Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services Provision

Finian McGrath

476. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will support a case of a person (details supplied) [40723/12]

Health Services Expenditure

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

477. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the total cost of taxi services and other private transport services paid for by the Health Service Executive for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; if he will provide a breakdown of same based on year, HSE region and reason for service [40725/12]

Health Services Expenditure

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

478. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by his Department and the Health Service Executive on room and venue hire for the years 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown of same by year, HSE region and event type [40726/12]

HSE Staff Responsibilities

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

479. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the number of administration, clerical and management staff employed by the Health Service Executive and his Department on 1 June 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown of same based on HSE region, grade and work location [40727/12]

Health Services Expenditure

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

480. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the total cost of rents paid by the Health Service Executive and his Department for the period 2010 to 2012 inclusive; if he will provide a breakdown of same by year, HSE region and purpose of expenditure [40728/12]

Road Safety Issues

Robert Dowds

481. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline the law in relation to cyclists wearing safety helmets. [40554/12]

Road Safety Issues

Robert Dowds

482. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider making the wearing of safety helmets mandatory for all cyclists. [40555/12]

Cycling Facilities

Brian Walsh

483. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update in relation to the proposed public bike scheme in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40051/12]

Road Safety Authority Staff

Paschal Donohoe

484. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the numbers currently employed as staff with the Roads Safety Authority both on the administrative and non-administrative sections of the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40057/12]

Road Safety Authority Staff

Paschal Donohoe

485. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the policy of the Roads Safety Authority in respects of re-hiring retired testers; the numbers currently being re-hired by the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40058/12]

Road Safety Authority Staff

Paschal Donohoe

486. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the amount that was paid in compensation to Roads Safety Authority testers in respect of OUTS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40059/12]

Road Safety Issues

Paschal Donohoe

487. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the process for the establishment of test centres as local training headquarters; the number of these headquarters that now exist; his plans for the establishment of new headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40060/12]

Road Safety Issues

Paschal Donohoe

488. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the amount of money spent by the Roads Safety Authority on the bike to bike testing scheme; the number of bikes purchased for this test; the nuimber of tests that have taken place since the test was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40061/12]

Rail Network

Timmy Dooley

489. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the current status of plans to open a rail stop at Crusheen on the Ennis to Galway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40070/12]

Driving Licence Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

490. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/12]

Taxi Regulations

Paschal Donohoe

491. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the number of recommendations of the Taxi Review Group report that have been implemented; his plans to implement the outstanding proposals; if he will clarify in his reply whether signage on the side of taxi vehicles will be implemented and if this signage will permanent or if drivers will be able to remove it from their vehicles at the end of a shift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40148/12]

Rail Services

Brian Walsh

492. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is still no online booking facility for the Galway-Limerick train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40163/12]

Rail Network

Paschal Donohoe

493. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when he expects construction work to begin on the replacement of a level crossing (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [40168/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Charlie McConalogue

494. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide the actual list of the names and addresses of all the external consultees who were consulted in both the Fisher Report and the Fearon Report in relation to the Malin Head Coastal Radio Station, County Donegal, instead of the suggested list as provided previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40169/12]

Road Traffic Legislation

Timmy Dooley

495. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending Statutory Instrument 695 of 2011 to include civil defence vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40182/12]

Marine Safety

Charlie McConalogue

496. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed new coastguard station in Killybegs, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

497. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full breakdown of costs for the recently completed refurbishment of Malin Head Marine Rescue Sub Centre, County Donegal. [40192/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

498. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide copies of the various drafts of the Fisher Report to Oireachtas members in counties Kerry and Donegal. [40193/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

499. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of those consulted in the preparation of the Fisher Report. [40194/12]

Marine Safety

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

500. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the projected costs for the purchase and fit out of the proposed new Marine Rescue station proposed to be built in Dublin close to the existing station. [40195/12]

Marine Safety

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

501. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the budget for the building of a new coastguard station at Killybegs, County Donegal. [40196/12]

Road Safety Issues

Dominic Hannigan

502. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if there are any plans for a standard 30kph speed limit within town and village boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40218/12]

Marine Safety

Charlie McConalogue

503. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the projected costs for the purchase and fit out of the new station proposed by management as part of the coast guard station review which will be built separately from the existing station in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40219/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Paul Connaughton

504. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when successful applicants under the sports capital grants scheme will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40238/12]

Fáilte Ireland Funding

Seán Kenny

505. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of Fáilte Ireland funding allocated to North Dublin each of the past five years and to date in 2012, including financial supports under capital programmes, festivals and tourism events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40301/12]

Ministerial Correspondence

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

506. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when this Deputy may expect a response from him to the correspondence emailed to him on 31 July 2012 appealing to the him to take responsibility for ensuring that the young trainee pilots and their families impacted by the breakdown in the commercial relationship between the Pilot Training College in Waterford and the Florida Institute of Technology are provided with alternative training at no additional cost that enables them to attain their pilot’s licence. [40347/12]

Dublin Bus Services

Terence Flanagan

507. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a bus service from an area (details supplied) to the main reception of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40365/12]

Rail Services

Joan Collins

508. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40457/12]

Bus Éireann Services

Timmy Dooley

509. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will consider retaining Bus Éireann's route 2 service (details supplied) to areas such as Inch and Ballincor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40473/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Michael Creed

510. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport when he expects to complete his Departments validation of applications made under the Sports Capital Programme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40487/12]

Smarter Transport

Michelle Mulherin

511. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the objectives of the sport active travel towns funding scheme; the grounds on which an application for funding under the scheme by an organisation (details supplied) was turned down; the scheme's objectives that were not met by this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40516/12]

Pension Provisions

Joe Higgins

512. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will amend Statutory Instrument No. 242 of1945 arising from the Section 44 of the Transport Act 1994 which governs the terms of the occupational pension scheme of the CIE group of companies particularly the specification that employees who if over 50 years may not enter the pension scheme. [40550/12]

Departmental Staff Data

Regina Doherty

513. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40603/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Martin Ferris

514. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports grant in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry. [40606/12]

Pension Provisions

Michael McGrath

515. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address the dispute between the workers of Aer Lingus, Dublin Airport Authority and former SRT workers and the relevant employer organisations arising from the difficulties in the Irish airlines (general employees) superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40617/12]

Driving Licence Renewals

Peter Mathews

516. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if it is necessary when renewing your driving licence to provide an eye sight certificate if you continue to wear corrective lenses that is wore corrective lenses on previous driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/12]