Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Schemes Data

Niamh Smyth

176. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of social protection payments who reside abroad; if he will provide a breakdown of the types of payments being received, in tabular form; the persons entitled to receive these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35563/16]

State Pensions

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the current system for pension entitlements (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the way it is discriminating against persons, particularly women; his plans to review the current system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35658/16]

Easter Rising Commemorations

Niamh Smyth

196. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department has considered purchasing the original Pearse surrender letter on behalf of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35653/16]

Orthodontic Services

Niamh Smyth

203. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for orthodontic treatment through the national school programme in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the length of time they have been waiting on their assessment and appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35528/16]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

204. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if services provided at a centre (details supplied) will be enhanced, invested in and developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35530/16]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

205. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of beds available at a centre (details supplied); the number that are occupied at present; if there is space for further beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35537/16]

Palliative Care Services

Niamh Smyth

215. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied) in relation to palliative care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/16]

Animal Welfare

Niamh Smyth

227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current regulation concerning the welfare of wild animals used in circuses here; if any animal welfare complaints that have been submitted to his office in this regard have resulted in investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35538/16]

Dairy Sector

Niamh Smyth

231. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is dedicated funding that does not involved taking out finance available to dairy farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who are struggling to pay their bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35561/16]

Dairy Sector

Niamh Smyth

232. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no monetary incentive for farmers who comply with the Bord Bia dairy inspection similar to the premiums offered in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35577/16]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Niamh Smyth

262. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 27 September 2016 to outline his views on the ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on a sale (details supplied); his plans to give this sale the go-ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/16]

Insurance Costs

Niamh Smyth

98. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the measures that have been taken to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to consumers, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [35315/16]

Education and Training Boards

Niamh Smyth

108. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the timeframe for provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35303/16]

Schools Refurbishment

Niamh Smyth

109. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is dedicated funding for schools that would like to enhance safety measures at their facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35311/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Niamh Smyth

110. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the relevant details, including deadlines, that schools need to be aware of with regards to the minor works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35312/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Niamh Smyth

111. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupil-teacher ratio will be reviewed and decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Niamh Smyth

112. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns that children are at a disadvantage where one teacher has to teach four classes due to the pupil-teacher ratio being too high for rural schools in Counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Niamh Smyth

113. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers are leaving national schools due to the pupil-teacher ratio which in some schools has one teacher teaching four classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35320/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Niamh Smyth

142. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for new council housing units to be built in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35305/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Niamh Smyth

143. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the waiting lists for council housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35306/16]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Niamh Smyth

172. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the funding in place for a project (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35314/16]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data

Niamh Smyth

185. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have applied for the fair deal scheme from 2010 to 2016 to date in counties Cavan and Monaghan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/16]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Niamh Smyth

186. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if further efforts are being made to fill the positions of consultant child psychiatrists here following a failure by the HSE to fill these positions despite advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35308/16]

Carer's Allowance Waiting Times

Niamh Smyth

187. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35316/16]

Medical Card Applications

Niamh Smyth

188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a medical card application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35317/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Niamh Smyth

189. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the criteria and procedure for applying for a disabled parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/16]

Health Services Staff Recruitment

Niamh Smyth

200. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the trouble the HSE is having in recruiting key essential professionals within the health service in counties Cavan and Monaghan; his views on these difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/16]

TB Eradication Scheme

Niamh Smyth

215. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols involved when TB is detected on a farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35309/16]

Agrifood Sector

Niamh Smyth

216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the latest efforts by the Government to help the mushroom industry, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [35310/16]

Milk Prices

Niamh Smyth

217. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to address the volatility in the milk sector; his plans to put in a floor in the milk price to ensure farmers, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan, are not working for nothing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/16]

Agriculture Industry

Niamh Smyth

218. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact the election of President Elect, Donald Trump will have on the farming sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/16]

Milk Prices

Niamh Smyth

219. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to sustain milk production going forward and to secure jobs in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/16]

Hardship Grant Scheme

Niamh Smyth

223. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35387/16]

EU Directives

Niamh Smyth

227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of a directive (details supplied); the details of tendering; if works have started in counties Cavan or Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35339/16]

Ministerial Meetings

Niamh Smyth

229. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will meet with a group (details supplied) regarding the North-South interconnector project. [35313/16]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

250. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to meet businesses along the Border region, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan, ahead of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35307/16]

Examinership Arrangements

Niamh Smyth

251. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she has made to safeguard jobs (details supplied) following reports that certain aspects of the business concerned have ceased production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35326/16]

