Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Water Fluoridation

Peter Mathews

586. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health to explain his plans to carry out research into the practice of adding fluoride to our drinking water; the nature of the proposed research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26949/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Peter Mathews

106. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the level of rent supplement for families due to the increase in costs of renting properties,in order that they reflect the real level of rents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21723/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Peter Mathews

576. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been put on hold in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17384/14]

Company Law

Peter Mathews

258. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to amend the Companies Bill 2014 to include (details supplied) in respect of accounts for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16007/14]

Health Services Provision

Peter Mathews

664. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funds in respect of home ventilation for motor neurone sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16647/14]

Driver Licence Applications

Peter Mathews

702. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for a four-month delay in processing a driver's licence from the National Driver Licence Service in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16199/14]

Motor Tax Collection

Peter Mathews

342. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for an increase in the total cost of motor tax when paying it quarterly as compared with paying it annually (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Peter Mathews

537. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the role of Dublin ambulance and fire services; his plans to remove the ambulance service duties from Dublin fire brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14950/14]

Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility

Peter Mathews

501. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Social Protection if an allowance will be paid to a person in respect of the cost of medication if they were to lose their current medical card and who previously was covered by the long term chronic illness medical scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13322/14]

IBRC Liquidation

Peter Mathews

100. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm further to the special liquidator of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation's statement (details supplied) to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform that the partner leading the valuation work was from PwC in London and that any PwC people could not have had a prior relationship with IBRC; if he will clarify whether the special liquidators were specially referring to the corporate entity that is IBRC alone or whether he was including the predecessor financial institutions of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide in the context of that statement; if he will confirm whether any of the partners, executives or staff involved in Project Atlas has anything to do with the valuation work on the IBRC; if he will confirm whether the names of any partners executives or staff involved in Project Atlas were included in the tender document PwC submitted to IBRC to obtain the mandate; if he will confirm whether in the tender document submitted by PwC to obtain the mandate whether it was led by partners from PwC in London or Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11952/14]

Departmental Bodies

Peter Mathews

183. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health the functions of and any funding provided to, the Irish expert body on fluorides and health since its inception in 2004 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11095/14]

Water Services Provision

Peter Mathews

216. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if additional free water allowances will be given in cases (details supplied), when water charges are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2081/14]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Peter Mathews

104. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance the reasons the European Central Bank reduced interest rates were not passed on to the variable mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55204/13]

Higher Education Institutions

Peter Mathews

187. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 10 October 2013, if he will instruct the Higher Education Authority to provide the information sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55310/13]

School Accommodation

Peter Mathews

250. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on the location for a new school (details supplied) in Dublin South; if temporary accommodation will be allocated for the coming school term starting September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1694/14]

Valuation Office

Peter Mathews

123. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the backlog in the Valuations Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51295/13]

Electoral Commission Administration

Peter Mathews

253. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed at count centres for referenda and elections since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51704/13]

Electoral Commission Administration

Peter Mathews

254. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed at polling stations for referenda and elections since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51705/13]

Electoral Commission Administration

Peter Mathews

263. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of local authority employees employed to work at polling stations and count centres; the grade of each employed person, by county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51760/13]

Public Sector Staff Redundancies

Peter Mathews

317. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Defence the reason retired Army officers can enter further employment once retired from the Army, but other civilians who take voluntary redundancy cannot enter employment in the public sector for two years after receiving redundancy packages, or work for contractors who are contracted to work for any public department or agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51761/13]

Public Sector Staff Grades

Peter Mathews

279. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the Civil Service, broken down by grade, in each year 1989 to date in 2013; the number of persons elsewhere in the public service whose pay grades are linked to these, broken down by grade and year since 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50568/13]

Crime Data

Peter Mathews

147. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide figures in respect of crime rates (details supplied) in the Stepaside area of Dublin south following the closure of Stepaside Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49625/13]

Crime Data

Peter Mathews

149. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the crime rates have not risen in the Stepaside area of Dublin south since the closure of the Garda station in Stepaside. [49628/13]

