Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

842. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay of seven to eight weeks for the results of X-rays to be given to patients in County Meath. [19227/14]

Cruthú Fostaíochta

Peadar Tóibín

5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén sprioc cruthaithe fostaíochta atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta do 2014 agus cé mhéad post a chruthaigh siad sa chéad cheathrú. [18229/14]

Foras na Gaeilge

Peadar Tóibín

28. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndeimhneoidh sé go n-íocfar íocaíochtaí iomarcaíochta reachtúla leo siúd ar fad a chaillfidh a bpoist de bharr chur i bhfeidhm an mhúnla nua mhaoinithe agus mura bhfuil na hacmhainní cuí ag na heagrais chun na híocaíochtaí sin a dhéanamh, an gcinnteoidh an tAire go dtacóidh Foras na Gaeilge leis na híocaíochtaí seo. [18043/14]

Foras na Gaeilge

Peadar Tóibín

29. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad chuige a bhfuil deireadh á chur le seirbhísí nuachta agus eolais Gaelport.com nuair nach bhfuil aon chinneadh déanta maidir lena dtiocfaidh i gcomharbas air; an eol dó go bhfuil an-rath ar sheirbhísí Gaelport.com agus go bhfuil an t-éileamh ar an tseirbhís ag dul ó neart go neart, gur breis agus 1,000,000 amas sa bhliain a fhaigheann an láithreán gréasáin, go bhfuil 7,000 síntiúsóir cláraithe lena ríomhirisí, agus gurb iomaí duais agus gradam atá bainte amach ag Gaelport le blianta anuas. [18044/14]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Peadar Tóibín

112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the annual year-on-year figure for the number of PPS applications from persons domiciled in the North of Ireland and the number of PPS allocations made to persons domiciled in the North of Ireland for each year of the most recent consecutive five years for which data are available. [18383/14]

Company Law

Peadar Tóibín

99. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether it is acceptable for employers to reduce staff hours, place staff on temporary lay-off or make them redundant while at the same time establishing an identical company under a different name to employ workers on lower wages to provide the same services as their existing company, such as in the case of a company (details supplied) in Dublin and Wexford; and his views on whether the law needs to be changed to prevent employers from operating in this manner. [17739/14]

Job Creation

Peadar Tóibín

102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation what is the euro per jobs ratio with regard to the Government’s research and development and innovation budgets for each of the past five years; the way this compares with other EU countries for the same years; and if he will detail the level of research and development and innovation spend per county for the past five years. [17716/14]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Peadar Tóibín

130. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the increased number of small and medium enterprises which are dissatisfied with the Government's enterprise policy. [17715/14]

Foreign Direct Investment

Peadar Tóibín

131. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for each region of the State the percentage of inputs that are sourced in Ireland for each of the past five years by foreign direct investment firms operating here. [17717/14]

Trade Union Movement

Peadar Tóibín

132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support in law the right of union leaders to articulate on behalf of their union members the likelihood of industrial action without fear of legal action. [17718/14]

Medical Card Applications

Peadar Tóibín

666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will review a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied). [17994/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Peadar Tóibín

109. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the broadband roll out for rural areas of Navan, County Meath, where persons have been informed it may take ten years to reach their area, some of whom are forced to travel considerable distances to gain Internet access at libraries around their county, some of whom are unable to avail of this service at all. [16830/14]

Local Authority Funding

Peadar Tóibín

115. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when money will be released to Meath County Council to enable it to begin urgent renovation work to council properties affected by pyrite in Cherry Court, Summerhill, County Meath. [16851/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Peadar Tóibín

234. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of a Gaelscoil in the Celbridge area of County Kildare in view of the fact that parents in this area cannot access places in the surrounding areas, especially for those children born in 2009 and in 2010. [16713/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Peadar Tóibín

235. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with demand for Gaelscoil education in Kells and Oldcastle, County Meath; and his plans to deal with extra demand in Navan, County Meath. [16714/14]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Peadar Tóibín

161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the grants available and the plans in place for grants to be given to citizens who purchase and install wood stoves and wood boilers for central heating for domestic use. [15563/14]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Peadar Tóibín

239. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the amount of time and money that was spent by the Health Service Executive on architects, solicitors and so on to have a property (details supplied) designed to its specifications; if a contract was entered into for the property; the reason the decision was made not to proceed; if an alternative site has been selected to service the needs of the local population; and the length of time it will take to bring the new site to patient-ready completion. [15609/14]

Driving Test Regulations

Peadar Tóibín

652. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport if he will detail the questions which were answered correctly and incorrectly by a person (details supplied) in their last taxi test. [15359/14]

Foreign Direct Investment

Peadar Tóibín

98. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the supply side, the level of FDI integration with the domestic economy for each of the past five years; and the way this compare to the EU average (details supplied). [14257/14]

