Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Wild Atlantic Way Project

Pádraig MacLochlainn

776. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Seven Arches at Portsalon in County Donegal, one of County Donegal’s most iconic landmarks on the Wild Atlantic Way, has been excluded from development and promotion, on the basis of limited access; the measures that will be put in place to have this site re-opened to public access, either by land or sea; the person or body which has ownership of the Seven Arches; the length of time it has remained closed; and when the public were last allowed free access to this site. [34633/15]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Pádraig MacLochlainn

109. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on Glenties courthouse in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33487/15]

Insurance Coverage

Pádraig MacLochlainn

226. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that citizens and residents of this State returning home after a period working abroad are not entitled to retain their no-claims bonus for the purpose of vehicle insurance and are forced to pay the full vehicle insurance cost; the action he will take to address this problem. [32769/15]

Special Criminal Court Establishment

Pádraig MacLochlainn

356. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is considering the establishment of a second non-jury special criminal court to hear paramilitary and gangland-related cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32774/15]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig MacLochlainn

357. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views regarding concerns raised by the membership organisations of the National Women’s Council of Ireland arising from the 45% cut to its core funding since 2010; her plans to restore its core funding in the upcoming budget. [32816/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pádraig MacLochlainn

401. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to set down the number of kilometres on the odometer of an ambulance before it is replaced. [32742/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pádraig MacLochlainn

402. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent incident (details supplied) involving an ambulance travelling from Letterkenny General Hospital to Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32743/15]

Ambulance Service Provision

Pádraig MacLochlainn

452. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of times the ambulance service has been deployed in 2015 to date to deal with incidents at night clubs in Letterkenny in County Donegal. [33210/15]

Health Services Reports

Pádraig MacLochlainn

453. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the report into flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal by the Letterkenny hospital flood investigation group will be published; and his views that the seriousness of these flooding incidents, in terms of the cost to the State and their impact on the health services of the people of County Donegal, merit an independent inquiry. [33211/15]

Fire Service Staff

Pádraig MacLochlainn

562. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the situation regarding the pension-related deduction whereby retained firefighters, who are also employed by their respective local authority, have the deduction made from their wages even though they will not avail of a pension on retirement from the fire service; and his plans to resolve this anomaly. [32837/15]

Building Regulations

Pádraig MacLochlainn

586. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has appointed the independent panel to examine the issue of the impact of defective mica blocks on homes and families in County Donegal; if so, when it will commence its work; and when it will complete its report and recommendations. [33209/15]

Garda Recruitment

Pádraig MacLochlainn

120. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of recruiting 100 additional gardaí in 2016, including the cost associated with training 100 new gardaí. [32526/15]

Garda Training

Pádraig MacLochlainn

121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an upper limit in respect of the total number of gardaí that the Garda training college can accommodate, train and provide other associated resources for, under the current resources available to the college, during any one period; and if she will provide a breakdown of the costs associated with the training of new gardaí at the Garda training college. [32527/15]

Garda Recruitment

Pádraig MacLochlainn

122. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual breakdown of the number of gardaí recruited from 2005 to date in 2015. [32528/15]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

252. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that credit unions in County Donegal, as not-for-profit organisations, are prevented from taking on volunteers to assist them, who are in receipt of support benefits from her Department as they are not categorised as a voluntary organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31718/15]

Crime Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

651. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a set of statistics on reported crime by category for Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2014 and for Q1 and Q2 of 2015 for the locality served by Stepaside Garda station, Dublin 18. [31660/15]

Garda Deployment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the figures illustrated in the 2010-16 and 2016-22 draft development county plans for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council that indicate a large population increase in the Carrickmines, Glenamuck and Cherrywood areas, County Dublin; the way the additional resources will be made available to meet the policing needs of these growing communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31661/15]

Garda Station Closures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

654. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to her Department resulting from the closure of Garda stations from 2011 to 2015. [31726/15]

Control of Dogs

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

723. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce new legislation or to amend existing legislation to clarify the definition of an assistance dog and to ensure there is the appropriate oversight and accreditation of the training of assistance dogs and their provision to persons with disabilities. [31666/15]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1060. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his Department officials, his advisers or he will consider and discuss a proposal for a national care commission that his Department received in March 2015, a proposal that seeks to strengthen and clarify the legal framework and oversight for the care of vulnerable adults in the State being in both Health Service Executive and private centres or homes. [31716/15]