Parliamentary questions

Pensions Levy Issues

Dara Calleary

624. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has engaged with the ESB to ascertain the reason the pension levy is being charged on all ESB pensioners for life as opposed to the duration of the pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46715/13]

Garda Deployment

Dara Calleary

791. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale behind the amalgamation of the two Garda drug units in County Donegal; the moneys allocated to drug units in the county; the number of search warrants per year issued by the drug units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46461/13]

Misuse of Drugs

Dara Calleary

792. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deaths including road traffic deaths in County Donegal from illegal drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46462/13]

Drugs Crime

Dara Calleary

793. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of search warrants per year issued to the drug units in County Donegal since the year 2000. [46463/13]

Magdalen Laundries Issues

Dara Calleary

811. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the laundry at St. Joseph's in Clifden, County Galway, was not included in the Magdalen laundry list for the purposes of the redress scheme; if he will acknowledge that St. Joseph's laundry, Clifden, was a Magdalen laundry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46722/13]

Horse Slaughtering Data

Dara Calleary

935. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of horses that were killed by his Department or by a local authority in 2011 and in 2012; if he will provide a breakdown on a county basis; the number of these horses which were mares in foal; if he considers that the killing of mares in foal is a particularly cruel practice except in the most extreme of circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46627/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

936. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have their area based payment processed and paid; the reason their payment has been delayed; if he will expedite the application in view of the delay already experienced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46710/13]

Health Services Provision

Dara Calleary

1087. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the specific details in tabular form of the health services available on each inhabited Island; if these services include 24-hour medical cover on each island; where no 24-hour medical cover is available if he will consider providing such a service in view of the geographic isolated nature of islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46069/13]

Health Services Issues

Dara Calleary

1180. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the position regarding proposals submitted to the Health Service Executive for the upgrading of three facilities in County Mayo (details supplied) in line with the Health Information Quality Authority recommendations; the projected timeframe for the completion of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46719/13]

Electricity Transmission Network

Dara Calleary

1279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he or any of the agencies under his aegis have had consultations with EirGrid in relation to the ongoing grid projects; the impact of pylons on the landscape of many scenic areas and the negative consequences of such impact for tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46628/13]

Driving Licence Issues

Dara Calleary

1286. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person responsible for the selection of centres for the new National Driver Licence Service; if his attention has been drawn to the inconvenience being caused to drivers by the limited number of centres; the reason there is no centre in Ballina County Mayo when the Road Safety Authority has a large HQ building in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46875/13]

National Training Fund

Dara Calleary

102. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current level of the retained national training fund surplus; the estimated amount at the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45592/13]

National Training Fund

Dara Calleary

103. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out in tabular form the gross receipts and expenditure in respect of the national training fund for each year from 2005 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45593/13]

Water Quality Issues

Dara Calleary

244. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason unlicensed industrial grade products like (H2SiF6) hydrofluorosilicic acid is added to the public drinking water supply, when such a product would not be sanctioned in drug form on the Irish Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45421/13]

Cochlear Implants

Dara Calleary

245. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funding for bilateral cochlear implants is allocated in the 2014 Health Service Executive service plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45422/13]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Dara Calleary

17. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of septic tank improvement grants distributed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/13]

Local Government Reform

Dara Calleary

21. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to prepare for a referendum on the establishment of a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44866/13]

Renewable Energy Projects

Dara Calleary

139. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the details of the environmental assessment in respect of a wind turbine project in the midlands; the way this assessment will differ from an environmental impact assessment; and if he will consider seeking an environmental assessment of other energy projects, including the EirGrid Grid West project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45054/13]

Electromagnetic Fields Studies

Dara Calleary

140. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the data and report of the expert monitoring panel on electromagnetic field, EMF, emissions in respect of the east-west interconnector, if he considers that a similar report on potential EMF emissions from the Grid West project is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45055/13]

Arts Funding

Dara Calleary

61. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans he has to advance further subsidised living space for artists in our cities, similar to the scheme established in Limerick; if he is concerned at the increasing financial pressures facing Irish artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44502/13]

Heritage Council Funding

Dara Calleary

75. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is satisfied with the current resources allocated to the Heritage Council; if he believes the current operation of the Heritage Council is satisfactory; if he foresees an increase in the Heritage Council’s budget next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/13]

Revenue Commissioners Investigations

Dara Calleary

146. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular manner, on a county by county basis, the number of occasions a Revenue Commissioner's sheriff seized goods each month in 2011 and 2012 and to the end of September 2013, the value of each of these seizures, monies recouped from sale of good seized or subsequent settlements in relation to the specific seizures and his views on the operation of Revenue sheriffs generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44623/13]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Dara Calleary

240. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect a disability allowance claim to be processed; the reason the application has been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44218/13]

