Parliamentary questions

Regional Airports

David Cullinane

560. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for his statement that the future of Waterford Airport is highly uncertain unless private funding is secured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25520/19]

Regional Airports

David Cullinane

561. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the difference in the announced matched funding plan for Waterford Airport as announced on 11 June 2019 and the commitment to matched funding in A Programme for a Partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25521/19]

Regional Airports

David Cullinane

562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the decision has been taken to match public funds with private funds for the extension of the runway at Waterford Airport with the condition that the public funds are only released after the private funds have been secured first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25522/19]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

David Cullinane

202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children aged four to 11 years of age who were and are eligible for the back to school clothing and footwear payment in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date 2019; the overall cost of the back to school clothing and footwear payment for children aged four to 11 years in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24629/19]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

David Cullinane

203. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children over 12 years of age attending secondary school who were and are eligible for the back to school clothing and footwear payment for each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the overall cost of the back to school clothing and footwear payment for children aged over 12 years of age attending secondary school in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24630/19]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme Data

David Cullinane

204. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children attending a third level institution who were and are eligible for the back to school clothing and footwear payment for each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the overall cost of the back to school clothing and footwear payment for children attending a third level institution in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24631/19]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the plans by the South/Southwest Hospital Group to advance orthopaedic services in the south east and at University Hospital Waterford; his plans to create a centre of excellence for orthopaedics at the hospital; if a business case to advance same has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/19]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeframe, costs and additional capacity in building a new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/19]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

151. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the timeframe, costs and the services to be provided in the additional catheterisation laboratory for University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/19]

Hospital Equipment

David Cullinane

152. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason robotics are not being utilised at University Hospital Waterford for cancer care; his plans to purchase robotic equipment for the oncology unit at the hospital; if this is supported by the South/Southwest Hospital Group; if a business case for the purchase or lease of robotic equipment has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/19]

Hospital Facilities

David Cullinane

153. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to build a new eye clinic at University Hospital Waterford; if a business case has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/19]

Hospital Beds Data

David Cullinane

154. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of the 72 beds at the Dunmore wing at University Hospital Waterford that will be new and additional beds; the funding being made available to recruit new staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/19]

Departmental Reviews

David Cullinane

155. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when he expects the national review of cardiac services to conclude and to publish its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/19]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

156. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if he is committed to delivering 24/7 PPCI at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/19]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

David Cullinane

157. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of all inpatient and outpatient wait times in each of the years from 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by speciality in tabular form; the wait times in periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/19]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of the cost-cutting plans by University Hospital Waterford to ensure the hospital comes in on budget; if this will involve curtailing theatre use at the hospital; the cost saving measures being introduced in respect of cleaning, recruitment and the use of agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24375/19]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

David Cullinane

248. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant, who has 13 years full service as a SNA and is undertaking job-sharing, will, in the case of a redundancy occurring in that job-sharing job, lose 13 years full service and only be paid for half of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/19]

Autism Support Services

David Cullinane

434. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the autism spectrum disorder waiting list for County Waterford is still in operation; if it is now a regional list; if the list has been outsourced to a private company by the HSE; if so, if the company is still undertaking assessments; if the ASD list in the county is now at a standstill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/19]

Disability Services Funding

David Cullinane

480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans for future funding for the Rehab Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/19]

Care of the Elderly

David Cullinane

680. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for older persons' services in County Waterford in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24172/19]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

David Cullinane

714. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average wait times for orthodontists in the south east in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/19]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

David Cullinane

944. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if mortgage to rent mortgages are exempt from being sold to private equity firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/19]

Social and Affordable Housing

David Cullinane

957. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the regulations regarding termination notices and voluntary housing associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/19]

Teacher Training Provision

David Cullinane

96. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of paying 80% of the entry level rate to student teachers on placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22505/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

David Cullinane

189. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed at the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; the number of vacant positions in each of the years 2001 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22609/19]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data

David Cullinane

190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the annual budget for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in each of the years 2001 to 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22614/19]

