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Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: The Minister is a rural person from the west of Ireland and there is no doubt he knows the exact problems facing rural Ireland. I can only describe him as a Deputy Ó Cuív, part two, because he has continued some of the good schemes that Deputy started, such as the CLÁR programme and so forth. There is no question that it is making a difference. Deputy Heydon mentioned...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: If we are invited.

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: The ongoing delay in the publication of the review on social housing is seriously affecting families and individuals who find themselves unable to secure housing because they do not qualify for social housing and do not earn enough to secure a mortgage. I am regularly contacted by people who have found themselves stuck in the situation where they cannot get approval for social housing...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: We will miss the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a grant available to persons that wish to take part in the social farming programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (10 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 190. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a school (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; when successful 2019 CLÁR projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/19]

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

Eamon Scanlon: On the same issue, this morning in Sligo University Hospital there were 50 people on trolleys-----

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

Eamon Scanlon: -----despite the fact that a commitment was given 12 months ago to increase bed numbers in Sligo University Hospital.

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

Eamon Scanlon: The Taoiseach will say we do not give solutions but one solution would be to provide funding for home care for people to allow them be discharged from hospital. It costs approximately €125 a week to keep somebody in their home. It is costing €7,000 a week for a hospital bed. What is happening at the moment is economic madness. I know of people who have received letters...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Property (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to tackle commercial vacancy rates particularly in the north-west in which counties Sligo and Leitrim have the highest commercial vacancy rates in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15747/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the office of the Revenue Commissioners in Sligo will not accept customer appointments; if he will investigate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16461/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fibromyalgia Support Services (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons suffering from fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16190/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the bases the 12 additional ambulance service personnel will be deployed to in the north-west region; when a second ambulance will be allocated to Carrick-on-Shannon in view of the demand in the area for services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16545/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [16173/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which fibromyalgia is assessed for the purpose of approving or refusing social welfare benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16507/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Card Levy (4 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons aged 66 years of age and over are exempt from paying the €30 levy per credit card and DIRT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (4 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease here in each of the years 2013 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (4 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the legislative review process regarding the holding of plebiscites by certain local authorities; when the associated regulations will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (3 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason tourism policy is not actively promoting Ireland West Airport Knock to transatlantic carriers, particularly in view of the fact that west and north-west local authorities have committed funding to the airport for ten years; the plans in place to build international market awareness and access to Ireland West Airport Knock;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (3 Apr 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a policy instrument to convince transatlantic carriers to invest in routes to Ireland West Airport Knock and drive access from key tourism markets into the western seaboard will be introduced; the amount in State grants provided to the airport in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the amount provided for capital...