Afforestation Programme

Dara Calleary

436. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the date of the autumn planting financial approval under the afforestation scheme has been changed from 31 January to 31 December, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this change will impact negatively on farmers participating in the disadvantaged area scheme, if he will extend the date back to 31 January for those in the DAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Dara Calleary

456. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44543/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Dara Calleary

457. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/13]

Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Expenditure

Dara Calleary

148. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown for the years 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 on the expenditure under the refit programme which was used to subsidise wind turbine energy projects; if he will provide a county breakdown of the allocations; the number of projects in each county; together with details of the way the funding is allocated to each project (%); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44046/13]

Community Welfare Services

Dara Calleary

127. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the closure of 12 community welfare clinics in County Donegal; if she will review the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43086/13]

Local Employment Service Issues

Dara Calleary

150. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures that are taken by local employment services offices when determining waiting lists for training courses; if she will outline the timeframe in which waiting lists for each course are updated; if persons on a waiting list for 12 months or more are communicated with regularly to determine if they are still interested in enrolling on the same course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43309/13]

Youth Employment Initiative

Dara Calleary

157. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions being taken at European level to assist young persons in obtaining employment; the way these measures will translate here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33556/13]

Commonage Framework Plans

Dara Calleary

313. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement the proposals contained within the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Review of Commonage Lands and Framework Management Plans report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

333. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo may expect their aid payment to be processed; the reason the payment has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

366. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have their disadvantaged areas payment processed; if will he explain the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43534/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

367. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have their disadvantaged areas payment processed; if he will explain the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43535/13]

Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the operation of the microfinance fund will be improved to ensure a greater level of successful take-up of the scheme; if he expects it to reach its targets for provision of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42818/13]

IDA Site Visits

Dara Calleary

4. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason some counties have received only one Industrial Development Agency Ireland-sponsored visit by potential overseas investors to date in 2013; the way he plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42819/13]

Regional Aid

Dara Calleary

8. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will request a review of the decision that the Border, midlands and western region will no longer qualify for preferential regional aid from the European Union from 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42706/13]

Departmental Reports

Dara Calleary

94. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the commencement of intellectual property based derivatives trading by IPXI, Chicago, in June, the actions being taken vis-à-vis the report entitled Feasibility Study for Making Ireland a World Centre for Managing and Trading in Intellectual Property of January 2013; when this report will be published; the main conclusions and actionable recommendations of said report; when these recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42867/13]

National Lottery Licence Sale

Dara Calleary

28. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the proceeds of the sale of the national lottery licence that will be received this year; when he expects to receive the full proceeds; the current plans for spending the proceeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42479/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Dara Calleary

58. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the tax breaks available to wind turbine owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42548/13]

Wind Energy Generation

Dara Calleary

142. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of grant aid and or subsidies which have been paid to wind farm developments each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

168. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their agri-environment option scheme payment finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42546/13]

Mobility Allowance Review

Dara Calleary

182. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the review of the mobility allowance scheme and the motorised transport grant scheme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42544/13]

Water Fluoridation

Dara Calleary

183. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the product specification of fluoride which is added to the public drinking water supply; if he will further provide details surrounding the organisation which has given approval to the fluoride product meeting standards for human consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/13]

Water Fluoridation

Dara Calleary

184. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his views that the on-going adding of fluoride to the public drinking water supply is justified in view of the fact that 98% of European countries have rejected the practice on health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/13]

Water Fluoridation

Dara Calleary

185. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the action that has been taken to address the European Commission 2011 report on fluoridation which stated that children here are getting unsafe doses of fluoride every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42551/13]

Water Fluoridation

Dara Calleary

186. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the precise details of health studies on fluoridation of water which have been carried out by his Department as per the Health Act 1960 which requires that It shall be the duty of future Health Ministers to carry out such studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/13]

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Dara Calleary

89. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the ability of schools to purchase stationery supplies from local stationery businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42226/13]

Revenue Commissioners Powers

Dara Calleary

140. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have legitimate powers to remove funds from the bank accounts of small farmers without their consent following their completion of Revenue form 12s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41847/13]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility

Dara Calleary

325. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason she will not relax the habitual residence rule for those returning here to care for relatives and who seek carer's allowance; if she will cite the relevant EU directive that her Department has previously cited as a block to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42131/13]

Garda Station Issues

Dara Calleary

428. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal, including Garda numbers in 2011, 2012 and 2013, together with the future plans for the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/13]

Charitable Donations Administration

Dara Calleary

448. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of permits that are currently in effect that sanction national, charitable, as distinct from local organisations to do street collections; the standard conditions of these permits; if they are reviewed by An Garda Síochána on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/13]

