Parliamentary questions

State Pension (Contributory) Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

935. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the savings made from 2013 to 2018 and the estimated full year savings in 2019 arising from changes made to the calculation of the contributory pension in 2012, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24170/19]

State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

936. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost in 2019 and projected cost in 2020, exclusive of arrears, of reassessing persons for entitlement to a contributory pension under the total contributions approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24171/19]

State Pension (Contributory)

Éamon Ó Cuív

6. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases due for review under the new total contribution system for assessing pensioners for contributory State pensions; the number of cases reviewed and finalised to date; the number of these cases that resulted in an increase in pension of between up to €10, between €10 and €20, between €20 and €30 and over €30 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22847/19]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

22. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the negative social effects of the method of assessing capital for means testing purposes for those in receipt of disability allowance; if she is satisfied that this is not acting as a poverty trap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22848/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Éamon Ó Cuív

58. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the spend to date in 2019 under the rural regeneration fund; the expenditure expected by year end; the value of the grant approvals to date under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22845/19]

LEADER Programmes Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

59. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved for projects to date under the current LEADER programme by local action group, LAG; the total paid out to date by LAG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22846/19]

Seirbhísí Aistriúcháin

Éamon Ó Cuív

176. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais cé mhéad airgid a caitheadh ar sheirbhísí ateangaireachta i gcúirteanna na tíre gach bliain le cúig bliana anuas arna mhionshonrú de réir teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22849/19]

Cancer Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

195. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the length of time associated with the waiting list for ovarian and other cancer chemotherapy treatments in University Hospital Galway; the reason there is a delay in providing this treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

196. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an application for the nursing home support scheme by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22289/19]

Hospital Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

265. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for urology tests in University Hospital Galway; the reason for the long waiting list for these tests; his plans to resolve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22586/19]

Medicinal Products Availability

Éamon Ó Cuív

308. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on providing Spinraza for patients suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, SMA; the reason for the delay with the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22852/19]

Hospital Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

309. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date with the provision of an extra procedure room in the endoscopy unit of Galway University Hospital in view of the large number of patients waiting for this procedure at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22854/19]

Felling Licences Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

324. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a felling licence by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in making a decision on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/19]

Afforestation Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

329. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of afforestation grant due to a person (details supplied) for 2018; the amount paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/19]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Éamon Ó Cuív

381. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cumarsáide, Gníomhaithe ar son na hAeráide agus Comhshaoil cad iad na bearta atá i gceist aige a dhéanamh chun a chinntiú go gcomhlíonfaidh RTÉ a ndualgas reachtúil i leith na Gaeilge i bhfianaise na tuarascála a d’fhoilsigh an Coimisinéir Teanga le gairid inar dúradh go raibh RTÉ ag sarú an Achta Craolacháin, 2009 maidir le soláthar clár teilifíse Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22850/19]

Inland Waterways By-laws

Éamon Ó Cuív

382. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a new by-law to replace the Designated Salmonid Waters Bye-Law No. 964 2018; if so, the timescale proposed for the reintroduction of this by-law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22851/19]

Household Benefits Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

482. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the saving that was achieved in a full year due to the scrapping of the automatic entitlement to the household benefits package for those who do not reside with the carer; her plans to reintroduce this provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22853/19]

Transport Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

48. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policy priorities for the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22062/19]

Climate Change Adaptation Plans

Éamon Ó Cuív

76. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his policies in relation to reducing the transport carbon footprint of public transport; the discussions he has had with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22063/19]

Coastal Erosion

Éamon Ó Cuív

224. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to visit the Oranmore, Maree and Clarinbridge area of County Galway soon, or ask the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to do so, to see at first hand the coastal erosion problems in the area and meet local persons affected by this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22078/19]

Coastal Erosion

Éamon Ó Cuív

225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to publish the cost-benefit analysis study carried out on the Ardfry coastal erosion problem in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/19]

Protected Disclosures

Éamon Ó Cuív

281. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in considering a protected disclosure (details supplied); when it is likely that the consideration of this matter will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22080/19]

Earcaíocht sa Gharda Síochána

Éamon Ó Cuív

323. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais cé mhéad iarratas a fuarthas sa trí bhabhta dheireannacha earcaíochta a bhí ag an nGarda Síochána; cén líon acu seo i ngach cás a bhain leis an ngnáthshruth earcaíochta agus cén líon acu a bhain leis an sruth sainiúil Gaeilge; cén líon iarratasóirí ar éirigh leo as gach sruth i ngach babhta earcaíochta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22075/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

463. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if doctors involved in the general medical scheme can charge patients for a routine blood test in circumstances in which they have a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22077/19]

Social Media Regulation

Éamon Ó Cuív

503. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce legislation to provide independent oversight of the social media sector to ensure that it operates its policies to remove content from social media in a fair and equitable manner and to provide a mechanism for persons to appeal its censorship decisions to a State agency that would be independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22082/19]

Youth Services Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

614. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide enhanced funding to a group (details supplied) to carry out youth counselling work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22081/19]

Home Loan Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

679. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason income from the working family payment is not taken into account as reckonable income under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22074/19]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants

Éamon Ó Cuív

680. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the grant funding available to householders that cannot connect to the public water mains or a group water scheme to upgrade a well; if consideration is being given to increasing this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22076/19]

Hospital Overcrowding

Éamon Ó Cuív

35. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason for the significant overcrowding in the emergency department in University Hospital Galway during April 2019 [20823/19]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Éamon Ó Cuív

199. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time Garda vetting is taking for applicants to An Garda Síochána; the reason for the delay with this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/19]

Prisoner Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

223. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for the transfer of a sentenced person (details supplied) was received; the progress made to date; when it is expected that the process of transfer will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20574/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

286. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no CAMHS clinics held in Clifden, County Galway; the reason all persons who wish to avail of this service from the area must make a round trip of 200 km for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20417/19]

Disability Services Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

287. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to the HSE western region for the provision of full-time residential care for persons with severe intellectual disabilities in view of the shortage of places in the region for such care and the burden being placed on families that require the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20418/19]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

315. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no CAMHS clinics held in Clifden, west Connemara, County Galway; the reason all persons who wish to avail of this service from the area have to make a round trip of 200 km for an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20572/19]

Disability Support Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

316. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide extra funding to the HSE western region for the provision of full-time residential care for persons with severe intellectual disabilities in view of the shortage of places in the region for such care and the unfair burden being placed on families that require this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20573/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

317. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the speech therapy services available in An Cheathrú Rua, Contae na Gaillimhe, to children resident in the south Connemara area at present; his plans to augment these services in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20575/19]

Physiotherapy Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

367. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if the HSE provides physiotherapy services in Connemara, County Galway; the locations at which this service is provided; the frequency with which physiotherapists attend at each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/19]

Fibromyalgia Support Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

368. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund a registry of persons suffering from fibromyalgia in order that it is possible to ascertain the number of persons suffering from this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/19]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Éamon Ó Cuív

369. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend cover under the long-term illness scheme for drugs related to the treatment of fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/19]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Éamon Ó Cuív

370. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the long-term illness scheme to include cover for those over 21 years of age who suffer from type 1 diabetes for the use of the FreeStyle Libre device for blood monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/19]

Action Plan for Rural Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

459. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason local action groups, LAGs, that are currently delivering the LEADER programme and are not local community development committees, LCDCs, such as in Galway, were not invited to be part of the stakeholder consultation on the next phase of rural development taking place as per an invitation issued to the chief executives of the local authorities on 18 April 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20576/19]

Work Permits Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

553. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she will take to reduce delays in view of the fact that applications for employment permits are taking up to 13 weeks to process and in further view of the impact these delays are having on the tourist industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18834/19]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Éamon Ó Cuív

652. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a rheumatology appointment in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; the position of the person on the waiting list; the reason there is such a delay with the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18569/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

817. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when the nursing home subvention scheme for a person (details supplied) will be put into payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19181/19]

Hospital Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

1106. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be transferred from Clifden hospital to Bloomfield Hospital, Dublin, due to exceptional medical circumstances; the reason for the delay in issuing the funding for this transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20042/19]

Achomhairc Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

1199. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar achomharc atá déanta ar son feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha); cén fáth go bhfuil moill ar an gcinneadh ar an achomharc seo, ag cur i gcuntas na cúinsí force majeure atá i gceist leis; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [20086/19]

Harbours and Piers Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

1610. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to assist the development of better marine facilities on Clare Island, including the extension of the pier and the provision of a breakwater; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19049/19]

Harbours and Piers Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

1611. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide funding for the development of better harbour facilities on the mainland to serve Inishturk Island and Clare Island all year round and in all weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/19]

Air Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

1612. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to seek permission from the EU for the provision of a public service obligation air service to Cleggan airport and to Inishbofin from Connemara airport; if so, when she plans to lodge the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19052/19]

