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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (2 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 1156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or a committee will make the final decision on the closing of regional veterinary laboratories in counties Kilkenny, Limerick and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (2 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 1157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the next steps the report penned on the closing of regional veterinary laboratories in counties Kilkenny, Limerick and Sligo recommends to be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (2 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 1158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the regional veterinary laboratory in County Sligo will be closed in view its importance to farmers therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (2 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 1184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for GLAS 2 by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19810/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (2 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 1185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for GLAS 2 by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19812/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects section 28 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 to be commenced; if he will notify this Deputy when this occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 277. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate with the relevant HSE officials and a hospital (details supplied) if a drug can be made available publicly to a person (details supplied) in view of this person's health condition; if this drug will be made available to all public patients in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank Dr. McCann and the committee for bringing this forward. It is a major issue for us as public representatives in the north west. As an Oireachtas Member for the Sligo-Leitrim constituency, which covers Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and all the other areas that were mentioned, I was very interested to hear the points raised by Dr. McCann. I have, on a number of past occasions, listened...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: One of the potential shortfalls highlighted by the statistics Dr. McCann provided is that we do not have the same volumes of traffic as other parts of the country. That is a factor in the context of investment. How can it be overcome? There are huge volumes of traffic into other parts of the country. I am not a member of this committee but I am a Member of the Oireachtas and I represent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: And three hours to get to Sligo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Upgrading of the N4 and N5 Roads Infrastructure: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I have a final question for Dr. McCann. He mentioned Brexit in the context of the north west and the routes we have been discussing. Does he foresee a possible increase in traffic volumes through Donegal from Northern Ireland to the north west?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (4 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with the National Transport Authority's CEO, the provision of new bus shelters nationwide; the expected start date for the planning application process with Sligo County Council for delivery of the already identified and approved new bus shelters at John Street, Sligo, and IT Sligo (details supplied); and if he...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: Yes. I am happy to go along with the amendment. Members have expressed their support as well, even those who are not present.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the clerk and his staff for inviting me here this evening for this Committee Stage debate. I thank the Chairman for her support and assistance thus far. It has been greatly appreciated to date. I take this opportunity to thank all of the Oireachtas Members of this committee for their support of my Bill. I also thank all of the members of the Oireachtas joint committee who compiled...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (10 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding his Department's capital plan and the provision of the N4 Collooney to Castlebaldwin upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (10 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing seaweed harvesting licences; the cause of the issue between legal interface and the current applications; when these applications are likely to be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (10 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if provisions can be included in the forthcoming rates Bill to allow equine businesses be classified as agriculture enterprises for rates valuation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22268/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Discussion (11 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank both of the witnesses for their attendance and worthwhile contributions. I have a number of questions, some of which have been touched on. Recently I organised a meeting on Brexit in Sligo that was attended by almost 250 people, including people from the farming community. As the Chairman has outlined, I represent a constituency region that comprises Sligo, Leitrim and parts of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (16 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 341. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a 13 month waiting list for autism services in the CHO area 1 region; the reason this is the case; the effort being made to alleviate the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22697/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 May 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioners in the CHO area 1 are being advised by the HSE not to refer patients to the CAMH service; the reason this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22698/17]