Parliamentary questions

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Eugene Murphy

174. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will add new low protein products to the long-term illness card as they are a vital nutritional source for sufferers of the rare metabolic disorder phenylketonuria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39193/16]

Deportation Orders

Eugene Murphy

88. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal for a revocation of a deportation order for a person (details supplied); the expected timeframe for a decision; and if she will expedite the matter. [39099/16]

Social Welfare Offices

Eugene Murphy

133. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of days per week a community welfare officer is available in Ballinasloe; the number of days per week a social welfare inspector is available in Ballinasloe; if both posts now being shared between Ballinasloe and Loughrea; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/16]

Social Insurance

Eugene Murphy

134. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status on the commitment which was made to amend the insurance records of all contract meter readers employed in the ESB in the period 1 July 1994 to 31 August 2009 by changing the PRSI class S contributions to class A subject to earnings requirements; the reason this matter has not been fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38901/16]

Home Help Service

Eugene Murphy

358. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of extra home help hours in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38679/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

67. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the 350% increase in inpatient and day case waiting lists in Roscommon hospital since April 2014, which significantly ahead of the national average increase of 57%. [38025/16]

Dental Services

Eugene Murphy

148. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a newly purchased dental X-Ray machine for Merlin Park Hospital will be fully operational; if there is an issue with the staffing of two orthodontist posts; and the reason there are ongoing delays in orthodontic treatments at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway. [37913/16]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Eugene Murphy

149. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will examine and expedite orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for three years at Merlin Park Hospital. [37914/16]

Garda Communications

Eugene Murphy

125. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí per district in the Roscommon-Longford division that have working access to a specific Garda email account in their own name, both in the station and when mobile and out of the station. [37539/16]

Home Tuition Scheme Administration

Eugene Murphy

171. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the situation whereby a person (details supplied) who assisted a child who was availing of the home tuition scheme was not paid. [36860/16]

Departmental Staff Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

348. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reinstate a social welfare inspector for the Tuam area as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37598/16]

Flood Prevention Measures

Eugene Murphy

408. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the trial on lowering water levels in Lough Allen undertaken by the Shannon flood risk State agency co-ordination working group; if there are any legal or statutory impediments to such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/16]

Hospital Appointments Delays

Eugene Murphy

527. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the waiting time of over three years for a person (details supplied) awaiting an orthodontic appointment in Merlin Park University Hospital. [37040/16]

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

Eugene Murphy

268. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of money paid out under the humanitarian assistance scheme per annum from 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35729/16]

Humanitarian Assistance Scheme

Eugene Murphy

269. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times for payment under the humanitarian assistance scheme in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35730/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

345. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the interdepartmental flood policy co-ordination group to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35724/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

346. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the establishment and operation of the national flood forecasting and warning service unit; the number of staff employed in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35725/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

347. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the River Shannon co-ordination group in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35726/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

348. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding put aside for the pilot scheme of individual home protection measures; the amount of money drawn down; the timeframe for a decision on the future of the pilot scheme's national roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35727/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

349. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the minor works flood scheme review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35728/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

350. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number and cost of the proposed voluntary homeowner relocation schemes, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35731/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

351. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number and cost of the proposed voluntary farm building relocation schemes, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35732/16]

Flood Risk Management

Eugene Murphy

352. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Office of Public Works work on riparian rights landowners legal obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35733/16]

Patient Transfers

Eugene Murphy

435. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a policy in Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, of recommending that relevant patients are discharged to a community nursing home (details supplied) as opposed to private nursing home operators in the area despite the claim that certain services are not provided in the community nursing home and the cost is significantly higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/16]

Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report

Eugene Murphy

81. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position in relation to the proposed Monksland boundary change which proposes moving Monksland from County Roscommon into neighbouring County Westmeath; when the Boundary Commission is expected to deliver a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31010/16]

Crime Levels

Eugene Murphy

61. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if recorded crime statistics for counties Roscommon and Longford are an accurate reflection of the reality of crime in the area; if all Garda stations in counties Roscommon and Longford have access to the PULSE system; if not, the details of the stations without access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34675/16]

Garda Deployment

Eugene Murphy

84. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each in counties Roscommon and Longford on 31 October 2010 and on 31 October 2016; the proportion of the proposed 800 additional recruits in 2017 that are likely to be assigned to counties Roscommon and Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34677/16]

Defence Forces Pensions

Eugene Murphy

26. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason there is currently no gratuity or pension for members retiring from the Reserve Defence Forces despite the fact that members of similar organisations in other countries receive the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/16]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

124. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33101/16]

