael McNamara

811. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the statutory basis on which a local authority can decline to take in charge an on-site wastewater treatment plant when requested to do so by the majority of owners of the houses involved in accordance with section 180(2)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000. [35192/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Michael McNamara

812. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are exposed to a liability if they did not carry out prescribed reviews of discharge to waters authorisations for private wastewater treatment plants which were subsequently found to be dysfunctional and-or non-compliant.. [35193/13]

Wastewater Treatment Issues

Michael McNamara

813. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all local authorities had carried out reviews of all section 4 discharge to waters licences by 22 December 2012; if the EPA had carried out reviews of all municipal wastewater treatment plants by 22 December 2012; if there is any obligation to carry out such reviews; if the European Commission has requested information from Ireland on these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35194/13]

Health Services Staff Issues

Michael McNamara

1127. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the anamoly whereby nurses who will undergo training to become public health nurses next year will be guaranteed employment in advance of commencing their courses whereas those who recently completed the same course had no such guarantee and are experiencing difficulty in obtaining employment as public health nurses; if he proposes to address this anamoly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35271/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

203. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the licensee of the salmon farming site (details supplied) has paid all arrears for this licence up to date and if not, what are the outstanding arrears associated with the said licence and if he will permit the restocking of this site prior to the full payment of licence arrears. [34038/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

204. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the licensee of the salmon farming site (details supplied) applied for a renewal of the said licence; and if he has made a decision regarding its renewal. [34039/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he revoked the licence in respect of salmon farming site (details supplied) as per section 69 (2) of the Fisheries Amended Act 1997, given that the site in question has not been stocked with salmon since 2004; if he did not revoke the licence, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34040/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

206. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm when he was informed of the decision of the licensee of the salmon farming site (details supplied) to reopen this site; if he is aware that the licensee has recently moved equipment onto the site in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34041/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Michael McNamara

207. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware when the licensee of the salmon farming site (details supplied) intends to stock this site; if it is the licensee's intention to keep salmon of the same generation or different generation from fish that are grown in the neighbouring site. [34042/13]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael McNamara

315. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on an appeal in respect of an application for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33357/13]

Rural Development Programme Projects

Michael McNamara

386. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will apply to the appropriate national and European bodies to amend the rural development programme so that the Irish Landmark Trust and other organisations which similarly aim to promote culture and heritage conservation are no longer subjected to the de minimis rule when this is not required by Article 107(3)(d) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Michael McNamara

395. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the Doolin sewage treatment plant will be included in the current water services investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33349/13]

Rural Development Policy

Michael McNamara

173. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will apply to the appropriate national and European bodies to amend the rural development programme so that the Cnoc na Gaoithe project in Tulla, County Clare and other projects which similarly aim to promote culture and heritage conservation are no longer subjected to the de minimis rule when this is not required by Article 107 3 (d) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32478/13]

Juvenile Offenders

Michael McNamara

186. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when all teenage offenders will be taken out of St Patrick's Institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32479/13]

Juvenile Offenders

Michael McNamara

187. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when extra specialised training should be offered to staff in facilities housing juvenile offenders, when extra personnel trained to deal with young offenders will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32480/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Michael McNamara

271. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that were made in 2012/2013 as a result of no longer being able to combine learning support and resource allocation to create a full-time position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27039/13]

Garda Adult Cautioning Scheme Administration

Michael McNamara

709. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minor offenders who have been diverted from the courts over the Garda adult caution scheme since its inception in 2006. [27404/13]

Crime Levels

Michael McNamara

710. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the numner offenders that have been successfully prosecuted for possession of cannabis resin, as opposed to possession with intent to supply since 2006. [27405/13]

Garda Adult Cautioning Scheme Administration

Michael McNamara

711. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to include the possession of cannabis resin in its schedule of the Garda adult caution scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27406/13]

Drugs Crime

Michael McNamara

712. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offenders who benefited from the Probation Act in respect of convictions for possession of cannabis resin, as opposed to possession with intent to supply since 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27407/13]

Immigration Controls

Michael McNamara

714. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the practice of imposing passport controls on air bridges between the doors of airplanes and the airport was commenced by GNIB at Dublin Airport; if its purpose is to prevent asylum seekers entering the State; if he concerned that it might have such an effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Michael McNamara

715. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the Garda vetting process for persons seeking to take up places on community employment schemes in Clare (details supplied) is taking 16 weeks; if he considers this to be satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/13]

Defence Forces Equipment

Michael McNamara

769. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence forces will be disposing of 4x2 TCV Man vehicles or EOD 4x2 vehicles in the coming year; if he will consider giving it to the Irish UN history group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27767/13]

