Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Universal GP Care

Patrick Nulty

272. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will publish a detailed timetable for the introduction of free general practitioner care for all as contained within the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/13]

Medical Card Application Numbers

Patrick Nulty

273. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will publish in tabular form for the years 2008 to 2012 inclusive the number of new applications for medical cards that were received; the number of these applications that were refused and of these refusals the number granted on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23331/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

347. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if all taxi drivers are refused rent supplement as a matter of departmental policy; if so, the basis for this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22486/13]

HSE Staffing

Patrick Nulty

574. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he intends to allow dental health nurses in the Dublin area apply for the planned new targeted voluntary redundancy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22411/13]

Medical Card Applications

Patrick Nulty

627. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if same will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22400/13]

Health Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

628. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will receive occupational therapy; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22404/13]

Health Services Issues

Patrick Nulty

716. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1209 of 16 April 2013, if he will confirm the time frame within which the local implementation team is expected to complete the implementation plan for the North West Dublin Early Intervention Team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23065/13]

National Sports Campus Development Authority

Patrick Nulty

721. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Abbotstown House, Dublin 15, which is in the ownership of the National Sports Council; if the house can be considered for putting to local community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/13]

Appointments to State Boards

Patrick Nulty

170. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to his announcement of 16 April 2013the names of 14 persons who are to serve as members of the board of the Equality Authority in the interim before the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is established; the names of the two persons appointed by him on the nomination of representatives of employees as required by section 44(1)(a) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011; the names of the two persons appointed by him on the nomination of representatives of employers as required by section 44(1)(b) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2011; the organisation or organisations representing employees and representing employers that made those nominations;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/13]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Patrick Nulty

95. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will immediately review his decision not to proceed with the extension of a college (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will meet with the board of management and or parents association to discuss this urgent matter. [21804/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

108. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the way maintenance payments are taken into account for the calculation of rent supplement payments; if she will reference the regulations and or circulars which set this out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21605/13]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Applications

Patrick Nulty

232. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for mortgage interest supplement for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21455/13]

Medical Card Delays

Patrick Nulty

412. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if further correspondence will be considered; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/13]

Vehicle Registration Numbers

Patrick Nulty

52. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cars taxed in each emissions category for the purposes of VRT and the VRT rate associated with each of these categories for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/13]

Excise Duties Yield

Patrick Nulty

72. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he would provide, in tabular form, the total amount of money raised in excise duties on alcohol in each category of alcohol excise as laid out by the Revenue Commissioners in the document (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; if he will provide the relevant levels of excise duties on the various forms of alcohol in these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

82. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any training or education opportunities available for young persons with hearing difficulties in the Dublin area; if he will outline details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20888/13]

Public Procurement Regulations

Patrick Nulty

102. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes he is intending to make to the public procurement process; if he is engaging with employers’ and workers’ representatives regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20900/13]

Consumers Association of Ireland Funding

Patrick Nulty

110. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of his previous statement that it is essential that all public bodies ensure that value for money is key consideration in any expenditure, if the Consumers' Association of Ireland has supplied his Department with its quarterly reports in relation to the various performance indicators identified in respect of the marketing project; if the association is meeting its performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21040/13]

Consumers Association of Ireland Funding

Patrick Nulty

111. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a funding application was granted to the Consumers' Association of Ireland; if he will confirm that the organisation has not produced audited accounts in two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21041/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

119. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any training or education opportunities available for young persons with hearing difficulties in the Dublin area; if she will outline details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20889/13]

Environmental Management Costs Issues

Patrick Nulty

167. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the waste electrical and electronic equipment charge associated with the following items for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, mobile phone, answering machine, fax machine, television, DVD player, satellite dish, hair dryer, games console, personal computer, MP3 player, microwave oven, dishwasher, fridge and or freezer, oven and or cooker; in the event that there is more than one possible WEEE charge associated with an item, if he will provide all possible charges for the item in question as well as the number of each item sold in the item sub-category in the stated years in order that an average WEEE charge for each item may be ascertained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21038/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

94. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if there are any exemptions to the property tax for persons with disabilities who have had to have their homes adapted; if he will outline the exemptions available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20727/13]

