Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail research produced or identified by his Department that examines any correlation between the marginal rate of tax, foreign direct investment and job creation. [51875/12]

Public Procurement Contracts Tenders

Peadar Tóibín

354. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether employers who have outstanding Labour Court decisions against them should be eligible for Government procurement contracts. [57830/12]

Public Procurement Contracts Tenders

Peadar Tóibín

367. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of recipients of Government contracts that are not in compliance with Labour Court judgements. [57826/12]

Public Procurement Tenders

Peadar Tóibín

368. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts and value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) as part of Government procurement contracts. [57827/12]

Public Procurement Contracts Tenders

Peadar Tóibín

369. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps taken to ensure that all contractors and suppliers to Government procurement contracts are fully compliant with Labour Court judgements and employee rights legislation. [57828/12]

Job Losses

Peadar Tóibín

389. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs lost in the Industrial Development Agency supported companies for each year from and including 2007 to 2011. [58147/12]

Job Protection

Peadar Tóibín

398. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the steps taken by him to secure the jobs under threat with the issuing of protective redundancy notices by the operator of Tara mines. [1525/13]

Job Protection

Peadar Tóibín

399. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will meet with the workers, trade unions and owners of Tara Mines to safeguard employment at the site. [1526/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Peadar Tóibín

597. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify at what stage are discussions with a company (details supplied) regarding the issuing of new licences and permits for the extraction of lead and zinc ore in County Meath other than those already in existence; when he expects these permits and licences to be issued; if the issue of royalties will be attached to these new licences and permits and, if so, at what rate will they be applied. [1139/13]

Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

976. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who is not included in the redress board and was a victim of Dr. Micheal Neary [58031/12]

Roads Maintenance

Peadar Tóibín

14. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to ensure the up keep of the State’s road network to maintain safety and quality conditions in view of cutbacks in Budget 2013. [57237/12]

General Medical Services Scheme Payments

Peadar Tóibín

280. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views regarding charges by certain doctors for medical examinations and subsequent reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57539/12]

Medicinal Products Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

8. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to secure reductions in the current cost of generic equivalents, which are high by international comparisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57029/12]

Drugs Payment Scheme Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

30. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to the proposal to benchmark the ex-factory price of medicines at the lowest rather than the average of comparable European states; if he accepts that this is the practice in a number of other EU member states; if he accepts the projected savings figure cited of €280m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57028/12]

Cycling Policy

Peadar Tóibín

690. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail on a county basis the spend on developing and maintaining cycle routes for each of the past three years. [56741/12]

Budget 2013

Peadar Tóibín

70. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the recent changes in budget 2013 will have on a school (details supplied) in County Meath, including changes to overall budget, staffing levels including student teacher ratio, and support to students with special needs. [56023/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

80. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grants, loans or other payments to made to Chambers Ireland, Irish Small and Medium Enterprises, the Irish Business and Employers Federation and the Small Firms' Association on an annual basis made by his Department from 2001 to 2006; and if he will list any loan repayment from these bodies to his Department. [56077/12]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Peadar Tóibín

125. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the processing of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath and the reason for the delay to date. [55933/12]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Peadar Tóibín

79. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54476/12]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Peadar Tóibín

86. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has met with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding the issue of separated children seeking asylum who are removed from Health Service Executive care at the age of 18 years at which point they enter accommodation funded by his Department; the legal barriers to allowing them to remain with their foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54475/12]

School Transport Provision

Peadar Tóibín

163. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the difficulties that parents with different school aged children face with differing finishing times, if he will consider developing a single fare in addition to the return fare for school transport. [55127/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Peadar Tóibín

165. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he has taken to ensure that the school build programme in County Meath contributes to the local economy and job creation through the provision of local labour, local sourcing and other social clauses within the procurement process. [55182/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Peadar Tóibín

172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to ensure that the school build programme at Johnston, Navan, County Meath, contributes to the local economy and job creation through the provision of local labour, local sourcing and other social clauses within the procurement process. [55234/12]