Orthodontic Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

331. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the cancellation of orthodontic appointments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32747/16]

Warmer Homes Scheme

Eugene Murphy

420. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland better energy warmer homes scheme and better energy homes funding is coming to an end; if such schemes will be closed off by the end of November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32956/16]

Hospitals Data

Eugene Murphy

131. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals throughout the country that have been rebranded with a university status in 2015 and in 2016 to date; the cost of that rebranding in terms of moneys spent on marketing, advertising and media consultation fees in the creation of a new corporate identity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32400/16]

Deportation Orders Re-examination

Eugene Murphy

52. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will revoke a deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32214/16]

School Staff

Eugene Murphy

69. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application to sanction the appointment of a second permanent teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the expected timeframe for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32231/16]

GLAS Administration

Eugene Murphy

514. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, stage 4 will be introduced continuing on from the stage 3 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31714/16]

Autism Support Services

Eugene Murphy

126. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Galway and Roscommon autism spectrum disorder service based in Athenry for 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form; the criteria used to assign or develop a programme for a person; and when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive some support or advocacy in a school setting. [31043/16]

Road Safety

Eugene Murphy

165. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a safety review of the N5, a national primary route from Tarmonbarry to Ballaghaderreen, which has numerous accident black spots and is a vital link to the west, particularly in view of a fatal road traffic collision near Scramogue on the N5 recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31067/16]

Ambulance Service Provision

Eugene Murphy

21. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he envisages significant improvements in ambulance service provision in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30683/16]

Mental Health Services Provision

Eugene Murphy

89. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there is a serious threat of closure regarding a number of psychiatric day centres in County Roscommon including Strokestown, Ballaghaderreen and Boyle; if services are being wound down at a centre (details supplied); his plans for residents; his views on the deteriorating state of mental health services in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/16]

Social Welfare Appeals

Eugene Murphy

313. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when the person can expect to receive a decision from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30260/16]

Autism Support Services

Eugene Murphy

514. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis who received a satisfactory service with the Roscommon early intervention team in their first year of primary school has now been left unsupported in their school setting with an inadequate response from the Galway-Roscommon ASD service and with a lack of school-based services and advocacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Eugene Murphy

617. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a detailed timeframe for the roll-out of the national broadband plan; if reports that some homes and businesses will not have connectivity until 2023 are accurate; and if the proposal for the rural roll-out of a fibre to the home solution will follow the same timeframe. [30805/16]

Garda Reserve

Eugene Murphy

3. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda reservists in the Sligo, Leitrim and Galway Garda divisions. [30031/16]

Garda Recruitment

Eugene Murphy

4. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trainee gardaí who are enrolled on the new recruitment campaign since it began on 8 September 2016; and the number enrolled in the special stream of this campaign for eligible reserve members. [30032/16]

JobPath Implementation

Eugene Murphy

37. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on JobPath in counties Roscommon and Galway since its introduction in July 2015 to 2016 to date in tabular form; the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway on community employment schemes over the same time period in tabular form; his views on the impact of JobPath on vital community-focused community employment schemes which are now struggling to find eligible participants, which is having a knock-on detrimental effect on communities in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30003/16]

Autism Support Services

Eugene Murphy

146. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis who received a satisfactory service with the Roscommon early intervention team in their first year of primary school has now been left unsupported in their school setting with an inadequate response from the Galway-Roscommon ASD service and a lack of school-based services and advocacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/16]

Tourism Industry

Eugene Murphy

311. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason an OPW-controlled tourist attraction such as Boyle Abbey has a shorter opening season than other OPW venues such as King House in Boyle or neighbouring Sligo Abbey, which are open until the end of October; the reason a similar operating season is not adhered to in all OPW venues in a bid to maximise the tourist season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/16]

Home Care Packages Administration

Eugene Murphy

441. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the seven-point home care criteria (details supplied) are standard criteria throughout the country or unique to County Roscommon; the reason the issue of being in receipt of carer's allowance is not included as being a factor in assessment despite the fact that this seems to have been an issue in so many persons losing home care hours in County Roscommon; the reason cognitive ability is not assessed as part of the home care criteria when it is obviously a major factor in determining a person's vulnerability and dependence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/16]

Home Care Packages Data

Eugene Murphy

442. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Roscommon and Galway currently awaiting implementation of a home care package for 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the delivery of a home care package in the respective counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/16]

Home Care Packages Administration

Eugene Murphy

443. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for increased home care package hours for a person (details supplied); and the expected timeframe for delivery of the approved 8.75 home care hours. [29645/16]