Parliamentary questions

Health Services Staff Data

Frank O'Rourke

167. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of dieticians employed by the HSE across the service; the number of dieticians employed by location and-or primary care centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4514/19]

Garda Policing Plans

Frank O'Rourke

252. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the redundancy programme for An Garda Síochána as recommended by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland will be implemented in 2019; if so, the details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/19]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

192. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); if the building works will make provision for additional autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit places; if so, the number; the timeline for completion of same; if it will be before September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2874/19]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Frank O'Rourke

630. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the appeals office will make a decision on a domiciliary care allowance appeal requesting an oral hearing in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2531/19]

Disabilities Assessments

Frank O'Rourke

563. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the assessment criteria for a person (details supplied) will be amended to include those persons affected on one side hemiplegia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54163/18]

Home Care Packages Funding

Frank O'Rourke

597. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when funding for a home care package will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54310/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Frank O'Rourke

314. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for urgent orthodontic treatment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53593/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Frank O'Rourke

203. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the submission by a primary school for an urgent upgrade of Internet connectivity (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52920/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Frank O'Rourke

371. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the cost of prescribed medicinal cannabis for a person (details supplied) with multiple sclerosis will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/18]

Disability Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

412. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred to a registered dietitian in south County Kildare, Dublin, Meath or Wicklow, in view of the fact that there are no dietitians on the North Kildare Disability Network Team; if the location and the timeline for access to this alternate service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/18]

Physiotherapy Provision

Frank O'Rourke

436. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a primary care physiotherapy service will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49339/18]

Local Authority Funding

Frank O'Rourke

625. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the level of funding allocated to Kildare County Council for the housing adaptation grant, the housing aid for older people grant and the housing disability grant in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; the level of drawdown by Kildare County Council of the funding allocated in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

209. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tender documents have been issued to the relevant contractors on schedule, as per 8 November 2018 being specified in the agreed programme for completion in regard to a project (details supplied); if so, the timeline for the stages of completion of the schools building project; the new estimated date for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46547/18]

Gaelcholáistí Issues

Frank O'Rourke

210. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been reached on the accommodation for the proposed Gaelcholáiste in Maynooth, County Kildare; if it will be accommodated on the same site as schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46548/18]

School Placement

Frank O'Rourke

222. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been progress made on the delivery of an Educate Together school for Leixlip (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46651/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

148. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be referred to child psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/18]

Tax Code

Frank O'Rourke

196. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the proposed 100% increase in turnover tax for the bookmaker industry, betting industry or both; if detailed research has been conducted into the impact of such a tax on the viability of the bookmaking industry and the employees that would lose their jobs; if he will consider setting the turnover tax at a lower more equitable rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/18]

Schools Building Contractors

Frank O'Rourke

305. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification of contractors process has been completed and if the project has been progressed to tender stage for a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45093/18]

Schools Building Projects

Frank O'Rourke

306. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the assessment of an application for major capital funding by a school (details supplied) has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45094/18]

Schools Designation

Frank O'Rourke

307. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the assessment of an application by a school (details supplied) for a change of status has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45095/18]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

Frank O'Rourke

598. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of children in CHO area 7 on the waiting list for an appointment with a child psychologist; the length of time each has been waiting; the measures in place to ease the appointments backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45078/18]

Psychological Services

Frank O'Rourke

599. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if an interim child psychologist has been appointed to the north Kildare disability network team to replace the senior child psychologist who went on maternity leave on 1 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45079/18]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

600. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures and plans in place for extra general practitioner services in primary care at Kilcock, County Kildare, in view of the fact patients are being turned away from these services as they are all at capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45081/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Frank O'Rourke

652. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding by a sum of €600,000 to an organisation (details supplied) in order to allow the centre to operate 52 weeks of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45341/18]

Rail Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

887. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on the provision of additional capacity on the Kildare rail line from Hazelhatch and Sallins to Dublin; if additional carriages have been ordered for this service; when it is anticipated these new carriages will be put into use; if consideration has been given to the redeployment of pre-used carriages for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45121/18]

Rail Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

888. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on the provision of additional capacity on the Kildare rail line from Maynooth to Dublin; if additional carriages have been ordered for this service; when it is anticipated these new carriages will be put into use; if consideration has been given to the redeployment of pre-used carriages for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/18]

Rail Services Data

Frank O'Rourke

898. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rail passengers using the train at locations (details supplied) in north County Kildare in each of the years 2012 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45258/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

406. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be approved for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that an application for an increase in homecare hours has been made on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43477/18]

Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals

Frank O'Rourke

325. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a jobseeker's allowance appeal will be made on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42811/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

108. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a home care package will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

258. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a homecare package will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40770/18]

Hospitals Data

Frank O'Rourke

309. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that required in-hospital treatment for diabetes related to foot complications and lower limb loss; the amount allocated to Naas General Hospital in this regard in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40971/18]

