Parliamentary questions

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

204. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

205. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4704/18]

Psychological Services

Eugene Murphy

222. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance to trainee educational psychologists will be provided, in line with the financial support provided to their counterparts on alternative doctoral programmes and in the context of youth mental health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4079/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eugene Murphy

226. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/18]

Psychological Services

Eugene Murphy

233. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance to trainee educational psychologists will be provided in line with the financial support provided to their counterparts on alternative doctoral programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4213/18]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals

Eugene Murphy

479. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a case in which a person (details supplied) has been left with an outstanding bill to his Department through no fault of their own will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3954/18]

Beef Imports

Eugene Murphy

495. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in tonnage of non-national beef which was processed and labelled as Irish here in 2016 and 2017 by county, in tabular form; the origin of this non-national beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4215/18]

Electric Vehicles

Eugene Murphy

515. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to install an electric car charging point at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4217/18]

Walks Scheme

Eugene Murphy

569. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Hymany Way will be included in the walk scheme for 2018; if landowners along this 100 km route will be allowed to avail of walk scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4214/18]

Hospitals Data

Eugene Murphy

136. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting zero to three, three to six, six to nine, nine to 12, 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and over 24 months, respectively, for an appointment at the nerve conduction clinic at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe by the end of December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3759/18]

Tax Collection

Eugene Murphy

172. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) is being asked to repay a sum of money that was paid to them in relation to section 22 tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2940/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Eugene Murphy

194. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been waiting for an engineer to inspect the proposed new site for the purpose of building a new school for over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3184/18]

Hospital Transfers

Eugene Murphy

210. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been transferred from Sligo hospital to Tallaght hospital for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2612/18]

State Pension (Contributory)

Eugene Murphy

46. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the issue of pension equality and to reverse the changes to the bands for the contributory pension which were introduced in 2012 and had an adverse effect on older persons and women in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2031/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

105. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for surgery at University Hospital Galway; and the expected timeframe in view of the fact that this person has been on the waiting list since June 2016. [2176/18]

Hospital Facilities

Eugene Murphy

106. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when an external clinical risk assessment will be carried out at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, to allow the re-opening of a number of theatres which have remained closed for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/18]

Hospital Facilities

Eugene Murphy

107. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures which have been cancelled or delayed since the closure of a number of theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, in September 2017; the number of elective procedures that have been undertaken in the private sector to alleviate the pressure of the backlog since the closure of the theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/18]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

245. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the Shannon River Basin Management Co-ordination Group in 2017; the details of those; and the agencies that have attended. [54488/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

834. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; when an appointment will be forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55007/17]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eugene Murphy

1030. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1388/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Eugene Murphy

1031. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if home care hours will be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1389/18]

Medical Card Applications

Eugene Murphy

1037. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) can be expedited. [1451/18]

Office of Public Works Data

Eugene Murphy

162. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the flood relief capital allocation and the drawdown in each of the years from 2011 to 2017, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54152/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

163. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group in each of the years from 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54153/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

152. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) will be waiting on an orthopaedic procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53275/17]

School Management

Eugene Murphy

151. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 30 November 2017, the validity of a decision by the board of management of a primary school to remove a member of the board of management (details supplied) and to replace that member with a new one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52628/17]

Garda Deployment

Eugene Murphy

43. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in counties Longford and Roscommon as of 1 November 2017; the number of community gardaí in the division; and the number of Garda Reserve and new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [51668/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

156. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the full surveys that have been carried out on ongoing flooding issues in Castleplunket, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51448/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

157. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the full surveys that have been carried out on the ongoing flooding issues in Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51449/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

158. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide each local authority with extra finances to deal with specific drainage and maintenance issues that continue to add to the flooding problems on rural roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

159. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the planned flood defences for Roscommon town, County Roscommon, are likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51451/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

160. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the planned flood defences for Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, are likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51452/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

161. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to remove silt and vegetation that is built up at the Lanesborough Bridge, County Longford, in order to ensure the free movement of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51454/17]

Waterways Issues

Eugene Murphy

532. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that the structure that remains in the River Shannon in Tarmonbarry, County Roscommon, which inhibits the flow of water, is removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51453/17]

Ministerial Functions

Eugene Murphy

98. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times he has been requested to act in accordance with the provisions of section 16 of the Education Act 1998 at the request of a patron from December 2015 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/17]

School Management

Eugene Murphy

99. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that must be followed when a complaint is made in relation to an individual board member by a school board of management to a school patron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/17]

School Management

Eugene Murphy

103. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if another mechanism exists for the removal of an individual member of a board of management of a primary school aside from the provisions set forth in section 16 of the Education Act 1998 and as enumerated in the governance manual for primary schools 2015 to 2019 in section 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51377/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

287. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can secure an urgent sleep study appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway in view of serious health concerns and retention of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/17]

Foreign Direct Investment

Eugene Murphy

100. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason counties Roscommon, Leitrim and Meath were not allocated funds from of the €93 million in funding for grant aid that was distributed by the Industrial Development Authority to help develop and support foreign direct investment in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50670/17]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Eugene Murphy

494. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of remote sensing eligibility satellite inspections that were carried out in counties Roscommon and Galway to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of inspections in which results are still outstanding; the number of cases in which payments under the basic payment or areas of natural constraint schemes are still outstanding due to a delay in results of these satellite inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50358/17]

Departmental Contracts Data

Eugene Murphy

503. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fee paid by his Department to contract companies to carry out remote sensing eligibility satellite inspections, by county, in tabular form in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50517/17]

Road Network

Eugene Murphy

93. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to examine road connectivity between Rosslare Europort and the west of the country; his plans to link the M11, N24, M3, M4 and M7 in view of the importance of increasing direct accessibility between the west and continental Europe, avoiding likely UK customs delays post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/17]

Naturalisation Applications

Eugene Murphy

130. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

171. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will fully fund the upgrading project for Ballinasloe Garda station; if so, the amount of funding being committed to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

172. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the start date for the upgrading project for the Ballinasloe Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48716/17]

Herd Number Applications

Eugene Murphy

430. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a herd number after they lodged the relevant application and documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

151. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be advised of the date of a hip replacement operation in Merlin Park hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48509/17]

Hospital Facilities

Eugene Murphy

153. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of funeral removals that took place from the mortuary facilities at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48334/17]

Hospital Facilities

Eugene Murphy

154. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the refurbishment programme of the mortuary facilities at Portiuncula Hospital, including refurbishment of the viewing and reposing area and clinical pathology area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48335/17]

Hospitals Data

Eugene Murphy

265. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the care of the orthopaedics department at Castlebar hospital, County Mayo, who were subject to a wash-out procedure due to complications after knee replacement or hip replacement operations between 1 October 2016 and 1 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47644/17]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

286. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

104. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason contracts have not been signed in relation to necessary upgrading works at Ballinasloe Garda station which were due to begin in October 2017; when these works are scheduled to commence in view of health and safety issues at the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47170/17]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Eugene Murphy

133. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure the funding that has been allocated for the necessary upgrading of Ballinasloe Garda station is ring-fenced for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47181/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

737. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 16 years of age waiting to see a paediatric rheumatologist in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the average waiting time, by LHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46458/17]

Hospitals Funding

Eugene Murphy

738. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a third paediatric consultant rheumatologist and a multi-disciplinary team at Our Ladies children's hospital, Crumlin will be funded in view of the significant waiting list and access issues for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46459/17]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Eugene Murphy

941. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the debt recovery section of his Department is permitted to impose interest rate charges on moneys it is seeking to recoup as a result of overpayments or fines in view of the fact that it is not licensed by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46623/17]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

213. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) will expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

269. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons a company (details supplied) ceased to provide services in June 2017 despite the fact that they had a contract with Pobal under the community services programme with funding in place until December 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45309/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

270. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a number of persons (details supplied) employed by a company for 15 and 21 years, respectively, have not yet received overdue wages and holiday pay after the company prematurely exited a contract with Pobal under the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45310/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

271. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the avenue of redress that is available to previous employees of a company (details supplied) that are seeking payment of overdue wages and holiday pay after the company ceased to provide services and prematurely exited a contract with Pobal under the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45311/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

272. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the board of management of a company (details supplied) brought staffing concerns and ongoing incidents to the attention of Pobal with which they were under contract under the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45312/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

273. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of funding that was allocated to a company (details supplied) under the community services programme in each of the years 2010 to 2017; and the level of staffing including full and part time in the company in each of the years 2017 to 2017, in tabular form. [45313/17]

Community Services Programme

Eugene Murphy

274. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person or body to which a company (details supplied) under the community services programme is ultimately answerable to in cases in which serious staffing concerns and ongoing incidents have not been adequately addressed; the sanctions that are in place regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45314/17]

Mortgage Data

Eugene Murphy

18. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders who have entered into a restructuring arrangement that included lengthening the term of the loan in an attempt to deal with mortgage debt in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44539/17]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Eugene Murphy

34. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to protect a person (details supplied) who was fully insured when involved in a road traffic accident and is now accountable for 35% of a claim against their insurance due to the fact their insurance provider went into liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44540/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

237. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to close the children's dental services in Elphin, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44677/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

147. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the children's dental service based in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, has been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44312/17]

Dental Services Data

Eugene Murphy

148. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of children's dental health services that have closed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44313/17]

Dental Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

149. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his plans to open or reopen children's dental health services in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/17]

Dental Services Data

Eugene Murphy

150. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the allocation of funding to children's dental services he has at his disposal; the amount of funding which was allocated to these services in the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44315/17]

Dental Services Data

Eugene Murphy

151. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of school aged children who avail of dental health services, by county, in tabular form. [44316/17]

Job Creation

Eugene Murphy

45. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the creation of 50 new jobs in Roscommon town by a company (details supplied) that was announced in June 2015 but have not been delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43312/17]

School Transport

Eugene Murphy

72. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be given for a setdown or drop-off point for a school (details supplied) in the interests of health and safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43205/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Eugene Murphy

73. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for a prefab extension for a school (details supplied) due to an increase in student numbers and due to an inadequate general practitioner's room is being used for teaching purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43206/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eugene Murphy

107. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if an assessment with the early intervention services in Tuam, County Galway for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the ongoing delay; the reason a seamless transfer of former services from the early intervention services in County Sligo could not have been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/17]

Road Improvement Schemes

Eugene Murphy

162. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for a joint plan between Leitrim and Roscommon county councils to construct a pedestrian foot bridge on Rooskey bridge in the interests of ongoing health and safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43363/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Eugene Murphy

375. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can be advised of the date of a hip replacement operation in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/17]

Hospital Procedures

Eugene Murphy

421. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hip and knee replacements that have taken place in Castlebar Hospital, County Mayo, in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42258/17]

Hospital Procedures

Eugene Murphy

422. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of post-operation wash out procedures following knee and hip replacements in the past year in Castlebar Hospital, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42259/17]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Eugene Murphy

423. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who contracted the MRSA virus in Castlebar Hospital post-operation procedures in the hospital in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Eugene Murphy

473. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to top up funding of ANC payments to persons in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway, Cavan and Longford due to incessant rainfall in these areas in recent months which has caused ongoing financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42861/17]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Eugene Murphy

50. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ongoing information technology problems and delays in relation to GLAS and AEOS payments will be resolved; the reason the information technology software is not able to recognise anomalies or changes in a person's circumstances which is adding to further delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/17]

School Management

Eugene Murphy

177. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a complaint (details supplied) was not followed through the prescribed channels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41389/17]

HSE Staff Data

Eugene Murphy

51. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of agency and bank staff employed by the HSE in each CHO area in tabular form. [40788/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Eugene Murphy

63. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked 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 with type 1 diabetes but will be made available to all persons on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40776/17]

Mental Health Services Report

Eugene Murphy

143. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked 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]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Eugene Murphy

914. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the assessment to be held by the Health Service Executive on the pricing and reimbursement under the community drugs scheme of the FreeStyle Libre medical device, which is used by diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37209/17]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

938. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and numbers availing of treatment under the cross-Border health care directive scheme since its inception, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37360/17]

Cross-Border Health Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

939. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been reimbursed to patients through the cross-Border health care directive to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37361/17]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

1493. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for their practical driving tests as of 24 July 2017, by county; and the waiting times for same, in tabular form. [36862/17]

Driver Test Data

Eugene Murphy

1494. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for their practical driving tests in July 2015, by county: and the waiting time for same, in tabular form. [36863/17]

Driver Test Data

Eugene Murphy

1604. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving test examiners who have been appointed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38521/17]

Driver Test Data

Eugene Murphy

1605. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving test examiners who are employed. [38522/17]

Driver Test Data

Eugene Murphy

1606. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving text examiners his Department plans to employ in the next year. [38523/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Eugene Murphy

691. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of a long-term residential care place for a person (details supplied) in a centre in County Kildare. [35094/17]

Respite Care Services Data

Eugene Murphy

692. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the cost of residential weekend respite care from an organisation for a person (details supplied) with severe autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/17]

Flooding Data

Eugene Murphy

250. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of proposals for a voluntary home relocation scheme for domestic dwellings affected by flooding and unable to receive insurance cover or adequate remedial works; the number of homes due to be covered by the scheme; the amount due to be allocated; the timeframe of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34229/17]

Flooding Data

Eugene Murphy

251. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a voluntary farm building relocation scheme due to flooding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34230/17]

Flooding Data

Eugene Murphy

252. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the trial on lowering water levels in Lough Allen undertaken by the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group; if there are legal or statutory impediments to such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34231/17]

Flooding Data

Eugene Murphy

253. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34232/17]