Results 961-980 of 1,886 for speaker:Eamon Scanlon

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (12 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal process is available to farmers in respect of the minimum of 3 ha of forage land which a person owns and farms to qualify for ANC; if the case of a person (details supplied) will be considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the amount of €71.2 million in funding for mental health services was distributed in CHO 1 in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52412/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: A programme on RTÉ last night referred to the Solas respite care centre in Sligo, which was built seven years ago at a cost of €1.5 million. I have raised this issue on several occasions in the House. At the start of the year we were told that the facility would be shut down and the service provided by an outside agency from the end of September or early October. Unfortunately,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the payment of minor works grants 2017 to 2018 to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Staff Recruitment (5 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when county registrars will be appointed in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon in view of the fact that the positions have been vacant for some time and that the Donegal county registrar must travel to carry out the functions of the office in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51578/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (5 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the acquisition and selection of a site for the new Garda regional headquarters in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an on-site meeting with the Office of Public Works to give further consideration to the report on the structure of Ballinamore courthouse has taken place; the outcome of the meeting; when it is envisaged works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51573/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (5 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding for an office (details supplied) will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51541/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Dec 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 323. To ask the Minister for Health when the new primary care and mental health services centre in Ballymote, County Sligo, will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51533/17]

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]