National Internship Scheme Numbers

Peadar Tóibín

224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland client businesses that use the JobBridge scheme; and the numbers employed under this scheme by client companies. [55128/12]

EU Directives

Peadar Tóibín

230. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to ensure that all Government Departments have fully implemented the Agency Workers Directive and are fully compliant with the protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act. [55550/12]

Employment Rights Issues

Peadar Tóibín

519. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when agency workers employed by the Health Service Executive in Navan, County Meath, will receive their full entitlement under the Agency Workers Directive; and when back payments will be made [55548/12]

Employment Rights Issues

Peadar Tóibín

520. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive in Navan, County Meath, has fully implemented the Protection of Employee (Temporary Agency Work) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55549/12]

Industrial Development

Peadar Tóibín

33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total grants awarded by the Industrial Development Agency or other agency, to Intel for each year of the past ten years; and the number employed by Intel for each of the past ten years. [54620/12]

Industrial Development

Peadar Tóibín

34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update in progress made to promote additional manufacturing and safeguard employment at the Leixlip site of Intel, County Kildare. [54621/12]

Industrial Development

Peadar Tóibín

35. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the purchase of sites adjacent to the Intel site is proceeding; and the date by which they will be completed. [54622/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

118. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will outline projects which the Department co-operates with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the North. [54164/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline projects on which his Department co-operates with the Department of Education in the North. [54152/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Employment and Learning in the North. [54153/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Finance and Personnel in the North. [54162/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline projects on which his Department cooperates with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in the North. [54156/12]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total revenue raised by the sale, and by rent, of Industrial Development Agency premises for each year since 2006. [54142/12]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

264. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total cost of maintenance, security and other costs of Industrial Development Agency owned premises for each year since 2006. [54143/12]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total asset value of Industrial Development Agency property for each of year since 2006. [54144/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost per jobs created, by Enterprise Ireland for each county, in each year since 2007. [54145/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the cost per jobs created, by the Industrial Development Agency, for each county, in each year since 2007. [54146/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in the North. [54158/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

269. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Employment and Learning in the North. [54159/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

315. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline projects in which the Department co-operates with the Department of Social Development in the North. [54163/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline projects which the Department co-operates with the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure in the North. [54148/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

360. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of the Environment in the North. [54150/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

389. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of the Environment in the North. [54154/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

458. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline projects on which his Department co-operates with the Department of Justice in the North. [54160/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

459. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline projects on which his Department cooperates with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the North. [54161/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

512. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline projects on which his Department cooperates with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North. [54147/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

552. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will outline projects with which her Department cooperates with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the North. [54149/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

632. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the projects on which his Department cooperates with the Department of Health, Social Service and Public Safety in the North [54157/12]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Peadar Tóibín

682. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline projects on which his Department cooperates with the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure in the North. [54165/12]

Bus Éireann Services

Peadar Tóibín

695. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to ensure that CIE Bus Éireann provide services to visually impaired customers on the 111 and 190 bus routes and fully implements the relevant findings of the Equality Tribunal on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54444/12]

Irish Language Issues

Peadar Tóibín

17. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans in place to increase the level of Irish language/bilingual broadcasting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53335/12]

Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí

Peadar Tóibín

2. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an féidir leis gealltanas a thabhairt go gcoinneofar an maoiniú oibleagáide seirbhíse poiblí d'aeriompar chuig Árainn ag an leibhéal atá ann faoi láthair. [53113/12]

Cíosanna Uas-Athbhreithnithe Amháin

Peadar Tóibín

36. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad tionónta de chuid Údarás na Gaeltachta sa Ghaeltacht atá faoi réir forálacha cíosa uas-athbhreithnithe amháin, agus cé na bearta atá tógtha aige chun deireadh a chur le feidhmiú forálacha cíosa uas-athbhreithnithe amháin. [52970/12]

Driving Tests

Peadar Tóibín

142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to keep the cost of taking driving tests down in view of the large increase in recent years. [52699/12]

Tourism Employment

Peadar Tóibín

153. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken to ensure that the tourism sector is delivering added employment from the 9% rate of VAT; if he will outline the effects of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52694/12]

