Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Paschal Donohoe

119. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the social welfare appeals office has indicated to her regarding a decision to uphold or reject an appeal against a carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39926/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Paschal Donohoe

123. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39949/12]

Immigration Status

Paschal Donohoe

165. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a passport was taken from a person (details supplied) at Dublin Airport in 2006; if the passport will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/12]

Coillte Teoranta Lands

Paschal Donohoe

196. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he intends to lease or sell any of Coillte forestry; if so, if he will indicate the areas of the Coillte portfolio being considered for leasing or sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39925/12]

Inter-Country Adoptions

Paschal Donohoe

207. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the current situation regarding the inter country adoptions arrangements between Ireland and India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39923/12]

Fuel Rebate Scheme

Paschal Donohoe

329. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an essential user diesel rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38870/12]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications

Paschal Donohoe

842. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a rent allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38867/12]

Child Benefit Payments

Paschal Donohoe

844. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a children's allowance payment has not been paid to a person (details attached) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38893/12]

Illness Benefit Reform

Paschal Donohoe

864. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reform the sick certificate system and cut out the amount of defrauding of the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39171/12]

Departmental Schemes

Paschal Donohoe

865. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection since the introduction of the pathways to work scheme, if she will outline the number of persons on lower social welfare payments as a result of failing to co-operate with reasonable offers of education, training or employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39172/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Applications

Paschal Donohoe

1129. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any funding requests have been submitted by Dublin City Council for the redevelopment of an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

370 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[36248/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

371 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[36249/12]

Redundancy Payments

Paschal Donohoe

372 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on a redundancy claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[36250/12]

Building Regulations

Paschal Donohoe

496 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the number of submissions received in the public consultation for the draft Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012; the steps he proposes to take in response to the submissions received and when he hopes to enact these regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36252/12]

Gambling Legislation

Paschal Donohoe

619 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on security measures that are in place for bookmakers to stop bets being taken from underage persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36803/12]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Paschal Donohoe

771 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide more information on the availability of suitable treatment centres for persons aged under 18 years with addiction problems, particularly gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[36559/12]

Social Welfare Appeals

Paschal Donohoe

146 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing has been held by the social welfare appeals office in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35473/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

150 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); if the reassessment of recently submitted medical evidence has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35527/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

152 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application for carers’ allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35542/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

154 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35547/12]

Disability Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

168 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a detailed reply regarding the status of a disablement benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[35661/12]

Citizenship Applications

Paschal Donohoe

254 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on a person’s naturalisation application (details attached) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35544/12]

Sport and Recreational Development

Paschal Donohoe

191 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason tag rugby groups are prevented from using the Phoenix Park as a place to train in advance of tournament matches; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34416/12]

Flood Prevention Measures

Paschal Donohoe

210 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the Office of Public Works catchment risk assessment and management study to commence; the areas within the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council that will be included as part of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35440/12]

Flood Prevention Measures

Paschal Donohoe

211 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding requests he has received from Dublin City Council to date in 2012 in respect of the flood risk management allocation 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35441/12]

Flood Prevention Measures

Paschal Donohoe

212 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a report into the discussions he has had to date with representatives from the Irish Insurance Federation; if these discussions have included areas of inner city Dublin where residents are unable to acquire home insurance, or flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35442/12]

Community Employment Schemes

Paschal Donohoe

264 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the review of community employment schemes conducted a needs assessment or a financial assessment of projects involved in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[34480/12]

Community Employment Schemes

Paschal Donohoe

265 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that projects have to close down following the changes to community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[34481/12]

Community Employment Schemes

Paschal Donohoe

266 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an appeals mechanism for projects following decisions made as part of the review of community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[34482/12]

Cash for Gold Trade

Paschal Donohoe

511 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to oblige cash for gold to adhere to similar regulations that apply to pawnbrokers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34485/12]

Citizenship Applications

Paschal Donohoe

516 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34564/12]

Health Service Expenditure

Paschal Donohoe

728 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the proportion of the Health Service Executive spending spent on administrative issues; if he will provide details in real terms as well as a percentage of the overall HSE budget for 2012; the way this figures compares with the amount of money spent by the UK's National Health Service and other health services in Canada, Australia and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34371/12]

Creative Arts Therapies

Paschal Donohoe

752 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he has made any decision on the business case submitted by the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists in respect of its members being accredited under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34522/12]

Creative Arts Therapies

Paschal Donohoe

753 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report into the consideration he has given to including creative arts therapies in the list of professionals covered by the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34532/12]

Departmental Contracts

Paschal Donohoe

89 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline in tabular form the numbers of contractors hired by the Office of Public Works to undertake works on various projects across the past five years; the details of length of time for which contractors were hired; the projects for which the contractors were hired; the cost of hiring each of these contractors; the number of hired contractors that have outstanding moneys owed to them by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34252/12]

Tobacco Control Measures

Paschal Donohoe

245 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he has conducted or commissioned any studies, reports or focus groups on plain or generic packaging of tobacco products; if he will outline the results of any such studies, reports or focus groups; if he is considering following the example of the UK and Australia in proposing plain packaging legislation as a means of reducing the number of young people taking up smoking; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34194/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

216 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the review of a half rate carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32976/12]

Carer’s Allowance

Paschal Donohoe

253 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carers’ allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[33428/12]

Rail Services

Paschal Donohoe

128 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress that has been made to date on progressing the Luas BXD project.
[31975/12]

Rail Services

Paschal Donohoe

144 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give an indication as to when construction work will begin on the extension of the Luas BXD to Broombridge, Dublin.
[31976/12]

Sick Pay Scheme

Paschal Donohoe

365 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a progress report on proposals to introduce a statutory sick pay scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[32034/12]

Medical Cards

Paschal Donohoe

638 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Health if he will ascertain from the Health Service Executive when an appeal for a medical card will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32199/12]