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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students domiciled in Northern Ireland who wish to enter third-level education in institutions here in September 2020 and in the years following will be considered non-EU students; if they will be required to pay the non-EU rate of student fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28816/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (4 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the method by which education and training boards select members for their boards of management; the duration for boards of management of ETBs; and the terms of reference of each. [28823/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: With respect to the Government's Brexit contingency action plan, earlier this year the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh, announced that after Brexit students from the North who wished to study in a third level college in the 2019-20 academic year would still be eligible for the Department's free fees and student grants scheme. He said the position would be reviewed for the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: I have been asking this question for six years since the Government scrapped the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance. In the most recent response I received, I was told that the Minister for Health and the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath, brought proposals for a new transport support payment scheme to the Cabinet in May 2018. They then...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: Today, farmers were outside the gates of Leinster House protesting against the EU-Mercosur deal. Yesterday, the IFA held a briefing on the trade deal, the crisis in farm incomes, the adverse effect of Brexit and climate change. There are farmers in the Public Gallery, including some from Louth. They are all appalled by this deal. There is agreement among all the main farming...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: Bígí ciúin. I have the floor so could I have a wee bit of manners? To pass, the deal just needs just 55% in a qualified majority vote so the Government must urgently seek allies to ensure that when it comes to vote, this trade treaty is voted down but first, it needs to make it clear that it will block this deal. It can do this by supporting the Sinn Féin motion.

Brexit Contingency Action Plan: Statements (11 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: Whether it is Mr. Johnson or Mr. Hunt who wins the contest to be the next British Prime Minister there is little to suggest that we can avoid a UK crash out of the EU. As we all knew, and as Sinn Féin has consistently warned, the consequences of this for the Good Friday Agreement and for the restoration of the political institutions in the North are not good. The power sharing...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Gerry Adams: The programme for Government commits to improving the quality of life for our younger and older people in the most disadvantaged communities. We all know that these communities consist of wonderful people who are under great social and economic pressures. We also know that suicide is a major issue in our society. There is a particular cluster of suicides in Dundalk, in Cox's Demesne and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to more investment in economic, regional and social infrastructure but there do not appear to be any legal guarantees for schemes and funding already agreed. In County Louth, the N52 Ardee bypass was earmarked for funding by Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Local communities, which have grown in recent years and will be seriously and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 265. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); and when the child will receive respite at a centre. [38350/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Counselling Service waiting list in County Louth; and the length of time they have been waiting [38370/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages approved in County Louth to date in 2019; and the number of persons seeking same. [38371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed additional nursing home beds at a hospital (details supplied). [38372/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 282. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the proposed 50-bed facility for a hospital (details supplied). [38373/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 283. To ask the Minister for Health the status of Dundalk primary care centre. [38374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cataract surgeries performed in County Louth in each of the past five years. [38375/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth awaiting cataract surgery; and the length of time they have been waiting. [38376/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the ophthalmology services available at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if he has implemented the recommendations of the primary care eye services review group in this regard. [38377/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in County Louth that have requested long-term residential care [38378/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (24 Sep 2019)

Gerry Adams: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in County Louth who had business cases for residential care approved by the HSE but are still awaiting a residential placement. [38379/19]