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Other Questions: Road Projects (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I welcome the fact that approval has been given because it is crucial for the region for the road to be put in place to facilitate the building of factories. There is a greater chance of getting companies when buildings are available than when there is no building for them to move into. I welcome the fact that the funding is in place. I am sure the county council has been informed and that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the guidelines and timeframe for withdrawing an active passport application at an appointment in the Passport Office; the documentation required when submitting the new or duplicate application at the time of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 256. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the response to the clerical officer competition on publicjobs.ie earlier in 2018; the number of positions filled from the panel; the position of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24238/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore capitation funding to primary and post-primary schools as per the commitment in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional school accommodation application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25681/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Rural Crime (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts being made to tackle rural crime in the north west; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of burglaries in counties Sligo and Leitrim area is up 30% while nationally the number of burglaries is up 3.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 927. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure that new medicines are available to persons with multiple sclerosis as early as possible through a fair and sustainable system; if his Department is engaging with an organisation (details supplied) regarding accessing new and effective treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 687. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement new measures to allow faster access to the child and adolescent mental health services in order to tackle increasing waiting lists such as permitting advanced nurse practitioners to carry out initial assessments to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24684/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 928. To ask the Minister for Health if it is accurate to state that patients wait an average of 348 days for a drug to be approved for public funding and in some cases over four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25581/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Development (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1059. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the greenway from Sligo to Enniskillen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24240/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1061. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an approved sports capital grant application (details supplied) has now been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1076. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Collooney to Dromahair greenway is included in the national greenways plan for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24794/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1089. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a once-off allocation of funding will be made to clear the backlog of local improvement schemes in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25068/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1182. 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 2018 CLÁR projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1185. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a group (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24885/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1183. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to a club (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 1184. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be granted to an organisation (details supplied) that has submitted an application through the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24884/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Procurement Contracts (30 May 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I will be brief. Deputy Cahill covered most of what I want to say. Since the company came out of examinership, that company has been paid €700,000 for some of the contracts that were already done and where subcontractors were not paid. This is another issue. As Deputy Cahill said, when a person is owed €70,000 and gets €1,200, he or she has no hope of surviving in...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Procurement Contracts (30 May 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I have a solicitor's letter regarding a company which presented in the High Court with a petition for examinership on 16 January. On 3 May, the scheme was approved by order of court with an effective date set as 14 June 2018. Four companies have been in contact with me in regard to moneys owed. The Minister of State and I met a gentleman from that part of the world in Arigna a number of...

Other Questions: Farm Data (30 May 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: I fully agree with Deputy Kenny's sentiments in saying that dairy farmers have done well and the figures for 2017 look reasonable. We have come through a horrendous winter, and the Minister knows what farmers had to deal with. I am sure the income will be well down in the 2018 figures. The new CAP should be more flexible for people. I have a constituent who is a married man with five...