Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Regulatory Impact Assessment Data

Joanna Tuffy

150. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40429/13]

Constitutional Convention Membership

Dara Murphy

151. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide breakdown of the payment paid to facilitators and note takers of the Constitutional Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40451/13]

EU Directives

Thomas P. Broughan

152. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, the amount of Exchequer funds which have been used to pay for fines incurred by the State from the European Commission or other EU authorities because of a failure of the State to comply with EU regulations and directives; if he will provide a breakdown of the areas in which the fines were incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39951/13]

Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance

Gerry Adams

153. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental offices, schools, third level institutions; details of any assessments undertaken by departmental staff to assess requirements; the number of signs assessed; when any corrective actions were put in place; if any or all of the actions taken by his Department were within the designated timeframes set out in legislation, if not, the reasoning for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40553/13]

Legislative Process

Kevin Humphreys

154. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Acts or specific provisions of Acts under his Department that have not yet been commenced; if it is intended to commence the provision in each case; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40606/13]

Legislative Process

Catherine Murphy

155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the level of compliance with European Union directives within his ministerial areas of responsibility; the current fines resulting from non-compliance and potential fines resulting from present non-compliance the State is or may be exposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40642/13]

Departmental Staff Data

Joanna Tuffy

156. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of advisers, programme managers, press officers and political staff and communications staff employed by his Department in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40709/13]

Government Publications Office

Éamon Ó Cuív

157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Taoiseach the reason printed copies of the Constitution are not currently available for purchase from the Government Publications Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/13]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the formal mechanisms that are in place for facilitating formal engagements between local authority managers and their equivalent counterparts in Northern Ireland; if there is a strategic planning unit in the North-South Ministerial Council to consider integrated joined-up thinking in education, transport, and public health provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/13]

Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance

Gerry Adams

159. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental offices, schools, third level institutions; details of any assessments undertaken by departmental staff to assess requirements; the number of signs assessed; when any corrective actions were put in place; if any or all of the actions taken by his Department were within the designated timeframes set out in legislation, and if not the reasoning for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/13]

Legislative Process

Kevin Humphreys

160. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the Acts or specific provisions of Acts under his Department that have not yet been commenced; if it is intended to commence the provision in each case; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40600/13]

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

161. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of compliance with European Union directives within his ministerial areas of responsibility; the current fines resulting from non-compliance and potential fines resulting from present non-compliance the State is or may be exposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/13]

Passport Applications

Finian McGrath

162. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport error in respect of a person (details supplied). [40717/13]

Inter-Country Adoptions

Eoghan Murphy

163. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on meetings with the relevant Russian authorities in relation to changes in Russian adoption legislation that has meant that a number of prospective adoptive parents here may now be unable to adopt. [40846/13]

Diplomatic Representation Issues

Gerry Adams

164. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the locations of Irish embassies and consulates across the world; and the number and grade of DFA officials stationed in each. [40973/13]

Prisoner Welfare

Maureen O'Sullivan

165. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish citizen (details supplied) has been in prison for three years in Northern Ireland during which the person has not been questioned by the PSNI or charged with a crime; that the person has not had a parole hearing, to which prisoners are entitled annually, for more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40984/13]

EU Presidency Expenditure

Micheál Martin

166. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the basis upon which it was decided where to spend the public funding on promoting the Irish Presidency, and in particular if moneys were spent on any newspaper supplements or advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34272/13]

EU Presidency Expenditure

Micheál Martin

167. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if moneys were spent on promoting or outlining achievements during Ireland's EU Presidency after the Presidency was concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34273/13]

Foreign Conflicts

Gerry Adams

168. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed the issue of Syria with the British Prime Minister since Dáil Éireann rose for its summer recess. [39077/13]

Foreign Conflicts

Gerry Adams

169. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any contacts with French President Francois Hollande in relation to the Syrian crisis. [39078/13]

Foreign Conflicts

Gerry Adams

170. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with EU leaders over the summer recess in relation to the Syrian crisis. [39080/13]

Foreign Conflicts

Micheál Martin

171. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if European leaders have recently discussed the situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39087/13]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

172. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with Secretary General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurría, during his visit to Dublin on the 12 September 2013. [39065/13]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

173. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the jobs crisis in his meeting with Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD, during his visit to Dublin on 12 September 2013. [39066/13]

Official Engagements

Gerry Adams

174. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he discussed the issues of high unemployment and the increasing poverty levels here during his meeting with Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD during his visit to Dublin on 12 September 2013. [39067/13]

Official Engagements

Micheál Martin

175. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met with the Secretary General of the OECD when he was in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39133/13]

Climate Change Policy

Maureen O'Sullivan

176. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to Oxfam's latest report, Growing Disruption: Climate Change, Food and the Fight against Hunger, which provides up to date links between climate change and causes of hunger, particularly the threat on food security arising from a reduction in crop production; his position regarding climate change links to world hunger and if he will take on board recommendations outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC AR5 - working group I report released shortly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41073/13]

