Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Schools Building Projects Status

Billy Timmins

499. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a permanent site will be purchased for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41578/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Billy Timmins

500. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a permanent site will be purchased for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41579/15]

Liquor Licence Data

Billy Timmins

70. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance to set out the number of publican licences issued for each of the years 2011 to 2014 and 2015 to date by category and based on the cost of licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/15]

Liquor Licence Data

Billy Timmins

71. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance to set down the amount of value added tax paid by holders of publican licences by category band of licence for each of the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40886/15]

Road Safety

Billy Timmins

176. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider installing speed cameras for the purpose of recording drivers who are within the speed limit and randomly selecting some for a monetary payment, similar to the system in place in Sweden (details supplied). [40887/15]

Wildlife Conservation

Billy Timmins

640. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to extend the burning season for farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40435/15]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Billy Timmins

160. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow where the ambulance originated from; the reason it took so long to arrive, putting the person's life at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38514/15]

Tax Exemptions

Billy Timmins

337. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position regarding an exemption from rates for all community sports clubs not registered under the 1904 Act which operate on a not-for-profit basis and whether they are required to lodge an application for an exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37573/15]

Audiology Services Provision

Billy Timmins

838. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the waiting time in County Wicklow for an appointment with the community audiology service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/15]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Billy Timmins

137. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the recently announced policy whereby the National Asset Management Agency will construct 20,000 houses in the next number of years is in compliance with European Commission state aid rules; if the Commission has been provided with the details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36952/15]

GLAS Administration

Billy Timmins

333. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department liaises with the horticultural industry on proposals or changes it makes to environmental schemes that require a change to the supply of plants and hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36497/15]

Defence Forces Personnel

Billy Timmins

359. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36049/15]

HSE Data

Billy Timmins

554. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the contract a company (details supplied) currently has with the Health Service Executive; the amount the company has been paid to date for that contract; the details of what it involves; the reports that have been completed; when the contract ceases; the total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/15]

HSE Data

Billy Timmins

555. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the contracts a company (details supplied) has had with the Health Service Executive since 2011; the details of what these were for; the cost to date for the work and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36120/15]

School Staff

Billy Timmins

615. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of two-teacher schools; the minimum number of pupils required to keep the two teachers; if exceptions can be made to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36626/15]

Data Protection

Billy Timmins

150. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a subject access request under the data protection legislation should include a request to a defendant in a personal injuries case to hand over to the plaintiff any CCTV footage he or she may have with respect to the incident in dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35575/15]

Medical Card Applications

Billy Timmins

314. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Billy Timmins

430. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 which provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses, along incremental purchase lines; when this will be introduced, as it was promised for second quarter of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35525/15]

Political Funding

Billy Timmins

77. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that has been allocated to a political party (details supplied); and the purpose of this money. [34957/15]

Hospital Investigations

Billy Timmins

153. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 878 of 9 June 2015, the details of an incident that occurred in St. Vincent's hospital in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34915/15]

School Staff

Billy Timmins

169. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of pupils required to gain an extra teacher; if this requirement is greater in smaller schools with a teacher principal rather than in larger schools with an administrative principal; if so, the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34923/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Billy Timmins

170. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the reason the changes to the general allocation model have discriminated against some schools of a similar size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34924/15]

Capitation Grants

Billy Timmins

171. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the capitation grant for primary and secondary pupils; the reason there is a differentiation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34925/15]

Schools Administration

Billy Timmins

172. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the number of administrative days that are allocated to school principals; her plans to redress the imbalance between administrative and non-administrative school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34926/15]

Pupil Data Collection

Billy Timmins

173. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the reason primary schools are required to make regular test result returns to her Department; the purpose of these results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34927/15]

Teachers' Remuneration

Billy Timmins

174. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to redress the inequity in teachers' pay scales that were applied to recent new entrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34928/15]

Educational Disadvantage

Billy Timmins

175. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of the schools in counties Wicklow and Carlow participating in the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme; the entitlements of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34929/15]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Billy Timmins

5. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when approval will be granted for the flood relief scheme for Arklow in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32880/15]

Child Benefit Data

Billy Timmins

16. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families currently in receipt of child benefit; the total cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33086/15]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Billy Timmins

37. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the current terms of employment that are in place for persons who are employed as Foras Áiseanna Saothair – the Irish National Training and Employment Authority supervisors; the pension and severance package, if any, that they are entitled to, upon their retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33087/15]

Banking Sector

Billy Timmins

128. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance if he has had any discussions with the financial institutions with respect to their policy on uncashed bank drafts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32881/15]

Hydraulic Fracturing

Billy Timmins

217. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the research that has been, or is currently being, carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency into the issue of hydraulic fracturing and its impact; the persons and the bodies that are parties to this research; the other institutions that are involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32484/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

132. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Taoiseach the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/15]

Back to Work Allowance Applications

Billy Timmins

176. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a back to work allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30898/15]

Tax Data

Billy Timmins

379. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Finance the number of P10s returned for the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31996/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

434. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32010/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

542. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31998/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Billy Timmins

570. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32002/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

662. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of annual pension payments made by her Department that exceed €60,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32009/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

711. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32000/15]

Superannuation Schemes

Billy Timmins

1098. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32007/15]

Departmental Staff Data

Billy Timmins

1326. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of annual pension payments made by her Department that exceed €60,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32003/15]

Pension Provisions

Billy Timmins

1652. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Billy Timmins

1700. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the review of the Wildlife Act with regard to vegetation cutting and burning dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31627/15]

Medicinal Products Prices

Billy Timmins

609. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the drug trastuzumab emtansine, TDM1, also known as ado-trastuzumab emtansine, KADCYLA; if the Health Service Executive will consider funding this new treatment which can prolong life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28729/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Billy Timmins

210. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an eye operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/15]

Direct Provision Data

Billy Timmins

123. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of direct provision centres there are currently in operation; the number of residents in each as of 1 June 2015; the situation on 1 June 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26726/15]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Billy Timmins

151. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the facilities available in counties Wicklow and Carlow for those under 18 years of age who need assistance for addiction; the organisations that assist the statutory bodies in the provision of this assistance; the funding allocated; to whom is it allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Billy Timmins

226. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the current levels of broadband in Baltinglass, Blessington and Dunlavin, County Wicklow and in Naas and Athy, County Kildare; the proposed upgrades for these areas; the proposed timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26709/15]

National Parks Projects

Billy Timmins

240. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a request by a company (details supplied) to operate its business in Wicklow National Park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26730/15]