Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Undocumented Irish in the USA

John Deasy

54. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures his Department is taking with regard to potential changes to the J1 visa system in legislation currently being considered in the United States Congress. [26482/13]

Credit Availability

John Deasy

77. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the level of lending to small and medium enterprises by State controlled banks over the past three years. [26496/13]

Household Savings Rate

John Deasy

78. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance Ireland's gross domestic saving rate as a percentage of GDP. [26497/13]

Departmental Budgets

John Deasy

98. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of overall Government spend attributable to his Department; and the percentage for each of the past ten years. [26483/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

John Deasy

99. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects his Department's Carrickphierish campus joint venture with Waterford City Council to finally start construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/13]

National Internship Scheme Data

John Deasy

128. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the number of persons who have entered the JobBridge national internship scheme in each of the past three years. [26493/13]

Youth Unemployment Measures

John Deasy

129. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection her strategy to tackle long-term youth employment. [26495/13]

One-Parent Family Payment Application Numbers

John Deasy

146. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving one parent family payment by county in 2012. [26490/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Data

John Deasy

147. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons by county in receipt of farm assist for each of the past five years. [26492/13]

Commercial Rates

John Deasy

188. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of commercial rates outstanding for each rateable local authority; the timeframe that the rates owed in each of these rateable local authorities have been in arrears for periods of more than one year, two years, five years and longer; and the amount that has been written off over the past five years. [26481/13]

Prisoner Numbers

John Deasy

215. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of persons incarcerated in Irish prisons; and the number for each of the last five years. [26484/13]

Prison Staff

John Deasy

216. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers employed by the State for each of the past five years. [26485/13]

Garda Retirements

John Deasy

217. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retirees from the Garda Síochána from all ranks in each of the past five years. [26486/13]

Garda Deployment

John Deasy

218. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed to the traffic corps in each of the past five years. [26487/13]

Fodder Crisis

John Deasy

249. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of aid that has been distributed per county for animal fodder in 2013. [26498/13]

Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations

John Deasy

250. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timetable for Common Agriculture Policy negotiations over the coming days. [26499/13]

Sugar Industry

John Deasy

251. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimate for the overall capital cost costs involved in building a manufacturing plant for the production of sugar. [26500/13]

Medical Card Data

John Deasy

289. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards issued to persons by county in 2012. [26488/13]

Medical Card Data

John Deasy

290. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner cards issued to persons by county in 2012. [26489/13]

European Court of Human Rights Judgments

John Deasy

60. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of decisions handed down by the European Court of Human Rights specifically referring to rulings of the Irish Supreme Court since joining the European Union; and the specific regulatory or legislative action taken by Ireland as a result of each decision. [26087/13]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

John Deasy

98. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 5 March 2013, the progress that has been made by the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland to finally enable aspirant providers to apply for FETAC level accreditation; and when new applications will be accepted. [26083/13]

Commemorative Events

John Deasy

151. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of money being set aside to fund commemorations of World War 1, the War of Independence, the 1916 Easter Rising and the Civil War. [26088/13]

Courts Service

John Deasy

181. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal separations and divorces granted in each of the past five years. [26084/13]

Crime Data

John Deasy

182. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the up to date crime figures for burglary, assault and vehicle related theft; and if he will provide the figures for the same categories in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010. [26086/13]

Trade Data

John Deasy

135. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of trade with Vietnam in each of the past five years. [25905/13]

Departmental Staff Data

John Deasy

136. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of diplomats, officials and staff currently working in our overseas embassies for each of the past five years. [25906/13]

Living City Initiative

John Deasy

191. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department’s deliberations on the Living City initiative in terms of maximising its uptake in Waterford and Limerick, and securing the necessary EU approvals. [25602/13]

General Government Debt

John Deasy

203. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the overall current level of debt here; and if he will categorise the different debt amounts. [25896/13]

General Government Debt

John Deasy

204. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the projections for the overall national debt levels here for each of the next ten years; and the estimated amounts of interest to be paid in each of those years. [25897/13]

Departmental Staff Data

John Deasy

205. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the current staffing levels at the Central Bank of Ireland, his Department and the Revenue Commissioners compared to five years ago. [25898/13]

