Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Local Authority Staff

Michael McCarthy

413. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any vacancies at present in heritage and culture centres in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45712/12]

Environmental Schemes

Michael McCarthy

426. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans for dredging works at Rathbarry river, West Cork; if he will provide a timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45898/12]

Proposed Legislation

Michael McCarthy

461. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend legislation in relation to squatters' rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/12]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Michael McCarthy

489. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Garda vetting in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45942/12]

Mental Health Services Funding

Michael McCarthy

621. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the current position in relation to the ring fencing of €35 million for mental health in his Department in December 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45951/12]

Symphysiotomy Report

Michael McCarthy

692. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on efforts being made by his Department to facilitate the search for justice by survivors of symphysiotomy here; the position regarding the redress process and requested changes to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46473/12]

Third Level Fees

Michael McCarthy

253. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is acceptable that a person is being asked to pay fees at a third-level institution despite their status (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44520/12]

Television Reception

Michael McCarthy

392. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to incidences in County Donegal whereby RTE teletext is not available without a Saorview box, which is contrary to what is being communicated through public information adverts which state that a set-top box is not required if a household has access to SKY television or UPC; if he will clarify whether or not RTÉ Teletext is available without a Saorview box; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44632/12]

Tax Rebates

Michael McCarthy

46. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance if he will advise on whether a person (details supplied) is entitled to any tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43862/12]

General Medical Services Scheme Administration

Michael McCarthy

197. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork following changes to the GMS scheme in respect of coeliac sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43877/12]

Household Charge Exemptions

Michael McCarthy

161. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position regarding the non principal private residence and household charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43662/12]

Budget 2013

Michael McCarthy

157. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the number of political parties in opposition that have asked his Department to cost their pre-budget proposals and or cost their policies; if he will name the parties in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42912/12]

Security of the Elderly

Michael McCarthy

412. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when grant aid for a panic button will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42728/12]

Garda Stations Refurbishment

Michael McCarthy

481. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if works due to be completed by the end of September at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Cork have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Michael McCarthy

152. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will address concerns by rural householders that they are disproportionately bearing the cost of septic tanks charges in comparison to urban householders who have no such cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42194/12]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Michael McCarthy

213. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if a submission to the sports capital programme (details supplied) in County Cork will be considered for funding in view of its importance to the local community and in particular to young persons in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42096/12]

Tax Yield

Michael McCarthy

115. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be yielded for the Exchequer if a €1 excise duty was applied to every bottle of wine and 50 cent to every packet of cigarettes in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/12]

School Transport Appeals

Michael McCarthy

171. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal has been lodged in a school transport case in respect of a person (details supplied); if so, if he will issue an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41733/12]

Teacher Fee Refund Scheme

Michael McCarthy

202. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the teacher fee refund scheme as it relates to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/12]

Nitrates Usage

Michael McCarthy

357. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the stance taken by the European Commissioner for the Environment in response to written question E-9725/2010 regarding the extension of the slurry season in Ireland into the closed period because of poor growth rates, and regarding the consequences of frequent occurrence of heavy rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/12]

Nitrates Usage

Michael McCarthy

358. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views regarding the setback distances for chemical fertilisers and exemptions from the larger buffer distances that apply when spreading organic fertilizer or soiled water adjacent to sources of water for human consumption, 200/100/25 metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/12]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Michael McCarthy

462. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on a letter to Friends of the Irish Environment on 3 September 2012 (details supplied) in which European Environmental Commissioners Dacian Ciolos, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment, jointly stated that: we fully share your view that Food Harvest 2020 will benefit from both a Strategic Environmental Assessment under that Directive and from an Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive as it would identify upfront any environmental risks that its implementation may entail, in particular for the topics mentioned in your letter, and be able to adopt the plan accordingly; if he will advise on the stance he has taken in relation to this issue since that letter was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/12]

Alternative Energy Projects

Michael McCarthy

463. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the progress made regarding his new initiatives to support anaerobic digestion; if he will advise whether these will include small scale on-farm digesters as well as district facilities; if a provisional date has been set as to when these will available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/12]

Departmental Offices

Michael McCarthy

473. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will clarify the position in relation to a district veterinary office (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41727/12]

Roadworthiness Testing

Michael McCarthy

611. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his views on EU proposals to introduce mandatory technical inspections for motorbikes; if he will outline the implications this may have for motorbike users here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/12]

