Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

1773. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aici cúiteamh a thabhairt faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge do na mná tí i leith na gcostas breise a bheidh orthu ó 2015 ar aghaidh mar gheall ar na táillí uisce nua atá á dtabhairt isteach ag an Rialtas; ar phléigh sí an cheist seo leis an Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil. [34495/14]

Foras na Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

1774. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén cistiú a cuireadh ar fáil d’Fhoras na Gaeilge gach bliain ó 2011 i leith; an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an cistiú seo a mhéadú an bhliain seo chugainn. [34498/14]

Post Office Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

11. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy focus and the discussions he has had in relation to the provision of enhanced services from the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31296/14]

Rural Broadband Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

14. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the roll out of rural broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31295/14]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Éamon Ó Cuív

237. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason apprentices are to be charged the students services charge of up to €1,433 per annum despite the fact that student services are not available to or availed of by apprentices, and despite the fact that apprentices are not full time students but rather are employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/14]

Éamon Ó Cuív

238. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure the continued viability of small rural primary schools belonging to minority Christian faiths; if she will reverse the decision in relation to pupil-teacher ratios in these schools, many of which are one or two teacher schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32508/14]

Éamon Ó Cuív

239. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of minority Christian faith primary schools located in rural Ireland with four or fewer than four mainstream class teachers broken down by county and by the number of mainstream class teachers in each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32509/14]

Éamon Ó Cuív

240. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names, addresses and roll numbers of the 27 schools that will lose a classroom teacher in September 2014 as a result of the budget 2012 measure, broken down by county; the number of teachers in each of these schools at present; the number in each school next September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/14]

Éamon Ó Cuív

241. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one teacher schools in the State in each of the school years commencing in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 respectively broken down by county giving the ethos of each school and their name, address and roll number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32522/14]

Éamon Ó Cuív

242. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in total, giving their names, addresses and roll numbers that have lost a teacher due to the budget changes announced in budget 2012 in relation to small schools, broken down by county, and giving the number of teachers in each school prior to these budget changes and next September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32523/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

362. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the changes that have taken place in the spend of her Department in each year since 2004, broken down by programme (details supplied); the percentage of the total expenditure spent on each programme each year; the projected trends of expenditure in the next two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32513/14]

Unemployment Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

363. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the increase or reduction that took place in the number of persons in receipt of unemployment payments or on activation schemes between March 2011 and June 2012, broken down between those above and below 25 years of age; the reason for these trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32514/14]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

414. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard iad na bearta a dhéanfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh seirbhís laethúil farantóireachta ar fáil do phaisinéirí chuig Árainn, Contae na Gaillimhe, ón gcéad lá de mhí na Samhna seo chugainn, ag cur i gcuntas an fógra a thug an comhlacht príobháideach a chuireann seirbhís ar fáil don oileán seo faoi láthair á rá nach mbeidh seirbhís laethúil ann ón gcéad lá de mhí na Samhna seo chugainn ar aghaidh agus ag cur i gcuntas gurb é seo an t-oileán is mó daonra ar an gcósta agus go bhfuil na táillí do phaisinéirí chuig an oileán seo níos airde ná na táillí chuig aon oileán eile; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [32515/14]

Tourism Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

415. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will convene a group of interested parties including the local authority, Fáilte Éireann, Forum Connemara and Inishbofin Community Council, to examine how the airstrips near Cleggan and in Inishbofin could be used to promote aviation tourism by private plane owners and thus help the tourism industry in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32516/14]

Departmental Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

475. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the lowest score that was needed to be awarded a grant under the scheme to support national organisations, SSNO, scheme of grants announced recently that is administered by Pobal for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32221/14]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Éamon Ó Cuív

537. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an bhfuil cinneadh déanta maidir le hachomharc a cuireadh chuig an Oifig Achomharc Talmhaíochta ag feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); má tá cinneadh déanta, cén toradh a bhí air; mura bhfuil cinneadh déanta, cén uair a dhéanfar é; cén fáth a raibh moill leis an gcinneadh a dhéanamh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [32021/14]