General Government Debt

John Deasy

206. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will list Ireland's creditors and itemise the amounts owed to each creditor. [25899/13]

General Government Debt

John Deasy

207. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the expected debt to GDP ratio for each year of the next five years. [25900/13]

Economic Growth Rate

John Deasy

208. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the official estimated growth levels here for the next three years. [25901/13]

Banking Sector

John Deasy

209. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of non -performing loans in Irish State owned banks. [25902/13]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

John Deasy

210. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will release figures or statistics on mortgage arrears on a county basis including incorporating three month arrears, six month arrears and 12 month arrears data. [25904/13]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

John Deasy

238. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding his Department has granted in respect of capital building and refurbishment projects, as well as rental accommodation, and to which schools, in Tramore, County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [25210/13]

Education and Training Provision

John Deasy

296. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional measures he proposes to increase the number of under 25 year olds participating in vocational and technical education courses. [25911/13]

Education and Training Provision

John Deasy

297. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of under 25 year olds enrolled in vocational and technical education courses for each of the past five years. [25912/13]

Heritage Sites

John Deasy

316. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the intended transfer in trust of Mount Congreve Gardens in County Waterford to the State will take place; the reason for the non completion in discussions between the Office of Public Works and the Congreve Foundation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25600/13]

Regional Development

John Deasy

319. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to his Department’s monitoring of the south-east employment action plan, the number of ideas that have been funded in Waterford since its launch in January 2012; and the amount of funding for Waterford ideas that have been awarded to date. [25213/13]

Regional Aid Guidelines

John Deasy

326. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects the European Commission directorate-general for competition to publish the new Regional Aid Guidelines 2014-2020; and the extent to which he has participated in the recent public consultation process. [25601/13]

State Bodies Staffing

John Deasy

330. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the staffing levels at Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Agency for each of the past five years. [25908/13]

IDA Jobs Data

John Deasy

331. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency supported jobs created over the past ten years in counties Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Galway and Dublin. [25909/13]

IDA Site Visits

John Deasy

332. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits arranged by the Industrial Development Agency in the past year on a county basis. [25910/13]

Departmental Funding

John Deasy

430. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding his Department has allocated, and to which projects, in Tramore, County Waterford in each of the past five years. [25208/13]

Motor Tax Yield

John Deasy

457. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of motor tax collected for each of the past ten years; and if he will list each of the different categories of motor taxation. [25903/13]

Defence Forces Expenditure

John Deasy

547. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on peace keeping operations over each of the past five years; and if he will itemise the spend. [25907/13]

Departmental Schemes

John Deasy

572. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons from County Waterford who have applied for grants under the new rainwater harvesting scheme since it commenced on 1 March 2011; and the total amount paid out to farmers in each county under this scheme to date. [25603/13]

Departmental Funding

John Deasy

595. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding her Department has allocated, and to which projects, in Tramore, County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [25209/13]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

John Deasy

709. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of national lottery sports funding his Department has granted, and to which clubs, in Tramore, County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [25211/13]

Tourism Industry

John Deasy

710. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding his Department has granted for tourism initiatives in Tramore, County Waterford, and to which local organisations or bodies, in each of the past five years. [25212/13]

Hospital Consultants Recruitment

John Deasy

261. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health in relation to the reconfiguration of Waterford Regional Hospital to university hospital the number of specific academic posts to be allocated as in Consultant posts and professorships and the process being used to select the individuals to those posts [24747/13]

Youth Services

John Deasy

243. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of Exchequer funding the Foróige organisation has received in Waterford City and county in each of the past five years. [23490/13]

Youth Services

John Deasy

244. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of full and part-time Foróige staff employed in Waterford each year over the past five years; and the total staff hours involved per year. [23491/13]

Youth Services

John Deasy

245. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total Exchequer funding allocated to Foróige nationally in each of the past five years; and the number of Foróige groups that received funding, by county, in each of those years. [23492/13]

Medicinal Products Availability

John Deasy

371. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at the decision of the Health Service Executive to refuse funding, on economic grounds, for the drug Pirfenidone, which is the only effective treatment for lung fibrosis, a rare and extremely debilitating disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21990/13]

