Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Staff

Seán Kyne

778 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if, in the context of the State’s financial position and the remuneration rates in other European states, there are plans to renegotiate the contracts of hospital consultants which would generate savings to the Exchequer but also permit the recruitment of additional consultants, thereby reducing patient waiting times.
[36596/12]

Irish Language

Seán Kyne

183 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to review the teaching of Irish at secondary level; if consideration will be given to the development of a new subject which would place a greater emphasis on the acquisition of conversational skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35384/12]

Proposed Legislation

Seán Kyne

612 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress of the new mental capacity legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35386/12]

Single Payment Scheme

Seán Kyne

652 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a request has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Galway to refund part of their 2011 single farm payment; the way this amount was calculated and which specific parcels of land his Department have deemed unfarmable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34585/12]

Child Care Services

Seán Kyne

714 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the practice and frequency of the inspections of child care facilities across the country to ensure adherence to best practice standards.
[35385/12]

Departmental Properties

Seán Kyne

108 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance the schedule for the vacating of the Central Bank of Ireland on Dame Street, Dublin; and if members of the public will be afforded the opportunity to contribute suggestions on the future possible uses for this building.
[33639/12]

Departmental Reports

Seán Kyne

134 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress made in implementing those recommendations categorised as immediate, short and medium term of the Advisory Group for Small Business Report entitled The Voice of Small Business for which he has been designated as having lead responsibility.
[33644/12]

Departmental Functions

Seán Kyne

135 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if the recommendation of the Deloitte report into the €3.6 billion accounting error to transfer sole responsibility for the compilation of statistics and information on the Government deficit to the Central Statistics Office will be implemented; and, if so, if a timescale will be indicated.
[33647/12]

Bullying in Schools

Seán Kyne

182 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce statutory provisions to require the preparation and operation of safe schools programmes to combat bullying in schools and educational facilities in a holistic and community-centred approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33637/12]

Departmental Bodies

Seán Kyne

206 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the progress made in implementing those recommendations categorised as immediate, short and medium term of the Small Advisory Group’s Report entitled The Voice of Small Business for which he has been designated as having lead responsibility.
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Skills Development

Seán Kyne

207 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the procedures in place to ensure cross-departmental co-operation for the filling of strategically important vacancies at companies in highly globalised and competitive industries when such companies have encountered clear difficulties in sourcing Irish and EU citizens with the requisite skills.
[33646/12]

Water Services

Seán Kyne

335 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the report on the establishment of Irish Water.
[33638/12]

Local Government Reform

Seán Kyne

336 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of implementing those recommendations categorised as immediate, short and medium term of the small advisory group’s report entitled The Voice of Small Business for which he has been designated as having lead responsibility.
[33643/12]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Seán Kyne

389 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the progress made in implementing those recommendations categorised as immediate, short and medium term of the small advisory group’s report entitled The Voice of Small Business for which he has been designated as having lead responsibility.
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Health Service Staff

Seán Kyne

531 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to amending the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to include creative arts therapists on the list of recognised professionals in view of the fact that such an eventuality would enhance client safety and welfare while also recognising the benefits of arts therapies.
[33636/12]

Water Fluoridation

Seán Kyne

532 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if in view of the growing scientific doubt as to the benefit of fluoridation of public water supplies and in recognition that Ireland is one of last remaining countries in Europe not to have discontinued this practice, he will exit the current three year minimum contract for water fluoridation when the opportunity to do so arises in November 2012.
[33640/12]

Local Government Charges

Seán Kyne

173 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the non principal private residence fee is applicable to persons who own only one private dwelling but who have had to relocate to a different area of the country in order to obtain employment and as a result are living in private rented accommodation; and if the NPPR is applicable, that steps will be taken to end this unfair anomaly brought about by the current employment market situation.
[32611/12]

Public Transport

Seán Kyne

147 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress of the National Transport Authority’s review of the public service obligation bus contracts system.
[31912/12]

School Management

Seán Kyne

209 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the rationale for the changes in section 20 of the Finance Act 2011 relating specifically to school principals and boards of management of schools now acting as principal contractor on school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32500/12]

School Management

Seán Kyne

210 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if any, additional supports and or resources are being made available to school principals and school boards of management in relation to section 20 of the Finance Act 2011 which has added an administrative burden as school principals and school boards of management now need to contact revenue in relation to any school building projects, schools now need to register for VAT with revenue, and schools now need to liaise on a constant basis with revenue on school building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32501/12]

EU Funding

Seán Kyne

278 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the new focus of the structural fund elements of the EU multi-annual financial framework which favours supporting transnational programmes across multiple member states, the efforts being taken to ensure that Ireland is not precluded from the benefits of such funding on account of our geographical status.
[32499/12]

Broadcasting Services

Seán Kyne

419 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline his plans for the analogue telecommunications spectrum which are due to become available in October and which have the potential to transform broadband internet provision across the country.
[32429/12]

Organ Donation

Seán Kyne

678 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given, in the context of the introduction of a new driving licence format, to altering the current organ donation policy from opt in to opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32430/12]

Driving Licences

Seán Kyne

738 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given, in the context of the introduction of a new driving licence format, to altering the current organ donation policy from opt in to opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32427/12]

Driving Licences

Seán Kyne

739 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given, in the context of the introduction of a new driving licence format, to altering the current organ donation policy from opt in to opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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