Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Basic Payment Scheme

Jim Daly

284. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the transfer of entitlements will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/15]

Housing Management Companies

Jim Daly

570. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the effectiveness of the existing arrangement of stipulating by planning condition the setting up of management companies to maintain residential housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42608/15]

Respite Care Grant Applications

Jim Daly

39. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for a respite care grant by a person (details supplied), noting the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42088/15]

Tax Code

Jim Daly

60. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if there are any circumstances or precedent whereby retirement relief from capital gains tax on the sale of agricultural land holdings can be, or has been, granted to persons who have leased their land for more than the specified 25-year rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/15]

Flood Relief Schemes

Jim Daly

90. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm the recent recommendations of the consulting engineer in relation to the tendering for and appointment of a contractor for the Skibbereen flood relief scheme, further to the preferred contractor withdrawing from the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42059/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

274. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Jim Daly

510. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints her Department receives each year from parents of children attending primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41644/15]

School Funding

Jim Daly

511. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of voluntary contributions collected by the authorities in primary schools each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41647/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Jim Daly

521. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the outcome of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application (details supplied), whereby a student lost out on a grant worth €1,500 due to earning €25 in September 2015 in advance of returning to college, given that if the student had earned this €25 in August 2015 it would not have affected qualification for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41735/15]

Roadworthiness Testing

Jim Daly

588. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce testing of agricultural machinery for safety on the road, such as for emissions, braking systems, lights, hitches, tyres, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

281. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

282. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40418/15]

Disability Services Funding

Jim Daly

392. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding funding for people with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40295/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Jim Daly

427. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide further funding to assist with training assistance dogs for disabled persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/15]

Water Fluoridation

Jim Daly

466. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide an update in relation to the fluoridation of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40663/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jim Daly

535. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40492/15]

Wind Energy Generation

Jim Daly

595. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives and rewards available to small scale wind energy providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/15]

State Banking Sector

Jim Daly

57. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue contributed to the State under all headings such as the bank guarantee scheme, levies, tax on profits, etc. by the two pillar banks for each of the past seven years; and the cost to the Exchequer, excluding the National Asset Management Agency, associated with the recapitalising and stabilising of the two pillar banks. [39665/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

80. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for a single payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be finalised. [39680/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

85. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/15]

GLAS Administration

Jim Daly

251. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who wish to fence a watercourse but cannot due to the exclusion of an existing watercourse from the mapping system produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, and used in this scheme; if there are other instances of mapping errors, such as the one highlighted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39073/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

260. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the single payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

268. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jim Daly

292. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to facilitate older young farmers who have just failed to qualify as young farmers, to access the 60% grants under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39440/15]

Ministerial Correspondence

Jim Daly

304. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final response to correspondence (details supplied) received by his office on 26 August 2015 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/15]

Beef Data Programme

Jim Daly

305. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the details of the new suckler grant scheme, which outline that if the land on a holding decreases by more than 20% of the amount set in 2014 the applicant will be disqualified from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39582/15]

Greenways Funding

Jim Daly

591. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the extension of an existing walkway (details supplied) in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

131. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications under the disadvantaged area scheme (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jim Daly

160. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the early childhood and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38740/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

82. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be finalised regarding a transfer of entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/15]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Jim Daly

219. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was refused a Student Universal Support Ireland grant on appeal, noting that the person was only over the limit by €25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38506/15]

Banking Sector

Jim Daly

302. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total value of facilities sanctioned by the Irish pillar banks that were offered to private developers for the purpose of site acquisition; the cost of construction and site development works for new dwelling houses to be offered to the market, excluding home mortgage facilities, for each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37734/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

406. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2015 single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37373/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jim Daly

632. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the budgetary decision regarding the second year of the early childhood care and education scheme will effectively exclude all children born between September 2012 and February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/15]

Home Tuition Scheme

Jim Daly

930. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of the home tuition grant in County Cork; the number of these who are at primary level and at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37413/15]

Schools Establishment

Jim Daly

931. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary requirements for a voluntary group of parents wishing to set up a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37414/15]

Special Educational Needs Data

Jim Daly

932. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places available for children with autism-specific learning challenges within special educational units in County Cork at primary level and at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/15]

Irish Water Expenditure

Jim Daly

1061. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual operation costs of delivering domestic water services, excluding capital expenditure, for each of the past five years; the current operation costs under Irish Water; the anticipated operational costs for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/15]

Citizenship Applications

Jim Daly

189. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the costs of applying for citizenship; if there are any avenues of assistance available to those who cannot come up with the lump sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36851/15]

