Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Excise Duties Yield

Stephen Donnelly

161. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised on alcohol products for each month of 2013 to date since the introduction of increased excise duty on such products in last December's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26869/13]

Excise Duties Yield

Stephen Donnelly

164. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised from taxes on alcohol products for each month of 2012; if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of that revenue per type of alcohol product, spirits, beer, wine, other fermented beverages, and intermediate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26877/13]

Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration

Stephen Donnelly

191. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the total amount covered, by bank, by the deposit guarantee scheme at the time of the September 2008 bank guarantee; the total additional amount therefore guaranteed, by bank, by the guarantee; the total to sum to the total liabilities guaranteed, by bank, once the guarantee came in to place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27535/13]

Assisted Suicide Issues

Stephen Donnelly

649. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will add the issue of assisted suicide to the legislative agenda, in view of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of a person (details supplied), on the issue of assisted suicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26805/13]

National Roads Authority Projects

Stephen Donnelly

1102. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the estimated reduction in journey time from Greystones to Gorey on the N11 once the upgrade is complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/13]

Water Supply Contamination

Stephen Donnelly

459. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the algae in Dubin City Council's water filtration system which is leaving some areas of north County Wicklow without water (details supplied) the steps his Department will take to ensure a speedy resolution; the projected timeline for the resolution of the problem; the interim measures that can be taken to alleviate the inconvenience for those affected by the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Stephen Donnelly

133. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if residents are entitled to apply for a core facility wastewater treatment plant to be fully taken in charge, should the majority of householders in the area support an application to do so, as laid out in the 2008 circular letter PD 1/08 on guidelines for implementation of section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24837/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Stephen Donnelly

134. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Garden Village, Newtownmountkennedy sewerage scheme, County Wicklow, in the context of works outlined in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012; the proposed dates for commencement and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24904/13]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications

Stephen Donnelly

442. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that is available for parents requiring intensive medical support, for example dialysis, which children are not allowed to attend in order that they can make provision for their children's care during the school holidays, so that they can attend their required hospital sessions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24402/13]

Garda Equipment

Stephen Donnelly

517. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the number of bicycles in the Garda cycle unit per station; the number of Gardaí entitled to use them in each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/13]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Stephen Donnelly

611. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if there is any way in which their disability allowance can be retained after next month; if there is any alternative allowances available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/13]

Banking Sector Issues

Stephen Donnelly

93. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the legal basis for the statement that holders of bonds in banks be ranked pari passu with depositors in the event of insolvency of a bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/13]

Bus Éireann Services

Stephen Donnelly

3. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on Bus Éireann's application to the National Transport Authority to reverse changes to the number two Wexford-Dublin route that serves Arklow, including the details of the changes requested in the application; the initial rationale for these changes; the reason they are now being reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23297/13]

Teachers' Remuneration

Stephen Donnelly

98. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he intends to intervene in the case of a number of Irish teachers forced to flee from Tripoli in Libya, who are seeking payment of their teaching contracts owed to them by ISM International; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/13]

Financial Services Regulation

Stephen Donnelly

110. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of funding levies paid by each regulated body to the Financial Regulator in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23119/13]

Financial Services Regulation

Stephen Donnelly

111. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of monetary penalties imposed, including directions to refund or withhold moneys charged or paid, on each regulated body by the Financial Regulator in 2010, 2011 and 2012 [23120/13]

Medicinal Products Availability

Stephen Donnelly

253. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the analysis used by the National Centre for Pharmaeconomics in their decision not to make Pirfendione available for patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23124/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Stephen Donnelly

127. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will disclose the full details of the web traffic for the Citizens Information Board's website keepingyourhome.ie, detailing unique visitors, page-views, bouncerates, average visit duration, new versus returning visitors, traffic sources, page popularity and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22111/13]

Banking Sector Issues

Stephen Donnelly

122. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the Crisis Management Manual, also known as the "Black Book", as it existed at the end of 2006 and-or as redrafted during the period August 2007 to September 2008 under the auspices of the Domestic Standing Group, as referenced in the Honohan report and the Nyberg report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21091/13]

Tax Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

78. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 16 April 2013, regarding prosecutions for non filling of returns, the number of unsuccessful prosecutions since 2008, and the number of companies prosecuted, overall, defended by free legal aid since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20544/13]

Bond Redemption

Stephen Donnelly

89. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will release all materials in the possession of his Department and the Central Bank of Ireland which reference payments and redemptions made by the Government or Irish banks, from September 2008 onwards, to holders of senior bonds which were issued by covered Irish banks before the State guarantee, that is, payments of senior debt issued prior to September 2008, redeemed after September 2008 and reference the European Central Bank, for example, correspondence to or from the ECB on the matter of paying senior unguaranteed bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/13]

Local Authorities Management

Stephen Donnelly

168. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a cost benefit analysis was performed on the policy of local government and local development alignment before formally adopting it as a policy; if he will provide same if it was conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/13]

