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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made by his Department for the beef data genomic scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (10 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to reinstating the ANC payment to 2008 levels to better support farmers that work in the most difficult conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42278/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason it is taking Sligo County Council over two and half years to advance the proposed 20 unit housing development at Carrowbunnaun, Strandhill, County Sligo to beyond stage 1 of development; the further reason the other housing developments planned for County Sligo are also developing slowly; if funding and resources...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the ongoing review of his Department's regional veterinary laboratories, including the Sligo laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41663/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the rate of inheritance tax in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41934/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will respond to a person (details supplied); if this event can take place in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department decided to change the way it paid school secretaries; the reason it has decided to stop the 1978-79 scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the large differences in secretaries' pay between different schools nationwide; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that under the capitation grant scheme, many...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to the creation of a new regional family law judge position for the north west in view of the large number of family law cases there that are leading to long delays in the system and a large number of cases being listed for hearing on sitting days; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Oct 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to provide incentives for the conversion of commercial properties into residential accommodation nationwide. [41489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (27 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the assistance her Department is providing to rural counties such as Sligo and Leitrim in order to increase participation in arts and culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Recreational Facilities Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the way in which Waterways Ireland can support recreational opportunities in rural counties through the development of blueways and greenways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40717/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (26 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of boats, vessels and trawlers that were searched by a customs drug dog unit at Sligo port in each of the years from 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (26 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of boats, vessels and trawlers that were searched by a customs dog unit along the west coast in each of the years from 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (26 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not allocated a classification as a DEIS 1 urban school; if this school was incorrectly classified as a DEIS 2 school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40328/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (26 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 396. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1195 of 11 September 2017, the reason chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not included on the long-term illness benefit list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40665/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (20 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 133. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the recently released live register reduction figures, what additional efforts she will make to ensure that the Action Plan for Jobs is working effectively in County Sligo in view of the fact that it is in every other county; if special consideration can be given to County Sligo to assist it; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (20 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the plans, additional funding and resources that are being put in place nationally by his Department and the HSE to better care for the estimated 3,500 persons who will develop Alzheimer's disease each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1830 of 20 June 2017, if there have been improvements to the bus service 458 between Blacklion and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (20 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 4 May 2017, if he can ascertain from the National Transport Authority, if a company (details supplied) has been identified for the provision of bus shelters nationwide; if it has identified a suitable bespoke unit as suggested by the NTA to this Deputy on 16 May 2017 for John Street, Sligo;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 672. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a new funding mechanism for the upgrading of libraries will be made available by his Department in order that libraries such as Sligo Central Library in Sligo town can develop new premises to better cater to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39210/17]