Oideachas Gaeltachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

194. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an bhfuil sé i gceist aige a shocrú, mar chuid den Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta, 2017–2022, go n-earcófar síceolaithe le hardchumas Gaeilge le seirbhísí a chur ar fáil do na bunscoileanna agus do na meánscoileanna Gaeltachta; cén fáth nach bhfuil an tseirbhís seo ar fáil cheana féin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [17567/19]

Comhfhreagras Rannach

Éamon Ó Cuív

195. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén uair a eiseoidh an tAire Stáit ina Roinn freagra ar litir (sonraí tugtha) a chuir sé ar aghaidh chuige; cén fáth nár freagraíodh go dáta é; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [17571/19]

Garda Deployment

Éamon Ó Cuív

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a substantive reply to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 7 March 2019 will issue; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17563/19]

Nursing Home Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason the new nursing unit being proposed for Clifden, County Galway, to replace Clifden hospital and St. Anne's nursing home will have fewer than the existing number of beds in the two homes combined; if he is satisfied that the proposed number of beds will be adequate to meet requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17564/19]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when he plans to change the law in regard to the means testing of farm assets under the nursing home subvention scheme; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17566/19]

Harbours and Piers Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

441. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop and improve Cleggan Pier, Connemara, County Galway, in view of the high usage of the pier and the poor condition of much of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17568/19]

Aquaculture Licence Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

442. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when licences will issue to applicants in a bay (details supplied); if the necessary survey of the bay has been carried out under the habitats directive; if all licensees already operating in the bay will have their licences reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/19]

Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

445. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an bhfuil aon airgead dlite d’fheirmeoir (sonraí tugtha) i gContae na Gaillimhe, bunaithe ar cinneadh ar athbhreithniú a rinne an Oifig Achomhairc ar iarratas ón Roinn de thoradh cinneadh a rinne an Oifig Achomhairc nach raibh siad sásta leis; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [17609/19]

Electric Vehicles

Éamon Ó Cuív

464. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the roll-out of charging points for electric cars announced recently; the assistance available to rural filling stations to provide these charging points to ensure nationwide availability of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17565/19]

Childcare Costs

Éamon Ó Cuív

505. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to control the cost of childcare, which can cost over €2,000 a month for five-day care in circumstances in which both parents are in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17572/19]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

518. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has an application on hand from Galway County Council to develop a walking route (details supplied); if so, the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17569/19]

Coast Guard Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of landings made by the coast guard helicopter for both training and operational reasons at the site of the airstrip at Cluain Leacht an Abba near Cleggan, Connemara in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17079/19]

Coast Guard Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

171. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the permanent facilities available to the west Connemara Coast Guard at the airstrip at Cluain Leacht an Abba, Cleggan, County Galway; if showers, toilets and electricity are available at the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17080/19]

Coast Guard Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

172. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made with the provision of a permanent Coast Guard base at Cluain Leacht on Abba as promised; when the facility will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17081/19]

Coast Guard Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

173. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to discuss the provision of permanent lighting at the airstrip at Cluain Leacht on Abba, near Cleggan in Connemara with the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to assist the night time landing of Coast Guard and medivac ambulances there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17082/19]

Air Services Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

38. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to include air services to Inishbofin as part of the tender process for services to the Aran Islands in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16495/19]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Éamon Ó Cuív

72. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to publish the review on the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16336/19]

Housing Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

125. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans on publishing the new rural housing guidelines in view of the Flemish Decree judgment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16335/19]

Industrial Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

299. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to explore the potential of the wool industry; her plans to commission and publish a report into creative ways of exploiting this natural resource to ensure maximum added value for the producer and to the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16377/19]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

564. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her policy in relation to ensuring all children in English medium crèches receiving funding from the State are given an opportunity in circumstances in which the parents agree to come into contact with the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16376/19]

Local Authority Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

638. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application for funding towards an extension to a council property submitted by Galway City Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/19]

Disability Allowance

Éamon Ó Cuív

15. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to revise the method by which capital is assessed for those in receipt of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15509/19]

State Pensions Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

21. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when all the cases will be examined under the review of pensioners entitlements which follows the introduction of a total contributions approach method for assessing pensioners that became eligible for the State pension after September 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15508/19]

Local Authority Housing Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding is available to local authorities in respect of extensions to local authority houses based on medical circumstances and overcrowding; if so, the percentage at which the funding is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15864/19]

LEADER Programmes

Éamon Ó Cuív

69. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he plans to take to speed up the roll out of the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15416/19]

National Indemnity Scheme for Landowners

Éamon Ó Cuív

82. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when it is planned to introduce an insurance indemnity for farmers and landholders who participate in the mountain access scheme; the reason for the delay with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15415/19]

