Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Industrial Development

Pádraig MacLochlainn

51. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to address the loss of more than 10,000 jobs in the border region since taking office. [41599/12]

Industrial Development

Pádraig MacLochlainn

57. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the reduction in the labour force in the border region by more than 4,000 since taking office. [41600/12]

Garda Stations Closures

Pádraig MacLochlainn

418. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a Garda station (details supplied) in County Limerick; if this Garda station will remain open for the next five years; if he will confirm that its resources will not be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41427/12]

Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Pádraig MacLochlainn

434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fund bystander programmes aimed at helping participants to learn to detect the risk of sexual violence in social contexts, to challenge sexist attitudes and behaviours, to intervene safely in potentially dangerous situations, and to provide support to friends who are being or have been victimised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/12]

Garda Investigations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

438. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the refusal of the Garda Commissioner to hand over files to the Attorney General in the Six Counties in relation to the reinvestigation by An Garda Síochána of the death of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, to enable the authorities there to meet their responsibilities to examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41995/12]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Pádraig MacLochlainn

469. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the sow housing welfare scheme will be awarded subject to planning permission being granted by an Bord Pleanála. [41623/12]

Pilot Training Courses

Pádraig MacLochlainn

608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to allegations that those who operated the Pilot Training Centre, Waterford and who closed their operations, leaving dozens of Irish families in financial distress, have resumed pilot training in Waterford and if he will ensure that these allegations are investigated. [41581/12]

Medical Products

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

13. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the higher price for generic medicines in this State compared to Northern Ireland and Britain; if his Department has undertaken or will undertake an investigation; if he will take action to ensure that the potential savings to the State and to patients from generic substitution is not negated by profiteering by the industry in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40991/12]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

38. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the implementation Group on Universal Health Insurance will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40992/12]

Garda Deployment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

148. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who have been approved for transfer to another station; the number of those who have been waiting for their transfer to proceed for more than one year; the number of those who have been waiting for their transfer to proceed for more than two years; the number of those Gardaí who have not been transferred due to a lack of qualified persons to replace them. [41106/12]

HSE Reports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will receive a copy of the Health Service Executive’s review of Adequacy of Services for Children and Families Report for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40722/12]

National Drugs Strategy Publication

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

207. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his plans for any reform of drug policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39338/12]

Visa Applications

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

307. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views of the short-stay visa waiver scheme allowing visitors here, from 16 emerging tourism markets, to travel around the rest of the island without the need for an additional visa application; if he recognises the potential that a reciprocal approach would have in opening up our tourism industry to new markets; his view of the British Government’s position of preventing the introduction of a similar scheme and if he intends to work towards the introduction of a single visa scheme for visitors to the island of Ireland. [40242/12]

Garda Strength

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

319. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of permanent vacancies in An Garda Síochána broken down by division and rank; the number of these which are temporarily occupied; the date on which they will all be filled. [40506/12]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

338. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence the number of people who have applied for the Defence Forces during each of the last fifteen years, but were refused on the basis that they had committed a serious offence; the offences that each of the persons had committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/12]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

339. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Defence the serious offences convictions that would result in a persons application to the Defence Forces being refused. [40481/12]

Ministerial Meetings

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

431. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when he will meet with public representatives in County Donegal, including Oireachtas members and the members of Letterkenny Town Council, to hear their concerns on the funding problems at Letterkenny General Hospital and to discuss solutions. [40304/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

497. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full breakdown of costs for the recently completed refurbishment of Malin Head Marine Rescue Sub Centre, County Donegal. [40192/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

498. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide copies of the various drafts of the Fisher Report to Oireachtas members in counties Kerry and Donegal. [40193/12]

Consultancy Contracts Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

499. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of those consulted in the preparation of the Fisher Report. [40194/12]