Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Primary Care Centre Provision

Michael McNamara

595. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the reason Ennis was not selected as a location for a primary health centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50265/13]

Irish Water Remit

Michael McNamara

151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to which Department Irish Water is accountable and if it will be accountable to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50036/13]

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of Public Prosecutions and his Department in respect of which the offence of possession of a controlled drug was withdrawn from the said schedule prior to the implementation of the scheme, according to the reply provided by his Department in response to a parliamentary question in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]