Parliamentary questions

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Michael Fitzmaurice

412. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when the drugs committee will assess the new submission made by a company (details supplied) for the Translarna drug for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/19]

Meat Processing Plants

Michael Fitzmaurice

489. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows of UK origin slaughtered in factories here per month in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8344/19]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Michael Fitzmaurice

490. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department plans to evaluate whether the CAP proposals proposed by the main farming organisations truly reflect the views of farmers; if he will allow all farmers to vote on the CAP proposals through an online system such as agfood.ie or through veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Michael Fitzmaurice

635. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 12 February 2019, if a community employment scheme supervisor can remain on the same wages if he or she is transferred to a different scheme due to a merger and is demoted in title to assistant supervisor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8343/19]

Commencement of Legislation

Michael Fitzmaurice

651. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to commence the remaining sections of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 in particular section 8, in view of the fact it is holding up roadworks to access forests, grant payments and the supply of timber to sawmills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/19]

Health Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

141. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 22 January 2019, if those living in Glenamaddy, County Galway, availing of Westdoc services and that have no access to transport to bring them to Roscommon will be facilitated in Glenamaddy when they make a call to Westdoc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7413/19]

School Curriculum

Michael Fitzmaurice

272. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of time allocated in a school day for national school children to have their breaks; the portion of this time allocated for eating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

526. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the return to service protocol to be followed by the authorised officer to allow a mechanical grading machine to be returned to full service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6412/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

527. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of occasions in 2018 during the course of an unannounced inspection a feed business operator, FBO, was asked to check and record the accuracy of the weighing scales used for the purposes of weighing a carcase in the presence of the authorised officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/19]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Michael Fitzmaurice

707. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supervisors and assistant supervisors of community employment schemes can transfer to another scheme operated by a different sponsoring organisation when a scheme closes; if they must be made redundant before taking up a new position; if the entitlements they have built up in their time on the initial schemes will be honoured by the second employer if they transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6414/19]

School Management

Michael Fitzmaurice

121. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for national school principals who are struggling to address the need for one administration day per week (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6140/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

200. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 January 2019, if the factories will be named that had to revert to manual grading when their mechanical classification systems were found to be working outside the legally defined tolerances in 2017 and 2018; the dates on which these instances occurred;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6065/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 January 2019, the number of beef carcasses rechecked by Departmental staff on days on which the mechanical classification system of a processing plant was found to be working outside the legally defined tolerances in 2017 and 2018; the length of time factories were instructed to revert to manual grading when the mechanical systems were discovered to be out of sync; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6066/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

202. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections of beef carcasses carried out by Departmental staff in processing factories in 2017 in relation to carcass presentation and carcass classification; if there were discrepancies in relation to the inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/19]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Michael Fitzmaurice

252. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills if SOLAS charges applicants to the construction skills certificate scheme who are in receipt of social welfare payments or who hold a medical card a fee to receive their QQI certification following successful completion of the training and assessment programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5567/19]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Michael Fitzmaurice

253. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SOLAS requires Safe Pass, CSCS and QSCS card holders to be reassessed when they are renewing their respective cards within the allocated time periods in view of a High Court decision in 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5568/19]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

495. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers can continue to receive payments under the beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, if they have switched from suckler farming to dairying in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5296/19]

Beef Exports

Michael Fitzmaurice

496. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef from a herd with a history of tuberculosis can be exported to China; if there are restrictions in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5297/19]

Food Safety Standards Regulation

Michael Fitzmaurice

497. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef imported from Poland in 2018 originated from the plant which is the subject of an investigation for illegally slaughtering sick cattle and allowing the meat to enter the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/19]

Health Care Infrastructure Provision

Michael Fitzmaurice

185. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the stage the development of the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon, is at; if the design team has incorporated a day care unit dedicated to older persons and to persons with dementia or Alzheimer's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/19]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

240. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a carer's application by a person (details supplied) will be made; the reason for the delay with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4769/19]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

223. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting 2018 beef data and genomics programme payments; the amount to be paid to farmers under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4624/19]

Beef Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

224. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 23 January 2019, if no issues arose in classification and carcass presentation when his Department conducted on-the-spot inspections in beef processing plants in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/19]

