Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Freedom of Information Legislation

Seán Crowe

59. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he intends to retain the exemption for records provided to Ministers for the conduct of parliamentary business within his new Freedom of Information legislation. [3077/13]

Freedom of Information Legislation

Seán Crowe

60. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends consulting with the Information Commissioner in relation to those State agencies and or bodies which may be excluded from the Freedom of Information legislation to be introduced later this year; and his views on the possible limitations that will come with the inclusion of An Garda Siochana, refugee and asylum agencies as set out in the draft heads of the Bill. [3076/13]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

128. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Unitary Patent package including an EU regulation and an International Agreement amongst the 25 member states, and the creation of a Unified Patent Court may require a constitutional change in Denmark; his views on whether this development involves a transfer of sovereignty; and if this will require a constitutional referendum in this State. [1669/13]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

129. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the state of ratification of the Patent Package in EU member States. [1668/13]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the development of an EU unified litigation patent system creates a second legal order inside national legal orders and a parallel judicial system beside national judicial systems. [1670/13]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

131. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has had discussions with his EU counterparts regarding the ratification of the patent package in EU member states; and the dates on which these discussions were held and the counterparts with whom he had discussions. [1671/13]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

132. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has had any discussions with his EU counterparts regarding the current patent system in the EU; if any of the discussions have pertained to maintaining linguistic diversity within member states and the patent system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1672/13]

Tax Code

Seán Crowe

27. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he has drawn up a table of new effective and marginal tax rates per income decile for 2012 in view of budgetary changes last month; and if he will make this table available to the House of the Oireachtas. [1791/13]

Tax Code

Seán Crowe

58. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether a minimum number of employees should be employed before a company may be established for the purposes of corporation tax; if he will provide an estimate of the number of persons who are currently operating and paying tax as a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1790/13]

Use of Non-Conventional Weapons

Seán Crowe

2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support an international investigation to examine if the use of non-conventional weapons, such as chemical weapons and depleted uranium munitions, were used in Israel’s recent bombardment of Gaza in November 2012; and if they were the cause of a rapid rise in the number of patients being admitted into hospitals in Gaza with grotesque injuries, that the Ministry of Health in Gaza said resembles the adverse effects of exposure to uranium or lethal chemicals. [1979/13]

Peace and Reconciliation Programme

Seán Crowe

5. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the programmes which will benefit from the €315,000 increase in Reconciliation and Cooperation on the Island services of his Department as laid out in Budget 2013. [1675/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Crowe

14. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department has been given significant increases in some administration spending, such as travel, €452,000, postal and telecoms services, €451,000 and office equipment and external IT services, €945,000, in Budget 2013. [1676/13]

Middle East Peace Process

Seán Crowe

25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the concern over the possible likelihood of an armed conflict between Israel and Iran, he shares the concerns of many of those who want to see a peaceful resolution to conflict in the Middle East, that the increased militarisation of the region is increasing the likelihood of this conflict; his views on whether the export of Dolphin Class military submarines by Germany to Israel possibly breaches Criterion Four of the EU rules governing the exports of military technology and equipment. [1657/13]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Seán Crowe

21. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that he plans to reduce Fáilte Ireland’s budget from €63.3 million in 2013 to €53.2 million by 2015, his views on whether this will have a negative impact on the tourist industry in terms of visitor numbers and employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57260/12]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Seán Crowe

27. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify his statement regarding Shannon Airport when he welcomed enormous possibilities for additional military flights; the kind of military flights he was referring; his views on the use of Irish airspace by foreign military forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57241/12]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Seán Crowe

28. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if, in relation to the Government's plan ‘future health’ and its statement that social care services will not be covered by universal health insurance, this will mean people having to pay for care services which they are eligible to receive without charge at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57014/12]

Hospital Staff Issues

Seán Crowe

44. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health his views on the study commissioned by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation showing that significant understaffing in our public hospitals adversely affects patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57015/12]

Child Abuse Reports

Seán Crowe

82. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the recommendations of the Ryan Report that she has yet to implement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56783/12]

International Agreements

Seán Crowe

497. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, considering recent progress on an EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement, he will guarantee that he will not support any move to allow this agreement to be signed during Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, due to the reservations of the Sahrawi people who have been ignored in these discussions. [56841/12]

Defence Forces Equipment

Seán Crowe

31. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence if he will rule out the procurement of any Israeli technology through the European Defence Agency for use by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54708/12]