Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

HSE Funding

Joe Higgins

959. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will safeguard the funding for services (details supplied) in view of the crucial services it provides to children with intellectual disabilities. [57912/12]

Health Services Provision

Joe Higgins

1119. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding therapeutic needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [1888/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe Higgins

49. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will follow up the case of a person (details supplied) with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in view of the reported cases of repeated police harassment they have been subjected to and their current incarceration on contested grounds. [57523/12]

Private Security Authority Remit

Joe Higgins

337. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider revising Private Security Authority licence fee costs for access control and CCTV in view of the financial pressure this is putting on sole trader electricians and small businesses. [55547/12]

Diplomatic Representation Expenditure

Joe Higgins

4. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the US on 12 and 13 October 2012. [49715/12]

Constitutional Convention Agenda

Joe Higgins

19. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any discussions he has had with the new chairman of the Constitutional Convention. [49713/12]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Joe Higgins

104. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to construct basic sewerage infrastructure in unsewered areas of population density. [54256/12]

Equality Tribunal Cases

Joe Higgins

223. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case of discrimination taken by a former employee of a community training centre (details supplied) to the Equality Tribunal over the last two years; if this case was settled by the community training centre before reaching the Equality Tribunal; if so, the source of the funds for the settlement and the measures, if any, he favours in effecting changes to the board of management of the community training centre arising from this case. [54430/12]

Household Charge Collection

Joe Higgins

375. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the latest registration figures by local authority area of the household charge and the respective target figures for compliance in each local authority area. [53899/12]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Joe Higgins

398. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends removing the legal immunity enjoyed by the Environmental Protection Agency as per the recommendations in the last EPA review published 18 months ago. [54291/12]

Vaccination Programme

Joe Higgins

628. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the paper outlining details of a proposed package of supports for sufferers of narcolepsy will be published [54119/12]

Defence Forces Reorganisation

Joe Higgins

199. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider reversing the decision to move 56 soldiers from McKee Barracks, Dublin, to the Athlone Barracks, County Westmeath, in view of the major difficulties this will pose to their families in terms of housing and schooling. [53140/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

26. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU Summit on the 18 and 19 October [47573/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

27. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his phone conversation with Chancellor Merkel on 21 October 2012. [47574/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

28. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to meet President Hollande. [47575/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

29. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he requested clarification at the EU Summit of 29 June of the meaning of the EU communique in relation to the statement that the Eurogroup will examine the situation of the Irish financial sector with the view of further improving the sustainability of the well-performing adjustment programme. [47576/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

46. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent contact with EU leaders. [49716/12]

European Council Meetings

Joe Higgins

47. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the issues he intends to prioritise at the European Summit in Brussels on 22 November 2012. [49717/12]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues

Joe Higgins

472. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the latest developments within the Pyrite Resolution Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52460/12]

Public Sector Reform Review

Joe Higgins

3. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to outsource various public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51869/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe Higgins

14. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with victims of the troubles in Northern Ireland and his plans for future meetings. [49708/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe Higgins

15. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report back on his recent meetings with the political leaders in Northern Ireland. [49709/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe Higgins

16. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the issues that he raised at the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council on 2 November. [49710/12]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe Higgins

17. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with British Prime Minister David Cameron. [49714/12]

General Government Debt

Joe Higgins

3. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the sustainability of the national debt in view of slower growth projections in the economy; and if he will provide the amount of the national debt and interest payments including projections for 2010 to 2014. [50701/12]

Ministerial Meetings

Joe Higgins

12. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with troika officials. [43026/12]

EU Presidency Expenditure

Joe Higgins

31. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to the State of hosting the Presidency of the EU. [44571/12]

EU Presidency

Joe Higgins

51. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions and meetings he has had with other EU leaders in preparation for Ireland's Presidency of the EU in 2013. [49711/12]

IFSC Clearing House Group

Joe Higgins

8. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of times officials from his Department have attended Clearing House Group meetings; and the issues that were discussed. [49712/12]