Bank Branch Closures

Peadar Tóibín

273. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the number of bank retail outlets that have been closed in the State in the past three years; the locations of these banks; the amount it would cost the State to take ownership of these premises; and the estimated annual running costs. [14165/14]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

445. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will seek to convert a number of bank retail units that have no other immediate viable retail opportunity into enterprise centres for start-up businesses for a nominal rent. [14165/14]

Private Rented Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

536. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the provisions being put in place to deal with the rent allowance shortfall and the fact that many hard-pressed tenants are forced to make additional monthly top up payments to secure the rental property in the first instance; and the way this impromtu solution leads to a distortion of actual rent figures and the allowances needed by social welfare recipients to secure a home. [13768/14]

Departmental Correspondence

Peadar Tóibín

559. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if citizens' applications for welfare and pensions and their associated files are sent via e-mail or post, the processing times for all forms of applications to her Department; and the associated postage costs. [14054/14]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

1042. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on two matters related to waiting lists for hospital care; if he will provide a breakdown of figures regarding waiting times for a consultant visit in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in all the regional hospitals; and if he will provide a similar itemisation for waiting times for treatment for the same years again in the same hospitals. [13283/14]

Hospital Consultants Recruitment

Peadar Tóibín

1051. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when a night consultant will be employed at Navan Hospital emergency department. [13128/14]

Hospital Consultants Recruitment

Peadar Tóibín

1057. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the two consultant physicians who will be lost to Navan hospital in the next two months will be replaced by two permanent consultant physicians based in Navan. [13135/14]

Hospital Appointment Status

Peadar Tóibín

1071. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a consultant visit in respect of a person (details supplied). [13409/14]

Bus Éireann Services

Peadar Tóibín

1275. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the ten most expensive Bus Éireann journeys in the State per kilometre; and the ten least expensive journeys in the State per kilometre. [13916/14]

Grant Payments

Peadar Tóibín

2. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of investment that has been made into small to medium-sized Irish manufacturers and internationally traded firms by his Department for each of the past five years; and the way this compares to the total investment into foreign direct investment in the State over each of the past five years. [12290/14]

Job Creation

Peadar Tóibín

5. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs that have been created in each county in the State by IDA Ireland companies that were new to Ireland in 2013. [12291/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Peadar Tóibín

105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding assistance in respect of a family (details supplied). [12471/14]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Peadar Tóibín

545. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the investigation into the ambulance service in counties Louth and Meath area will be concluded. [11964/14]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Peadar Tóibín

2. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sé sonraí ar chruinnithe a bhí ag Aire na Gaeltachta le gach Ard-Rúnaí chun mainneachtana maidir le scéimeanna teanga comhlachtaí poiblí (faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla) atá luaite sa tuarascáil bhliantúil a phlé. [11100/14]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Peadar Tóibín

31. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad é an buiséad a bhí ag Údarás na Gaeltachta chun fostaíocht a chruthú sa Ghaeltacht, cad iad na rátaí dífhostaíochta i gceantair Ghaeltachta; cé mhéad post a chruthaigh Údarás na Gaeltachta le 5 bliana anuas agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [10738/14]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Peadar Tóibín

33. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Peadar Tóibín den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna atá aige chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an imní atá ann maidir leis an Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge. [10737/14]

School Textbooks Rental Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

69. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools who complied with his Department's directive to set up book rental schemes are now not able to access the subsequent grant introduced by him to complete the establishment of their schemes. [11238/14]

Taxi Regulations

Peadar Tóibín

275. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on the testing system for entry to the taxi industry; the reason the fee for the test is so high at €86.10 per test; if a candidate who has marginally failed part of the test may access their test papers to help prepare for a new test; if the company overseeing the process can consider a reduced fee for persons who have failed more than once or can consider waiving or reducing the fee for those on the live register who are trying to get back to work. [11237/14]

National Car Test

Peadar Tóibín

523. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the appointment system for booking NCT tests will be reviewed in view of the fact that the current system does not allow customers to book appointments more than six weeks in advance, operating more according to staffing schedules rather than the needs of the customer. [10870/14]

Lease Agreements

Peadar Tóibín

119. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will clarify issues relating to the ownership and lease arrangements in place on a property (details supplied) in Dublin 4. [10132/14]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Peadar Tóibín

157. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Meath County Council, despite having one of the highest populations in the State, received the lowest amount of funding for the housing adaptation grants of the 34 local authorities. [9967/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Peadar Tóibín

219. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a full-time residential placement used currently by a patient four nights a week cannot be shared by another patient willing to use it three nights a week; the number of times that full-time care is provided and only used part time; and the amount this costs the State. [9764/14]