Tax Code

Michael McNamara

75. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the total amount of corporate tax avoided by companies registered in Ireland as a result of the double Irish tax scheme in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively; if he will outline that amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/13]

Tax Code

Michael McNamara

76. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the total amount of corporate tax avoided by companies registered in Ireland as a result of our laws on transfer pricing in 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively; if he will outline that amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26475/13]

Illegal Tobacco Trade

Michael McNamara

141. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that the illegal importation of tobacco is treated as a relatively minor offence; if a serious crackdown on criminals involved will be undertaken in view of the legislative penalties currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25529/13]

Social Insurance

Michael McNamara

343. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an anomaly in the implementation of USC-PRSI whereby when an employee moves, for example, from €352 gross weekly pay to €365.64, less than a 4% increase, the net result is that the employee receives €1.54 less and the additional cost to the employer is €37.90; if she will remedy same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25542/13]

Public Transport Provision

Michael McNamara

719. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a licence will be granted for an hourly bus service proposed from Dublin Airport to Ennis in advance of the upcoming peak summer season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/13]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Michael McNamara

163. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23087/13]

Medicinal Products Supply

Michael McNamara

660. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider his decision on the drug Pirfenidone a new drug for the treatment of lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22657/13]

Planning Issues

Michael McNamara

748. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he believes that the refusal of the National Roads Authority to engage in preplanning consultations with prospective applicants for planning permission on lands abutting national roads represents an efficient use of the resources of the NRA and local and national planning authorities in circumstances where the NRA frequently appeals the grant of planning permissions by local authorities to An Bórd Pleanala; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22772/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Michael McNamara

298. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19898/13]

Agriculture Schemes Administration

Michael McNamara

535. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the practices, procedures and efforts in place to prevent the bullying and or harassment and or unlawful financial penalising of farmers/applicants to the various schemes administered by his Department, to detail the avenues of redress open to such persons in circumstances where such behaviour is alleged to occur, to detail any remedies available in circumstances where such behaviour is deemed to have occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Michael McNamara

612. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal for Invalidity Pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16725/13]

Citizenship Applications

Michael McNamara

85. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consular or other assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15480/13]

Asylum Applications

Michael McNamara

426. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision on subsidiary protection and leave to remain will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14847/13]

Fishing Industry Development

Michael McNamara

478. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the deferral of further development of increased productive capacity for salmon set out in the Irish Seafood National Programme 2007-2013 is still applicable having regard to the fact that in their statement of 29 of November 2012, the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland has stated that concerns remain about the impact of salmon farm generated sea lice on wild salmon and sea trout based on scientific reports by respected authors and knowledge of the impact of existing fish farms on salmon and sea trout populations off the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15103/13]

Aquaculture Development

Michael McNamara

479. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his statement in the Dáil on 6 March 2013 that Food Harvest 2020 constitutes a Government strategic plan he will now have its aquaculture proposals subjected to Strategic Environmental Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15104/13]

Alcohol Pricing

Michael McNamara

221. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a minimum pricing order in respect of off licence sales of alcohol is still under consideration; when proposals are likely to be presented to Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/13]

Departmental Offices

Michael McNamara

583. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to close the District Veterinary Office in Limerick and any other District Veterinary offices to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9915/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Michael McNamara

472. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Environmental Protection Agency's final report on fracking will be published; if he will entertain applications for exploratory licences in advance of the report's publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8643/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

651. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm when a decision will issue on an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5596/13]

Forestry Grants

Michael McNamara

595. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of a forestry grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3788/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

206. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment option scheme 2 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3162/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

522. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3005/13]

Election Monitoring Missions

Michael McNamara

45. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when interviews will be held to put in place a revised roster of election monitors of Irish Aid with his Department; the delay in revising this roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58030/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Michael McNamara

432. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a medical assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58008/12]

Fisheries Protection

Michael McNamara

842. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will supply a timeline, with documentary evidence of steps taken and decisions made by the management cell to deal with continued high sea lice levels recorded at a salmon farming operation (details supplied) in County Donegal throughout 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57891/12]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael McNamara

850. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environmental options scheme 2 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58007/12]

Nursing Education

Michael McNamara

975. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the courses currently in place to assist public health nurses who have not been nursing for five years or more to return to nursing; when it is planned to run such courses in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58018/12]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility

Michael McNamara

144. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if previous participation in REP scheme, including a significant proportion of marginal land in their holding and resultant difficulties in continuing to adhere to the high environmental management practices required by REP scheme in the absence of support will be considered as factors in the assessment of a person (details supplied) for agri environment options scheme 3. [56080/12]

