Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Garda Confidential Recipient

Stephen Donnelly

319. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date and manner in which he relieved from duty the confidential recipient, Mr. Oliver Connolly. [10924/14]

Garda Confidential Recipient

Stephen Donnelly

320. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the termination arrangements which apply to the confidential recipient, Mr. Oliver Connolly, including the final date of his tenure and the compensation or termination payments made or agreed to be made to him. [10925/14]

Garda Confidential Recipient

Stephen Donnelly

321. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a reference to the legislative basis for his relieving from duty the confidential recipient, Mr. Oliver Connolly. [10926/14]

Garda Confidential Recipient

Stephen Donnelly

322. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, prior to his relieving from duty the confidential recipient, Mr. Oliver Connolly, he consulted with the Commissioner, the Ombudsman Commission, the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, the Garda Síochána Representative Associations and the trade unions or staff associations recognised as representing civilians; if he did, if he will provide in tabular form, whom he consulted with; the date of consultation and the position on the relieving from duty of the person consulted. [10927/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

53. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the measures currently being worked on by his Department to protect mortgagors whose loans are sold to unregulated institutions as part of the winding up of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will be extended to all mortgagors whose loans are with unregulated institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9981/14]

Information and Communications Technology

Stephen Donnelly

116. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the Government missed the 8 April 2014 deadline for upgrading IT systems from Windows XP, in view of the fact that the end of mainstream support was 14 April 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10135/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

65. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 18 February 2014, if he will confirm that he has seen the independent advice from PWC, sought by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Special Liquidators, in full; if he is satisfied with its approach and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9977/14]

School Transport Administration

Stephen Donnelly

68. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give the required approval to the European Commission to disclose all documents in the Commission's control in its investigation of state aid to Bus Éireann and Ireland's answer to the question by European Commission in C 31/07 paragraph 82; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9971/14]

School Transport Administration

Stephen Donnelly

69. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the European Commission was told by the Irish authorities that the school transport services were operated under contract by Bus Éireann and also to confirm that the European Commission was quoting from the Irish submission that the service was operated under contract in its letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs as published on the Official Journal of the European Union of 15 September 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/14]

Substance Misuse

Stephen Donnelly

228. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide update on the national substance misuse strategy, with specific reference to any deliberations on the introduction of a minimum price of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9808/14]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications

Stephen Donnelly

365. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 4 February 2014, if he will provide in tabular form a county breakdown of the 153 approved microenterprise loan fund applications according to where applicants are based, as requested. [9077/14]

Control of Dogs

Stephen Donnelly

428. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to introduce legislation that would ensure the control of hunting dogs based on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9660/14]

Animal Welfare

Stephen Donnelly

506. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation that would ensure the control of hunting dogs based on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9659/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Stephen Donnelly

701. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to cut the waiting times for those who require wheelchairs and aids by allowing the Health Service Executive to take back and recycle those that are no longer required by a patient, often stockpiled in nursing homes and other facilities; if such an approach is feasible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9534/14]

Irish Water Establishment

Stephen Donnelly

156. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the transfer of contracts from local authorities to Irish Water has resulted in any late payments to contractors on behalf of Irish Water, in any cases where late payments have occurred the steps being taken to expedite payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8614/14]

Irish Water Establishment

Stephen Donnelly

157. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the formal notification of the transfer of contracts from local authorities to Irish Water that has been issued to contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8615/14]

Irish Water Establishment

Stephen Donnelly

158. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of contractors who have had contracts transferred from county councils or local authorities to Irish Water and a numerical breakdown of contractors per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8616/14]

Pensions Levy

Stephen Donnelly

183. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide exact details of the amount, in monetary terms, of the €1.452 billion pension levy collected to date that has been used for job initiatives; if he will detail each of these initiatives and indicate exactly the number of full-time, paid jobs which were created as a direct result of these initiatives. [7779/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

206. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 22 October 2013, if he will publish the independent advice from PwC in relation to the way the residential mortgage portfolio and other loans in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are to be dealt with, sought by the IBRC special liquidators. [8165/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

207. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if a scenario was modelled in which individual mortgagors, whose loans have ended up with Irish Bank Resolution Corporation would be able to bid on their own loans; and if such a scenario was modelled, he will publish same. [8166/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

208. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if analysis has been carried out that indicates the potential loss in return to the State if individual mortgagors were permitted to bid on their own loans, as opposed to splitting the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation loan book into four segments, as currently planned; and if so, if he will publish the difference in sale value. [8167/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

209. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if a date has been set by the special liquidator for the sale of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation residential mortgage book, or any parts thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8168/14]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

210. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if discussions are under way with potential buyers of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation residential mortgage book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/14]

Departmental Reports

Stephen Donnelly

413. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to an article in The Irish Times on 3 February 2014, which stated that detailed studies were carried out on core benefits prior to budget 2014, if she will publish these studies in full; and her views on whether the budgetary process and debate on proposed budgetary measures would be improved by publishing such detailed studies pre-budget. [8315/14]

Roadworthiness Testing

Stephen Donnelly

856. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make vintage trucks and trailers exempt from testing under the Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Act 2012, in order that pre-1980 vintage trucks are treated equally with other vintage veteran vehicles, for example cars and caravans, which are exempt from roadworthiness testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8358/14]

Property Tax Data

Stephen Donnelly

133. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance notwithstanding the decision not to make allocations from the local government fund at a municipal district level, if for the purposes of transparency and to further strengthen democracy at a local level, he will provide a breakdown of local property tax revenues on a municipal council level for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/14]

Irish Water Funding

Stephen Donnelly

373. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the projected costs for the establishment of Irish Water; if he will use the borrowing provisions of the Water Services Act 2013 to repay the full establishment costs of Irish Water into the local government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/14]

Irish Water Funding

Stephen Donnelly

374. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the annual costs of water provision, in addition to the establishment costs of Irish Water, are to be paid out of the local government fund in 2014; if this represents a double payment for water services by local authorities and local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6365/14]

Local Authority Funding

Stephen Donnelly

375. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 6 November 2013, if it is his intention to reduce the proposed retention of local property tax receipts to below 80% to support those local authorities with weaker funding bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6366/14]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications

Stephen Donnelly

281. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications made to the microfinance scheme to date, in total, and broken down by county where applicants are based; if he will provide the number of businesses which have been accepted, processed and drawn down funds to date; and if will also provide in total and broken down by county where the business is based. [5203/14]

Health Services

Stephen Donnelly

641. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the analysis and data used by his Department, in consideration of whether the Health Service Executive should take over Mount Carmel Hospital, which led to the determination that Mount Carmel would not be of value to the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/14]

Health Services Staff

Stephen Donnelly

642. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been developed in his Department to date for bringing any and all of the highly skilled workforce from Mount Carmel Hospital into the public health workforce, as intimated by him when he said we will certainly be looking at every possibility and way of bringing them into the public sector if we can; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5106/14]

NAMA Staff Unauthorised Disclosures

Stephen Donnelly

42. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency has a recognised data leakage or loss prevention system in place to detect and prevent data breaches and data exfiltration transmissions; if he is satisfied that whatever system is in place is adequate to prevent sensitive data from being deliberately or mistakenly disclosed to unauthorised personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4541/14]

Electricity Transmission Network

Stephen Donnelly

460. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the proposed EirGrid Grid Link project is to be used exclusively for point to point transmission; if there will be any elements of a localised distribution network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1290/14]

Electricity Transmission Network

Stephen Donnelly

461. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all independent reports to determine the need for EirGrid's Grid Link proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1291/14]

Electricity Transmission Network

Stephen Donnelly

462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if home owners will be compensated for any drop in value of their homes as a result of EirGrid's Grid Link project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1294/14]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Stephen Donnelly

143. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff working in the banking division of his Department; their pay grades; the details of any other work they carry out for either the banking policy division, any other unit of his Department, or any other organisation which results in remuneration on top of their stated pay grade; and, in instances where there is remuneration on top of their stated pay grade, the amount of that remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/13]

School Enrolments Data

Stephen Donnelly

211. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total number of junior infants admitted to schools in September 2013 (details supplied); the total still on the admissions list when applications were complete in September 2013, that is those who enrolled that the schools were unable to accommodate; and the total applicants, to date, for junior infants for September 2014. [53933/13]

Community Development Projects

Stephen Donnelly

395. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the next round of local and community development and Leader programmes will continue to be delivered by local development companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53917/13]

Community Development Projects

Stephen Donnelly

396. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the next round of local and community development and Leader programmes will be delivered by staff currently delivering such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53918/13]

Health Services Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

208. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 September 2013, if the Health Service Executive has provided a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53473/13]

Currency Exchange

Stephen Donnelly

126. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the growing use of crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin; if he has concerns regarding the legality of using such currencies as de facto legal tender in any transactions in this jurisdiction; if he has any concerns regarding the use of such currencies to circumvent taxes and any potential loss to the Exchequer as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52492/13]

School Enrolments

Stephen Donnelly

199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can amend admissions policies to prioritise children of a particular faith in instances where their applications for patronage stated they will embrace children of all faiths and none; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52923/13]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