Teachers' Remuneration

John Deasy

93. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for reaching the fifth point on the payscale for a primary teacher who entered at point three on the payscale in 2010. [21019/13]

NAMA Portfolio

John Deasy

253. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the number of non-residential properties the National Asset Management Agency has control over in Waterford City and county following the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [19055/13]

Work Permit Application Numbers

John Deasy

331. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Green Card applications that have been approved to date under the Special Assignee Relief Programme in each of the categories legislated for, that is jobs with annual remuneration of €60,000 or more, and jobs with annual salaries of €30,000 – €59,999. [19056/13]

National Internship Scheme Placements

John Deasy

332. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the average cost per job created in Enterprise Ireland-supported companies, which increased almost three-fold in the previous decade, has decreased since the JobBridge National Internship Programme commenced in mid-2011. [19057/13]

Broadband Service Provision

John Deasy

415. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the 30 Mbps minimum national broadband penetration plan will be rolled out to the rural area surrounding Dungarvan, County Waterford. [19052/13]

Alternative Farm Enterprises

John Deasy

556. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will assist contracted growers of miscanthus elephant grass to source alternative markets in view of the fact that that they been left with significant acreage of the crop to harvest due to the industry price becoming unviable. [19054/13]

The Gathering Expenditure

John Deasy

689. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of those groups in County Waterford that have been granted Exchequer funding specifically set aside for The Gathering to date; and the amount that has been approved in each instance. [19053/13]

Property Taxation Collection

John Deasy

113. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that Revenue change its local property tax registration form to include the option for full payment in cash in order to avoid confusion amongst members of the public who wish to avail of this option rather than a weekly or monthly payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/13]

Commercial Rates Issues

John Deasy

386. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the process involved in resetting the different commercial rate levels once town councils are abolished and local authorities are amalgamated. [15023/13]

Search and Rescue Service

John Deasy

597. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of call outs and rescues by day and night that have been undertaken by the different search and rescue coastguard helicopters stationed around the country over the past five years [14755/13]

Planning Issues

John Deasy

360. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the length of time a person has to make an application for an extension of duration of a planning permission, with reference to Section 251 (amended) of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14202/13]

Planning Issues

John Deasy

361. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to take account of the loophole resulting from the High Court decision, Browne vs. Kerry County Council, effectively extending the duration of a planning permission to five years plus 45 days form the date granted; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that planning authorities are seeking a clear direction from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14203/13]

Water Fluoridation

John Deasy

446. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) to the Government and the EU Commission on the negative health effects of adding fluoride to the Irish water supply; if his attention has been drawn to growing public disquiet over this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14230/13]

Water Fluoridation

John Deasy

486. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied), on the negative health effects of adding fluoride to the Irish water supply; and if he is alarmed by the comparative serious disease statistics for Ireland compared to countries who do not carry out fluoridation of water. [14231/13]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation

John Deasy

231. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the limbo endured by aspirant providers due to the establishment of the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland; when new applications for FETAC level accreditation will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

John Deasy

293. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in issuing files from the invalidity pension section to the appeals office; if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who requested an appeal on 27 March 2012 and whose file has not yet reached the appeals office; if she will ensure that information between the sections in her Department are passed on within a reasonable amount of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11498/13]

Proposed Legislation

John Deasy

394. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 in view of the EU Commission's concerns about Irish legal costs and the need for system reforms and independent regulation. [11593/13]

Harbours and Piers Funding

John Deasy

445. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for urgent improvements to the harbour slipway at Dunmore East, County Waterford, in view of the importance of this work being carried out before the summer. [11708/13]

Technological Universities

John Deasy

104. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite new technological universities in view of the fact that our intake of skilled ICT workers from overseas will increase from 700 to 1,900 in 2013. [9413/13]

Ports Development

John Deasy

120. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input, if any, his Department has had into the review of Irish ports with a view to ensuring better regional balance within our €124 billion export sector. [9415/13]

Competition Authority Reports

John Deasy

371. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Competition Authority’s study of Irish ports will be published. [8972/13]

