Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Damien English

311. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the issue whereby 153 of approximately 660 young adults with an intellectual disability and or autism who leave school receive no further education, training, or day service placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31436/14]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Damien English

312. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31466/14]

School Accommodation

Damien English

313. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31467/14]

School Accommodation

Damien English

314. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31468/14]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Damien English

353. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update of efforts by Government to develop the social enterprise sector following the publication of a Forfás report in 2013 which illustrated that the sector has the capacity to double employment by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/14]

Social Insurance

Damien English

395. Deputy Damien English asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how plans by her Department in respect of the provision of supports for persons who are self-employed, similar to those of PAYE workers, are developing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31433/14]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Damien English

396. Deputy Damien English asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the recent proposals made by the Carers Association in relation to the contributory State pension entitlement for lifetime family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31435/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Damien English

397. Deputy Damien English asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the improvements made in relation to domiciliary care allowance can be extended to carer's allowance, carer's benefit and the respite care grant, as recommended by the Carers Association; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/14]

Hospital Procedures

Damien English

681. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive have plans for surgical correction of exstrophy-episadias complex to be made available to children here; the action parents of children must currently take in order to have such corrective surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31434/14]

Equality Issues

Damien English

617. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline any body of work that she has carried out to date on the issue of introducing shared parental leave; her views that a more flexible system is needed for parents of new born babies to allow them to choose the best work and family balance for their lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29427/14]

Taxi Regulations

Damien English

829. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the advisory committee of the National Transport Authority has come to a decision regarding the establishment of a new category of small public service vehicle, SPSV, licence for situations where non-standard taxi, hackney and limousine services are to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29627/14]

Taxi Regulations

Damien English

830. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on adopting a similar approach to that taken in London regarding the possible establishment of a new category of small public service vehicle, SPSV, licence for situations where non-standard taxi, hackney and limousine services are to be provided, whereby both taxi and private hire regulations exist, which govern both taxi and non-taxi vehicles operating in a public service capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29628/14]

Financial Services Ombudsman Data

Damien English

113. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals to the Financial Services Ombudsman in the past three years relating to lenders not complying fully or partially with the various statutory codes regarding borrowing by private and business persons; the number of such appeals that were either successful or unsuccessful; the number of such appeals currently awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27815/14]

Water Charges Exemptions

Damien English

311. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will make recommendations to the CER and-or Irish Water that additional living costs, borne by persons living in hard water areas, are accounted for and reflected in the water charge they incur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27928/14]

Free Travel Scheme Payments

Damien English

86. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost to the State of providing a travel pass to a person in receipt of the carer's allowance irrespective of whether the carer uses the travel pass or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26426/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Damien English

107. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with respect to the roll out of high speed broadband services for rural areas of County Meath, when he expects the completion of the formal mapping exercise to determine the final list of areas in need of State subsidy for the provision of such services; for areas that will be determined not to be in need of State subsidy to provide high speed broadband, will there be time based targets for the roll out of such services that can be easily identified by those persons who reside or have businesses in these rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26427/14]

Closed Circuit Television Systems

Damien English

144. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to support the installation of CCTV cameras in two areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26374/14]

Road Projects Status

Damien English

206. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the plans for road realignment works planned for the N52 from Billistown to Cloghan, whereby such works would lead to the provision of a safer section of national route for road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26341/14]

Driver Licences

Damien English

756. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or his Department have had discussions with the Canadian authorities regarding the introduction of a reciprocal agreement where holders of driving licences from both jurisdictions can simply apply to transfer their licences without the requirement of sitting the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/14]

Commemorative Events

Damien English

138. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the commemorative activities he will undertake in September 2014 to mark the centenary of the passage into law of the Home Rule Act on 18 September 1914; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25161/14]