Parliamentary questions

John Deasy

289. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies and persons based in County Waterford who have successfully taken up the credit guarantee scheme to date. [48323/14]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications Data

John Deasy

290. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies and persons based in County Waterford who have availed of the microenterprise loan fund to date. [48324/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

294. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48809/14]

Woodland Improvement Scheme

John Deasy

311. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of applications received and approved under the native woodland establishment scheme since August 2011. [47960/14]

Afforestation Programme

John Deasy

328. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of grants and premium payments under the afforestation scheme over the past three years from County Waterford and the average annual payment to these recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48344/14]

Forestry Sector

John Deasy

329. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of grants and payments under the forestry environment protection scheme over the past three years from County Waterford; and the average annual payment to these recipients. [48345/14]

Forestry Sector

John Deasy

330. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grant recipients under the forest roads scheme over the past three years from County Waterford; and the average grant to these applicants. [48346/14]

Woodland Improvement Scheme

John Deasy

331. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grant recipients under the woodland improvement scheme over the past three years from County Waterford; and the average grant aid they received. [48347/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data

John Deasy

332. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applicants under the disadvantaged areas scheme over the past three years from County Waterford; and the average payment to these recipients. [48348/14]

Beef Data Programme

John Deasy

333. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants from County Waterford who received payments under the 2014 beef data programme; and the average amount paid per recipient from the county. [48349/14]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Applications

John Deasy

334. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of County Waterford recipients under the rural environment protection scheme and agri-environment options scheme over the past five years; and the average payment per recipient from the county. [48350/14]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

John Deasy

335. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of County Waterford recipients under the bioenergy scheme in each of the past four years; and the average grant payment per successful application from the county over that period. [48351/14]

Farm Improvement Scheme Data

John Deasy

336. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of County Waterford applicants who were approved under the farm improvement scheme in each of the past four years; and the cumulative amount of grant aid received by farmers from the county over that period. [48352/14]

Farm Waste Management

John Deasy

337. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of the farm waste management scheme over the past four years who have been from County Waterford; and the cumulative amount of grant aid received by farmers from the county under this scheme during that period. [48353/14]

Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications

John Deasy

338. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of County Waterford recipients of the dairy equipment scheme over the past four years; and the cumulative amount of grant aid received by farmers from the county under this scheme during that period. [48354/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

342. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48801/14]

Defence Forces Records

John Deasy

345. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the Permanent and Reserve Defence Force recruitment campaign announced in County Waterford in March 2014; and the number of applications received by county to date in 2014. [47966/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

347. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48805/14]

Legal Aid Applications Data

John Deasy

365. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown by county of the number of applications received and approved under the free legal aid scheme in each of the past five years. [47973/14]

Garda Deployment

John Deasy

389. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in each district in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years and to date in 2014. [48428/14]

Drugs Seizures

John Deasy

390. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug seizures in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years; and if he will provide an estimate of the value of same. [48429/14]

Crime Investigation

John Deasy

391. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost in each year to date in 2014 of providing a Garda cold case unit; the successful cases that have been resolved by the unit to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48431/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

395. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of her Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48810/14]

Youth Services Funding

John Deasy

407. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown by county of the funding provided to Foróige projects; and the amounts allocated to each group in receipt of such funding in each of the past five years. [47964/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

417. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48803/14]

Disease Management

John Deasy

449. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to implement the recommendations of the national rare diseases plan, published in July 2014. [47970/14]

Hospital Services

John Deasy

450. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the downgrading of the National Centre for Medical Genetics to a department within Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin 12; the improvements the Health Service Executive proposes to make to the services provided there and nationally for persons with genetic conditions; and the timeframe within which these changes are likely to be implemented. [47971/14]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

John Deasy

522. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health the reason approval for the fair deal scheme is only provided from a current date, when many applicants are waiting 15 weeks for a decision and have already taken up a nursing home bed; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty that this poses financially for elderly persons in need of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48430/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

533. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers to and from County Waterford in each of the past five years. [48808/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

544. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48807/14]

School Transport Provision

John Deasy

545. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown by county of the number of primary and secondary school transport routes operated by Bus Éireann in each of the past five years; the overall numbers of pupils or students catered for in each county; and the receipts collected from school bus tickets in each county over this period. [47976/14]

School Transport Provision

John Deasy

546. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of free primary and secondary school transport places currently provided in each county accruing from family medical card cover. [47977/14]

School Textbooks Rental Scheme

John Deasy

566. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary and secondary schools in each county operating a textbook rental or loan scheme in the 2014-15 school year. [47967/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

589. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of her Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48813/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

622. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48806/14]

Alternative Energy Projects

John Deasy

628. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has received proposals from the private or public sector to generate energy from wave power in the County Waterford offshore area. [47965/14]

Energy Prices

John Deasy

633. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs of importing fossil fuels to Ireland for the past five years; his views on the increasing costs and the effect that this will have on competitiveness for businesses here, and the increasing costs to households; the measures he will take to reduce these costs and improve Ireland’s competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48432/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

636. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48804/14]

Road Tolls

John Deasy

651. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual levels of commuter and commercial traffic that have used the N25 Waterford city bypass toll bridge since it opened in 2009 to date in 2014; and the total revenue raised by these tolls each year over that period. [47979/14]

Fáilte Ireland Funding

John Deasy

676. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the headings under which funding is available for projects in his Department; the number of projects applied for in Waterford city and county under the national festival and events programme funded by his Department. [48427/14]

Irish Language

John Deasy

682. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications that have been received from, and granted to, persons providing accommodation in each official Gaeltacht area under the Irish language learners scheme in each of the past five years. [47961/14]

Built Heritage Jobs Leverage Scheme Applications

John Deasy

683. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications that have been received from, and approved to, persons in each county under the built heritage jobs leverage scheme since its launch in December 2013. [47962/14]

Departmental Expenditure

John Deasy

684. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown by county of the moneys her Department has paid out in finders' fees in respect of artefacts of local interest, recommended for display in a designated county or other museum, over the past five years. [47963/14]

Public Sector Staff Redeployment

John Deasy

695. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of her Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48802/14]

Judicial Appointments

John Deasy

256. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to Circuit Court proceedings that have been postponed and delayed around the country due to the appointment of persons to the new Court of Appeal and vacancies arising in the Circuit Court as a result of this; when she expects replacement appointments to be made in the Circuit Court so that Circuit Court sittings can proceed as normal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43768/14]

Garda Resources

John Deasy

308. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the installation of CCTV in the Garda stations of Dungarvan and Ballybricken, Waterford city; the number of Garda district and divisional headquarters here that do not have CCTV cameras installed. [43071/14]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

John Deasy

310. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide additional resources for property arbitration involving State compulsory purchase order applications in view of the fact that there are currently only two arbitrators appointed by the Supreme Court land values reference committee for the entire country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43085/14]

Coast Guard Services

John Deasy

579. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of call-outs, by day and night, undertaken by each of the four Coast Guard search and rescue helicopters based around Ireland in 2013 and to date in 2014. [43297/14]

Tax Code

John Deasy

242. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 10% tax on UK dividends paid to Irish residents, which is deducted at source in the UK, is then subject to tax here at the marginal rate on the net 90% received and that this means tax on UK dividends is now the highest rate of tax on income; his views that this is fair on pensioners who were relying on UK dividends to top up their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40334/14]

Health Services

John Deasy

162. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Health if the wig allowance administered by the Health Service Executive is a different amount in each HSE region; if this is the case, the reason for the varying rates and if he will provide the rates in each region. [38937/14]