Medicinal Products Prices

Peter Mathews

29. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the price paid for drugs by the Health Service Executive is comparable with those paid by national health services in other OECD countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/13]

Social Welfare Code

Peter Mathews

41. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that persons are financially better off in employment rather than on welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43140/13]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

Peter Mathews

18. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the Haddington Road aAgreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43710/13]

Haddington Road Agreement Implementation

Peter Mathews

43. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions his Department has had with all bodies in relation to efficiency contracts (details supplied) for academic institutions under the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/13]

Academic Publications

Peter Mathews

82. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of articles published, broken down by institution and year, for each institute of technology and university for the years 2011 and 2012, where each article is published in a journal published by Public Library of Science publishers and the fees paid for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42931/13]

Academic Publications

Peter Mathews

83. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of articles published, broken down by institution and year, for each institute of technology and university for the year 2011 and 2012, where each article is published in a journal whose publisher appears on Beall's list of predatory open access (details supplied); the fees paid for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42932/13]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Peter Mathews

109. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address large school classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/13]

Educational Disadvantage

Peter Mathews

113. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he intends to take to address the increasing numbers of disadvantaged children within the education system in view of the significant reduction in funding to support such children; the psychological supports being provided to children from grossly indebted families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42143/13]

Parking Charges

Peter Mathews

619. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the increase of 25% on parking fees at the Luas park and ride facility at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 14; the reasons for this sudden increase; if the 25% increase will be utilised to improve parking facilities at the park and ride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42327/13]

Bank Debt Restructuring

Peter Mathews

54. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance the reason bank debt negotiated restructuring or bank debt negotiated write off was never sought or requested by the Government from the ECB, the euro system authorities and the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41486/13]

European Central Bank Issues

Peter Mathews

63. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered initiating judicial review proceedings at the European Court of Justice, under Statute Article 35.1 of the ECB Statute, insisting on a full discovery of all the communications between Jean Claude Trichet, his executive directors, the German Government and German Central Bank and records of the ECB contacts, if there were any, with holders of unsecured Irish bank bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41483/13]

Economic Policy

Peter Mathews

95. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Finance the bodies or persons with whom his Department has had contact in relation to the formation of economic programme 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41775/13]

Teaching Contracts

Peter Mathews

96. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has had discussions regarding to the changing of existing academic contracts in order to impose a mandatory contract hours element and if so, with whom; if this will distinguish between the university and the institute of technology sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41693/13]

Third Level Expenditure

Peter Mathews

145. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by institution, in each year since 2008, on rebranding or brand repositioning for each university and institute of technology here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/13]

Tourism Promotion

Peter Mathews

99. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for the decline in tourist visitors from the UK between April and June of this year; and the steps he is taking to address this decline. [40879/13]

The Gathering Expenditure

Peter Mathews

141. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of The Gathering to date. [40880/13]

Commencement of Legislation

Peter Mathews

40. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the operation of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39926/13]

Direct Provision Expenditure

Peter Mathews

24. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the direct provision system; the total cost to the Exchequer of the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39608/13]

Animal Welfare Issues

Peter Mathews

71. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to provide an outlet for horses surplus to the horse industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39443/13]

Detention Centres Location

Peter Mathews

35. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she intends to legislate for the amalgamation of children detention schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38838/13]

Adoption Services Provision

Peter Mathews

163. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans on a matter (details supplied) regarding adoptions from Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/13]

Commemorative Events

Peter Mathews

42. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures he is taking to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/13]

Commemorative Events

Peter Mathews

60. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions his Department has held with Dublin City Council regarding the commemoration of the events of Easter 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38413/13]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Peter Mathews

411. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to cut funding for fee-paying schools in Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38614/13]

Mental Health Services Funding

Peter Mathews

1428. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Health his plans to invest in health services based in the community, with a range of multi disciplinary staff offering a choice of treatment options, easy access to mental health support from one's GP; access to talking therapies; helping persons with a mental health difficulty to get into and maintain employment and secure accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37789/13]

School Enrolments

Peter Mathews

111. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to secure a school place in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32413/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Peter Mathews

362. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30171/13]