FÁS Training Programmes Eligibility

Michael McCarthy

81. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is eligible to hire someone through the FÁS redundant apprentice placement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/12]

National Internship Scheme Data

Michael McCarthy

192. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a job advertised under the jobbridge programme (details supplied) which could be wrongly interpreted as a full-time paid position upon initial examination, if this is acceptable and should be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40117/12]

Household Charge Exemptions

Michael McCarthy

281. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Donegal who are currently exempt from paying the household charge because they are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the number from County Donegal who received an exemption because they live in an unfinished housing estate; if a breakdown is available listing the numbers of employed and unemployed persons who have paid this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/12]

Garda Stations Refurbishment

Michael McCarthy

299. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if works due to be completed by the end of August at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Cork have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40529/12]

Sale of State Assets

Michael McCarthy

346. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No 642 of 17 July 2012 if he will provide an update in relation to Coillte; if a final valuation has been determined and if this is the case, the next steps that will be taken in the process; if consideration is being given to the protection of the social and amenity value of some woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40137/12]

Water Fluoridation

Michael McCarthy

390. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding water fluoridation here; if his attention has been drawn to the growing body of evidence that links fluoridation to cancer; his plans to end water fluoridation in line with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40731/12]

Water Fluoridation

Michael McCarthy

391. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the current position in relation to water fluoridation in Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the growing body of evidence that links fluoridation to cancer, if there are plans to end water fluoridation in line with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40745/12]

Health Services

Michael McCarthy

316 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the number of people who have been treated for asthma or breathing related illness in Letterkenny General Hospital from June 2011 to June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35532/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McCarthy

344 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the extraordinary delay for routine paediatric cardiac appointment in Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35643/12]

Hospital Staff

Michael McCarthy

368 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in validation of radiography qualifications in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35934/12]

School Transport

Michael McCarthy

154 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a request (details supplied) regarding the school transport scheme in west Cork will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34771/12]

Sale of State Assets

Michael McCarthy

642 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Coillte as a State asset being considered for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34452/12]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

Michael McCarthy

644 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the date on which the agri environment options scheme is being launched; the amount of investment the scheme will entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34467/12]

Medical Cards

Michael McCarthy

727 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on planned primary legislation that will extend general practitioner cover without fees to persons with defined long-term illnesses who are in receipt of drugs and medicines under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34369/12]

School Transport

Michael McCarthy

75 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider an application to access the school transport service (details supplied); if he will consider the difficulties the decision will cause for the family involved in terms of cost and inconvenience; if he will take into consideration the fact that it is not possible for the family to reside where Bus Éireann have advised they should in order to access this service; the alternative options that are available in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32875/12]

Air Services

Michael McCarthy

154 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus; when a decision on the offer will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32866/12]

Social and Affordable Housing

Michael McCarthy

180 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the various income limits that are set for the social housing qualification process; if these vary from one local authority to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32655/12]

Employment Support Services

Michael McCarthy

386 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application under the JobBridge programme in respect of a company (details supplied) in County Cork; if there is any means by which the application could be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32417/12]

Broadcasting Services

Michael McCarthy

405 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if TV3 has decided whether it wishes to be carried on the SAORSAT service; if the broadcaster is required to make the decision before the digital switch over happens or if it is allowed to decide thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31713/12]

Broadcasting Services

Michael McCarthy

406 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list the remaining sites in west Cork which are being dropped from the existing analogue system and which to date still do not have access to digital transmission; the position regarding SAORVIEW or SAORSAT in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31714/12]

Local Authority Housing

Michael McCarthy

466 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding seven vacant houses on a single street in Dunmanway, County Cork, that have been lying idle for a considerable length of time, one as far back as 1997 and another since 1999; his views on whether this situation is acceptable in view of the numbers of persons on the waiting list for lengthy periods in the local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32209/12]

Environmental Policy

Michael McCarthy

472 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Communityand Local Government the measures he will bring forward during this term in relation tosustaining an eco-friendly environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32312/12]

Auctioneering Licences

Michael McCarthy

481 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advise on person's (details supplied) status following changes to the regulatory structure for licensed auctioneers; if the person’s previous experience will be taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[31757/12]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

Michael McCarthy

535 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the agri-environment schemes in the context of eco-environmentalism; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32312/12]