Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

EU Presidency Engagements

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he discussed the issue of Ireland's legacy bank debt with Jose Manuel Barroso at the meeting with him on 10 January 2013. [9965/13]

Petroleum and Gas Exploration

Richard Boyd Barrett

112. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the recent oil/gas find in Ballyroe, County Kerry and the possible find off the coast of Northern Ireland and the evidence this provides that significant gas and oil deposits exist in Irish waters, if he is considering changes in the licensing and tax regime surrounding gas and oil exploration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9988/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Richard Boyd Barrett

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether the exploration licence granted to a company (details supplied) to prospect off the coast of Dublin complies with the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9990/13]

Prison Service Overtime

Richard Boyd Barrett

297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will state his policy that is in place in the event of failure to secure agreement in national discussions with trade unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4040/13]

Exploration Licences Approvals

Richard Boyd Barrett

402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will keep this Deputy informed of any applications from a company (details supplied) to commence exploration for oil/gas in its exploration licence area off the Dublin coast. [9997/13]

NATO Membership

Richard Boyd Barrett

11. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans regarding NATO membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/13]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the report from the Open Society Justice Initiative titled Globalising Torture: CIA Secret Detention and Extraordinary Rendition (details supplied), and the use of Shannon Airport by the US CIA for flights of extraordinary rendition; his plans, if any, to investigate the matter on foot of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/13]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the European Union summit on 13 and 14 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56784/12]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

19. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he raised the issue of jobs and growth for Ireland at the European Union summit on 13 and 14 December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56786/12]

European Council Meetings

Richard Boyd Barrett

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of upcoming European Council meetings which he will attend and issues he intends to raise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2757/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 5 February 2013, the matter of the overpayment to a board member at the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company is the subject of legal action, this means that the board member in question has refused to repay the moneys owing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8569/13]

Harbour Authorities Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 5 February 2013, and his commitment of taking up the issue of €20,000 payment of a car allowance to the CEO of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he will now agree to take up this issue with the acting chairperson instead as it is unclear when a new chairperson will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8568/13]

Human Rights Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the fact that Israel is in breach of the human rights clause (Article II) of the Euro Mediterranean Association Agreement which states that respect for human rights and democratic principles are an essential element of the treaty, if he will now call for the suspension of Israel from the Euro Mediterranean Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8970/13]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Richard Boyd Barrett

32. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in view of changes to ambulance services across the country over the last two years, he will confirm that the response time target of 19 minutes for ECHO and DELTA calls is being reached; if not, the effect this is likely to have on health and safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7436/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he has looked at proposed changes to 16 and 17 year olds being seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; if he is satisfied that this will have no detrimental impact on mental health services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56766/12]

International Summits

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any discussions he has had with British Prime Minister, David Cameron, regarding the upcoming G8 summit in Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4037/13]

International Summits

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the involvement he will have with the upcoming G8 summit in Fermanagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4039/13]

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Richard Boyd Barrett

165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the possible designation of the area from Rockabill to Dalkey Island as a special area of conservation by the Department Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, if he will ensure the protection of fishing jobs in the area; and if he will give assurance to the local fishermen that they will receive letters of comfort with regards to their jobs and livelihoods in the event of the designation being successful. [6953/13]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

502. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service figures for visa applications from Russia and Turkey for 2011 and 2012, in terms of type of visa applied for; the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/13]