School Staffing

Peadar Tóibín

305. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Meath will have a teaching staff reduction from four to three. [9532/14]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Peadar Tóibín

402. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of every application for social welfare in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [9399/14]

Office of Public Works Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to set out the cost of building the wall and car park at the front of an abbey (details supplied) in County Meath. [8823/14]

Departmental Contracts

Peadar Tóibín

401. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will appoint a sponsor to work in tandem with the Meath job club so that the job club can continue to provide this essential service, or failing that, allow it to self-administer the fund in order that its viability is guaranteed. [8149/14]

Pension Provisions

Peadar Tóibín

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding community employment supervisors' entitlement to a pension scheme in view of the fact that the Labour Court recommended that FÁS implement a pension scheme in 2008 and some CE supervisors who have finished work still have no pension scheme in place. [7219/14]

Emergency Accommodation Provision

Peadar Tóibín

386. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent for each of the past five years on emergency accommodation for persons with housing needs. [6510/14]

Heritage Projects

Peadar Tóibín

110. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason Castlepollard was left out of the new Lakelands Treasures app (details supplied). [5959/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Peadar Tóibín

86. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will raise the cap on rent allowance in view of increasing rents throughout certain parts of the country. [5760/14]

Health Services Provision

Peadar Tóibín

672. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if support pay will be given to the elderly parent of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [5376/14]

Services for People with Disabilities

Peadar Tóibín

673. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the resources that will be provided to each county through the progressing disability dervices for children and young people programme in the next two years. [5378/14]

Ambulance Service Provision

Peadar Tóibín

674. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the vehicles that have been purchased by the national ambulance service in the past 12 months; the purpose of these vehicles; and if any of these vehicles are being used for private purposes by staff. [5393/14]

Naturalisation Applications

Peadar Tóibín

150. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time to process a naturalisation application; the measures being taken to reduce the waiting time; the average cost of each naturalisation process; and the cost to the State for each month an applicant has to wait. [4536/14]

Naturalisation Applications

Peadar Tóibín

155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has waited since the first quarter of 2011 for his or her naturalisation to be processed and a decision made. [4550/14]

Medical Card Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

672. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been waiting for a review of their medical card application since September 2013. [3797/14]

Health Services Staff

Peadar Tóibín

762. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he has received complaints regarding the national communications director of the Health Service Executive which alleges behaviour that seeks to silence or intimidate medical columnists who are highlighting issues of genuine public concern (details supplied); if he has acted to investigate and resolve the issue; the actions taken by the national communications director regarding this article; if the director acted on his own or was he directed to do so; if the actions of the director are condoned by him; and the repercussions, if any, for the director with regard to his actions. [4127/14]

Ambulance Service Response Times

Peadar Tóibín

764. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the ambulance arrival time at the death of a person (details supplied); and the paramedic arrival time. [4138/14]

Ambulance Service Staff

Peadar Tóibín

769. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics that left the national ambulance service in the past three years; the number that cited stress for their departure; the number that cited bullying for their departure; the number of national ambulance service personnel on leave due to illness; and the number of these that are on leave due to stress. [4209/14]

Tax Code

Peadar Tóibín

50. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the differential regarding diesel excise rebates North and South; the differential regarding diesel fuel VAT rebates North and South; if he will quantify the loss of trade by southern coach firms due to these differentials; and if he will to seek to equalise these rebates in order to create fair competition. [3284/14]

Unemployment Data

Peadar Tóibín

158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach when accurate figures reflecting actual jobless figures can be expected, including those persons on training, back to work schemes and other jobs initiatives; the percentage of the labour force available for work; and the percentage that is working more than 15 hours a week. [2655/14]

Gaelscoileanna Issues

Peadar Tóibín

231. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no dedicated office within his Department to support, fund and respond to the demand for Irish-medium education; and the reason much needed resources have not been made available to oversubscribed gaelscoileanna; and the reason the North of Ireland's progress in the development of Irish-medium education cannot be replicated here in order that the educational needs of parents, teachers and students are met. [2653/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

362. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of every application for social welfare in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [2654/14]

HSE Funding

Peadar Tóibín

634. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health when the new salaries for heads of charities will come into effect. [2656/14]

Penalty Points System Offences

Peadar Tóibín

677. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued for each month since January 2011; and if he will detail seperately their issue by county. [2444/14]

Autism Support Services

Peadar Tóibín

183. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the autism spectrum in primary schools in County Meath; the capacity at secondary school level in County Meath for children who are on the autism spectrum; the geographical distribution of this capacity at secondary schools within the county; and if he will guarantee that capacity and supports for children on the autism spectrum will be provided within ten miles of their primary school. [53707/13]