Stephen Donnelly

218. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if new sick leave entitlements under the Haddington Road agreement, which amount to three months full pay and three months half-pay in a four-year period, will be applied retrospectively to affected public servants; or if the measure will only affect those applying for sick leave after the implementation of the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52496/13]

Mental Health Services Provision

Stephen Donnelly

513. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health in regard to the paucity of facilities available to the mental health team serving areas of north Wicklow (details supplied), in particular now that the planned primary care centre appears to be indefinitely postponed, if he will ask the Health Service Executive to complete an urgent review of the current situation, with a view to the HSE providing adequate services for the level of work required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52831/13]

Departmental Staff Sick Leave

Stephen Donnelly

173. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) employed in his Department who was recently on sick leave and who is now owed both sick-pay and earned income; if he will expedite payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52236/13]

Shared Ownership Scheme

Stephen Donnelly

115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any recourse in the case of a person (details supplied) who bought apartments from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, under the affordable housing scheme in 2009, which have subsequently fallen considerably in value. [52151/13]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation

Stephen Donnelly

110. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the application process for access to ACELS recognition is opening only for a temporary period; the way a language school can obtain ACELS recognition outside of those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51591/13]

Garda Recruitment

Stephen Donnelly

291. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if precedence will be given to Garda reserves in the upcoming recruitment drive recently announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51580/13]

Commercial Rates

Stephen Donnelly

146. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide county councils with the ability to waive or reduce rates in specific areas such as community initiatives and not-for-profit organisations (details supplied); if not, if he will consider such provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50952/13]

Garda Remuneration

Stephen Donnelly

158. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that gardaí are paid all outstanding allowances in December for hours worked in November this year, rather than in January, as has been the case in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50905/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Stephen Donnelly

345. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for less than six months; for more than six months and less than 12 months; for more than 12 months and less than 24 months; those in receipt of this payment for more than 24 months and less than 36 months; those in receipt for more than 36 months and less than 48 months and those in receipt for more than 48 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50317/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Stephen Donnelly

346. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons aged 25 years in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for less than six months; for more than six months and less than 12 months; for more than 12 months and less than 24 months; those in receipt of this payment for more than 24 months and less than 36 months; those in receipt for more than 36 months and less than 48 months and those in receipt for more than 48 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50319/13]

Local Employment Service

Stephen Donnelly

347. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the 22 local employment services funded by her Department; the location of each; the funding provided to each in 2013; the number of jobseekers engaging in each LES in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50321/13]

Departmental Funding

Stephen Donnelly

348. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the budget allocated in 2014 to implement the Your First EURES Job scheme announced on 14 October 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50322/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

349. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employment services officers/advisers currently employed by her Department to assist jobseekers; her plans to increase the number of employment/career advisers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50323/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Stephen Donnelly

350. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employment services officers/advisors who will be assigned to implement the youth guarantee, in particular to ensure each young jobseeker gets a personalised needs assessment and employment plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50324/13]

Employment Support Services

Stephen Donnelly

351. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who have undertaken the Intreo registration and profile questionnaire process since the introduction of Pathways to Work in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50325/13]

Employment Support Services

Stephen Donnelly

352. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years who were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or benefit for one year or more who have undertaken the Intreo registration and profile questionnaire process since the introduction of Pathways to Work in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50326/13]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Stephen Donnelly

353. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the estimated costs of providing an additional 1,500 places on the JobBridge scheme for young persons in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50327/13]

Youth Employment Initiative

Stephen Donnelly

354. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if the European Commission Memo 13/984 of 12 November 2013 which indicates that Ireland has been given a provisional allocation of €63.66 million from the €3 billion youth employment initiative will be increased; the efforts that are being made by her Department to increase this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50328/13]

Youth Guarantee

Stephen Donnelly

355. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the management and governance of the youth guarantee here; if she will give a commitment that the initiative will be overseen by a high-level group made up of the key stakeholders such as young jobseekers, youth organisations, education and training providers, career guidance experts, employers and relevant Departments as required by the youth guarantee implementation plan which must be submitted to the European Parliament; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50329/13]

Irish Water Establishment

Stephen Donnelly

434. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the projected costs for the establishment of Irish Water; if he will use the borrowing provisions of the Water Services Act 2013 to repay the full establishment costs of Irish Water into the local government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48967/13]

Irish Water Establishment

Stephen Donnelly

435. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the annual costs of water provision, in addition to the establishment costs of Irish Water, are to be paid out of the local government fund in 2014 and if this represents a double payment for water services by local authorities and local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48968/13]

