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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to persons with long-term incontinence; and the number of patients in County Galway receiving support from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49756/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Medical Waste Disposal (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 231. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the €75 annual support for persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence towards the cost of disposing of medical incontinence products will be introduced; the reason for the delay in introducing same since its announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49757/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce legislation that would result in driving disqualifications for persons convicted of illegal dumping while using a vehicle; and if he will introduce legislation that will give judges the power to order the confiscation of vehicles used for illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 233. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in each local authority area over the past three years to combat or prevent illegal dumping; the nature of the programmes or schemes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49760/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 234. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent by each local authority over the past three years to alleviate the effects of illegal dumping, such as, pollution of lands or water courses and so on and the removal of dumped material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49761/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (28 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 288. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she plans to take to improve employment opportunities in the Connemara area in order to tackle high levels of unemployment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49758/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for an SNA by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49318/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (27 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the signing into law of the statutory instrument to enact the European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations 2018; the timeframe for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49319/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 636. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by Údarás na Gaeltachta in relation to a planning application (details supplied) to Galway County Council; if Údarás na Gaeltachta has all the required right of way agreements in place with the route the subject of the planning application; and if she will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: I am aware that there are many and often complex reasons for thousands of patients occupying hospital beds for longer than is ideal every year. I am familiar with many of these cases. The fact remains that the delays in approving fair deal applications for nursing home care and delays in funding for home care packages create some of these hold-ups. As I mentioned earlier, a hospital is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: There is a serious problem in hospitals all over the country, with beds being occupied by people who are well enough to be discharged but have nowhere to go. At the heart of the problem is the time it takes to get approval for nursing home support under the fair deal scheme and the growing numbers of people waiting for approval for home help under the home support service. The knock-on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (22 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced by ministerial order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48684/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (20 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance if a property is liable for local property tax when commercial rates have been paid on the property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47908/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (20 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive is to be continued in 2019 and beyond as a means of improving housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48104/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Licences (20 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 763 of 6 November 2018, the transactions registered by buyers of wild wrasse, that is, ballan wrasse, or labrus bergylta, and corkwing wrasse, or symphodus melops, in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47852/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Data (20 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all salmon farms using wild caught wrasse, that is, ballan wrasse, or labrus bergylta, and corkwing wrasse, or symphodus melops, as cleaner fish for control of sea lice on salmon farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47853/18]

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael Collins. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill, which provides significant detail on the proposed extension of the Cork City Council boundary but only refers to the appointment of a new chief executive for Galway city and county in Part 5, under the "Miscellaneous" heading. That is disingenuous and very disrespectful to...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: Hold on one minute.

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: I am not part of the alliance. Galway deserves better than this. Galway is a medieval city, with the first mayor appointed back in 1485, Mr. Peirce Lynch. If this Bill is railroaded through this House and the merger of the two local authorities goes ahead, we will lose our status and the mayoral position. A mayor is one of the most important positions that a city can have and the mayoral...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Defence Forces: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)

Noel Grealish: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Chief of Staff along with his colleagues, the deputy chief of Staff and assistant chief of staff. This is the first time they have appeared before us and perhaps it will be the first of many appearances. We have all read newspaper reports in recent months and years indicating that morale in the Defence Forces is low. We do not like reading those...