Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

524. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the 22 years spent working in the public sector by a person (details supplied) can be weighted to pension entitlement following commencement of employment with a new State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/17]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1160. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when recruitment of staff to the veterinary laboratories will commence; and his plans to return staff numbers to previous levels. [19371/17]

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1161. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue the agriculture cashflow support loan scheme in budget 2018. [19372/17]

Swimming Pool Programme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

188. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a project (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/17]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

467. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that a social worker is recruited at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11550/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

468. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to recruit a consultant oncologist who is due to retire (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

469. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive's plans to meet the staff shortage at Birr community nursing unit, which has resulted in the suspension of day care services and the closure of respite and rehabilitation beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11552/16]

Departmental Offices

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

605. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will open and put a new social protection office (details supplied) into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10423/16]

Electronic Cigarettes

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

926. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason the mechanics, cost and detail required by manufacturers of vaping products to comply with the law have not been forthcoming from his Department, regarding the drafting of legislation to implement the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPDII) and more specifically, Article 20(2) referring to a proposed notification submission system for vaping products; the estimated cost of the notification system to the State per annum; the way that cost has been calculated; the way the scheme will be funded; when the notification scheme will be published; the body that will be responsible for the management of the notification system; the products which will need to be notified and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10568/16]

TAMS Applications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1070. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will grant approval for persons to commence work under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10511/16]

Fish Farming

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1107. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for the closure of an Irish farm (details supplied) by Inland Fisheries Ireland recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10428/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

46. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue the appropriate forms to a person (details supplied) to allow the progression of a grant under the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8724/16]

Agriculture Scheme Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

47. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider providing access to young trained farmers every 12 months under the national reserve funding scheme. [8725/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

314. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a case (details supplied) where a person was placed on a public waiting list for a tonsillectomy operation and after a two-year wait was transferred to a private waiting list in November 2015; if the matter will be investigated and arrangements made for this operation to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

266. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will introduce funding for the recruitment of special needs assistants for preschool children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4944/16]

Nursing Home Subventions

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

315. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund will cover an increase by the nursing home under the fair deal scheme or if this increase needs to be covered by the patient; how does this affect the person's existing fair deal agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4005/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

364. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will address the long waiting lists for appointments for children diagnosed with scoliosis, given the response from the parliamentary affairs division (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4257/16]

Industrial Development

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

167. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to promote new entrants to the Irish whiskey sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2766/16]

Industrial Development

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

173. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent economic analysis on the Irish whiskey sector by Dr. Pat Massey which emphasises the need for the establishment of a wholesale whiskey market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2757/16]

Industrial Development

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

176. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish whiskey industry is utilising its full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2765/16]

School Accommodation Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

452. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for additional funding for a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3219/16]

GLAS Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

69. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/16]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

110. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2510/16]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

324. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Offaly can recover the sum deducted under the single payment scheme regarding nitrate regulations and cross-compliance issues. [46568/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

85. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will be processed and made for persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/15]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

667. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware that turf cutters who complied with the restriction to their bog in the past have received no compensation under the turf cutting compensation scheme, given that turf has not been cut in the previous five years and turf cutters who continued cutting turf illegally on the same bog received compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45243/15]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

223. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Offaly did not receive a single payment in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43539/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

263. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue commencement and approval notices prior to January 2016 under the second targeted agricultural modernisation scheme to facilitate new entrants in installing new equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/15]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

47. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review cases where maintenance orders have been awarded by the courts and where these orders were not complied with; if she is aware that social protection payments have been reduced because of these orders and arrears of thousands of euros remain outstanding on unpaid maintenance; and if there are procedures in place where a social protection application can be reviewed because of non-payment of maintenance orders. [43083/15]

School Services Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

152. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills why secretaries and special needs assistants in primary schools who are being paid by the board of management have no pension entitlements or incremental scale increases, but have had their salaries reduced by 5%; if she will include them on the same payment scheme as secondary school secretaries who are paid as civil servants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43081/15]

Medical Card Applications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

158. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been refused a medical card; if he will include spinal injuries under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42118/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

203. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Offaly is not in receipt of a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/15]

Child Maintenance Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

60. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce attachment orders on social protection recipients in cases where a parent fails to comply with a court order, and does not pay the amount awarded from the court in respect of the children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40873/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

259. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the single payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39127/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

277. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 523 of 22 September 2015, the progress that has been made since his response in relation to the payment of a grant to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39289/15]

National Dementia Strategy Implementation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

381. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the key elements of the national dementia strategy, such as the roll-out of intensive home supports and home care packages for persons with dementia, will be implemented in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39125/15]

Thatching Grants Eligibility

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

240. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme similar to the existing grant, HA2/T, for the renewal and repair of thatched roofs on commercial properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/15]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

56. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, are required to apply a minimum percentage (details supplied) reduction on interest rates; the rate of this minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to SME applicants; if the banks are required to advertise the loan interest rates as having resulted from funding from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38502/15]

Crime Prevention

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

509. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the actions the Government has taken to combat crime, especially in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37159/15]

Hospital Transfers

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

737. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to grant a transfer request submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly, who has been on the waiting list for a transfer since 9 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37755/15]

Office of Public Works Properties

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

287. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are procedures in place in order to make disused buildings available to the community, for example old courthouses or Garda stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36164/15]

School Transport Availability

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

593. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that Bus Éireann has refused a bus ticket to a child (details supplied) in County Offaly on the basis of a late payment, even though there are spaces on the bus travelling the route to the child's home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36351/15]

School Transport Eligibility

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

614. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with Bus Éireann concerning a family (details supplied) in County Offaly who obtained concessionary school bus tickets for their children, but from whom the tickets were withdrawn five days prior to the school commencing the school bus service with the payment being returned; the reason payment was accepted and the family informed they would be accommodated; the reason they did not receive prior notification, considering the closing date for receipt of payments for school transport was 31 July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36619/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

658. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new scheme to replace the 1995 tenant purchase scheme terminated in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36350/15]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

702. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a precedent whereby funding was awarded under the 2013 or 2014 Sports Capital Programme without the relevant Diocesan Trust being party to the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36344/15]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

703. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application was deemed invalid (details supplied) for the same reason under the 2014 and 2015 Sports Capital Programme; if this information was communicated to the applicant in 2014; if the criteria changed in 2015; if these changes have been communicated to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36345/15]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

50. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to explain the reason that a centre (details supplied) in County Offaly has sustained 34% cuts to funding from the Health Service Executive-Túsla, Child and Family Agency, which is above cuts to similar providers; the reason for the delay in reimbursing a shortfall of €4,047 due to an error when transferring their funds in 2014, despite the fact that the funding level was confirmed to the centre in writing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

92. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive a new school building, as it is still operating on a split site following an amalgamation in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35821/15]

Small and Medium Enterprises Debt

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

68. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35778/15]

Services for People with Disabilities

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

333. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive to provide resources, that is, properties, qualified staff and host families, to clear the backlog of adult special needs persons requiring a permanent home specific to their needs. [35768/15]

Animal Welfare

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

440. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the local authorities hold a register of puppy breeders who have been found to be in breach of legislation but who have not received a conviction for animal cruelty; if such breeders can obtain a licence to continue breeding; if puppy breeders who have received a conviction for animal cruelty are allowed to obtain a licence to continuing breeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/15]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

145. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Treatment Purchase Fund nursing home bed rates are set at such different levels from location to location, for example the single bed occupancy rate varies from €715 to €1,325. [34997/15]

National Advocacy Service Remit

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

151. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if the national advocacy unit is still operational; if so, if there is a set timeframe for reply to a complainant; to conduct an investigation into the complaint; and to have a final decision made by the complaints officer. [35003/15]

School Transport Provision

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

191. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties being experienced by families (details supplied) in County Offaly in accessing school transport; if she will liaise with Bus Éireann with a view to providing a bus to accommodate the children to allow them attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/15]

Teaching Qualifications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

192. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a city and guilds qualification obtained in another country is recognised within the Irish education system; if a person holding such a qualification requires further accreditation in order to teach here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34980/15]

Banking Sector

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

280. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a minimum or maximum percentage reduction on business loan interest rates to small and medium enterprise applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/15]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

166. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources given the considerable challenges facing the building industry, and the Government's commitment to incentivise renewable energy technologies, his plans to provide a grant for the installation of renewable energy heating technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33566/15]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

86. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks are lending the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland funding to small and medium enterprises at the expected lower interest rate; if a mechanism has been established to monitor such lending; if any action can be taken if either bank are not offering the expected lower interest rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

483. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2010, given that the person was informed on 12 June 2015 that his appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30523/15]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

484. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2009, given that the person was informed on 12 March 2015 that his or her appeal was partially allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30524/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

523. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the dairy equipment scheme, which was submitted and inspected in January 2015, will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31445/15]

Hospital Procedures

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

726. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who is currently on a waiting list for tonsillectomy surgery, will be called for an urgently-needed procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30422/15]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1007. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the long-term condition sarcoidosis will be included under the general medical services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/15]

Health Services Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1069. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint an audiologist at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31744/15]

Health Services Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1070. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when he will appoint a nephrologist at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31745/15]

Arts Funding

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1695. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Access 11 funding granted for Tullamore Arts Centre in 2007 is still available to the project; if a commitment to increase this sum was given to Tullamore Arts Centre or Offaly County Council in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31447/15]

Superlevy Fine

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

137. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in a position to negotiate for the abolition of the superlevy fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29315/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

138. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the national reserve will be as substantial in 2016 as it was in 2015; if those who did not apply in 2015 will be entitled to apply in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29346/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

156. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will be in a position to arrange urgently required surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who has been on the waiting list for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27762/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

435. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will receive an appointment at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27688/15]

Youth Services Funding

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

142. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to protect funding for the 600 Foróige youth clubs which engage in a range of projects and programmes; if he will continue to ring-fence the funding these services require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26715/15]

Local and Community Development Programme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

220. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the local development companies and local authorities that have tendered an expression of interest in delivery of the rural development programme may commence their strategy in order to have drawdown to allow suitable projects to commence this autumn. [26736/15]

Social Welfare Application Forms

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

49. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider withdrawing the newly designed payments application form for her Department and continuing to have the older design used, which places the post office as the first option for payments to the recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/15]

Office of Public Works Projects

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

282. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to access the site at Durrow Church in County Offaly; if plans are in place for a car park and walkway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24766/15]

Departmental Funding

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

281. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered a small capital scheme for arts venues; if so, when details of the scheme together with the announcement will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24061/15]

HSE Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

604. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of internal Grade 8 positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23390/15]

HSE Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

605. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of general manager positions created in the Health Service Executive from 2005 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23393/15]

Food Safety Standards Regulation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

614. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 18 years of age; to regulate the quantity of caffeine, taurine or other substances used in some energy drinks that may have negative health effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/15]

Wastewater Treatment

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

779. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered an incentive scheme to encourage home-scale waste treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23395/15]

National Transport Authority Remit

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

884. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has plans for sustainably powered transport for rural areas and for urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/15]

Departmental Funding

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

931. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will advise of the conditions of the 2007 approval of funding for an arts centre (details supplied) in County Offaly. [23654/15]

Disability Allowance Payments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

51. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22798/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

209. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he plans to publish, in full, the revised wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/15]

Flood Risk Assessments

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

383. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is aware of the flood levels at the Little Brosna, especially at Riverstown in County Tipperary; his plans to liaise with Offaly County Council and Tipperary County Council to seek a solution to avert dangerous water levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21946/15]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

555. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the Constitutional Convention's report on blasphemy; if she will legislate for the recommendation rather than deal with it by referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21728/15]

Proposed Legislation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

556. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to publish the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 before the summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21729/15]

Arts Funding

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1201. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on Offaly County Council's proposal to advance the development of Tullamore Arts Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21833/15]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

93. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single payment scheme, if he will establish the person from his Department who allegedly spoke to the garda referred to in the document issued to the appellant; the reason the findings in the document in relation to the garda are acceptable, considering the contents of the letter dated 26 April 2014 from said garda; in view of the garda's letter, if he is satisfied that all due processes and procedures were effectively carried out by the appeals office in this case; if the decision on this case can stand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21158/15]

Construction Contracts

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

353. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a definite timeline for the full implementation of the Construction Contracts Act 2013, in view of the fact that his Department stated in October 2014 that the Act was to be operational by spring 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20636/15]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

993. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline the broadband service that is currently available to the population of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20635/15]

Job Initiatives

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

43. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to reconsider the administrative rule in respect of the JobBridge scheme, which says that where an intern falls ill for a period of more than ten days, the internship must be terminated and cannot be reinstated on the intern's recovery from illness; if she will reconsider this rule in the context of equality legislation under the grounds of disability; her views that this rule is not in keeping with the principles of equality; if she will consider changing the rule to allow an employer to suspend the internship until such time as the intern recovers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/15]

Grocery Industry Regulation

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

79. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the published draft grocery regulations aimed at ensuring transparency and predictability in the relationships between suppliers and retailers will come into effect. [17921/15]

Capitation Grants

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

591. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is such a gap between the capitation grant figure allocated to primary schools and the figure allocated to secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15484/15]

School Staff

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

592. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an indication of when the moratorium will be lifted on education posts of responsibility in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15485/15]

Single Payment Scheme Appeals

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

357. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a 100% penalty was imposed on an application under the single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if proper procedures were followed during and after the land eligibility inspection; if he is satisfied with the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11580/15]

Agriculture Scheme Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

358. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the terms and conditions of the single payment scheme for the years 2012 to 2014 have been changed from year to year, in relation to controls and inspections. [11585/15]

Farms Data

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

359. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new farmers' charter and action plan has been published; if so, if it has legal status; if not, when it will be published and when it will have legal status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/15]

Departmental Programmes

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

970. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy in relation to the provision of an extra airport; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11467/15]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

1001. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will re-examine an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason a payment of €1,500 in respect of year 1 of 15 was made to the person, and not the full payment; and if arrangements were made to meet the person to discuss the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11143/15]

Election Management System

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

143. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to facilitate Irish citizens to cast their vote by post or online who are out of the country, at work or on holidays at the time of an election or a referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/15]