Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Pat Rabbitte

110. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the deadline for submissions to the Labour Market Council for its review of payments for persons under 26 years of age under the jobseeker's allowance scheme; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3985/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Pat Rabbitte

468. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities will provide prospective applicants with details of the terms of the new tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2922/16]

Live Register Data

Pat Rabbitte

74. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register in Tallaght in Dublin 24 in each of the years from 2010 and currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Pat Rabbitte

131. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that the participants who enter the 12-month residential programme for men with addiction problems, and who are homeless, in Tallaght in Dublin 24 are mostly in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance, which is terminated after 14 weeks when they are entitled to a supplementary welfare allowance, and that they are then ineligible to go on to community employment schemes, SOLAS training courses, education courses and Tús programmes, in respect of which continuous entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance is required; if she will authorise the local office to extend the entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance for six months to facilitate participants returning to work and education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2279/16]

Spent Convictions Legislation

Pat Rabbitte

272. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Spent Convictions Bill 2011 will be scheduled for Report and Final Stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1854/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Pat Rabbitte

433. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and special needs assistants employed in primary and post-primary schools in the 2010-11 school year and in the 2015-16 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2217/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Pat Rabbitte

434. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who are paid a qualification allowance at the minimum pass primary degree rate; the number who are not being paid a qualification allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2218/16]

Departmental Properties

Pat Rabbitte

435. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will use the vacated building at the former St. Peter’s primary school, Greenhills, Dublin 12 for education purposes; if discussions have taken place with the Dublin Archdiocesan authorities regarding this; when such discussions will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2219/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Pat Rabbitte

460. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that up to 50% of housing applicants at particular locations are declining offers of housing; if he appreciates that careless tenanting policies and poor estate management are the principal causes of housing offers being rejected in certain areas; if he is aware that South Dublin County Council has withdrawn from any structured involvement by the local community in terms of tenanting and managing local authority estates; if he will require housing authorities to invite participation from respectable local community organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2207/16]

Product Labelling

Pat Rabbitte

605. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that there is inadequate enforcement of what is known as the Dim2/Erp legislation in respect of the import and sales of non-compliant LED lamps; his plans to improve enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44095/15]

Garda Inspectorate Reports

Pat Rabbitte

99. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has recently taken a report from the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; if she will publish it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43144/15]

Universal Social Charge Application

Pat Rabbitte

212. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the reason fortnightly-paid workers who have a 27th payment date for the universal social charge in 2015 are being charged at a higher rate without the application of the lower rates and credits; the basis for this apparent overcharging on this specific payment; if the affected workers will receive a refund or a credit for having paid an additional universal social charge in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43042/15]

National Monuments

Pat Rabbitte

637. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the representations from the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims to have a memorial stone placed, as appropriate, in the Custom House; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42796/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Pat Rabbitte

154. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the entitlement for the second preschool year excludes children born after 30 June 2012; if there are any plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42007/15]

Internet Safety

Pat Rabbitte

596. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date on the implementation of the recommendations in the O'Neill report on Internet content governance; if legislation will be necessary in respect of some of the recommendations; if work has commenced on such legislation; if any interdepartmental group is in place to address these issues, given the concern among citizens regarding matters which caused the advisory group to come into existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40508/15]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Pat Rabbitte

382. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if funding for the permanent position of co-ordinator for the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39130/15]

Health Services Provision

Pat Rabbitte

422. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his views on the services and clinics available to assist persons born with, and persons with, the condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/15]

Personal Micro Credit Scheme

Pat Rabbitte

183. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for an update on the new personal microcredit scheme currently being developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34126/15]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Pat Rabbitte

528. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the 12-month waiting list for speech, language and occupational therapy services in Dublin south west; his views on whether this situation is likely to improve at an early date, specifically for a child (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with autism; the measures the Health Service Executive is implementing to reduce waiting times given that early intervention is key for all children with such difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/15]

Student Accommodation

Pat Rabbitte

608. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the strategic partnership between the Digital Hub Development Agency and Knightsbridge Student Housing Limited will complete the construction of student accommodation at the Digital Hub campus; the number of units that will be provided; when they are expected to be tenanted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33314/15]

Offshore Exploration

Pat Rabbitte

628. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in respect of last year's undertaking to implement proposals in the Wood MacKenzie report on offshore exploration; if it remains his intention to give expression to these changes in the Finance Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24650/15]

Offshore Exploration

Pat Rabbitte

632. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has agreed measures with the Department of Finance in respect of the implementation of the Wood MacKenzie report in respect of offshore exploration, as already committed to in principle by Government; if he will report on progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24649/15]

Cancer Services Funding

Pat Rabbitte

165. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason the combined therapy cancer treatment, that has been recommended in respect of a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, is only available on a private basis, at a cost of €70,000 to the person; if it will be made available through the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24066/15]

Legislative Process

Pat Rabbitte

1120. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to complete the enactment of the minerals development Bill in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21974/15]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Pat Rabbitte

992. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Digital Hub Development Agency property portfolio has been enhanced arising from its collaboration with a company (details supplied); if he will report on progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20600/15]

Tax Avoidance

Pat Rabbitte

123. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 6 May 2015, the number of times in each of the past ten years a penalty was imposed on an employer under section 987 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended, for failure to comply with regulations under Chapter 4 of Part 42 relating to the collection and recovery of income tax under the pay as you earn system, in circumstances where a failure to keep and maintain a register of employees or to deduct and remit income tax in relation to employees arose from a misclassification by the employer of employees as being self-employed; the number of times an employer was prosecuted under section 1078 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, as amended, for knowing or wilful delivery or issuing of incorrect returns, statements, accounts or invoices, entailing a representation by the employer that certain employees were self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/15]

