Parliamentary questions

School Funding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

162. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/17]

Scéimeanna agus Tacaíochtaí Tithíochta

Pat the Cope Gallagher

240. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí sonraí faoin phlean atá aici maidir le deontais feabhsúcháin tithíochta a chur ar bun in athuair i gceantair Ghaeltachta, agus an aontaíonn sí go mbeadh a leithéid riachtanach chun tacú le teaghlaigh chun cónaí i gceantair Ghaeltachta, mar spreagadh do theaghlaigh chun filleadh ar cheantair ina bhfuil laghdú tagtha ar an daonra le breis agus 10 mbliana anuas. [40573/17]

Cuanta agus Céanna

Pat the Cope Gallagher

241. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén fáth go bhfuil an Roinn ag diúltú dul i gcomhairle le Coiste Thrá Mhachaire Rabhartaigh; cén fáth go bhfuil an roinn ag diúltú castáil leis an choiste; cén fáth go bhfuil an roinn ag diúltú glacadh leis an choiste mar ionadaithe don chéidh; cén fáth nach bhfuil an roinn sásta moltaí an choiste a chur san áireamh; cén fáth go bhfuil an roinn ag léiriú neamhshuim iomlán sa chéidh; an mbeidh sí sásta castáil leis an choiste áitiúil ar an láthair leis an cheist thábhachtach seo a phlé; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40574/17]

Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga

Pat the Cope Gallagher

242. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí cuntas ar an dul chun cinn maidir le scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga, ag eascairt as an ráiteas poiblí a rinne an t-iarAire Stáit, go háirithe maidir leis na postanna breise a cheadaigh an tAire ach nár líonadh, go háirithe na ceithre scoil i gContae Dhún na Gall (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40575/17]

Road Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

474. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to include the Ballybofey-Stranorlar bypass on the N15 in the new ten year capital plan; the timeframe for delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40598/17]

Road Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

475. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to include the upgrading of the N14 Lifford to Letterkenny road as part of the new ten-year capital plan; the timeframe for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40599/17]

Bereavement Grant

Pat the Cope Gallagher

519. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for reintroducing the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40597/17]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Pat the Cope Gallagher

238. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to solve the problems facing part-time and seasonal workers in trying to access social protection payments; her further plans to deal with the constraints surrounding the requirement to make 13 work contributions within the last 78 days of an existing claim, the income level of the subsidiary income threshold which mitigate against seasonal and part time workers’ rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40070/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

245. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses his Department plans to build in County Donegal in the next five year period as part of his recently announced plans and housing strategy; his overall social housing strategy for County Donegal; the agreed targets and timelines with emphasis on the overall present housing need; the projected need for the next five year period for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40069/17]

Hospital Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1203. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the reason a decision was taken to close the chapel at St. Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar, which served the Church of Ireland community and other minority faiths; the further reason no consultation took place with the minority faith groups before the plan was published and the decision taken; his views on whether this practice is acceptable on the part of an agency of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/17]

Hospital Overcrowding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1204. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was exercised at Letterkenny University Hospital between 1 January 2017 and 31 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38340/17]

Local Improvement Scheme Administration

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1739. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeframe for implementing the newly announced local improvement scheme, LIS; the timeframe for grant approvals; the date for works completion by the local authority; the national budget for the LIS programme for 2017; the ratio mechanism for dividing the budget by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/17]

Zero-hour Contracts

Pat the Cope Gallagher

219. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to further restore Donegal Castle in Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36115/17]

Garda Stations

Pat the Cope Gallagher

562. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the reopening of the closed Garda stations in Donegal in view of the Government’s decision to reopen a Garda station in south County Dublin recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36122/17]

Leader Programmes Funding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

606. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of Leader funds allocated and spent in County Donegal in each of the years 2009 to 2016 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36116/17]

Hospital Staff Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1002. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in Donegal hospitals either university or community (details supplied); the details of medical staff across all departmental headings, nursing staff, auxiliary nursing staff, nursing aid, general hospital maintenance and cleaning staff and other grades; the details of the change in staff numbers in all hospitals named in each of the years from December 2008 to December 2016; his plans for restoring staffing numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36107/17]

Hospital Beds Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1004. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans for St Joseph’s hospital, Stranorlar; his further plans for keeping all 78 short and long-term stay beds which are based in wards (details supplied) in the hospital; the timeframe for staff restoration in order to facilitate this commitment at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/17]

Hospital Beds Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1005. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans to retain the long-term bed capacity at Lifford community hospital; his further plans to bring the hospital up to the required standards to ensure its future survival; the delivery of such proposals; the stage at which those plans are at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/17]

Hospital Beds Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1006. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans for retaining all long-term bed capacity at Ramelton community hospital; his further plans for the long-term future of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36111/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1007. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health within County Donegal in each of the years 2008 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/17]