Parliamentary questions

School Accommodation

Pat the Cope Gallagher

399. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has twice been refused for a resource room and ancillary works; if his attention has been drawn to the need for this extension at this school; his plans to approve same without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46648/17]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Pat the Cope Gallagher

589. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sí sonraí a sholáthar maidir leis an bpleanáil do thonnchosc i Machaire Rabhartaigh i gContae Dhún na nGall, an dtabharfaidh sí sonraí breise i dtaobh cén maoiniú atá ar fáil don staid phleanála den togra, cén uair a cheadaigh a roinn an maoiniú seo agus cén clár ama beacht atá ann maidir le dul chun cinn an togra seo, mar a comhaontaíodh le comhairle contae Dhún na nGall, ós rud é go bhfuil cead tugtha anois ag an roinn an togra a bhogadh ar aghaidh go dtí an staid phleanála; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [46161/17]

Rural Social Scheme Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

568. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants on the rural social scheme and community employment scheme in County Donegal on either a municipal area or employment exchange area basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43526/17]

Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme

Pat the Cope Gallagher

93. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if flood prevention funding will be approved for Killybegs, which was requested through the catchment's flood risk assessment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if funding had been approved the recent flooding of the Bridge Street district could have been avoided; when these works will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43070/17]

Departmental Properties

Pat the Cope Gallagher

155. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to maintain grounds owned by his Department in Killybegs in order to avoid flooding; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that owned grounds along the Shore Road are overgrown with scrub wood, waste ground shrubbery and foliage which in turn is blocking the water channel which drains from the Bridge Street area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/17]

IDA Ireland Jobs Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

16. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of newly created IDA backed jobs in County Donegal between 2012 and 2016; the number of IDA site visits that have occurred in County Donegal between 2016 and 2017 involving new and prospective IDA clients; her future development plans for job creation within the county over the next four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42859/17]

Flood Prevention Measures

Pat the Cope Gallagher

68. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider in conjunction with relevant Departments and other agencies introducing a pilot initiative for the clearance and upkeep of water courses, channels, streams and rivers in areas subject to flooding and or prone to future flooding in an effort to avoid future flooding in areas of poor drainage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42860/17]

Garda Deployment

Pat the Cope Gallagher

214. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for restoring Garda numbers in the Glencolumbkille and Carrick Garda districts, which currently stand at one when previously four gardaí were stationed in those areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42722/17]

Garda Stations

Pat the Cope Gallagher

218. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide a Garda station in Glencolumbkille (details supplied); his further plans to locate a Garda station in another community-owned building within the village of Glencolumbkille; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42930/17]

Aquaculture Licence Applications

Pat the Cope Gallagher

487. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of aquaculture licence applications made for Cruit Island and Carrickfinn in County Donegal; the timeframe for a final decision to be reached on both applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43019/17]

National Broadband Plan Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

523. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses in County Donegal that have been connected to high-speed broadband by the end of July 2017; the number of households that will be connected by the end of 2018; his plans for connecting all other households in County Donegal; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/17]

Mobile Telephony Services

Pat the Cope Gallagher

524. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of discussions he has had with the telecommunications regulator and the telecommunications providers regarding the inadequate mobile telephone coverage in County Donegal; his plans to deal with the substandard service available in County Donegal at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42858/17]

Tourism Promotion

Pat the Cope Gallagher

565. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his strategy and plans for counteracting the decline of UK visitor numbers here; the changes he plans to make to his departmental budget to deal with this evolving situation; his strategy for the Border counties in view of the fact that these areas are heavily dependent on UK markets for tourism revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/17]

Legislative Process

Pat the Cope Gallagher

39. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 in view of the fact the voisinage arrangements between zero and six miles are part of the London Convention and will no longer apply in Northern Ireland waters once the two years UK withdrawal notice expires in July 2019 and in view of the fact that the United Kingdom has served notice in July 2017 that it is withdrawing from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41518/17]

Brexit Issues

Pat the Cope Gallagher

57. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to combat the problems Brexit poses for the fisheries sector; the actions he has carried out to date to ensure that the fisheries negotiations and the wider trade negotiations are fully linked; if the seafood sector will not lose out in the final agreement in terms of access arrangements and the percentage share of the stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

199. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report for a school (details supplied); the options being considered for the new school building; the timeframe for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41909/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Pat the Cope Gallagher

200. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects a school (details supplied) to go to tender stage for the new school building; the timeframe for project delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/17]

Garda Accommodation

Pat the Cope Gallagher

267. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in upgrading the Donegal town Garda barracks; the options being considered as part of the overall improvement plan; the timeframe for moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41907/17]

Garda Resources

Pat the Cope Gallagher

268. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional gardaí allocated to the Donegal division in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the number of gardaí that either retired or transferred out of the division in each of the years 2014 to 2016; the further provision he and the Garda authorities are making for the Donegal division in 2017 and in future years in order to restore Garda numbers in the division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41908/17]

Rural Social Scheme Data

Pat the Cope Gallagher

594. Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of the additional 500 rural social scheme posts announced in budget 2017 by the former Minister for Social Protection which have been filled to date; the number that remain unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41868/17]