Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Equine Industry

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

340. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on the current status of the sports horse industry; his plans for any incentive in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/15]

Naval Service Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

382. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the legal provisions under which the LE Eithne is being despatched to the Mediterranean; and the legal and other modalities needed to be finalised, in order that this decision could be taken. [18310/15]

Health Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

445. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive has not honoured its commitment to return the premises on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare to Monasterevin Care of the Aged Committee, for continued use as a day care centre; if he is aware of the difficulties that have arisen in respect of day care provision, since the providers were located out of premises; if the matter will receive urgent attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18170/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

446. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 20 January 2015, the additional services that are now being provided in respect of this child with special needs, in view of the time that has elapsed since the Health Service Executive was first asked to prioritise this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18171/15]

State Examinations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

550. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision of the State Examinations Commission in respect of a candidate for reasonable accommodation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18606/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

556. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment her Department has carried out on the present and future second level accommodation needs for students wishing to attend post-primary schools in Newbridge, County Kildare; her views that an additional post-primary school is required in this catchment area; if consideration has been given to the possible patronage, under which such a school would operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18705/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

121. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in Dublin 6 for transport services in each of the past three years; the amount estimated that will be paid in respect of transport services at a hospital for the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17904/15]

Medical Card Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

138. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a Medical Card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17970/15]

School Staff

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

184. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17949/15]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide the self-employed with greater access to social welfare benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17372/15]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

4. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to alleviate food poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17373/15]

Child Maintenance Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

14. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of determination orders issued by the maintenance recovery unit of her Department that will be invalid after 2 July 2015; the financial loss to her Department; the reason this was not catered for in the legislation for jobseeker's transitional payment; in view of financial cuts to working lone parents, the reason her Department is now failing to pursue liable relatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17334/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

26. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current level of rent supplement to take account of rent increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17332/15]

Disability Activation Projects

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

27. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the way she will ensure that persons with disabilities will not be inappropriately activated under the proposed JobPath measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17333/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

43. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of one-parent family payments who are subjected to low-hour contracts and are therefore not in a position to increase their hours to avail of family income supplement; the average income loss to workers in this category from transferring to the jobseeker's allowance transitional payment; the number of lone parents who will be forced to give up employment to get a full jobseeker's allowance payment, as they will not be able to work on low-hour contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17335/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

46. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of stark evidence from the European Union's Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2013, which showed that consistent poverty rates for one-parent family households increased by 32%, from 17.7% to 23%, while there was no statistically significant increase in the general population, if she will suspend any further reform, until a proper impact assessment is undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17336/15]

National Monuments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the Moore Street area in Dublin 1 in the wake of her announcement of 31 March 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16943/15]

National Monuments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

13. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the Moore Street area, Dublin 1, in the wake of her announcement of 31 March 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16824/15]

National Biodiversity Plan

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

21. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the mid-term review of the national biodiversity plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16827/15]

Arts Promotion

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

38. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she and her Department are encouraging musical appreciation among young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16826/15]

Arts Promotion

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

40. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support her Department provides for Irish music and Irish produced music; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16828/15]

Health Insurance Cover

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

152. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health with regard to health insurers, if a company may refuse to provide cover to a person with a pre-existing condition for a set period of time, while providing cover for other illnesses that have not previously occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

99. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will have surgical intervention prioritised in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is a full-time carer for his spouse; his views that a full year wait in such circumstances is unacceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/15]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

109. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to correspondence received by a company (details supplied), in which it is stated that a hospital is bound by all national contracts, when that hospital had continued to contract services from a company for a period of four years after it ceased to function as a voluntary hospital and joined the Health Service Executive system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16969/15]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

134. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is appropriate for a local authority to publicly advertise a position (details supplied), while at the same time restricting the position to applicants within the local authority or health system; if such restrictions accord with the policies of his Department; if it is his view that the open advertising of such positions attracts applicants from outside the identified cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16949/15]

Freedom of Information Remit

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

146. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Irish Red Cross is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act; if not, the reason; his views on this matter; his plans to have the Irish Red Cross included on the list of bodies covered by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, given that it receives substantial State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16665/15]

