Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Teaching Qualifications

Robert Troy

395. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate qualified teachers who are registered with the Teaching Council but will not be recognised under section 30 of the teaching Act in October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32172/13]

National Monuments

Robert Troy

408. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider an application from Longford County Council to share all reasonable acquisitions costs regarding the purchase of the Granard Motte national monument; if he will ensure that the Office of Public Works uses its statutory powers to safeguard this important national monument, which is a local tourist attraction, and ensure it comes into public ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31589/13]

Visa Applications

Robert Troy

559. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons (details supplied) will be granted a holiday visa to attend a wedding here in the coming weeks. [31695/13]

Early Child Care Education Issues

Robert Troy

611. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of implementing the workforce development plan for the early child care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31616/13]

Child Protection Issues

Robert Troy

622. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is common practice for a supervision order to be taken out without the prior consultation or knowledge of the relevant parent or guardian; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31849/13]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

626. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children availing of the preschool year in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 who availed of the special needs arrangement to split the allocation over two years on a pro rata basis; the number who applied for same in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32232/13]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

627. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children availing of the preschool year in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 who availed of grants from the Health Service Executive to support the employment of special needs assistants; the number who applied for same in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32233/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Robert Troy

628. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the number of children under six availing of registered child care facilities; the number of children in each different age group in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32236/13]

Child Care Qualifications

Robert Troy

629. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide, in tabular form, the total number of personnel employed in registered child care facilities; the detail of the formal accredited qualifications of personnel, that is, FETAC and HETAC level in same; the numbers without formal accredited qualifications in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32237/13]

Rural Transport Programme Issues

Robert Troy

724. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport not to make the proposed changes to the rural transport scheme in County Longford. [32190/13]

Foreign Conflicts

Robert Troy

35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent civic unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina; if these particular issues have been discussed at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30813/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

Robert Troy

128. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the various complaints that have been made by residents in the Rochfortbridge area, County Westmeath, to the Office of Public Works are dealt with (details supplied). [30962/13]

Garda Deployment

Robert Troy

197. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Longford and Granard Garda area has no Inspector appointed to its ranks and Granard Garda area which covers Edgeworthstown station has no plain clothes sergeants or detectives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30897/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Robert Troy

226. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) is granted a swivel chair. [30973/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Robert Troy

106. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether services for persons with spina bifida are sufficient to their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/13]

Hospital Staff Issues

Robert Troy

112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that vacancies in specialised areas that are exempt from the public sector embargo are being filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/13]

Leader Programmes Funding

Robert Troy

419. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the status of the Geraldine Hall Leader application for funding; the stage the application is at; and if funding will be made available for the project. [30204/13]

Home Help Service Staff

Robert Troy

573. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the current regulations that determine the retirement age of home help workers within the Health Service Executive; and if he will outline the current retirement procedures that are applied to home help workers. [30240/13]

Mobility Allowance Eligibility

Robert Troy

611. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress made on an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30700/13]

Rural Transport Services Provision

Robert Troy

652. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the new rural taxi licence, that is, the qualifying conditions and so on, the impact that this will have on existing taxi licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/13]

Croke Park Agreement Implementation

Robert Troy

18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform the process used by the Croke Park implementation body to take account of the more complex nature of the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/13]

Office of Public Works Properties

Robert Troy

54. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the profit from the gift shop sales at the State’s tourist and historical sites run by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility

Robert Troy

9. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the agri-environment options scheme 3 programme, and the number approved, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Robert Troy

53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on the application for an aquaculture licence in Galway Bay for a large finfish farm by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29368/13]

Tax Credits

Robert Troy

78. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the reason couples who live together are assessed jointly for social welfare but are still unable to transfer tax credits with Revenue, based on their cohabitation. [29454/13]

Defence Forces Personnel

Robert Troy

23. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm whether Defence Forces personnel face a downgrade and possible dismissal if they are injured while taking part in leisure activities. [29104/13]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Robert Troy

149. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on concerns (details supplied) about the adverse effect of the increase in student teacher ratio on Protestant secondary schools around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/13]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Robert Troy

294. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason County Longford has received a 17.7% cut in rural development funding. [28636/13]

Water Charges Administration

Robert Troy

326. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the €300 charge for the installation of water meters will be charged to residents in estates (details supplied) in County Westmeath where the actual piping and infrastructure for meters are already in place and all that is required now is the slotting of the actual meter into the hole. [28883/13]

Household Charge Collection

Robert Troy

327. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is issued a refund for the household charge without further delay. [28884/13]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Robert Troy

346. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the qualifying conditions required of a person who has registered their septic tank to avail of the grant scheme which was announced as an incentive for persons to register; the persons that can avail of same; and to whom a person applies. [29238/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Robert Troy

370. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will prioritise the enactment of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act; and if he will outline the timeframe for same. [28845/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Robert Troy

487. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, where existing community employment participants work in child care and hold a FETAC Level 5 Major Award in Child Care, they are deemed to count as part of the required adult-child ratio; and if their job title changes to trainee child care practitioner, under the new pilot scheme, to clarify their new status and whether they will be classified as students or as staff (details supplied). [29062/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Robert Troy

488. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if, where existing community employment participants work in child care and do not have the full FETAC Level 5 Major Award, they count as part of the required adult-child ratio; and if their job title changes to that of trainee child care practitioner, under the new pilot, to clarify what their status will be (details supplied). [29063/13]

Care of the Elderly

Robert Troy

511. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will set up a forum on long term residential care to bring together all of the relevant stakeholders involved in the provision of such care for older persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28755/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Robert Troy

66. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant the recommendation made within the relevant report for full-time special needs assistance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [28413/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Robert Troy

68. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) who has appealed the decision made by SUSI to disallow their application. [28431/13]

Child Benefit Payments

Robert Troy

95. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is committed to maintaining the value of total child income support payments at 33% of the adult social welfare payment rate. [28562/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Robert Troy

8. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money sanctioned from the Dormant Accounts Fund for projects in the past three years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28056/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Robert Troy

62. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when it is hoped to publish the next dormant accounts disbursement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/13]

Water Meters Installation

Robert Troy

147. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost that will occur in relation to the installation of the water meters; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the roll-out of the water meters including cost of installation, cost per cubic metre per household and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28317/13]

Water Meters Installation

Robert Troy

148. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the companies that are installing the water meters in households; if they have any plans to replace the existing network at stages where leaks exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/13]

Mobility Allowance Decision

Robert Troy

217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress on an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance scheme and motorised transport grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Robert Troy

219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be given an appointment for orthopaedic care. [28354/13]

School Staffing

Robert Troy

229. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the EAL teacher is being removed from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath when the school clearly needs this invaluable resource. [27236/13]

National Educational Psychological Service Remit

Robert Troy

255. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate more funding to schools for student psychological reports (details supplied). [26832/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Robert Troy

280. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate a full-time special needs assistant to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure a child with special needs can continue their education at their present school. [27411/13]

School Staffing

Robert Troy

282. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the EAL teacher is being removed from a school (details supplied) in County Westemath when the school clearly needs this invaluable resource, the school's Principal and Board of Management have appealed the decision to remove their EAL teacher, their appeal was refused on 3 April 2013 and have been informed there is no other action that can be taken. [27432/13]

Schools Designation

Robert Troy

283. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been refused DEIS recognition when the number of students from disadvantaged background has increased dramatically in recent years. [27433/13]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Robert Troy

396. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the number of community employment workers that are working in community childcare settings. [27303/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Robert Troy

409. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [26873/13]

Broadband Services Speeds

Robert Troy

532. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 23 May 2013 regarding the 30Mbps speed to be available to the last 30% of population, if he will clarify, in line with the objective of clarity on these matters noted in the programme for Government, that the broadband speed referred to is not a peak, theoretical, contracted or up to speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27679/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Robert Troy

533. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to stakeholder involvement in the mapping process of the national broadband plan, if he considers the public to be stakeholders, and if so, the way he intends to involve them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27680/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Robert Troy

534. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify the position of those within the national broadband scheme after July 2014, particularly in relation to mobile download limits and satellite fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27681/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Robert Troy

535. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received any assurances from the national broadband scheme contractor in relation to the number of existing live base stations, both those within and serving NBS areas, that will be retained after July 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27682/13]

Broadband Services Speeds

Robert Troy

536. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the mapping process for the national broadband plan, now underway, the technologies currently available here that he considers capable of delivering broadband to a minimum of 30Mb/s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27683/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Robert Troy

590. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanism in place, and the associated timing for the communities of the midlands to participate in the decision-making regarding the current 8,000MW industrial windfarm developments (details supplied). [27004/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Robert Troy

591. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that two companies (details supplied) propose to place initially 1150 industrial wind turbines across the midlands over the next three years, his specific process or mechanism for assessing the impact on human beings, material assets and landscape. [27005/13]

EU Conventions

Robert Troy

681. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sign the European Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence as it is a fact that one on five women have been subjected to domestic violence here; and if he will take every necessary measure to reduce this number. [27319/13]

Proposed Legislation

Robert Troy

841. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if childminders will be included in the forthcoming Children First legislation as they were excluded from the draft heads of bill published in April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27302/13]

Proposed Legislation

Robert Troy

842. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the recent decision to abolish the childminder advisory role will be revised in view of the recent RTÉ exposé. [27304/13]

Early Years Strategy Publication

Robert Troy

843. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the timeframe for the publication of the early years strategy and the resource package that has been secured for the implementation of the strategy. [27305/13]

Birth Rates

Robert Troy

880. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of children who were born in Mullingar General Hospital in 2012 and the number born in Westmeath in 2012. [27366/13]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Robert Troy

92. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to publish a revised school building list; and if a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be included on this list. [26406/13]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Robert Troy

93. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to publish a revised school building list; and if a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be included on this list. [26407/13]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Robert Troy

271. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason funding for the fair deal scheme is suspended; when it will reopen and the timeframe that he envisages approved applicants will have to wait for necessary funding. [26305/13]

Counselling Services

Robert Troy

281. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is entitled to free counselling and support services. [26399/13]

Maternity Benefit

Robert Troy

17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent on maternity benefit in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25815/13]

Garda Station Closures

Robert Troy

177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm his commitment to retain the current service at Rochfortbridge Garda Station, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26038/13]

Modern Language Teaching

Robert Troy

74. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate the modern languages in primary schools initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Robert Troy

246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on each individual in Student Universal Support Ireland (details supplied); if he will ensure that each of these problems are rectified without delay. [25361/13]

Architectural Heritage

Robert Troy

431. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the additions to the protected structure list, his plans to open a grant scheme in order that owners of these facilities may be able to avail of some financial assistance when carrying out improvement works. [25330/13]

Household Charge Refunds

Robert Troy

464. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any house in an area (details supplied) in County Longford received a refund of the household charge. [25238/13]

Departmental Reports

Robert Troy

607. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she intends to publish the parenting support strategy. [25892/13]

Cochlear Implants

Robert Troy

632. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to include the Happy New Ear campaign's business proposal for a cochlear implant for both ears for deaf children in the 2014 Estimates process; if he will ensure that this is viewed as a necessary and basic right for our children in line with recognised international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25178/13]

National Educational Psychological Service Administration

Robert Troy

55. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available for a student to undergo a psychological report (details supplied) in County Longford [24910/13]

Communications Masts

Robert Troy

125. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on reports of an increasing number of cancer cases in a locality where a phone/communications mast is erected. [24918/13]

State Banking Sector Regulation

Robert Troy

70. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the future of Permanent TSB; the way it can assist in strengthening consumer choice in the Irish banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23939/13]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Robert Troy

94. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the National Assets Management Agency is meeting its obligations in respect of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23940/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Robert Troy

55. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had in relation to the US Senate's Immigration Bill and the proposals he has for further discussion at political and official level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23178/13]

General Practitioner Services

Robert Troy

122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the time frame for honouring the Programme for Government commitments with regard to general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22617/13]

Health Services Expenditure

Robert Troy

144. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the Health Service Executive will reach its budget targets for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22616/13]

Road Improvement Schemes

Robert Troy

740. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider an application which was made by Westmeath County Council under the national road safety scheme, funding for street lighting, at Tang, County Westmeath in view of the compelling case which was made by the local authority on safety grounds; and if he will outline rationale for the original decision. [22694/13]

Preschool Services

Robert Troy

1. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she intends to introduce a second free pre-school year; the evaluation she has conducted of the effectiveness of the free pre-school year;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22026/13]

After-School Support Services

Robert Troy

4. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a progress report on the new after-school child care scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22027/13]

Adoption Records Protection

Robert Troy

17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the adoption (tracing and information) Bill will be brought forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21824/13]

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Robert Troy

82. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the position that many students at Athlone Institute of Technology are now facing due to ongoing problems with the Student Universal Support Ireland [21896/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Robert Troy

190. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is putting in place to deal with a projected increase in the young population, under 14 years, of up to 100,000 by 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22028/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers

Robert Troy

51. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends increasing the number of places on the agri-environment options scheme 3 to cover all eligible applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21482/13]

Pharmacy Regulations

Robert Troy

226. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if pharmacists are covered under the remit of the Ombudsman; and if not, his plans to extend the Ombudsman's remit to cover such complaints [21721/13]

Overseas Missions

Robert Troy

100. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to foster EU co-operation in the area of maritime security and surveillance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/13]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Robert Troy

247. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will approve the lease agreement between Waterways Ireland and Longford County Council with respect to Abbeyshrule Tidy Villages, County Longford who have applied for grant funding from Longford Community Resources. [21199/13]

Regulatory Impact Assessment Usage

Robert Troy

366. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the action he proposes to take in view of the fact that no regulatory impact assessment was conducted objectively into the review the draft tobacco products directive despite the fact that all Government Departments are mandated to conduct a regulatory impact analysis to objectively look at legislative proposals and examine the reasons for same; the alternatives to it; the cost and the benefits; his views on whether the failure to conduct the impact assessment means that the Government has failed to take into account the impact of the EU proposals in the draft directive on 120 local jobs in a Mullingar factory, County Westmeath, despite jobs being a top priority of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/13]

Mental Health Services Funding

Robert Troy

220. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in respect of the 2012 allocation of €35 million which was ring fenced but not spent; the additional community facilities that have been put in place; if this commitment has now been met; when the 2013 commitment of a further €35 million will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20859/13]

Tobacco Control Measures

Robert Troy

231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health in his capacity as a member of the Council of Health Ministers, if he is supporting the European Commission’s proposal to have a minimum pack size of rolling tobacco of 40g as proposed in the European Tobacco Products Directive. [20944/13]

Tobacco Control Measures

Robert Troy

232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way he as Health Council Chair and his Department can openly support and put forward any position for Ireland in the debate on the European Tobacco Products Directive which is currently underway with EU member states during the Irish Presidency, when he stated that the analysis of the 6,400 responses received by his Department on 16 January to the public consultation to inform Ireland’s view on the Directive is still ongoing as of 16 April. [20945/13]

Rural Recreation Promotion

Robert Troy

46. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the programme of work laid out by his Department for rural recreation development this year; the new aspects to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20473/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

Robert Troy

150. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has carried out any cost benefit analysis of the potential exporting of wind energy to the UK. [20707/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Robert Troy

151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland will not have any advisory role in his deliberations on the proposed wind turbines for the midlands in view of the apparent conflict of interest of the chairperson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20709/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

Robert Troy

174. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the submission he has received regarding the proposed wind farm for the midlands and if these submissions will be made public. [20708/13]