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Peadar Tóibín

272. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of additional resources released by his Department to resolve the delay in processing student grant applications; the date by which all outstanding applications will be processed; and the support offered to students struggling financially to stay in education due to this delay. [52171/12]

Departmental Agencies Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

336. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of spend per head of population, on a county basis, by Enterprise Ireland and by the Industrial Development Agency since 2006. [52167/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

337. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the grant aid or other payments made by his Department to Chambers Ireland, IBEC, ISME and the SFA for each of the past five years. [52173/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Peadar Tóibín

340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department or in bodies which fall under the remit of his Department whose annual remuneration including salary, pension and benefits at 31 December 2011 fell into bands of €400,000 and above, between €300,000 to €399,999, between €200,000 to €299,999 and between €150,000 to €199,000; and if he will provide a breakdown of the positions held by the staff in relevant pay brackets. [52514/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Peadar Tóibín

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has made any contacts requesting staff whose annual salary is more than €200,000 in his Department or in any body under the remit of his Department, to waive 15% of their salary or such amount in excess of €200,000 whichever is the lesser; if he has, the date on which he first made this contact; the number of staff who acquiesced to the request for the waiver; the number of staff who refused the request for the waiver and the number of staff who have not responded to the request for the waiver. [52515/12]

Invalidity Pension Application Numbers

Peadar Tóibín

362. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of outstanding applications for invalidity pension, broken down by months outstanding, the number of medical staff employed to conduct medical reviews and the number of additional staff deployed to clear the backlog. [52292/12]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

645. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which a comprehensive set of supports will be in place for those affected by narcolepsy associated with the vaccine pandemrix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52433/12]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

646. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will detail his contact with the SOUND group dealing with sufferers of narcolepsy associated with pandemrix; and any commitment made to the group [52434/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the target of creating 100,000 additional jobs by 2016 as claimed in the action plan for jobs will be met [52081/12]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Peadar Tóibín

5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made in the establishment of local enterprise offices including the role of individual Irish small and medium enterprises and SME representative groups as part of the committee overseeing the development of the local enterprise offices. [52082/12]

Action Plan for Jobs

Peadar Tóibín

38. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will account for the delay in implementing nine measures of the action plan for jobs that were due in Quarter three of this year. [51876/12]

Public Sector Reform Review

Peadar Tóibín

19. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has completed his review of the grading structure of the Civil Service and public service; and if he will provide details of his plan to reduce the number of management grades. [51555/12]

Proposed Legislation

Peadar Tóibín

50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out the amendments that he intends to make to the Construction Contracts Bill. [51554/12]

Broadband Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

146. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of non-residential business users with access to broadband across the State and the percentage of non residential users with broad band speed less than 1.99Mbps, between 2Mbps and 9.99Mbps and speeds in excess of 10Mbps. [51714/12]

Broadband Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of non-residential business users with access to broad band through DSL, cable, satellite or mobile platforms. [51715/12]

Student Grant Scheme Payments

Peadar Tóibín

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of existing students that have received their initial grant payments from the 66 vocational educational committees and local authorities for the 2012/2013 academic year. [51341/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

316. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past five years. [51201/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by Enterprise Ireland; the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years. [51202/12]

Job Creation Issues

Peadar Tóibín

318. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each of the jobs announced or welcomed by his Department over the past five years; the numbers employed by the enterprise at the time of the announcement and the numbers currently employed by the enterprise. [51203/12]

Community Welfare Services

Peadar Tóibín

340. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the closing of the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail the way those with restricted mobility or living in poverty can access similar services. [50929/12]

Community Welfare Services

Peadar Tóibín

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of maintaining the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail any savings generated from its proposed closure. [50930/12]

Public Sector Staff Increment Payments

Peadar Tóibín

53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the full remuneration packages currently being paid out to the previous four Secretaries General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/12]

Trade Missions

Peadar Tóibín

33. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the recent trade mission that he led to Malaysia; and the expected economic outcomes of the trade mission. [50098/12]