Agriculture Schemes

Niamh Smyth

184. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering proposals (details supplied) by farming organisations regarding the Finance Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

405. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria in relation to entitlements and social protection payments when a person resides outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34957/16]

Social Welfare Fraud

Niamh Smyth

406. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures in place to identify welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34958/16]

Sports Facilities Provision

Niamh Smyth

419. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review a matter in respect of an athletics club (details supplied); the action the club can take in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34474/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

515. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 11 October 2016, if the detail of a location (details supplied) will be forwarded to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

516. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 11 October 2016, if the detail of a location (details supplied) will be forwarded to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34678/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

517. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 11 October 2016, if the detail of a location (details supplied) will be forwarded to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34680/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

555. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the process for suitable sites for a primary care centre or other health facility to be submitted to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/16]

Land Parcel Identification System

Niamh Smyth

643. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that the new system for land digitisation replacing Ordnance Survey maps is causing huge irregularities and in some cases errors for engineers carrying out their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34655/16]

Waste Tyre Disposal

Niamh Smyth

653. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the new tyre compliance scheme which will replace the TRACS system in 2017; the new charge per tyre; if he will address the concerns of retailers here that this will drive business north of the Border and not allow retailers here to be competitive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Niamh Smyth

666. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine an issue (details supplied) regarding broadband in Cootehill; if this can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/16]

Road Signage

Niamh Smyth

674. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in view of Brexit, he will request that Transport Infrastructure Ireland consider signage (details supplied) for Carrickmacross along the M1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34528/16]

Road Network

Niamh Smyth

678. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if primary routes are being closed for major road repairs for months due to the failure by contractors to get insurance to administer contra-flow systems for traffic to keep moving on routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34654/16]

Vaccination Programme

Niamh Smyth

328. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will provide parents in counties Cavan and Monaghan an update regarding the delay in providing the BCG vaccine; if their babies are at risk of TB due to this; if it will become a routine vaccine again when stocks are restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33430/16]

Agricultural Colleges Courses

Niamh Smyth

432. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are being taken to reduce the waiting times for green cert courses at a college (details supplied); the numbers waiting at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33424/16]

TB Eradication Scheme

Niamh Smyth

433. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of TB detections for counties Cavan and Monaghan to date in 2016 in tabular form; the measures that are being taken to assist farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33428/16]

Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

112. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a condition (details supplied) is not classed as a disability when trying to obtain a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33063/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

123. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health further to previous parliamentary questions if a person's appointment and hip replacement will be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33099/16]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Niamh Smyth

157. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 25 October 2016, if he will clarify the testamentary documents included in this particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33094/16]

Road Projects Status

Niamh Smyth

177. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is the responsibility of Transport Infrastructure Ireland or the local authority to notify businesses at a location (details supplied) of a lengthy road closure; the timeframe for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33105/16]

Local Improvement Scheme

Niamh Smyth

31. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a dedicated, separately funded local improvement scheme will be restored to county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/16]

Banking Sector

Niamh Smyth

98. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the main banking institutions to provide a full-time ATM in the town of Kilnaleck, County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32579/16]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Niamh Smyth

103. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons deemed eligible for the help-to-buy incentive announced in budget 2017 who will be reimbursed by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied). [32577/16]

Arts Council

Niamh Smyth

111. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her views on a recent claim that the Arts Council has displayed a remarkable indifference to opera's long-term development. [32449/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

172. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to provide better broadband and better broadband coverage in Drumeena, Redhills, County Cavan; the timeframe set out for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32421/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Niamh Smyth

173. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants or assistance available to help small rural businesses in counties Cavan or Monaghan avail of higher-speed broadband connections to make running a business from home a reality. [32422/16]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

122. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there are proposed plans (details supplied) at Cavan General Hospital; if he will address specific concerns about this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32173/16]

Garda Deployment

Niamh Smyth

91. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí that have been allocated to the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division from 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; the rank of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31504/16]

Garda Accommodation

Niamh Smyth

155. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the construction of a new special victims interview suite at Stradone Garda station in County Cavan which was announced in October 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32002/16]

State Examinations Appeals

Niamh Smyth

192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason oral Irish tapes are not made available to students and their parents during the State examinations appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31462/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

387. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an operation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31475/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

391. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment for a procedure; if it will be arranged as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31486/16]

Medicinal Products Licensing

Niamh Smyth

418. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeframe as to when a drug (details supplied) will have gone through the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, process; when it is likely to be on the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Niamh Smyth

477. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received an appointment for an operation; if a timeframe will be arranged as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31975/16]

