Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Property Tax Exemptions

Seamus Kirk

1014. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on waiving the interest and penalties on the non-principal private residence charge for home owners who can demonstrate inability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41354/14]

Road Projects Status

Seamus Kirk

1091. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the commencement of the western bypass of Ardee, County Louth, the N52; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/14]

Crime Investigation

Seamus Kirk

94. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the serious crisis with livestock rustling across the country but particularly in the Border area, and if he is proposing a co-ordinated strategy with his counterpart North of the Border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40756/14]

Organ Donation

Seamus Kirk

142. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if there is a bilateral arrangement between Ireland and the United Kingdom regarding waiting lists for heart donations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/14]

Vaccination Programme

Seamus Kirk

434. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the reason the vaccination for chicken pox is not part of the routine childhood vaccination programme; and his plans for it to be included in the programme. [40176/14]

Planning Issues

Seamus Kirk

467. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm the existence of a ministerial order in relation to the Health Service Executive owned lands at Currabeg, Ardee, County Louth, with the order confirming the land is to be secured for industrial usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40404/14]

Water Services Funding

Seamus Kirk

572. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if 5% of car tax and 2% of VAT goes towards water production; if he will confirm that Irish Water is a limited private company; and the percentage of local property tax that is spent on water production. [40177/14]

Water Services Registrations

Seamus Kirk

211. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the registration process for Irish Water; his plans to simplify this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39597/14]

Sugar Industry

Seamus Kirk

36. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the reactivation of the sugar beet industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/14]

Registration of Nurses

Seamus Kirk

165. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will consider reducing the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland registration fees for nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/14]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Seamus Kirk

155. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the potential crisis in the area of recruitment for tutors and teachers in SOLAS and the VECs because of the moratorium on recruitment; the way the foregoing are restricted in the number of courses they can organise because of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/14]

National Monuments

Seamus Kirk

242. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if St. Michael's Monastic Grange, Duleek, County Meath, is listed as a national monument; if so, the plans the National Monuments Service has to ensure it fulfils its obligation to protect and preserve the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38528/14]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Seamus Kirk

165. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance the measures that are being put in place to counteract petrol stretching fuel contamination; if his attention has been drawn to the serious financial implications for drivers who unwittingly purchase the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37915/14]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Seamus Kirk

400. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a cult know as Genesis II Church and its targeting of parents of autistic children on the basis that it has a cure for autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35822/14]

VAT Exemptions

Seamus Kirk

242. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was introduced to give the tourism sector a boost in 2011 and which has been maintained ever since, is continuing to have significant benefits for the economy; if he has noted that since its introduction more than 30,000 jobs have been added to the sector as a result of the measure being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/14]

Beef Industry

Seamus Kirk

468. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in view of the serious income crises in the beef sector, he will consider bringing forward payment of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34228/14]

Redundancy Payments

Seamus Kirk

547. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Defence his plans for a redundancy package for civilians employed at Army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32944/14]

Local Authority Funding

Seamus Kirk

1529. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been approved for remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/14]

Local Authority Funding

Seamus Kirk

1530. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Meath County Council's submission for a comprehensive remedial works scheme for a housing estate (details supplied) in County Meath; if and when approval for same will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/14]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

1555. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of a tenant purchase scheme as provided for in legislation earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/14]

VAT Rate Reductions

Seamus Kirk

1696. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was introduced to give the tourism sector a boost in 2011 and which has been maintained ever since, is continuing to have significant benefits for the economy; if he has noted that since its introduction more than 30,000 jobs have been added to the sector as a result of the measure being in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/14]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Seamus Kirk

550. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the targets set for each sector in the Food Harvest 2020 Strategy published in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/14]

Unemployment Data

Seamus Kirk

359. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to tackle the high unemployment statistics in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31469/14]

Live Register Data

Seamus Kirk

398. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by month since March 2011 of the number of persons who are on the live register in County Louth; including the number of persons who are short-term and long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31470/14]

Local Development Companies Administration

Seamus Kirk

503. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider his decision to subsume Leader partnerships into the new local authority structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31409/14]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Seamus Kirk

417. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health when the current review of the advanced prostate cancer drug enzalutamide by the national cancer control programme will take place to determine its future availability here; if there is an approximate timescale available for the roll-out of said drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29989/14]

Good Friday Agreement

Seamus Kirk

11. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that needs to be undertaken in order to implement all outstanding aspects of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/14]

Good Friday Agreement

Seamus Kirk

33. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that some aspects of the Good Friday Agreement, which have yet to be implemented, can be progressed at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/14]

Grant Payments

Seamus Kirk

343. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant scheme for rain water harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28446/14]

Live Exports

Seamus Kirk

365. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiative he is taking with his counterpart in Northern Ireland to develop the live export of cattle in Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28483/14]

Veterinary Regimes Harmonisation

Seamus Kirk

366. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made on the harmonisation of the veterinary regimes on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28484/14]

Respite Care Services

Seamus Kirk

449. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds here; if he will provide a breakdown by county of the different type of respite-bed and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/14]

Passport Services

Seamus Kirk

53. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a passport office in Dundalk, County Louth, to cater for the northern half of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27632/14]

Accident and Emergency Services Provision

Seamus Kirk

34. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health the way the Health Service Executive will improve the environment for patients and staff in accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27075/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

61. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure increased resources for the national ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/14]

Free Travel Scheme Eligibility

Seamus Kirk

298. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons with epilepsy who are able to show that they would be refused a driving licence had they applied for one will be granted an entitlement to free travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27191/14]

Garda Reserve

Seamus Kirk

450. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to award members of the Garda Reserve as well as members of the Garda a medal for long-term service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27192/14]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Seamus Kirk

631. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the long-term illness programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27193/14]

Departmental Records

Seamus Kirk

102. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is the case that 52 files have been taken from the National Archives pertaining to the treatment of mothers and children in State care in mother and baby homes across the country; if copies have been made of these files in order that the information contained therein may be accessed during their absence; when it is expected that the files will be returned; if over 40 files from 1992 which were previously removed have still not been returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26391/14]

Driver Licence Applications

Seamus Kirk

781. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the serious delays for driver licence applicants at the South Gate office, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25997/14]

Foreign Direct Investment

Seamus Kirk

281. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons directly employed in FDI companies here; the number of persons employed in service companies feeding into such companies on a regional basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/14]

Foreign Direct Investment

Seamus Kirk

89. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons directly employed in FDI companies here; if he will provide information on the number of persons employed in service companies feeding into such companies on a regional basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23822/14]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Seamus Kirk

98. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the severe implications for intensive cereal growers from the greening proposal in the next phase of the Common Agricultural Policy; if he is contemplating any changes to the payment regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23559/14]

HSE Expenditure

Seamus Kirk

113. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Health if it is the intention of the Health Service Executive to outsource laundry services in the north east and, in the process, terminate the existing arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23560/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

431. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on foot of the recent announcement regarding the rural broadband scheme, his plans for the type of broadband for the Annagassan area in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21092/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Seamus Kirk

432. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a full breakdown of all areas in County Louth who will have access to fibre optic broadband; the date set for the roll-out of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/14]

Leader Programmes Administration

Seamus Kirk

454. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Leader companies across the country; his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21067/14]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Seamus Kirk

455. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering introducing a tenant purchase scheme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21072/14]

Driver Licences

Seamus Kirk

686. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the complaint regarding the issuing of driving licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21512/14]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Seamus Kirk

687. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the assessment of the sports capital grant in respect of a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21513/14]