Commonage Framework Plans

Éamon Ó Cuív

553. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the commonage reviews promised will be completed; the compensation that will be paid to farmers in the meantime for compulsory destocking of livestock from commonages; the reason that arbitrary destocking limits are being imposed on commonages without any up to date evidence of their need; the reason for the delay in publishing up to date commonage framework plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32517/14]

Single Payment Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

554. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers can be penalised under the single farm payment in 2014 and 2015 for not keeping commonages in good agricultural and environmental condition; if this is caused by the arbitrary and out of date stocking limits being imposed on farmers of commonage, in the absence of revised commonage framework plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/14]

Legal Aid Service Waiting Times

Éamon Ó Cuív

589. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to ensure that free legal aid is available in a timely way to distressed borrowers who need independent legal advice to deal with family home re-possession proceedings and are granted legal aid board assistance but are put on waiting lists of up to 18 months, taking into account that in many cases judges and county registrars are not willing to adjourn legal proceedings for legal aid solicitors to become available, thus leaving vulnerable persons to fight such cases without professional representation against financial institutions with full legal representation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32510/14]

Legal Aid Service Waiting Times

Éamon Ó Cuív

590. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting times persons are experiencing in receiving free legal aid broken down by category such as family law, repossessions and so on; the actions she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32511/14]

Deportation Orders Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

591. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders relating to non-nationals who have served prison services here that have not been executed broken down by year of release from prison; the reason these deportation orders were not executed in view of the risk to society here by not executing the orders, broken down by category of crime such as homicide, causing serious bodily harm, burglary and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32512/14]

Offshore Islands

Éamon Ó Cuív

687. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the policy he has to ensure adequate health services on our offshore islands; the arrangements made to implement this policy uniformly across all islands in the state; the consultations he has had with the the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which has responsibility for overall island policy in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32520/14]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

777. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to Iarnród Éireann to eliminate level crossings on the rail network intersecting with public roads that are neither manned nor have electronic barriers; the number of such crossings on the rail network; the estimated cost of eliminating same; if this work is eligible for funding under the stimulus fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32525/14]

Commemorative Events

Éamon Ó Cuív

17. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans which are being put in place to commemorate events leading up to the Rising of 1916; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31157/14]

Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe

Éamon Ó Cuív

20. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta céard iad na pleananna atá aici don tseirbhís fhóirdheonaithe aeir go dtí Oileáin Árann; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [31156/14]

Community Services Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

68. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans for the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30809/14]

Rural Social Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her future plans for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30810/14]

Seirbhísí Uisce

Éamon Ó Cuív

517. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cén beartas atá aige lena chinntiú go bhfuil soláthar ceart uisce ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; céard iad na bearta atá i gceist aige a dhéanamh le soláthar ceart uisce a chur ar fáil láithreach ar Inis Meáin agus Inis Oírr i bhfianaise na ciondála uisce atá ar bun ar na hoileáin seo agus an ghanntanais uisce atá orthu i lár an tséasúir turasóireachta; an bhfuil sé i gceist aige, sa mheántréimhse, airgead a chur ar fáil le huasghrádú a dhéanamh ar an gcóras uisce ar na hoileáin seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31538/14]

Seirbhísí Uisce

Éamon Ó Cuív

518. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil an bhfuil sé sásta díolúine ó tháillí uisce a chur ar fáil do phobal Inis Oírr agus Inis Meáin de bharr na n-easpaí atá ar an gcóras uisce ar na hoileáin sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31539/14]

Tionscnaimh Fhorbartha Pobail

Éamon Ó Cuív

519. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil céard iad na pleananna atá aige leis an gClár um Chuimsiú Sóisialta agus Clár Leader a sheachadadh sa Ghaeltacht; an bhfuil sé i gceist aige freastal ar an nGaeltacht ar fad trí chomhlacht amháin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31540/14]

