Parliamentary questions

Mental Health Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

226. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated for the construction of the new national forensic mental health service hospital in Portrane and all revised allocations that have occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Mattie McGrath

227. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the capital spending allocated for the National Rehabilitation Hospital was reduced by €8 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/17]

National Children's Hospital Status

Mattie McGrath

228. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health when the construction contract for the National Children's Hospital project will be signed and to whom it is to be awarded; if provisions in this contract specify upper limits for the amount that will be paid for the construction of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/17]

Disability Support Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

229. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the options available to children that have applied to the HSE for an assessment of need and that have not received their assessment within the three month period as required under the Disability Act 2005; if his attention has been drawn to the long delays for children receiving assessment of needs from early intervention teams across the country; the efforts he will make to ensure that the HSE and early intervention teams meet their obligations under the Disability Act 2005; the reason the HSE refuse to accept an assessment of need from a private practitioner in circumstances in which a delay in obtaining an assessment of need has occurred when such an assessment is accepted by the Department of Education and Skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12315/17]

Renewable Energy Projects

Mattie McGrath

277. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of all proposals regarding the granting of a State subvention for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12239/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Mattie McGrath

153. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications received for the help-to-buy scheme in the Tipperary revenue district; the number of applications processed and approved to date; the current processing time for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11444/17]

Free Travel Scheme

Mattie McGrath

285. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the position of Irish and EU law with respect to State subventions for the free travel pass scheme being paid to private transport operators; if there are any cut-off dates before which or after which the subvention must be paid; if any changes are being proposed for new private transport operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11465/17]

Pensions Data

Mattie McGrath

324. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address concerns that persons eligible for the €5 pension increase may subsequently become ineligible for supplementary welfare payments; the number of pension recipients who may fall into this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11599/17]

Public Transport Subsidies

Mattie McGrath

329. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid in subventions from his Department to Bus Éireann for the past five years to date in 2017, by scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11857/17]

Hospitals Building Programme

Mattie McGrath

447. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the details of any analysis of the national paediatric hospital project that has been carried out by his Department as per its guidelines for the appraisal and management of capital expenditure proposals in the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11457/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Mattie McGrath

448. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the resources that continue to be made available to children or their families at risk through self-harm or symptoms of suicidality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11511/17]

Mental Health Services Data

Mattie McGrath

449. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children availing of beds in adult residential settings; the number in receipt of CAMHS-related services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11512/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Mattie McGrath

486. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system will be approved under the GMS and long-term illness scheme for use by diabetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11295/17]

HSE Data

Mattie McGrath

517. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of official complaints lodged to the HSE about access delays or unsatisfactory services from early intervention teams across the country; the number of complaints relating to the early intervention services in County Tipperary; the reason for said complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11417/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mattie McGrath

533. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for access to early intervention services in County Tipperary; the average waiting times for assessment of needs; the reason the HSE will not accept a diagnosis obtained from a private practitioner due to the delays in obtaining an assessment of needs from the HSE; the number of staff working with the early intervention teams in County Tipperary; the number of vacant posts associated with the early intervention team in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11517/17]

Child Abuse

Mattie McGrath

827. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of reports of abuse of children across each category of abuse received in each of the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11513/17]

Child and Family Agency Staff

Mattie McGrath

814. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is satisfied that the present CEO of Tusla is the most suitable candidate (details supplied) to lead the reform of the agency; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that as the head of child protection in Dundee, Scotland, this person was severely criticised by the UK Government inspectors which after examining 18 key performance areas in Dundee ruled that nine were weak or unsatisfactory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9968/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Mattie McGrath

4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that local authority housing output from the first quarter to the third quarter of 2016 for County Tipperary amounted to three new builds; the measures his Department will take to increase this number in partnership with the local authority in County Tipperary; if his Department will allow Tipperary County Council to proceed with public-private partnerships and a company (details supplied) to deliver local authority units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9397/17]

National Children's Hospital

Mattie McGrath

175. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the contract for the construction of the proposed national children's hospital at St. James's Hospital, Dublin has been awarded; the name of the company that the contract has been awarded to; the estimated cost of the contract; if that contract has been officially signed off on by the Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8876/17]

National Children's Hospital Location

Mattie McGrath

176. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all peer-reviewed evidence to support locating the national children's hospital at the St. James’s Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/17]

Health Screening Programmes

Mattie McGrath

178. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the HSE universal newborn hearing screening programme; if the programme is available for newborn children in every county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/17]

Tax Code

Mattie McGrath

168. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for accounting companies (details supplied) to advertise the facilitation of payment of 0% tax rates to foreign companies that may wish to do business here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8659/17]

DEIS Eligibility

Mattie McGrath

182. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide all of the information used in the assessment of primary schools in County Tipperary under the new DEIS programme; the reason the five primary schools in Tipperary town were excluded from the programme; if these schools can be re-examined for inclusion under the DEIS programme in view of the level of disadvantage in Tipperary town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8118/17]

