Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

VAT Rate Application

Dominic Hannigan

194. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the 9% VAT rate that is in place for the tourism sector will be maintained in Budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37696/13]

Drainage Schemes Status

Dominic Hannigan

432. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a drainage project of the Nanny River in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37075/13]

Electoral Reform

Dominic Hannigan

890. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending of the electoral franchise to non-Irish citizens voting in referenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/13]

Property Taxation Collection

Dominic Hannigan

902. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Meath County Council has received its full allocation of funds from the local property tax in 2013 and the household charge from 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37651/13]

Mental Health Services Funding

Dominic Hannigan

1391. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that his Department's plans for the health budget in 2014 includes investment in community mental health teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/13]

Rail Services

Dominic Hannigan

1648. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has prepared costings on the amount needed to reopen the Navan, County Meath, to Drogheda, County Louth, rail line for commuters, alongside its current use for Tara Mines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37658/13]

State Airports

Dominic Hannigan

1649. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who is responsible for ensuring that the weighing scales at Dublin Airport are accurate; the number of times they are checked to ensure this accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37684/13]

Social Welfare Offices

Dominic Hannigan

317. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to open a Intreo office in Ashbourne, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36205/13]

Rental Agreements

Dominic Hannigan

501. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to help deal with the problem of upward only rent reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35972/13]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Dominic Hannigan

139. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps a person has to take to be included in a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35629/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Dominic Hannigan

269. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to include an illness (details supplied) on the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/13]

Tax Reliefs Application

Dominic Hannigan

278. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to allow patients who attend physiotherapy clinics without referral from a general practitioner or other relevant professional to claim reimbursement through the tax system as was the case prior to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35099/13]

Housing Adaptation Grants Funding

Dominic Hannigan

779. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an application from Meath County Council for increased funding for its housing adaptation grants scheme; when it will receive a response to its application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34720/13]

Law Reform Commission Reports

Dominic Hannigan

122. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Taoiseach when he expects the Law Reform Commission to examine the issue of the admission of counselling notes in sexual abuse cases as part of its fourth programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32615/13]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Dominic Hannigan

231. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland has still not issued a grant in respect of a person (details supplied); when payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33432/13]

Regulation of Sunbed Use

Dominic Hannigan

493. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Irish Cancer Society's action on sunbeds campaign; his plans for legislation for sunbed regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/13]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Dominic Hannigan

136. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline specific grants that are available to businesses wishing to expand; if there are particular sections within Enterprise Ireland that a business could contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32629/13]

Hedge and Tree Height Restrictions

Dominic Hannigan

168. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to introduce height restrictions on hedges and trees in private dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32609/13]

Noise Pollution Legislation

Dominic Hannigan

169. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any plans to update noise regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/13]

Sexual Offences

Dominic Hannigan

191. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he expects legislative action to be taken on the issue of admission of counselling notes in sexual abuse cases within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32615/13]

Banking Sector Investigations

Dominic Hannigan

144. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects a banking enquiry to be started in order that all the information from the decision to guarantee the banks will be publicly known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32319/13]

Criminal Prosecutions

Dominic Hannigan

541. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the book of evidence of those who were involved in illegal trading in Irish banks before the State bank guarantee to be finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32154/13]

Microfinance Loan Fund

Dominic Hannigan

144. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications the micro finance loan fund received since it was started; the number of loans that have been awarded; the average size of the loans; the average time from an application being lodged to a loan awarded; the number of loan applications that have been denied and the reason for same; if there is a breakdown available of the industries receiving loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31191/13]

Departmental Funding

Dominic Hannigan

432. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30196/13]

National Monuments

Dominic Hannigan

104. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all the official monuments in County Meath in the possession of the Office of Public Works including map references; the persons that can be contacted if there is a query regarding a monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29775/13]

Budget Measures

Dominic Hannigan

112. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the equality budget campaign; his views on its proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29782/13]

National Monuments

Dominic Hannigan

143. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all official monuments in County Meath, including map references; the person who can be contacted if there is a query regarding a monument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29774/13]

Drugs Payment Scheme Administration

Dominic Hannigan

241. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health his plans to require pharmaceutical companies to package prescriptions in boxes of 30 or 31 depending on the month of the year to reduce costs for persons who buy monthly medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29838/13]

Road Safety Issues

Dominic Hannigan

276. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 25 September 2012, the latest update on the speed limit review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30005/13]

Overseas Development Aid Provision

Dominic Hannigan

69. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is still committed to Ireland meeting the commitment to spend 0.7% of our GDP on foreign aid by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/13]

Site Acquisitions

Dominic Hannigan

100. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any further discussions between his Department and the National Assets Management Agency in relation to a new site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/13]

Drugs Crime

Dominic Hannigan

385. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps local gardaí are taking to deal with an issue of drug use in towns in south County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/13]

International Agreements

Dominic Hannigan

123. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to sign the European Convention on Preventing Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28454/13]

Trade Data

Dominic Hannigan

74. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list, in tabular form, in order of the highest to lowest of all of Ireland's trading partners, with the amount or trade valued, the amount our exports are to that country and the value of the imports from that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/13]

