Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Citizenship Status

John Deasy

267. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the definition of a stateless person in Irish law. [37760/14]

Motor Tax Exemptions

John Deasy

522. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedure for persons who through a force majeure situation are unable to renew their off road declaration within the requested renewal date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38147/14]

National Internship Scheme Data

John Deasy

56. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of participants in each year since its inception in July 2011 in the JobBridge internship programme in each county; the number of these placements that have led to full-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33047/14]

Tax Exemptions

John Deasy

185. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the start your own business exemption from income tax announced in the last budget; and the cost to the Exchequer. [32991/14]

Tax Data

John Deasy

186. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that were successful under the CGT entrepreneurial relief scheme; and the cost to the Exchequer. [32992/14]

Budget Measures

John Deasy

187. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the living city initiative announced in the last budget; and the number of times the interdepartmental group dealing with the matter has met. [32993/14]

Tax Relief Application

John Deasy

188. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax relief available under the home renovation incentive scheme in the forthcoming budget. [32994/14]

IDA Jobs Data

John Deasy

381. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits conducted by IDA Ireland that took place during 2013 and the first six months of 2014 in Waterford city and county. [32995/14]

IDA Jobs Data

John Deasy

382. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland created jobs that exist in Waterford city and county currently; and the number that existed ten years ago. [32996/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

John Deasy

437. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of the single farm payment in County Waterford and nationally; and the average payment that is received in County Waterford and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33002/14]

Garda Station Closures

John Deasy

556. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of rural Garda stations that have been shut down in the past five years and their locations. [32997/14]

Garda Deployment

John Deasy

557. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently serving in the different districts of Waterford city and county; and the number that were serving in those same districts five years ago. [32998/14]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

John Deasy

558. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for possession and-or sale and supply of heroin that were recorded at courts in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years. [32999/14]

Criminal Prosecutions Data

John Deasy

559. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for possession and-or sale and supply of cocaine that were recorded at courts in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years. [33000/14]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

John Deasy

1165. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional steps he intends taking to regularise the situation of undocumented Irish living in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33003/14]

Nitrates Action Programme Implementation

John Deasy

1452. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of prosecutions that have been made in County Waterford and nationally since the promulgation into Irish law of the nitrates directive. [33001/14]

Water Meters Installation

John Deasy

1468. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of water meters that have been installed by local authorities, his Department and Irish Water over the past two years; and the cost of the works involved. [33004/14]

Housing Issues

John Deasy

1469. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of social housing units and the number of private housing units that have been constructed in Waterford city and County in each of the past five years. [33005/14]

Tax Credits

John Deasy

163. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been received and approved to date under the home renovation incentive scheme announced in Budget 2014; and if he will provide a breakdown of the take-up by county. [29060/14]

Wildlife Conservation

John Deasy

476. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to the issues raised in a consultant report (details supplied) relating to current salmon conservation measures within the Waterford stock complex; the recommendation therein for a new and extended closed-season survey as suggested by the Waterford Estuary Fishermen’s Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29339/14]

Disability Allowance Appeals

John Deasy

293. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delays in the payment of arrears of disability allowance payable to applicants who have been approved on appeal and have already waited approximately two years to have their claim approved; the steps she will take to improve this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27024/14]

Common Fisheries Policy Review

John Deasy

417. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an initial breakdown of the €148 million secured for Ireland from the Common Fisheries Policy fund over the period 2014 to 2020. [27002/14]

Common Fisheries Policy Review

John Deasy

418. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of stakeholder consultation that has taken place to date on the new Common Fisheries Policy Operational Programme 2014-2020; and the further consultation that is planned before the programme is submitted to the EU Commission in October. [27003/14]

Commemorative Events

John Deasy

104. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the commemorative activities and projects the Government has planned to mark the centenary of each of the following events, the passage into law of the Home Rule Act on 18 September 1914; the outbreak of the First World War on 4 August 1914; the Easter Rising in April 1916; the first sitting of Dáil Éireann and the Declaration of Independence on 21 January 1919; the end of the Irish War of Independence and creation of the Irish Free State in December 1921; and the Irish Civil War, 1922-1923. [26329/14]