Rural Transport Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

44. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy initiatives he is considering to ensure better public transport services in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15098/19]

Mountain Rescue Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

48. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he plans to take to ensure that the mountain rescue teams have enough resources to fulfil their vital role; the extra resources provided to each team in 2019; the amount paid to each team in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15099/19]

Education and Training Boards Staff

Éamon Ó Cuív

200. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the allocation for employing ancillary staff in ETB schools such as administration staff and caretaking staff is the same irrespective of the size of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15426/19]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Éamon Ó Cuív

337. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for over four years for an appointment with the pain management clinic in Galway University Hospital in view of the fact that he stated in Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 27 February 2019 that the average waiting time is 246 days; the reason for the discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15276/19]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to make provision in regulations or law to allow pharmaceutical assistants who qualified before 1978 to continue working as heretofore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15424/19]

Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide free IVF treatment to those who have a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15427/19]

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Éamon Ó Cuív

396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the maximum grant available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund sustainable aquaculture scheme has been increased to €1 million; if so, the date from which this is operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15428/19]

LEADER Programmes Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

502. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved by each local action group, LAG, to date for projects under the LEADER programme; the amount spent to date on projects by each LAG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15432/19]

State Pensions Reform

Éamon Ó Cuív

573. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases that have been reviewed under the new total contributions approach method for assessing pensioners that became eligible for the State pension after September 2012; the number of such cases in which the payment has increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15431/19]

Protected Disclosures

Éamon Ó Cuív

605. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the consideration of a protected disclosure (details supplied) will be completed; the reason this consideration and investigation has taken so long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15429/19]

Planning Guidelines

Éamon Ó Cuív

606. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when new rural housing guidelines arising as a result of the Flemish decree will be published; his plans to have a public consultation on draft guidelines before adopting them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15430/19]

Oideachas Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

627. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aici líon na scoláireachtaí atá ar fáil do scoláirí le freastal ar mheánscoileanna ar na hoileáin a mhéadú go dtí os cionn 30 má bhíonn éileamh ar sin; mura bhfuil, cén chúis atá leis sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [15425/19]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

14. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her policy on ensuring that all children in crèches receiving money from the State are given an opportunity in circumstances in which parents wish their child to come into contact with the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14275/19]

Irish Language

Éamon Ó Cuív

24. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had discussions with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht regarding the specific language needs of children from Irish-speaking households in the context of funding for crèches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14276/19]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

52. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons appealing a decision made on their primary medical certificates for tax relief for drivers with disabilities have to travel to Dún Laoghaire in County Dublin for an appointment in view of the fact that to be eligible for the scheme a person has to be significantly disabled; the reason appeal appointments are not held in various locations nationally as is done with other appeals; the actions he will take to make these appointments more accessible for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/19]

National Broadband Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

62. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national broadband scheme was first announced; the progress made to date with same; the amount of funding expended on the scheme to date; the number of properties provided to date with high-speed broadband under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14145/19]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Éamon Ó Cuív

82. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected that a decision will be made regarding the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14144/19]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

83. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of more than €60,000 from the basic payment scheme in 2018; the amount of BPS and greening payments paid to these farmers; the percentage of farmers entitled to the 30% top-up greening payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13803/19]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

86. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of a combined payment of more than €60,000 from the basic payment scheme and the greening payment; the amount paid to these farmers under both payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/19]

Revenue Commissioners

Éamon Ó Cuív

183. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the number of suspicious reports received in each of the years 2014 to 2018 from all competent organisations in each tax region as stipulated under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Funding) Act 2010; the way in which these reports are assessed; the number that lead to prosecutions and-or the collection of unpaid taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12842/19]

Achomhairc Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

994. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar athbhreithniú atá iarrtha ag a Roinn ar chinneadh a rinne an Oifig Achomhairc Talmhaíochta maidir le hachomharc a rinne feirmeoir (sonraí tugtha) i gContae na Gaillimhe; cén fáth a bhfuil moill fhada ar an athbhreithniú sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [13859/19]

Working Family Payment Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

1258. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/19]

Planning Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

1360. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on a stage 3 application for voluntary housing submitted by Galway County Council for a voluntary housing group (details supplied) on 20 November 2018; the reason for the delay in approving this application at stage 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12840/19]

Planning Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

1361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a decision will be made on a CAS 2 application submitted on15 February 2019 by Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12841/19]

Mental Health Services Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

200. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when decisions will be made on section 39 applications; when an organisation (details supplied) will be informed of a decision on its application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/19]