Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme

Mick Wallace

306. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent finding by the Global Competitiveness Report, which ranked Ireland's public infrastructure as thirteenth out of the EU-15, ahead of only Italy and Greece; if, in view of these findings, he is satisfied with the proposed 50:50 ratio of tax cuts to public services investment, as announced in the Spring Statement 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18130/15]

National Monuments

Mick Wallace

307. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department plans to allocate funding to Duncannon Fort, County Wexford, which recently closed due to funding issues and which is an important source of local revenue due to its historical significance to the area; if he has been in contact with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport or the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to possible actions to reopen Duncannon Fort, which has in the past been the recipient of public funding grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/15]

Parliamentary Party Allowances Expenditure

Alan Shatter

308. Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in detail, the sums paid in respect of each allowance to each non-party Independent Member of Dáil Éireann, since the general election held in 2011; and the annual sum in respect of each allowance so paid, including the Leader's allowance. [18274/15]

Public Sector Pensions Levy

Billy Kelleher

309. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the restoration of pensions for retired public servants is being considered by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18314/15]

State Bodies Abolition

Fergus O'Dowd

310. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department, funded or established by his Department, which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18439/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Applications

Timmy Dooley

311. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will sanction funds for storm damage repair projects (details supplied) submitted by Clare County Council under the minor works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18488/15]

Public Procurement Contracts

Finian McGrath

312. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding tendering of Government contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18636/15]

Government Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

313. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he remains confident that public expenditure and reform expectations remain in line with previously identified targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/15]

Government Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

314. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he may be in a position to facilitate the funding of strategic infrastructural requirements, in line with economic growth expectations in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18657/15]

Government Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

315. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which Government policy in respect of public expenditure and reform remains in line with original expectations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18658/15]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

Bernard Durkan

316. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all aspects of the Haddington Road and Croke Park agreements have been successfully complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18659/15]

Public Procurement Contracts Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

317. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which procurement has featured in a positive way, in the context of achieving savings, in the course of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18660/15]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Bernard Durkan

318. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he expects recruitment throughout the public sector to take place in the course of the current year, with particular reference to areas currently experiencing pressure as a result of the embargo on public sector recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/15]

Public Procurement Regulations

Bernard Durkan

319. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which suppliers of goods and services remain on a central mailing list for referral in the context of procurement, with the objective of achieving best results for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/15]

Sale of State Assets

Bernard Durkan

320. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full extent of the disposal of any State assets in the past ten years; the degree to which such disposals have been concluded; the benefit to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/15]

Government Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

321. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which he and his Department have identified various Departments, currently experiencing difficulty, remaining within expenditure guidelines; if he proposes any particular action in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18664/15]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Bernard Durkan

322. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which voluntary retirements, ordinary retirement or redundancies throughout the public sector has impacted, particularly on the ability of some Departments to deliver their services; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address this issue in the course of the current year, and thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/15]

Public Sector Reform Implementation

Bernard Durkan

323. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which reform, as a component of economic strategy, continues to achieve savings in line with projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18666/15]

Government Expenditure

Bernard Durkan

324. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which ongoing analysis takes place, throughout each Department and-or its subsidiary bodies, to identify where any adjustments may be possible to encourage economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18667/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Reports

Róisín Shortall

325. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the Government's response to the findings of the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will provide details of actions already taken and those proposed to be taken, and the timescale for same. [18135/15]

Nursing Staff Remuneration

Willie Penrose

326. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the wage being paid to student nurses, even during fourth year, will be subject to review in the Low Pay Commission which has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18201/15]

Job Losses

Niall Collins

327. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to provide employment opportunities in Tallaght in Dublin 24, noting the recent loss of 72 local jobs in the sudden closure, over the bank holiday weekend, of the Abberley Court Hotel, which has provided good job opportunities for the past 20 years; if he will note the upset caused, and the loss to the local economy, by the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18287/15]