Public Sector Pensions Issues

Patrick Nulty

266. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which recipients of public sector pensions starting at €32,500 would have been affected under the defeated Croke Park II pay deal proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/13]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Patrick Nulty

335. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for invalidity pension will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20358/13]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Patrick Nulty

520. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be seen by a Health Service Executive dentist for the fitting of braces; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19784/13]

Driving Licence Issues

Patrick Nulty

614. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any restrictions exist for drivers designated as having a disability in relation to size of the engine for either petrol or diesel engine cars. [20330/13]

Passport Applications

Patrick Nulty

152. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for passports by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited, in view of the urgent circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18247/13]

School Curriculum

Patrick Nulty

275. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new Politics and Society leaving certificate subject will be rolled out; if there are proposals for up-skilling existing teachers to teach the subject; the qualifications that will be required to teach the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18688/13]

Teacher Training Provision

Patrick Nulty

276. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the upcoming change in length from a one year to a two year course, of the Professional Diploma in Education; if he will indicate the way the new course will be structured; if he will detail fees for when the course changes from a one year to a two year cycle; if students will have to pay full fees in each year; the amount of those fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18689/13]

Employment Appeals Tribunal

Patrick Nulty

310. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans that he will put in place to reduce the waiting time, currently at least 77 weeks, before a case is heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18379/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

428. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an application for a local authority tenant purchase scheme will be considered if an applicant had the necessary deposit as well as guaranteed weekly income required, the applicant being a retired person on a pension who took early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18380/13]

Asylum Applications

Patrick Nulty

198. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for subsidiary protection in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15 going back to 2002; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/13]

Banking Sector Remuneration

Patrick Nulty

265. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Mercer report on banking pay; if he will set out a comprehensive strategy to protect banking workers at this time of major transformation in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16432/13]

Human Trafficking

Patrick Nulty

891. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total resources earmarked for combatting human trafficking in 2013: if he is satisfied with the resources being deployed to deal with human trafficking; if he will detail his approach to human trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16433/13]

Medical Card Delays

Patrick Nulty

1144. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16206/13]

Health Services

Patrick Nulty

1209. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the steps he is taking to address the waiting times for the Dublin 15 early intervention team waiting list for occupational therapy assessments in view of the high referral rates to the service; if he will ensure the matter is urgently addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16626/13]

Health Services Provision

Patrick Nulty

1307. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 qualifies for any State support in order to visit London to see a neurological specialist regarding their condition in view of the fact that as yet it has not been diagnosed or a treatment identified here. [17337/13]

Search and Rescue Service

Patrick Nulty

1392. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the contract for search and rescue Sikorsky helicopter services signed by the previous Government; his views on whether that the contract represents value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17169/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

153. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been included in the list of unfinished estates exempt from the property tax. [15750/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

154. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been included in the list of unfinished estates exempt from the property tax. [15751/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

155. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been included in the list of unfinished estates exempt from the property tax. [15752/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

156. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has not been included in the list of unfinished estates exempt from the property tax. [15753/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Patrick Nulty

157. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason housing in the Phoenix Park racecourse has not been included in the list of unfinished estates exempt from the property tax. [15754/13]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Patrick Nulty

269. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to build the extension to a college (details supplied) in Dublin 15 including new classrooms and a sports hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/13]

School Patronage

Patrick Nulty

270. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake a review of the patronage decision with regard to the new second level school in Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15 to ensure the views and concerns of all members of the local community are satisfied with the situation. [15166/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Patrick Nulty

273. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15286/13]

Sick Pay Eligibility

Patrick Nulty

327. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if sick pay is available to participants of community employment schemes if they take ill for a day or two while on a scheme and provide a doctor’s letter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14978/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Patrick Nulty

330. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which her Department is claiming that there are adequate suitable accommodations within the €825 maximum rent limit, for a couple or a one parent family with two children seeking rent supplement in the Dublin 15 area; if she will provide details of any evidence to back up this claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15076/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Patrick Nulty

436. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15073/13]

Hospital Services

Patrick Nulty

556. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 5 March 2013, if he will provide the names of hospitals that referred 13 sub-arachnoid haemorrhage patients who were not admitted for emergency neurosurgical treatment in the Neurosurgical Centre, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, from April 2012 to June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14976/13]