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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: Yesterday, Deputy Micheál Martin raised the issue of cutbacks in disability payments. The Taoiseach denied it, but I do not know how he could do so when the rehabilitative training allowance of €31.80 for people with disabilities was wiped out. To add insult to injury, participants are now being asked to pay €20 per week. In my book, that is a €2,500 cut for the...

Social Welfare Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I am delighted to speak on the Bill. I should declare that I was self-employed from 6 September 1974, 41 years ago, until the point at which I was fortunate enough that the people of Sligo-Leitrim elected me to this House. We do not really appreciate the amount of employment created by self-employed people or the amount of work they do. According to the CSO, there are more than 250,000...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: A similar situation to that described by the Deputies pertains in the north west, including in Sligo, Leitrim, north Roscommon and south Donegal. Farmers cannot even walk on the land due to the amount of rain over the past two months in particular. There will be an animal welfare issue if the Minister does not extend the date and give farmers an opportunity to get slurry out of sheds.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the reintroduction of a rural environmental protection scheme will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41380/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives and schemes in place to encourage young persons to take up farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 445. To ask the Minister for Health the plans and measures in place for increases in podiatry services in County Sligo; if the lack of services and facilities in Sligo town will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42152/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for a podiatry appointment in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42155/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (15 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time it takes to complete a remote sensing eligibility inspection with respect to the basic payment areas of natural constraint schemes; the length of time following finalisation payments due will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41627/19]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospitals Building Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Minister for his response. As he knows, our hospital is one of the worst in the country at this stage for patients on trolleys. It is important, therefore, that the issue be followed up as quickly as possible.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospitals Building Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of funding for additional and urgently needed medical beds at Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41173/19]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospitals Building Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I want to ask the Minister the status of the allocation of funding for additional and urgently needed medical beds at Sligo University Hospital, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce the waiting list for homecare in counties Sligo and Leitrim in which the numbers waiting have seen a significant rise during 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41194/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 17 September 2019, when he will give management approval to hire a speech and language therapist for a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 56 students waiting on speech and language and behavioural therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) never received the rehabilitative training bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41498/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Commission (9 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: Last Saturday I received a telephone call from a business person who employs 106 people in the hospitality sector, comprising a supermarket and small play area for children, in a rural town in Ireland. Last year his insurance cost €19,000, with an excess of €500 for any claim. This year it is €49,000 and the excess has increased to €20,000 for a claim. People...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (9 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to streamline the application process for work permits; the actions being taken to reduce the processing time; the number of applications received to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40821/19]

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I wish to make a few points on the stamp duty change. As has been said, it will take money from small farmers who decide to sell their land and retire. When one considers that 18 months ago the stamp duty on commercial property was 2% and today it is 7.5%, I honestly think it is a penal tax. It is very unfair and it will affect people with a small business who want to sell it and retire....

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: It is a mistake and it will affect small businesses and small farmers.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40844/19]