Tax Collection

Joe Higgins

227. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of tax cases in the following bands (details supplied) that are composed of individual earners as opposed to couples. [49623/12]

Tax Collection Forecasts

Joe Higgins

228. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the current average effective rate of tax including PRSI and universal social charge of persons earning within the bands (details supplied) and the amount of additional revenue that would be collected if the nominal and effective rates were adjusted. [49624/12]

Household Charge Collection

Joe Higgins

445. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date; the number that have been registered by persons who registered two or more properties and the number of persons that have registered two or more properties for the household charge. [49617/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Joe Higgins

5. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet sub Committee meetings that he has attended recently. [43030/12]

Programme for Government Implementation

Joe Higgins

14. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the steps he will take to review the progress of the implementation of the Programme for Government. [44570/12]

Tax Code

Joe Higgins

240. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that Ireland currently does not have legislation on controlled foreign companies which would allow the State to declare a tax haven subsidiary of a parent company to be resident for tax purposes in this country despite most advanced industrial countries having legislated for this; his views on the fact that this lack of legislation allows large multi-national companies to use Ireland to avoid paying tax on large profits that are booked in Ireland and instead filter them through tax havens like Bermuda and the Netherlands, and costs the Exchequer, as well as other countries, much needed tax revenue (details supplied); if he has costed the amount of money lost to the Exchequer each year due to lack of legislation in this area. [48162/12]

Medicinal Products Supply

Joe Higgins

241. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will reverse the decision to take gluten free foods off the medical card list in view of the financial pressure this is having on some coeliacs [46686/12]

Cycle to Work Scheme Retention

Joe Higgins

123. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the bike to work scheme will be maintained in Budget 2013. [46227/12]

Euro Coins Production

Joe Higgins

128. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the composition of the metals used in the production of Euro coins here; where the metals are sourced.. [45735/12]

Euro Coins Production

Joe Higgins

129. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the mines from from which the metals are sourced for the production of euro coins here; and if these mines abide by appropriate health and safety standards and employment practices. [45736/12]

Tax Code

Joe Higgins

145. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who declare themselves to be non-resident for tax purposes in Ireland on their tax forms; the amount of tax these persons are currently paying; the amount of these being monitored by Revenue due to being considered high-worth persons; and the nature of this monitoring. [45867/12]

Wealth Audit

Joe Higgins

148. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland through the Central Statistics Office propose to begin working on compiling a wealth audit in 2013; the way the CSO will conduct the audit and the assets that will be included. [45930/12]

Tax Yield

Joe Higgins

150. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that was brought in under the domicile levy in 2011. [45935/12]

Tax Code

Joe Higgins

183. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the impact in increased revenue from the introduction of three new tax bands of a rate of 50% for tax cases of more than €100,000, a rate of 60% for income of more than €135,000 and a rate of 70% for income of more than €200,000; the amount of extra income tax that would be raised; and the estimated effective tax rate paid by these different groupings as a result. [46354/12]

Tax Code

Joe Higgins

184. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the impact of treating capital tax gains the same as other source of incomes subjected to income tax, universal social charge and PRSI. [46355/12]

Tax Code

Joe Higgins

185. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the impact of the extra amount of income raised if corporation tax was increased to 15%, 17.5%, 20% and 21.8%. [46356/12]

Tax Yield

Joe Higgins

186. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the amount that a tax on uninvested profits of corporations domiciled here after deducting corporation would raise at various rates of 10%, 20%, 25%, 30%. 40% and 50%. [46357/12]

Sovereign Debt

Joe Higgins

187. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the schedule of interest payments and repayments of bonds in relation to sovereign debt in 2013; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount and to whom the payments are made. [46358/12]

Household Charge Collection

Joe Higgins

415. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of waivers granted so far for the household charge. [45722/12]

Household Charge Collection

Joe Higgins

416. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units that have been registered to multiple accounts for the household charge. [45723/12]

Household Charge Collection

Joe Higgins

417. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of accounts to which more than one unit has been registered for the household charge. [45724/12]