Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Seamus Kirk

444. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills to reconsider an application from a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3066/16]

Crime Data

Seamus Kirk

175. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been any prosecutions or convictions under section 36 of the Defamation Act 2009. [1617/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

651. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the serious funding shortfall for the Louth and Meath branch of Down Syndrome Ireland and its early intervention home teacher programme; if he will re-examine the allocation position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/16]

Schools Data

Seamus Kirk

824. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills to supply the opening date of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1470/16]

Departmental Funding

Seamus Kirk

949. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider favourably a request for funding by the Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Inniskeen, County Monaghan to help defray costs involved in organising the Brian Boru ceremony some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46467/15]

Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

96. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring farm assist means-testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46300/15]

Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

97. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of changing farm assist means-testing rules so that irrespective of the source of farm income, the first €3,000 will be disregarded and the balance will be means tested at 50%. [46301/15]

Rural Social Scheme Data

Seamus Kirk

98. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500, 6,000, 6,500 and 7,000 places, respectively. [46302/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Seamus Kirk

280. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of adjusting payments under the new beef data and genomics programme by paying €200 on the first ten calves and €100 on all calves thereafter and using the current number of farmers participating in the programme as the base. [46303/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

281. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]

Farm Safety

Seamus Kirk

282. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of rolling out a new farm safety course in primary schools, modelled on the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign in schools. [46305/15]

Beef Industry

Seamus Kirk

283. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined establishing an island of Ireland beef geographical indicator and the cost of this. [46307/15]

Market Access

Seamus Kirk

284. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a market access unit in his Department solely dedicated to seeking out new markets for the agrifood sector and the cost of this. [46308/15]

Aquaculture Licences

Seamus Kirk

285. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an independent body to review and adjudicate on aquaculture licensing and the cost of this. [46309/15]

School Curriculum

Seamus Kirk

590. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of rolling out a new primary school farm safety course modelled on the Road Safety Authority safety campaign. [46306/15]

Judicial Investigations

Seamus Kirk

109. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to instigate an inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied) in 1976 and the subsequent Garda Síochána investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45575/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

206. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

207. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44747/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

208. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44748/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

209. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

210. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44751/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

211. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44753/15]

Property Tax Data

Seamus Kirk

71. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance the amount of property tax paid in County Louth for each of the years 2014 to date; the proportion that was spent in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44526/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Seamus Kirk

115. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when section 52 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will commence, and if its non-commencement is preventing students from accessing grants. [44495/15]

Motor Tax Yield

Seamus Kirk

207. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of road tax paid in County Louth and the proportion of same spent in the county in each of the years 2014 to date. [44481/15]

Leader Programmes Funding

Seamus Kirk

547. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of Leader funds for Louth Leader Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43831/15]

Home Care Packages Provision

Seamus Kirk

32. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if the next Health Service Executive service plan will provide for a dementia case worker in the Louth local health office; the number of dementia related intensive home care packages being provided in County Louth in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/15]

Hospital Services

Seamus Kirk

47. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being put in place to address the ongoing overcrowding in the emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/15]

Garda Operations

Seamus Kirk

77. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána in County Louth under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42425/15]

Garda Deployment

Seamus Kirk

87. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda Síochána station in County Louth on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42426/15]

Child Care Services Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

347. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grant aid available for the child care sector, where care providers are planning to upgrade, enhance, or expand their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39271/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seamus Kirk

476. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an extension of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39101/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seamus Kirk

477. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills given the increase in the number of pupils in a school (details supplied) in County Louth, why it is not on her Department's five-year programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39102/15]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

478. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current capital spend on school building in County Louth, by cost per school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39103/15]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

479. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown on the five-year building programme, with a progress report and costing report on each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39104/15]

Home Help Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

35. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if there will be an increase in the number of home help hours in County Louth in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments

Seamus Kirk

89. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health how the ongoing problems in the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36574/15]

Crime Data

Seamus Kirk

202. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Louth Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37013/15]

Crime Data

Seamus Kirk

203. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Meath Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37014/15]

Crime Data

Seamus Kirk

209. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recorded annualised crime statistics (details supplied) for the Dublin North Garda Síochána districts for the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2014, in tabular form. [37022/15]

School Staff

Seamus Kirk

567. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reversing the adjustments made to the school staffing ratios in four-teacher; three-teacher; and two-teacher primary schools that pertained before the Government took office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36150/15]

Water Charges Administration

Seamus Kirk

109. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of water charges paid by schools, by county, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

3. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff under the remit of his Department who have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/15]

Garda Deployment

Seamus Kirk

191. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Louth division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available. [35698/15]

Garda Deployment

Seamus Kirk

199. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Meath division from the end of September 2010 to the end of September 2015 or the latest date available. [35707/15]

Health Services Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

309. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the amount of spend on capital health infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35619/15]

Education Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

395. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on the capital education infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; the allocation for primary, secondary and third level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35621/15]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Seamus Kirk

466. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure on capital transport infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Seamus Kirk

70. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35294/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Seamus Kirk

75. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff currently employed in each Department and State agency, in tabular form, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Seamus Kirk

76. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Seamus Kirk

81. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department who have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35297/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

106. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35290/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

110. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35292/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

123. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of her Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35298/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

126. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35291/15]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Seamus Kirk

143. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the course of action he is proposing to deal with the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the threat of legionnaires' disease to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34861/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

156. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to departmental or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35296/15]

Departmental Staff Relocation

Seamus Kirk

157. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to departmental or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35295/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Seamus Kirk

179. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of her Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35293/15]

Departmental Staff Redeployment

Seamus Kirk

210. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35301/15]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

62. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if retirees who participate in a pension scheme are permitted to claim tax relief for the full year in which they retire, or only up to the date of retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33804/15]

Institutes of Technology Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

215. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of remarks made by the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority in relation to financial challenges facing Dundalk Institute of Technology; the problems involved; and her plans to address these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33697/15]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

345. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding farmers who purchased milk quota during the period 1983 to 2000; if the amount of expenditure on same can be off-set against capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/15]

Tax Reliefs Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

372. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if the capital gains tax allowance on milk quota purchased between 1983 and 2000 is time limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31664/15]

Dairy Sector

Seamus Kirk

531. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the income prices in the dairy sector and the apparent oversupply of dairy products on the world market, if he will urgently re-examine the industry's marketing strategies here with a view to sharpening future projections for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31609/15]

Tourism Promotion

Seamus Kirk

1631. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the serious dissatisfaction in relation to the Ireland Ancient East map that still does not include the north and mid-Louth areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31663/15]

Motor Tax Collection

Seamus Kirk

261. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that heavy goods vehicles currently pay on road tax; if he will provide a breakdown by county for each of the years 2005 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28133/15]

Job Creation

Seamus Kirk

277. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of jobs that are created by the heavy goods vehicle industry; if his Department has any action plans to increase job creation in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/15]

Milk Quota Cessation

Seamus Kirk

95. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on short-term borrowings in the dairy sector and the negative impact this has on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/15]

Primary Care Services Provision

Seamus Kirk

154. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a minor ailment scheme, similar to a scheme which is running in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27754/15]

Primary Care Services Provision

Seamus Kirk

155. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the Pharmacy First scheme in the United Kingdom; his plans to introduce a similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/15]

Social Enterprise Sector

Seamus Kirk

167. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to reappoint a Minister with responsibility for social enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27149/15]

Social Enterprise Sector

Seamus Kirk

168. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for social enterprise; the current update on the recently published Forfás report on the same subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27150/15]

Social Enterprise Sector

Seamus Kirk

169. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for social enterprise; if he has discussed with his Scottish counterparts ways of making social enterprise more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/15]

Public Procurement Regulations

Seamus Kirk

24. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to overhaul the procurement legislation in order that it will give small and medium enterprises a better chance to compete with tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26115/15]

International Driving Permits

Seamus Kirk

276. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Irish drivers who have received an international driving permit in each of the past four years; the costs associated in awarding these permits; the most popular countries for which Irish drivers have obtained an international driving permit; his views on the security features in the international driving permit; if he is satisfied with the corresponding use of international driving permits here by non-European Union drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/15]

Startup Funding

Seamus Kirk

217. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a definition of a first time entrepreneur for the purposes of the startup relief for entrepreneurship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24984/15]

Startup Funding

Seamus Kirk

218. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if the startup relief for entrepreneurship scheme will extend to primary food sector industries in the agriculture sector, including pig, poultry, dairy and beef farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

559. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, by county, a breakdown of the cost of running the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24986/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

560. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown, by hours, of the schools that the National Educational Psychological Service partakes in, and the costs of this, in counties Louth and Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

561. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of assessments that were made by the National Educational Psychological Service in counties Louth and Meath, for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive, and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24988/15]

Hedge Cutting Season

Seamus Kirk

659. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the working group was established to consider burning and hedgecutting controls, and when will it make its report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24693/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

50. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in a case where a social welfare applicant is applying for a means-tested payment and transfers property to a family member to outline the impact such a transfer has on the calculation of means; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24353/15]

Rural Development Programme Funding

Seamus Kirk

807. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total Exchequer funding allocated to the Western Development Commission, in the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23911/15]

RAPID Programme

Seamus Kirk

808. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total Exchequer funding allocated to the revitalising areas by planning, investment and development programme in the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23912/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

856. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on foot of the recent announcement in relation to the rural broadband scheme, his plans for the type of broadband for the Smarmore, Ardee area in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23931/15]

Rural Broadband Scheme

Seamus Kirk

227. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to the recent announcement in relation to the rural broadband scheme, his plans for broadband for the Hackballscross area in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/15]

Decentralisation Programme Data

Seamus Kirk

364. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of all the decentralisation projects, by county, from 2003 to 2011; the number of jobs decentralised; the economic benefit of each job to the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21919/15]

Public Procurement Contracts

Seamus Kirk

335. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to overhaul the procurement legislation in order to provide small and medium enterprises with a better chance to compete on tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20428/15]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Seamus Kirk

454. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a full breakdown on the disbursement of dormant account funding over the past five years, by county and by project basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19347/15]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Seamus Kirk

455. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to release dormant account funding to community groups; the grant schemes available regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19348/15]

Horticulture Sector

Seamus Kirk

16. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's estimate for the development of the protected crops sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18585/15]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Seamus Kirk

264. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if residents in an unfinished private estate are obliged to pay property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18107/15]

Horticulture Sector

Seamus Kirk

339. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to ensure an adequate supply of skilled manpower to focus on the nursery crops and landscape sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18596/15]

Food Marketing Programme

Seamus Kirk

368. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the increase in milk production levels, if he will review the resources available for marketing agencies to ensure they will be in a position to pursue developing markets in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18591/15]

Food Imports

Seamus Kirk

369. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's strategy for tackling the high level of imports of food products that can be produced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18594/15]

Poultry Industry

Seamus Kirk

370. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated value of the total poultry sector from 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18597/15]

Health Services

Seamus Kirk

499. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the status of major centres of excellence for the north east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18590/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

616. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the roll-out of the broadband scheme; the time frame of same to maximise growth potentials in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18595/15]