Property Taxation Yield

Stephen Donnelly

436. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 6 November 2013, which states that the establishment of Irish Water presents local government with significant organisational and financial challenges in 2014 and, in this context, it has been necessary to defer defining a certain proportion of the proceeds of the local property tax to be retained in each local authority until 2015, if he now intends to reduce the proposed retention of local property tax receipts to below 80% to support those local authories with weaker funding bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48980/13]

Local Government Fund

Stephen Donnelly

437. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government notwithstanding the decision not to make allocations from the local government fund at a municipal district level, if he will, for the purposes of transparency, further strengthen democracy at a local level; if he will provide a breakdown of local property tax revenues on a municipal council level for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/13]

Driving Licence Issues

Stephen Donnelly

201. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs involved in opening each of the new 34 driving licence centres; if any American or overseas companies were outsourced to handle data of any kind in the set-up of the new national driver licence service; if so, the steps taken to ensure confidential information was protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48474/13]

Property Tax Yield

Stephen Donnelly

108. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the local government reforms and the proposed increased fiscal responsibilities at a municipal council level, if he will provide a breakdown of local property tax revenues on a municipal council level for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47195/13]

National Risk Assessment

Stephen Donnelly

108. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach his plans for ensuring that the new national risk assessment which is to be published annually will include risks faced by the country in the areas of unemployment, emigration, poverty, income inequality, early school leaving, health inequalities, gender inequality and personal over-indebtedness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46401/13]

Mortgage Repayments Issues

Stephen Donnelly

482. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding the abolition of mortgage interest supplement, announced as part of Budget 2014, if she will explain, and release to Dáil Éireann, the analysis that was undertaken to determine the impact of abolishing the measure on mortgage holders, that is, the number of mortgages forced into default, number of existing agreements between banks and borrowers affected, resultant cost benefit ratio, and so on, the results of that analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45932/13]

Social Insurance Issues

Stephen Donnelly

515. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding PRSI liabilities on unearned income, as introduced in the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013, if this measure will require those with unearned income to make a self-assessed return to Revenue; if liabilities will be charged on gross or net income, for example, in the case of an accidental landlord with a buy-to-let property, where the rental income does not cover the cost of the outstanding mortgage, either interest only or interest and capital, whether their liabilities will be calculated on income or profits, if any exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46286/13]

Jobseeker's Benefit Applications

Stephen Donnelly

523. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons aged 18 to 25 years who have applied for jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance and were unsuccessful and-or ineligible for a payment in the years 2009 to 2012, inclusive, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46353/13]

Ministerial Appointments

Stephen Donnelly

756. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be nominating a new Irish member to the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; when he will have a replacement installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46159/13]

Social Work Staff

Stephen Donnelly

992. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 September 2013, the total number of social workers in the area of family support and child care services, or in relevant units, Departments or teams, however they may have been organised and named, for each of the years 2008 to 2012. [46037/13]

Health Services Staff Issues

Stephen Donnelly

993. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 September 2013, the number of vacancies arising in children and family services in 2012 that were considered by the National Employment Control Group; the number of such vacancies in which the group recommended that the vacancy be filled by recruitment; and the number of such cases in which that recruitment was approved and the vacancy subsequently filled. [46038/13]

Children in Care

Stephen Donnelly

994. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 26 September 2013, the number of young persons who left care on reaching their 18th birthday during 2012 or during the nearest 12 month reporting period; the number of such young persons who began aftercare programmes; the number of such young persons who did not begin aftercare programmes; the number of such young persons who began aftercare programmes who subsequently disengaged from them; if she will provide any other statistical information available on aftercare, to include breakdown by type of aftercare package, by geography, by educational or employment attainment, for example the number of young persons in aftercare currently pursing third level education; the annual spend on aftercare; the average cost of an aftercare package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46039/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Stephen Donnelly

1048. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if seriously ill patients, or their carer's, are required to reapply for medical cards at six week intervals or at any interval of less than one year; if so the reason for this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45767/13]

IBRC Mortgage Loan Book

Stephen Donnelly

137. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene with the liquidators of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in the sale of mortgages for former Irish Nationwide customers and any others whose loans have ended up in IBRC, to disaggregate the overall loan-book, allowing individual mortgagors to bid on their own loans as part of the process of liquidation, just as larger borrowers can do; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44280/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

169. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1695, 1696 and 1697 of 18 September 2013 regarding the school transport scheme, the reason for the statement that the scheme operates on a cost recovery basis and Bus Éireann does not make a profit in the scheme in any commercial sense; if he is implying that Bus Éireann makes non-commercial profits of some kind on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44896/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

170. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost to Bus Éireann to operate the school transport scheme since 2005; the amount paid to it annually for the running of the scheme since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44897/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

206. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 69 and 70 of 15 October 2013, if he will clarify if it is the position of his Department not to answer parliamentary questions in instances where freedom of information requests are being considered and-or where confidentiality agreements have been signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44822/13]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight

Stephen Donnelly

477. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification regarding any changes to the fair deal scheme in view of claims from a person (details supplied) that participants in the scheme are now being asked to cover a shortfall between nursing home costs and the amount covered by the national treatment purchase fund; the way supplementary payments from participants will be reconciled with the financial safeguards of the fair deal scheme should they come into conflict with those safeguards, for example, if supplementary payment leaves the participant with a personal allowance of less than 20% of their income; if the Health Service Executive is aware of and approves nursing homes asking for supplementary payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44779/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

16. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify comments relating to school transport and Bus Éireann that Bus Éireann makes a profit but it is not a profit in a commercial sense; if he will reveal these non-commercial profits in tabular form annually from 2005 to date in 2013. [43747/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

69. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the unredacted version of the FGS report on school transport administrative charges; if he will release all notes, documentation or correspondence his Department has retained on what should and should not be redacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43442/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

70. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification on the statement from the FGS report regarding administration charges paid to Bus Éireann, whereby the new and lower charges to be levied would be done on a rolling incremental basis with zero basing exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43443/13]

School Transport Provision

Stephen Donnelly

71. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the profit and loss accounts for the school transport scheme; if full accounts have been made publicly available; if they have been previously available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/13]

Genetically Modified Organisms

Stephen Donnelly

342. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding Teagasc’s trial of genetically modified crops, which many are against, if he will offer any rationale that will address the following concerns: that GM crops will damage our national economy by destroying Ireland's status as a GMO-free crop zone; that GM crops threaten biodiversity and risk contaminating Irish potatoes in perpetuity; that GM crops require the use of glyphosate which is linked to birth defects and cancer; that literature from Teagasc admits the related GM patents could be sold or licensed to corporations such as Monsanto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43235/13]

Proposed Legislation

Stephen Donnelly

462. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013. [42167/13]

Budget 2014

Stephen Donnelly

129. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the current working estimate of the quantum of new net budgetary measures that would be required in budget 2014 to meet the troika target of 5.1% of GDP for 2014, and to provide the workings of that calculation, for example, GDP of €174 billion, then 5.1% implies general Government deficit of no more than €8.9 billion, 2013 estimated GGD is €12.5 billion, so minimum correction of €3.6bn required; before any new budgetary measures, a reduction in general Government deficit of €2.8 billion is estimated €1.9 billion economic effects, €0.6 billion carryover from budget 2013, €0.4 billion due to Haddington Road, implying a minimum additional correction requirement of €0.8 billion from new budgetary changes in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41491/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

203. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he intervened in the publication of Anglo Irish Bank's statement of affairs to ensure neither depositors nor borrowers were named as reported; if so, the reason for such an intervention; the legal ramifications of ministerial interventions to facilitate closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40685/13]

Civil Registration Legislation

Stephen Donnelly

321. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow deaths to be registered in the absence of a medical certificate of cause of death, or on foot of a coroner's certificate, to specifically allow for deaths of unborn children to be registered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40430/13]

Child Protection Services

Stephen Donnelly

232. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the further progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the report of the Independent Child Death Review Group since her replies of 28/03/2013 and 18/07/2013; the total number of social workers employed in Children and Family Support Services at present, and this number for each of the past five years; if and when the independent reviews into child deaths referred to by her will be published and if not, the reason for same; when the final progress report of the Ryan Report Implementation Plan will be brought before the Oireachtas; the number of young persons currently in receipt of aftercare services; her plan for developing legislation to strengthen the provision of aftercare; if she will provide details of all cuts to child care and aftercare services that have been implemented in recent years, or any restrictions of services forced by economic necessity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

114. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new instructions to staff that have been issued regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new protocols that have been implemented regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39098/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

116. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the training that has been offered to staff regarding the filing and retention of documents in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

117. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new documents that are now being kept, which were not previously being recorded in his Department since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

118. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, if an audit of document retention and filing systems, both digital and analogue, has been undertaken since the current Government came into office, if he will release the details of any such audit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39101/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

119. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to the his concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new IT systems that have been installed since the current Government came into office to address his concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/13]

Departmental Records

Stephen Donnelly

120. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach in relation to concerns regarding the quality of record keeping in his Department, the new positions that have been introduced for example chief information officer since the current Government came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39103/13]

Departmental Agencies

Stephen Donnelly

157. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number of silent SMS messages the Revenue Commission or any agency under his remit has instructed providers to send in the past three years and by network provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37068/13]