Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces Deployment

Niamh Smyth

38. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for the reinstatement of troops in the Border counties following the triggering of Article 50 and in view of a hard border being reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15430/17]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Niamh Smyth

75. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) with the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [15656/17]

Bank Branch Closures

Niamh Smyth

77. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will prevent the closures of banks (details supplied); if he has met with officials regarding the latest announcement of closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15615/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

83. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new development (details supplied); the works expected to take place in 2017; if staff have been notified of this; if so, the latest notification they have received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15592/17]

Education and Training Provision

Niamh Smyth

90. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations (details supplied); when talks are likely to conclude; when this facility will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/17]

Job Losses

Niamh Smyth

112. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to meet with employees at a bank (details supplied); the supports his Department can offer in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15618/17]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

142. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment; if he will expedite this request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15575/17]

Disability Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

146. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans for further investment at a training centre (details supplied); the services available there at present; the number of staff working at this facility currently; the staff that have been allocated in the past 12 months; his plans to increase staff at this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/17]

TAMS Payments

Niamh Smyth

169. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a TAMS application; and if he will review it without delay. [15616/17]

GLAS Payments

Niamh Smyth

174. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1067 of 21 March 2017, when a GLAS payment in respect of persons (details supplied) will be paid in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15679/17]

Garda Deployment

Niamh Smyth

79. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to each Garda division since recruitment resumed in Templemore in 2014, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14838/17]

School Admissions

Niamh Smyth

145. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of a school (details supplied); if he will accept its submission on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14807/17]

Third Level Staff Recruitment

Niamh Smyth

151. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter and address the concerns of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14945/17]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

265. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans within his Department once Article 50 is triggered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14948/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

290. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the acquisition of the new site for Bailieborough Garda station will be complete by May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14804/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

318. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if a consultant appointment and hip replacement will be expedited in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14792/17]

Agriculture Schemes

Niamh Smyth

429. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new €35 million hen harrier scheme will be introduced; the reason it has been further delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14813/17]

Food Safety Standards

Niamh Smyth

432. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to protect European consumers following reports of Brazilian beef exports containing contaminated meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/17]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Niamh Smyth

457. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of the case of a person (details supplied); if there is a timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/17]

Broadband Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

526. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is engaging with the private sector adequately to ensure accessibility to broadband coverage in south counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/17]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Niamh Smyth

606. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14946/17]

Defence Forces Properties

Niamh Smyth

648. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of consultation he had with the Department of Education and Skills or the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board, ETB, regarding the future use of the Dún Uí Neill Army barracks in County Cavan. [15258/17]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Niamh Smyth

12. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there are any planned IDA Ireland or FDI visits to counties Cavan or Monaghan in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14433/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

92. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit in all primary schools here; the action being taken to support children that find themselves left behind in the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14732/17]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

44. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the main Bailieborough to Virginia road in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14003/17]

Local Improvement Scheme

Niamh Smyth

74. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reintroduce the local improvement scheme; his views on the need for the scheme to repair and maintain private roads and laneways in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14008/17]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the Fianna Fáil motion that was passed by Dáil Éireann regarding the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13039/17]

Mobile Telephony Services

Niamh Smyth

67. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the mobile phone coverage audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/17]

Insurance Fraud

Niamh Smyth

129. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the establishment of a new fraud database as set out in the report of the cost of insurance working group and its 33 recommendations; if additional staff will be hired for this unit; the intended budget to be allocated; the way this information will be gathered and stored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9544/17]

Betting Regulations

Niamh Smyth

172. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if there is legislation or rules on the number of bookmakers that can open in any town at the one time; the legislation on this issue at present; and his plans for new proposals in this area. [13761/17]

Mortgage Interest Relief Extension

Niamh Smyth

183. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the status of the plan which he announced in budget 2017 to extend mortgage interest relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13124/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if persons eligible for the help-to-buy scheme are paid in one lump sum by the Revenue Commissioners or on a phased basis through their tax; if so, over which period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13165/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

228. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the case of persons (details supplied); if they are eligible under the help-to-buy scheme; if not, the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13678/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Niamh Smyth

229. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review and address concerns (details supplied) in relation to the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13767/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

325. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the assessment process for an application for a school (details supplied) will be complete; when moneys are likely to be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13537/17]

Housing Assistance Payments

Niamh Smyth

420. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding a tenant that is being moved to the housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme but wishes to remain on the social housing list for a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13135/17]

Passport Applications

Niamh Smyth

596. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average waiting time for Passport Express applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13507/17]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

660. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the 2017 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13147/17]

