Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the circumstances under which farmers have an entitlement to compensation due to the designation of their land as SAC, SPA or NHA respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27666/14]

Departmental Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has had the amount of work allocated to him reduced significantly in 2014, below the amount provided for in his contract; if he will be compensated for this shortfall in work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27667/14]

Road Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

243. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop the road network over the next ten years; the projects that will receive priority funding in this time; the preparatory work being done to ensure projects will be ready when funding becomes available again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27420/14]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in introducing universal health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26887/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

29. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made in three years in reducing waiting lists for orthopaedic operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/14]

Physical Education Facilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level voluntary schools in the State that do not have a sports hall; if he will institute a grant scheme for these schools that would ensure all these schools would have a reasonable opportunity to build same, particularly with the challenges obesity creates in our society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27526/14]

Physical Education Facilities

Éamon Ó Cuív

78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level voluntary schools that progressed in the design of sports halls with the approval of his Department, that were never funded for construction; the names and roll numbers of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27527/14]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

80. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of improvements under the summer works schemes 2014 that were approved in 2014; the number costing more than €100,000 for approved works; the number approved costing between €50,000 - €100,000; the number approved costing between €25,000 - €50,000; the number approved costing less than €25,000 broken down by category, such as plumbing works, electrical, roofs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27540/14]

Emergency Works Scheme Application Numbers

Éamon Ó Cuív

81. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of emergency work grant approvals that have been made for emergency works in schools in the past year; the number of these that were for works under €25,000; the number for works between €25,000 - €50,000; the number of works between €50,000 - €100,000; the number for works over €100,000 per job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27541/14]

Schools Refurbishment

Éamon Ó Cuív

82. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of major refurbishments costing over €100,000 that have been approved for voluntary second level schools in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27542/14]

Milk Quota

Éamon Ó Cuív

125. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken in view of his Department's investigation into milk quota breaches at a location (details supplied); the timeframe for future actions; the body that undertook independent verification of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27464/14]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

128. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, broken down by county that have commonage listed in their area aid applications; the number of farmers broken down by county that were or are in REPS 4 and had commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27529/14]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Éamon Ó Cuív

134. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Garda clearance does not apply to an applicant for a fixed period of time irrespective of the employment a person is in during that period; the reason it is not just person specific rather than being person and employment specific; the reason a Garda clearance card could not be issued to all persons with Garda clearance that could be verified against the central database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27525/14]

Hospital Beds Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

159. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health in relation to the provision of dedicated beds in Beaumont Hospital for cystic fibrosis sufferers, when additional beds will be provided; his views of a previous promise to provide three additional beds; the reason these have not yet been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27473/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Éamon Ó Cuív

161. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the various illnesses included on the long-term illness list; if chronic kidney disease will be included on the long-term list under any circumstances; the extra documentation that is necessary to support a case for inclusion of this illness under the current scheme; if there is an appeal process; the way a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5, who suffers with chronic kidney disease, can avail of the long-term illness scheme in circumstances where they do not qualify for a medical card as they reside with their parents but cannot afford the €144 per month for necessary medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27481/14]

Sports Capital Programme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of voluntary secondary schools that have been given grants for sports halls under the capital sports grant scheme since March 2011; the names of the schools in question; the amount approved for each school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27528/14]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

84. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers and others in direct provision; the number in direct provision for more than two years; her policy regarding this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26573/14]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

88. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her policy on prison overcrowding; if there is, in her view, independent evidence that longer prison sentences reduce the incidence of crime in our society and that it makes it a safer place to live; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26572/14]

Beef Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

1. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by him in tackling the crisis in the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26238/14]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Éamon Ó Cuív

4. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the response he has given to the EU in view of the threat of a fine being imposed on his Department in relation to the single farm payment; when he expects this matter to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26239/14]