Garda Strength

Dara Calleary

449. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the Garda numbers in the following stations at 30 September 2013: Ballina, County Mayo, Westport, County Mayo, Castlebar, County Mayo, Longford town, Mullingar town, Drogheda town, Wexford town, Ennis, County Clare, Navan, County Meath, Roscommon town and Carrick-on-Shannon. [42130/13]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Dara Calleary

565. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ADHD patients in the Health Service Executive western region are being denied long-term illness books despite the medications associated with the conditions being available on the long-term illness book scheme in other HSE areas; if he will admit that ADHD is classed as mental illness and as such should be covered under the heading of mental illness in children under 16 years in the long-term illness book; if he will admit that this situation represents discrimination against ADHD patients in the western region; the measures being taken to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42155/13]

Capital Programme Expenditure

Dara Calleary

633. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop a western arc from Cork to Belfast, which has equal priority to the current eastern arc; if his Department has set out or plans to set out any timeframe for the development of rail, motorway, energy and broadband links for the west and north-west; if any consideration has been given towards the support for the western corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42525/13]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Dara Calleary

110. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the potential construction and development options for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Dara Calleary

27. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs incurred by his Department in using VIP services at Irish airports during Ireland’s chairmanship of the OSCE and the Irish Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41190/13]

Job Creation

Dara Calleary

176. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis for 2011 and 2012 each job created and-or sustained by each county enterprise board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/13]

Job Creation Data

Dara Calleary

315. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form, on a county basis for 2011 and 2012, each Industrial Development Agency supported jobs announcement; the number of jobs announced at the time of announcement; the number of jobs actually created at each site as at 30 August 2013; an explanation for any disparity between the jobs announced and the jobs created; and his views on the practice of job announcements. [41043/13]

Jobs Data

Dara Calleary

316. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis for 2011 and 2012 each Enterprise Ireland supported jobs announcement; the number of jobs announced at the time of announcement; the number of jobs actually created at each site as at 30 August 2013; an explanation for any disparity between the jobs announced and the jobs created and his views on the practice of job announcements [41044/13]

Bench Warrants

Dara Calleary

509. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bench warrants currently outstanding in Dublin; if he will provide a breakdown of these bench warrants on a division and district basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41047/13]

Medical Card Eligibility

Dara Calleary

564. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the reason persons aged 16 to 25 years who are in receipt of social welfare allowance at the reduced rate of between €100 and €164 are being turned down in their medical card applications because they are not receiving the full jobseeker's amount of €188; if he will agree that medical card guidelines state that persons with only a social welfare income are entitled to a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40396/13]

State Airports

Dara Calleary

643. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the international aviation centre of excellence will be established at Shannon Airport, his views on the number of jobs it can support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/13]

Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions

Dara Calleary

6. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the way in which he proposes to improve the working conditions of non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39992/13]

Community Policing

Dara Calleary

18. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps An Garda Síochána has taken to compensate for the loss of Garda stations across rural communities; the number of new community alert schemes in which the Gardaí are engaged in 2012 and 2013; the number of new Garda clinics opened in 2013 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39576/13]

Departmental Meetings

Dara Calleary

96. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is satisfied that when meetings are being held within his Department with various banks that minutes were taken and that only issues pertaining to Government business were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39911/13]

Departmental Meetings

Dara Calleary

97. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if it is the practice in his Department for officials to attend all meetings held by all Ministers in his Department with outside bodies including banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/13]

Departmental Meetings

Dara Calleary

98. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there is an agreed protocol within his Department regarding meetings with outside bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Application Numbers

Dara Calleary

102. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide on a county basis in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of farm assist in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and in the same table and on a county basis the cumulative value of the payments in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39861/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Application Numbers

Dara Calleary

174. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide on a county basis in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of REP scheme 4 payments on an annual basis since its inception; if he will indicate in the same table and on a county basis the cumulative value of REP scheme 4 payments in each of those years; his plans for a replacement scheme for those in REPS 4 and the timeline for the launch of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39862/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

175. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the REP scheme 4 scheme beyond its deadline for a further 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39863/13]

Milk Supply

Dara Calleary

68. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any discussions with his Northern counterpart Minister Michelle O’Neill in relation to ensuring the security of supply of liquid milk in the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39520/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Dara Calleary

263. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive notification of the result of their Student Universal Support Ireland appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36853/13]

Third Level Course Accreditation

Dara Calleary

383. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to Athlone IT of the legal action in relation to the proposed cancellation of the audiology course; the actions he took in June and July when he was made aware of the situation in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38289/13]

IDA Site Visits

Dara Calleary

522. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline on a county basis the total number of Industrial Development Agency visits to each county in 2012 and to the end of July 2013; in the case of the 2012 figures if he will outline on a county basis the number of those visits that resulted in an investment being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38290/13]

