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Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Retirements (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 389. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a unit (details supplied) at St James's Hospital; if funding is still in place for this unit; the timeframe for its delivery; the status of the hiring of the multidisciplinary team and specialists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an update or an appointment for their child. [6006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects all persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan to be paid in full under the green low-carbon agricultural scheme, GLAS 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission extra staff to deal with backlog of GLAS 2 payments for persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5734/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of the case of a person (details supplied); the timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 557. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will place a hold on any Government funding for the capital phase of the North-South interconnector until such a time that the impact of Brexit on this project is realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5392/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (7 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan constituency for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5783/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services Provision (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: It is a fundamental piece of equipment and a fundamental service in any maternity ward. I am really not sure from the Minister of State's reply whether she has stated staff will circulate between various hospitals or there will be a designated 20-week anomaly scan in Cavan General Hospital and patients will not just be referred to the Rotunda or other hospitals. I wrote to the Minister,...

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services Provision (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I really appreciate that.

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services Provision (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I welcome the opportunity to raise this very important issue regarding the 20-week anomaly scan at Cavan General Hospital. I have submitted numerous parliamentary questions in the past eight months and I have been getting mixed messages from the Health Service Executive, HSE, on this issue. I was first led to believe that it had been actively worked on for Cavan General Hospital and that it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan that changes to the ANC payment scheme's criteria will leave thousands of farmers ineligible for any new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4847/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Supply Regulation (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers nationwide and particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan will receive payment in phase 1 of the milk reduction scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 236. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 25 January 2017, the reason the anomaly scan cannot be introduced as a matter of urgency at Cavan General Hospital in view of the fact all equipment is in place; the efforts being made to hire the relevant staff to ensure this scan will be offered on site at Cavan General Hospital; if a meeting with him can be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (2 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to meet a person (details supplied) to discuss various issues pertaining to their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4963/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Hernan for his presentation. He has said connectivity will be maintained and that no passenger will be discommoded. In that context, he referred to the future plans of the company. I come from the Cavan-Monaghan area and the public transport service we have is vital. There has been a depot in Cavan for as long as I remember. I use the Expressway service. Two buses leave for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Mr. Hernan is saying the NTA is responsible for maintaining connectivity. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: What investment has Bus Éireann undertaken in recent years? I have in mind the depot in Cavan town, for example. What investment has Bus Éireann made in that depot in recent years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: Will Mr. Hernan forward the information on the investment made in the past ten years in that depot? It is a busy bus station with a great deal of through traffic and many people depend on it. As we do not have a rail service, one can imagine how important it is for those of us who live in rural Ireland. My final question relates to rural school transport which, obviously, is singularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: My question relates to concessions. I imagine Bus Éireann has heard from public representatives throughout the country about students who had received a concession and who then suddenly no longer had one. When this happens, it is a major shock for the family concerned.