Parliamentary questions

Garda Stations

Aindrias Moynihan

378. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the different stages of the Garda building and refurbishment programme 2016-2021; the stage the proposed development of Macroom Garda station is at; and if negotiations have been completed on a proposed site. [39995/16]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Aindrias Moynihan

627. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in the official naming of the road with regard to both Cork city and county councils' decision to honour the women of Cumann na mBan by naming the national road from the Jack Lynch Tunnel south westwards to the Ballincollig bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39994/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

12. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to obtain outpatient appointments for the 11,468 persons waiting more than a year in Cork hospitals in October 2016. [38033/16]

Occupational Therapy

Aindrias Moynihan

29. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the fact that latest figures indicate some 1,049 persons under 18 years of age are waiting more than a year for a first-time assessment for occupational therapy in counties Cork and Kerry. [38032/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Aindrias Moynihan

21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to advance detailed design of the Baile Bhuirne flood defences; and when the scheme will advance to construction. [36369/16]

Flood Prevention Measures

Aindrias Moynihan

22. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent in each of the past three years on the Baile Bhuirne flood defences; the funding in place to advance same; if this is sufficient to complete the construction; and the next step in the works. [36370/16]

Garda Station Refurbishment

Aindrias Moynihan

66. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the construction of the new Garda station in Macroom, County Cork, will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36448/16]

Animal Welfare

Aindrias Moynihan

195. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban circus animals here. [36449/16]

Local Authority Funding

Aindrias Moynihan

25. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding drawn down in each county subsequent to being approved under measure 2 of the NTICI since June and July 2016. [35224/16]

Local Authority Funding

Aindrias Moynihan

87. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of those projects which were granted funding under measure 2 of the NTICI on which works have actually commenced on site; and the procedures he has put in place to progress the scheme in Cork. [35225/16]

School Patronage

Aindrias Moynihan

145. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the closing date for expressions of interest from patrons for a new school (details supplied); when thereafter a decision will be announced for the patronage of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35633/16]

Medicinal Products Regulation

Aindrias Moynihan

197. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if he has powers under statutory instrument or regulations to set or change the level of tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, acceptable in medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35378/16]

Garda Deployment

Aindrias Moynihan

62. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in west Cork on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to west Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34692/16]

Crime Levels

Aindrias Moynihan

87. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for west Cork are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in west Cork have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34691/16]

School Costs

Aindrias Moynihan

263. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exist from school to school here and the inequality faced by parents by providing funding for a free primary education system as costed by a charity (details supplied). [34897/16]

Fire Stations Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

289. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when construction of a new fire station in Macroom will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34896/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

273. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the contract for the supply of diabetic insulin pumps is due for renewal. [34348/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

274. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if the diabetic insulin pumps for clients in Cork will be provided through a new contract or through the existing Medtronic contract. [34349/16]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

275. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if a consultant will be able to choose or prescribe an alternative diabetic insulin pump to that supplied under contract to the HSE. [34350/16]

Rural Broadband Scheme

Aindrias Moynihan

418. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will provide a broadband service in Cloughduv, County Cork, and the surrounding areas. [32858/16]

Garda Retirements

Aindrias Moynihan

50. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of the Garda Síochána, of the different ranks, who are within one year of retirement age, in tabular form; and the number within one to two years of retirement age. [32166/16]

Garda Retirements

Aindrias Moynihan

51. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for facilitating members of the force who wish to stay on beyond the current retirement age. [32167/16]

Electricity Transmission Network

Aindrias Moynihan

149. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the categories under which compensation is provided to landowners where EirGrid brings power lines through their property; and the amount paid to a landowner for a timber pylon and a steel pylon. [32168/16]

Nitrates Action Programme Implementation

Aindrias Moynihan

241. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the slurry spreading season. [32230/16]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aindrias Moynihan

32. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil a Roinn ag athnuachan seanscéimeanna trí na gnéithe is dúshlánaí a bhaint agus, mar sin, an bhfuil a Roinn ag simpliú na seanscéimeanna sin. [31144/16]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aindrias Moynihan

40. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cé mhéid scéim Gaeilge atá comhaontaithe ag a Roinn faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 le heagraíochtaí éagsúla go dtí seo i mbliana agus cé mhéid scéim Gaeilge atá fós le hathnuachan. [31145/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

59. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce gynaecology waiting times for inpatient and day cases in Cork University Hospital. [30663/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

95. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting more than a year for an outpatient consultation with a gynaecologist at Cork University Hospital. [30662/16]

School Transport

Aindrias Moynihan

530. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons (details supplied) who held a concessionary ticket through the school transport scheme for the past two years lost a concessionary ticket in 2016. [26326/16]

Schools Building Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

531. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction is due to commence on a new school (details supplied). [26327/16]

