Written answers
Thursday, 28 September 2017
- Department of Health
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
15. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he is planning to implement the future of health care report. [40916/17]
- Nursing Staff Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Health if all 2016 and 2017 nursing graduates will be offered permanent contracts by the HSE. [40946/17]
- Service Level Agreements
17. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is providing €424 million to 26 organisations without having a full service level agreement in place. [40974/17]
- Health Service Capacity Review
18. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to deal with the theatre closures and staffing issues highlighted in submission (details supplied) to his Department; and if he will...
- Hospital Equipment
19. To ask the Minister for Health when a new MRI scanner will be provided in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40950/17]
- HSE Waiting Lists
20. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments being experienced by persons under 18 years of age in...
- Hospital Staff Recruitment
21. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Letterkenny university hospital did not receive funding for two ANP posts specialising in diabetes; when funding will be provided for the posts; and...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
22. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Wicklow that are in need of an assessment for...
- National Dementia Strategy Implementation
23. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of dementia care co-ordinators and dementia advisers in each local health office area. [40968/17]
- Emergency Departments Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposal to provide upgraded and additional facilities in the emergency department at Cavan general hospital; and if he will make a...
- Mental Health Guidelines
25. To ask the Minister for Health if the use of the PHQ-9 and GAD7 checklists for assessing mental health in persons are approved for use by the HSE and general practitioners here; and if he...
- Medicinal Products Availability
26. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the non-provision of medication, such as the contraceptive pill, in State funded hospitals that have a religious-based ethos (details supplied);...
- Primary Care Centres Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the new health centre in Carrigaline, County Cork to be open; and the services that will be provided there [40770/17]
- Speech and Language Therapy Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the HSE’s engagement with the introduction of a new in-school speech and language service. [40944/17]
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
29. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to implement the recommendations of the Sláintecare report; the timeframe for same; if a specific audit...
- Infectious Diseases
30. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/17]
- HSE Waiting Lists
31. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to the HSE north east to reduce waiting lists for orthopaedic assessments and procedures in view of delays in counties...
- HSE Reviews
32. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the in depth review of the variation in waiting lists for early intervention and prevention services for children. [40945/17]
- Emergency Departments Data
33. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have presented at Mayo university hospital emergency department to date in 2017; if the numbers presenting are over the capacity of...
- HSE Staff Data
34. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction councillors employed by the HSE drug treatment service in 2007; the number of addiction councillors employed by the HSE in the first...
- HSE Properties
35. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the refurbishment to the HSE-owned property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- HSE Waiting Lists
36. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments being experienced by persons under 18 in the Dublin north...
- HSE Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding section 39 organisations, for example, hospices, in which staff took pay cuts during the financial emergency; if funding will be provided...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
38. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in counties Laois and Offaly that are in need of an assessment...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
39. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the establishment of a "lets buy healthcare" scheme to purchase private healthcare for procedures that are not being carried...
- Hospital Deaths
40. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent recommendation by a person (details supplied) that all direct maternal deaths in hospitals be subject to external review; and if he will...
- Hospital Groups
41. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove South Tipperary General Hospital from the South South West Hospital Group. [40959/17]
- Hospitals Building Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the construction of the proposed national children’s hospital satellite centre in Tallaght. [40954/17]
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
43. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in County Mayo that are in need of an assessment for occupational...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
44. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the compassionate access programme to medicinal cannabis will help persons that can access medicinal cannabis in other European jurisdictions...
- Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
45. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the waiting times for children waiting for orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/17]
- Disabilities Assessments
46. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the number of overdue assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the Dublin north local health area. [40982/17]
- General Practitioner Services Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to further extend eligibility for free general practitioner care. [40940/17]
- Hospital Facilities
48. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of a dedicated obstetric theatre at university hospital Kerry. [40947/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
49. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the waiting list figures as reported by the NTPF recently; his plans to address this matter; and if he will...
- Hospitals Data
50. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017, by month; the type of surgery involved; if...
- HSE Staff Data
51. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency and bank staff employed by the HSE in each CHO area in tabular form. [40788/17]
- Autism Support Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the services being provided for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medicinal Products Availability
53. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding persons that have been using the drug, Respreeza, for many years and that will now be refused this drug; the care or support he plans to...
