Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Hospital Transfers

Brian Walsh

355. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the cost nationally of using private transport to transport hospital patients to and from Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48829/14]

Hospital Transfers

Brian Walsh

356. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the cost of using private transport to transport hospital patients from University Hospital Galway to and from Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48830/14]

National Car Test

Brian Walsh

581. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting time for an appointment for the national car test in the test centre in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48825/14]

Deportation Orders

Brian Walsh

358. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application to have a deportation order revoked in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47829/14]

Subsidiary Protection Applications

Brian Walsh

359. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for subsidiary protection in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47830/14]

Medical Card Applications

Brian Walsh

149. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47527/14]

Tax Compliance

Brian Walsh

65. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the penalties, interest and surcharges applied by the Revenue Commissioners where a person or company is late in filing his, her or its accounts; his views that these are reasonable or if there are plans for a review. [47442/14]

Dental Services Provision

Brian Walsh

133. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Galway may be considered for urgent dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47450/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Brian Walsh

117. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Taoiseach the facilities and privileges made available by his Department to former Taoisigh; and if he will provide a breakdown of the cost incurred in providing these since 2011 inclusive. [47159/14]

Social Welfare Appeals

Brian Walsh

120. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a means test in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be reviewed to take account of taxation and other expenses not included in the assessment. [46759/14]

Secret Service

Brian Walsh

190. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the estimate for the Secret Service in each of the past ten years; the actual amount expended in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47157/14]

Prisoner Welfare

Brian Walsh

270. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who were placed in solitary confinement, either close confinement or close supervision cells, in each place of detention in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date 2014. [47158/14]

Hospital Services

Brian Walsh

360. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of operations or procedures cancelled by hospitals during each of the past five years, with a breakdown of the numbers identifying the number of cancellations at each individual hospital. [47325/14]

Prisoner Data

Brian Walsh

77. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 11 November 2014, if she will identify the four prisoners convicted of homicide offences who failed to return to prison following temporary release during the period 1 January 2009 to 7 November 2014. [46499/14]

Hospital Appointment Delays

Brian Walsh

84. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if a surgical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46427/14]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Brian Walsh

537. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of requests received between 30 May 2013 and 25 November 2014 from Galway City Council and Galway County Council seeking sanction to fill positions at the local authorities; the outcome of each of these requests; the nature of each of the positions; the term of the contract in each case where the filling of the position was sanctioned. [46093/14]

Aquaculture Development

Brian Walsh

233. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of fresh water that will be required for the treatment of amoebic gill disease and other parasites in proposed salmon farms in Galway Bay; the source of this fresh water; his views that this proposed activity should be the subject of an environmental impact assessment. [45074/14]

Aquaculture Development

Brian Walsh

234. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider directing Bord Iascaigh Mhara to evaluate the potential for establishing onshore recirculating systems for salmon rearing facilities as an alternative to marine-based open cages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/14]

Sea Lice Controls

Brian Walsh

235. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a recent scientific review of 300 peer-reviewed papers on the impact of marine-based salmon lice on sea trout and wild salmon stocks, which conflicts with advice provided by the Marine Institute; and if this warrants a revaluation of knowledge in this regard. [45076/14]

Health Services Funding

Brian Walsh

349. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in October 2014 the Health Service Executive notified a service provider (details supplied) in County Galway of a €156,600 cut in funding for 2014; his views that it is reasonable that such a reduction should be imposed so late in the year; and his further views that this will impact directly on frontline services and vulnerable service users [45071/14]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Brian Walsh

157. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of a minor works grant will issue in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44477/14]

Social Welfare Code

Brian Walsh

166. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person currently working three days and receiving a proportionately reduced rate of unemployment assistance is permitted to increase their employment to four days per week with a further pro-rata reduction in unemployment assistance; her plans to change the rules to allow such an arrangement. [42947/14]

Social Welfare Fraud Investigations

Brian Walsh

167. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of tip-offs received from members of the public relating to suspected cases of fraud in each of the years 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; the number of these that resulted in confirmation of fraudulent activity upon investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42962/14]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brian Walsh

169. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal concerning an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42981/14]

Exports Data

Brian Walsh

236. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of dual-use exports and export licences issued by his Department in 2013. [42874/14]

Prisoner Releases

Brian Walsh

304. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners granted temporary release who have failed to return to prison as required and remain on the run; the offences for which they were convicted; the length of sentences imposed; and the steps being taken to locate them. [43025/14]

Open Disclosures Policy

Brian Walsh

358. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the implementation of an open-disclosure policy by the Health Service Executive and the State Claims Agency last year has resulted in savings through a reduction in legal fees and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42899/14]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brian Walsh

556. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to improve the broadband service in Hollymount and Roundfort, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43223/14]

GLAS Payments

Brian Walsh

105. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine ,further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 30 September 2014, if the additional costs associated with the preparation of a single commonage management plan justify the variance between GLAS rates applicable to privately-owned Natura and commonage, given that non-commonage landowners also require the services of a planner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/14]

Third Level Staff Remuneration

Brian Walsh

216. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in the third level sector currently earning more than €200,000; the number earning more than €175,000; the number earning more than €150,000; and the number earning more than €100,000. [42672/14]

Health Services Provision

Brian Walsh

583. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be considered for insulin pump therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40932/14]

School Transport Eligibility

Brian Walsh

848. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Galway will be permitted to avail of a bus service under the school transport scheme to travel to the nearest multidenominational post-primary school, in view of the fact that eligibility for the scheme has explicit regard to ethos; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40920/14]

Defence Forces Drug Tests

Brian Walsh

313. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the number of mandatory drug tests that have been undertaken by members of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service in each year since compulsory random testing was introduced in 2003; and the number of tests that indicated the presence of an illegal substance in each year. [40294/14]

Sexual Offences Data

Brian Walsh

314. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the number of informal complaints relating to sexual harassment made by members of each of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service to a designated contact person in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [40295/14]

Sexual Offences Data

Brian Walsh

315. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Defence the number of formal complaints relating to sexual harassment made by members of each of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service pursuant to Administrative Instruction A7, Chapter 1 in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [40296/14]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Brian Walsh

35. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39220/14]

Revenue Commissioners Audits

Brian Walsh

61. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the penalties, interest and surcharges imposed by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [39149/14]

Direct Provision Expenditure

Brian Walsh

139. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to companies or persons running direct provision centres each year since the system was introduced in 1999, with a breakdown of the figures to identify the recipient; the direct provision centre, and the amount they received in each year. [39139/14]

School Accommodation

Brian Walsh

263. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for the replacement of prefabs with a permanent building. [39152/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Brian Walsh

340. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a local authority (details supplied) has a policy of not providing financial assistance under the housing aid for older people scheme to applicants wishing to have windows replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39215/14]

Benchmarking Awards

Brian Walsh

179. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a commitment that was postponed in 2008 relating to a benchmarking award for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38620/14]

School Staffing

Brian Walsh

180. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of two teachers in a school to 17. [38621/14]

School Staffing

Brian Walsh

181. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of three teachers in a school to 54. [38622/14]

School Staffing

Brian Walsh

182. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of four teachers in a school to 84. [38623/14]

Orthodontic Service Provision

Brian Walsh

115. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health when an appointment for orthodontic treatment will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38373/14]

Housing Grant Payments

Brian Walsh

551. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is grant aid available to carry out repair works to a property (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38076/14]

Road Safety Strategy

Brian Walsh

24. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the increase in the number of road deaths this year, reversing a downward trend that has seen the number of fatalities decline by around two thirds since 1997; the renewed efforts that are required to address this trend; and his proposals regarding same. [36632/14]

Road Safety Strategy

Brian Walsh

45. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that amendments will be required to existing road safety legislation in view of technology advancements in the area of computerised wrist watches; and if the current law adequately addresses the use of such items while driving. [36773/14]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Brian Walsh

73. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a single farm payment application for 2013-14 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37231/14]

Home Help Service Provision

Brian Walsh

95. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Health the reason home help hours were reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the hours lost will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37225/14]