Parliamentary questions

Health Services Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1008. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans for restoring the cardiac rehabilitation programme to the previous centres of Dungloe and Ballyliffen which operated until 2010 but that have been suspended since then; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36113/17]

Hospital Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1009. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health his plans for retaining the Woodville specialist dementia care unit at St Joseph’s hospital Stranorlar, County Donegal; his further plans for restoring staff numbers at the unit and improvements for the specialist dementia unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36124/17]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1046. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in appointing nurses who have retired but are now willing to return to the profession; the reason nurses such as these early retirees are not actively encouraged back into the workforce, especially in cases in which there is a skills shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36254/17]

Mobile Telephony Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1305. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made on the provision of better mobile signals within County Donegal since the Government's recent strategy report on same; his further plans to encourage mobile phone operators to increase their service availability in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36123/17]

Road Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1331. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with either the Northern Ireland authorities and or the UK government regarding the progression of the A5 and N2 cross-Border motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36120/17]

Brexit Issues

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1396. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for fast-tracking infrastructural projects within the Border counties in advance of the conclusion of Brexit talks; the priorities for Donegal infrastructural projects in the agreed capital plan by the Government; the potential that such projects have for alleviating the impact of the Brexit negotiations conclusions; his views on whether advance planning at this critical stage is prudent rather than waiting for talks to conclude before implementing a strategy to meet the infrastructural needs of the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/17]

Roads Maintenance

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1397. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Fintra bridge project on the R263 in southwest Donegal; if he will report on the engineering staff intra engagement with the local authority and his departmental engineering staff on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36121/17]

Tourism Project Funding

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1398. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for developing marine tourism in County Donegal; the way in which such plans could easily supplement the success of the Wild Atlantic Way; his strategy to maximise the marine tourism potential for coastal counties; the timeframe for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36125/17]

Tourism Promotion

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1399. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for developing tourism on offshore islands and especially in County Donegal; his strategy to increase visitor numbers to the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36126/17]

Water Charges Refunds

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1612. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for refunding water charges to those that have paid same; the timeframe for same; the procedures he plans to use for the refunding of same; the way in which previous Irish Water customers that made the respective payments will be identified and repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36118/17]

Housing Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1666. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the arrangements that exist for families who do not qualify for local authority housing due to exceeding income levels as per his Department's circular on same, but also do not qualify for reasonable mortgage approval due to low income levels for the purposes of purchasing a home of their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36117/17]

Commercial Rates

Pat the Cope Gallagher

1667. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for the commercial rates Bill; his strategy for assisting and helping struggling businesses in rural locations which to date find commercial rates an onerous burden on their businesses; the way in which he proposes to deal with the regional imbalances in commercial activities between the more thriving east coast and the slower and less recovering west coast; the way in which the proposed commercial rates Bill will deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/17]

Scéim na mBóithre Pobail

Pat the Cope Gallagher

467. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sí maoiniú éigeandála a sholáthar le cóiriú a dhéanamh ar bhóithre portaigh sna bailte fearainn seo a leanas, Srath na Bruaí, Slíothán, Mám an tSean Tí agus Loch na nGrianán i nGaoth Dobhair, a ndearna tuilte damáiste dóibh le gairid, á chur i gcuntas go bhfuil corradh le 100 teaghlach nach bhfuil ar a gcumas móin a thabhairt abhaile de bharr staid na mbóithre; cad iad na pleananna atá aici le feabhas a chur ar na bóithre i mBaile na Finne a ndearnadh damáiste dóibh sna tuilte le gairid; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34296/17]

Garda Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

67. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Garda station in County Donegal as of 30 June 2017; and the number of new recruits assigned to the division since recruitment resumed in 2014. [32865/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

238. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving a new school building for a school (details supplied) since he last met with school management and teaching staff on the matter; the timeframe for the project delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31526/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

239. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving a new school building for a school (details supplied) since he last met the school authorities, management and staff on the matter; the timeframe for the project delivery in view of the fact that the new building is urgently required for the school due to school numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31527/17]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

Pat the Cope Gallagher

240. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding approving the school extension and improvement plan for a school (details supplied) since he last met teaching staff and school management; the timeframe for delivering this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31528/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Pat the Cope Gallagher

246. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeframe for approval of the required additional accommodation; the timeframe for delivery of the extension. [30208/17]

CLÁR Programme

Pat the Cope Gallagher

332. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason an application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied) was unsuccessful under measure one, support for school and community safety measures; if her attention has been drawn to the safety concerns parents and teachers have regarding daily traffic volumes at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30180/17]

CLÁR Programme

Pat the Cope Gallagher

333. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason an application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied) was unsuccessful under measure one, support for school and community safety measures; if her attention has been drawn to the safety concerns parents and teachers have regarding the school and daily traffic volumes due to the restrictive nature of approach roads to and from the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30181/17]