Defence Forces Properties

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

192. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence in view of the housing and homelessness crisis if his Department will, at least in the short term, desist from the eviction of over holders at the Curragh Camp; if, for the duration of the crisis, it will allow the vacant housing stock at this location to be brought back into use in consultation with Kildare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16334/15]

Irish Red Cross Governance

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

194. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence when he expects to announce the new nominees to the general assembly of the Irish Red Cross; if he will ensure that the nominees are committed to the highest standards of governance in the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/15]

Irish Red Cross Governance

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

195. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has paid its first instalment of this year's grant-in aid to the Irish Red Cross; if he has received a report from the Irish Red Cross on the way this grant was spent; if he is satisfied that the grant was used appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16663/15]

Irish Red Cross Governance

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Irish Red Cross has fully implemented the recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts contained in its report on the Irish Red Cross in May 2012; if his Department is monitoring the implementation of these recommendations on an ongoing basis; if his Department has implemented the recommendations relating to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16664/15]

Garda Operations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

206. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has any involvement in the attempted repossession of a farm (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she is aware of local concerns at the involvement of a private security firm in the attempted repossession; if she is aware of local concerns that up to 50 uniformed personnel, some wearing balaclavas and others with guard dogs, were involved in the repossession effort; if she is further concerned that efforts would be made to effect a High Court order for repossession between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.; if she considers it acceptable that those involved in this endeavour would trespass on adjoining property, effectively terrorising local residents; if she will arrange to have these events investigated immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16258/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

325. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 25 March 2015, the reason the Health Service Executive proposes awarding a contract for services to a company (details supplied) in County Kildare, where the cost of the service proposed is more expensive than the cost of the service already provided to the hospital by a company over a period of 15 years; if he will explain the justification for such waste of taxpayers' money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16732/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

326. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will require the Health Service Executive to desist from awarding a contract for service to a company (details supplied) in County Kildare if that company is costing more to provide a service which has been satisfactorily provided by the current operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16733/15]

Hospitals Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

327. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) was notified in writing that its services were no longer to be used by a hospital which has contracted its service for a period of 15 years; if at the time of notification the company was advised in writing of the opportunity to appeal the decision affecting its provision of service; if he will describe the appeals system that applies in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/15]

School Closures

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

351. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision of the primary staffing appeals board to refuse a school (details supplied) in County Louth the retention of a teacher for the coming academic year, in view of increased enrolment which will take place at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16249/15]

Semi-State Bodies

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

191. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with the directors and management of Bord na Móna regarding the future terms and conditions of employment of`employees at the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16001/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

681. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if consideration will be given to, and if he will address the issues raised in, correspondence regarding lack of broadband coverage in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15649/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

524. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

526. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the payment of the fair deal nursing home support scheme in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14263/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

240. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection If she will expedite a decision on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13235/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

374. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Garda station in Kilcock in County Kildare; if she will address the concerns of local residents regarding the insufficient Garda presence at that location, and the insufficient number of public opening hours of this Garda station; her plans to increase the opening hours of said Garda station; the number of full-time members of An Garda Síochána assigned to this station; her plans to increase numbers of gardaí in County Kildare, in particular, in this Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12723/15]

Hospital Procedures

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

493. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a surgical intervention in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/15]

School Staff

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

581. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for curricular concession posts was refused by her Department, in view of circumstances at the school which accommodates a large number of students with special education needs, and where status under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme has not been awarded; if she will re-examine the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13001/15]

Garda Transport Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

153. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the appointment of gardaí to stations in County Kildare who will use bicycles and Segways to patrol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12377/15]

Garda Deployment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

105. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the deployment of Garda reservists at Garda stations throughout County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12216/15]

Health Services Expenditure

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

133. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a contract for transportation services was awarded to a company (details supplied) in County Kildare, without the long-term provider of that service being allowed to tender; and if the process used complies with the requirements for public procurement. [12257/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding wind developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12262/15]

Cyber Security Policy

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

119. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the role he envisages for the Defence Forces in addressing cyber security issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11697/15]

Air Corps Equipment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

122. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the Air Corps is capable of dealing with unauthorised incursions into Irish airspace by military aircraft from other countries; the action he took on foot of recent developments involving military aircraft from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11698/15]

White Paper on Defence

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

124. 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. [11641/15]