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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (20 Sep 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39167/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (26 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 1095. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the recruitment of staff in Ballymote primary care centre; when the recruitment process will commence; the way in which and when positions will be advertised; the type of staff currently sought; when interviews are due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36496/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: According to reports in the national newspapers yesterday, over 900 general practitioners will retire over the next five years. I understand that 50% of GPs in County Leitrim will retire over the next seven years. The HSE has failed to get a doctor to attend to people in the town of Kinlough, which has grown substantially in recent years and has quite a large catchment area. As a doctor,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital investment that is being made in Garda facilities in Tubbercurry. [32842/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 109. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to provide serviced and zoned industrial land suitable for foreign direct investment in Sligo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available to homeowners and businesses in Leitrim village that are being refused flood insurance cover despite major drainage works and upgrades that have been carried out by Leitrim County Council in recent years following flooding in the village; if he will advise residents and businesses accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 365. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding fibre broadband in an area (details supplied) and the surrounding areas in which a company has a unit installed in the village to facilitate the provision of broadband for 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (12 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 380. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be made available for the construction of the western distributor road which is needed to provide essential high quality access to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33136/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: First, I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. I wish to raise a number of issues. The meeting is running late and I would appreciate if the witnesses could respond to me in writing because I must attend another meeting at 6 p.m. Is there a national policy for the way concessionary tickets are allocated? Is it done by lottery or is it based on the first people to pay? How...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; the progress to date with the proposal; the details of the extension involved; when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: CLÁR Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 342. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR programme will open again for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32148/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 361. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a statutory right to care in the home for elderly or infirm persons that wish to avail of home care packages in circumstances in which it is medically safe to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32070/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 388. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make available capital funding for works (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32232/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 437. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce Government levies for private health premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32577/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic farming scheme will open again for applications for new entrants and for existing producers. [32701/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if herd lesion testing can be facilitated faster than the current turnaround time of ten weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: 726. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the current means testing for self-employed persons seeking the State pension (non-contributory) is operating to standards that are fair and equitable; if she will review the means-test condition with regard to cash income for the State pension (non-contributory) in view of the difficulty it is posing for some persons,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The programme for Government gives a commitment to provide funding to IDA Ireland and local authorities for job creation. Currently in Sligo, IDA Ireland has not a square inch of land on which to build a plant or factory. This is because Finisklin industrial estate is full. The IDA has other lands but they need to access them. The local authority has applied for funding for an inner...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: The explanatory memorandum states that it is envisaged that the annual cost of the operation of the legislation will be in the order of €1 million in each full year of operation. The reason why our judicial appointments process needs to be reformed is to ensure that people are appointed to judicial office based solely on merit. For that reason, Fianna Fáil proposed...

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

Eamon Scanlon: I compliment Deputy Dooley on tabling this Private Members' motion. It is very important. Last year, we called on the Minister to implement a transition period for the new system to ensure that households were fully informed and could financially plan around their expected charges. It is fair to say that they were more informed last year than they are this year. It is crucial that people...