Clár Forbartha Tuaithe

Éamon Ó Cuív

520. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil céard iad na socruithe atá i gceist le Clár Leader a sheachadadh i gContae na Gaillimhe, cé mhéid comhlacht a bheidh ann le Clár Leader a sheachadadh sa chontae; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31541/14]

Community Development Initiatives

Éamon Ó Cuív

521. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements being put in place to deliver the Leader and social inclusion programmes of his Department on the offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31543/14]

Leader Programmes Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

522. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total funding provided under the Leader programme 2007-2013; the amount of this provided for projects; the amount spent to date broken down between projects and administration; the amount spent on projects this year and the total funding left for spending on projects and administration respectively; the latest date given by his Department to have projects completed and claims made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31544/14]

Departmental Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

523. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason no funding has been awarded to Muintir na Tíre under the scheme to support national organisations, as recently announced, in view of the vital role Muintir na Tíre plays in rural communities; if his attention has been drawn to the effect this will have on this long-standing national organisation; if he has received an application for emergency funding from this organisation to enable it to function while a review is sought of this decision in view of the late date the decision was given on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/14]

Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers

Éamon Ó Cuív

558. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants in each county under the single farm payment last year; the total hectares declared in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31542/14]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

796. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of projects that scored 44 points or less in the recent capital sport programme allocations that were allocated funding; the lowest score a project had that was allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31545/14]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

797. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the objective criteria used to assess applications under the capital sports programme; if all grants were awarded under this programme based on these objective criteria; the number of cases in which he overruled the recommendations of his officials in relation to grants either in total or partially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31546/14]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

798. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the score achieved by an application by a club (details supplied) under the capital sports; the number of groups and clubs in Galway with a lower score that were awarded grants under the present round of allocations and their names; the score achieved by each of these clubs and the names of the clubs; the reason the club was not awarded a grant under the scheme if clubs with a lower score were; if this matter will be referred to the Ombudsman for examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31547/14]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new top-up for islands under the disadvantaged areas scheme or areas of natural constraint scheme will commence; if it will apply to intertidal islands and islands connected to the mainland by a causeway or bridge; if it will apply to lake islands as well as islands in the sea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/14]

Insurance Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements in place to ensure that insurance claims for personal and property losses against Setanta Insurance, which is in liquidation, are paid in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/14]

Schools Refurbishment

Éamon Ó Cuív

126. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the extreme needs of the pupils in a school (details supplied) in County Galway, if he will provide a refurbishment grant for a premises on the campus as requested by the school; the reasons this has not been provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30343/14]

Child Abuse

Éamon Ó Cuív

127. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce a scheme of compensation for pupils abused in primary schools on foot of a judgment in the European Court of Human Rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/14]

Traveller Community

Éamon Ó Cuív

342. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is willing to reconsider his decision not to continue funding Traveller community groups under a national programme in view of the fact that Travellers are the most marginalised group in Irish society and the work done by these groups to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/14]

Animal Identification Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

385. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis for requiring farmers to buy their cattle tags exclusively from one supplier selected by the Department on the basis of a tender organised by it in view of the fact that farmers - because they pay for them - are the legal purchasers of the tags; his views that this is in conformity with EU law, including competition law; the reason, as they are the purchasers, farmers are not free to purchase tags from any supplier as long as the tags comply with the relevant EU and national standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30341/14]

Animal Identification Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

387. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers are entitled to purchase cattle tags from suppliers other than the supplier contracted by his Department and use them instead of tags from that supplier, as long as the tags they purchase conform to the relevant departmental and EU regulations; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

127. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29300/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

145. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29294/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

176. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29293/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

243. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29291/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

320. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29298/14]

Na Forais Thuaidh Theas

Éamon Ó Cuív

323. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe an dtabharfaidh sé sonrú ar na céatadáin sábhála éifeachtúla a d’aontaigh na Ranna airgeadais sa dá dhlinse do na forais trasteorann sna blianta 2012, 2013 agus 2014 agus cén laghdú iarbhír a cuireadh i bhfeidhm i ngach ceann de na forais trasteorann sna blianta céanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [29530/14]