Tax Code

Dominic Hannigan

230. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is working with the Department of Finance to retain the current 9% VAT rate in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28265/13]

Tax Yield

Dominic Hannigan

174. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that would be gained if there was a 1% increase in income tax on those who are earning over €65,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26971/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Dominic Hannigan

369. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any consideration has been given by him to the idea of a small business Saturday which has been running in the United States since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/13]

Water Services Provision

Dominic Hannigan

634. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a provision in the legislation that set up Irish Water for a statutory requirement for water pressure in homes; if there is a requirement to keep lime at a certain level in areas that currently have high levels of lime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27779/13]

Crime Prevention

Dominic Hannigan

755. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the gardaí are taking in an area (details supplied) in County Meath to reduce crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/13]

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Dominic Hannigan

775. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to include a guarantee that when the harvesting rights of Coillte are sold that the land will be returned to the State in the condition that it is in when the harvesting rights returns to State ownership; if there are any plans for the inclusion of a down payment in the contract to include any forest restoration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27941/13]

Child Care Services Regulation

Dominic Hannigan

852. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans in the wake of the Prime Time Investigates programme which highlighted current practices in some crèches here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27074/13]

Child Protection Issues

Dominic Hannigan

853. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of crèches in County Meath that failed the Health Service Executive inspection in each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; if the crèches resolved the issues that were raised in the inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27075/13]

Child Care Costs

Dominic Hannigan

868. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps her Department is taking to make child care more affordable for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27890/13]

Care of the Elderly

Dominic Hannigan

985. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to set up a forum on long-term residential care in conjunction with Health Information and Quality Authority and the National Treatment Purchase Fund with the participation of the providers of long-term residential care in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27434/13]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Dominic Hannigan

1043. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Meath will be included in the PPP tenders that are to be issued in August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27934/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Dominic Hannigan

1049. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the steps that must be taken for an illness to be included on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/13]

Maternity Benefit Issues

Dominic Hannigan

1051. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice in Finland in which new mothers are given maternity boxes which include nappies and clothes when they leave hospital if they have attended a prenatal screening; his plans, if any, to introduce a similar scheme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/13]

Road Maintenance

Dominic Hannigan

1111. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, by county council, of the amount of money that has been provided for road maintenance in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27815/13]

Road Maintenance

Dominic Hannigan

1112. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, by county council, of the amount of money that has been provided for road repair in the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27816/13]

Parking Regulations

Dominic Hannigan

1114. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how a person or a company may obtain a licence for clamping; the procedure for same; the information that is needed; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27826/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Dominic Hannigan

102. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Meath may expect a decision on its July provision application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26585/13]

Broadband Service Provision

Dominic Hannigan

91. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Meath may expect to receive faster broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/13]

Gender Recognition

Dominic Hannigan

128. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will publish the heads of bill on the rights of transgender persons in order that it can go before the Oireachtas Education and Social Protection Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25991/13]

Courts Service

Dominic Hannigan

178. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the plan to cease sittings of the District Court in Kells; if he has had any contact with the Courts Service in relation to this matter; if he will contact the Courts Service and make a representation to it to keep sittings in Kells in view of the fact that the town will lose the economic and safety benefits if the court is moved to Navan, as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26040/13]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision

Dominic Hannigan

235. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health when he expects to implement a national neurorehabilitation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/13]

Road Tolls

Dominic Hannigan

259. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to engage in discussions with Eurolink who operate the M3 motorway to offer road hauliers a free month of use on the M3 as happens on the M6 in England for the month of July as an incentive for them to make more use of the motorway network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/13]

Electoral Divisions Report

Dominic Hannigan

462. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures that are in place if a boundary commission does not fulfil its remit as outlined in its terms of reference as set down by him; if he has the power to ask the commission to redo boundaries to comply with the terms of reference; the steps a private citizen can take to set aside a decision of a boundary committee that has been made outside its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25182/13]

Magdalen Laundries

Dominic Hannigan

502. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the mother and baby home that was formerly on Leeson Street, Dublin 2; the reasons it is not a part of the Mr. Justice Quirke redress process; his plans that this home be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25893/13]

Departmental Funding

Dominic Hannigan

511. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason funding has been reduced to an organisation (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/13]

Homophobic Crime

Dominic Hannigan

517. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to include homophobic violence in the remit of Cosc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/13]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Dominic Hannigan

711. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a road (details supplied) has been closed; if there is any funding available for the works on the road to be carried out; if there are any emergency funds that the council may apply for to his Department to fix the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25229/13]

Crime Prevention

Dominic Hannigan

190. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Gardaí are taking in an area (details supplied) in County Meath to reduce crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24507/13]

Election Management System

Dominic Hannigan

479. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a rule in France which allows Irish persons who haved lived there for a period of time to vote in their general elections; if he has a plan to offer a similar arrangement for French persons living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23696/13]

Hospital Services

Dominic Hannigan

610. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the the backlog of applications for persons who need to do a period of adaptation and assessment in a hospital (details supplied) in County Dublin in order that they may be accepted into An Bord Altranais; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23691/13]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Dominic Hannigan

687. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if there are any staff that need to be recruited for the south Meath community health team; the make up of the south Meath community health team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24355/13]

Crime Prevention

Dominic Hannigan

222. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Garda is taking to reduce crime in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/13]

Crime Prevention

Dominic Hannigan

223. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps the Garda is taking to reduce crime in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23626/13]

Visa Agreements

Dominic Hannigan

215. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a special student visa for students from Turkey for English language training schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/13]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Dominic Hannigan

241. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects work to begin on a school (details supplied) in County Meath as announced in bundle 5 of the public private partnership school building process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/13]

Building Regulations Compliance

Dominic Hannigan

290. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school building for a school (details supplied) will be fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22999/13]

Garda Industrial Relations Issues

Dominic Hannigan

483. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he is engaging with the Association of Garda Sargeants and Inspectors in relation to the LRC revised pay proposals that are currently being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22841/13]

HSE Funding

Dominic Hannigan

210. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision taken by the Health Service Executive to either wholly or partly stop the issue of a research grant provided by his Department to the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare via the H.S.E;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21909/13]

HSE Funding

Dominic Hannigan

211. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if it will be possible to get a copy of the value for money review that was undertaken by the Health Service Executive about Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21910/13]

HSE Funding

Dominic Hannigan

212. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to reduce the number of patient organisations that are in operation; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21911/13]

HSE Funding

Dominic Hannigan

213. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if he will open up communication with the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in the Healthcare in order that a new grant can be established for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21912/13]

Proposed Legislation

Dominic Hannigan

101. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for legislation that allows persons who invested in projects via crowd sourcing websites to receive equity for their investment like the Jobs Act which was introduced in the United States of America in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21634/13]

Negative Equity Mortgages

Dominic Hannigan

143. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to assist homeowners who are in negative equity on their homes but need to move due to changing family circumstances but are unable to sell or get a new mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21350/13]

Banking Sector Staff Issues

Dominic Hannigan

59. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to cap the number of consultants who are allowed work in AIB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/13]

Banking Sector Staff Issues

Dominic Hannigan

60. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if there is a policy on when AIB is allowed hire consultants to work in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/13]

Education Grants

Dominic Hannigan

96. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if persons who have applied for the education grant from the old Education Finance Board back in September 2012 need to reapply to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund or if their application is still ongoing. [21048/13]

Education Grants

Dominic Hannigan

97. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for an education grant is being assessed by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21049/13]

Water Charges Introduction

Dominic Hannigan

148. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been taken regarding houses paying for water before a meter has been installed; if so, the way this system will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20915/13]

Register of Electors Issues

Dominic Hannigan

155. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any plans to extend the right to vote in general and presidential elections to EU nationals living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Dominic Hannigan

248. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if a child with proximal femoral focal deficiency qualifies for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/13]

Maternity Benefit Issues

Dominic Hannigan

149. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt women who do not receive a full salary top-up from maternity benefit tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/13]

Pension Provisions

Dominic Hannigan

206. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance the latest update on the AVC investment opportunity that was announced in budget 2013; when he expects it to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20313/13]

Proposed Legislation

Dominic Hannigan

211. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans for legislation that allows persons who invested in projects via crowd sourcing websites to receive equity for their investment like the JOBS Act which was introduced in the United States of America last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Dominic Hannigan

213. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the July provision scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; if a value for money review of this decision has been done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/13]

Third Level Funding

Dominic Hannigan

222. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns from a college (details supplied) in Dublin 10 regarding the impact the change to the student-teacher ratio will have on the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19813/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Dominic Hannigan

226. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 16 April 2013, if he has a timeline for when he will receive the report from the National Council for Special Education; if its recommendations will be implemented by the start of the academic year 2013-14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Dominic Hannigan

247. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has done a study that tracks a student who needs the assistance of a SENO or resource teaching hours from primary school through to the completion of the leaving certificate and the number of those that go on to third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20315/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Dominic Hannigan

325. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review of the rent allowance is taking place for Meath; when the review will be finalised; when the new caps will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20312/13]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Dominic Hannigan

426. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to end the system of direct provision here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19939/13]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Dominic Hannigan

427. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is in a position to introduce a maximum six month stay in accommodation for children who in are direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19940/13]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Dominic Hannigan

428. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any assessment has been done on the psychological needs of children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/13]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Dominic Hannigan

429. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on an independent external inquiry into the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/13]

HSE Staff Promotions

Dominic Hannigan

535. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability that were promoted within the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19889/13]

Medicinal Products Prices

Dominic Hannigan

589. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has reviewed the position of the Canadian Government when it introduced generic drug legislation but had to repeal a section of it due to the problems it encountered with epilepsy replacement generic drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20438/13]

Organ Donation

Dominic Hannigan

215. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans for an opt out organ transplant system; the work his Department is doing to investigate if this system could work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19560/13]

Cochlear Implants

Dominic Hannigan

227. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure that children can get bilateral cochlear implants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19630/13]