Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Official Travel

Gerry Adams

16. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Breezy Point during his visit to the United States for St. Patrick's Day. [14824/13]

Banks Recapitalisation

Gerry Adams

77. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in the possible recapitalisation of banks here through the ESM. [23943/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Gerry Adams

95. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance his views on the need for a review of the SARP. [23944/13]

Eurozone Crisis

Gerry Adams

180. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the contacts he has had with European leaders in relation to the situation in Cyprus. [15995/13]

Government Bonds

Gerry Adams

282. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 9 May 2013, if he will provide the reason and not the methodology for the reason the Central Bank of Ireland acquired the 5.4% Irish 2025 bond from Bank of Ireland; if he will confirm if the reason the Central Bank of Ireland purchased the bond was to avoid Exchequer obligations for him in honouring the Ministerial guarantee that was placed over the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bank of Ireland repo transaction with Bank of Ireland; if he will explicitly detail the way this transaction was financed by the Central Bank or Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24319/13]

Government Bonds

Gerry Adams

283. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 9 May 2013, if he will detail if he has discussed with the Central Bank of Ireland Governor of the scope for the Governor to conduct further discussions with various members of the euro system to borrow unused financial asset holding capacity for the Central Bank of Ireland to increase its holdings in Irish Government bonds through acquiring these bonds on the secondary market and thus returning the interest to the State paid on these bonds through the Central Bank of Ireland's profits; if he will consider discussing with the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland to acquire those Government bonds on the secondary markets from Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB thus reducing the balance sheet of those banks, freeing up capital costs for those banks who have to hold regulatory capital if retaining Irish Government bonds, reducing the amount of ECB funding that is extended on foot of the Irish Government bonds collateral to those banks and return the interest payable from the Irish Government on these bonds directly to the Central Bank of Ireland and thus ultimately back to the Exchequer from the Central Bank of Ireland profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24320/13]

NAMA Bonds

Gerry Adams

284. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 48 and 49 on 9 of May 2013, if he will detail the type of asset class the other assets with a value of €370 million that are retained by the Central Bank of Ireland as consideration for the smaller amount of outstanding IBRC borrowing under the euro system’s main refinancing operation; if he will confirm whether NAMA through its ownership of the IBRC facility deed also has a charge over these €370 million of assets; if he will detail whether the Central Bank of Ireland intends to sell these assets; if he will confirm whether these assets, if intended for sale, shall be sold in an open market process with the appointment of an independent valuer and broker as per the IBRC assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24321/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Gerry Adams

285. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 9 of May 2013, if he will explicitly confirm whether the entities referred to in the answer concern the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation wealth management entities; if he will confirm the total euro nominal amount of loans IBRC has provided to borrowers for assets that are in the IBRC wealth management unit; if he is concerned that a sale of assets which are not wholly or majority owned on the equity side by IBRC's wealth management business could reduce the value of the loans provided against the asset sold if the asset is sold below the principal value of the loan outstanding on that asset; if he will confirm whether the special Liquidator has the power to discharge personal guarantees for loans for assets that are in IBRC’s wealth management business but are not wholly or majority owned by IBRC and where that equity interest in the asset is sold rather than the loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24322/13]

State Examinations Commission

Gerry Adams

345. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department and the State Examinations Commission have failed to honour the contracts of 17 teachers in ISM International School in Tripoli, Libya, while his Department continues to provide this school with the Irish leaving certificate examinations; the reason these teachers have been left unpaid for teaching duties performed; if he will work to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24066/13]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Gerry Adams

413. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures set out by her Department, and the criteria which must be met by persons who wish to apply for mortgage interest supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23797/13]

Broadband Service Speeds

Gerry Adams

468. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 14 May 2013, if statistics exist in relation to the percentage of residents in County Louth who currently have access to 30 MBps, 50MBps and 100MBps broadband respectively; and if he will provide those figures. [24210/13]

Broadband Service Speeds

Gerry Adams

469. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 14 may 2013, if all residents in an electoral division (details supplied) now have access to 30MBps broadband at a minimum; the percentage of residents that have access to such broadband services; the steps that have been taken by the national broadband scheme and the rural broadband scheme in relation to broadband availability in that electoral division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Gerry Adams

608. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health in view of the acknowledgement by the Health Service Executive, as per correspondence dated 10 April 2013, that the most appropriate place for treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Louth is abroad, if he will advise on the way they should proceed to obtain the necessary treatment, in view of the fact that the HSE has not replied to my previous question [23685/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Gerry Adams

636. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason there was no availability of a patient transfer ambulance on 7 May 2013 for a person (details supplied) in County Clare, to take the person to surgical clinic appointment in the Mid Western hospital [23881/13]

Ambulance Service Provision

Gerry Adams

646. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no intermediate ambulance care services available in County Clare; if he will consider making these services available; when the review of these services within the mid western region including County Clare will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24013/13]

Medical Card Drugs

Gerry Adams

656. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if the medication Pradaxa is available for medical card holders; in the case of a patient who has been prescribed Pradaxa by a consultant cardiologist, the procedure used to ensure that this is issued under the GMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24084/13]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Gerry Adams

669. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 23 April 2013, if he will acknowledge that a person (details supplied) has sought referral to the tertiary services in Cappagh Hospital, Dublin, that Cappagh Hospital confirmed that the most appropriate place for treatment was abroad; that their consultant did identify a treatment abroad, as opposed to a request for a second operation; if he will advise on the way the persons can obtain the necessary treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24250/13]

Human Rights Issues

Gerry Adams

49. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the UN Security Council to adopt Resolution 2099, which extends the peacekeeping mandate in Western Sahara MINURSO for one more year and if he believes there should be a human rights monitoring and a reporting element for MINURSO.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23216/13]

Ministerial Travel

Gerry Adams

58. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the his recent visit to Turkey, he believes that the PKK’s historic ceasefire will have a positive impact on the political and security environment of that country, and create conditions for meaningful dialogue between the two sides. [23238/13]

Tourism Capital Investment Programme

Gerry Adams

57. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide specific details of the strategic investments his Department plans to make under the Tourism Capital Investment Programme; if he will outline the way the €19 million will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22854/13]