Commemorative Events

Niamh Smyth

662. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to re-establish the all-party consultation group on the decade of commemorations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13268/17]

National Gallery

Niamh Smyth

685. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a decision was made to appoint a director of the National Gallery of Ireland on a permanent basis rather than a contractual basis; and her views on whether this was an appropriate decision. [14175/17]

Departmental Agencies Board Appointments

Niamh Smyth

686. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the Public Appointments Service was not used when appointing a director of the National Gallery of Ireland and the director of Creative Ireland. [14176/17]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

755. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not had their X-rays read and was informed that they would not be looked at any time soon. [12953/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

806. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of the anomaly scan at Cavan General Hospital; if it will be available full time at the hospital; the number of days per week it will be available at the hospital; the date for introduction of this service in the last quarter of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13189/17]

Primary Care Centres

Niamh Smyth

942. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the works to be carried out at a health centre (details supplied) are significant; if it will affect the services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/17]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

1032. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have received GLAS payments since the start of 2017, in tabular form; if they received GLAS 1 or GLAS 2 payments; the number of persons in both counties who were deemed ineligible; the number of persons who remain to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/17]

Coillte Teoranta

Niamh Smyth

1033. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of all Coillte-owned sites in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the previous occasion on which investment took place at these sites; the amount of investment in these sites since 2010, in tabular form; his plans to invest in these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13140/17]

GLAS Payments

Niamh Smyth

1067. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13656/17]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

1081. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan and throughout the country awaiting GLAS payments, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13764/17]

Postal Services

Niamh Smyth

1111. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the increase to €1 in the price of a postage stamp will deter persons using stamps and further affect revenue at An Post; his further views on whether it will help revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13766/17]

Mobile Telephony Services

Niamh Smyth

1116. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has contacted ComReg regarding the decision by some mobile phone companies not to make available to their customers all the benefits with regard to data that should accrue with the new EU roaming charges due to come into effect in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13138/17]

Illegal Dumping

Niamh Smyth

1128. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the full details of a new initiative launched on 13 March 2017 to crack down on illegal dumping that will include the greater use of smart technology and more community engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13762/17]

Postal Services

Niamh Smyth

1129. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the concerns of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are of the view that the increase in the price of the postage stamp to €1 will be the death of sending the Christmas card and letters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13769/17]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

1174. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the M3 motorway was not constructed as far as Cavan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12887/17]

Road Traffic Offences

Niamh Smyth

1202. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the growing problem of uninsured drivers on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/17]

Road Signage

Niamh Smyth

1203. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) and bring it to the attention of Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII; if he will request TII to improve the lack of signage and road markings at the dangerous junction on the N2 in Monaghan; if he will intervene in this matter in view of the fact that a number of serious and some fatal accidents have occurred here; if he will address the concerns of local persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13315/17]

Traffic Calming Measures

Niamh Smyth

1257. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his general policy when it comes to funding traffic calming measures at schools; if there are proposals being considered by his Department at present to enhance funding in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14004/17]

Coillte Teoranta Activities

Niamh Smyth

8. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed future plans of Coillte for a forest park at a location (details supplied); if there have been any offers made in the past five years to buy the park; if so, the details of those proposals; if Coillte is planning any major investment at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12191/17]

Farm Enterprises

Niamh Smyth

22. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the numbers abandoning farming as a profession; his views on whether, if farming is not made attractive to young farmers, half of the countryside will be planted in forestry in ten years time with hundreds of jobs lost in the farming sector as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/17]

Bus Services

Niamh Smyth

337. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with a county council (details supplied) in view of the proposed withdrawal of the Derry-Dublin express bus. [12456/17]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

338. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the completion date of a consultation review (details supplied). [12458/17]

Maternity Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

58. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement the 20 week anomaly scan on site at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11898/17]

Emergency Departments

Niamh Smyth

81. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to refurbish the emergency department at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11839/17]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

140. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the timeframe for the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/17]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Niamh Smyth

152. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the status of PEACE IV funding; if it is expected that Brexit will have any implications for PEACE funding and the way it is administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12322/17]

Waterways Ireland

Niamh Smyth

184. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the Ulster Canal project; the funding which has been spent to date on this; the stage it is at; her further plans for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12320/17]

Leader Programmes Funding

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of Leader funding; if it is expected that Brexit will have any implications on Leader funding and the way it is administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12322/17]

GLAS Data

Niamh Smyth

274. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan who have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reasons for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12433/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

275. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan enrolled in the areas of natural constraint scheme; the status of the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed the mapping exercise in counties Cavan and Monaghan; when the maps will be published; the consultation that will be undertaken with persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12434/17]

