Parliamentary questions

Planning Issues

Fergus O'Dowd

666. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can exercise any powers to initiate and reverse planning zoning decisions made by Meath County Council in its development plan, to permit construction on what is clearly a flood plain in the Mornington, Laytown and Bettystown areas of County Meath, as such decisions are strongly opposed by residents in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36533/15]

Garda Investigations

Fergus O'Dowd

221. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence regarding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35742/15]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

34. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the issues raised in correspondence from a group (details supplied). [35174/15]

Budget Submissions

Fergus O'Dowd

157. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the actions he will take as a result of the budgetary submissions made by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35023/15]

Road Projects Expenditure

Fergus O'Dowd

224. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed western bypass of Ardee in County Louth; if the project is shovel-ready with all the required land now in the ownership of Louth County Council; the reason for the non-inclusion of this road in the recent transport capital programme; the expected cost of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35022/15]

Road Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

226. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposed Laytown-Bettystown link road in County Meath, as announced in his Department's capital plan; the expected time frame for tendering, planning, etc; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35056/15]

State Pension (Contributory) Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

42. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the issue with the State pension (contributory) where persons whose average contributions over a greater number of years work out at less than those for persons whose average contributions over a shorter period will qualify them for a similar or reduced pension; that this is unfair, particularly in the case of women who commenced working in the 1960s and 1970s and who took time out to care for their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34789/15]

Budget Submissions

Fergus O'Dowd

365. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the pre-budget submission from the Irish Farmers Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34173/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

501. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre for east Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34107/15]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

502. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre for Drogheda north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34108/15]

Health Services Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

512. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will increase funding for a group (details supplied) in County Louth, following a recent meeting with the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34235/15]

Data Protection

Fergus O'Dowd

521. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on the finding by a member of the public of documents on the public pathway outside Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda in County Louth which contained very sensitive personal hospital records of patients; the reason this occurred; the steps he will take to ensure it is not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/15]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration

Fergus O'Dowd

624. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines on the renewal of the safe pass card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34286/15]

Fáilte Ireland Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

766. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application has been received from Louth County Council or any other body regarding the opening, maintenance and running of Ardee Castle in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34269/15]

National Monuments

Fergus O'Dowd

786. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application has been received from Louth County Council or any other body, regarding the opening, maintenance and running of Ardee Castle in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34171/15]

Disability Support Services

Fergus O'Dowd

59. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a meeting will be arranged with senior officials in her Department to discuss the future of an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33522/15]

Light Rail Projects Status

Fergus O'Dowd

619. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the Dublin Area Rapid Transit to Drogheda in County Louth; if he will have this proposal examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32995/15]

Civil Registration Legislation

Fergus O'Dowd

41. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the procedures for a person to qualify and to become employed as a registrar of marriages and/or as a civil solemniser; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32567/15]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

142. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was refused an invalidity pension; if the application will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30467/15]

Budget Submissions

Fergus O'Dowd

300. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce equality proofing measures in the budget, as requested by the Equality Budgeting Campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30529/15]

Budget Submissions

Fergus O'Dowd

302. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Asthma Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30540/15]

Credit Unions

Fergus O'Dowd

340. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31359/15]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

486. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available for the development of Clogherhead Harbour, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30566/15]

Dairy Sector

Fergus O'Dowd

492. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on representations from Louth Irish Farmers' Association regarding the urgent need to review reference thresholds or intervention prices for skimmed milk powder and butter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30677/15]

National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan

Fergus O'Dowd

577. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Disability Federation of Ireland review of the National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30762/15]

Refugee Data

Fergus O'Dowd

582. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure that refugees can be housed as a matter of urgency at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31225/15]

Garda Strength

Fergus O'Dowd

593. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current manpower and resources allocated to the Garda divisions in the constituency of Louth-East Meath compared to five years ago; the number of gardaí by location then and now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30557/15]

Medicinal Products Availability

Fergus O'Dowd

734. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be provided with access to the drug Lemtrada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fergus O'Dowd

759. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the action that the Health Service Executive is taking to reduce the waiting lists in Health Service Executive-run hospitals in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30570/15]

School Guidance Counsellors

Fergus O'Dowd

1273. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding guidance counsellors in schools here; the numbers employed for each year since 2012; when the cuts which have been imposed will be reversed; the action she has taken as a direct result of the concerns which have been expressed to her by teachers and parents regarding mental health issues for students who cannot avail of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31301/15]

Seniors Alert Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

1391. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the investment, to date, in senior alert schemes in County Louth, by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30528/15]

National Lottery Funding Disbursement

Fergus O'Dowd

1392. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make national lottery funding available to the Irish Environmental Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30539/15]

Waste Management

Fergus O'Dowd

1413. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding sewage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31022/15]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

1434. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken, including financial initiatives, to improve housing supply for qualified applicants for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31223/15]

Pension Provisions

Fergus O'Dowd

38. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on Labour Court Recommendation 19293 (details supplied) of 22 July 2008; her views that it should be implemented without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29387/15]

Crime Data

Fergus O'Dowd

458. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 7 July 2015, in relation to the increase or decrease in the number of burglaries in the County Louth area, the locations of the increases and the reductions. [28752/15]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Fergus O'Dowd

664. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason lottery funding was refused in the past for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29026/15]

Children and Family Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

162. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the waiting list for social workers for the Louth-Meath children's services by location since the end of 2014 when there were 1,451 open cases in these counties, of which 620 were waiting on the allocation of a social worker; the length of time they were waiting; the reason no social workers were available; the full complement of social workers; the number in the Louth-Meath children's services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28044/15]

Motor Tax Rates

Fergus O'Dowd

260. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received representations from the road haulage industry under the umbrella of the Irish Road Haulage Association on the reduction of the road tax on heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28030/15]

National Car Test

Fergus O'Dowd

269. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position, by location, regarding waiting times for the national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28013/15]

Motor Tax Rates

Fergus O'Dowd

279. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received representations from the road haulage industry under the umbrella of the Irish Road Haulage Association on the reduction of the road tax on heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28209/15]

Garda Operations

Fergus O'Dowd

236. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way Operation Obair is providing a targeted and integrated approach to criminals involved in committing burglaries in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27179/15]

Drugs Dealing

Fergus O'Dowd

250. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the availability of herbal cannabis illegally; the actions that will be taken to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27325/15]

Obesity Strategy

Fergus O'Dowd

311. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27041/15]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

363. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the further actions that will be taken by the Health Service Executive to reduce the number of patients on trolleys in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth; if he is aware of the significant local concerns of patients and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27327/15]

EU Directives

Fergus O'Dowd

366. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the way the European cross-border health care directive will operate in County Louth, giving hospital waiting lists in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27354/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Fergus O'Dowd

367. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting lists, including waiting times, for hospital treatment in County Louth, by hospital and by specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27355/15]

Health Services Provision

Fergus O'Dowd

394. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health in view of allegations of improper use of antipsychotic drugs to persons in care, the protocols in place before antipsychotic drugs can be administered; his proposals for changes to these protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27494/15]

Health Services Access

Fergus O'Dowd

395. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Louth regarding a waiting time in excess of eight and a half hours in the Mater Hospital eye casualty clinic in Dublin 7, on 9 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/15]

Diplomatic Representation

Fergus O'Dowd

447. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the names of the honorary consuls, by location and country; the term of office of each consul; if he proposes to appoint any consul; if so, the process of appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27440/15]