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Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I am glad to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill and I thank Deputy Martin Kenny for bringing it forward. The Bill aims to resolve problems around planning permission in County Leitrim, south Sligo, north Roscommon and south Donegal following strict changes in Environmental Protection Agency rules on water pollution. These changes have had a disproportionate impact on planning...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: Broadband is being rolled out at present. There is a situation in my county where the broadband is 200 m away from a high-tech tool-making factory employing 18 and doing business in China and all over the world. There is also a riding school just up the road from it. Those businesses should be targeted and they should be given the broadband. They are in the amber area. The company...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (20 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 455. To ask the Minister for Health the screening process in place to detect Lyme disease in blood donations; the way in which the Irish Blood Transfusion Service assesses donors for symptoms of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (20 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the allocation of the new round of 2018 sports capital programme grants will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (20 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim submitted by a person (details supplied) on 24 September 2018, which has not been lodged or processed by her Department; if the reason certificates for the application have not been processed will be investigated despite them being physically submitted weekly since the claim...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (15 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that enough supports are in place to Roscommon and Leitrim county councils to support asylum seekers in an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (15 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to facilitate those who have been granted asylum in an accommodation centre (details supplied); the supports available or that will be made available to Leitrim and Roscommon county councils to provide support; the planned actions for integration services and community building projects; the steps he is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (15 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that enough supports are in place for children in a new direct provision centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47468/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Asylum Support Services (15 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to facilitate those who have been granted asylum in an accommodation centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47470/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Exemptions (14 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if early childhood care and community educations services will be exempted from paying commercial rates; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that rates are affecting the running of businesses and, if not dramatically reduced, are likely to result in the closure of services; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is receiving a reduced rate of partial capacity benefit; when the full rate will be restored; when arrears will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47367/18]

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: On page 57 of the programme for Government there is a commitment to ensure appropriate care is in place to improve cancer services for patients and families. I will raise an issue in Sligo University Hospital. There was a day room for patients and families. The room has been closed for the past 20 weeks. The room was fitted out by public donations and was a great facility. The Taoiseach...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (13 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I did that. I received no response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (13 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre sensor will be made available on the long-term illness scheme for type 1 diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (8 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding speech and language therapy at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if maternity cover has been sanctioned; if not, when it is expected to be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (8 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on hospital trolleys in all hospitals in the north-west region, including Roscommon University Hospital, in each month since September 2017, in tabular form; the number recorded in October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46177/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (8 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which additional funding announced in budget 2019 is being dispensed in Sligo University Hospital in view of the fact that it is among the worst hospitals affected by overcrowding; the specific funding to be provided in County Sligo for winter pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46197/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund will issue to a person (details supplied) which has been withheld due to a departmental error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46214/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I note what the Minister said on the work that has been carried out with signage. I know that work has been carried out because of the work of local councillors such as Rachel Doherty, John Cummins and John Murphy, but unfortunately it is not enough. I propose a traffic calming measure at that particular part of the road as a solution because as Deputy Eugene Murphy has said, if something...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (7 Nov 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I will not repeat Deputy Eugene Murphy's comments, but I emphasise the problem at the junctions in question. I have photographs of them which I will give to the Minister when I finish. According to TII, this section of road is recognised as a collision-prone zone, HD15. It is a straight stretch of the N4 that is perhaps two miles long. When cars are turning right and crossing the L1015,...