Local Authorities Management

Stephen Donnelly

169. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the intended consultation and consultation to date with staff that was conducted prior to and during the development of the local government/local development alignment policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20675/13]

Local Authorities Management

Stephen Donnelly

170. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the current policy and implementation of the local government/local development alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/13]

Prison Accommodation Provision

Stephen Donnelly

165. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the costs for staffed prison space, all prisons, which amounted to €65,359 per space in 2011 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/13]

Bank Guarantee Scheme Bond Repayments

Stephen Donnelly

76. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total amount of pre-guarantee/unguaranteed debt paid out since the bank guarantee up to March 2011, and from March 2011 to date, by category senior secured, senior unsecured, junior secured, junior unsecured, retail and corporate deposits, interbank deposits, other liabilities, including the payment schedules, dates and tranche amounts, and including recipients, where known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

77. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 275, 276, 277 and 278 of 16 April, 2013, if he will provide details of the way that the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation assets relating to the €15bn the National Assets Management Agency funding were estimated, including any external verification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19459/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

78. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 275, 276, 277 and 278 of 16 April, 2013 if he will provide the balance sheet of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation at the time of liquidation, and detail where each asset and liability has moved to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

79. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 275, 276, 277 and 278 of 16 April, 2013 if he will indicate who incurs the loss if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation assets securing the €15bn debt purchased by the National Assets Management Agency from the Central Bank realise less than €15bn when sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

80. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 275, 276, 277 and 278 of 16 April, 2013, the reason preferred creditors will be paid before debt purchased by the National Assets Management Agency from the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

81. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Numbers 275 and 278 of 16 April 2013 if he will indicate the total pension funds affected, including those contained in client accounts;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19463/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

82. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 275, 276, 277 and 278 of 16 April 2013, if he will confirm that the €1 million specified in the answer is the sum total of the 23 individual pension fund accounts also specified in the answer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19464/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

176. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the ELG payments that comprise the €933m provided under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008, as detailed in the March Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19185/13]

Property Taxation Exemptions

Stephen Donnelly

434. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will release all analysis undertaken by his Department which informed the decisions on the developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013, S.I. 91 of 2013; if he will release details of the unfinished developments which were excluded by the above analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18538/13]

University Sector

Stephen Donnelly

3. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the work that has been done to assess, analyse and improve teaching outcomes in universities here; the tangible actions that have been planned for the next 12 months as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17794/13]

Tax Compliance

Stephen Donnelly

259. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will reveal the number of annual cases prosecuted by the Revenue Commissioners in the courts for failure to lodge correct returns since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16381/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

275. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the total value of Irish pension funds on deposit, or in any other financial product, on the books of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation at the time of liquidation under the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16579/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

276. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the total write-down in the value of Irish pension funds due to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16580/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

277. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of individual pension funds, that is persons, affected by the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16581/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Stephen Donnelly

278. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the analysis done prior to the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation under the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013 on the effect of the liquidation on Irish pension funds held by IBRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16582/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Stephen Donnelly

311. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the plans in place to deal with mortgage arrears in institutions outside the specified credit institutions, specified in the Central Bank's mortgage arrears resolution targets in March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17060/13]

International Labour Conference

Stephen Donnelly

560. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of all material from the Irish delegation to the International Labour Organisation's 2012 annual conference, including minutes of meetings, reports and all information and reports relating to Ireland's compliance with all ILO conventions. [17195/13]

Private Security Authority Fees

Stephen Donnelly

904. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider instructing the Private Security Authority to waive the registration and audit fees for businesses who must register with the PSA, in instances in which the businesses can prove they are not currently in profit, or the payment of such fees would result in losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16648/13]

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Stephen Donnelly

1074. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sale of Coillte's harvesting rights have been discussed with any potential buyers; if so who; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17633/13]

Child Care Services Provision

Stephen Donnelly

1088. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will release the analysis undertaken prior to removing Health Service Executive funding from the childminder advisory officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17064/13]

Hospital Internships

Stephen Donnelly

1236. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the plans, if any, that are in place to deal with the impending shortage of intern places for EU and non-EU graduates of medical schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/13]

Redundancy Payments

Stephen Donnelly

112. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 20 February 2013, if, in view of confirmation from the IBOA that the liquidator has told the union he can agree a solution to the severance terms issue provided the Minister instructs him to do so under section 9 of the IBRC Act 2013, he will instruct the liquidator to restore the value of the severance terms for Irish Bank Resolution Corporation employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15562/13]

IBRC Account Holders

Stephen Donnelly

71. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if a deposit lodged with Anglo Irish Bank (details supplied) will be covered by the eligible liabilities guarantee; if so, the amount of the deposit that will be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14381/13]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

Stephen Donnelly

73. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown per bank of restructured mortgages by type, as outlined in the Central Bank of Ireland's residential mortgage arrears and repossessions statistics, Q4 2012, published 7 March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Stephen Donnelly

161. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to upgrade the Eircom network in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, such that third parties, for example Sky Broadband, can provide broadband service to residents in the area; the timeframe of any such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14579/13]