Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commemorative Events

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

658. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will designate a specific day, for example the second Sunday of May, in each year as the national Famine commemoration day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4595/15]

State Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

66. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works owns the premises in Newbridge, County Kildare from which social protection services are currently delivered; his Department's proposals for future use; if his Department will make the building available to the local authorities or the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4208/15]

State Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

67. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or the Department of Social Protection owns the premises in Newbridge, County Kildare from which social protection services are currently delivered; his Department's proposals for future use; if his Department will make the building available to the local authorities or the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4209/15]

Office of Public Works Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

54. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the number and percentage of the property portfolio which falls under the heading of heritage buildings; the overall budget allocation to these buildings out of the total Office of Public Works property budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4002/15]

Cultural Policy

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

143. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is currently working on a national cultural policy; the process for drafting this policy; when this policy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3995/15]

National Concert Hall

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

144. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current relationship between the Lincoln Centre and the National Concert Hall; the total budget spent by the National Concert Hall from 2011 to date in 2015; the money accrued from that relationship to the National Concert Hall from 2011 to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/15]

National Concert Hall

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

145. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the conflicting legal advice received by the board of the National Concert Hall with regard to its relationship with the Lincoln Centre and the NCH's fundraising activities; the reason the Attorney General was asked to advise the NCH Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3997/15]

National Concert Hall

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

146. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if reports have been carried out on the future of the National Concert Hall between 2011 and 2015; if all these reports are public; her views on the recommendation of the reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3998/15]

National Concert Hall

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

147. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons five board members of the National Concert Hall resigned in April 2014; if she has been in contact with these former board members since their resignation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3999/15]

National Concert Hall

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

148. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied with the current governance of the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4000/15]

Defence Forces Personnel

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

284. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 1 of 14 January 2015 and his statement that medical assessment of Defence Forces personnel forms part of the training regime and that Defence Forces personnel, who are fit, strong, healthy young men and women, are still obliged to see GPs to ensure they meet the standards expected of them; the number of times on average per annum that a member of Defence Forces is referred to a general medical practitioner on this basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3470/15]

EU Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

603. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to apply for EU CER funding in 2015 for the proposed M7 motorway scheme, which involves carrying out necessary widening of the M7 southbound towards its intersection with the M9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3744/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

99. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of over-holders currently in situ at his Department's properties at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3081/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

100. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of warning notices or notices to quit that have issued to over-holders at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3082/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

101. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of repossession orders that have been sought in respect of over-holders at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; if all orders sought have been granted; if they have been granted, the number that have been executed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3083/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

102. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the contact his Department has had with Kildare County Council regarding the housing needs of over-holders at the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; the actions which the council proposes to take in respect of over-holders; the advice his Department has received from the council in respect of the accommodation needs of over-holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/15]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

186. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision regarding the Student Universal Support Ireland student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3112/15]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

86. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding problems at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2406/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

87. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way waiting times for patients seeking diagnostic scans may be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2405/15]

Departmental Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

110. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department carries out any ongoing evaluation of the per cent for art scheme; if his Department gathers statistics in relation to the number of State aided capital projects to which the scheme applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2964/15]

Arts Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

249. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department carries out any ongoing evaluation of the per cent for the arts scheme; if her Department gathers statistics in relation to the number of State aided capital projects to which the scheme applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2963/15]

School Completion Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding to be provided for the school completion programme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2190/15]

School Completion Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for the school completion programme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/15]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

242. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2560/15]

Charities Regulation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

337. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the role the Charities Regulatory Authority plays in regulating local not-for-profit savings clubs; if such groups are permitted to take deposits where the intention is for them to repay within a specified period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2628/15]

Hospital Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

430. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the form of procurement process that is in place in hospitals in need of certain supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

440. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 25 November 2014, if he will provide an update on the level of care and services provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this was put in place; if not, when is it planned to be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2631/15]

School Accommodation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

525. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has completed a study of the future accommodation needs at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of its strategic location in a rapidly growing catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2558/15]

Defence Forces Personnel

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have succeeded in recruiting the required number of doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1391/15]

Defence Forces Personnel

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on any discussions or plans to revise the 21-year rule with regard to service in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1392/15]

Defence Forces Reserve

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

5. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his plans for the development of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1216/15]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

12. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence regarding the deployment by the Defence Forces of one doctor and three medical NCOs to Sierra Leone if Lariam is being prescribed as an anti-malarial drug for these personnel; the other nations that are sending personnel on this mission; the anti-malaria medication that is being prescribed for personnel from other nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1218/15]

White Paper on Defence

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when the White Paper on Defence will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1214/15]

Overseas Missions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

22. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a progress report on the Defence Forces’ participation in the UNDOF mission in the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1215/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

319. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an AEOS payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1336/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

320. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1337/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

537. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is suffering from continuous pain that requires orthopaedic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49541/14]

Mental Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

544. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the staffing levels that are in place in each location from which CAMHS services are provided across the country; if he will indicate the staff vacancies which exist at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49566/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

545. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for which a person remains on a methadone programme; the average cost per annum in maintaining a person on a programme; the number of locations from which methadone programmes are operated; the number of persons provided for on average at these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49567/14]

Accident and Emergency Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

675. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the situation at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare, where continuing overcrowding exists at the accident and emergency department and where in recent times record numbers of patients have been treated on trolleys; if he, his Department and the Health Service Executive have identified the cause of this problem; if he will provide the details of those causes; the measures he will take to address the situation; his views that the position of the accident and emergency department of the hospital is unacceptable for patients and represents a totally unsatisfactory environment for HSE staff to work in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1506/15]

Child Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

783. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have not implemented the Stay Safe programme; the number that have indicated to her Department that they will not be implementing it or will do so subject to qualification; if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of where these schools are located; when the implementation of the Stay Safe programme was last audited by her Department; if the audit showed that there are schools that indicated they were having problems implementing the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1081/15]

School Transport Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

842. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the school transport service of Bus Éireann has not yet arranged school transport for a group travelling between locations (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1549/15]

Road Safety

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1018. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the safety of pedestrians on the public road network; if he has given consideration to the issues that arise where pedestrians use the roads at twilight or afterwards without adequate safety gear; his plans to introduce regulation or legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1505/15]

National Car Test

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

583. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the serious concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48905/14]

Arts Council Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

619. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the payments that have been made by way of remuneration to each member of the board of the Arts Council from the period 1 December 2013 to 1 December 2014 inclusive; if she will indicate by name those members who have declined or returned these payments; the amounts of the payments that those persons have declined or returned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48943/14]

Heritage Council Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

632. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, the allocation from her Department to the Heritage Council from 2008 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49361/14]

Departmental Funding

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

633. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, the allocation from her Department to the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland from 2008 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49362/14]

Appointments to State Boards

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

634. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form, all appointments made by her to State boards since taking office; the qualifications held by those persons making them appropriate for that office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49363/14]

Credit Unions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

54. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the consequences for the persons of Newbridge, County Kildare that arise from the closure of credit union services at the end of the current year; if his attention has been further drawn to the operations of the charities regulator that have caused the local parish savings club to cease operations; the type of support available to low income families; if he will further indicate the action he and his Department will take to facilitate the re-establishment of a credit union in Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48618/14]

Defence Forces Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

104. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the Army disposal unit has had to deal with to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48683/14]