Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Peadar Tóibín

264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the current managed print services framework to include the annual turnover requirements, to ensure that it is fully consistent with his recent commitments to promote small and medium enterprise involvement in procurement and reflective of social clauses. [12554/13]

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Peadar Tóibín

265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of his commitment to promote social clauses and small and medium enterprise take up of Government procurement, the steps being taken to design tender documents and evaluation criteria that reflect these commitments. [12555/13]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties

Peadar Tóibín

362. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of leases held by Udarás na Gaeltachta to which they are the lessor and the total of such leases that have upward only rent clauses. [12588/13]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding

Peadar Tóibín

363. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost per job created and cost per job retained by Udarás na Gaeltachta. [12589/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

364. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of Udarás na Gaeltachta business units that have broadband; the number with broadband access with download speeds less than 5 Mbps; between 5 and 10 Mbps; between 10 to 30 Mbps; between 30 to 70 Mbps; between 70 to 100 Mbps; and more than 100 Mbps. [12590/13]

Teaching Contracts

Peadar Tóibín

11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the numbers of teachers, on a county basis, who in the 2012-13 academic year have been employed on a temporary basis; and the action being taken to address the problems arising from the casualisation of work practices in the teaching profession. [11993/13]

Teachers' Remuneration

Peadar Tóibín

56. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the respective pay scales of post-primary school teachers and the way this has been affected by pay cuts and pension levies introduced since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/13]

NAMA Property Leases

Peadar Tóibín

70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance in view of the state of the public finances, if he will make a direction to National Asset Management Agency to have leases in which Departments or State agencies are the tenants, reviewed to reflect current market value. [12164/13]

NAMA Property Leases

Peadar Tóibín

71. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form the leases for which National Asset Management Agency has an interest, where a Department or State agency is the tenant; and if he will give details to include location, identification of State agency, annual leasing cost, if the lease includes an upward only rent clause, owner, lease start date and lease term time. [12167/13]

Judicial Council Legislation

Peadar Tóibín

41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a judicial complaints mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11566/13]

Sentencing Policy

Peadar Tóibín

50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce sentencing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11565/13]

Action Plan for Jobs

Peadar Tóibín

119. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will correct the jobs action plan which claims that 12,000 net jobs were created in the private sector, to reflect the findings of the Central Statistics Office in the recent quarterly household survey that found the number of employees in the private sector reduced by 400 during the year. [11807/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Review

Peadar Tóibín

113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the review of the domiciliary care allowance; the number of refusals of DCA in each of the years since the payment was transferred from the Health Service Executive; if there has been an increase in refusals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11376/13]

NAMA Property Leases

Peadar Tóibín

79. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he has directed, or will consider requesting, National Asset Management Agency to adjust relevant lease terms to reflect current market values for properties in which Departments or State agencies are leasees. [10777/13]

NAMA Property Leases

Peadar Tóibín

80. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he has directed or will consider requesting the National Asset Management Agency to remove upward only rent review clauses from relevant leases in which Departments or State agencies are leasees. [10778/13]

NAMA Property Leases

Peadar Tóibín

81. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to transfer from the National Asset Management Agency to the State properties in which Departments or State agencies are leasees. [10779/13]

NAMA Property Sales

Peadar Tóibín

82. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider, or believe it appropriate, to request the National Asset Management Agency to sell or transfer the current Harcourt Street Garda Station, Dublin, to the ownership of the State. [10780/13]

Garda Stations Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current combined annual cost of leases for Harcourt Garda station, Dublin; and if he will confirm that these leases include upward only rents clauses; and the length left to run on each lease. [10774/13]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

122. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current annual costs of leases in which a Department or State agency is the leasee which are currently under the control of National Asset Management Agency. [10775/13]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has sought a write down to market value and or the removal of upward only rent review clauses from leases managed by the National Asset Management Agency in which a Department or State agency is the leasee. [10776/13]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual rent paid by the Government or State agencies relating to Carrisbrook House, Dublin; the total rent paid by the Government or State agency to date on the relevant leases; the date on which the relevant leases were signed; the dates on which the property was occupied by a Government Department or State agency; the date from which the property has not been occupied by a Government Department or State agency; the length of time left to run on the relevant leases; and if relevant leases include upward only rent review clauses. [10782/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

127. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 200 additional jobs and 250 associated construction jobs at Allergan, County Mayo' in January 2012, the number of construction jobs delivered in the project; the number of increased jobs delivered with the company; and if any grants have been returned or failed to be drawn down due to not meeting employment targets. [10784/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

128. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 1,000 additional jobs at the Paypal site in Dundalk, County Louth, the number of additional jobs realised to date at the site; the timescale for recruiting the full complement of 1,000 additional workers; the number recruited from outside the State; and if any grants have been returned of failed to be drawn down due to not meeting employment targets. [10785/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

129. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 20 additional jobs at the Diaceutics Dundalk, County Louth, the number of additional jobs realised to date at the site; the timescale for recruiting the full complement of 20 additional workers; the number recruited from outside the State; and if any grants have been returned or failed to be drawn down due to not meeting employment targets. [10786/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

130. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 250 temporary additional jobs at National Pen, Dundalk, County Louth, the number of additional jobs realised to date at this site; the length of time of these temporary jobs; and if any grants have been returned or failed to be drawn down due to not meeting employment targets. [10787/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

131. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 120 jobs at the Yapstone, Drogheda, County Louth, the total number recruited to date; and the number to be recruited on a yearly basis as a condition of grant support. [10788/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation following the Industrial Development Agency announcement of 125 jobs at the Nextag, Drogheda, County Louth, the total number recruited to date; and the number to be recruited on a yearly basis as a condition of grant support. [10789/13]

IDA Jobs Data

Peadar Tóibín

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will reconcile the figure of 1,515 jobs announced for County Louth by the Industrial Development Agency in 2013, with the actual figure of jobs created in the county by IDA supported companies of 386 for the same period. [10790/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

134. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an annual target for the creation of jobs already announced in Industrial Development Agency supported companies for the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for which grant aid has been committed. [10791/13]

Public Procurement Tenders

Peadar Tóibín

10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the National Procurement Service annual survey's 2012 acknowledgement that the challenges facing micro enterprises include particular barriers to participation in the public procurement market the action he will take to reduce existing barriers and increase micro enterprise participation in the public procurement process. [10431/13]

Office of Public Works Properties

Peadar Tóibín

48. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all properties for which the State has a long-term rental agreement. [10427/13]

Unemployment Levels

Peadar Tóibín

75. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance following budget 2013, the level of unemployment forecast for the end of year 2013. [3247/13]

Unemployment Levels

Peadar Tóibín

76. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the level of long-term unemployment forecast for the end of 2013. [3222/13]

Tax Code

Peadar Tóibín

77. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance his views that businesses operating in the domestic economy would benefit from effective tax rates as being paid by multinationals in this State. [3227/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Peadar Tóibín

78. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to deal with the issue of debt overhang that is impacting on the small and medium sized enterprise sector. [3223/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Peadar Tóibín

79. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the meetings that he has had with representatives of the banking sector to address the problem of debt overhang impacting on the small and medium enterprise sector especially amongst small business and micro business. [3224/13]

Íocaíochtaí Deontas

Peadar Tóibín

197. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé liosta a sholáthar de na hirisí agus de na nuachtáin a fuair cúnamh deontais ó Roinn na Gaeltachta, Bord na Gaeilge, Foras na Gaeilge nó Údarás na Gaeltachta ó 1980; agus an ndéanfaidh sé faisnéis a sholáthar i bhfoirm tábla maidir leis an dá bhliain dheireanacha a raibh foilseacháin i gcló lena linn, nó leis na blianta 2011 agus 2012 i gcás foilseacháin atá fós i gcló, is faisnéis i dtaobh cén deontas a fuair na foilseacháin sin, cad é líon na ndaoine a bhí fostaithe leo, cad é líon na gcóipeanna a díoladh i siopaí de réir an eagráin (go laethúil, go seachtainiúil, go míosúil nó de réir cibé minicíochta foilsitheoireachta a bhí acu) agus cad é líon na gcóipeanna a cheannaigh síntiúsóirí de réir an eagráin (go laethúil, go seachtainiúil, go míosúil nó de réir cibé minicíochta foilsitheoireachta a bhí acu). [10586/13]

Business Regulation

Peadar Tóibín

226. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts he has undertaken to reduce service costs such as legal costs on business. [3242/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will review the spectrum policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9971/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has identified the source of funding for the rollout of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9970/13]

Public Procurement Contracts

Peadar Tóibín

294. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department intends to take to ensure that Government procurement impacts directly on both youth and long term unemployment. [3248/13]

European Arrest Warrant

Peadar Tóibín

523. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the extradition proceeding in respect of a person (details supplied) if he will instruct his officials to seek a negotiation between the Irish and Hungarian authorities that ultimately yields a solution, agreeable to all the parties involved; if he will confirm that his officials have exhausted all possible options to facilitate the serving of the sentence here without first having to travel to Hungary; and the extent to which he can take the lead in seeking a mutually satisfactory conclusion to this tragic affair, by virtue of Ireland’s current role as EU president. [10233/13]

Hospital Procedures

Peadar Tóibín

695. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied). [10041/13]

Local Enterprise Offices Remit

Peadar Tóibín

11. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is willing to revisit the proposals to establish LEOs in view of the opposition of the small business sector. [9046/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

54. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by Industrial Development Agency Ireland in County Laois during the past year; and the number of jobs lost in IDA Ireland-supported industry in County Meath in the same period. [9047/13]

Global Economic Forum

Peadar Tóibín

61. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide up to date achievements of the Global Irish Economic Forum; if any more progress been made in the creation of jobs through the connect Ireland scheme; if there are plans to hold a third Global Irish Economic Forum; and when the forum will take place. [8856/13]

Employment Data

Peadar Tóibín

189. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will detail the levels of employment for each year from 2007 to 2012 in respect of each of the following sectors: agrifoods, digital gaming, ICT, medical devices, financial services, manufacturing, tourism and industry. [7742/13]

Job Losses

Peadar Tóibín

193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the number of jobs lost by sector; and the number of jobs created by sector for each region since 2007. [7883/13]

Company Registration

Peadar Tóibín

194. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of new start-up companies registered by region for each year since 2007. [7894/13]

Company Registration

Peadar Tóibín

199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of companies that have closed or gone into receivership or administration by region for each year since 2007. [7893/13]