Maternity Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

480. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the regional maternal foetal medicine service for the RCSI hospital group will still see full maternity services being retained as they are at all hospitals, including Cavan General Hospital, within the RCSI hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31986/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Niamh Smyth

503. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an area aid payment to a person (details supplied) has ceased; if he will review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31490/16]

Cultural Policy

Niamh Smyth

1. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to outline the status of Culture 2025; the funding arrangements for its implementation in 2017 alongside the Ireland 2016 legacy programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31239/16]

Irish Music Industry Promotion

Niamh Smyth

18. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to promote the Irish music industry; the other Departments she liaises with to advance this agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31159/16]

Arts in Education Charter

Niamh Smyth

25. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the arts in education initiative; the funding that has been provided by her Department for it each year since it was launched; the funding being allocated for it in 2017 by her Department, with particular regard to local arts in education initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31155/16]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

37. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs regarding the commitment to funding of €5 million for implementation of Culture 2025 and the Ireland 2016 legacy programme, if she will confirm that this separate mechanism for arts funding will conclude in 2017; the criteria for allocating this fund; the way artists and arts organisations can apply; the role of the fund for existing organisations, including the Arts Council and Culture Ireland; and the arrangements for independent, arm's length governance she has put in place for this fund for the remainder for its duration. [31156/16]

Arts Funding

Niamh Smyth

39. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the purpose of and modalities of an implementation body for a culture policy yet to be finalised and concluded in view of Culture 2025 in its existing draft form currently being revised by the Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. [31157/16]

Arts Plan

Niamh Smyth

42. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to improve the working environment for artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31158/16]

Special Educational Needs

Niamh Smyth

117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special educational needs organiser has not assessed a person (details supplied) at their school; if he will review this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31367/16]

Substance Misuse

Niamh Smyth

236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being introduced to address the issue of substance abuse following an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31357/16]

Health Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

38. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the cuts which have been imposed on a day care centre (details supplied); the reason these cuts have taken place; if staff were notified of the downgrading of services; the services on offer to service users at present in tabular form; his plans to increase day care at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/16]

Maternity Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

90. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in introducing the 20-week maternity scan into Cavan General Hospital; the action taken to date; if there is a timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30298/16]

Garda Stations

Niamh Smyth

174. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of the new building acquired by the OPW for the new Garda station in Bailieborough; if there is funding in place for this project; if there is a date for works to go to tender; when it is envisaged it will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30890/16]

Legislative Measures

Niamh Smyth

379. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason for the long delay in progressing the Heritage Bill 2016 through the Houses of the Oireachtas; when she expects the pilot programme on the new dates contained in the Bill for hedge cutting and gorse burning to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30450/16]

Maternity Services Provision

Niamh Smyth

489. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in introducing the 20-week full detailed anatomy scan into Cavan General Hospital; the action taken to date; if there is a timeframe its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30299/16]

Special Educational Needs

Niamh Smyth

519. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for assessment of need in counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30829/16]

Speech and Language Therapy

Niamh Smyth

520. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for speech and language therapy in counties Cavan and Monaghan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30830/16]

Occupational Therapy

Niamh Smyth

521. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children for occupational therapy in counties Cavan and Monaghan and throughout the country in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/16]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications

Niamh Smyth

598. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an areas of natural constraints, ANC, scheme application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30822/16]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Niamh Smyth

147. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a drug (details supplied) to the Irish market; if there is a timeframe for same; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30115/16]

Flood Relief Schemes Eligibility

Niamh Smyth

40. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the River Erne would be eligible for funding under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29911/16]

Brexit Issues

Niamh Smyth

77. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met the European Commission chief negotiator on Brexit, Michel Barnier, to discuss the implications of Brexit for farmers, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29905/16]

Garda Deployment

Niamh Smyth

41. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reintroduce a dedicated drugs unit in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29780/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Niamh Smyth

380. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/16]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Niamh Smyth

383. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to build a primary care centre in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/16]

General Practitioner Services

Niamh Smyth

422. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner with a contract for a rural area is not turning up to facilitate the clinics at the agreed times, the follow-up action which is being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29534/16]

Mushroom Industry

Niamh Smyth

508. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to protect the Irish mushroom industry in the wake of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29419/16]

TB Eradication Scheme

Niamh Smyth

509. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review and assist a person affected by TB (details supplied); the procedures in place to prevent TB recurring consistently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/16]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

200. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of waiting times for the 20-week anomaly scan for expectant mothers in all hospitals that provide this scan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29053/16]