Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Teachers' Remuneration

Derek Nolan

197. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend the incremental payment procedure in order that a second level teacher who retires before July 2018, and who has had increments postponed by financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation, will be permitted to have them calculated in the pension lump sum and the annual pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/16]

IDA Site Visits

Derek Nolan

130. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland site visits to a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3684/16]

Tourism Promotion

Derek Nolan

375. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent in marketing in south Galway by Fáilte Ireland in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/16]

Farmers Charter of Rights

Derek Nolan

94. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money his Department has paid in salaries for the farmers charter review group and for the farmers charter monitoring committee form their inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3449/16]

Farmers Charter of Rights

Derek Nolan

95. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if targets were met by the original charter of rights for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3450/16]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Derek Nolan

195. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce a funding stream for specific improvement grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/16]

Research and Development Supports

Derek Nolan

287. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the research budget he administers and the budgets administered by agencies of his Department; how the spending of these budgets is prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46460/15]

Mental Health Services

Derek Nolan

585. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for initial assessments for all persons referred to child and adolescent mental health service units in Galway city and county between 2011 and 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; the number of staff attached to the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/15]

Research and Development Funding

Derek Nolan

741. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the research budget she administers and the budgets administered by agencies of her Department; how the spending of these budgets is prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46461/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

823. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the start date for a school build (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1463/16]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Derek Nolan

474. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he, an agency under the remit of his Department or the Health Service Executive provide funding for a minibus to provide elderly citizens in a community in Galway city with greater resources to assist them in attending medical appointments and in increasing their general well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45334/15]

Departmental Funding

Derek Nolan

591. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or an agency under the remit of his Department provide funding for a minibus to facilitate greater resources for elderly citizens in a community in Galway city to assist them in their daily routines and to improve their health and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45333/15]

Public Transport Provision

Derek Nolan

661. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or any agency under the remit of his Department provide funding for minibuses to provide elderly citizens in a community in Galway city with greater resources to assist them in their daily routines and to directly improve their health and general well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45332/15]

General Medical Services Scheme Data

Derek Nolan

121. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are receiving anti-depression medication through the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44309/15]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Derek Nolan

122. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if negotiations have begun with the general practitioner unions on the free general practitioner care for children under 12 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/15]

Legislative Measures

Derek Nolan

316. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all written submissions made to the justice committee on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 were considered in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44091/15]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Derek Nolan

392. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a scheme to allow all phenylketonuria patients receive their specialised foods for free, or at a discounted rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43843/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Derek Nolan

119. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of an application under the beef genomics scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43332/15]

Departmental Funding

Derek Nolan

153. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will re-instate funding to a bereavement support group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43220/15]

Cyberbullying Issues

Derek Nolan

243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an awareness and educational programme on cyberbullying in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43250/15]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Derek Nolan

61. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the current supports, and any potential support mechanisms that are coming onstream, for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/15]

EU Directives

Derek Nolan

130. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the age limit of eight years of age of children whose parents apply to take parental leave; if she will increase this age limit to 12 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42121/15]

Disability Activation Projects

Derek Nolan

60. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of the Indecon report that was commissioned to look at the disability activation fund; when the report will be published; if a committee will be established to implement its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41970/15]

Farmers Charter

Derek Nolan

108. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on the farmers' charter of rights to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41926/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Derek Nolan

109. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person in receipt of a single payment will continue to qualify for the payment if the person rents out land for green energy purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Derek Nolan

213. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding is forthcoming from the European Union or if any other investment is being made in the delivery of broadband in all areas of County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/15]

Energy Regulation

Derek Nolan

214. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an address (details supplied) in County Galway can connect to the national grid through the provision of solar energy on lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41925/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Derek Nolan

398. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish an interim report on the review of the progress of the fair deal scheme; when the final report is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40323/15]

Animal Welfare

Derek Nolan

74. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to make microchipping of cats mandatory, so as to reduce the number of wild and feral cats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39638/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Derek Nolan

118. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of children whose legal guardians are deemed eligible for orphan payment of €161; if she could provide a tabular breakdown on the age and location of these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39459/15]

Pension Provisions

Derek Nolan

160. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if pension schemes that were initially set up as defined benefit schemes but which subsequently became buy-out bonds will be accessible as an approved retirement fund following new rationalisation provisions that are currently being examined by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39449/15]

Foster Care Supports

Derek Nolan

348. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of foster parents who are eligible for the rate of €325 under the foster parent allowance scheme by age of child and location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39460/15]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Derek Nolan

532. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a person in the process of getting a divorce who has no beneficial interest in the family home may be deemed in need of housing and placed on the housing waiting list if the husband and beneficial owner of said home remains in occupancy and the couple has been living separately for a period greater than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39209/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Derek Nolan

427. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the installation aid for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37749/15]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration

Derek Nolan

456. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details of any improvement in the tuberculosis testing used on Irish cattle since it was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38048/15]

Waste Disposal

Derek Nolan

457. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the licences necessary, and the regulations that must be complied with, when a person wishes to establish an animal waste disposal business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/15]

Child Care Services Data

Derek Nolan

625. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce a salary scale for workers in the child care industry to ensure  qualifications are reflected in salary achieved for these workers in the interests of quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37748/15]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Derek Nolan

243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the process required for Permanent TSB variable mortgage customers who wish to avail of the 1% cut in interest rates announced by the bank in July 2015; if there is a deadline date on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/15]

Tax Code

Derek Nolan

248. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the exemption level for inheritance tax will be applied from the date that the finalising probate is processed, as opposed to the date of the benefactor's death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36526/15]

Proposed Legislation

Derek Nolan

385. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Bill on corporate manslaughter will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the time frame for it becoming law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36514/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Derek Nolan

301. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Health the date of delivery for a primary care centre for a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/15]

IDA Site Visits

Derek Nolan

78. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits made by potential multinational investors with the Industrial Development Agency to a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34797/15]

Harbours and Piers Development

Derek Nolan

84. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on the plans for Ros an Mhíl Harbour in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34765/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

160. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected delivery date for providing a school building for a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34769/15]

Interdepartmental Working Groups

Derek Nolan

368. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality aside from the establishment of the transitional task force, the progress that has been made on implementing the 173 recommendations outlined in the report of the working group on the protection process, including direct provision; if she will provide a timeline on when the other 172 recommendations will be implemented; her plans to implement same in this Dáil term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32994/15]

Human Rights Issues

Derek Nolan

378. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is developing a national action plan for human rights further to the Vienna declaration; if she will provide details and a timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33167/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

547. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33262/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

548. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33263/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Derek Nolan

549. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33264/15]

Greyhound Industry

Derek Nolan

139. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the law in relation to greyhound breeding regulations, as it previously existed, was fully implemented, given that Ballydoyle Honey won the Sporting Press Oaks at Shelbourne Park on 20 June 2015 despite concerns that the dog was registered in breach of artificial insemination regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29415/15]