Rare Diseases Strategy Publication

John Deasy

754. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national plan for rare diseases; when it is likely to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22393/14]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Deasy

184. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre for Dungarvan, County Waterford; if progress has been made in securing a public private partnership, PPP, partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17009/14]

Legal Aid Applications

John Deasy

188. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail the means test carried out by the Legal Aid Board for persons who are seeking their services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

John Deasy

228. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide nursing home support to persons under the age of 65 years where the financial burden as presently required under the fair deal scheme will not leave spouses and children in dire financial need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12381/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

41. Deputy John Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure on translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices, and bilingual signage, in each of the past three years. [11509/14]

Springboard Programme

John Deasy

180. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 4 March 2014, if he will consider including Springboard courses under the child care education and training support programme. [12201/14]

Property Valuations

John Deasy

199. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a percentage breakdown of businesses whose rental values increased, decreased and stayed static arising from the recent revaluation process in Waterford city and county, including the Dungarvan Town Council administrative area; the average percentage of their previous rental value by which businesses were revalued upwards or downwards in Waterford city and county, including Dungarvan town; and the typical percentage increases and decreases revaluation that resulted across different business and industry categories in Waterford city and county. [12199/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

45. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure on translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11050/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

49. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure on translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11049/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

70. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11047/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

79. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11054/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

85. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11052/14]

Social Insurance Rates

John Deasy

89. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the class A employer PRSI rate of 4.25% on lower-paid workers, that is, where weekly earnings are €356 or less, brought in on 1 July 2011; the alternative supports that exist to encourage employers to take on persons on a part-time basis in view of the fact that this rate doubled to its previous level of 8.5% from 1 January 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11094/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

92. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure on translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11055/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

113. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11043/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

118. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11045/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

127. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11048/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

143. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11053/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

156. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11046/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

160. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11042/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

170. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11044/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

175. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11051/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

197. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's expenditure in translating and printing Irish language publications, documents, advertisements, notices and bilingual signage in each of the past three years. [11056/14]

Child Care Services Provision

John Deasy

380. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider including Springboard courses under the child care and employment training support scheme. [10209/14]

Schools Building Projects Administration

John Deasy

297. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way Tramore’s new co-educational secondary school and its ancillary facilities will operate under the PPP programme, including the contract payment mechanism; and the input his Department has had in the management plan being put in place by BAM Building covering the 25-year concession period. [9425/14]

School Staffing

John Deasy

298. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time teaching, clerical and maintenance staff that will be directly employed at the new Ardscoil na Mara campus in Tramore, County Waterford. [9426/14]

Departmental Programmes

John Deasy

194. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding programmes that are available from his Department to assist projects involving youth diversion and rehabilitation; and to whom applications for State support should be directed in each instance. [6327/14]

Schools Building Projects Applications

John Deasy

195. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford that has recently had severe water damage and had to be evacuated; if he will indicate a timeframe for the proposed new school to be added to the building list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6331/14]

Youth Services Funding

John Deasy

436. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding programmes that are available from his Department to assist projects involved in youth diversion and rehabilitation; and to whom applications for State support should be directed in each instance. [6326/14]

Youth Services Funding

John Deasy

546. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding programmes that are available from her Department to assist projects involved in youth diversion and rehabilitation; and to whom applications for State support should be directed in each instance. [6325/14]

Youth Services Provision

John Deasy

581. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health to set out the funding programmes that are available from his Department to assist projects involved in youth diversion and rehabilitation; and to whom applications for State support should be directed in each instance. [6328/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

145. Deputy John Deasy asked the Taoiseach the apps his Department or its agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5466/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

154. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5460/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

182. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; and the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5459/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

245. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5457/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

265. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the applications his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; and the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5464/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

288. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5462/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

346. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the apps her Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5465/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

371. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5453/14]

Broadband Service Provision

John Deasy

379. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps being taken to improve broadband quality in rural areas of County Waterford, thereby facilitating home-based businesses and remote working. [5482/14]

Departmental Multimedia Services

John Deasy

404. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; and the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5455/14]

Broadband Service Provision

John Deasy

405. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address broadband penetration deficits in County Waterford, including rural blackspots without even basic connectivity, in view of the targets set by the EU 2020 initiative in respect of next generation networks; and if the new ESB fibre broadband plan will prioritise these areas. [5484/14]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

John Deasy

406. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will accept that satellite broadband services are not a viable option in many coastal areas because of high annual rain and cloud cover; and his plans to bring an adequate level of fibre broadband connectivity to these communities. [5485/14]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

John Deasy

407. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will conduct an urgent and comprehensive review of broadband capability in each county, including an assessment of all local exchanges, in order to reassess national broadband scheme shortcomings and priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5486/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

474. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5458/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

537. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5463/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

552. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5456/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

576. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5452/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

602. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the apps her Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smart phones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5454/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

704. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5461/14]

Information and Communications Technology

John Deasy

762. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices in the past three years; and the cost and the software developer employed in each case. [5467/14]

Capital Assistance Scheme Funding

John Deasy

536. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding to Waterford County Council under the capital assistance fund in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3909/14]

Vaccination Programme

John Deasy

674. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned that Ireland is falling short of the 75% flu vaccination target for older age groups, according to a progress report on the 2009 EU council recommendation; and the reason Ireland’s vaccination coverage dropped from 70% in 2008-09 to 56.3% in 2011-2012. [3489/14]

Vaccination Programme

John Deasy

675. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the reason flu vaccination rates for Irish persons with chronic medical conditions-risk groups were just below 29% in 2009-2010 - the most recent available data - compared with 70% in the Netherlands; and the reason vaccination rates among health care workers here reached only 18% in 2011-12, down from 26.5% in 2009-10. [3490/14]

Primary Care Centres Provision

John Deasy

676. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the provision of additional services in primary care centres to deliver more medical treatment at community level and ease pressure in public hospitals; and if he will outline the types of services that could be extended to these centres [3491/14]

Suicide Prevention

John Deasy

677. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a new UK helpline, run by the Irish suicide charity Console, has reported receiving 600 calls in December from Irish immigrants, mostly young men, at immediate risk of taking their own lives; and to outline the interaction agencies here have with their counterparts in Britain on the issue. [3492/14]

Charities and Voluntary Organisations

John Deasy

169. Deputy John Deasy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2257/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

45. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2102/14]

Departmental Funding

John Deasy

72. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2101/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

104. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2099/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

129. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2106/14]

Departmental Funding

John Deasy

141. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2104/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

164. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of each allocation from her Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2107/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

183. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2095/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

191. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2097/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

217. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2100/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

240. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2105/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

268. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2098/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

289. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2094/14]

Voluntary Sector Funding

John Deasy

299. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of each allocation from her Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2096/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

339. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2103/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

360. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of each allocation from his Department’s expenditure budget to registered charities in each of the past three years. [2108/14]

Sentencing Policy

John Deasy

544. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of sentence actually served in cases where convicted persons are sentenced to periods of imprisonment of 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years, seven years, eight years, nine years and ten years. [55253/13]

Sentencing Policy

John Deasy

545. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated number of persons imprisoned in Ireland for non-payment of court fines in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [55254/13]

Prison Committals

John Deasy

546. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average sentence actually served by persons for non-payment of court fines; and the average current cost to the State, per day, of accommodating a typical fine defaulter in the prison system. [55255/13]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

John Deasy

912. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the developing crisis regarding cystic fibrosis beds in Cork University Hospital; and the position regarding the supposed ring-fencing of agreed beds for cystic fibrosis patients in the context of substantial fund-raising by the Build4Life voluntary charity. [1808/14]