Housing Estates

Aindrias Moynihan

559. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of unfinished housing estates in each county, with malfunctioning private sewerage treatment plants; and the number of affected houses in each county, in tabular form. [24676/16]

Housing Estates

Aindrias Moynihan

658. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the funding promised under the National Taking in Charge Initiative will be available. [26258/16]

Social Welfare Offices

Aindrias Moynihan

815. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been reached with regards to where the Macroom office for the Department of Social Protection will be situated. [26253/16]

Office of Public Works Properties

Aindrias Moynihan

875. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the reason there has been such a drastic cut to the OPW lease contract for a premises (details supplied). [26252/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aindrias Moynihan

1002. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied). [24376/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Aindrias Moynihan

1455. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason Autoimmune Hepatitis is not on the long-term illness scheme. [26254/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Aindrias Moynihan

1456. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the list for the long-term illness scheme will be updated. [26255/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Aindrias Moynihan

1457. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the list for the long-term illness scheme was last updated. [26256/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Aindrias Moynihan

1458. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the reason Ankylosing Spondylitis is not on the list for the long-term illness scheme. [26257/16]

Forestry Grants

Aindrias Moynihan

1578. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available to replant damaged forestry plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/16]

Severe Weather Events Response

Aindrias Moynihan

1606. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason funding is being provided for only 2000 ha under the windblown reconstitution scheme when it is estimated that 8,000 ha were affected. [26259/16]

Severe Weather Events Response

Aindrias Moynihan

1607. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for funding can be made under the windblown reconstitution scheme; and when funding will be released once an application has been made. [26260/16]

Fish Farming

Aindrias Moynihan

1629. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason he is proposing to cease fish farm operations in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Cullion, County Westmeath and associated activities in County Cork; and the alternative he is proposing. [24677/16]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Aindrias Moynihan

201. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in respect of student grant applications, he will engage with SUSI in regard to it taking into account the expenses of parents of students who are in debt settlement arrangements. [23793/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Aindrias Moynihan

142. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to advance the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork. [23144/16]

Housing Estates

Aindrias Moynihan

206. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have a further round of the national taking-in-charge initiative measure 2; and the way he intends to advance improvement works for estates identified in the pilot but not approved funding. [23145/16]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Aindrias Moynihan

207. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the revision of the wind energy development guidelines 2006; if the revisions to the guidelines will be informed by a public consultation process and best international practice based on the most recent research; and the timeframe for completion of the revision. [23147/16]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Aindrias Moynihan

208. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the international practices and recent research on which the revision of the wind energy development guidelines will be based. [23165/16]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aindrias Moynihan

241. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

328. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home help in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional home help hours. [23139/16]

Home Help Service Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

329. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home help in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional home help hours. [23140/16]

Home Care Packages Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

330. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if additional funding has been made available for home care packages in County Cork; and if a person (details supplied) will receive additional night-time care. [23141/16]

Public Service Obligation Levy Yield

Aindrias Moynihan

402. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount collected from the public service obligation levy on energy bills for each of the past five years in tabular form. [23142/16]

Public Service Obligation Levy Yield

Aindrias Moynihan

403. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the public service obligation levies collected from energy bills over the past five years have been distributed across solar, wind, wave, fossil and biofuels for each of the past five years in tabular form. [23143/16]

Citizenship Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

123. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of, and when, a decision is expected on a citizenship application by a person (details supplied). [22442/16]

Local Authority Services

Aindrias Moynihan

358. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the water services at an estate (details supplied) in Cork have not been approved under the national taking in charge initiative, NTICI, measure 2; the criteria which were used for the approvals; the options now available to the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22439/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aindrias Moynihan

651. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22443/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aindrias Moynihan

652. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when the Cope Foundation in Cork will be able to access funding promised for post-21 day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22444/16]

Road Projects Status

Aindrias Moynihan

853. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when or if he plans to move the N22 Macroom bypass to tender for construction. [22773/16]

Road Projects Status

Aindrias Moynihan

854. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is funding in the current capital programme to build the N22 Macroom bypass. [22774/16]

Home-makers Scheme

Aindrias Moynihan

145. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost per year of extending the homemaker scheme to those who worked in the home prior to 1994. [21561/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

6. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce gynaecology waiting times in Cork University Hospital. [20992/16]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Aindrias Moynihan

104. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional gynaecologists in Cork University Hospital. [20991/16]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Aindrias Moynihan

680. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the online claims system for the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will be activated so that farmers with approvals can claim payment for works completed. [20821/16]

Carer's Support Grant

Aindrias Moynihan

283. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer's support grants paid during June 2016; if all of the automatic renewals have been paid; and if not, the number which remain unpaid and when they will be paid. [19404/16]

Hospital Procedures

Aindrias Moynihan

535. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of purpose built theatres in Cork University Hospital for gynaecology surgery; and the number of hours each are used for each of the past six months [19403/16]

