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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 410. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will finalise the local development strategy for County Longford in order that Leader 2020 funding can be provided to many deserving projects in the county; and if he will expedite this process. [19780/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 460. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a full assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund the drug Ampligen for suffers of myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19325/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 520. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [19330/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 688. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the substantial cuts experienced by the Westmeath County Childcare Committee Limited, which has seen a drop of 26% in funding since 2010 and is now facing a very serious situation in relation to the support of children and working families in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19323/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to upgrade AIT Athlone to university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18867/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the former Mullingar Army site with a view to using same for institutional educational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the farm assist and rural social scheme will commence as pledged in the programme for Government; if the income and child disregards will be re-instated considering the current volatility and crisis in farm incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Data (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage the mapping process is at for rural broadband for County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schemes he funded under smarter travel 2015 and 2016 in counties Longford and Westmeath; if he will consider funding both greenway projects in counties Longford and Westmeath under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18852/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to set out a national policy framework for greenway construction and management due to the number of State bodies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (30 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Transport Authority will conclude the process of separating the corridor of two distinct service patterns for commuters in counties Longford and Westmeath (details supplied) in the context of distances from Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18902/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (29 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will change the terms of reference for the tendering of the licence for the processing of driving licences in order that the Post Office Network could apply for the contract; if this would fit in with the Government's aim to promote the Post Office Network;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18570/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reorganisation (28 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 72. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a heavy recovery unit in County Westmeath for serious accidents and to improve efficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18432/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (28 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 256. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18027/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (28 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review an assessment for a person (details supplied) under the nursing home support - fair deal - scheme. [18433/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (28 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 492. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources why Bord na Móna is pumping water off the bog at Derryadd, County Longford, into the river on the proposed site of the Derryad windfarm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17965/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (28 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: 546. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits over each of the past ten years to Longford, Tullamore, Athlone and Mullingar, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18112/16]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: I wish the Chairman the very best in his role and I wish the Minister of State the best in his Department over the coming months. The catchment flood risk and assessment, CFRAM, report was documented in the Minister of State's opening remarks. Essentially, he has already pointed out that urban areas will be best served by the report in terms of requirements and conditions. I am just...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Peter Burke: It is simplistic to say the money is in the Office of Public Works for local authorities to move forward and identify projects. Taking the scale of the Shannon, local authorities may not have the expertise to formulate solutions for rural aspects. The Minister of State mentioned that the CFRAM report is centred on urban populations but in rural areas, have we identified projects...