Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Flexible Work Practices

Ciara Conway

279. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to continue the incentivised career break for civil servants as introduced in the supplementary Budget in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Ciara Conway

226. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify if the tax free exemption of €15,000 for voluntary notified child minders will remain in place following the abolition of the child minding advisory officers; if she will clarify who currently provides the voluntary notified certificate to the child minders which is a requirement for them to avail of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12179/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Ciara Conway

227. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the tax exemption for child minders will be available for new entrants; the way this will be administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12180/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Ciara Conway

228. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the way current child minders can continue to avail of the exemption for child minders; if she will outline who will administer the schemes at a local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12181/13]

Child Care Reports

Ciara Conway

229. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will examine the option of registration for all early years services including child minders rather than a notification system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12182/13]

Childcare Education and Training Scheme Places

Ciara Conway

230. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider opening up State run programmes such as CETS to child minders who provide a vital service particularly in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12183/13]

Child Care Reports

Ciara Conway

231. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a publication by Dr Mary Daly carried out by Waterford City and County Vocational Education Committee and the Health Service Executive South in 2010 which called for a registration system for all childcare services including child minders, the removal of the exemptions in the 1991 Act and reform of the inspection system to ensure its appropriateness for child minding services; if she will confirm if her Department has considered the implications and findings of this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12184/13]

Tax Collection

Ciara Conway

171. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a revenue issue; the options available to this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11454/13]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Ciara Conway

178. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if the banks need to have any ministerial, Central Bank or other formal instruction to write down personal and mortgage debt by expressly using the capital provided in their bailout for the purpose; if he will confirm that the capital was provided for that specific purpose; his views on whether the domestic economy could recover faster if personal and mortgage debt issues were dealt with in more urgent fashion by the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11524/13]

Regional Aid

Ciara Conway

146. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will seek EU approval to have the EU regional aid grant rates increased from 10% to 15% in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/13]

Prison Committals

Ciara Conway

545. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for 2008, 2009, 2010, 20011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8274/13]

Prison Committals

Ciara Conway

546. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of convictions in the courts in Waterford City and county that have resulted in citizens being jailed due to the non-payment of fines for the years of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8275/13]

Community Service Orders

Ciara Conway

547. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that prisons are overcrowded and an expense on the State, the measures that are being taken to ensure that community service rather than jail as a viable option for convictions relating to non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/13]

Child and Family Agency Establishment

Ciara Conway

611. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the structure and model for the new Child and Family Support Agency; if she will confirm whether the CAFCASS in the UK has been used as a model; the extent to which this has been the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6657/13]

Graduate Nursing Scheme Application Numbers

Ciara Conway

633. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the actual number of applicants on the graduate nursing scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/13]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Ciara Conway

64. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider an excise rebate on diesel for passenger transport companies; if he will confirm that this may be required under EU law in view of the fact that it is proposed to introduce an excise rebate in diesel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/13]

Pension Provisions

Ciara Conway

67. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the pension levy on occupational and pension fund assets imposed on an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that the fund trustees have decided to recover the cost of the levy from pensioners themselves by 0.6%; if there are any exceptions to the pension levy; to whom those might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4917/13]

School Staffing

Ciara Conway

330. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria his Department will be setting out regarding teacher appointments under developing school status for the 2013/ 2014 school year; if the same criteria will be used for the 2013/ 2014 school year or when the circular will be issued to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/13]

Vaccination Programme

Ciara Conway

690. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the HPV vaccine to schoolboys here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4182/13]

Medicinal Products Supply

Ciara Conway

696. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's decision to purchase Kalydeco for use in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4223/13]