Health Services Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

536. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/16]

Departmental Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

261. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for decisions on the national taking-in-charge initiative measure 2 schemes recently submitted by local authorities, and if adequate funding is in place in measure 2 for the schemes put forward. [17258/16]

TAMS Applications Data

Aindrias Moynihan

493. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approved, part-approved and unapproved applications, and when the part-approved applicants will be paid, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II. [17256/16]

Postal Codes

Aindrias Moynihan

512. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the process in place to allow householders to correct the description on their Eircode postcode, where it carries misspellings or fictitious townlands. [17257/16]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

204. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15181/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Aindrias Moynihan

34. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of personal assistant hours for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13824/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

179. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients, men, women and children with type 1 diabetes, attending the Cork hospitals of the south and south-west hospital group who are awaiting insulin pump therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13945/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

180. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in the Cork hospitals of the south and south-west hospital group for insulin pump therapy, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/16]

Health Services

Aindrias Moynihan

181. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of carbohydrate counting courses for type 1 diabetics the Health Service Service Executive will organise in County Cork in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13947/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

182. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the waiting time and the number of persons on the waiting list to see an endocrinologist for type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the Cork hospitals of the south and south-west hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13948/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aindrias Moynihan

183. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac patients attending the Cork hospitals of the south and south-west hospital group who are diabetics and awaiting an appointment with an endocrinologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13949/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Aindrias Moynihan

184. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health his projections of the impact of the recently introduced health service recruitment bar on increased waiting list times for the care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13950/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Aindrias Moynihan

185. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health how long the Health Service Executive's recruitment bar will last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13951/16]

Motor Insurance Regulation

Aindrias Moynihan

80. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance his plans on re-establishing the Motor Insurance Advisory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11970/16]

Overseas Development Aid

Aindrias Moynihan

354. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Ireland's development assistance committee's contributions to official development assistance for the years 2011 to 2016 to date; when Ireland will reach the agreed gross national income target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/16]

Garda Station Closures

Aindrias Moynihan

30. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to request the Policing Authority to review the dispersement of Garda stations and to assess the impact of all station closures in north-west County Cork since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10129/16]

Garda Data

Aindrias Moynihan

49. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in north County Cork on 31 March 2011 and on 31 March 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10128/16]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Aindrias Moynihan

1009. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme, including when he will make the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9771/16]

Direct Payment Scheme Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

1056. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payments under the direct payment schemes to a person (details supplied); when the payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10279/16]

Local Authority Services

Aindrias Moynihan

290. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he is progressing with Irish Water and the local authorities with a view to the taking in charge of malfunctioning sewerage plants serving estates that are otherwise ready to be taken in charge. [8859/16]

Agriculture Scheme Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

44. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the low emissions slurry spreading equipment scheme, including when he will finalise it. [8715/16]

HSE Staff Remuneration

Aindrias Moynihan

65. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health why a home help (details supplied), serving in a rural area where there is no public transport and depending on another person for transport to and from clients, is not paid travelling expenses. [8631/16]

Health Services Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

66. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when he will approve additional night nursing hours for persons (details supplied). [8632/16]

Ambulance Service

Aindrias Moynihan

67. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health why the Mallow intermediate care vehicle would be relocated to Cork city and the cover would be available to north County Cork, given that a paramedic ambulance is not available. [8634/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Aindrias Moynihan

94. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be notified of the outcome of its application under the summer works scheme. [8633/16]

Summer Works Scheme Administration

Aindrias Moynihan

95. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to sanction the summer works scheme to enable schools to commence work as soon as students are on holidays, given the lead time to have builders ready for works and given that just over six weeks remain until school holidays begin. [8636/16]

Road Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

113. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to upgrade the N20 Cork-Limerick Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8635/16]

GLAS Eligibility

Aindrias Moynihan

234. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he gives equal priority to special area of conservation, special protection area and natural heritage area lands when selecting applicants to join the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme and, if not, what is the order of priority and why. [7133/16]

GLAS Data

Aindrias Moynihan

235. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who have natural heritage area lands but no special protection area or special areas of conservation and who have been accepted into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, and the number of those who are waiting on the next tranche, by county. [7153/16]

Water Conservation Grant

Aindrias Moynihan

83. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will pay the water conservation grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5909/16]

School Staff

Aindrias Moynihan

695. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to approve an additional classroom teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Cork from September 2016 in accordance with the staffing schedule. [5908/16]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Aindrias Moynihan

696. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5910/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

697. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure additional accommodation is made available in the autism unit in a school (details supplied) in County Cork for autistic siblings of children currently attending there. [5911/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Aindrias Moynihan

698. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to retain the early intervention unit in a school (details supplied) in County Cork and accommodate additional students in the autism spectrum disorder 1 classroom. [5912/16]