HIV-AIDS Programmes

Maureen O'Sullivan

177. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 24 September 2013, when he will publish the strategy statement guide on HIV-AIDS in his development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41074/13]

EU Presidency Issues

Joe McHugh

178. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the European Council's deliberations in 2013 on the principle of subsidiarity that underpins the European Union; if he will refer in this regard to developments that occurred during Ireland's Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Joe McHugh

179. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his recent work engaging with political leaders in the USA regarding Irish citizens who live in that country without documentation. [30046/13]

Regulatory Impact Assessment Data

Joanna Tuffy

180. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on all regulatory impact statements carried out on Bills in his Department since this Government took office to date; if he will list these Bills in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/13]

NAMA Property Sales

Catherine Murphy

181. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has publicly requested the National Asset Management Agency to defer without prejudice the auction of 274 acres of important heritage lands in the Liffey Valley, Dublin (details supplied), to facilitate time to explore the securing of these lands for the public interest and the benefit of the nation; if he will provide a copy of this request; the response from NAMA; if he will explain the rationale for not pursuing this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40515/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Finian McGrath

182. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the exact tax treatments and-or reliefs available to the case No. 11435 when the final agreed fair deal bill is settled (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40537/13]

VAT Rate Application

Brian Stanley

183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if the proposed water rates will be subject to VAT. [40998/13]

VAT Rebates

Patrick O'Donovan

184. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Finance when a refund of VAT will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40388/13]

Tax Clearance Certificates

John McGuinness

185. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if a tax clearance certificate will be issued to a company (details supplied) in view of the fact that the company has clarified on more than one occasion that corporation tax is not due and the company does not engage in a trade. [40415/13]

Central Bank of Ireland Issues

Kevin Humphreys

186. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance his plans to open recruitment in the printing works of the currency production division over the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/13]

Property Taxation Yield

Eoghan Murphy

187. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the amount of property tax that has been raised this year and the anticipated amount to be raised in a full year, broken down by electoral constituency and by local authority. [40464/13]

Banking Sector Issues

Eoghan Murphy

188. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has any concerns regarding the operation of certain foreign banks here (details supplied). [40465/13]

Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance

Gerry Adams

189. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements put in place by his Department to ensure compliance with the Official Languages Act, specifically requirements for signage in departmental offices, schools, third level institutions; details of any assessments undertaken by departmental staff to assess requirements; the number of signs assessed; when any corrective actions were put in place; if any or all of the actions taken by his Department were within the designated timeframes set out in legislation, and if, not the reasoning for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40546/13]

Legislative Process

Kevin Humphreys

190. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the Acts or specific provisions of Acts under his Department that have not yet been commenced; if it is intended to commence the provision in each case; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40599/13]

Insurance Industry Issues

Arthur Spring

191. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the period of notice that an international insurance company licensed in Ireland is obliged to give to a consumer prior to that company's withdrawal from the Irish market; if the company is obliged to notify the consumer directly as opposed to notifying the brokers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40620/13]

EU Directives

Catherine Murphy

192. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the level of compliance with European Union directives within his ministerial areas of responsibility; the current fines resulting from non-compliance and potential fines resulting from present non-compliance the State is or may be exposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40635/13]

Universal Social Charge Yield

Kevin Humphreys

193. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance when the extension of the universal social charge to over 70s with pensions of more than €60,000 was implemented; and what was the resultant yield on this measure thus far to the end of August in 2013; the projected yield for the full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40649/13]

Tax Yield

Kevin Humphreys

194. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance when the measure was implemented that would end the relief on lump sums and severance payments over €200,000, and the resultant yield on this measure thus far to end August in 2013 and projected yield for full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40650/13]

Film Industry Tax Reliefs

Kevin Humphreys

195. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend film relief and the implementation date of individual investors being taken out of film relief and what are the savings that will accrue from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40651/13]

Tax Yield

Kevin Humphreys

196. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance on the issue of increasing capital gains tax by 3% in budget 2013, when this measure was implemented and the resultant yield on this measure thus far to the end of August 2013; the projected yield for the full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40652/13]

Tax Yield

Kevin Humphreys

197. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance on the issue of the increase in tax on capital acquisitions of gifts and inheritances by 3% in budget 2013, when this measure was introduced and the resultant yield on this measure thus far to the end of August 2013; the projected yield for the full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/13]

Tax Yield

Kevin Humphreys

198. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance the measure to reduce tax free thresholds for gifts and inheritances introduced in budget 2013 and the resultant yield on this measure thus far to the end of August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40654/13]

Tax Code

Kevin Humphreys

199. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Finance if the budgetary measure announced in December 2013 of cutting the tax relief on pensions of more than €60,000 would be or has been implemented; the estimated savings from the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/13]