Job Creation

Denis Naughten

328. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions he has held within the international banking sector regarding the possibility of expanding operations to Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12951/15]

Credit Review Office Remit

Pearse Doherty

329. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to empower the Credit Review Office to review rejected insolvency cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18317/15]

Ministerial Advisers Appointments

Micheál Martin

330. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a political adviser appointed to coordinate the jobs action plan in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18117/15]

Vacancies on State Boards

Joe Costello

331. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or in which vacancies are anticipated to arise, up to and including 1 January 2016; the number of vacancies in each case; when the vacancy arose or will arise; if the vacancy relates to a chair or a member; the details of the appointment process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/15]

Job Creation

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

332. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that have been taken to secure either domestic or international investor interest in a soon to be vacated company's factory site (details supplied) at Carrickmacross in County Monaghan; the prospects for early re-employment for the soon to be let go 140 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18381/15]

Job Creation

Michael Colreavy

333. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will establish a multiple-agency task force, with responsibility to respond to recently announced job losses in County Sligo, by designing and implementing immediate supports for the retention and creation of jobs in the Sligo area. [18390/15]

Departmental Bodies Data

Fergus O'Dowd

334. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department funded by, or established by, his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18437/15]

Employment Rights

Finian McGrath

335. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding staff concerns in respect of a factory in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18504/15]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Finian McGrath

336. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a small and medium sized enterprise, to promote music in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18692/15]

Bord na gCon

Michael Healy-Rae

337. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/15]

Bord na gCon

Michael Healy-Rae

338. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding money received by the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18153/15]

Horticulture Sector

Seamus Kirk

339. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to ensure an adequate supply of skilled manpower to focus on the nursery crops and landscape sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18596/15]

Equine Industry

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

340. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on the current status of the sports horse industry; his plans for any incentive in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/15]

Nitrates Usage

Brendan Griffin

341. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a nitrates non-compliance penalty issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be waived following the submission of additional information. [18184/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

342. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding a cross-compliance penalty against a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18187/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Willie Penrose

343. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is paid a single payment entitlement under the 2014 European Union single payment scheme; if same will be expedited in view of the fact that the person has submitted the appropriate proof of ownership of the lands that are the subject matter of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18199/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Willie Penrose

344. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that appropriate payments are paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath under the 2014 single payment scheme as an early decision is vital in the context where, due to a dispute, this person is not able to make an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, which has to be submitted by 15 May 2015, while this payment situation is unresolved; if he will have same expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18200/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

345. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18205/15]

Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility

Billy Timmins

346. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his views on correspondence in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow under the installation aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18206/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

347. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the position regarding outstanding payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18232/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

348. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding payments under the agri-environment options scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18277/15]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Michael Moynihan

349. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the position regarding an outstanding payment under the rural environment protection scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18283/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

350. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18292/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

351. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments due will issue under the 2014 single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18362/15]

Land Parcel Identification System

Michael Creed

352. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the membership of the land parcel identification system appeals committee; its modus operandi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18363/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Colreavy

353. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the delay in processing payments under the agri-environment options scheme to farmers following a penalty review; whether the delays are being attributed to computer overload; and whether departmental staff are unable to confirm the number of weeks or months it will take to process these payments. [18391/15]

Animal Welfare

John McGuinness

354. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of complaints received by his Department relating to a pupply farm in County Carlow that are being investigated; the date each complaint was registered with his Department; the action taken on each complaint; if the complaints were forwarded to An Garda Síochána for investigation; if his Department was made aware of complaints made to the local authority in Carlow and to An Garda Síochána; if these complaints will now be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/15]

Departmental Bodies Abolition

Fergus O'Dowd

355. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department funded by or established by his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18427/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason full payments under the 2014 suckler cow scheme and the 2014 beef genomics scheme have not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18446/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Charlie McConalogue

357. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the decision to withhold a payment under the 2014 disadvantaged areas scheme from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18472/15]