- National Maternity Hospital Expenditure
54. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify reports on the funding status for the new maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40918/17]
- Medicinal Products Availability
55. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent assertion that Irish persons have the worst access to newly launched medicines. [40941/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
56. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the scoliosis waiting list targets were missed; the steps he is taking to address the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40780/17]
- National Maternity Strategy Implementation
57. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding introducing the 20-week maternity scan into Cavan general hospital; the work which has been carried out to date; the timeframe for its...
- HSE Expenditure
58. To ask the Minister for Health if reports that the HSE is facing a projected €300 million financial deficit this year are accurate; and the action that will be taken to address this....
- Medicinal Products Reimbursement
59. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which the drug, Vimizin, a treatment for those that suffer from the rare disease Morquio, has been refused funding by the HSE; and if he...
- Hospitals Building Programme
60. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application (details supplied) for an extension at Naas General Hospital in view of the need for these services in the Kildare west...
- HSE Waiting Lists
62. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the waiting lists for eye procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/17]
- Medicinal Products Availability
63. To ask the Minister for Health when the freestyle Libre system will be made available under the LTI scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted only to persons...
- Hospital Staff
64. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that staffing levels in public hospitals are adequate in view of the fact that existing pay and conditions are failing to...
- Respite Care Services Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recently published scorecard on the national carers' strategy which classified respite care as regressive meaning that...
- HSE Waiting Lists
66. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he is monitoring the waiting lists throughout the health services with particular reference to specific procedures such as miscellaneous...
- Ambulance Service Response Times
67. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking regarding allegations by ambulance drivers that precious time is being lost by ambulances travelling to accidents and other emergencies...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
68. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to bring forward proposals on changing the nursing home support scheme. [40943/17]
- Primary Care Centres
69. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the future of the health centre in Passage West, County Cork; and if services will continue to be provided in the local community. [40769/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
70. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the work of the interdepartmental agency working group established to oversee the implementation of certain recommendations contained in...
- Health Service Capacity Review
71. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the bed capacity review. [40939/17]
- Medicinal Products Data
73. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being prescribed methadone in 2017; the number that have been prescribed methadone for more than ten years; and if, since the introduction...
- HSE Waiting Lists
74. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce waiting times for persons waiting for ophthalmology services in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40898/17]
- Primary Care Centres Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Health if primary care centres (details supplied) will receive additional new staff; if there will be no new hires, if staff will instead be moved from areas in the...
- HSE Properties
76. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans in respect of a new building in view of the decision of HSE west to ring-fence the insurance payment for the construction of a new...
- Hospitals Funding
77. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources will be allocated to the existing cardiac catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford to increase the laboratory's...
- Disability Services Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the service provision at Chamber House, Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/17]
- Maternity Services
79. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce waiting times for persons waiting for gynaecological services in Cork University Maternity Hospital; and if he will make a...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Rights
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 20 September 2017, if the legal obligation to comply with the order in terms of rates of...
- Work Permits Applications
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an application for a work permit, critical skills category, can be reconsidered in the case of a company (details supplied) in...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of public submissions that were made in respect of the ConnectIreland review; when these submissions will be made public;...
- Ticket Touting
85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to combat the problem of ticket touting. [41146/17]
- Legislative Measures
86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider reviewing the Employment Permits Act 2006 whereby an advertisement relating to the proposed employment has to run...
- Department of Finance
- Financial Services Ombudsman Remit
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the approach taken by the Financial Services Ombudsman to complaints related to tracker mortgages and the lenders' implementation of the Central Bank's...
- Financial Services Ombudsman Administration
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been technical issues with the Financial Services Ombudsman's online complaint submission process; if so, the issue; the length of time it...
- Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Employment Rights
81. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 20 September 2017, if the legal obligation to comply with the order in terms of rates of...
- Work Permits Applications
82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an application for a work permit, critical skills category, can be reconsidered in the case of a company (details supplied) in...
- Enterprise Support Schemes
83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of public submissions that were made in respect of the ConnectIreland review; when these submissions will be made public;...