Legislative Process RIA

Éamon Ó Cuív

345. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29296/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

386. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of bills her Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that her Department has published since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29299/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

444. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29287/14]

Legislative Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

474. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29289/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

508. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29292/14]

Legislative Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

572. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29290/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

592. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29286/14]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

595. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals that have been lodged to the independent appeals group set up by him to examine appeals of decisions made by his Department under the land parcel identification system review, in relation to application by farmers for area based payments broken down on a monthly basis; the number of appeals that have been decided; the number of cases where the outcome was more favourable to the farmer than the original decision; the number to whom it was less favourable; the number to whom it was the same; if appeals are being dealt with in chronological order; when all appeals will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29342/14]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

596. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a LPIS review appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, the details of the decision made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29377/14]

Beef Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

604. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to seek protected geographical indication, PGI, status for Irish beef in a joint application with the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29801/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

633. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Bills her Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments her Department has published since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29297/14]

Registration of Title

Éamon Ó Cuív

640. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Land Registry is reluctant to provide deeds to a property (details supplied) in Dublin 2 even though they have a copy of the original deeds from the local authority; if the matter can now be expedited; if she will outline what needs to be done to have the matter resolved and new deeds provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29390/14]

Prison Committals

Éamon Ó Cuív

643. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentenced prisoners released and the number of life sentenced prisoners recalled to prison in 2013; the average length of time served by these prisoners in prison prior to their release in 2013; the number of recalls to prison involving the revocation of temporary release that related to the following categories, failure to keep the peace, failure to be of good behaviour, failure to be of sober habits, charged with an additional offence and other reason; the charges preferred by category for those charged with an additional offence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29534/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

716. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health to set down the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29295/14]

Health Services Staff

Éamon Ó Cuív

746. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is being forced to retire at 65 years of age from the Health Service Executive when that person will only be entitled to a State pension at 66 years of age and will not be entitled to a discretionary supplementary pension from the HSE for the coming year until reaching 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29533/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

777. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress being made with the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Galway from a hospital in England to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29796/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

809. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29301/14]

Legislative Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

869. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments that his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29288/14]

Youth Cafés Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

871. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the sources of funding from his Department or agencies of his Department for youth cafes; if any new youth cafes are being funded at present; if so where application forms can be sourced for this funding; the closing date for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29341/14]

School Staffing

Éamon Ó Cuív

76. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of four-teacher, three-teacher and two-teacher schools that have been informed that they will lose a classroom teacher this September, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28861/14]

Schools Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS 1 urban schools; when these schools were admitted to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28862/14]

Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís

Éamon Ó Cuív

89. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe cén líon daoine a earcaíodh don státseirbhís le trí bliana anuas atá inniúil ar a gcuid oibre a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28857/14]

Severe Weather Events Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

90. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the spend to date by his Department in 2014 in repairing damage arising out of the storms and floods of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28863/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

158. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a proposal to consider scrub land as eligible land for the purposes of the single farm payment; the circumstances in which this type of land can be considered eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28860/14]

Single Payment Scheme Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

126. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a transfer of single payment entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/14]

Registration of Title

Éamon Ó Cuív

136. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policy in respect of showing sea-weed harvesting rights registered on folios on the PRAI land registry search mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28630/14]

Registration of Title

Éamon Ó Cuív

137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to issue a directive under section 20(1) of the Registration of Title Deeds Act 2006 instructing the PRAI land registry to correctly register seaweed harvesting rights on folios and to re-issue faulty title deeds, free of charge, where the PRAI land registry has not detailed these rights on a folio on transfer, as they should; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28631/14]

Schools Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

180. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and roll numbers of all new primary schools given recognition since 2007; the names of the schools in this category that were accepted into the DEIS 1 urban programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28260/14]

Disadvantaged Status

Éamon Ó Cuív

181. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the latest date on which primary schools were granted DEIS urban band 1 status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28261/14]

