Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Prisoner Releases

Niall Collins

513. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life sentence prisoners on release that were recalled to prison during the period 2001-10 due to breach of conditions; the total number of each condition where a breach resulted in revocation of temporary release (details supplied); where a revocation of temporary release is as a result of being charged with an additional offence, the type of offences which were alleged to have been committed. [50805/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

28. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50014/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

53. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50013/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

73. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50011/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

81. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50018/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

94. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made from March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit from March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised from March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50016/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

116. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under her Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under her Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under her Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under her remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50019/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

132. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50007/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

136. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50009/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50012/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

161. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50017/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

178. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50010/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

193. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50006/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

196. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under her Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under her Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies State boards under her Department's remit publically advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under her remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50008/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

225. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50015/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Niall Collins

232. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form the number of appointments to State boards under his Department's remit made since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies in State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011 to date in 2013; the number of vacancies on State boards under his Department's remit publicly advertised since March 2011 to date in 2013; and the number of appointments to State boards under his remit drawn directly from the public advertisement process. [50020/13]

Health Services

Niall Collins

194. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the closure of a laboratory (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/13]

Immigration Policy

Niall Collins

527. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing new medium to long-term visas for non-EU persons of independent means who wish to spend their retirement here, taking into account the contribution that such persons could make to the Irish economy and acknowledging that the current arrangements whereby they can only get renewal annual stamp O visas until they meet the five year residency requirement is a disincentive to retirees to move here as it does not provide them with the certainty they need to feel comfortable buying a house and making other investments here. [49310/13]

Ground Rents Payments

Niall Collins

535. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address the issue of ground rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49501/13]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

543. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of hit and run incidents that have occurred here from 2005 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/13]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

544. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drink driving incidents that occurred here per annum from 2005 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/13]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

545. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug or other substance abuse driving incidents that occurred here per annum from 2005 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49599/13]

Garda Deployment

Niall Collins

546. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of staff in the Garda bureau of fraud investigation unit in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 broken down in tabular form by the following units, fraud assessment unit and commercial fraud investigation unit, money-laundering investigation unit including the financial intelligence unit, cheque, payment card, counterfeit currency and advance fee fraud investigation unit, computer crime investigation unit; and the number of secondments to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [49600/13]

Legislative Programme

Niall Collins

547. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to tackle cybercrime here; if a strategy has been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49601/13]

Computer Crime Investigation Unit

Niall Collins

548. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí tasked with co-operating with the European Cybercrime Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49602/13]

Computer Crime Investigation Unit

Niall Collins

549. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have taken part in Europol's European cybercrime training and education group per annum from 2005 to date in 2013. [49603/13]

Computer Crime Investigation Unit

Niall Collins

550. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cybercrime training courses for gardaí that have been developed at the Garda training college in Templemore, County Tipperary. [49604/13]

Departmental Reports

Niall Collins

67. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make available the findings of the report on post-primary provision in Limerick initiated in November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48637/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Niall Collins

77. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a person with a local authority shared ownership property is liable for the full amount of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47856/13]

Prisoner Releases

Niall Collins

335. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of life-sentence prisoners on release who were recalled to prison during the period 2011 to 2012 owing to breach of conditions; the total number for each condition where a breach resulted in the revocation of temporary release in a table (details supplied); and where a revocation of temporary release is as a result of being charged with an additional offence, the type of offence which was alleged to have been committed. [48377/13]

Garda Operations

Niall Collins

173. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner has responded to this Deputy's correspondence to the Minister dated 23 July 2013 (details supplied); if he will now reply to the matter raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47563/13]

Child Protection Issues

Niall Collins

61. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the completion and publication of the investigation into the removal of two children from members of an ethnic minority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46615/13]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Staff

Niall Collins

64. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the anticipated number of cases to be completed by the personal insolvency regime by the end of 2013; the total number of personal insolvency practitioners appointed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46616/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Niall Collins

214. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding payment of the local property tax and the different payment dates for payment by credit/debit card, and the single debit authority option in March 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46815/13]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Niall Collins

309. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if payment of the student contribution charge of €2,500 for the academic year 2013-14 for third level colleges, which may be paid in two instalments, can also be paid by monthly instalments. [46361/13]

Court of Appeal Establishment

Niall Collins

728. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Court of Appeal will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46617/13]

Health Services Issues

Niall Collins

1109. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding his dealings in respect of St. Brigid's Hospital, Crooksling, Brittas, County Dublin; if he will give assurances to families and the wider community regarding its future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46199/13]

Oil and Gas Exploration

Niall Collins

23. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress he has made in developing a new fiscal and regulatory framework for the oil and gas exploration industry in Ireland; the persons he has consulted in developing this new framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44956/13]

Housing Finance Agency Funding

Niall Collins

9. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the planned rescheduling of the recoupment of local authority loans; the authorities involved; the amount per authority; the repayments due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/13]

Site Acquisitions

Niall Collins

110. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lack of progress in securing a new site for the provision of a new school building (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the serious overcrowding in this school and that funding was ring fenced for the purchase of a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45284/13]

Commemorative Events

Niall Collins

65. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to involve the General Post Office on O’Connell Street, Dublin in the commemoration of the centenary of 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/13]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

113. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach if he has had any correspondence with Ian Paisley Jr., MLA regarding the case of a person (details supplied); the action he will take on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44154/13]

Teachers' Allowances

Niall Collins

198. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who were paid an allowance for a post of responsibility at the level of special duties or B post and assistant principal A post in 2008; the number of teachers currently in receipt of these allowances; and the amount that has been saved by his Department in the past four years as a result of the reduction. [44668/13]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

391. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had any correspondence with Ian Paisley Jr., MLA regarding the case of a person (details supplied); the action he will take on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44155/13]

Charitable Lotteries Scheme

Niall Collins

404. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form for each year since 2005 to date in 2013, the amounts paid to each charity from the charitable lotteries compensation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44392/13]

Charitable Lotteries Scheme

Niall Collins

405. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to discontinue the charitable lotteries compensation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44393/13]

Prisoner Releases

Niall Collins

411. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide annual figures for the number of life-sentence prisoners released and the number of life-sentence prisoners recalled to prison for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the average length of time life-sentence prisoners served in prison prior to their release during the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. [44689/13]

Homeless Persons Supports

Niall Collins

23. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the proposals put forward by Novas Initiatives concerning the impact of a reduced social welfare payment on homeless young persons; if she will accept these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43355/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Review

Niall Collins

24. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has completed the review of the domiciliary care allowance; the outcome of the review; the actions that will now be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43341/13]

Property Taxation Administration

Niall Collins

4. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that he has instructed South Dublin County Council to ensure that all property tax moneys raised in the county this year will be spent in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43774/13]