Economic Policy

Peadar Tóibín

34. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any expected economic benefits arising from the Africa Ireland Economic Forum hosted by his Department; and his plans to increase trade with Africa in 2013. [50102/12]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending to 19.5 hours the number of hours a recipient of carer's allowance can work outside the home. [49846/12]

Free Travel Scheme Administration

Peadar Tóibín

114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the companion travel pass for persons in receipt of disability allowance to cover a companion on the portion of the round trip during which the disabled person may not be present. [49847/12]

FÁS Training Programmes

Peadar Tóibín

254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in detail the number, type, location and spaces available on FÁS courses in County Meath available to the unemployed. [49779/12]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

305. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 6 November 2012, if he will publish the Departmental review or assessment of the success of a school programme (details supplied) as part of the July provision scheme and any assessment of the changes to circumstances of children and parents that would prohibit involvement in the scheme at the same level for the coming year. [50013/12]

Employment Rights Issues

Peadar Tóibín

326. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm the date on which the Protection of Employee (Temporary Agency Workers) Bill 2011 came into effect and the steps taken to ensure that all agencies, employers and agency workers are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities. [49443/12]

FÁS Training Programmes

Peadar Tóibín

375. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if unemployed persons who have taken up FÁS training courses are excluded from consideration for Tús supervisor positions within 12 months of completing the course. [49780/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Peadar Tóibín

397. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and the target time taken to process such applications. [50020/12]

Departmental Reports

Peadar Tóibín

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the date on which he will publish the Small Hospitals Report Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development; if he will confirm that this report recommends the closure of the ICU and full ED services at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, as well as at eight other sites; if he will provide an update in the proposed development of a new regional hospital in the Health Service Executive North East area; if he will commit to maintaining ICU and full ED services at Our Lady's Navan until such a facility is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/12]

Energy Conservation

Peadar Tóibín

51. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health in view of the Health Service Executive budget overrun and consequent cuts in essential services, his views on whether the energy costs across the health sector, estimated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland at €80 million a year at least, should be reduced by up to 20% on an urgent basis; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that existing voluntary projects show the potential for such savings by implementing targeted and low-cost energy efficiency programmes; the measures he and the HSE are taking to ensure that such savings are made within the next two years instead of unnecessary cutbacks to essential services and thus make these cuts that do not hurt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48980/12]

Tax Yield

Peadar Tóibín

191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance he total amount of vat collected at 13.5%, over the most recent year for which figures are available, for each of the following items; beauty treatments, massages, nail treatments, tanning or sunbed services, routine cleaning of residential property, non-oral contraceptive products, non-residential property building services related to non-residential property, including installation, routine cleaning of non-residential property, photographic services including photographic prints, works of art, antiques and literary manuscripts, cosmetic surgery, tattoo artists, tree surgery, valet cleaning of cars, collectors items and faith healers. [47271/12]

Tax Yield

Peadar Tóibín

192. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of vat collected at 9%, over the most recent year for which figures are available, for each of the following items, green fees, membership of commercial and local government golf courses, admission to lap dancing, hot take away food and hot drinks, fair ground amusements and hair dressing. [47272/12]

Tax Yield

Peadar Tóibín

193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the total value to the economy of golf club membership fees; transactions of investment gold; hire of chauffeur driven vehicle; air craft leasing and directors fees; and the amount of VAT raised on these transactions. [47273/12]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

322. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the July programme in respect of a school (details supplied) [47816/12]

IDA Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

413. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past 10 years. [47274/12]

IDA Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

414. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the grants refunded to the Industrial Development Agency by client companies includes grants that were not drawn down as well as grants returned due to failure to meet contractual targets. [47275/12]

IDA Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

415. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total levels of grants awarded that were not drawn down by Industrial Development Agency client companies for each of the past 10 years. [47276/12]

International Agreements

Peadar Tóibín

423. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention on Domestic Workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47674/12]

IDA Site Visits

Peadar Tóibín

424. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored visits by individual potential investors for each of the past 6 years. [47693/12]