Beef Data Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

359. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department have tendered for the provision of the tissue sampling kit for the beef data programme and the beef genomics programme; the estimated value of this contract; if it was not tendered for, the reason this was not required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/14]

Public Service Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

360. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is only one approved supplier of cattle tags where there are 13 approved suppliers of sheep tags; his views that a multiplicity of approved suppliers would ensure competition in the marketplace for price and quality service; if the next time this contract comes up for tender it is intended to do it on an approved supplier basis; when the contract is due to be retendered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

495. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the nursing home support scheme; the reason for the delay. [28084/14]

Sports Sponsorship

Éamon Ó Cuív

39. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to prohibit sports sponsorship by alcoholic drinks companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27105/14]

Tourism Project Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

43. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his long-term plans in relation to the western rail corridor as a railway line for both freight and passenger travel; if he will seek funds from the EU for its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27106/14]

School Staffing

Éamon Ó Cuív

80. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 that is losing another teacher this year, having lost one last year; the number of teachers this school is supposed to have based on current numbers; if the school was down a teacher last year and, if so, the reason; the number of special needs assistants the school will have this year; his views on the situation pertaining to a concerned parent who has two children in the school, one whose class is to be split due to the reduction in teacher numbers and whose access to an SNA will also most likely be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27621/14]

Buiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

116. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén laghdú atá déanta ar bhuiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge le ceithre bliana anuas agus an féidir a dheimhniú nach ndéanfar aon chiorrú eile ar an mbuiséad seo do 2015; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [27663/14]

Buiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

117. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén laghdú atá déanta ar bhuiséad Údarás na Gaeltachta le ceithre bliana anuas agus an féidir a dheimhniú nach ndéanfar aon chiorrú eile ar an mbuiséad seo do 2015; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [27664/14]

Tionscadail Oidhreachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

118. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a réitíodh tuarascáil ar na láithreacha catha in Éirinn; cén costas a bhí leis an tuarascáil; cén fáth nár foilsíodh í; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [27665/14]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the circumstances under which farmers have an entitlement to compensation due to the designation of their land as SAC, SPA or NHA respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27666/14]

Departmental Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has had the amount of work allocated to him reduced significantly in 2014, below the amount provided for in his contract; if he will be compensated for this shortfall in work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27667/14]

Road Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

243. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the road network over the next ten years; the projects that will receive priority funding in this time; the preparatory work being done to ensure projects will be ready when funding becomes available again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27420/14]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in introducing universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26887/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

29. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made in three years in reducing waiting lists for orthopaedic operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/14]

Physical Education Facilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level voluntary schools in the State that do not have a sports hall; if he will institute a grant scheme for these schools that would ensure all these schools would have a reasonable opportunity to build same, particularly with the challenges obesity creates in our society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27526/14]

Physical Education Facilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level voluntary schools that progressed in the design of sports halls with the approval of his Department, that were never funded for construction; the names and roll numbers of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27527/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

80. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of improvements under the summer works schemes 2014 that were approved in 2014; the number costing more than €100,000 for approved works; the number approved costing between €50,000 - €100,000; the number approved costing between €25,000 - €50,000; the number approved costing less than €25,000 broken down by category, such as plumbing works, electrical, roofs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27540/14]

Emergency Works Scheme Application Numbers

Éamon Ó Cuív

81. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of emergency work grant approvals that have been made for emergency works in schools in the past year; the number of these that were for works under €25,000; the number for works between €25,000 - €50,000; the number of works between €50,000 - €100,000; the number for works over €100,000 per job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27541/14]

Schools Refurbishment

Éamon Ó Cuív

82. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of major refurbishments costing over €100,000 that have been approved for voluntary second level schools in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27542/14]

Milk Quota

Éamon Ó Cuív

125. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken in view of his Department's investigation into milk quota breaches at a location (details supplied); the timeframe for future actions; the body that undertook independent verification of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27464/14]