National Internship Scheme Eligibility

Dara Calleary

554. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person who has completed a placement on the work placement programme followed by a placement on JobBridge and who has now been 12 months out of the programme; if she will confirm that such persons are entitled to take up empolyment offers on another JobBridge placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36967/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications

Dara Calleary

1154. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment option scheme 3 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36852/13]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

1435. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of the day care service at Swinford District Hospital, County Mayo; when was he made aware of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37824/13]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

1436. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to put alternative services in place for the users of the daycare services at Swinford District Hospital where service has been suspended indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37825/13]

State Airports

Dara Calleary

1658. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the terms of reference for the Ireland West Airport Knock study group; the membership of the group and the method of selection of same; the number of meetings held to date of the group; the discussions and or engagements he or any senior official has had with the group since its inception; when a final report is expected from the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37823/13]

Electricity Transmission Network

Dara Calleary

20. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the barriers that remain in the integration of the Irish electrical grid with the rest of the European grid; the actions he will take to ensure the full integration of the Irish grid with the rest of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/13]

Sporting Organisations

Dara Calleary

281. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a High Court action being taken by a member of the Irish Sports Council against a proposed investigation by the council into that member and others; the date on which he became aware of the intention of the Irish Sports Council to commence such an investigation; the way in which this information was made available to him by the Irish Sports Council; if he is satisfied that the provisions of the Irish Sports Council Act confers the necessary powers on the council to hold such an inquiry; if he will provide details of all expenditure incurred by the Irish Sports Council over the past ten years both through out-of-court or in-court settlements, including any legal costs involved; if he is satisfied that expenditure of this nature by the Irish Sports Council can be justified in view of the reducing budget provided to the Irish Sports Council for the development of sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/13]

Planning Issues

Dara Calleary

109. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take with regard to inquiries into planning irregularities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33766/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

Dara Calleary

112. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to introduce legislation to reduce the liability on the State for the reimbursement of dormant accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/13]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Dara Calleary

721. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the operation to date of the Business Online voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33584/13]

Garda Transport Data

Dara Calleary

183. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Garda vehicles permanently located for normal police duties, excluding any vehicle that may be in the county as part of a specific policing operation, to County Mayo at 30 June 2013 and that were permanently assigned to County Mayo on 30 June 2012 and 30 June 2011; the number of new vehicles due to be assigned to the county for 2013 and the number actually delivered up to 30 June 2013; the reason there has been a delay in locating the assigned number of vehicles in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34130/13]

Export Growth

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the likely impact of the recent fall in exports on employment levels in the State; how exporting firms can be assisted in maintaining and winning new markets in the context of the ongoing eurozone economic weakness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33643/13]

Entrepreneurship Forum

Dara Calleary

4. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the remit of the recently established entrepreneurship forum; the reason he has not sought a better gender balance on the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33644/13]

Trade Agreements

Dara Calleary

20. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the potential benefits and challenges for Ireland from the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership between the EU and the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33573/13]

Seirbhísí Eitilte

Dara Calleary

178. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Dara Calleary den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é an staid reatha i dtaca le hAerstráice Thoraí, Dún na nGall. [33620/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility

Dara Calleary

226. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme 3 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33933/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Dara Calleary

61. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions her Department has planned to ensure that rent supplement is only used as a short-term solution to the current backlog in social housing; the plans she has to ensure that the 43,891 persons who have claimed rent supplement support for more than 18 months are provided with a more long-term solution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33238/13]

Single Euro Payments Area

Dara Calleary

178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he has set a deadline for Irish banks to implement the SEPA B2B scheme, if his attention has been drawn to the potential danger to credit supply here if this scheme is not implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33452/13]

Local Authority Members' Remuneration

Dara Calleary

398. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide for a gratuity for councillors who will not contest local elections in 2014; the conditions he proposes applying to this gratuity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33451/13]

Child Care Services Regulation

Dara Calleary

12. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to improve the regulation of childminders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32552/13]

Third Level Courses Availability

Dara Calleary

117. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an ongoing situation that prevails in relation to a level 8 course at a third level institution (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to rectify the situation; if he will outline the measures that will be taken to reassure students undertaking this course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32624/13]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Dara Calleary

231. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a single farm payment for 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [32688/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Dara Calleary

20. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the working group to review special education will report; the key priorities the group is addressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32254/13]

National Internship Scheme Placements

Dara Calleary

156. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding persons approaching the end of their nine-month JobBridge placement; if she will outline the timeframe involved for such persons being eligible to secure a further placement and-or FÁS scheme placement; the options that are available to such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32437/13]

Strategic Investment Fund Management

Dara Calleary

67. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the process that will be in place to maximise the economic and employment return from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; the investment horizon that will be taken by the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31901/13]