Parliamentary questions

Traveller Community

Fergus O'Dowd

214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will publish an updated action plan on Traveller health with agreed actions by voluntary and statutory agencies and an agreed budget and timelines; if he will update the all-Ireland Traveller health survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12456/16]

HSE Investigations

Fergus O'Dowd

218. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the action the Health Service Executive will take to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied) including all aspects of the medical and nursing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12489/16]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

251. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the spine link road between Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath, which was included in the roads capital plan for 2016, given that Part 8 of the planning Acts has been completed by Meath County Council; to provide funding for the acquisition of land and the construction of this road which will be of huge benefit to over 2,000 children who attend schools on the adjoining education campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12487/16]

Traveller Accommodation

Fergus O'Dowd

412. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding requested and provided for Traveller accommodation facilities and the drawdown, by local authority, for each of the past three years; if all the funding provided was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/16]

Hospital Services

Fergus O'Dowd

709. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the continued use of Lourdes laundry which is attached to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in County Louth; the Health Service Executive's plans to keep it open; the reassurances it will offer to the staff employed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/16]

Diabetes Strategy

Fergus O'Dowd

924. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to representations from Diabetes Ireland (details supplied) regarding the recruitment of Health Service Executive posts for Louth Diabetes Community Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10563/16]

Mental Health Services Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

43. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if funding can be made available to a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8561/16]

Driver Test Centres

Fergus O'Dowd

109. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will designate Drogheda, County Louth as a driving test centre; the location of driving test centres nationally and the cost per annum of running each such centre; if such centres are owned or leased or rented by the Road Safety Authority and from whom; if so, the length of such lease or rental agreement and when they come up for review; the number and designation of staff for each such centre; the annual number of tests carried out for each of the past three years by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/16]

Garda Deployment

Fergus O'Dowd

46. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and rank of gardaí in the Drogheda district for each year since 2010; if in view of the significant increase in population she will allocate additional gardaí to the Drogheda district area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7901/16]

Crime Levels

Fergus O'Dowd

48. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that burglaries in the Drogheda, County Louth, area have increased by 8% in the past year; the steps that can be taken to assist the Garda in dealing with this issue; the additional resources that can be allocated to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7947/16]

Tax Data

Fergus O'Dowd

120. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons qualifying for the rent-a-room tax relief for each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7821/16]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Fergus O'Dowd

248. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding unaccompanied minors who on entering the State were placed in State care; the numbers of such children placed in care for each of the past five years; if concerns have been expressed by persons or agencies regarding their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7393/16]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Fergus O'Dowd

252. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has received or requested any reports from Tusla - the Child and Family Agency or from any other agency on the care of minors who were unaccompanied when they entered into the State system of care; if any incidents of abuse of any kind of these young persons while in State care have been reported to him; if all persons including interpreters working full-time or part-time with these minors have been vetted by An Garda Síochána, the actions he has taken as a result of such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7623/16]

Garda Strength

Fergus O'Dowd

324. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of members of An Garda Síochána serving in the Ardee and mid-Louth area; the number in 2011; if she will increase the current number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6758/16]

Garda Districts

Fergus O'Dowd

332. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to increase the number of Garda Síochána in east Meath; to review the operational control of this district which is under the Ashbourne area, and to place it in a new district including Drogheda. [6881/16]

Garda Districts

Fergus O'Dowd

333. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to increase the number of Garda Síochána in the Drogheda, Dundalk and north County Louth area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6882/16]

Garda Strength

Fergus O'Dowd

334. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the number of Garda Síochána serving in the Ardee and mid-Louth area; the number serving in 2011; if she will increase the number currently serving in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6883/16]

Home Care Packages Data

Fergus O'Dowd

547. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number of persons receiving home care packages in counties Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan for each of the years 2012 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6880/16]

Election Management System

Fergus O'Dowd

784. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make it mandatory that all polling stations and polling booths are fully accessible for all persons. [6878/16]

National Spatial Strategy

Fergus O'Dowd

785. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a new national spatial strategy; if he will consult the public and request submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/16]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

854. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge connecting County Louth and south County Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/16]

Railway Stations

Fergus O'Dowd

855. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the reopening of Dunleer railway station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6885/16]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

856. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed western bypass of Ardee, County Louth including the cost, the criteria and the budgetary heading under which he will supply the funding; if he has held or will hold meetings with Louth County Council and the National Roads Authority on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6886/16]

Medical Card Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

419. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Louth will be re-examined, given the medical report submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5372/16]

Hospital Services

Fergus O'Dowd

471. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the future of kidney transplants; the number of such transplants performed in each of the past five years; if a second transplant hospital will be immediately designated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5631/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

7. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 25 November 2015, if she will expedite an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4717/16]

Water Conservation Grant Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

26. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a water conservation grant will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is a member of a private water scheme and who has registered with Irish Water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5072/16]

Water Conservation Grant Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

27. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a water conservation grant will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is a member of a private water scheme and who has registered with Irish Water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5073/16]

Retail Sector

Fergus O'Dowd

54. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on an issue raised in communications received (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/16]

Drainage Schemes Status

Fergus O'Dowd

105. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the issue raised in communication received recently (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4723/16]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

370. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5123/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

479. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5075/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

97. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Taoiseach the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth-East Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3569/16]

Language Schools

Fergus O'Dowd

262. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to issues raised concerning English language schools (details supplied). [4025/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

35. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the funding she allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth-East Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3567/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

72. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth-East Meath by project and initiative and by completion date and by cost for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3561/16]

Tax Code

Fergus O'Dowd

73. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance why savings accounts in the name of children are subject to deposit interest retention tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3571/16]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

86. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance to note the report regarding a person (details supplied); to make urgent regulations to allow the person to benefit from the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

117. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth East Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3566/16]

IDA Site Visits

Fergus O'Dowd

127. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of industrial visits organised by the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and by Enterprise Ireland for the past five years by location in constituencies (details supplied) by potential investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3532/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

129. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath East by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3564/16]

Fishing Industry Development

Fergus O'Dowd

147. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth-East Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3554/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

175. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Defence the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3558/16]

Immigration Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

184. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to issues raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3531/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

185. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding she allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3565/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

213. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years. [3556/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

250. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and East-Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3563/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

267. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the improvements made to the Louth County Hospital in Dundalk and to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in County Louth and the capital costs involved in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/16]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

268. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre for Laytown and Bettystown in east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3675/16]

Primary Care Centre Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

269. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre for Drogheda in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3676/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

293. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3562/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

317. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding she allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, completion date and cost, for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3559/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

336. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3560/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

356. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East over the past five years, by project and initiative, and by completion date and by cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3557/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

371. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding he allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituency of Louth-east Meath, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3568/16]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

389. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding she allocated and the funding spent on capital projects and other initiatives in the constituencies of Louth and Meath-East, by project and initiative, by completion date and by cost, for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3555/16]

HSE Expenditure

Fergus O'Dowd

339. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the number and location of projects in the Louth-East Meath constituency that will be funded under the Health Service Executive capital budget for 2016; if the proposed 100-bed unit for St. Mary's Hospital on the Dublin Road in Drogheda in County Louth will be included in that programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2919/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Fergus O'Dowd

414. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the pay scales for newly qualified teachers; if the academic allowances for teachers will be restored; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2782/16]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

439. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding for urgent repairs to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3033/16]

Spent Convictions Legislation

Fergus O'Dowd

98. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Spent Convictions Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2611/16]

Passport Services

Fergus O'Dowd

134. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will arrange for a person (details supplied) in County Louth to be contacted to discuss a passport issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

142. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 15 December 2015 if she will allocate resource hours or special needs assistance to a person (details supplied) in County Louth who does not fall within the specified categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2637/16]

Child Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

521. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to respond to proposals (details supplied) from the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46609/15]

Patient Safety

Fergus O'Dowd

538. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the use of closed circuit television systems in health care settings and in protecting vulnerable patients, in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46429/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

540. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the level and location of such services for each category of patient needing mental health services in County Louth; the waiting list for such services; the number of staff vacancies; how long they have been outstanding; the proposals to expand these services in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46434/15]

Nursing Home Services

Fergus O'Dowd

611. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of occupational therapists attending to residents of private and public nursing homes in counties Meath and Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46835/15]

Patient Safety

Fergus O'Dowd

616. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the 15 Health Service Executive disability service units following the Áras Attracta RTE "Prime Time" programme; the changes he has made or recommended as a result; if the Health Information and Quality Authority have been in contact with the executive regarding concerns with service providers of disability services, the outcome and actions taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46869/15]

Hospital Facilities

Fergus O'Dowd

626. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a helicopter landing pad in the grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth, or immediately adjacent to the hospital, including the cost of its provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1026/16]

Architectural Qualifications

Fergus O'Dowd

845. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to issues (details supplied) in relation to the registration of architects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46598/15]

Planning Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

848. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of the preliminary MacCabe Durney Barnes report into the performance of planning functions in respect of six planning authorities; his response and the details of meetings held as a result; his observations on same; the detail surrounding such observations; the facts relating to the revising of the preliminary findings report; how many times it was revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/15]

