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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (30 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) which is being withheld due to a departmental error; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51262/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (30 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a capital sports grant application by a club (details supplied); when an announcement of funds allocated is expected under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51336/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The carer's allowance is a welcome and very valuable payment. Those supplying care for others do a great job and there is no question about that. I was recently told of a girl who came back from England, where she was working, to look after her father who was very ill. She has no income here and applied for a carer's allowance and, unfortunately, was turned down. Her father is very ill...

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I am glad to have an opportunity to say a few words on the Social Welfare Bill 2017. In 2016, at the first opportunity I had, I raised the issue of the change in pension allowances introduced by Deputy Joan Burton in 2012. I know this was hotly debated last night and I think everybody that spoke in the Dáil raised this issue. There is an anomaly there. I know the Minister is genuine...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I support the representations of colleagues on behalf of the parents and children we met this morning. As Deputy McGrath noted, in one particular case a child has been prescribed the drug, paid for the HSE, but has to purchase it in the North. Other children cannot avail of it. There is something badly wrong in that situation. I urge the Minister for Health to meet the children and their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (29 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the provision of a pension for community employment supervisors; if she will address the failure to act on the Labour Court recommendation that a pension scheme would be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50466/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the Garda regional headquarters in Sligo; if a site has been acquired or selected for a new Garda station for Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of an organisation (details supplied) in Sligo are refusing to operate from the station; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 236. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Office in Dublin can no longer take the credit card details that are on passport application forms in view of the fact that they cannot manually input the details into the credit card machine; if so, his plans to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50313/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance and associated personnel serving in each of the Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle stations; the number of newly-qualified ambulance and associated personnel assigned to each of the Sligo, Manorhamilton, Carrick-on-Shannon and Boyle stations in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of newly-qualified ambulance and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 378. To ask the Minister for Health when discussions on the provision of first responder schemes between the national ambulance service and the national directorate for fire and emergency management are expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50130/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 386. To ask the Minister for Health the funding or grant schemes available through his Department for active retirement groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50166/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if a solution has been found to resume a group (details supplied) in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; if the relevant persons have been informed in relation to the service restarting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if the new mental health facility for Sligo will open before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50570/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 450. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding for mental health services in CHO1 in 2017; the amount of underspend on mental health services in CHO1 in 2017; the amount of funding allocated for mental health services in CHO1 in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50571/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months and over 24 months for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services in each of the CHOs, in tabular form, at the end of October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (28 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the upgrade for the N4 from Mullingar to Rooskey. [50507/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (23 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of all planning and research work under way on the impact of Brexit on businesses and small and medium enterprises in Northern Ireland and the Border counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49458/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 141. To ask the Minister for Health the status of dermatology services in Sligo University Hospital; if the service is still in operation; if not, the alternative arrangements that have been put in place for patients; his plans to rectify this in order that appointments can be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49658/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The Western Development Commission recently issued a report on employment in the north west over the period 2011-16. The increase in the north west was 2.2%, compared with 11% nationally. During questions on promised legislation last week, Deputy McLoughlin stated that the Action Plan for Jobs in the north west was not working, something we have been saying for some time. The Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 Nov 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of businesses in the north west due to the need to improve infrastructure, particularly the road network, to assist businesses remain competitive and to attract new business to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49195/17]