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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in reaching a decision for a TAMS II application lodged by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Minister of State for her response and I hope she will appreciate that I am not trying to be political in any way, shape or form on this particular issue but we must do everything we can in the coming weeks and months to shorten these waiting lists. These children and their families are enduring too much pain and suffering as a result of the current waiting times and I urge the...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: Deputy Ross is the Minister now.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Chair for selecting this very important matter for discussion. I am disappointed that the senior Minister is not here but I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne. In mid-November, the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on health, Deputy Kelleher, made two impassioned speeches in this House following a meeting with members of the Scoliosis Advocacy Network who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI has failed to address a query lodged by this Deputy's office six weeks ago in respect of person (details supplied) except for a repeat response; the reason SUSI has failed to clarify which document can be provided in place of a notice of assessment from the Revenue Commissioners; the reason SUSI has failed to clarify the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the application process for the sports capital grant will commence; the closing date for submission of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40339/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (14 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, to conduct a review on the N24 between Carrick on Suir and Mooncoin, inclusive of all junctions and assess the need for upgrades of the safety measures currently in place to ensure the necessity for same will be brought to the attention of him and TII and commenced...

Flood Prevention Measures: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: This motion serves as a stark reminder of the utter devastation many Deputies of this House witnessed this time last year. Nationwide, we saw 500 homes and 400 businesses flooded over the winter months with an estimated €100 million in damages from a series of storms. Locally, the communities of Thomastown and Inistioge on the River Nore, Graiguenamanagh on the River Barrow and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the current level of engagement among housing agencies with the mortgage to rent scheme; if he is satisfied with same; if he will consider implementing legislation or amending the principal legislation to ensure that there is a higher level of engagement between housing agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in the issuance of a second lump sum payment of a pension scheme into the estate of a deceased person (details supplied); if he will ensure that any procedural difficulties in respect of this specific payment are promptly resolved in order that it can be issued without further delay; the timeframe in respect of the time...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: The word is equilibrium and it is equality. I agree that fibre broadband is the way to go, if we can get fibre broadband to every household. However, as a rural Deputy I know it will not be possible. With all the Minister's grand plans and whenever he rolls out broadband over the next number of years, it will not reach rural areas. While it might get into the populated areas, the towns...

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: To reach every household?

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures being taken within his Department to ensure equality in the roll-out of broadband services for rural areas, rural communities and regional towns under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/16]

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken within his Department to ensure equality in the roll-out of broadband services for rural areas, rural communities and regional towns under the national broadband plan.

Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Minister for his response and acknowledge that he has taken on a very difficult brief with the best of intentions since the Taoiseach announced his appointment in May last. However, I remain gravely concerned that the need for prioritisation of broadband roll-out for rural areas is being severely underestimated within the Government’s national broadband plan. Many rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Administration (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 18 October 2016, if he will provide a further update as to when the Boundary Review Commission, established to examine the boundary between counties Kilkenny and Waterford, is expected to publish its concluding report in view of the fact that the results of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 339. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 18 October 2016, if he will provide a further update as to when the national steering group established by him to develop policy on a major trauma system for Ireland will publish its first report; the status of the group's recommendations in respect of St. Luke's Hospital, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Data (6 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 428. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the results of the survey of the River Barrow conducted by Inland Fisheries Ireland will be published, in view of the fact that publication of same was expected in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38492/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 61. To ask the Minister for Health the increase in home help hours the Carlow-Kilkenny local health area can expect in 2017. [38035/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (1 Dec 2016)

Bobby Aylward: 89. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the fact that latest figures indicate some 698 persons under 18 years of age are waiting more than a year for a first time assessment for occupational therapy in counties Cork and Kerry. [38034/16]