Island Communities

Pat Rabbitte

211. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Phase II of the restoration works, to be funded by her Department, will be carried out on an island (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18854/15]

Child and Family Agency Expenditure

Pat Rabbitte

424. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the advice provided to his Department from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, concerning funding being made available to keep open the women and children's refuge at Cuan Álainn, Cookstown Way, Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18109/15]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Pat Rabbitte

543. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an estimated commencement date for the building of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18542/15]

Tax Avoidance

Pat Rabbitte

152. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the applicable offences under the Revenue Commissioners' Acts in respect of employers and employees in connection with bogus self-employment claims; the arrangements in place for the prevention, detection and prosecution of such offences; the number of prosecutions and convictions in each of the past 15 years; the new initiatives planned or under way in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17598/15]

Schools Health and Safety

Pat Rabbitte

132. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who have been absent from work as a result of an assault, for each of the past four years; the number, each year, who have availed of assault leave; the records that are maintained by her Department regarding assaults and assault leave; if she will confirm that teachers who are obliged to take leave following an assault do not have to take this as illness leave under the illness leave provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15895/15]

Community Pharmacy Services

Pat Rabbitte

476. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health if the drug Regorafenib Stivarga will be made available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13027/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Pat Rabbitte

542. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 is eligible for a grant to purchase a laptop to help with college examination studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12677/15]

Legislative Process

Pat Rabbitte

515. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013 will be considered at Report and Final Stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12040/15]

Youth Justice Strategy

Pat Rabbitte

812. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education settings under her Department’s control, patronage or funding which it is planned to transfer to the relevant education and training boards; the reason for such proposed transfers; the categories of these settings, such as special schools, care units or secure units; the education and training boards to which these institutions are to be transferred; the proposed timeframe for transfer, including situations where transfers have already been effected; the number of teaching staff involved in the transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11893/15]

Schools Amalgamation

Pat Rabbitte

832. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the proposed amalgamation of two schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12, her Department's involvement in the consultation and preparation process; if her attention has been drawn to parents' concerns regarding consultation, particularly regarding facilities in the proposed accommodation on the site; her views on concerns expressed by parents of children in the autistic spectrum disorder unit in one school regarding accommodation arrangements, a safe environment, continuation of facilities including homework club and adequate space for the unit; her plans to meet such concerns and for the provision of suitable accommodation for these units across each of the existing schools, and for such provision to be in place in advance of the amalgamation which parents have been advised will commence from September 2015; the date of commencement and projected completion of full such facilities and provision; the way the existing preschool and Montessori facility on the site will be accommodated in an amalgamation arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12113/15]

Driver Licence Applications

Pat Rabbitte

995. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the inclusion of a note on the national driver licence service application form stating that information given on the form is subject to disclosure and may be retained for 20 years; the information on the form which may be shared; the reason it may be shared; the way the data are protected, in view of the requirement for persons over 70 years of age to provide medical information, if this information can be shared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12034/15]

National Drugs Strategy Implementation

Pat Rabbitte

377. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health his plans to allocate responsibility for the national drugs strategy to an existing Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat Rabbitte

440. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the building of the proposed new secondary school in Kingswood, Tallaght, Dublin 24 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6762/15]

Housing Finance Agency Funding

Pat Rabbitte

573. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the burden being borne by the small number of mortgages in possession of legacy Housing Finance Agency loans; if there are any measures in prospect to alleviate that burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5559/15]

Local Authority Rates

Pat Rabbitte

578. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount outstanding on commercial water rates; the estimate of the amount that can be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/15]

Legislative Programme

Pat Rabbitte

610. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has contacted the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources concerning the pre-legislative consideration of the minerals development Bill; when he is likely to refer the Bill to the committee for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5628/15]

Tax Collection

Pat Rabbitte

203. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that Horse Racing Ireland is seeking to secure an adequate and consistent level of multi-annual funding from the Exchequer for horse racing here; if he proposes to increase the tax contribution from the thoroughbred breeding industry in view of the 2012 yields of €700,000 in income tax returns and €6.4 million in corporation tax returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/15]

Proposed Legislation

Pat Rabbitte

580. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the minerals development Bill 2015 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2253/15]

Tax Collection

Pat Rabbitte

177. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconcile the apparently low income and corporate tax take, €1.15 million for 2012, the maximum possible tax take based on €700,000 in income tax-related profits and €6.4 million in corporation tax-related profits, from a multi-million euro thoroughbred breeding industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46984/14]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Pat Rabbitte

340. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was taken off the orthodontic treatment programme; when the written letter of appeal to recommence treatment dated 25 August 2014 will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47174/14]

Schools Amalgamation

Pat Rabbitte

427. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44934/14]

Property Tax Collection

Pat Rabbitte

16. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the percentage compliance rate with the local property tax for 2013; the number of liable persons that had their property tax deducted involuntarily by the Revenue Commissioners as a result of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44592/14]

Tax Yield

Pat Rabbitte

157. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax generated by the Exchequer from stallion fees income for each of 2007 to 2011, inclusive, and 2012 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43757/14]

Tax Yield

Pat Rabbitte

158. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance the total income tax generated for the Exchequer from stallion income since the exemption of taxation on stallion income was abolished in August 2008 in view of the fact that 70% of the world's stallions have been located here in recent years and Ireland accounts for 42% of total thoroughbred foals output in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43758/14]