Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

205. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of money allocated by his Department and agencies within his Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43949/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

219. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form, the amount of money allocated by his Department and agencies within his Department to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Council between 1997 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43954/12]

Capital Programme Expenditure

Dara Calleary

25. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he is taking to address the under spend in the Exchequer capital in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43419/12]

FÁS Training Programmes

Dara Calleary

58. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of FAS funding, if any, available to unemployed persons enrolling on City and Guild approved courses; the criteria used in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/12]

Vocational Education Committees Staff

Dara Calleary

64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by him to determine the categorisation of the proposed Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim Education Training Board as a category 2 ETB; if he has considered correspondence and data sent to him by Mayo Vocational Educational Committee; if he will respond to that correspondence and data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/12]

Mental Health Guidelines

Dara Calleary

53. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the introduction of a whole school approach to tackling mental health in education rather than the current curriculum based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43055/12]

Education and Training Boards Issues

Dara Calleary

279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the criteria used by him in determining the categorisation of the new Education &Training Boards; if he will explain the reason that Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim education and training board has been categorised in Category 2 ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/12]

Pensions Levy Issues

Dara Calleary

15. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the pension fund levy has contributed to the difficulties faced by many pension schemes in meeting funding standards issued by the pensions board; if he is considering reviewing the levy in view of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/12]

National Monuments

Dara Calleary

15. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects to make a decision on allowing a new development near the Moore Street national monument, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41781/12]

Road Safety Authority Staff

Dara Calleary

222. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if any new vacancies will arise at the Road Safety Authority with the introduction of the new plastic card drivers licence in 2013; if these new positions will be advertised to the public; if he will outline the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42330/12]

Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

43. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the loan guarantee scheme; when it will be fully operational; the reason for the delay in launching the scheme; the proposed interest rate regime; when he expects it to become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41821/12]

Sick Pay Scheme Expenditure

Dara Calleary

46. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to the continuing concerns of thousands of small businesses here regarding the Minister for Social Protection's proposal for a mandatory sick pay scheme; if he has carried out an impact assessment on the effect that a mandatory sick pay scheme would have on small and medium enterprises in terms of additional costs and impact on employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter [41822/12]

Unemployment Levels

Dara Calleary

55. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation following figures in the most recent quarterly national household survey, his views on whether the jobs plan is successful in tackling long term unemployment; the new and additional steps he will take to tackle long term unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41646/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dara Calleary

161. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41469/12]

Action Plan for Jobs

Dara Calleary

225. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the way in which the jobs plan is creating jobs for the long term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/12]

Hospitals Funding

Dara Calleary

548. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form a summary of each application received from the Health Service Executive in County Mayo for support from the special delivery unit, to include a summary of the proposal, the amount of money requested, the current status of the application and for those applications under consideration, when a decision will be made; for those turned down, the reason they were turned down; his views on the operation and management of the special delivery unit [41705/12]

Health Services Reform

Dara Calleary

549. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans for the future management of Mayo General Hospital in the context of his proposed restructuring of hospital groups; the impact of his proposals on services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/12]

Accident and Emergency Services Provision

Dara Calleary

550. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views on the more than 100% increase in admissions to the accident and emergency unit at Mayo General Hospital between July 2011 and July 2012, the fact that the majority of this increase is due to patients from County Roscommon presenting for treatment at Mayo General Hospital as a result of the curtailment of accident and emergency services at Roscommon County Hospital; the reason no extra funding has been given to Mayo General Hospital to account for this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41707/12]

National Cycle Network

Dara Calleary

610. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form a summary of each application received from local authorities in County Mayo to construct greenways under the National Cycle Initiative or any other initiative within his Department or any agency thereof, to include a summary of each proposal, the amount of money requested, the current status of the application and for those applications under consideration, when a decision will be made and for those turned down, the reason they were turned down; and his views on the operation and management of the SDU [41708/12]

Misuse of Drugs

Dara Calleary

42. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to tackle the problem of the illegal sale of prescription drugs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/12]

Child and Family Support Agency Establishment

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of special needs assistants being provided to children availing of the free pre-school year this year; and the way this compares to the number of SNAs provided to children availing of the free pre-school year in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40667/12]

Business Regulation

Dara Calleary

84. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his policy on reducing red tape for business; the role his Department takes in the cross Government measurement and reduction of administrative burdens; if he expects the 25% target in the reduction of red tape to be reached by the end of this year; the details of a project to measure the burden imposed by regulation under the responsibility of seven Departments and Revenue that was initiated in September 2011 and the results to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40850/12]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

60. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to ensure the continued viability of the timber industry here in the event that the forest crop is sold to private interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40414/12]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

432. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the provisions he has made in respect of individual medical card holders who can now only be seen by consultants in their own locality in view of the fact that many such medical card holders have long standing relationships with consultants in areas other than their locality and in particular the options available to a medical card holder in County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40316/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of costs, including autocue, make-up, consultants and other costs, incurred in his addresses to the nation in December 2011 and in May 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36937/12]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

119. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos set up by his Department since February 2011; the number abolished since then; the extra cost of quangos which were established; the savings from the abolition of quangos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/12]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

120. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the estimated cost of each quango in his Department; the amount expected to be saved from the mergers of quangos in his Department; the basis for this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

121. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37332/12]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

122. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in his Department and in agencies under his auspices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Dara Calleary

123. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the total number of board appointments he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37364/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

124. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37380/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

125. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will detail in tabular form the total cost of providing entertainment for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which entertainment was provided; the entertainers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion; if there is a policy regarding the booking of entertainers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on food and drink by his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of what this involved; the occasions on which food and drink was provided; those present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

127. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the amount spent on hair and make-up by his Department since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37484/12]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

148. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos set up by his Department since February 2011; the number abolished since then; the extra cost of quangos which were established; the savings from the abolition of quangos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37246/12]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

149. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the estimated cost of each quango in his Department; the amount expected to be saved from the mergers of quangos in his Department; the basis for this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37262/12]

Job Creation

Dara Calleary

150. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37278/12]

Job Creation

Dara Calleary

151. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the action plan on jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37294/12]

Job Creation

Dara Calleary

152. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

153. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37326/12]

Departmental Staff Data

Dara Calleary

154. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in his Department and in agencies under his auspices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37342/12]

Appointments to State Boards

Dara Calleary

155. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of board appointments he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37358/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

156. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37374/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

157. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will detail, in tabular form, the total cost of providing entertainment for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; the occasions for which entertainment was provided; the entertainers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion; if there is a policy regarding the booking of entertainers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37446/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

158. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on food and drink by his Department; if he will provide a breakdown of what this involved; the occasions on which food and drink was provided; those present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on hair and make-up by his Department since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Dara Calleary

186. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief associated with Revenue job assist; if this has changed since the budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37383/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Dara Calleary

187. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the maximum relief for the business expansion scheme; if this has changed since the budget; if the conditions have changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37384/12]

Tax Yield

Dara Calleary

188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he has investigated the likely effects of an increase in corporation tax on employment, the presence of multinational corporations, and any other macroeconomic effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37391/12]

VAT Rates

Dara Calleary

189. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will exempt from VAT service companies that export more than 90% of their output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37392/12]