Parliamentary questions

Beef Data Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

379. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare may be included in the beef data and genomics programme, having first bred calves in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/15]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

583. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a surgical procedure at Naas General Hospital or the Albany Medical Center Hospital will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28546/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

958. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of hunting-related offences detected by, or brought to the attention of, her Department in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29171/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

959. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of successful prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29172/15]

Wildlife Regulations

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

960. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide in tabular form the number of prosecutions brought by her Department for hunting-related offences west of the River Shannon and east of the River Shannon in 2013 and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29173/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

961. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ban the sale of migratory birds, as she has been urged to do by the National Association of Regional Game Councils with the support of the Woodcock Association of Ireland, Birdwatch Ireland and the Association of Game Shoot Operators, given that all of these associations have identified a major problem in the exploitation of migratory birds through unregulated tourist hunting, most of which is alleged to be taking place in the black economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29174/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

962. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether the banning of the sale of migratory species will significantly remove the motivation and/or incentive for their commercial exploitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29175/15]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

963. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether she believes there is already significant precedent for banning the sale of migratory species, such as Statutory Instrument No. 228 of 1992 banning the sale of the curlew, and Statutory Instrument No. 241 of 1982 banning the sale of goldeneye ducks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29176/15]

Mental Health Services Provision

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

10. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the criteria in place for the provision of child and adolescent mental health services to the relevant age cohort; the reason certain persons with a very clear and obvious need are not always able to access such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/15]

Hospital Services

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

49. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way he will address the concerns arising from the ending of the pancreas transplant service in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/15]

Respite Care Grant Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

80. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on the fact that the respite care grant ceases to be paid in its entirety when the person being cared for passes away; if she will consider adjusting the grant so that the carer will receive a portion of the grant to cover the period in which the deceased was alive and in receipt of constant care and attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28050/15]

Illegal Encampments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

144. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence his Department's policy position on addressing the problem of unauthorised encampments on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare; if he is aware of the growing frequency of such encampments; if he has any proposal to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

254. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if works at a school (details supplied) in County KIldare, for which tenders have been submitted to her Department, will be approved as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28048/15]

School Transport Eligibility

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

255. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28051/15]

Road Safety

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

270. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the growing number of rickshaws now in operation in Dublin; whether this mode of transport is safe; whether there is a need for regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/15]

Local Authority Staff Recruitment

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

530. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received a request for approval from Kildare County Council for the appointment of additional staff to work in its housing department; the nature of the application; if he will approve the appointment of the staff as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26931/15]

National Roads Authority Projects

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

290. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will grant the meeting sought with him with representatives of North Kildare Chamber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26534/15]

Mortgage Interest Supplement Scheme Payments

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

155. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if mortgage interest supplement will be restored to its previous rate as a matter of urgency in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25728/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

173. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25958/15]

Medical Card Data

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

419. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for April 2014 and April 2015 for each local health area the number of general practitioner visit cards in circulation generally and for those over 70 years of age; and if he will provide for each of these the number which were issued on a discretionary basis [25887/15]