Disability Support Services Funding

Frank O'Rourke

348. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the requested funding of €600,000 will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable a respite facility to open 52 weeks of the year instead of 40 weeks a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41142/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Frank O'Rourke

158. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if haemochromatosis will be added to the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40516/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Frank O'Rourke

424. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health further to the findings of the Public Service Pay Commission report, which identified problems with recruitment and retention of hospital consultants, his plans to resolve this crisis in view of the fact that the lack of consultants and unfilled posts is a contributory factor to the lengthy hospital waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39883/18]

Illness Benefit Applications

Frank O'Rourke

607. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39970/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Frank O'Rourke

142. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an ear, nose and throat appointment at Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39195/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Frank O'Rourke

410. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of the national broadband plan will be completed; the timeline within which households and businesses, specifically in north County Kildare, can expect to receive a broadband upgrade, in view of the existing quality of service and the fact that current connection speeds are not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/18]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Frank O'Rourke

489. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for jobseeker's allowance might be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38609/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Frank O'Rourke

344. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a site for a new school (details supplied) at Domacomper campus, Lucan Road; if planning applications will be submitted to facilitate all three schools at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36637/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

345. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the tendering process has been completed and a contractor appointed to complete school buildings (details supplied); if the proposed Gaelcholáiste will be accommodated on the same site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36638/18]

Local Authority Housing Eligibility

Frank O'Rourke

1402. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the income thresholds will be increased for housing applicants to allow greater access to public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36641/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Frank O'Rourke

1319. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a drug company's submission to add the drug Translarna to the drug reimbursement scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32420/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

375. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the immediate plans in place to deal with the backlog in delivery of approved home care packages in CHO 7 (details supplied); if there is adequate funding in place to deliver on the backlog; if not, if additional funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31793/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

376. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his long-term plans for improving on delivery of home care packages in CHO 7 in view of the fact that census 2016 identified an increase in the ageing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31794/18]

Dietician Service Provision

Frank O'Rourke

323. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can access a referral to a registered dietitian in north County Kildare in view of the fact that no such post exists; if the person will be referred to an alternative service; if so, the location and timeline for access to the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31165/18]

Health Services Provision

Frank O'Rourke

363. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the location a person (details supplied) can access a DEXA scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/18]

Disabilities Assessments

Frank O'Rourke

587. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when needs assessment recommendations will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/18]

Capitation Grants

Frank O'Rourke

169. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the school capitation grant levels will be reviewed with a view to restoring the standard rate of €200; his plans to implement a programme of incremental increases to take into account the year-on-year rising costs of running a school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28979/18]

Medical Card Applications

Frank O'Rourke

189. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28474/18]

Rail Network

Frank O'Rourke

255. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the design and planning of the proposed electrification of the Maynooth rail line; his plans to improve services for commuters on the existing rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28431/18]

Motor Insurance Costs

Frank O'Rourke

123. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the progress to date on the implementation of the recommendations of the cost of insurance working group in regard to motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27912/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

146. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the re-tendering process for a schools project campus development (details supplied) in view of the fact that of the contractor is being placed in liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27422/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

147. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste (details supplied) will be delayed in view of the fact that the contractor for the campus has been placed in liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27423/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Frank O'Rourke

148. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27424/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Frank O'Rourke

149. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an assessment of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for a new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27425/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Frank O'Rourke

150. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for funding for an extension or a new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/18]

Schools Building Projects

Frank O'Rourke

186. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the site on the Hazelhatch Road, Celbridge currently owned by the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, KWETB, for the purposes of a new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27608/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Frank O'Rourke

187. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition process of a site at Donacomper, Lucan Road for the purposes of a new build for a school (details supplied) which has been earmarked as an alternative site for the purposes of a new build; the timeline for the necessary planning submission for a new build at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27609/18]

Economic Competitiveness

Frank O'Rourke

288. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps being taken to address Ireland's reducing competitiveness; the measures or initiatives planned to reduce the cost of doing business here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27910/18]

Foreign Direct Investment

Frank O'Rourke

289. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to attract foreign direct investment in view the fact that Ireland is included in the EU top ten for attracting foreign direct investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27918/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Frank O'Rourke

30. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider reviewing the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme whereby a person or family identified as homeless is required to have financial access to a deposit and one month's rent in advance to access private accommodation, given that in most instances such finance is not available, thereby rendering the person or family unable to move into housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26612/18]

Homeless Persons Data

Frank O'Rourke

73. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his Department's definition of homelessness for the purposes of accessing housing; the criteria that deems a person or family to be homeless as interpreted by the local authorities in view of the fact that it would appear that individuals and families that are without a home and receiving temporary shelter with friends or family are not included under the terms of the definition of homelessness in its current form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26611/18]

Work Permits Applications

Frank O'Rourke

274. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the decision not to grant an employment permit to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26502/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Frank O'Rourke

282. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to reinstating the role of career guidance teacher or counsellor onto the list of critical skills for employment permits in view of the shortage of guidance counsellors in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/18]

Health Services Staff

Frank O'Rourke

694. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to appointing a dietician for north County Kildare, specifically as a support service for children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24710/18]

Home Help Service

Frank O'Rourke

726. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the home help supports a person (details supplied) might be entitled to; if an assessment of need will be conducted as a priority to determine the level of supports required; if these supports will be delivered within the recommended timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/18]

Home Care Packages Provision

Frank O'Rourke

774. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the home care package funding available to CHO area 7 will be reviewed with a view to increasing it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25070/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Frank O'Rourke

137. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence orthodontic treatment at St. James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24087/18]

Passport Applications Administration

Frank O'Rourke

84. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the problem with the passport tracking system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23852/18]

Commemorative Events

Frank O'Rourke

338. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his plans to initiate a national day for the front-line emergency and security services in view of a request by a forum set up to advance the project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23164/18]

Referendum Campaigns

Frank O'Rourke

588. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Referendum Commission has given consideration to the regulation of referendum posters specifically in circumstances in which posters contain imagery deemed offensive to viewers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/18]

Citizenship Status

Frank O'Rourke

308. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has been reached on the legal status of a child born here to a mother with subsidiary protection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21255/18]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Frank O'Rourke

57. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the criteria for the primary medical certificate under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in view of the UN ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19371/18]

Hospital Staff Recruitment

Frank O'Rourke

233. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the chronic shortage of paediatric rheumatologists in view of the fact that 900 children have been on waiting lists at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin for over three years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17149/18]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Frank O'Rourke

319. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the COSC review of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2010-2014 (details supplied), if her attention has been drawn to the fact that services for male victims of domestic violence constitute less than 1% of the total spent by voluntary services in the sector; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are no services for male victims of domestic violence in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no shelters for male victims and their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17218/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Frank O'Rourke

162. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with multiple sclerosis here face significant delays in accessing new medicines and treatments in comparison with other European countries; if there will be engagement with the pharmaceutical industry in order to remedy the situation and to improve market access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

366. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15469/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

367. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of building works for a school (details supplied); the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15478/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

368. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of building works for a school (details supplied); the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15479/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

369. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of building works for a school (details supplied); the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15480/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

370. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of building works for a school (details supplied); the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15481/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Frank O'Rourke

371. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the commencement of building works for a school (details supplied); the anticipated completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15482/18]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Frank O'Rourke

372. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15483/18]

School Funding

Frank O'Rourke

373. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an assessment of an application for funding for a new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15484/18]

School Funding

Frank O'Rourke

374. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for an extension or a new build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/18]

School Funding

Frank O'Rourke

375. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for additional classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/18]

School Funding

Frank O'Rourke

376. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for a sports hall for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/18]

Multidenominational Schools

Frank O'Rourke

377. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application has been received for a school building for a school (details supplied); if so, if the application has been assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/18]

School Playgrounds

Frank O'Rourke

378. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of an application for funding for the reconstruction of the schoolyard at a school (details supplied) can be carried out in view of the fact it was refused under the summer works scheme; if it will qualify under an alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/18]

School Patronage

Frank O'Rourke

379. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a roll number will be assigned to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15490/18]

Swimming Pool Programme

Frank O'Rourke

1296. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a public swimming pool in north County Kildare in view of the fact no such facility exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15811/18]

Mental Health Services

Frank O'Rourke

372. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) that presented multiple times at both Blanchardstown and Naas hospitals with suicidal ideation over the course of six days recently was refused admission by Blanchardstown hospital three times and by Naas hospital twice; the reason the person was only admitted to a psychiatric lockdown after six days had elapsed and three suicide attempts had been made; the reason for the delay in their admission; the resources and support which should have been made available to them but were not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13791/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Frank O'Rourke

525. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appeal under the sports capital grant scheme as submitted by a sports club (details supplied) whose original application was declined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13818/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Frank O'Rourke

526. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appeal under the sports capital grant scheme as submitted by a sports club (details supplied) whose original application was declined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13819/18]

Sports Capital Programme Applications

Frank O'Rourke

527. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the appeal under the sports capital grant scheme as submitted by a sports club (details supplied) whose original application was declined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/18]

Public Sector Pay

Frank O'Rourke

132. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a publication date for the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 report on costings which is to report on pay equality in the teaching profession and across the greater public sector; the timeline within which to achieve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/18]

Control of Horses

Frank O'Rourke

700. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a matter (details supplied) under the Control of Horses Act 1996 will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12036/18]

National Development Plan

Frank O'Rourke

227. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for investment in listed projects (details supplied) at Maynooth university following the commitment in the National Development Plan 2019 to 2027 to invest in the university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9390/18]

School Enrolments

Frank O'Rourke

258. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place can be found for a person (details supplied) requiring a place in a specialist unit within a mainstream primary school in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9813/18]