Bus Services

Jim Daly

713. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the position of the upgrading of the bus stop in Bandon in County Cork to make it wheelchair accessible on the National Transport Authority's roll-out list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36033/15]

Asylum Support Services

Jim Daly

195. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers attending Youthreach centres will receive a weekly allowance in line with the asylum seekers who receive third level college grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35006/15]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

Jim Daly

224. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why her Department informed a person in County Cork (details supplied) who is in receipt of illness benefit that the payment is due to cease. [34530/15]

Mortgage Data

Jim Daly

259. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance further to his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on 9 July 2015, if he will provide the number of mortgages that were switched from a tracker to a variable rate from 2008 to 2015 to date; if he will confirm this figure, or alternatively provide the reason for this information not being available, as per his written request to the Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34323/15]

Insurance Industry

Jim Daly

296. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in relation to insurance companies providing building insurance to properties located in areas that are now protected by substantial flood defence schemes provided by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim Daly

559. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will request an update from the Health Service Executive regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork further to the matter having been raised in a Topical Issue debate in Dáil Éireann on 5 November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34547/15]

School Costs

Jim Daly

647. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on the issuing of written demands for cash payments to parents of school-going children by school authorities in return for providing the children with an education; the steps she will take to eradicate and outlaw this practice by ensuring her Department provides all necessary funding to school authorities to allow them to provide an education to each child without financial charges, as is their constitutional right; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34335/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jim Daly

663. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is aware of this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/15]

Child Benefit Data

Jim Daly

138. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31591/15]

Child Benefit Data

Jim Daly

139. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing the budgetary decision made in 2010 to terminate child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; if she will consider doing so in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/15]

Child Benefit Payments

Jim Daly

243. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is any means by which a parent of triplets who will reach their 18th birthday in fifth year of secondary school and will lose a significant payment from the child benefit section can access any financial supports until the completion of their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31589/15]

Redundancy Payments

Jim Daly

459. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to workers who are owed moneys by a business that has not been liquidated (details supplied). [32071/15]

After-School Support Services

Jim Daly

684. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is considering the introduction of any financial assistance for parents wishing to avail of the increasing number of out-of-hours care provision in primary schools in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31588/15]

After-School Support Services

Jim Daly

708. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he is taking to assist with the introduction of out-of-hours care services beginning to operate in schools; if he will consider bringing to Cabinet any financial incentives as part of Budget 2016 to further assist working parents with subscribing to such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31583/15]

After-School Support Services

Jim Daly

1302. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department supports the introduction of out-of-hours care service provision in primary schools; if her Department is aware of the number of primary schools under its remit currently providing out-of-hours care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31584/15]

Schools Administration

Jim Daly

1304. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the requirement of any organisation wishing to provide additional services or classes within a primary school to obtain a licence from the school patron; the cost of securing this licence; to whom the licence fee is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31587/15]

Teacher Training Provision

Jim Daly

1345. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if time spent completing an internship under the JobBridge scheme at a primary school can be counted towards supplementary panel rights for the teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32170/15]

Local Authority Finances

Jim Daly

726. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm where moneys are being held that were transferred from Skibbereen town council when it was abolished and that were to be spent on water and sewerage infrastructure in the town of Skibbereen in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29684/15]

Tax Data

Jim Daly

265. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received by the Revenue Commissioners for the binding tariff classification tests for each of the past five years; the average length of time for an application; if there is any option available to manufacturers to request an urgent classification, which may have a significant impact on their business, owing to market demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28478/15]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Jim Daly

864. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that a foreshore licence application (details supplied) has remained in the Chief State Solicitor's office for four years without being finalised; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jim Daly

135. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant assistance is available to a herd owner (details supplied) in County Cork to apply for a partial reimbursement of the costs associated with the construction of a new milking parlour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28059/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Jim Daly

545. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on correspondence (details supplied) submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27396/15]

Irish Water Remit

Jim Daly

546. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish Water will not take in charge treatment plants in housing estates which have been recommended for taking in charge by the local authority, and have been signed off by local authority engineers as being fully compliant with the planning permission issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/15]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

605. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered an application for funding from a community group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27381/15]

Insolvency Payments Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

46. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a final decision will be made on an application for payment under the insolvency payments scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26719/15]

Medical Card Reviews

Jim Daly

405. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health if certain public health services are unavailable to persons (details supplied) who lose a medical card due to exceeding the income thresholds, assuming they have the affordability to pay for any service required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25698/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Jim Daly

568. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will issue a decision on an application for additional accommodation at a primary school (details supplied) in west Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26335/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Jim Daly

599. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will arrange for a final response to be issued in relation to documentation (details supplied) provided for his Department. [25726/15]

Wastewater Treatment

Jim Daly

626. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by the working group, led by his Department, in relation to treatment plants and septic tanks in housing estates that are due to be taken in charge by the local authority. [26032/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Jim Daly

172. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to a previous Parliamentary Question, if she will confirm the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [24821/15]

Office of Public Works Properties

Jim Daly

300. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a further update on the former Castletownshend Garda Station in County Cork. [25150/15]

Building Regulations Amendments

Jim Daly

579. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the final revisions of the new building regulations; his plans to allow local authorities to reduce development charges on existing planning permissions at their discretion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24546/15]

Taxi Regulations

Jim Daly

266. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the induction test for hackney drivers is too strict, noting that the number of active licences has fallen by 50% since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24230/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

375. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the rural environment protection scheme for the year 2011 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23649/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Jim Daly

730. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a policy regarding the attendance of special needs assistants at meetings to prepare individualised education programmes for students with special learning needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23707/15]

Leader Programmes Funding

Jim Daly

24. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views in relation to the reduced funding available to Leader groups for distribution to community organisations in order to develop local public amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18123/15]

Schools Healthy Living Strategies

Jim Daly

8. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the directives issued by her Department in order to promote and roll out healthy eating and physical education in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21893/15]

Ombudsman for Children Remit

Jim Daly

37. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the proposal to establish an ombudsman for education office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21892/15]

Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Implementation

Jim Daly

198. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress his Department has made on making available a tariff to electricity customers who are producing electricity via solar or wind and who have capacity to supply electricity to the main grid for monetary gain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22516/15]

Tax Code

Jim Daly

318. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the deductions of tax of a pension payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [21850/15]

Departmental Funding

Jim Daly

1190. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has received a request for funding from a committee (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21250/15]

Departmental Correspondence

Jim Daly

1192. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is in a position to respond favourably to correspondence from a community group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21351/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim Daly

32. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to reduce the waiting lists for operations on children with scoliosis of the spine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20545/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Jim Daly

85. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the penalty in monetary terms being applied to an application for payment under the 2014 rural environment protection scheme in respect of a person (details supplied). [21065/15]

School Management

Jim Daly

156. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the regulatory body responsible for ensuring proper audited accounts are compiled and spending of public funds is in accordance with proper practice by school boards of management. [21159/15]

Ombudsman for Children Remit

Jim Daly

27. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that the children's Ombudsman has no remit to investigate 75% of complaints received by his office in relation to education and that there is no further recourse available to those complainants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19534/15]

Freedom of Information

Jim Daly

181. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if minutes of meetings and statements of financial accounts are available on request or under freedom of information legislation from school boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21021/15]

Hardship Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jim Daly

403. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a herd owner (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to apply for a hardship grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20303/15]

Foreign Adoptions

Jim Daly

565. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the options available to a couple (details supplied) who wish to adopt a relative from another country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/15]

Disability Allowance Applications

Jim Daly

86. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm the status of an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [19661/15]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Jim Daly

491. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be finalised regarding a foreshore licence application in respect of a person (details supplied), in view of the urgency of the particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/15]

Taxi Data

Jim Daly

537. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of valid hackney licences in circulation for each of the past five years. [19574/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Jim Daly

98. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the status of a 2013 application for a single payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18986/15]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Jim Daly

205. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to make funding available to roll out a dedicated stream of funds for community groups to apply for the construction of greenways, similar to the sports capital grant but solely dedicated to greenways, noting their importance, popularity and contribution to people's health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18122/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Jim Daly

252. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18556/15]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Jim Daly

18. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assist struggling mortgage holders who want to retain their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17380/15]

Universal Social Charge Application

Jim Daly

19. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the emergency tax known as the universal social charge, which was imposed on working people here in a time of financial crisis, noting that the country's financial position has stabilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17379/15]

Post Office Network

Jim Daly

212. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that he has no statutory function on post office locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17979/15]

Proposed Legislation

Jim Daly

217. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the current laws on the use of drones, noting the increase in the use of personally owned drones and having due regard for privacy laws for the greater public. [17969/15]

Social Welfare Fraud Data

Jim Daly

29. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the measures taken by her Department to crack down on welfare fraud; the amount of revenue saved by her Department by these measures in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17236/15]

Work Placement Programmes

Jim Daly

34. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the further roll-out of schemes, such as Gateway and community employment schemes, in a non-random selection process to allow more persons who are unemployed to avail of part-time work by presenting themselves voluntarily to their local Intreo office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17235/15]