Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Proposed Legislation

Ciara Conway

170. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to produce a register similar to the residential property price register detailing information regarding the sale of land or sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51658/12]

Tax Yield

Ciara Conway

177. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance with regard to the 0.6% levy on private pensions, the amount that has been collected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50993/12]

Tax Yield

Ciara Conway

178. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance regarding the 0.6% levy on private pensions, the amount of moneys collected and the amount that has been spent of the creation of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50994/12]

Tax Yield

Ciara Conway

179. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance with regard to the 0.6% levy on private pensions, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the amount of money earmarked for job creation that was spent in Waterford city and county; the number of jobs created as a result of this spending in Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50995/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Ciara Conway

208. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown, in tabular form, of expenditure by Revenue on hospitality during the recent Volvo Ocean Race in County Galway, including sums spent on use of sailing craft or boats, travel, accommodation, food, drink, entertainment and other associated costs; if he will specify the persons or groups who benefited from this hospitality and to what end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51243/12]

Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment

Ciara Conway

605. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update from the expert review group set up to look at legislation on the X case; the reason for the delay in publishing the findings of this group; when this group will publish its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51244/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Ciara Conway

237. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health the reason a promised podiatry post at Waterford Regional Hospital, County Waterford, sanctioned in April 2012, will now not be filled, when it will be resolved; his view on the alternatives available to persons in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50696/12]

Fish Quotas

Ciara Conway

537. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding changes made to quotas in relation to the sentinel herring fishery; his views on whether some fishermen will lose out on quota as going from seven tonnes to two tonnes makes these boats non viable; and the boat owner operators understood that until this change they were entitled to seven tonnes; and if he will clarify the position regarding imperial or metric measurements of vessels and quotas. [49593/12]

Tax Code

Ciara Conway

92. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce the necessary changes in order to give full tax equality to same-sex couples; if will provide a timescale for any introduction of this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49101/12]

Children in Care

Ciara Conway

950. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will clarify when the findings of the investigation following abscondences from Gleann Alainn Special Care Unit in October 2011 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47653/12]

Birth Certificates Administration

Ciara Conway

308. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow registration of death in Ireland of an Irish citizen who has died abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45648/12]

Social Insurance Payments

Ciara Conway

153. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is still case that hospital consultants who treat private patients in public beds pay no PRSI on that income; if this is still the case her plans to change this situation and provide a timeline for same; the amount this will be worth to the State on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45348/12]

Capitation Grants

Ciara Conway

245. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the amount that has been awarded in capitation to each of the fee paying schools here for the past ten years including a breakdown in the amounts awarded to cover the areas of IT, school buildings, book grants and sports equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44295/12]

Missing Persons Numbers

Ciara Conway

457. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the bones found in the waters off Hook Head and Helvick Head in 2010 and 2011 have not been sent for analysis or identification; the reason the families who have lost loved ones at sea had not been communicated with regarding the discovery of these bones; if he will assist in having the remains tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44308/12]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Ciara Conway

653. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health in view of figures from the Health Service Executive that showed that 26,000 people failed to show up for appointments at Waterford Regional Hospital in the past 18 months if he will outline the way this is going to be tackled and the proceedures being put in place to ensure that persons are given adequate notice and encouraged to attend in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44502/12]

Proposed Legislation

Ciara Conway

722. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in regulations to stipulate that all cars imported or sold here should be required to have a mobile hands free kit installed in the context of changes to the legislation in relation to penalty points for mobile phone users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44311/12]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Ciara Conway

64. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the future of the fund for students with disabilities and student assistance fund once the current phase expires post 2013; if this scheme will be continued, the way it will be funded; the level of funding available; the way this will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43903/12]

Broadcasting Service Provision

Ciara Conway

347. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the options or remedies available to a person (details supplied ) in County Waterford in view of the fact that this is one of the areas that is unable to receive a Saorview signal, taking into account that this person does not wish to purchase multichannel satellite or cable based TV packages [41451/12]

Job Creation

Ciara Conway

542. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he will take to tackle the high unemployment rate in Waterford, combined with the Industrial Development Authority figures that the south east was the only region to record a record decline in the number of people employed in IDA supported companies in what was a record-breaking year for the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36932/12]

Drug Treatment Programmes Availability

Ciara Conway

1645. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out supervised injection sites across the country; if he will provide an update as to the whereabouts and timeframe associated with this; if he will comment on the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37680/12]