Planning Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

849. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he recieved the written report of MacCabe Durney Barnes into the performance of planning functions in respect of six planning authorities; the recommendations made; if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/15]

Inland Fisheries

Fergus O'Dowd

894. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to issues outlined in a communication received from a group (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46780/15]

Crime Levels

Fergus O'Dowd

353. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will meet representatives of an organisation (details supplied) to address concerns regarding crime levels in the north east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46141/15]

Institutes of Technology Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

563. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of funding for Dundalk Institute of Technology; if she is aware of the concerns of the Teachers Union of Ireland regarding this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46132/15]

Flood Prevention Measures

Fergus O'Dowd

71. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to the Office of Public Works of flood prevention measures in east Meath to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45511/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Fergus O'Dowd

106. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the categories of weekly social protection payments not covered by the Christmas bonus; if she will review these with a view to expanding the qualifying payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44969/15]

Garda Retirements

Fergus O'Dowd

304. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have left An Garda Síochána in the districts of Dundalk, Ardee and Drogheda in County Louth since 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45121/15]

HSE Investigations

Fergus O'Dowd

439. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the status of the investigation into the care and death of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/15]

Respite Care Services Availability

Fergus O'Dowd

462. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if there is no age discrimination within the respite care services provided by the Health Service Executive for services for stroke victims who are medically stable and who are aged over 65 years in County Louth; if he and the executive will reassure stroke victims that no age discrimination applies in Sruthan House Respite Centre in Dundalk in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45239/15]

Respite Care Services Availability

Fergus O'Dowd

463. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if there is no age discrimination within the respite care services provided by the Health Service Executive for services for stroke victims who are medically stable, who are not in a nursing home, who do not need nursing home type care and who are aged over 65 years, in County Louth; if he and the executive will reassure stroke victims that no such age discrimination applies in Sruthan House Respite Centre in Dundalk in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45240/15]

Respite Care Services Availability

Fergus O'Dowd

465. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that access to rehabilitation for stroke survivors who are medically stable will be provided on medical assessment and will not be refused on age grounds if survivors otherwise qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45250/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

541. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a pupil (details supplied) in County Louth will be reassessed for provision of special needs assistant or resource hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45232/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

157. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health why lottery funding was refused to an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44513/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

169. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school building (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44329/15]

Garda Deployment

Fergus O'Dowd

129. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) from the Cooley Peninsula community alert groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43232/15]

Health Care Professionals

Fergus O'Dowd

172. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish Association of Physical Therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43233/15]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Fergus O'Dowd

249. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a primary school which is due to lose a teacher in September 2016 due to changes in the pupil-teacher ratio leaving the school one pupil short, given that the loss of the teacher will result in an extra large class with a number of pupils needing learning support; if the school can appeal this decision, given an expected increase in pupil numbers in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43309/15]

Action Plan for Jobs

Fergus O'Dowd

234. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the city status of a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/15]

Garda Resources

Fergus O'Dowd

356. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the taking away of resources from the local Garda Síochána in Drogheda in County Louth, as stated by the local Garda superintendent (details supplied), and the urgent need to reverse this decision immediately in order to give An Garda Síochána the extra resources it requires, particularly the need to have more foot patrols in the town and in its environs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42931/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Fergus O'Dowd

364. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount paid to each individual service provider of private residential services; the subhead for each payment, for example, capital costs of works, staff employed etc; the number of locations involved and the number of residents supported at each such location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42391/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

65. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application under the domiciliary care allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41986/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

118. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will re-examine an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41410/15]

Deportation Orders

Fergus O'Dowd

346. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will respond to an issue (details supplied) regarding a deportation matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41742/15]

Child and Family Agency

Fergus O'Dowd

355. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the sections of the Act establishing Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, that have not yet been commenced; the reason why; when these sections will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41462/15]

Child and Family Agency Reports

Fergus O'Dowd

357. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why inspection reports from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, on privately-run residential services for children are not yet available on its website; if there are any legal or other barriers to doing so immediately; the details of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41527/15]

Misuse of Drugs

Fergus O'Dowd

363. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will update the Misuse of Drugs Acts as a matter of urgency, following a revelation on a recent Prime Time programme on Raidió Teilifís Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41646/15]

Teaching Contracts

Fergus O'Dowd

497. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding teachers rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41558/15]

Local Authority Functions

Fergus O'Dowd

551. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he has taken to date following on the receipt by his Department some months ago of the planning review into a number of decisions by local authorities; if the local authorities directly concerned have been circulated with copies of the consultant's report; if replies have been received; if the report has been forwarded to any other person or bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/15]

Hospital Trusts

Fergus O'Dowd

169. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding private managers in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/15]