Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Road Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

276. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines for the placing of mobile speed cameras. [19205/13]

Programme for Government Review

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the implementation of the programme for Government as we reach the end of the second term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2755/13]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the change to the pupil-teacher ratio and lifting the cap on student numbers in colleges of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17580/13]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Richard Boyd Barrett

56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact that the changes in the pupil teacher ratio will have on colleges of further education, on teaching jobs and on opportunities for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17581/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on meetings he has had with Church organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15011/13]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs last met. [15012/13]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

24. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Economic Management Council has met since this year's budget. [15014/13]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the number of times that the Cabinet sub-committee on health has met in 2013. [15015/13]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

26. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if the Economic Management Council intends to meet the banks in the coming period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15016/13]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

28. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Economic Management Council will next meet. [17263/13]

Human Rights Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

56. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Israelis are only allowing fishermen from Gaza to fish three miles from the coast; if he will consider making a statement of protest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15569/13]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of students that have applied for the MEI Chinese adult pilot programme; and the number who have been refused. [15748/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 19 February 2013, if the legal proceedings referred to have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/13]

Harbour Authorities Appointments

Richard Boyd Barrett

46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 19 February 2013, if he has appointed a new chairperson to the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, Dublin; if this vacancy has been filled; if he has taken up the outstanding issues of remuneration to the CEO with the new chairperson; if the position has not been filled, when he expects to fill it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15295/13]

Taxi Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

317. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a number of taxi drivers have not registered on the driver check app despite the National Transport Authority's completion date of 31 January for final date of registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15468/13]

Taxi Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

318. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason, despite the primary licensing organisation, An Garda Síochána, and the carriage office issuing a renewal licence the National Transport Authority is taking upwards of 90 days to process the photographic licence on display to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15469/13]

IFSC Clearing House Group

Richard Boyd Barrett

1. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the most recent meeting of the Clearing House Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56787/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the appointments he has made to State boards and the process being employed in these selections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15010/13]

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his input to the proposed sale of Coillte's harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15000/13]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

134. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forest service has produced any reports on its remit in overseeing Coillte; if so, if he will provide these reports; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15006/13]

Health Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

60. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there has been any full report in relation to the review of the configuration of services in the Health Service Executive Dublin south-Wicklow area comprising St. Vincent's University Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital and St. Columcille's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14348/13]

Smaller Hospitals Framework

Richard Boyd Barrett

168. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the framework on smaller hospitals report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/13]

International Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the issues he discussed with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at their recent meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12837/13]

International Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the issue of Marian Price's internment at his recent meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12838/13]

International Relations

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the humanitarian crisis in Gaza at his recent meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12839/13]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the services to be provided in the expenditure of up to €50 million in the pyrite resolution process will be decided by competitive tender. [12784/13]

Building Regulations Application

Richard Boyd Barrett

112. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the housing units-apartments constructed during the past ten years comply with fire safety regulations. [12785/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Richard Boyd Barrett

367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will wait until the results of the environmental impact assessment study have come back and are fully considered before granting any exploration licence for onshore shale gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/13]

Further Education and Training Programmes Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

25. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact that the planned increase in the student staff ratio in the further education sector will have on course offerings, specialist training skills and course places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11999/13]

Further Education and Training Programmes Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his plans to increase the student-staff ratio in the further education sector in view of the damaging effect this will have on the sector in terms of job and skill losses, loss of courses and reduction of course places for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11997/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to Prime Minister Cameron regarding his proposed referendum on EU membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any meetings he has had with Prime Minister Monti at the EU Council meeting in December or at any subsequent meetings at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8567/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the EU leaders he has met with since the EU summit and if he will report on these meetings. [9966/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has had any discussions with the Greek Prime Minister since the EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9967/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he has had any meetings or discussions with the recently resigned Bulgarian Prime Minister since the EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9968/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

21. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any meetings or conversations he has had with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel including any discussions he has had with her on banking debt and the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11391/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11392/13]

Tourism Promotion

Richard Boyd Barrett

595. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of Fáilte Ireland spending on promoting the English language sector in 2011 and 2012 and if he will provide a breakdown of that spending; the range of initiatives, including direct marketing campaigns, to raise awareness of Ireland as an education destination, they took in 2012 and will take in 2013. [11205/13]

Tourism Promotion

Richard Boyd Barrett

596. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the education missions and events Fáilte Ireland took part in in 2012 and which they plan to attend in 2013; and if he will specify the work done with the relevant institutions/providers to increase their capability and potential to attract international students in 2012, and the plans for 2013. [11206/13]

Corporation Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if, given EUROSTAT figures that put Ireland's implicit tax rate at 6.8%, he will consider establishing a minimum effective corporation tax rate of 12.5% on the full amount of corporation pre-tax profits; if he will provide figures or projections on what such a minimum effective rate would yield in extra revenue to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10628/13]

Budget 2014

Richard Boyd Barrett

59. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if, following the recent Irish Bank Resolution Corporation-promissory note deal, it is his intention to pass on the benefit of the claims that €1 billion in savings in the form of a less severe budget adjustment in budget 2014; if so, if he will quantify the amount of any such new adjustment target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10630/13]

Economic Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual figures on gross capital information here between the years 2000 and 2012 or up to as recently as such figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10730/13]

Government-Church Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

103. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on discussions held with EU Finance Ministers in Davos, Switzerland, on 24 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5484/13]

Gas Exploration Revenue

Richard Boyd Barrett

104. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the declared profits from Kinsale Gas since its commencement; the total tax take to the State and the effective tax rate; if he will provide a breakdown by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4597/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the involvement he will have in the running of the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2756/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the amount of his Department's budget that has been allocated to hosting the EU Presidency; if he will provide a breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2758/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of the meetings he is involved in as part of the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2759/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the meetings, if any, he has had while in Strasbourg in January and if he will report on these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2763/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President Van Rompuy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5486/13]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if the issue of unemployment in Ireland and the eurozone was discussed at his meeting with European Council President Van Rumpuy in Dublin in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8566/13]