Autism Support Services

Peadar Tóibín

184. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the autism spectrum in schools in County Meath; the number of children with autism who transition from primary school to secondary school in County Meath each year; the number of these who are fully assessed by a psychologist; and the waiting time for a psychological assessment for a child with autism in County Meath. [53708/13]

Autism Support Services

Peadar Tóibín

185. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the structures or procedures in place for parents with children who have autism to help them navigate the transition from primary to secondary school. [53709/13]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Peadar Tóibín

295. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person on jobseeker's allowance is precluded from making monthly instalments at source to the property tax; the number of persons who have been on jobseeker's allowance since January 2013; the average duration of dependence on this allowance before employment is secured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53779/13]

Immigration Registration Certificate Fees

Peadar Tóibín

450. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines relating to the cost of replacing a Garda National Immigration Bureau card if the original is lost or stolen. [54229/13]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

556. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on the waiting list for the National Rehabilitation Centre; the average wait time; and when a person (details supplied) will be admitted. [53775/13]

Departmental Funding

Peadar Tóibín

612. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will put funding in place for an outreach rape crisis centre in Navan, County Meath to service the whole county of Meath. [54212/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52805/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52800/13]

Capital Programme Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department and on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52799/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52797/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

240. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a breakdown of annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by the Department on a regional and county basis over the past five years. [52802/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by her Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52804/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

294. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52794/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

310. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis during the past five years. [52796/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

333. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52798/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

366. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52803/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

458. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by her Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52795/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

510. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52801/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

566. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52806/13]

Penalty Points System

Peadar Tóibín

571. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of penalty points issued for each month since January 2011; and separately to detail their issue by county. [52875/13]

Irish Language

Peadar Tóibín

116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities available from his Department to help English language primary schools provide an Irish language stream within their school. [51770/13]

Penalty Points System

Peadar Tóibín

299. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of penalty points issued for each month since January 2011 and, separately, to detail their issue by county. [51726/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Peadar Tóibín

471. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where the ghost estates to be demolished are located; the level of completion of these ghost estates; if any attempts were made by local councils to bring those particular estates to completion; the costings that were made to assess the amount it would cost to do so; the amount of the allocated budget to finish these estates that has been availed of by the local councils in 2013; and the cost of the demolition of these ghost estates. [50501/13]

Household Benefits Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

308. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the household benefits scheme in view of changing economic circumstances where adults, returning to live with their elderly parents because of economic difficulties, are preventing householders from getting this support. [48998/13]

Search and Rescue Service

Peadar Tóibín

499. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure has been enforced in any other region or in respect of any other community organisation; if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath river rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [49230/13]

Medical Card Delays

Peadar Tóibín

656. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the processing of a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath. [48999/13]

Capital Programme Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

77. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by the State on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [48450/13]

Inland Waterways

Peadar Tóibín

278. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure been enforced in any other region or with any other community organisation; if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath River Rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [47988/13]

Search and Rescue Service

Peadar Tóibín

317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide direction for a safety procedure (details supplied) to be enforced; if this procedure is being enforced in any other region or with any other community organisation; and if he will reverse this decision and allow for Meath river rescue to operate in a fully integrated and efficient manner. [47987/13]

Taxi Regulations

Peadar Tóibín

224. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the taxi service and the transportation of citizens in hackneys in Trim, County Meath, is adequately policed. [47420/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility

Peadar Tóibín

281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance in respect of separated persons (details supplied); if the social welfare regulations introduced in 2011 regarding same are a result of legislation or a decision she took; and if she will reverse the decision. [44558/13]

Preschool Services

Peadar Tóibín

472. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional preschool inspectors that will be employed State wide and in each county up to December 2014 as a result of the €4.5 million budget increase; and the proportion of that investment that will be spent on preschool mentoring and support staff training in that period. [44607/13]

National Procurement Service Savings

Peadar Tóibín

92. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his position regarding the negative consequences of the national procurement service; the average size of a supplier to a State agency in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the total number of suppliers to State agencies in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the average size in monetary terms of State agency contracts in 2012 and in each of the past five years; the number of contracts supplied by firms located outside the State in 2012 and in each of the past five years; and if he has undertaken any research into the impact of the policies of the national procurement service on the small to medium-sized enterprise sector. [43313/13]

Organ Removal

Peadar Tóibín

188. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason a hospital (details supplied) in the early 1990s took the organs from stillborn babies; the reason they were taken without the knowledge or permission of mothers; where those organs went and what was done with them and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42809/13]

Diplomatic Representation Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

53. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the individual cost for each of Ireland's embassies for each of the past five years; the budget breakdown for each embassy in 2012; the number of jobs that are directly attributed to each of Ireland's embassies; and the cost per job for each of Ireland's embassies. [42758/13]