- Ticket Touting
85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to combat the problem of ticket touting. [41146/17]
- Legislative Measures
86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider reviewing the Employment Permits Act 2006 whereby an advertisement relating to the proposed employment has to run...
- Department of Finance
- Financial Services Ombudsman Remit
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the approach taken by the Financial Services Ombudsman to complaints related to tracker mortgages and the lenders' implementation of the Central Bank's...
- Financial Services Ombudsman Administration
88. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been technical issues with the Financial Services Ombudsman's online complaint submission process; if so, the issue; the length of time it...
- Tax Yield
89. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy position in respect of index linking income tax bands; the costing for index linking income tax bands from 2018; and if he will make a statement on...
- Credit Availability
90. To ask the Minister for Finance the average and maximum capital provided by each of the State-funded banks for residential construction projects; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Interest Rates
91. To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate charged by a company (details supplied) for the funding of residential construction projects, including projects to build social and...
- Tracker Mortgage Examination
92. To ask the Minister for Finance the compensation percentages offered by each of the lenders involved in the Central Bank's tracker mortgage investigation; if these rates differ for...
- Insurance Compensation Fund
93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of claims remaining outstanding from the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the number of persons that have received...
- State Aid Investigations
94. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding contact between the Government and the European Commission relating to the illegal state aid complaint made by the Commission by...
- VAT Yield
95. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2018 from reapplying a 13% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and the estimated yield if a 10%, 11% or 12% rate was applied,...
- Tax Yield
96. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in a full year of the proposal as suggested by An Taoiseach recently to allow the higher income tax entry point here to be...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Staff Recruitment
98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the access routes into the Civil Service that are available for persons with special needs (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Payments
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider further divisions in the adjacent and non-adjacent rate (details supplied) of the SUSI maintenance grant with a view to...
- Broadband Service Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) can expect to be connected to broadband that will meet the school community's needs. [41055/17]
- Schools Designation
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 20 September 2017, if he will address the specific case concerning the schools referenced; and if...
- School Accommodation Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the installation of three prefabricated classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects Status
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); when the next stage is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Teacher Secondment
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the provision in SI No. 394 of 2017 which states that directors cannot serve for more than five consecutive years (details...
- Schools Building Projects Status
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if will address the delay in building a new purpose built school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/17]
- School Curriculum
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 24 May 2017, the status of the introduction of Mandarin Chinese as a leaving certificate curricular...
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made whereby students attending courses at a college (details supplied) that are not available elsewhere can qualify for...
- Schools Designation
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) which has not been considered a feeder school for the nearest...
- Special Educational Needs Staff Data
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing extra special needs assistants for every ten employed. [41198/17]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Garda Station Opening Hours
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Rathcoole Garda station is only open one day a week; and if he will make a...
- Firearms Licences
111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if firearms assigned to the National Parks and Wildlife Service are registered with his Department. [41012/17]
- Garda Deployment
112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of the 181 Garda recruits that passed out on 22 September 2017 in Templemore that will be allocated to the Limerick...
- Liquor Licence Data
113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 12 July 2017, the number of the disclosed offences each year which resulted in...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure
117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided in his Department's Estimates for 2017 for CCTV systems; the level of expenditure to date; the projected...
- Garda Strength
120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reserves currently stationed at Clondalkin, Lucan, Ronanstown and Rathcoole; the number that were stationed...
- Immigration Status
122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding stamp 4 status in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been informed by their immigration...
- Naturalisation Applications
124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position with regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); if all documentation...
- Immigration Status
125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/17]
- Inspector of Prisons
130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Inspector of Prisons vacancy will be filled; the status of reports which were not completed by a person (details...
- Crime Data
131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests and convictions that were recorded in the recent Operation Thor carried out by An Garda...
- Policing Authority Reports
132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for completion of the independent review of the reporting of breath tests and the issuing of fixed charges...
- Direct Provision System
133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's policy on vulnerability assessments of persons entering direct provision; the details of this assessment; if...
- Legal Services Regulation
134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current stage of the drafting of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority report which is due by October 2018; if he has...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation made to Údarás na Gaeltachta in each of the years 2010 to 2017 by capital and current allocations in...
