Parliamentary questions

Water Charges Introduction

Noel Grealish

142. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person liable for water charges in the case of rented residential properties such as private rentals, approved housing body rentals, rental accommodation scheme rentals and local authority rentals; if the user pays principle will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21905/14]

Departmental Properties

Noel Grealish

84. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the top 30 premises that the State is renting or leasing; the amount in rents paid for each of these premises per annum; the persons to whom these rents are paid, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/14]

Inland Fisheries

Noel Grealish

125. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the name of the person in his Department who assigns licences to fish for salmon in Galway Bay-Killary Harbour; the maximum quota of salmon that can be fished from Lough Corrib per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20682/14]

Hospice Services

Noel Grealish

359. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health if funding to address the shortfall in capital funding for expansion which was promised to Galway Hospice in 2012 was put in place; if not, the reasons this funding was not put in place; the timeframe for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/14]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Noel Grealish

116. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the status of Setanta Insurance Limited in regard to its regulation both by the Maltese Financial Services Authority for prudential issues and the Central Bank of Ireland for the conduct of business; if EU freedom of services legislation and regulatory control is deficient in allowing a company to be registered in a country where that company does not transact any business, while trading in another country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19646/14]

Banking Operations

Noel Grealish

117. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if Irish regulated banks have indemnity bonds on loans for principal private residences and/or buy-to-let properties which are paid by the banks themselves or the customers; if his attention has been drawn to the extent of these bonds which can lead to banking losses being distorted; if he will outline the processes to be followed in order for the banks to make a claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19647/14]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration

Noel Grealish

490. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued statutory guidance to local authorities as per section 73 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 which allow local authorities to write down late payment fee liabilities under the non-principal private residence charge; if not, when he expects to issue this statutory guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19435/14]

Control of Dogs

Noel Grealish

425. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which has he recently engaged with expert bodies on the current Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; the expert bodies that have recommended keeping the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations breed specific, rather than adopting a breed-neutral system of restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17727/14]

Departmental Contracts

Noel Grealish

91. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the contract to supply stationery to the State; the reason there is a delay in awarding this contract; the reasons that this contrcat was not awarded in October 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16849/14]

Bank Codes of Conduct

Noel Grealish

120. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Central Bank’s code of conduct for business lending to small and medium enterprises is applicable to all buy-to-let properties which are subject to mortgages from regulated bodies; if any other statutory codes are applicable to buy-to-let properties with mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16330/14]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Noel Grealish

240. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be sanctioned for stage 2 of the flood alleviation measures and drainage works for the Claregalway, Lisheenavalla and Carnmore areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16158/14]

Planning Issues

Noel Grealish

373. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a recent planning application to Galway County Council (details supplied) which was appealed to An Bord Pleanála by Keep Ireland Open is a valid appeal, even through Keep Ireland Open was not involved in the original objection to Galway County Council; if Keep Ireland Open can make such an appeal directly to An Bord Pleanála under current legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16255/14]

Control of Dogs

Noel Grealish

148. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has sought expert advice regarding the Control of Dogs Act 1998 and the restriction of certain dog breeds here in view of the increase in the number of persons hospitalised for dog bites over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/14]

Liquor Licensing Laws

Noel Grealish

165. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider granting new pub licences to establishments which held a pub licence for many years, but in cases where that pub was sold and the licence transferred to a different location and the old pub may have been sold again to a new owner, if he will consider granting a pub licence to the new owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15751/14]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Noel Grealish

71. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify apparent discrepancies in statements from both him and his Minister of State regarding debt resolution for buy-to-let properties; in his own case, the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 26 March states that the mortgage arrears resolution targets cover both proposed and concluded sustainable solutions with respect to principal dwelling houses and buy-to-lets, whereas the Minister of State at his Department, replying to a Topical Issue debate on 26 March said that the Department's perspective is that mortgage resolution only applies to persons in personal dwellings and does not involve investment properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15523/14]

Departmental Funding

Noel Grealish

247. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the amount of financial support supplied by his Department for any programmes conducted by the IMO, the Irish College of General Practitioners, Spunout.ie, Alcohol Action Ireland and Drugs.ie for each of the past four years, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and their allocation from his Department for 2014. [15683/14]

Public Procurement Regulations

Noel Grealish

420. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures in place within his Department to ensure that at tendering and final procurement stages only notified biocides as set out under SI No. 625 of 2001, are purchased by his Department; if he will confirm that only notified biocides are currently being purchased by their respective agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/14]

Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions

Noel Grealish

655. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a married couple are exempt from the non principal private residence charge when they have separated and can show proof of living independently in the two separate properties which they own jointly, but they have not secured a judicial separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/14]

Public Procurement Regulations

Noel Grealish

656. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures that are in place within his Department to ensure that at tendering and final procurement stages only notified biocides as set out under S.I. No., 625 of 2001, are purchased by his Department; if he will confirm that only notified biocides are currently being purchased by their respective agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/14]

Television Licences Data

Noel Grealish

743. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons prosecuted in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for non-payment of TV licences; the number of persons in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 that received custodial sentences for non-payment of a TV licence; the cost to his Department in each of these years to process legal proceedings and custodial sentences in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/14]