Vacancies on State Boards

Joe Costello

358. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or in which vacancies are anticipated to arise, up to and including 1 January 2016; the number of vacancies in each case; when the vacancy arose or will arise; if the vacancy relates to a chair or a member; if he will provide details of the appointment process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Ring

359. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payments for 2013 and 2014 under the agri-environment option scheme . [18485/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Áine Collins

360. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18506/15]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

361. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an area-based payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [18507/15]

Agriculture Scheme Applications

Pat Breen

362. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/15]

Agriculture Scheme Applications

Pat Breen

363. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated under the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18531/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Colreavy

364. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive payments. [18543/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Frank Feighan

365. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an agri-environment options scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied), who has complied with all regulations of the scheme, remains outstanding; and if the payment will be investigated and expedited. [18570/15]

Seal Fisheries Focus Group

Martin Ferris

366. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work of the seal depredation focus group, which a Bord Iascaigh Mhara report in 2013 stated had been set up to promote discussion on issues surrounding the seal, conflict among stakeholders regarding the future of the seal and fisheries management policy. [18586/15]

Seal Fisheries Focus Group

Martin Ferris

367. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the way in which the seal depredation focus group has conducted its business; its representation; and the findings to date. [18587/15]

Food Marketing Programme

Seamus Kirk

368. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the increase in milk production levels, if he will review the resources available for marketing agencies to ensure they will be in a position to pursue developing markets in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18591/15]

Food Imports

Seamus Kirk

369. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's strategy for tackling the high level of imports of food products that can be produced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18594/15]

Poultry Industry

Seamus Kirk

370. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated value of the total poultry sector from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18597/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

371. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has had a cut in payment under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18647/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

372. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet representatives of the Forgotten Farmers Group, who have requested a meeting with him; if he is willing to grant preferential access to entitlements to these farmers, particularly those who did not receive installation aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/15]

Departmental Communications

Éamon Ó Cuív

373. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when information requested by the Department of Social Protection for the purpose of assessing eligibility for a State pension will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18670/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

374. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on the experience to date with the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, the number of applicants he expects to have joined the scheme by the end of 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; the average payment per farmer it is hoped to achieve; the revised project payments under the scheme for these three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/15]

GLAS Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

375. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision in his Department's 2015 estimates for expenditure under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, the beef genomics scheme, and the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and the expected out-turn expected with regard to these provisions. [18678/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

376. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have indicated actions under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, by county, under Tier 1,Tier 2, and Tier 3; the number of these that have commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/15]

Basic Payment Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

377. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the change in land eligibility rules, the estimated additional land that is likely to be applied for, as forage or as arable area, under the basic payment scheme in 2015; the estimated difference the new rules on eligibility of Natura land will make. [18680/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

378. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will be made to farmers under the agri-environment options scheme, whose payments have been held up due to an ongoing investigation of a supplier of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/15]

Beef Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

379. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fees have been negotiated with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, and with planners, in relation to the cost of compliance with the beef genomics scheme; the amount of these fees; the likely cost to farmers of compliance costs with this scheme, including the cost of processing the genetic information; the production of a carbon navigator; the cost of mandatory training courses, and other compliance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/15]

Departmental Bodies

Pearse Doherty

380. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of the membership of the board of Coiste an Asgard at the time of its dissolution; the persons who, at any point, were a member of the board; and the remuneration or expenses received by each. [18164/15]

European Council Meetings

Paul Murphy

381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 30 April 2015, the measures he is in favour of, in relation to the Common Security and Defence Policy approach to the humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean; the measures he is opposed to; and if there will be any involvement from the Defence Forces. [18173/15]

Naval Service Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

382. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the legal provisions under which the LE Eithne is being despatched to the Mediterranean; and the legal and other modalities needed to be finalised, in order that this decision could be taken. [18310/15]

Departmental Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

383. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the number of agencies, quangos or other bodies within his Department, funded by, or established by, his Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed; the amount saved in each case; the reduction in staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18431/15]