- Foras na Gaeilge
136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation made to Foras na Gaeilge in each of the years 2010 to 2017 by capital and current allocations in tabular form; and...
- Metal Detectors
137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to review and revise the law on metal detecting here. [41115/17]
- Cultural Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the attempts she made to secure funding to buy the Yeats collection for the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Health
- Medical Card Eligibility
141. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the €500 eligibility limit for receipt of a medical card by a single person over 70 years of age in view of the fact that this has...
- Occupational Therapy Waiting Lists
142. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the long waiting times being experienced by children in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are in need of an assessment...
- Mental Health Services Report
143. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the recent report on Roscommon mental health services will be implemented; and if so, the timeframe for same. [40978/17]
- Disabilities Assessments
144. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which it is proposed to reduce the number of overdue assessments of need under the Disability Act 2005 in the Dublin west and Dublin south west...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
145. To ask the Minister for Health if no child will have to wait longer than four months for a scoliosis operation by the end of 2017. [40952/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration
146. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding extending the fair deal scheme to allow persons receive care in their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41008/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
147. To ask the Minister for Health the progress regarding the commitment under the programme for Government to address the discrimination faced by farmers in respect of the fair deal scheme; and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
148. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the agreement reached with Portland hospital and Franziskus hospital for the provision of surgery for children with scoliosis from Ireland; the...
- General Practitioner Services Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a general practitioner out-of-hours service in north Wicklow; if not, the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Admissions
156. To ask the Minister for Health the action he has taken to deal with inadequate protocols in place at St. Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown in cases in which persons attend the minor...
- Disability Services Provision
157. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a multidisciplinary team for a school (details supplied). [41033/17]
- General Medical Services Scheme Review
158. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available for those that suffer with haemochromatosis and require regular venesection; his plans to introduce financial supports to help...
- Disabilities Assessments
159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41044/17]
- National Lottery Funding Applications
160. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for refusal of a HSE national lottery grant application (details supplied); if there is an avenue for appeal; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Transport Support Scheme
161. To ask the Minister for Health if the motorised grant scheme will be reintroduced; and if so, when it will be open to new applicants. [41046/17]
- HSE Staff Recruitment
162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical scientists and those in similar posts within the Saolta healthcare group are able to apply for inter hospital transfers within the group but...
- Hospital Appointments Status
163. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) can be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41062/17]
- Mental Health Services Expenditure
164. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending access to the counselling in primary care service to all those aged 16 to 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Help Service Expenditure
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours funded in 2017; the cost of increasing the allocation by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41064/17]
- Organ Donation
167. To ask the Minister for Health if the assistance scheme for living organ donors can be expanded to include relief, compensation and assistance to parents not working outside the home; and if...
- Vaccination Programme
168. To ask the Minister for Health the number of agency hours that have been approved for all vaccination programmes in schools in County Meath to the end of 2017. [41071/17]
- Services for People with Disabilities
171. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a home care package for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41076/17]
- Hospitals Data
175. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1038 of 11 September 2017, the hospital sites in which electrophysiology is available; the sites in which...
- Hospitals Building Programme
178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1038 of 11 September 2017, the details of infrastructural improvement projects to address cardiac infrastructure deficits...
- Stroke Care
179. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1130 of 11 September 2017, his plans to recruit a national stroke audit manager; the timeframe for the planned transfer...
- Hospital Equipment
180. To ask the Minister for Health if there have been issues with the provision of thrombectomy services at Beaumont hospital due to the age or utility of equipment; if concerns have been...
- Stroke Care
181. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to advance the recommendations of the HIQA health technology assessment of mechanical thrombectomy; and if he will make a statement on...
- Obesity Strategy
182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will be reporting on the national obesity plan as per the action point in Ten Steps Forward to report annually on the plan; if so, when; if a report card...
- Hospital Services
183. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the rheumatology department at Mayo university hospital; the staffing measures in place; the number of days weekly it operates; the...
- Hospitals Capital Programme
184. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41089/17]
- Hospitals Data
186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries that have been cancelled at Mayo university hospital over each of the past six months, in tabular form; the type of surgery involved;...
- HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
187. To ask the Minister for Health the amount which has been spent on agency staff from 1 January 2017 to 31 August 2017 in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41092/17]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
188. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 20 September 2017, if HIQA has been instructed to invigilate the extra charges by nursing homes; the role of the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
189. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Our Lady’s hospital, Manorhamilton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/17]
- Transport Support Scheme
190. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reintroduce the mobility grant which was withdrawn three years ago [41128/17]
- HSE Reports
191. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report on Roscommon health services detailing the large sums being returned to the Exchequer in previous years; if his...
- Mental Health Services Provision
192. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in developing a pathway to the development of a 24/7 crisis intervention model. [41142/17]
- General Practitioner Services
193. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a doctor in County Limerick is charging €15 for the flu vaccine to persons with medical cards and to persons over 70 years of age. [41143/17]
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
194. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department has examined the Sláintecare report with a view to identification of apparent weaknesses in the delivery of various...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
195. To ask the Minister for Health the most serious waiting list situations in respect of various procedures at various public hospitals as recorded over the past three years; the degree to...
- National Children's Hospital Status
196. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which progress in respect of the provision of the new children’s hospital continues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41169/17]
- Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans
197. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the national treatment purchase scheme can be utilised to alleviate waiting lists at various public hospitals; and if he will make a...
- Primary Care Centres Data
201. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres in place and fully operational in County Kildare; the extent to which each has eased the burden on the public hospital...
- Nursing Home Services
202. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he views the important role played by St. Brigid’s nursing home, Crooksling in the provision of hospital care for women; if his...
- Community Care Provision
203. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he has investigated the origin of rumours regarding the future of Maynooth community care unit having particular regard to the very high...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
204. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for hip replacements at various hospitals throughout the country; the longest period of time a person has been on this...
- Hospitals Capital Programme
205. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding to the provision of the next stage of development of Naas General Hospital with particular reference to upgrading the endoscopy...
- Hospital Waiting Lists Data
206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting appointment with consultants prior to getting on to a waiting list for the relevant procedure; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Services Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a streamlined support service exists throughout the public hospital sector to ensure that consultants have the opportunity to carry out the...
- General Practitioner Data
208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners practising here; the extent to which this number has fluctuated in the past ten years; the extent to which demographic...
- Mental Health Services Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate and financial provision remains available to his Department to meet the requirements of the mental health services with particular...
- Nursing Staff Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which adequate numbers of nurses are likely to become available throughout the public health sector over the next three years; and if he will...
- HSE Waiting Lists
212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each CHO waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care; and the numbers waiting 0 to 12 weeks, 12 to 26 weeks, 26 to 52 weeks and...
- Home Help Service Data
218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in each local health office area in June, July and August 2017; and the way in which this compares against the target in...
- Disabilities Data
219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 at the end of June 2017 or latest day available in each LHO in...
- Speech and Language Therapy Data
220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list in each LHA in tabular form; and the number waiting less than 4 months, 4 to...
- Occupational Therapy Data
222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list in each LHA area in tabular form; the number waiting less than four...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an AEOS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41009/17]
- GLAS Administration
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been exemptions in which GLAS applicants with two separate commonage holdings did not have to pay for the services of...
- GLAS Payments
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41032/17]
- Forestry Premium Payments
227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a forestry premium was not paid on a claim by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement...
- GLAS Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow farmers that applied for GLAS 3 in autumn 2016 and achieved a tier 3 score of less than 16.50 into the scheme; the...
- Planning Issues
229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his departmental officials made a submission to An Bord Pleanála regarding the planning permission sought to build an...
- Horse Racing Ireland
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 2 March 2017, the requirement of the permit holder and the definition of qualifies as...
- Afforestation Programme
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals by an organisation (details supplied) of a five point plan to revitalise farm forestry in view of the fact...
- State Aid
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the recent announcement by European Commissioner for Agriculture that countries worst affected by Brexit-related currency...
- Question Heading for question(s) 234
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has formally submitted an application to the European Commission to avail of CAP funding under market disturbance...
- Beef Data and Genomics Programme
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator by county; and if he...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Renewable Heat Incentive
236. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the introduction of a renewable heat incentive scheme; when he expects this to be finalised; and...