Wastewater Treatment

Mattie McGrath

279. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of efforts to prevent raw sewage being pumped into rivers across the State and to address the associated public health risks; his views on the fact that the State has failed to provide wastewater treatment facilities in 38 areas across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8601/17]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Mattie McGrath

416. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the services available for children with speech and language difficulties in County Tipperary; if speech and language therapy drop-in clinics are available in County Tipperary for parents who are concerned about whether their children require speech and language therapy similar to the service available in other parts of the country (details supplied); if not, the reason for same; the current wait time for speech and language assessments in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8229/17]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Mattie McGrath

438. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the detail of all funding provided for the construction of a national paediatric hospital since 2006, including the proposed Mater Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/17]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Mattie McGrath

633. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the overall figure, not individualised by company, for Enterprise Ireland funding made available each year to the three remaining processors in the poultry sector (details supplied) since 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8314/17]

Garda Stations

Mattie McGrath

4. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address concerns that the existing Garda station in Clonmel is not fit for purpose; if she will escalate relocation works aimed at addressing the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7940/17]

Court Accommodation Refurbishment

Mattie McGrath

120. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the re-opening of the courthouse in Tipperary town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7271/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Data

Mattie McGrath

148. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of the operation of the help-to-buy scheme in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6975/17]

Tax Collection

Mattie McGrath

157. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of years the Revenue Commissioners have been aware of the practice by poultry processors of artificially inflating feed prices; if the Revenue Commissioners were ever notified of a feed price increase by a processor prior to the processor proceeding with the increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7226/17]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Mattie McGrath

227. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the operation of the repair and leasing scheme in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6832/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Mattie McGrath

228. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the operation of the buy and renew scheme in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6833/17]

Housing Estates

Mattie McGrath

229. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of the €9 million allocated in 2016 under the national taking-in-charge initiative to assist in the process of taking 356 housing developments in charge which has been utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6834/17]

Housing Data

Mattie McGrath

230. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that had their social housing needs met in County Wicklow in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/17]

Housing Data

Mattie McGrath

231. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that had their social housing needs met in County Tipperary in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/17]

Housing Data

Mattie McGrath

232. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the location of the 5,280 homes built, refurbished or acquired under Pillar 2 of the Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6837/17]

JobPath Implementation

Mattie McGrath

287. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns regarding a service provider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6896/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mattie McGrath

442. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the immediate efforts that he will take to address the four-plus years waiting time for a urology appointment in University Hospital Waterford; when the two additional consultant urologists will be appointed; the options available to patients waiting four-plus years for urgent appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6999/17]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

514. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce pre-natal testing and pre-natal genetic screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7260/17]

Health Services

Mattie McGrath

515. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health his plans to regulate and-or fund mitochondrial replacement therapy, sometimes called mitochondrial donation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7261/17]

International Time Zones

Mattie McGrath

91. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider ending the daylight savings and biannual changing of the clock; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6133/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Mattie McGrath

134. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to ensure the establishment of special ASD classes in mainstream schools in towns throughout the country in which there are insufficient class spaces available; if the circular governing the establishment of special classes which gives mainstream schools the authority to refuse to set up special classes will be amended to ensure such schools can no longer refuse the establishment of special classes when a need has been identified for them; if the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 will remove the ability for schools to refuse a unit in which a need is identified; the status of this Bill; if he will ensure that mainstream schools that establish such units and special classes will be sufficiently funded to allow for the establishment and running of the units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6257/17]

Hospital Transfers

Mattie McGrath

217. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the transport service that is available to those persons that require transport from their homes to their hospital appointments when public transport is not available or not suitable; the option available to them when they cannot get their GP to refer them to the transfer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6259/17]

Courts Staff

Mattie McGrath

110. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the urgent need to introduce stricter regulations regarding associated State offices, such as county registrars and sheriffs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5652/17]

Courts Staff

Mattie McGrath

123. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will clarify the legislative basis for enabling county registrars to act in the place of a judge when adjudicating on cases of home repossessions or evictions; the qualifications a county registrar must have to fulfil this duty; the financial remuneration given to county registrars for each individual repossession or eviction order given; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5651/17]

Courts Service

Mattie McGrath

124. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate court transcripts (details supplied) to verify or reject claims that a county registrar presiding over a case of mortgage distress indicated to the person involved that failure to meet their mortgage repayments would result in the removal of their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5653/17]

Legislative Measures

Mattie McGrath

125. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the programme for Government commitment to publish legislation on the regulation of the sale and purchase of precious metals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5664/17]

Social Enterprise Sector

Mattie McGrath

366. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the national policy on social enterprise will be published; the main priorities to support social enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5665/17]

Rural Economic Development Zones

Mattie McGrath

367. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding and funding streams provided for the construction of a project (details supplied); if any public consultation on the project took place; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5770/17]