Agriculture Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

276. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money allocated to the National Reserve Programme; the number of persons expected to benefit; if it will apply to those persons who lost out in 2016 due to no scheme being in place; the value to young farmers who have completed the relevant agricultural courses; the way they can apply for this scheme and from when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the national broadband plan in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12241/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Niamh Smyth

295. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N2 Clontibret to the Border road scheme; the amount that has been spent on this route to date; the status of the A5 section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12318/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Niamh Smyth

296. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of phase 3 works of the N2 Monaghan to Emyvale route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/17]

Bus Éireann Services

Niamh Smyth

297. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene and prevent Bus Éireann ceasing the Dublin to Derry route bus service which services the people of Castleblayney, County Monaghan; if he has spoken to the NTA regarding this specific route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

22. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding that will be delivered under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland plan; and her views on whether this is sufficient. [12037/17]

National Heritage Plan

Niamh Smyth

30. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans on publishing a national heritage plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11606/17]

Cultural Policy

Niamh Smyth

72. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding that will be delivered under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland plan; and her views on whether this is sufficient. [11607/17]

Garda Reserve

Niamh Smyth

126. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Reserve members in counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; the way they are being utilised, in view of the shortages of gardaí in divisions across the country due to the number of retirements and lack of recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11912/17]

Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

145. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review various scenarios (details supplied) with regard to the help-to-buy scheme; if he will address the disadvantages for those planning to build, particularly in the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11181/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Niamh Smyth

180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status and timeframe for an application in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11232/17]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Niamh Smyth

254. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the anomalies in the tenant purchase scheme, in particular the exclusion of Part V dwellings, in view of the fact that tenants that made applications and took occupancy of houses on the basis that they could purchase their home are now excluded from doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11238/17]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Niamh Smyth

341. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm or deny recent reports that employment schemes such as Tús and Gateway aimed at getting persons back to work face being cut (details supplied) as part of cost saving measures; the proposals in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11977/17]

National Heritage Plan

Niamh Smyth

417. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when she is planning on publishing a national heritage plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11799/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

418. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has announced the breakdown of funding that will be given to support the various initiatives outlined in the Creative Ireland plan. [11800/17]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

419. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding that will be delivered under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland plan; and her views on whether this is sufficient. [11801/17]

Museum Projects

Niamh Smyth

420. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has implemented any of the recommendations outlined in the Irish Museums Survey Report 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11802/17]

CLÁR Programme

Niamh Smyth

431. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if additional money for the CLÁR programme will be provided for all roads outside national schools in south Monaghan that are substandard; and if money will be provided to tar outside all the schools in order that the money from CLÁR is spent effectively. [11929/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage

Niamh Smyth

588. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the status of his negotiations regarding the provision of the drug Orkambi; if there is a timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11730/17]

Disabilities Assessments

Niamh Smyth

642. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in assessments for children attending school who have developmental issues and may require specialised support; the efforts being taken by him to clear this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/17]

Agriculture Industry

Niamh Smyth

724. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the waiting times for agricultural appeals; if extra staff have been drafted in to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/17]

Forestry Management

Niamh Smyth

725. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of lands in counties Cavan and Monaghan used for forestry or involved in the State forestry and planting programme; the way in which this is monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/17]

Agriculture Industry

Niamh Smyth

726. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average age of persons who work in the farming sector; the initiatives that are being taken on board by his Department in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11941/17]

Agriculture Industry

Niamh Smyth

727. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the number of farmers leaving farming due to lack of supports by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11942/17]

Young Farmers Scheme

Niamh Smyth

728. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives for young farmers who are considering working on their home farm after completing their agricultural courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11943/17]

North-South Interconnector

Niamh Smyth

756. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the skills of the implementation of a motion that was passed by Dáil Éireann regarding the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11930/17]

Industrial Development

Niamh Smyth

812. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a facility (details suplied) is up for sale in Carrickmacross; if any State agencies has plans to buy this property to create jobs in the town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11961/17]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

16. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the legal negotiations on the site for the new Garda station in Bailieborough will be finalised as a priority; if there is a problem with the proposed new site in view of the fact legal negotiations have been ongoing for 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/17]

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Niamh Smyth

61. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in approving a SUSI grant in the case of a person (details supplied). [10842/17]

Primary Medical Certificates Applications

Niamh Smyth

174. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a primary medical certificate. [10845/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a significant length of time to receive a hospital appointment. [10844/17]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

76. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of consultation he has had with An Taoiseach and Minister for Defence regarding the future use of the former Dún Uí Neill Army barracks in County Cavan, in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10127/17]