Vacancies on State Boards

Joe Costello

384. Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Defence the State boards, bodies or committees on which vacancies currently exist, or in which vacancies are anticipated to arise, up to and including 1 January 2016; the number of vacancies in each case; when the vacancy arose or will arise; if the vacancy relates to a chair or a member; if he will provide details of the appointment process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18479/15]

Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations

Róisín Shortall

385. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Government's response to the findings of the Moriarty tribunal; if he will provide details of actions already taken and those proposed to be taken, and the timescale for same. [18135/15]

Immigration Status

Thomas P. Broughan

386. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for refusal of entry to Ireland of a citizen of the United States of America last year (details supplied); the position regarding the treatment of this person, and the reasons for refusal of entry; if a report was completed on this refusal; if a similar refusal would issue again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18615/15]

Legislative Process

Seamus Healy

387. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current timeframe for the passage of the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18103/15]

Garda Recruitment

Catherine Byrne

388. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of new Garda recruits, by gender, and by county of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18182/15]

Garda Operations

Bernard Durkan

389. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she proposes to take to ensure that members of An Garda Síochána are adequately protected against the activities of criminal gangs, or others who have threatened members of the force; if adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána in the face of such threats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18183/15]

Property Registration Authority

Niall Collins

390. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a piece of vacant land to the rear of properties (details supplied) in Dublin 11, which is subject to a claim of first registration to the Property Registration Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18194/15]

Garda Operations

Bernard Durkan

391. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will indicate, in the context of meeting enhanced policing requests in each Garda district or division in County Kildare, the extent to which she and-or her Department has identified any issues which might effect the provision of adequate policing in any part of the county; if Garda numbers need to be increased to combat the activities of criminal gangs; if any audit has been done to determine whether a new Garda station, with sufficient personnel, is required in the Carbury area, which has suffered the effects of crime in recent times; if an increase in Garda numbers can be arranged in the areas most severely affected by major or minor criminal activity; if steps will be taken to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18215/15]

Garda Deployment

Michael Healy-Rae

392. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding water charge campaigners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18225/15]

Garda Equipment

Michael Healy-Rae

393. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding errors in the information technology database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18226/15]

Direct Provision System

Ruth Coppinger

394. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the work of the Working Group on Direct Provision; and when she expects recommendations to be made to her. [18230/15]

Proposed Legislation

Ruth Coppinger

395. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any preparations for any possible impact in this State due to the change in the law in the North related to the selling of sex, which will be in effect from 1 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18231/15]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Michael McCarthy

396. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a new appointment will be made to fill the current vacant position at Commissioner level in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18276/15]

Asylum Applications

Bernard Durkan

397. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress, to date, in determining an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18284/15]

Proposed Legislation

Terence Flanagan

398. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when she expects legislation (details supplied) to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18285/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Niall Collins

399. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Child and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18291/15]

Legal Aid

Fergus O'Dowd

400. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the income limits for qualifying for legal aid; when these limits were last reviewed; if the limits take account of inflation since they were last set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18309/15]

Credit Review Office Remit

Pearse Doherty

401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to empower the Credit Review Office to review rejected insolvency cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18319/15]

Irish Prison Service

Denis Naughten

402. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost in 2014 and to date in 2015, respectively, of the electronic tagging programme; the number of persons on remand and on conditional release, respectively, with an electronic tag; the number of persons on the sex offenders register with an electronic tag; the total number of electronic tags available, and in use, within the justice system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18368/15]

Proposed Legislation

Thomas P. Broughan

403. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that a definition of consent should be included in the forthcoming Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18395/15]

Garda Recruitment

Michael Healy-Rae

404. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18425/15]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Michael Fitzmaurice

405. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will refer a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission complaint, made by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon, alleging that gardaí failed to adequately investigate an allegation of fraud, to the Independent Review Panel, consisting of two senior and five junior counsel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18426/15]