Disability Services Provision

David Cullinane

293. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the 15 additional posts in disability services for children in the south east community healthcare area that have been secured to improve access and assessments by county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22781/19]

Capitation Grants

David Cullinane

93. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the capitation grant to €200 per annum per child in view of the significant capital funding constraints that primary schools find themselves under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/19]

School Funding

David Cullinane

98. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) that made an application to the devolved grants section of his Department in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22172/19]

Motorised Transport Grant

David Cullinane

332. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his plans to open the disability car scheme to new claimants; his further plans to offer disability cars that are more than five years old and have been replaced to persons not on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21863/19]

Cancer Screening Programmes

David Cullinane

386. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21593/19]

Artists' Remuneration

David Cullinane

516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is policy that artists who engage with bodies funded in part or whole with public funds should be paid for their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20517/19]

Artists' Remuneration

David Cullinane

517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the oversight arrangements in place in her Department to ensure that artists are paid by bodies in receipt of public funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20518/19]

Tax Data

David Cullinane

115. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the number of registered companies; the number that were liable for corporation tax; the number that paid; the amount each paid, respectively; and the number that did not pay in each of the years 2000 to 2015, by payment bands (details supplied) in tabular form. [18653/19]

Tax Data

David Cullinane

116. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Finance the income, gains and taxable income of companies that filed a return on corporation tax in each of the years 2000 to 2018, by range of tax liability band (details supplied) in tabular form. [18654/19]

Universities Legislation

David Cullinane

321. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of borrowing, underwriting and guaranteeing activities notified to him under the borrowing framework provided for in section 38 of the Universities Act 1997, for each university since the institution of the framework, in tabular form. [19203/19]

Universities Legislation

David Cullinane

322. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value, name of the creditor and interest rate for each individual amount of borrowing above €1 million in each of the universities covered by the borrowing framework outlined in section 38 of the Universities Act 1997, in tabular form. [19204/19]

Universities Legislation

David Cullinane

323. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the implied recourse to the Exchequer involved in the borrowing, underwriting and guaranteeing activities of universities covered under the Universities Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19205/19]

Universities Legislation

David Cullinane

324. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate at any one time of moneys borrowed by the university and education and training board sectors, in tabular form. [19206/19]

Education and Training Boards Expenditure

David Cullinane

325. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the aggregate at any one time of moneys borrowed by each education and training board, in tabular form. [19207/19]

Universities Legislation

David Cullinane

326. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the working of the borrowing framework outlined in section 38 of the Universities Act 1997. [19208/19]

Third Level Institutions Governance

David Cullinane

327. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the appropriateness of university marketing activities here that go beyond providing information to potential students such as paid promotional signage at sporting grounds or theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19209/19]

Third Level Institutions Governance

David Cullinane

328. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the appropriateness of universities providing housing, catering facilities and staff, transport resources and staff for the personal use of its senior administrators; and the guidance or instruction he has offered the HEA or the universities on such matters of prudence. [19210/19]

Higher Education Institutions

David Cullinane

329. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the university, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each university building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past 15 years, in tabular form [19211/19]

Higher Education Institutions

David Cullinane

330. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date of construction, the institute, the building or project name, the area and the cost of each institute of technology building programme costing in excess of €5 million in the past 15 years, in tabular form. [19212/19]

Third Level Institutions

David Cullinane

331. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills the area of land owned or in the possession of each university and institute of technology in each year in the past 15 years, in tabular form. [19213/19]

Garda Operations

David Cullinane

457. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been arrested for fraud in connection with medical certificates to cover for days a person was absent from work in each of the years from 2000 to 2018, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/19]

Psychological Services

David Cullinane

686. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional child psychologist posts that have been created in the past five years in the community healthcare organisation area for the south east by year and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18670/19]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

David Cullinane

687. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional speech and language therapist posts that have been made in the past five years in the community healthcare organisation area for the south east by year and by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18671/19]

Occupational Therapy Provision

David Cullinane

688. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional occupational therapists posts that have been created in the past five years in the CHO area for the south-east by year and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18672/19]