Parliamentary questions

Clár Forbartha Tuaithe

Éamon Ó Cuív

250. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an raibh aon chomhráite aige lena a chomh-Aire, an tAire Tithíochta, Pleanála agus Rialtais Áitiúil, maidir le síneadh a chur le scéimeanna séarchais tuaithe d’fhonn tuilleadh tithe a cheangal leis na scéimeanna atá ann i láthair na huaire; an raibh aon phlé aige freisin maidir le scéimeanna nua séarachais a chur ar fáil i sráidbhailte tuaithe nach bhfuil a leithéid acu cheana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [46225/18]

Garda Recruitment

Éamon Ó Cuív

418. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if final admittance to the Garda College for recruits is completed for all persons who applied to join An Garda Síochána in 2016 and 2017; if not, when this recruitment phase will cease; the reason for the delay in admittance to the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45299/18]

Ministerial Correspondence

Éamon Ó Cuív

636. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he will meet a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45298/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Éamon Ó Cuív

690. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if it is planned to replace the specialist bariatric nurse who retired from Galway University Hospital in June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45519/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Éamon Ó Cuív

691. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to appoint a senior dietician and a clinical psychologist to the bariatric unit in GUH in line with the recommendations of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45520/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Éamon Ó Cuív

692. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to develop a new bariatric unit on the site of unit 4 in Merlin Park as agreed by the hospital board in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45521/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Éamon Ó Cuív

693. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps he plans to take to deal with the consistent deprioritisation of patients who need urgent bariatric surgery leading to specialist surgeons not having access to theatre for these operations thus leading to negative outcomes for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45522/18]

Basic Payment Scheme Appeals

Éamon Ó Cuív

779. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a request for a review or an appeal lodged on behalf of a person (details supplied) in relation to basic payment scheme payments and force majeure will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45296/18]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

1004. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will issue on an application by an agency (details supplied) under the CLÁR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/18]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

1100. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a change was made to the BSCFA process by which persons who usually receive the payment automatically had to send in a new application in 2018; the further reason persons were not informed individually of this change; if applications made after the closing date will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45331/18]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

1194. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which a group water scheme with only domestic users on it is to pay for shortfalls in the amount it receives in grants through the local authority for domestic dwellings and the actual cost of running the scheme in circumstances in which these costs are higher than the grant payable in view of the new rule introduced by his Department in 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45297/18]

Local Authority Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

1200. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the review of local authority finances will be completed; if the results of this review will be reflected in the allocation of funding to Galway County Council in 2019, particularly in view of the fact that the council is critically short of the necessary finance to fulfil its role in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45518/18]

Seirbhísí Oileán

Éamon Ó Cuív

123. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí chun áit páirceála shábháilte a chur ar fáil do rothair, carráistí capall agus busanna gar do láthair Dhún Aonghusa in Árainn; cad iad sonraí na gcomhráití a bhí ag an Oifig le Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe leis na leas-sealbhóirí eile le trí mhí anuas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [44387/18]

Personal Injuries Commission

Éamon Ó Cuív

193. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to ensure the implementation of the second and final report of the Personal Injuries Commission in relation to the insurance industry; the number of recommendations that have been implemented to date; the number that are in the process of implementation; the number that have not yet had progress made on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44308/18]

Disability Support Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

216. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce personal or individualised budgets for children with severe disabilities in order that they can choose the services they require from various service providers rather than been tied to one service provider; when the report from the taskforce on individualised budgets will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44483/18]

General Practitioner Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

239. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the HSE can continue to attract general practitioners to work in rural Ireland; his plans to increase the support for out of hours cover, the return of distance coding and increasing and improving the eligibility conditions for the rural practice allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44310/18]

General Practitioner Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

240. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra support for Westdoc in order that it can provide a more comprehensive out of hours service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44311/18]

Disability Support Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

250. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to introduce personal or individualised budgets for children with severe disabilities in order that they can choose the services they require from various service providers rather than been tied to one service provider; when the report from the task force on individualised budgets will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/18]

Hospitals Discharges

Éamon Ó Cuív

263. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be discharged to the care of their family on completion of treatment which they have requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44476/18]

Cúram agus Oideachas na Luath-Óige

Éamon Ó Cuív

376. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist go mbeidh an tacaíocht chéanna ar fáil do na Naíonraí Gaelacha agus atá ar fáil do Chomhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta chun gur féidir leis na Naíonraí Gaelacha an réimse tacaíochta céanna a chur ar fáil do naíonraí taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht agus a chuireann Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta ar fáil taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [44281/18]