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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: 354. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions in place to meet the needs of the Traveller families who were evicted from the sports car park in Dundalk Institute of Technology in County Louth on 10 May 2016. [10471/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (17 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: 915. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of a packet of the branded drug Xanax which is generic alprazolam; the cost of a packet of the branded drug Veserc which is generic betahistine; the cost of a packet of the branded drug Lipitor which is generic atorvastatin calcium; the cost of a packet of the branded drug Nexium which is generic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (17 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: 1155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the sports capital grant for 2016; the amount of money he will allocate for these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (18 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the interventions he plans to make in the industrial dispute between Transdev and Luas workers; if he is aware this company is operating a State contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10901/16]

Adjournment Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda is at breaking point. The nurses and the front-line staff are also at breaking point. Every single ward and department is short staffed every day. Consider the nurses in their continued dedication and their caring professionalism every single day despite the stressful and Third World conditions which they endure daily. It is not just affecting Our...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Status (24 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: 607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide funding for phase 2 of the Samuel Beckett civic campus in Ballyogan, Dublin 18. [11727/16]

Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)

Imelda Munster: I will start with a saying with which many of us are familiar, never put off until tomorrow that which you can do today. Why suspend water charges for nine months when we can scrap them right here and now? We have the opportunity before us tonight to scrap water charges, which is what we promised the people we would do. Surely a promise made or a commitment given has to mean something. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (2 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 73. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the outdated Traveller health strategy and to develop a new strategy with a particular focus on mental health. [13723/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 86. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support the introduction of intensive care rehabilitation units to provide appropriate care for mental health patients who present a greater challenge and are unsuited to the existing acute setting. [13722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will provide funding for the Bonagee link road connecting the business park road to the Dry Arch roundabout to address the serious and ongoing traffic gridlock in Letterkenny, County Donegal. [14714/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cross-Border Projects (8 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reaffirm the Government's commitment to co-fund the A5 dual carriageway linking Donegal and Derry to Monaghan when the project proceeds [14715/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (8 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an online driving licence renewal system or a driving licence renewal system facilitated by Irish embassies or consulates overseas for Irish citizens currently working abroad. [14716/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide additional investment to improve accessibility on public transport for persons with disabilities given the widespread deficiencies which result in many persons being unable to avail of public transport services in their area or to travel without great difficulty. [15825/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: I ask the Minister about his plans to provide additional investment to improve accessibility for people with disabilities on our public transport given the widespread deficiencies of which we are all sadly aware and the inequality of access. Is the Minister aware that one in four people with a disability does not use public transport for accessibility reasons? Is he also aware that most...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: On a point of correction - I stand to be corrected myself if I am wrong - I understand that only 50% of Bus Éireann coaches are wheelchair accessible. The Minister referred to the Department's plans. Are they existing Department plans or are they the Minister's new additional plans? The previous Department plans had widespread deficiencies, as we know. Disability access is one...

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: -----because there is no access on to the bus.

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: I would just ask-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: What plans does the Minister have because this is shocking inequality? It really is terrible in 2016. What new plans does the Minister have to correct the inequality of this and the serious deficiency?

Ceisteanna - Questions (resumed) - Priority Questions: Public Transport (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: I spoke about the lifts being out of order. In my constituency, covering Louth and east Meath, I know of a gentleman who is a wheelchair user. He attempts to travel from Laytown to Drogheda on an almost daily basis. He is one of those people left at the side of the road as the public bus drives off. The Minister spoke about taxis. I know the target for having taxis accessible for...

Other Questions: Road Safety Authority (14 Jun 2016)

Imelda Munster: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to clarify his views on the effectiveness of the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána in tackling unsafe driving and reducing road collisions and fatalities; and his plans to assist these bodies in this work and to provide the necessary resources. [15611/16]