Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Commonage Framework Plans

Michael Fitzmaurice

1600. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU auditor is auditing the commonages here; and if so, the date on which this audit will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/17]

Commonage Framework Plans

Michael Fitzmaurice

1601. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria that the EU auditor is examining commonages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26706/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

1602. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from the years 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are now examining agricultural areas, especially wet or marshy agricultural areas with a view to these been omitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/17]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

1603. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are omitting hill tops within commonage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/17]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

1616. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the hill tops of commonage areas have been excluded under the proposed changes to the BPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/17]

Organic Farming Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1710. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their organic farm payment for 2016 which was due in December 2016; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/17]

Fire Service Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

221. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost in callout fees, hourly rates and wages for both full time and part time firefighters involved in gorse and forest fires for the period of 1 March 2017 to 19 May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25315/17]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

544. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid an AEOS payment which was due to them in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

572. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to help the thousands of persons that have been left without a broadband service as a result of the difficulties their provider (details supplied) is having with a satellite provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25853/17]

Planning Issues

Michael Fitzmaurice

131. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason local authorities are making it a stipulation of planning in rural areas that septic tank systems be desludged annually and be vouched in view of the fact that persons living in towns and serviced areas are receiving a free public water and sewerage service from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25255/17]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Michael Fitzmaurice

201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a consultant specialising in headache and migraine pain management will be appointed to Beaumont Hospital in view of the fact that there are approximately 2,500 persons on the waiting list to see such a specialist and in further view of the fact that these persons have been left some 18 months without progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25256/17]

Health Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

202. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive BHE treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25257/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

243. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if illegally burnt land must be withdrawn from 2017 basic payment scheme applications in the event that the farmer of the land is not the responsible party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/17]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

244. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for submission of applications for the knowledge transfer scheme as has been requested by agricultural consultants due to ongoing issues in completing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25254/17]

GLAS Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

245. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, application by a person (details supplied); the reason a decision has not been made to date in view of the fact that they only have ten days to carry out the action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24859/17]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

452. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate to describe parents that are of the view their children's symptoms are a result of the HPV vaccine as scaremongers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24175/17]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

453. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his views on the motion recently passed by the annual conference of a union (details supplied) seeking a review of the HPV vaccination programme in post-primary schools. [24176/17]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

454. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his plans to include new warnings which would include the manufacturers leaflet in the information package being supplied to persons with regard to the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24178/17]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

455. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that HPRA has received of over 1,000 reports of suspected adverse reactions associated with HPV vaccines and that the majority of these reports are consistent with the types of effects known to occur with the vaccine including chronic fatigue syndrome, post viral fatigue and auto immune disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24179/17]

Hospital Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

477. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no staff at Beaumont Hospital to administer DHE treatment; if this is the case in view of the fact that there are persons waiting up to two years for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24300/17]

Basic Payment Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

560. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department's information system is dropping plots on the BPS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/17]

Basic Payment Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

561. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason redigitised plots on his Department's systems are given a zero maximum eligible area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24478/17]

TAMS Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

562. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide further training for agricultural consultants for the TAMS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24479/17]

Health Services Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

349. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been seen at a clinic (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22713/17]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

518. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary Question No. 558 of 9 May 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) who submitted a GLAS application and uploaded additional documentation did not have the information reviewed in the correct manner when their application was being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23354/17]

Disability Allowance Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

298. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a person's (details supplied) disability claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/17]

Dental Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

351. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when his Department will replace the school dentist in the Monksland area of Athlone, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/17]

Dental Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

352. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will receive their dental appointments under the schools scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21435/17]

Dental Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

466. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when dental services will be restored to Monksland County Roscommon under the HSE, whereby school age children can be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/17]

Dental Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

467. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when persons (details supplied) will be seen in the dental clinic in Monksland, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21933/17]

General Practitioner Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

468. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Strokestown, County Roscommon to a one doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21934/17]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

469. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon to a one-doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21935/17]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

558. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's (details supplied) information was not reviewed correctly in regard to a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/17]

Road Safety

Michael Fitzmaurice

252. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of time after a person has ingested and or inhaled cannabis before the technology being used for roadside drug testing will return a negative result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21285/17]

Road Safety

Michael Fitzmaurice

253. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of time after a person has ingested cocaine before the technology being used for roadside drug testing will return a negative result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21286/17]

Road Safety

Michael Fitzmaurice

254. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of time after a person has ingested opiates before the technology being used for roadside drug testing will return a negative result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21287/17]

Road Safety

Michael Fitzmaurice

255. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of time after a person has ingested benzodiazepines before the technology being used for roadside drug testing will return a negative result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21288/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

656. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount allocated to flood relief measures in budgets 2015 and 2016; the amount which was spent in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19379/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Fitzmaurice

1106. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE commissioner of the Roscommon mental health service review did not use a standard HSE procurement process, but instead used a systems analysis investigation method to appoint members of the Roscommon review team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20614/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Fitzmaurice

1107. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if any members of the Roscommon mental health service review team were known to or linked to any senior members of HSE management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Fitzmaurice

1108. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the persons or body that selected persons and the way in which they were selected in view of the fact that the procurement method used was for systems analysis investigations, which required no advertising or interviews and was generally lacking in transparency, in relation to the Roscommon mental health review team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20616/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Fitzmaurice

1109. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason the Roscommon mental health service review team is using a legal firm in County Mayo to conduct its business in relation to the review, when it is based in Northern Ireland and this same firm is used by the HSE to conduct other business; if the firm can be described as truly independent; his views on whether this is not a conflict of interest; if the HSE is paying this legal firm for the work of the review team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20617/17]

Public Procurement Contracts

Michael Fitzmaurice

1110. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 15 November 2016, the reason the national director of mental health stated that the incident management policy 2014 was used for the selection of external experts for the Roscommon review team; and if the attention of the director was not drawn to the fact that this policy, which only examines individual serious incidents within the HSE, was not suitable for the procurement of a team of experts for such a major review of a whole service. [20618/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

1159. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to fund the national reserve in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/17]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1199. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20028/17]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1200. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/17]

GLAS Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/17]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

Michael Fitzmaurice

1267. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of prosecutions taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland against persons or groups in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the nature of the prosecutions; if the prosecutions were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19590/17]

Bank Charges

Michael Fitzmaurice

74. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the reason banks providing merchant services to retailers have not passed on the reduction of the bank interchange rate to their customers following budget 2016 and in the Finance Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18939/17]

Bank Charges

Michael Fitzmaurice

75. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure banks providing merchant services to retailers pass on the reduction of the bank interchange rate to their customers given by the Minister in budget 2016 and in the Finance Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/17]