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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a general purpose room and third additional classroom were not granted for a school (details supplied) in County Galway as part of a recent school building plan for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16958/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area scheme penalty review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16937/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (9 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their suckler cow welfare scheme payment in respect of 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms being put in place to cater for persons who formerly received the mobility allowance; the plans that exist to introduce a new regime or when it is envisaged that such a regime might be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (10 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the work that has been done to date or the future plans that exist; if there is a timeframe for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (10 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who owns 15 hectares, some of it quite far away from their house, can stack their entitlements for seven hectares and sell or lease the other portion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17154/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (15 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrears of a remote area grant will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17634/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment scheme review which has been ongoing for many months will be concluded in respect of a person, details supplied, in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (15 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 603. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to families who have no further resources to maintain a family member in a nursing home when that member has been recommended for the fair deal scheme but the funding has not come through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/14]

Ambulance Service: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this motion. There is no doubt, following the recent "Prime Time" programme, that there is a heightened level of concern and worry over the ambulance service. Even if we were to go down the route of taking on new recruits and supplying more ambulances, it would take time. The question is how we can move the service on in the short term over the...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the debate. I agree with a great deal of what Deputy Jim Daly has already said. My understanding of the proceedings is that they are intended to provide Members with an opportunity over a couple of days to give their opinions and thoughts at the outset of this process. Listening to the last half hour of speeches, it seemed the Deputies wanted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Retirements (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is eligible to claim early retirement from his Department due to ill health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for arts projects undertaken by members of active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to towns and villages for village enhancement projects; if plans exist to introduce new funding streams for such projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18336/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available from his Department for active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (30 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for the Gateway programme; if it is envisaged that persons on disability allowance will gain work with local authorities as part of this programme and if so, if any indications are available as to the numbers involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (30 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a scheme which will allow local authorities to employ persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19111/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under new single farm payment rules if a farmer decides in 2015 to lease entitlements do they retain ownership of them or lose them completely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (30 Apr 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 825. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance service took a person (details supplied) to Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe as opposed to University Hospital Galway when the medical care required was only available in UHG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19110/14]