Ports Development

John Deasy

804. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the review of national ports policy; and if the process is still open to submissions. [8971/13]

Tourism Capital Investment Programme

John Deasy

805. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the tourism-specific funding programmes that are likely to be available under the new EU multi-annual financial framework, 2014-2020. [8973/13]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

John Deasy

167. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about EU plans to publish individual farmers' Common Agricultural Policy details, including their addresses, on a website that could potentially be used by criminals. [7584/13]

Hospital Charges

John Deasy

219. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he is concerned at reports of the fourfold increase in car parking charges at hospitals in the past two years to meet budget shortfalls. [7585/13]

Air Services Provision

John Deasy

245. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts that have been made to assist Waterford Airport replace the loss of Aer Arann services to London and Manchester since the start of 2013. [7586/13]

Teaching Qualifications

John Deasy

76. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills in which States of the United States is an Irish Primary teaching qualification recognised as a valid teaching qualification. [6510/13]

Community Employment Schemes Funding

John Deasy

393. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her plans to introduce in 2013 a community employment-type scheme to assist councils in the upkeep of the country’s rural roads network; and if she intends to expedite such a scheme in view of the numbers of tourists expected to travel on Irish roads during The Gathering. [5979/13]

Derelict Sites

John Deasy

616. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of those properties, excluding housing estate dwellings, that were listed on the 2012 derelict buildings register in each of the following local authority areas (details supplied). [5978/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

John Deasy

617. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of County Waterford-based projects that have received moneys from the dormant accounts fund, through which Pobal, under the auspices of his Department, has dispensed more than €148 million to date. [5980/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

John Deasy

119. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the context of Ireland's newly signed Memorandum of Understanding with the UK for the export of wind generated electricity, the number of wind farm developments that have been granted planning permission, by county, over the past five years; the number of proposed wind farm developments that have been refused planning permission, by county, over the past five years; the number of local authority permissions or refusals for proposed wind farm developments, by county, that have been either overturned or upheld on appeal to An Bord Pleanála in the past five years. [5013/13]

Broadband Services Provision

John Deasy

120. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage greater take up of broadband in view of the estimated 426,096 households here that have no internet connection, according to the 2011 census. [5014/13]

Renewable Energy Incentives

John Deasy

121. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to help develop the wave energy sector in view of the fact that Ireland's ocean generated power potential is estimated to be enough to supply as much as three quarters of our energy requirements; the benefit that accrued from the €22 million set aside in 2009 for ocean energy development; and if he intends to offer State incentives to encourage private investment in this sector. [5015/13]

Regional Aid

John Deasy

22. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the input that members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann will have in the process of formulating the post 2013 regional aid investment guidelines. [3194/13]

Regional Aid

John Deasy

48. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the discussions and submissions he is having with the EU Commission regarding the regional aid guidelines post 2013. [3193/13]

Crime Data

John Deasy

148. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 2 October 2012 concerning convictions for cruelty to animals, if he will ensure that the statistics are provided. [3367/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

John Deasy

194. Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his work regarding efforts to pass legislation in the U.S. Congress to legalise the undocumented Irish. [2841/13]

Property Taxation Collection

John Deasy

219. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that will be generated by the property tax in each county and the overall amount projected throughout the country. [2850/13]

Garda Stations Closures

John Deasy

297. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will estimate the revenue that will be generated from the sale of Garda stations being closed this year. [2846/13]

Regional Aid

John Deasy

313. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the amounts of regional aid that can be applied for in the south-east region and if they are less than those in regions with lower levels of unemployment. [2470/13]

Regional Aid

John Deasy

314. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the regional or investment aid thresholds for different regions were calculated for the 2007-2013 period. [2471/13]

Regional Aid

John Deasy

315. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amendments to the regional aid map that have been made from the period 2007 to date; and the rationale behind those amendments. [2472/13]

Foreign Direct Investment

John Deasy

316. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the plans he has to divert foreign direct investment into the regions of the country that are suffering from high levels of unemployment. [2473/13]

Social Welfare Benefits Data

John Deasy

370. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage and number of people living in Waterford City and County who are in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if she will list each category of payment with the number of recipients. [2849/13]