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Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (13 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I, too, am delighted to support the Bill. It is crucially important. We can have all the laws and Bills in the world but we need the leverage to implement them. We have seen continued depletion of our lakes and rivers. We need to urgently address the situation as we are leaving IFI vulnerable to legal challenge simply for doing its job of protecting the inland waterways and the fish that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if he will expedite this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for eye procedures, by county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to speed up waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19021/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (13 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the draft terms of reference regarding the North-South interconnector will be circulated to Members of the Oireachtas and to a committee in County Monaghan and another organisation (details supplied) for comment before they are signed off on; and if these terms of reference will require Cabinet approval. [18935/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan is prioritised by his Department; the reason it is not being treated as urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Artists' Remuneration (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he has had discussions with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the establishment of a specific social protection payment for artists; if there interdepartmental initiatives planned to ensure support for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 75. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite waiting times for jobseeker's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17459/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (detail supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18117/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the new Bailieborough Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 492. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address waiting times for persons who potentially may be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to see a neurologist regarding changes to medication and diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 493. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 12,000 persons are living with Parkinson's disease here; the reason there are only five specialist nurses to deal with the condition; his plans to increase services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17571/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 494. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an association (details supplied) does not receive State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 518. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a request for full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17682/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 596. To ask the Minister for Health his views on an issue (details supplied); if there is anything being done at present by his Department to encourage more persons to carry organ donation cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if funding at present is allocated to services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; his plans for investment in either county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18194/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: North-South Interconnector (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 720. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a scenario (details supplied) is correct in view of the passing of the Fianna Fáil Oireachtas motion concerning same and the stay currently imposed by the judicial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18158/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Disputes (11 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 735. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with Bus Éireann staff in counties Cavan and Monaghan regarding the resolution of the ongoing strike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17560/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Apr 2017)

Niamh Smyth: I support my colleague in calling on the Minister to approve this project. It is a unique and important school for Cavan and Monaghan that caters for pupils between the ages of four and 18 years and is located in Cootehill, which we like to call the hub of education, given how it lies on the Cavan-Monaghan border and provides for that catchment area. Its pupils have severe and profound...