- Broadband Service Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a school (details supplied) can expect to be connected to broadband that will meet the school community's needs....
- Broadcasting Service Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the transmission status of RTÉ in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41094/17]
- Electric Vehicles
239. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one electric vehicle charging point on the north side of...
- Environmental Protection Enforcement
242. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the environmental protection measures undertaken during the exploration further to the exploration licence granted by...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Services Provision
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the results of the public consultation on the rail review will be published; if a decision has been made in respect of the potential...
- Sports Capital Programme Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/17]
- Severe Weather Events Response
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will put in place a financial package that can adequately compensate a club (details supplied) following the devastation caused to...
- Road Projects Status
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought the inclusion of the N56 Letterkenny relief road in the amended capital plan 2016 to 2021; and if he will allocate...
- Military Aircraft
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of munition of war permits issued between 1 June and 31 August 2017 under Article 5 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Affordable Childcare Scheme Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to allow parents that are students and in receipt of the SUSI higher education grant avail of full access to the affordable...
- Foster Care Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to address the potential shortcomings highlighted by the Special Rapporteur for Children in respect of the legal...
- Area Based Childhood Programme
252. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost in 2017 of all community-based early intervention programmes; the cost of the ABC programmes in 2017; and the extent to...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Schemes
253. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 13 July 2017, the position regarding the introduction of a renovation scheme; and if he...
- Town and Village Renewal Scheme
254. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects that have been approved for funding under the town and village renewal scheme that are still awaiting receipt...
- Leader Programmes Data
255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for Leader funding since the new programme commenced; the amount of funding sought; the number of...
- Departmental Funding
256. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is overseeing the regeneration of an area as a cultural and...
- Western Development Commission Funding
257. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget for the Western Development Commission for 2017; the projected budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Seniors Alert Scheme
258. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the changing of contracts for the installation of personal monitored alarms; the rationale behind expected...
- Severe Weather Events Response
259. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will liaise with Donegal County Council to ensure funding is provided to rebuild the key community and tourism amenities of Swan...
- Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
260. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will establish a humanitarian assistance scheme to support and assist the owners of private roads and lanes in north and east...
- Local Improvement Scheme Applications
261. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Donegal County Council recently made a submission to his Department seeking more than...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Rent Supplement Scheme Data
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annualised cost of the average monthly rent currently paid to rent supplement recipients under the scheme; the number of...
- Dietary Allowance Applications
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons in receipt of an old age pension to continue to avail of the diet supplement allowance after they...
- Data Protection
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has prepared a response to the list of questions submitted to her Department by the Data Protection Commissioner...
- Carer's Allowance Applications
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision on a carer's allowance application in view of the fact...
- Community Employment Schemes Review
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the community employment scheme is taking place; the purpose of this review; if the further curtailment of the...
- Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding retained firemen seeking jobseeker's allowance while their availability is restricted due to fire...
- JobPath Programme
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if JobPath providers Turas Nua and a company (details supplied) are engaging with persons that are not long-term unemployed;...
- One-Parent Family Payment
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage at which the report into the impact changes to the one-parent family payment are having on lone parents as...
- Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
273. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payment available to a family in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when rent support will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason rent support was not equally...
- Carer's Benefit Payments
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their carer's benefit payment reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the...
- JobPath Data
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department paid to a company (details supplied) since the beginning of the contract in summer 2015; the number...
- Social Insurance Fund Review
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the review of the Social Insurance Fund will be published. [41211/17]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Nitrates Usage
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the slurry spreading date until the end of October for farmers and the farm yard manure dates until 15...
- Waterways Issues
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of kilometres of river channels here. [41153/17]
- Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1635 of 26 July 2017, the position regarding the review of the tenant purchase scheme;...
- Legislative Measures
282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Dublin City Council or other local authorities vote to rescind freedom of the city to a person (details supplied), if there...
- Housing Data
283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS tenancies in place; and the annual cost of these tenancies. [41056/17]
- Department of Defence
- Planning Issues
287. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his departmental officials have carried out an assessment on whether there will be an impact on the operations of the Naval Service and...
- Naval Service Expenditure
289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 20 September 2017, the cost of the trip, including fuel, pay and allowances for the crew of the...
