Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Home Help Service Eligibility

John McGuinness

631. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be continued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [12772/13]

Drugs Payment Scheme Administration

John McGuinness

632. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if the cost of medication will be refunded to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [12773/13]

Croke Park Agreement Issues

John McGuinness

32. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline details of the reduction in annual substitution hours his Department expects to pay for if the proposals under the new public service pay agreement are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11987/13]

School Discipline

John McGuinness

202. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the behaviour for learning programme teacher has been withdrawn for 2013/14 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the appeal submitted and issue a positive response. [11258/13]

Home Help Service Appeals

John McGuinness

521. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if home help hours will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [11243/13]

Medical Aids and Appliances Applications

John McGuinness

522. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if provision of hearing aids will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will expedite the application and give an early date for assessment. [11245/13]

Home Care Packages

John McGuinness

523. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a home care plan will be put in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if respite will be arranged at Thomastown or Castlecomer Hospitals Kilkenny before discharge to their home; and if he will expedite the matter. [11247/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

524. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip operation will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [11248/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

525. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a bed will be made available as soon as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11249/13]

Hospital Procedures

John McGuinness

526. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the reason an operation was cancelled in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/13]

Home Help Service Provision

John McGuinness

527. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if home help and respite will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if he will expedite a review of the case. [11259/13]

NAMA Property Sales

John McGuinness

17. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance the plans the National Asset Management Agency has to accelerate the roll-out of its 80:20 deferred payment initiative; if NAMA believes it will suffer a loss in respect of the sales undertaken to date as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10614/13]

State Agencies

John McGuinness

25. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings achieved to date from the rationalisation and elimination of State agencies; the additional savings expected in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/13]

Social Media Regulation

John McGuinness

95. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take in tackling cyberbullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10087/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

John McGuinness

108. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his assessment of the future for the biofuels sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10082/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

241. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full maintenance grant will be approved by Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [9719/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

257. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant application to Student Universal Support Ireland will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [9964/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

John McGuinness

268. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be awarded a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

John McGuinness

278. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans, if any, to provide a flood relief scheme for an area (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the town has been surveyed for such a scheme; if so, the estimated cost of carrying out such major works; the timeframe for planning and completing such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9721/13]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

John McGuinness

347. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite same. [9992/13]

Local Authority Finances

John McGuinness

471. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money held on deposit by Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council; if the money is on call or of it is attracting a preferential rate on interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

John McGuinness

574. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under force majeure for a single farm payment has been examined in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [9724/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

651. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an early date for a hip operation will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [9720/13]

Health Services

John McGuinness

689. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the supports and services given by the autism team and autism nurse to a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the number of occasions the team met with the parents of the child; if the team have responded to the concern that the child may now be suffering depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/13]

Medical Card Delays

John McGuinness

690. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an application for a full medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [9994/13]

Hospital Procedures

John McGuinness

691. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if an operation at Waterford Regional Hospital will be arranged as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [9995/13]

Overseas Development Aid Oversight

John McGuinness

14. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the recent EU Development Ministers' meeting in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/13]

Aviation Issues

John McGuinness

171. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward a new aviation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/13]

Property Services Regulation

John McGuinness

580. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a backlog of applications from auctioneers (details supplied) to the Property Services Regulatory Authority; and his plans to increase the staff numbers on a temporary basis to clear the backlog. [8697/13]

Garda Investigations

John McGuinness

632. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 27 June 2012 regarding the Garda investigation into the cause of the dioxin crisis, if he will confirm the actions taken by his Department to date to resolve the issue and the status of the Garda inquiry. [8804/13]

Dental Services Provision

John McGuinness

738. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health his plans for funding the dental clinics located at Castlecomer and Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, and Bagenalstown, County Carlow; the number of referrals from local schools dealt with by each of these clinics; the catchment area dealt with by each clinic; the costs per year of the running of each clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/13]

Home Help Service Provision

John McGuinness

739. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a home help will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response. [8807/13]

Patient Safety Agency Establishment

John McGuinness

60. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health when the programme for Government commitment to establish a patient safety authority will be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7495/13]

Hospital Consultants Remuneration

John McGuinness

79. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the savings that could be made if consultants’ pay was reduced to the EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/13]

Bullying of Children

John McGuinness

11. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the role her Department will play in the recently launched Action Plan on Bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7335/13]

Ministerial Meetings

John McGuinness

34. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a report on her December meeting with a delegation from the Council for Marriage and Family of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7344/13]

Agriculture Schemes Expenditure

John McGuinness

121. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation under each targeted agricultural modernisation scheme measure in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6987/13]

Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations

John McGuinness

151. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with the Common Agriculture Policy negotiations 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/13]

FÁS Training Programmes Provision

John McGuinness

249. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracted training companies employed by FÁS that have payments due to them for courses delivered now being withheld or retained by FÁS; if the amount of money involved in each case will be listed with an indication as to how long the amount is being withheld; if he will state the way these amounts are accounted for in the annual returns of FÁS; if the State's prompt payment policy is being breached; if legal fees have been incurred relative to this issue; if there is a special unit appointed to resolve the issues with the companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7246/13]

Higher Education Institutions

John McGuinness

291. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issues raised in correspondence signed by the president of the Institute of Technology, Tallaght, Dublin, and the chairman of the governing body of the Institute of Technology, Tallaght, relative to the capital spending postponements announced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

John McGuinness

298. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a grant to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a response. [7249/13]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility

John McGuinness

406. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if rent allowance is paid to those in receipt of the benefit for holiday periods that are spent outside the State or for short periods of travel abroad caused by personal circumstances or necessity; if the regulations relative to this type of travel or absence from the State is explained to each recipient of rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7252/13]

Food Safety Standards Regulation

John McGuinness

585. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine arising from the pigmeat recall scheme, if he will confirm the amount, if any, of pigmeat destroyed in Russia; the total cost to the Exchequer; the total cost paid to the owners of the pigmeat in Russia for the destroyed product; the difference between the invoice value of this product and the amount of compensation paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7183/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

John McGuinness

591. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the agri-environment options scheme will be expedited and paid; if the delay in the payment is due to penalties; if he will consider paying the amount that is due minus the penalty; if he will confirm the number and value of all the payments being withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7247/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

John McGuinness

710. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a second shoulder operation will be arranged at Waterford Regional Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7242/13]

Medical Card Applications

John McGuinness

711. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if a medical card will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [7250/13]

Overseas Missions

John McGuinness

8. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if he has any plans for the Defence Forces to undertake any mission in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/13]

Defence Forces Operations

John McGuinness

25. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a greater Defence Forces presence in Border counties in the wake of recent events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6207/13]

Garda Transport Expenditure

John McGuinness

144. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of maintaining the fleet of Garda cars; the cost for the motorcycle fleet; if this work goes to tender; if so, the date of the last tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6568/13]

Home Help Service Provision

John McGuinness

207. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a home help service in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the case will be reviewed and reinstated based on their urgent need; and if she will expedite a positive response [6569/13]