Laboratory Facilities

Michael Fitzmaurice

225. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratory network will be published; if there is a timeline for potential investment in the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/19]

Community Employment Schemes Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

267. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all community employment schemes are run privately; if not, if they are run by the State; the person or body deemed to be the employer of the supervisors and assistant supervisors on individual community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4508/19]

School Management

Michael Fitzmaurice

222. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for the removal of clergy who have not resigned or become ineligible to serve by patrons from school boards of management following diocesan changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4096/19]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Fitzmaurice

307. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a hospital appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied). [3741/19]

HSE Staff Remuneration

Michael Fitzmaurice

385. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who entered a new contract with the HSE and commenced work on 9 November 2018 will receive payment for working duties; his views on whether the process in place is adequate with new employees having to wait three months to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/19]

School Transport Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

99. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/19]

Beef Quality Assurance Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

182. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of beef produced on quality assured farms in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of tonnes deemed ineligible for the quality assurance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/19]

Animal Slaughtering Standards

Michael Fitzmaurice

183. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory with which inspections were carried out by departmental personnel on weighing equipment in livestock processing plants in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number found to be out of calibration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/19]

Animal Slaughtering Standards

Michael Fitzmaurice

184. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulation under which weighing equipment in livestock processing plants is required to be independently calibrated to ensure the accuracy of these machines is kept to a high standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3258/19]

Animal Slaughtering Standards

Michael Fitzmaurice

185. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulation under which a grading machine in a beef processing factory is required to be independently calibrated to ensure its accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3259/19]

Animal Slaughtering Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

186. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a food business operator in a slaughter plant can access information on an animal that is not being presented for slaughter by a herd keeper; the information the operator can see relating to other animals in the herd on the animal identification and movement system when accessing information on an animal being presented for slaughter by a herd keeper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3260/19]

State Examinations Commission

Michael Fitzmaurice

193. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue from the State Examinations Commission further to his reply to parliamentary questions Nos. 209 to 2014, inclusive, of 16 October 2018, in view of Standing Order 42A(1)(a) of Dáil Éireann. [2882/19]

Health Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

429. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if services at a location (details supplied) in County Galway will continue to operate from these premises; if patients from the town and surrounding areas will be seen in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/19]

Mental Health Services

Michael Fitzmaurice

430. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if the mental health service in Glenamaddy, County Galway operating at a location (details supplied) will continue to operate from these premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2831/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

217. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on adult sheep carcasses, that is, those over one year of age, in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

218. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on lamb carcasses, that is, those under one year of age, in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1920/19]

Meat Processing Plant Inspections

Michael Fitzmaurice

219. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of non-compliance in relation to carcass trimming regulations detected when adult sheep carcasses over one year of age and lamb carcasses under one year of age were inspected in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1921/19]

Animal Identification Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

220. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times food business organisations have accessed herd numbers of farmers through the AIM system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/19]

Patient Transfers

Michael Fitzmaurice

537. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health his plans to move a resident of a unit (details supplied) who requires one-to-one specialist care to a nursing home in which the standard of care they are receiving will not be attainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54041/18]

Carer's Allowance Review

Michael Fitzmaurice

618. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue in regard to a review of a carer's allowance application submitted in April 2018 by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52956/18]

School Management

Michael Fitzmaurice

185. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the governance manual 2015-2019 and the Education Act 1998 is the only legislation in place governing the removal of persons by a patron from a primary school board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51709/18]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

518. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51666/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Fitzmaurice

201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who was referred to the audiology department in University Hospital Galway will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51012/18]

School Management

Michael Fitzmaurice

222. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the governance manual for primary schools 2015 to 2019 and the Education Act 1998 are the only measures in place governing the removal of persons by a patron from a primary school's board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50880/18]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

240. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will suspend his plans to house asylum seekers in a facility (details supplied) until the legal proceedings draw to a conclusion in view of legal proceedings that are now in the High Court regarding the facility. [50384/18]

Medical Card Applications

Michael Fitzmaurice

421. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application made by a person (details supplied) on 19 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50766/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Fitzmaurice

346. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 23 October 2018, if a date has been set for scoliosis surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/18]