Tax Code

Michael McNamara

4. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance the saving to the Exchequer that would accrue from including child benefit as taxable income. [54999/12]

Tax Code

Michael McNamara

9. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance the saving to the Exchequer that would accrue from including child benefit as taxable income; if the Revenue Commissioners have the capabilities to do if so directed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54932/12]

Child Benefit Rates

Michael McNamara

57. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer by cutting the children's allowance by €10 per child. [54998/12]

Child Benefit Rates

Michael McNamara

58. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason required saving to the Exchequer expenditure on child benefit cannot be achieved in a progressive manner rather than a crude cut; if it is possible to tax it instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55000/12]

School Enrolments

Michael McNamara

214. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his Department's assessment of the demographic needs for new primary and post primary schools (details supplied) in County Clare; the basis for that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54282/12]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

471. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when naturalisation status will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54493/12]

Services for People with Disabilities

Michael McNamara

641. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if levels of transport conveying persons with learning disabilities to the Brothers of Charity centre in Kilrush, County Clare, will be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54280/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Michael McNamara

398. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will issue on an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52615/12]

Citizenship Applications

Michael McNamara

500. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a naturalisation application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52256/12]

Ambulance Service Staff

Michael McNamara

654. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the number and standard of ambulance vehicles and levels of medical staff available throughout County Clare is adequate to support the cardiovascular services available at Limerick Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52491/12]

Local Authority Funding

Michael McNamara

166. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the sums being received by local authorities to carry out inspections of compliance with regulations governing standards for private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51799/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Michael McNamara

146. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if fee-paying, non-resident, and non-national primary and secondary boarding school pupils from outside of the EU are included in calculating pupil teacher ratios for the purpose of allocating teachers paid by his Department. [50883/12]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Michael McNamara

395. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons a person (details supplied) has had invalidity pension terminated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50017/12]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Michael McNamara

461. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to help with the problems of persons living in an estate (details supplied) in County Clare that went into liquidation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49950/12]

Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit

Michael McNamara

418. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancy Board has received complaints of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied) relating to the recent and ongoing travellers feud in Ennis, County Clare; when a hearing relating to those complaints will be heard; and the action being taken to expedite the matter. [45765/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Michael McNamara

177. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers that have died while living in direct provision centres over the past 12 years; the year in which each died; their respective ages at the time of their deaths and the respective cause of their deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43669/12]

Deportation Orders

Michael McNamara

178. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizen minors that accompanied parents or other family members on deportation flights; the years in which those deportations took place; the number per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/12]

Deportation Orders

Michael McNamara

179. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizen minors who accompanied parents on deportation flights who still reside outside of Ireland; the countries in which they reside; the numbers in any country; if his officials are aware of the educational facilities of which they may avail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43675/12]

Deportation Orders

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizens minors who accompanied parents on deportation flights who have since died; the country in which they died and their cause of death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/12]

Deportation Orders

Michael McNamara

182. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons were forcibly restrained, handcuffed or otherwise bound on deportation flights which left Ireland on which Irish citizens' minors travelled; the years in which those deportations took place; the numbers of flights on which this occurred in any year; the destination of the Irish citizens on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43782/12]

Deportation Orders

Michael McNamara

183. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any Irish citizens minors were forcibly restrained, handcuffed or otherwise bound on deportation flights which left Ireland; the years in which those deportations took place; the number of such incidences in any year in which it occurred; the destination of the Irish citizens on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43783/12]

Illness Benefit Appeals

Michael McNamara

130. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42223/12]

HSE Expenditure

Michael McNamara

189. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the annual Health Services Executive legal costs will be reduced and the savings reallocated to front line services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42232/12]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Michael McNamara

472. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if farmers who farm deer and those who breed horses will be considered as acting farmers in the proposals for the reformed single farm payment scheme currently being considered. [41723/12]

Fisheries Protection

Michael McNamara

341. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will confirm, as per the Sea Lice Monitoring Protocol for Offshore Fin-Fish Farms, if a Notice To Treat was issued to the salmon farm operator (details supplied) following a sea lice inspection on 11 April 2012 in view of the fact that the trigger level on this particular licence is set at 0.3 egg bearing lice per fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40056/12]

Citizenship Applications

Michael McNamara

1159. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when naturalisation status will be finalised in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/12]

School Funding

Michael McNamara

141 Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the investment that was made in schools in County Clare from May 2007 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35951/12]

Naturalisation Applications

Michael McNamara

392 Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a naturalisation application will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33680/12]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Michael McNamara

67 Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he received reports of abuse to the cycle to work scheme; with the alleged abuse relates to people purchasing items, other than bicycles, from bicycle shops and recording these items as bicycles in their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32588/12]